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Famous people · Plovan, Finistère

2 famous people were born in Plovan

Most widely known is Alexis Gloaguen, the French poet, with an article in one language. The list has one more: the French politician Léon Goraguer. Go 8 mi to Pont-l'Abbé and the list grows to 29, with Régis Le Bris at the top. From Léon Goraguer to Alexis Gloaguen, the births on the list run from 1901 to 1950.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alexis Gloaguen
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1901
Léon Goraguer
Youngest
1950
Alexis Gloaguen
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Plovan

LG#2
Politics & Law

Léon Goraguer

1901–1980

French politician (1901–1980)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Plovan is known for

1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

Nearby, Pont-l'Abbé has the most on record, with 29.

Questions about famous people from Plovan

Who is the most famous person from Plovan?

Alexis Gloaguen (French poet) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léon Goraguer.

How many famous people were born in Plovan?

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

What is Plovan known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plovan?

Léon Goraguer, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Plovan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plovan 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 (3)

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.