A list of notable people from Lorient, France:
Academics Jacques Cambry (1749–1807), expert on Celtic France Pierre Fatou (1878–1929), mathematician and astronomer Irène Frain (b. 1950), novelist, journalist, and historian Ernest Hello (1828–1885), Catholic philosopher Nicole Le Douarin (b. 1930), developmental biologist
Arts and Music Frédéric Adam (1904–1984), conductor and composer Auguste Brizeux (1803–1858), poet Charles Delioux (1825–1915), composer and pianist Marie Dorval (1798–1849), actress Camille Guérini (1900–1963), actor Viktor Lazlo (b. 1960), singer Tristan Le Govic (b. 1976), harp player Victor Massé (1822–1884), composer Theodore Roussel (1847–1926), painter Jacques Vaché (1895–1919), surrealist
Military Jacques Andrieux (1917–2005), WWII fighter ace François Joseph Bouvet de Précourt (1753–1832), admiral Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau (1769–1832), French Navy sailor and adventurer Jean-Marie Dutertre (1768–1811), privateer Pierre-François Forissier (b.1951), Chief of Staff of the French Navy Fernand Louis Armand Marie de Langle de Cary (1849–1927), WWI general René Constant Le Marant de Kerdaniel (1777–1862), admiral
Politics Pierre-Paul Guieysse (1841–1914), Socialist politician François de La Rocque (1885–1946), leader of the Croix de Feu and Parti Social Français Robert Le Masson (1365–1443), Chancellor of France Jean-Yves Le Drian (b.1947), Socialist politician Béatrice Patrie (b.1957), judge and European Parliament member Julien Schmaltz (1771–1826), governor of Senegal Jules Simon (1814–1896), Moderate Republican politician
Sports Mouloud Akloul (b.1983), footballer Marc Boutruche (b.1976), footballer Philippe Celdran (b.1973), footballer Georges Eo (b.1948), football manager Yvon Goujon (b.1937), footballer Ronan Le Crom (b.1974), footballer Christophe Le Roux (b.1969), footballer Jérémy Morel (b.1984), footballer Nicolas Ouédec (b.1971), footballer Hervé Phélippeau (b.1962), runner Georges Van Straelen (1956–2012), footballer and coach Cyrille Watier (b.1972), footballer Cyril Yapi (b.1980), footballer
Other Joseph Yves Limantour (1812–1885), merchant in the California sea trade Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds (1799–1883), chief engineer of the Suez Canal Raymond Rallier du Baty (1881–1978), sailor and explorer
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