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Famous people · Groix, Morbihan

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.

Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yannig Baron
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1772
Guillaume-Marcelin Proteau
Youngest
1936
Yannig Baron
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people

What stands out about Groix’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

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.

The best known

Born in Groix

The three are covered in 5, 3 and 2 languages: Yannig Baron, Eugène Raude and Guillaume-Marcelin Proteau.

ER#2
Politics & Law

Eugène Raude

1878–1955

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GP#3
Military

Guillaume-Marcelin Proteau

1772–1837

French officer (1772–1837)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Groix’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1930s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Albert BignonFirmin TristanGuillaume-Marcelin Proteau
Politics & LawMusicMilitary

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Groix

Another 4, 4 of them leaders.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.

Questions 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)

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.