#1Science & Medicine
Marc Gontard
born 1946French academic
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Quiberon, Morbihan
A single famous person was born in Quiberon: Marc Gontard
In 1946, the French academic Marc Gontard was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Within 8 mi, Carnac lists the most: 5, with Didier Rimaud first.
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Marc Gontard
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1946
Marc Gontard
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Born in Quiberon
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Carnac counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Quiberon
Who is the most famous person from Quiberon?
Marc Gontard (French academic) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Quiberon?
1 people born in Quiberon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Quiberon known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Quiberon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Quiberon 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)
- Marc Gontard: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Jules Trochu: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Le Meut: Desagnat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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