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Famous people · Plourin, Finistère

2 famous people were born in Plourin from 1809 to 1910

The best known is the French politician Yves Fagon, with articles in 2 languages. The other is Armand Casimir Victor de Kersauzon de Pennendreff, the French politician and officer. Of its neighbours, Saint-Renan, 6 mi away, lists the most: 10, Benoît Hamon first. Yves Fagon, the best known, was born in 1910.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yves Fagon
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1809
Armand Casimir Victor de Kersauzon de Pennendreff
Youngest
1910
Yves Fagon
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Plourin

YF#1
Politics & Law

Yves Fagon

1910–1996

French politician (1910-1996)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AP#2
Politics & Law

Armand Casimir Victor de Kersauzon de Pennendreff

1809–1871

French politician and officer (1809-1871)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Saint-Renan has the most on record, with 10.

Questions about famous people from Plourin

Who is the most famous person from Plourin?

Yves Fagon (French politician (1910-1996)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Armand Casimir Victor de Kersauzon de Pennendreff.

How many famous people were born in Plourin?

2 people born in Plourin 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 Plourin known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plourin?

Armand Casimir Victor de Kersauzon de Pennendreff, born in 1809. The youngest on the list was born in 1910.

Who counts as from Plourin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plourin 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 (2)

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.