List of Famous people born in Brittany, France
Armel Le Cléac'h
Armel Le Cléac’h is a French professional navigator and sea captain. He was the IMOCA world champion in 2008 and French champion in single-handed yacht race in 2003, he notably won the Solitaire du Figaro twice, the Transat AG2R in 2004 and 2010 and the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in 2016. He finished second in both the 2008–09 and 2012–13 editions of the Vendée Globe. In the Vendée Globe 2016–17, he finished first with a new record time of 74d 3h 35' 46". His performance earned him the 2018 Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year.
Sam Sumyk
Sam Sumyk is a French tennis coach. Until late March, he coached WTA tennis pro Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. But the two parted ways after just over six months. He has previously worked with former world number one players Victoria Azarenka and Garbiñe Muguruza, former world number two Vera Zvonareva, 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard, as well as other players.
Guy Stéphan
Guy Stéphan is a French professional football manager, currently an assistant coach of the French national team.
Valentina Tronel
Valentina Tronel, better known as simply Valentina, is a French singer who, in 2016, took part in the French version of The Voice Kids. Since 2018, she has been part of the child musical group Kids United Nouvelle Génération, with whom she has recorded the albums Au bout de nos rêves (2018) and L'Hymne de la vie (2019). In 2020, she represented France with the winning song "J'imagine" at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Jérémy Morel
Jérémy Morel is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lorient and the Madagascar national team. Born in France, he opted to represent Madagascar internationally.
Mathurin Henrio
Mathurin Henrio was a young French resistance fighter who was shot dead by German soldiers for refusing to answer questions on the whereabouts of maquisards. At age fourteen, he is the youngest recipient of the Ordre de la Libération and a recipient of the Croix de guerre 1939-45.
Jenia Grebennikov
Jenia Grebennikov is a French volleyball player of Russian descent, member of the France men's national volleyball team and Italian club Leo Shoes Modena, 2015 European Champion, gold medallist of the World League.
David Gaudu
David Gaudu is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.
Thierry Bolloré
Thierry Bolloré is a French businessman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Renault from January to October 2019. He was announced as the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover in July 2020 and took office in September.
Camille Abily
Camille Anne Françoise Abily is a French football manager and former player, best known as a star midfielder for both the French women's national team and for the Lyon club in the Division 1 Féminine. She currently is the assistant manager of Olympique Lyonnais.