#1Politics & Law
René Lévesque
1922–1987Québécois politician and journalist
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Famous people · Campbellton, New Brunswick
Of the 36 famous people born in Campbellton, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the québécois politician and journalist René Lévesque, with articles in 28 languages. 16 of them were born between 1946 and 1969, more than in any other period. From George Moffat Jr. in 1842 to Phil Cortes in 1982, the births cover 140 years. For every 10,000 residents there are 48.1 on the list, well above the typical New Brunswick town’s 8.7.
Born here
36
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Lévesque
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1842
George Moffat Jr.
Youngest
1982
Phil Cortes
Most common field
Politics & Law
17 people
What stands out about Campbellton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Campbellton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.2 times.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
Through the years
When Campbellton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 8 in all.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusic
Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Campbellton
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Sports
John Stevens
born 1966Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Campbellton
33 more, from 1842 to 1982.
John Hudson
born 1962Canadian theatre director and producer, and politician
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Atholville has the most people on record, 3 of them.
Questions about famous people from Campbellton
Who is the most famous person from Campbellton?
By our measure the best known is René Lévesque (québécois politician and journalist); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Frédéric Niemeyer and John Stevens.
How many famous people were born in Campbellton?
Of the 48 Wikidata puts here, the rest have no English or French article that confirms it.
What is Campbellton known for?
Here the share is 47%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Campbellton?
George Moffat Jr., born in 1842. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
Who counts as from Campbellton?
Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Campbellton’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article. Moving here later is not enough, and adult performers and people known chiefly for crimes are not listed.
Why is someone missing?
Often Wikidata names only Canada or a province as the birthplace, or a rural area, a hamlet or another town; sometimes the Wikipedia article names somewhere else, or nowhere. A person appears here once both agree, so a correction on either site reaches this page at the next refresh.
Birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations and the count of Wikipedia and sister-site articles come from Wikidata (CC0). Each birthplace is checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article, or the French one where English says nothing or has no article; the articles are linked, never quoted. Wikidata’s Statistics Canada code, the place’s name or its point inside the 2021 census outline puts a birth in a town, and a birth given only as a split city stays on that city’s page. Fields are read from the description and occupations, and the list runs by number of articles. “The usual town” is everyone listed across Canadian towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (10)
- René Lévesque: Yves Beauchamp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Niemeyer: ataelw, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stevens: PhotoGraphics Photography/AHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patsy Gallant: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Larose: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Fraser: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Moffat: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Mott: CLIMO, 85 Germain St., Saint John, New Brunswick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wetmore: Newbrunswick1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryse Goudreau: Mathieu Bouchard-Malo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).