HO#1
Faith
Henry Joseph O'Leary
1879–1938Catholic archbishop
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Richibucto, New Brunswick
Of the 13 famous people born in Richibucto, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the Catholic archbishop Henry Joseph O'Leary, covered in 7 languages. The Canadian politician Peter Veniot ranks second, ahead of Kate McPhelim Cleary. The largest group, 8, was born before Confederation. The list reaches back to Charles Wesley Weldon, born in 1830, one of 8 born before Confederation.
Born here
13
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henry Joseph O'Leary
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1830
Charles Wesley Weldon
Youngest
1947
Jeanne d'Arc Gaudet
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Richibucto is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.8 times as common.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
Through the years
When Richibucto’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1860s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Richibucto
PV#2
Politics & Law
Peter Veniot
1863–1936Canadian politician
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
KC#3
Writing & Arts
Kate McPhelim Cleary
1863–1905American writer
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Richibucto
10 more, from 1830 to 1947.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Questions about famous people from Richibucto
Who is the most famous person from Richibucto?
The top name is Henry Joseph O'Leary (catholic archbishop), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Peter Veniot and Kate McPhelim Cleary.
How many famous people were born in Richibucto?
Wikidata counts 15 born here, but only those an article confirms are listed.
What is Richibucto known for?
Here the share is 62%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Richibucto?
The earliest is Charles Wesley Weldon, born in 1830, and the latest birth listed is 1947.
Who counts as from Richibucto?
A birth counts when Wikidata puts it inside Richibucto’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), a hospital or district there included, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article agrees. Those who only moved here are not on the list, and neither are adult performers or people famous mainly for crimes. Richibucto is also the name of another municipality in New Brunswick: for everyone listed here, Wikipedia gives only “Richibucto”, so the other place can’t be ruled out.
Why is someone missing?
The likeliest reasons: a birthplace recorded only as a province or as Canada, a hamlet or rural area with no page of its own, or an article that gives another place or none. Fixing Wikidata or Wikipedia brings them onto the list at the next refresh, as long as the two then agree.
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.
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).