#1Writing & Arts
Herménégilde Chiasson
born 1946Playwright working in Quebec
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Famous people · Caraquet, New Brunswick
Of the 17 famous people born in Caraquet, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 5 languages make the playwright working in Quebec Herménégilde Chiasson the best known. Between 1946 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. Prosper E. Paulin (1844) and Irois Léger (1968) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents there are 37.2 on the list, well above the typical New Brunswick town’s 8.7.
Born here
17
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Herménégilde Chiasson
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1844
Prosper E. Paulin
Youngest
1968
Irois Léger
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Caraquet is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.1 times.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
The best known
Born in Caraquet
#1MA#2
Notable
Marc Albert
born 1961Canadian volleyball player
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RJ#3
Film, TV & Stage
Rodrigue Jean
born 1957Canadian film director
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Through the years
When Caraquet’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicNotableFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Caraquet
Here are 14 more, born from 1844 to 1968.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Shippagan’s, at 6 names.
Questions about famous people from Caraquet
Who is the most famous person from Caraquet?
Herménégilde Chiasson (playwright working in Quebec) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Marc Albert and Rodrigue Jean.
How many famous people were born in Caraquet?
Wikidata has 26 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Caraquet known for?
47% of the list, where Canadian towns come to 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Caraquet?
The earliest is Prosper E. Paulin, born in 1844, and the latest birth listed is 1968.
Who counts as from Caraquet?
Born inside Caraquet’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) on Wikidata’s record, with an English or French Wikipedia article to back it up: that is the test, hospitals and districts within the outline included. Someone who just lived here does not pass it, and adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are excluded. Caraquet is also the name of another municipality in New Brunswick: for everyone listed here, Wikipedia gives only “Caraquet”, so the other place can’t be ruled out.
Why is someone missing?
Some have no birthplace below the province on Wikidata, some were born in a hamlet without a page here, and some have an article that names another place or none at all. The page lists only what Wikidata and Wikipedia agree on, and it follows their corrections at each 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 (7)
- Herménégilde Chiasson: Rachelle Bergeron, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Léopold Foulem: @Julie D'Amour-Léger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monique Jean: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Théotime Blanchard: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Yvon Thériault: © Émilie Tournevache au Service de l'audiovisuel (UQAM), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gauvin: Government of New Brunswick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luc Bourdon: Robert Ciavarro, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).