Joseph Le Bayon
1876–1935French writer (1876-1935)
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At the top of the list is the French writer Joseph Le Bayon, covered in 5 languages. Second place goes to the French engineer Philippe Audic, third to Paul René Harscouët de Saint-George. For every 10,000 residents there are 3.9 on the list, well above the typical Morbihan town’s 1.2. Jeanne de Laval heads the list in Auray, 8 mi away, which has 25 names.

By how many languages cover them, Joseph Le Bayon comes first (5), then Philippe Audic (2) and Paul René Harscouët de Saint-George (1).
French writer (1876-1935)
#2French engineer
French politician
Share of Pluvigner’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns around it, Auray has the most on record: 25.
Joseph Le Bayon (French writer (1876-1935)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Philippe Audic and Paul René Harscouët de Saint-George.
3 people born in Pluvigner have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Paul René Harscouët de Saint-George, born in 1807. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pluvigner 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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