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Famous people · Plouescat, Finistère

6 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.

#1 best knownDom DuffMusic · born 1960
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Dom Duff
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1876
Pierre Trémintin
Youngest
1960
Dom Duff
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Plouescat

Dom Duff, Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec and Yves Michel are written about in 5, 4 and 4 languages.

Dom Duff#1
Music

Dom Duff

born 1960

French musician

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GS#2
Writing & Arts

Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec

1929–2008

Breton writer (1929–2008)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
YM#3
Politics & Law

Yves Michel

1920–1983

French politician (1920-1983)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Plouescat’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Édouard MesguenBéatrice AbollivierGwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec
Politics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

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

Everyone else born in Plouescat

Of the other 3, 2 are leaders.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Saint-Pol-de-Léon: 24.

Questions 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)

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.