#16 famous people were born in Plouescat
At the top of the list is the French musician Dom Duff, covered in 5 languages. The Breton writer Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec ranks second, ahead of Yves Michel. Most were born between 1914 and 1969: 4 of them. Born in 1876, Pierre Trémintin is the first name on record, and Dom Duff, born in 1960, the most recent.
Born in Plouescat
Dom Duff, Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec and Yves Michel are written about in 5, 4 and 4 languages.
#1Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec
1929–2008Breton writer (1929–2008)
Yves Michel
1920–1983French politician (1920-1983)
When Plouescat’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Plouescat is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Plouescat
Of the other 3, 2 are leaders.

No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Saint-Pol-de-Léon: 24.
Saint-Pol-de-Léon · 9 miLouis Floch & 23 moreRPLesneven · 9 miRené Pétillon & 21 more
Landivisiau · 12 miDavid Gaudu & 8 moreJGCléder · 3 miJean Guillou & 4 more
Plouénan · 9 miYvonne Reungoat & 3 moreFKRoscoff · 10 miFrançois Nicolas Pascal de Kerenveyer & 2 more
Plouvorn · 9 miYvon Le Roux & 1 moreJTPloudaniel · 11 miJoseph Thomin & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Plouescat
Who is the most famous person from Plouescat?
Dom Duff (French musician) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec and Yves Michel.
How many famous people were born in Plouescat?
6 people born in Plouescat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Plouescat known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plouescat?
Pierre Trémintin, born in 1876. The youngest on the list was born in 1960.
Who counts as from Plouescat?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plouescat 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 (6)
- Dom Duff: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Trémintin: assemblee-nationale, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Floch: Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Gaudu: Dacoucou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Reungoat: Daniel Daley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvon Le Roux: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.