Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 4.0From 1833 to 1933, Cléguérec was the birthplace of 4 famous people
Jean Dacquay, the French bicycle racer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Emile Le Bigaut and Jean-Marie Jan. Only 16 of the 113 towns in Morbihan with anyone on record list more. The list’s best known name, Jean Dacquay, dates from 1927.
Born in Cléguérec
Counted by languages, Jean Dacquay is ahead of Emile Le Bigaut and Jean-Marie Jan: 3, 2 and 1.
Emile Le Bigaut
1933–2002Cyclist (1933-2002)
Jean-Marie Jan
1875–1972Roman Catholic bishop (1875-1972)
When Cléguérec’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Cléguérec is known for
Share of Cléguérec’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 else born in Cléguérec
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Pontivy has the most people on record, 44 of them.
Questions about famous people from Cléguérec
Who is the most famous person from Cléguérec?
Jean Dacquay (French bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Emile Le Bigaut and Jean-Marie Jan.
How many famous people were born in Cléguérec?
4 people born in Cléguérec have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Cléguérec known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cléguérec?
Louis Joachim Le Maguet, born in 1833. The youngest on the list was born in 1933.
Who counts as from Cléguérec?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cléguérec 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)
- Audrey Cordon-Ragot: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Cadic: Inconnu (avant 1929), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris: Le Tour du monde (based on a photography), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.


