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Famous people · Plougonven, Finistère

Plougonven’s famous people span 100 years: 2 births from 1829 to 1929

The best known is the road bicycle racer André Le Dissez, with articles in 9 languages. The list has one more: the French sculptor Yann Larc'hantec. Within 6 mi, Morlaix lists the most: 96, with Jean Victor Marie Moreau first. André Le Dissez was born in 1929.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Le Dissez
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1829
Yann Larc'hantec
Youngest
1929
André Le Dissez
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Plougonven

AD#1
Sports

André Le Dissez

1929–2018

Road bicycle racer (1929–2018)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
YL#2
Writing & Arts

Yann Larc'hantec

1829–1913

French sculptor

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Plougonven 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

Morlaix has the longest list next door: 96.

Questions about famous people from Plougonven

Who is the most famous person from Plougonven?

André Le Dissez (Road bicycle racer (1929–2018)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Yann Larc'hantec.

How many famous people were born in Plougonven?

2 people born in Plougonven have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Plougonven 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 Plougonven?

Yann Larc'hantec, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.

Who counts as from Plougonven?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plougonven 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 (4)

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.