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Famous people · Plouay, Morbihan

From 1764 to 1954, Plouay was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Most widely known is Jacques Le Nay, the French politician, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Alan Botrel and Hyacinthe du Botderu. The list comes to 7 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical town in Morbihan. Jacques Le Nay, the best known, was born in 1949.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Le Nay
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1764
Hyacinthe du Botderu
Youngest
1954
Alan Botrel
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Plouay

Counted by languages, Jacques Le Nay is ahead of Alan Botrel and Hyacinthe du Botderu: 4, 2 and 1.

JN#1
Politics & Law

Jacques Le Nay

born 1949

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HB#3
Politics & Law

Hyacinthe du Botderu

1764–1834

French politician and officer (1764–1834)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Plouay’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Yves Le CabellecHyacinthe du BotderuAlan Botrel
Politics & LawWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Plouay is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.2 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Plouay

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Quimperlé has the most on record, with 40.

Questions about famous people from Plouay

Who is the most famous person from Plouay?

Jacques Le Nay (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alan Botrel and Hyacinthe du Botderu.

How many famous people were born in Plouay?

4 people born in Plouay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Plouay known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plouay?

Hyacinthe du Botderu, born in 1764. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Plouay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plouay 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 (4)

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.