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Famous people · Baud, Morbihan

From 1749 to 1998, Baud was the birthplace of 5 famous people

Jean-Louis Le Ny, the French cyclist, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The next two names are Pierre Hellier and Alain Guéhennec. More than half were born between 1914 and 1969, 3 in all. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.9 on the list, well above the typical Morbihan town’s 1.2.

#1 best knownJean-Louis Le NySports · born 1998
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Louis Le Ny
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1749
Vincent Claude Corbel
Youngest
1998
Jean-Louis Le Ny
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Baud’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Baud’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Vincent Claude CorbelJoseph Le CorreJean-Louis Le Ny
Politics & LawSportsNotableWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Baud

Jean-Louis Le Ny, Pierre Hellier and Alain Guéhennec are written about in 2, 2 and 1 languages.

PH#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Hellier

born 1942

French politician

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

What Baud is known for

Share of Baud’s famous people in each field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Baud

A further 2 follow, born between 1749 and 1925.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Locminé’s, at 4 names.

Questions about famous people from Baud

Who is the most famous person from Baud?

Jean-Louis Le Ny (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Hellier and Alain Guéhennec.

How many famous people were born in Baud?

5 people born in Baud have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Baud known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Baud?

Vincent Claude Corbel, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.

Who counts as from Baud?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Baud 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.