Germain Marc'hadour
1921–2022French writer and scholar (1921–2022)
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At the top of the list is the French writer and scholar Germain Marc'hadour, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the French writer Gwendal Ar Floc'h. Of its neighbours, Carhaix-Plouguer, 12 mi away, lists the most: 18, Claude Michel first. Gwendal Ar Floc'h, born in 1932, is the youngest, and Germain Marc'hadour, born in 1921, the first on record.
French writer and scholar (1921–2022)
French writer
2 towns around it have someone on record.
Germain Marc'hadour (French writer and scholar (1921–2022)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gwendal Ar Floc'h.
2 people born in Langonnet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Germain Marc'hadour, born in 1921. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Langonnet 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.
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