Anatole le Braz, the "Bard of Brittany" (2 April 1859 – 20 March 1926), was a Breton poet, folklore collector, and translator.

He began school at the age of 10 at Saint-Brieuc, and progressed swiftly to a degree at the Sorbonne, where he studied for seven years.

[1] He then returned to Brittany, where for 14 years he taught at the Lycée at Quimper and gradually translated old Breton songs into modern French, continuing the folklore work of François-Marie Luzel.

His book, Chansons de la Bretagne ("Songs of Brittany"), was awarded a prize by the Académie française.

A large statue of him with a peasant storyteller was created in Saint-Brieuc, and a memorial stele in Tréguier; both were designed by Armel Beaufils.