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Famous people · Pluguffan, Finistère

One famous person was born in Pluguffan

Andrea Ar Gouilh, the French singer, was born in 1935. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in 4 languages. Within 4 mi, Quimper lists the most: 158, with René Laennec first.

#1 best knownAndrea Ar GouilhMusic · born 1935
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Andrea Ar Gouilh
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1935
Andrea Ar Gouilh
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Pluguffan

Andrea Ar Gouilh#1
Music

Andrea Ar Gouilh

born 1935

French singer

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Quimper, at 158.

Questions about famous people from Pluguffan

Who is the most famous person from Pluguffan?

Andrea Ar Gouilh (French singer) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Pluguffan?

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

Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Pluguffan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pluguffan 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 (5)

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.