Plouguerneau is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Most widely known is Jean-Pierre Allemand, the fencer, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the French actor Goulc'han Kervella, third to Jean-Luc Roudaut. The list comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Finistère, at 5. Only 24 of the 165 towns in Finistère with anyone on record list more.
Born in Plouguerneau
Ranked by languages covered: Jean-Pierre Allemand with 5, then Goulc'han Kervella with 4 and Jean-Luc Roudaut with 3.
#2Goulc'han Kervella
born 1951French actor
#3Jean-Luc Roudaut
born 1956French singer-songwriter
When Plouguerneau’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Plouguerneau is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Plouguerneau
1 more, best known first.

No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Plabennec · 9 miJean-Luc Bleunven & 3 moreJBPlouvien · 6 miJean Bothorel & 2 more
Gouesnou · 12 miVirginie Cueff & 2 more
Bourg-Blanc · 8 miLaurent Ségalen & 1 moreJAMilizac-Guipronvel · 10 miJoseph Abasq & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Plouguerneau
Who is the most famous person from Plouguerneau?
Jean-Pierre Allemand (Fencer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Goulc'han Kervella and Jean-Luc Roudaut.
How many famous people were born in Plouguerneau?
4 people born in Plouguerneau 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 Plouguerneau known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plouguerneau?
Yves Floc'h, born in 1906. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.
Who counts as from Plouguerneau?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plouguerneau 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)
- Goulc'han Kervella: Gireg Konan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Roudaut: Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yves Floc'h: Annaig22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Bleunven: LeCardinal, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginie Cueff: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurent Ségalen: Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.