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List Of Breton People
This is an incomplete list of some Breton people of note and of some notable individuals born in Brittany, alphabetically within categories. Brittany (''Breizh'' in Breton) is a Celtic nation of northwestern France and has contributed famous names to all walks of life. Actors and actresses *Mylène Jampanoï, half Breton from her mother. *Solenn Heussaff, host, model, internet celebrity, actress, singer, half-Filipina, half-Breton *Malik Zidi, actor, half Breton from his mother. Musicians *Alain Barrière, singer *Dan Ar Braz, guitarist *Brigitte Fontaine, singer, actress and writer *Nolwenn Leroy, singer *Denez Prigent, singer *Gilles Servat, singer *Alain Stivell, musician *Yann Tiersen, composer notable for the score to the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie Amélie. *Tri Yann, folk rock group *The Red Lady of Brittany, composer of the Lay of the Beach, an instrumental and vocal celebration of William the Conqueror’s vacation at Barfleur circa 1078 which was popular in the Norwegian ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breton People
The Bretons (; br, Bretoned or ''Vretoned,'' ) are a Celtic ethnic group native to Brittany. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brittonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain, particularly Cornwall and Devon, mostly during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. They migrated in waves from the 3rd to 9th century (most heavily from 450 to 600) into Armorica, which was subsequently named Brittany after them. The main traditional language of Brittany is Breton (''Brezhoneg''), spoken in Lower Brittany (i.e., the western part of the peninsula). Breton is spoken by around 206,000 people as of 2013. The other principal minority language of Brittany is Gallo; Gallo is spoken only in Upper Brittany, where Breton is less dominant. As one of the Brittonic languages, Breton is related closely to Cornish and more distantly to Welsh, while the Gallo language is one of the Romance '' langues d'oïl''. Currently, most Bretons' native language is standard F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
