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Famous people · Hennebont, Morbihan

31 famous people from Hennebont, many of them athletes

Most widely known is Warren Barguil, the French cyclist, with articles in 28 languages. Second and third on the list are Anthony Le Tallec and Jean de Montfort. Between 1914 and 1969, 13 were born, the most of any period. Births since 1970 account for 9 of the names.

#1 best knownWarren BarguilSports · born 1991
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Born here
31
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Warren Barguil
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1294
Jean de Montfort
Youngest
1998
Maxime Bernauer
Most common field
Sports
10 people

What stands out about Hennebont’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Hennebont’s famous people were born

The 1950s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.

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

Known for

What Hennebont is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Hennebont

Athletes take two of the three places.

Warren Barguil#1
Sports

Warren Barguil

born 1991

French cyclist

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Anthony Le Tallec#2
Sports

Anthony Le Tallec

born 1984

French footballer (born 1984)

27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean de Montfort#3
Politics & Law

Jean de Montfort

1294–1345

Duke of Brittany

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Hennebont

The other 28 span the years 1753 to 1998.

Fabien Robert

Fabien Robert

born 1989

French footballer (born 1989)

CD

Cécile Dumoulin

born 1966

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Thomas-Antoine de Mauduit du Plessis

Thomas-Antoine de Mauduit du Plessis

1753–1791

1753–1791, French officer

BB

Bernard Bouger

born 1970

French association football player

JG

Juliane Gathrat

born 1996

French association football player

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Lorient has the most people on record, 164 of them.

Questions about famous people from Hennebont

Who is the most famous person from Hennebont?

Warren Barguil (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Anthony Le Tallec and Jean de Montfort.

How many famous people were born in Hennebont?

31 people born in Hennebont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 42 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 Hennebont known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 31. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hennebont?

Jean de Montfort, born in 1294. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.

Who counts as from Hennebont?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hennebont 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 (16)

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.