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Famous people · Langonnet, Morbihan

2 famous people call Langonnet their birthplace

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.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Germain Marc'hadour
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1921
Germain Marc'hadour
Youngest
1932
Gwendal Ar Floc'h
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Langonnet

GM#1
Writing & Arts

Germain Marc'hadour

1921–2022

French writer and scholar (1921–2022)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GF#2
Writing & Arts

Gwendal Ar Floc'h

1932–2016

French writer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Langonnet

Who is the most famous person from Langonnet?

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.

How many famous people were born in Langonnet?

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).

What is Langonnet known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Langonnet?

Germain Marc'hadour, born in 1921. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.

Who counts as from Langonnet?

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.

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).

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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.