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Business
Yves Rocher
1930–2009French businessman (1930-2009)
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Sixt 35 Ludovic NICOLAS · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · La Gacilly, Morbihan
La Gacilly, birthplace of the French businessman Yves Rocher
In 1930, the French businessman Yves Rocher was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 23 languages. Pierre-Paul de La Grandière tops the 30 names on record in Redon, 8 mi away.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yves Rocher
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1930
Yves Rocher
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known
Born in La Gacilly
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Redon has the most on record: 30.
Redon · 8 miPierre-Paul de La Grandière & 29 more
Guer · 11 miÉvelyne Brisou-Pellen & 4 moreAPPipriac · 10 miAlbert Poulain & 3 moreYGSaint-Nicolas-de-Redon · 9 miYvonne Gaudeau & 2 moreMGCarentoir · 4 miMichel GuillemotJPAllaire · 9 miJean-Paul ParisCRRieux · 11 miChristophe RouxelÉSVal d'Anast · 11 miÉdouard SimonQuestions about famous people from La Gacilly
Who is the most famous person from La Gacilly?
Yves Rocher (French businessman (1930-2009)) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in La Gacilly?
1 people born in La Gacilly have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is La Gacilly known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.
Who counts as from La Gacilly?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Gacilly 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 (2)
- Pierre-Paul de La Grandière: G.Garitan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Évelyne Brisou-Pellen: J. N. Squire, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.