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Famous people · Tréguennec, Finistère

Tréguennec is the birthplace of 2 famous people

An article in one language makes the French politician Jacques Félix Calloc'h de Kérillis the best known so far. The list has one more: the French politician Jean-Marie Pierre Le Bastard de Kerguiffinec. From Jacques Félix Calloc'h de Kérillis in 1743 to Jean-Marie Pierre Le Bastard de Kerguiffinec in 1771, the births cover 28 years. Go 5 mi to Pont-l'Abbé and the list grows to 29, with Régis Le Bris at the top.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Félix Calloc'h de Kérillis
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1743
Jacques Félix Calloc'h de Kérillis
Youngest
1771
Jean-Marie Pierre Le Bastard de Kerguiffinec
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Tréguennec

JK#1
Politics & Law

Jacques Félix Calloc'h de Kérillis

1743–1830

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JK#2
Politics & Law

Jean-Marie Pierre Le Bastard de Kerguiffinec

1771–1850

French politician

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

The neighbour with the most names is Pont-l'Abbé, at 29.

Questions about famous people from Tréguennec

Who is the most famous person from Tréguennec?

Jacques Félix Calloc'h de Kérillis (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Marie Pierre Le Bastard de Kerguiffinec.

How many famous people were born in Tréguennec?

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

What is Tréguennec 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 Tréguennec?

Jacques Félix Calloc'h de Kérillis, born in 1743. The youngest on the list was born in 1771.

Who counts as from Tréguennec?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tréguennec 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).

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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.