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5 famous people were born in Rogersville
Jerry Doyle, the politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. Second place goes to the politician William Gallant, third to Francis T. Lavoie. Most were born between 1914 and 1945: 3 of them. From Francis T. Lavoie to Roland Richard, the births on the list run from 1874 to 1943.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jerry Doyle
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1874
Francis T. Lavoie
Youngest
1943
Roland Richard
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Rogersville
Lavoie in 1.
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Politics & Law
Francis T. Lavoie
1874–1947Canadian politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Rogersville’s famous people were born
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Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rogersville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.7 times.
Each field is set against the usual town, its share among everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap one to see who is in it.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Rogersville
2 more, from 1939 to 1943.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Questions about famous people from Rogersville
Who is the most famous person from Rogersville?
By our measure the best known is Jerry Doyle (politician); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come William Gallant and Francis T. Lavoie.
How many famous people were born in Rogersville?
Wikidata has 6 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Rogersville known for?
Here the share is 60%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rogersville?
Francis T. Lavoie, from 1874; the most recent birth on the list is from 1943.
Who counts as from Rogersville?
The list takes people born within Rogersville’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), its hospitals and districts too, as Wikidata records it and an English or French Wikipedia article confirms. It leaves out residents born elsewhere, adult performers and people chiefly known for crimes. Rogersville is also the name of another municipality in New Brunswick: for everyone listed here, Wikipedia gives only “Rogersville”, 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.
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).