MC#1
Writing & Arts
Michel Cormier
born 1957Canadian journalist
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Cocagne, New Brunswick
9 famous people from Cocagne, many of them leaders
At the top of the list is the Canadian journalist Michel Cormier, covered in 6 languages. 4 of them were born between Confederation and 1913, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 30.2 on the list, well above the typical New Brunswick town’s 8.7. As early as 1842, Richard A. Poirier was born here, one of 3 born before Confederation.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Cormier
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1842
Richard A. Poirier
Youngest
1957
Michel Cormier
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Cocagne is known for
Each field is set against the usual town, its share among everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap one to see who is in it.
Through the years
When Cocagne’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cocagne
Two of the three are leaders.
#2Politics & Law
Allison Dysart
1880–1962Canadian politician
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AB#3
Politics & Law
Alfred Edmond Bourgeois
1872–1939Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cocagne
Another 6, the earliest born in 1842.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Shediac’s, with 21.
Questions about famous people from Cocagne
Who is the most famous person from Cocagne?
By our measure the best known is Michel Cormier (Canadian journalist); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Allison Dysart and Alfred Edmond Bourgeois.
How many famous people were born in Cocagne?
11 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Cocagne known for?
They make up 67% here, compared with 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cocagne?
The earliest is Richard A. Poirier, born in 1842, and the latest birth listed is 1957.
Who counts as from Cocagne?
Born inside Cocagne’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.
Why is someone missing?
Wikidata may give their birthplace only as Canada or a province, as a rural area or hamlet without a page here, or as another town; or their article may name a different place, or none. Only people both sources agree on are listed, and a fix on Wikidata or Wikipedia shows up here 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 (3)
- Allison Dysart: The Daily Mail, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muriel McQueen Fergusson: Det er ikke oppgitt på nettsiden til Canadas parlament, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald J. Savoie: Acadia University, CC BY 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).