(1904–1945), Catholic priest and prisoner-of-war Jean Rochefort (1930–2017 ), actor Da Silva (singer) (1976–), singer Yann Benoist, musician, (1951–) Other people associated with Dinan include: François-René de Chateaubriand (1768–1848), writer, studied in Dinan Bertrand du Guesclin (c1320-80), connétable of France. Born at nearby Broons. His heart is buried in Dinan. John Everett Millais (1829–96), British painter who lived in Dinan as a child Danielle Mitterrand (1924–2011), wife of President François Mitterrand, educated at the Roger Vercel college Colonel Robert Jambon (1924/5-2011), soldier in the First Indochina War, died in Dinan Jean-François Paillard (1928– ), conductor, educated at the Cordeliers de Dinan Henri Pinault (1904–1987), Catholic Bishop of Chengdu, educated at the Cordeliers de Dinan René Pleven, (1901–1993), politician, minister, essayist. The hospital in Dinan is named after him. Horace Tuck (1876–1951), English painter, visited Dinan for its picturesque vistas Roger Vercel (1894–1957), writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1934, died in Dinan. A college in the town is named after him. Edward Matthew Ward (1816–1879), English artist who painted views of Dinan Gallery International relations Dinan is twinned with: Dinant, Belgium Exmouth, United Kingdom Lugo, Spain See also Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department References External links Town council website Dinan Basilica Image Communes of Côtes-d'Armor Subprefectures in France Fortified settlements Côtes-d'Armor communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia