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Famous people · Combourg, Ille-et-Vilaine

Combourg’s famous people span 913 years: 4 births from 1051 to 1964

Saint Gilduin is the best known, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the French journalist Maryse Burgot, third to Romain Dubois. The list’s best known name, Saint Gilduin, dates from 1051. Fewer than a quarter of the 105 towns in Ille-et-Vilaine with famous people list more.

#3 best knownRomain DuboisMusic
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Saint Gilduin
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1051
Saint Gilduin
Youngest
1964
Maryse Burgot
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Combourg

Saint Gilduin leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Maryse Burgot (3) and Romain Dubois (1).

MB#2
Writing & Arts

Maryse Burgot

born 1964

French journalist

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Combourg is known for

2 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.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Combourg

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Dol-de-Bretagne, with 13.

Questions about famous people from Combourg

Who is the most famous person from Combourg?

Saint Gilduin (27 Jan 1077) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Maryse Burgot and Romain Dubois.

How many famous people were born in Combourg?

4 people born in Combourg have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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 Combourg known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Combourg?

Saint Gilduin, born in 1051. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.

Who counts as from Combourg?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Combourg 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.