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Politics & Law
Louis Kermabon
1898–1983French politician (1898-1983)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Quéven, Morbihan
Quéven has just one famous person to its name: Louis Kermabon
The French politician Louis Kermabon was born in 1898. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. An article about them exists in one language. Jean-Yves Le Drian heads the list in Lorient, 3 mi away, which has 164 names.
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Louis Kermabon
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1898
Louis Kermabon
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Lorient’s, at 164 names.
Lorient · 3 miJean-Yves Le Drian & 163 more
Ploemeur · 4 miHenri Dupuy de Lôme & 17 more
Port-Louis · 6 miZacharie Allemand & 7 more
Caudan · 4 miMarcel Guieysse & 2 more
Pont-Scorff · 3 miArmand Penverne & 1 moreJLLanester · 4 miJean Lagarde & 1 moreLMGuidel · 4 miLouis Le MontagnerAJLarmor-Plage · 5 miAlain JégouQuestions about famous people from Quéven
Who is the most famous person from Quéven?
Louis Kermabon (French politician (1898-1983)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Quéven?
1 people born in Quéven have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Quéven known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Quéven?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Quéven 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)
- Jean-Yves Le Drian: Mark Neyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Dupuy de Lôme: Théodore Truchelut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zacharie Allemand: Antoine Maurin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Guieysse: L'Heure Bretonne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Armand Penverne: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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