#12 famous people were born in Plouhinec
The best known is the French chef Christian Le Squer, with articles in 6 languages. The other is Aimé Kergueris, the French politician. The first birth on record is Aimé Kergueris’, in 1940, and the last Christian Le Squer’s, in 1962. Go 8 mi to Lorient and the list grows to 164, with Jean-Yves Le Drian at the top.

Born in Plouhinec
#1Aimé Kergueris
born 1940French politician
What Plouhinec is known for
1 of them work in Business, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Lorient: 164.
Lorient · 8 miJean-Yves Le Drian & 163 more
Port-Louis · 5 miZacharie Allemand & 7 moreFFKervignac · 5 miFrançois Marie Falquerho & 1 moreJLLanester · 7 miJean Lagarde & 1 moreFBRiantec · 4 miFrancis Le BléPNErdeven · 5 miPierre NabatJMLocmiquélic · 5 miJean-Yves MonnatAJLarmor-Plage · 7 miAlain JégouQuestions about famous people from Plouhinec
Who is the most famous person from Plouhinec?
Christian Le Squer (French chef) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Aimé Kergueris.
How many famous people were born in Plouhinec?
2 people born in Plouhinec have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Plouhinec known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plouhinec?
Aimé Kergueris, born in 1940. The youngest on the list was born in 1962.
Who counts as from Plouhinec?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plouhinec 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 (3)
- Christian Le Squer: Christian Le Squer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Yves Le Drian: Mark Neyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zacharie Allemand: Antoine Maurin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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