#1Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 44 famous people born in Pontivy
At the top of the list is the French cyclist Audrey Cordon-Ragot, covered in 17 languages. Close behind are Marie Le Net and Ferdinand Le Drogo. Born in 1743, Toussaint Brelivet is the first name on record, and Margaux Le Mouël, born in 2001, the most recent. The largest group, 15, was born in the Belle Époque.
What stands out about Pontivy’s famous people
What Pontivy is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 2.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
When Pontivy’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 9 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Pontivy
Counted by languages, Audrey Cordon-Ragot is ahead of Marie Le Net and Ferdinand Le Drogo: 17, 14 and 13.
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#3Ferdinand Le Drogo
1903–1976French racing cyclist (1903–1976)
Everyone else born in Pontivy
The rest number 41, with 14 leaders among them.









Frédéric Henri Le Normand de Lourmel
1811–1854French soldier and officer (1811–1854)




Ange Guépin
1805–1873French physician and politician (1805–1873)





Benjamin Jan de La Gillardaie
1789–1852French politician (1789-1852)


Théodore Le Puillon de Boblaye
1795–1857French politician and officer (1795–1857)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Cléguérec lists the most people: 4.
Questions about famous people from Pontivy
Who is the most famous person from Pontivy?
Audrey Cordon-Ragot (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marie Le Net and Ferdinand Le Drogo.
How many famous people were born in Pontivy?
44 people born in Pontivy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 65 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 Pontivy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 14 of the 44. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pontivy?
Toussaint Brelivet, born in 1743. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from Pontivy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pontivy 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 (25)
- Audrey Cordon-Ragot: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Le Net: MFonzatti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferdinand Le Drogo: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnaud Le Lan: User Kermaguer on Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/39839693@N04/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Le Drogo: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François André: LeCardinal, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Langlais: AdjoaKyauta, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lappartient: Tim Rademacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnaud Hybois: Jonas de Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwendal Rouillard: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jef Le Penven: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Henri Le Normand de Lourmel: BenS67, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- France Darget Savarit: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand Hémonic: Fibo.cdn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Yves Lafesse: Siren-Com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ange Guépin: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnaud Bedouët: Frantogian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Robic: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Istin: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joachim Le Botmel: Alfredolloza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Ihuel: Ouest-Eclair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Le Jéloux: Brams76160, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Lotz: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Cadic: Inconnu (avant 1929), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris: Le Tour du monde (based on a photography), 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.

