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Photo: Stéphane Batigne · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Plougoumelen, Morbihan
Ivan Brient, born in 1972, is Plougoumelen’s famous person on record
The French priest Ivan Brient was born in 1972. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Alain Resnais heads the list in Vannes, 7 mi away, which has 138 names. In all of Morbihan, the famous people on record come from 113 towns.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ivan Brient
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1972
Ivan Brient
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Plougoumelen
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Vannes leads the towns around it, with 138 names.
Questions about famous people from Plougoumelen
Who is the most famous person from Plougoumelen?
Ivan Brient (French priest) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Plougoumelen?
1 people born in Plougoumelen have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Plougoumelen known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Plougoumelen?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plougoumelen 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 (5)
- Alain Resnais: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne de Laval: Louis Boudan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Mahé: NL-HaNA, ANEFO / neg. stroken, 1945-1989, 2.24.01.05, item number 915-3100, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georginio Rutter: Egghead06, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Le Brix: Le nouvelliste du Morbihan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.