7 famous people from Groix, many of them leaders
Articles in 5 languages make the French musician Yannig Baron the best known. In the Belle Époque, 4 were born, the most of any period. Yannig Baron, born in 1936, is the youngest, and Guillaume-Marcelin Proteau, born in 1772, the first on record. Fewer than a quarter of the 113 towns in Morbihan with famous people list more.
What stands out about Groix’s famous people
What Groix is known for
Groix has 3× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Groix
The three are covered in 5, 3 and 2 languages: Yannig Baron, Eugène Raude and Guillaume-Marcelin Proteau.
Eugène Raude
1878–1955French politician
Guillaume-Marcelin Proteau
1772–1837French officer (1772–1837)
When Groix’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Groix
Another 4, 4 of them leaders.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Lorient · 9 miJean-Yves Le Drian & 163 more
Ploemeur · 6 miHenri Dupuy de Lôme & 17 more
Port-Louis · 7 miZacharie Allemand & 7 moreJLLanester · 10 miJean Lagarde & 1 more
Plouhinec · 11 miChristian Le Squer & 1 moreAJLarmor-Plage · 6 miAlain JégouJMLocmiquélic · 8 miJean-Yves MonnatFBRiantec · 8 miFrancis Le BléQuestions about famous people from Groix
Who is the most famous person from Groix?
Yannig Baron (French musician) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Eugène Raude and Guillaume-Marcelin Proteau.
How many famous people were born in Groix?
7 people born in Groix 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 Groix known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 7. That is 71% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Groix?
Guillaume-Marcelin Proteau, born in 1772. The youngest on the list was born in 1936.
Who counts as from Groix?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Groix 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 (4)
- Jean-Yves Le Drian: Mark Neyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Dupuy de Lôme: Théodore Truchelut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zacharie Allemand: Antoine Maurin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Le Squer: Christian Le Squer, CC BY 2.0, 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.