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Famous people · Lanester, Morbihan

2 famous people call Lanester their birthplace

Most widely known is Jean Lagarde, the French politician, with an article in one language. The only other name is the French politician Julien Le Pan. Lorient, 2 mi away, has 164 on its list, the best known Jean-Yves Le Drian. From Julien Le Pan in 1908 to Jean Lagarde in 1912, the births cover 4 years.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Lagarde
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1908
Julien Le Pan
Youngest
1912
Jean Lagarde
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Lanester

JL#1
Politics & Law

Jean Lagarde

1912–1996

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JP#2
Politics & Law

Julien Le Pan

1908–1966

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Lanester

Who is the most famous person from Lanester?

Jean Lagarde (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Julien Le Pan.

How many famous people were born in Lanester?

2 people born in Lanester have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Lanester known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lanester?

Julien Le Pan, born in 1908. The youngest on the list was born in 1912.

Who counts as from Lanester?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lanester 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 (5)

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.