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Famous people · Josselin, Morbihan

Leaders stand out among the 10 famous people born in Josselin

Most widely known is François-Marie Picaud, the French bishop, with articles in 4 languages. Pierrick Massiot is second and François-Marie-Isidore Queverdo third. Before the Revolution, 5 were born, the most of any period. The list reaches back to Louis François Anne Robin de Morhéry, born in 1741, one of 5 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownFrançois-Marie PicaudFaith · 1878–1960
Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François-Marie Picaud
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1741
Louis François Anne Robin de Morhéry
Youngest
1948
Pierrick Massiot
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people

What stands out about Josselin’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Josselin is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.

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

Through the years

When Josselin’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1740s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950François-Marie-Isidore QueverdoDenise Josse-ElicotFrançois-Marie Picaud
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithNotable

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

The best known

Born in Josselin

By how many languages cover them, François-Marie Picaud comes first (4), then Pierrick Massiot (4) and François-Marie-Isidore Queverdo (2).

François-Marie Picaud#1
Faith

François-Marie Picaud

1878–1960

French bishop (1878-1960)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PM#2
Politics & Law

Pierrick Massiot

born 1948

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FQ#3
Writing & Arts

François-Marie-Isidore Queverdo

1748–1797

French painter (1748-1797)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Josselin

7 more names, born between 1741 and 1932.

JV

Jean-Marie, Jules, Pascal Leguevel De La Ville-Ès-Joux

1779–1851

French politician

LM

Louis François Anne Robin de Morhéry

1741–1829

French politician (1741-1829)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Ploërmel’s, with 24.

Questions about famous people from Josselin

Who is the most famous person from Josselin?

François-Marie Picaud (French bishop (1878-1960)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierrick Massiot and François-Marie-Isidore Queverdo.

How many famous people were born in Josselin?

10 people born in Josselin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 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 Josselin known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 10. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Josselin?

Louis François Anne Robin de Morhéry, born in 1741. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

Who counts as from Josselin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Josselin 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.