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Famous people · Cléguérec, Morbihan

From 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 here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Dacquay
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1833
Louis Joachim Le Maguet
Youngest
1933
Emile Le Bigaut
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Cléguérec

Counted by languages, Jean Dacquay is ahead of Emile Le Bigaut and Jean-Marie Jan: 3, 2 and 1.

JD#1
Sports

Jean Dacquay

1927–2014

French bicycle racer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EB#2
Sports

Emile Le Bigaut

1933–2002

Cyclist (1933-2002)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JJ#3
Faith

Jean-Marie Jan

1875–1972

Roman Catholic bishop (1875-1972)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Cléguérec’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Louis Joachim Le MaguetJean-Marie JanEmile Le Bigaut
SportsFaithPolitics & Law

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

Known for

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

Everyone else born in Cléguérec

1 more, best known first.

Next door

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)

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.