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Famous people · Malestroit, Morbihan

Most of the 15 famous people born in Malestroit came into the world between 1914 and 1969

At the top of the list is the road bicycle racer Cyrille Monnerais, covered in 10 languages. Hervé Juvin, the French essayist and politician, comes second, with Blandine Bellavoir third. Born in 1892, Albert Aubry is the first name on record, and Blandine Bellavoir, born in 1984, the most recent. 4 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.

#1 best knownCyrille MonneraisSports · born 1983
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Born here
15
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Cyrille Monnerais
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1892
Albert Aubry
Youngest
1984
Blandine Bellavoir
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Malestroit’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Malestroit’s famous people were born

The 1980s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Jean RouxelHervé JuvinAlbert AubryCyrille Monnerais
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusinessMusic

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

The best known

Born in Malestroit

Three names lead: Cyrille Monnerais (10 languages), Hervé Juvin (8) and Blandine Bellavoir (7).

Cyrille Monnerais#1
Sports

Cyrille Monnerais

born 1983

Road bicycle racer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Hervé Juvin#2
Writing & Arts

Hervé Juvin

born 1956

French essayist and politician

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Blandine Bellavoir#3
Film, TV & Stage

Blandine Bellavoir

born 1984

French actress and model

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Malestroit is known for

Share of Malestroit’s famous people in each field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Malestroit

12 more, 4 of them leaders.

JR

Jean Rouxel

1935–1998

French chemist and professor (1935-1998)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
JG

Jean Georgakarakos

1940–2017

French music producer, record label owner, and artist manager

Delphine Remy-Boutang

Delphine Remy-Boutang

born 1970

Founder of the Digital Woman's Day in France, Europe and Africa

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Ploërmel lists the most people: 24.

Questions about famous people from Malestroit

Who is the most famous person from Malestroit?

Cyrille Monnerais (Road bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hervé Juvin and Blandine Bellavoir.

How many famous people were born in Malestroit?

15 people born in Malestroit have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 22 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 Malestroit known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 15. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Malestroit?

Albert Aubry, born in 1892. The youngest on the list was born in 1984.

Who counts as from Malestroit?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Malestroit 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 (11)

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.