#1Paul Molac
born 1962Politician from France
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Articles in 10 languages make the politician from France Paul Molac the best known. The list comes to 23.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical town in Morbihan. 5 were born in 1970 or later. As early as 1626, Sébastien de Guémadeuc was born here, one of 6 born before the Revolution.
Leaders stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 4 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
By how many languages cover them, Paul Molac comes first (10), then Raoul de Navery (10) and Jean-Charles Gicquel (8).
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The fullest list close by belongs to Malestroit, with 15.
Paul Molac (Politician from France) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Raoul de Navery and Jean-Charles Gicquel.
24 people born in Ploërmel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 35 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 9 of the 24. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Sébastien de Guémadeuc, born in 1626. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ploërmel 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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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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