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Famous people · Caudan, Morbihan

3 famous people were born in Caudan

At the top of the list is the French politician Marcel Guieysse, covered in 4 languages. François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech and Louis Le Leannec follow. From François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech to Louis Le Leannec, the births on the list run from 1837 to 1889. The neighbour with the longest list is Lorient, 4 mi away: 164, led by Jean-Yves Le Drian.

#1 best knownMarcel GuieyssePolitics & Law · 1881–1967
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marcel Guieysse
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1837
François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech
Youngest
1889
Louis Le Leannec
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Caudan

By how many languages cover them, Marcel Guieysse comes first (4), then François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech (1) and Louis Le Leannec (1).

Marcel Guieysse#1
Politics & Law

Marcel Guieysse

1881–1967

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech#2
Politics & Law

François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech

1837–1905

French officer (1837-1905)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
LL#3
Politics & Law

Louis Le Leannec

1889–1959

French politician (1889–1959)

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

Close by, the fullest list is Lorient’s, at 164 names.

Questions about famous people from Caudan

Who is the most famous person from Caudan?

Marcel Guieysse (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech and Louis Le Leannec.

How many famous people were born in Caudan?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Caudan?

François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech, born in 1837. The youngest on the list was born in 1889.

Who counts as from Caudan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Caudan 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.