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Famous people · Ploudaniel, Finistère

2 famous people were born in Ploudaniel

Joseph Thomin, the road bicycle racer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The only other name is the French businessperson Aude de Thuin. Nearby, Landerneau, 6 mi away, lists 34, led by Aude Biannic. Over 19 years of births, the list goes from Joseph Thomin (1931) to Aude de Thuin (1950).

#2 best knownAude de ThuinBusiness · born 1950
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Thomin
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1931
Joseph Thomin
Youngest
1950
Aude de Thuin
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Ploudaniel

JT#1
Sports

Joseph Thomin

1931–2018

Road bicycle racer (1931–2018)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Ploudaniel is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Landerneau: 34.

Questions about famous people from Ploudaniel

Who is the most famous person from Ploudaniel?

Joseph Thomin (Road bicycle racer (1931–2018)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Aude de Thuin.

How many famous people were born in Ploudaniel?

2 people born in Ploudaniel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Ploudaniel known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ploudaniel?

Joseph Thomin, born in 1931. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Ploudaniel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ploudaniel itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.