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Famous people · La Roche-Bernard, Morbihan

5 famous people were born in La Roche-Bernard from 1774 to 1943

Articles in 2 languages make the French politician Alexis Thomas-Kercado the best known. Second place goes to the French politician Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque, third to Emmanuel Thomas-Ducordic. As early as 1774, Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution. 4 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alexis Thomas-Kercado
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1774
Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque
Youngest
1943
Yves Doaré
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about La Roche-Bernard’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When La Roche-Bernard’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1800s than in any other decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Yves DoaréAlexis Thomas-KercadoEmmanuel Thomas-Ducordic
Politics & LawWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in La Roche-Bernard

The three best known are all leaders.

AT#1
Politics & Law

Alexis Thomas-Kercado

1809–1890

French politician (1809–1890)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LL#2
Politics & Law

Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque

1774–1840

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ET#3
Politics & Law

Emmanuel Thomas-Ducordic

1781–1858

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What La Roche-Bernard is known for

La Roche-Bernard has 3.4× the usual share of leaders.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in La Roche-Bernard

Still to come: 2 more, from 1808 to 1943.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Herbignac, at 3.

Questions about famous people from La Roche-Bernard

Who is the most famous person from La Roche-Bernard?

Alexis Thomas-Kercado (French politician (1809–1890)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque and Emmanuel Thomas-Ducordic.

How many famous people were born in La Roche-Bernard?

5 people born in La Roche-Bernard have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 La Roche-Bernard known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 5. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Roche-Bernard?

Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque, born in 1774. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.

Who counts as from La Roche-Bernard?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Roche-Bernard 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.

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.