PM#1
Politics & Law
Percy Mockler
born 1949Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick
9 famous people from Saint-Léonard, many of them leaders
Percy Mockler, the Canadian politician, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The next two names are Pius Michaud and Daniel Daigle. The largest group, 4, was born between Confederation and 1913. From Andrew B. Hammond to Percy Mockler, the births on the list run from 1848 to 1949.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Percy Mockler
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1848
Andrew B. Hammond
Youngest
1949
Percy Mockler
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Politics & Law
8 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Saint-Léonard is known for
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PM#2
Politics & Law
Pius Michaud
1870–1956Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DD#3
Politics & Law
Daniel Daigle
born 1939Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Saint-Léonard’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Everyone else born in Saint-Léonard
Of the other 6, 5 are leaders.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Grand Falls / Grand-Sault has the most on record, with 13.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Léonard
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Léonard?
Percy Mockler (Canadian politician) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Pius Michaud and Daniel Daigle.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Léonard?
Wikidata places 12 here in all; the others lack an article that agrees.
What is Saint-Léonard known for?
They make up 89% here, compared with 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Léonard?
Andrew B. Hammond, born in 1848. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.
Who counts as from Saint-Léonard?
Born inside Saint-Léonard’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.
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).