#1Politics & Law
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
1860–1911Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Clare, Nova Scotia
Leaders stand out among the 15 famous people born in Clare
Most widely known is Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau, the Canadian politician, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are George Nowlan and Gerald Comeau. The earliest on the list is Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau, born in 1860, and the youngest Phil Comeau, born in 1956. Between Confederation and 1913, 6 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
15
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1860
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
Youngest
1956
Phil Comeau
Most common field
Politics & Law
12 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Clare is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.6 times.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
The best known
Born in Clare
All three are leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
George Nowlan
1898–1965Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GC#3
Politics & Law
Gerald Comeau
1946–2023Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Clare’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Clare
Of the other 12, 9 are leaders.
Édith Comeau-Tufts
1919–2010Writing & ArtsWikipedia (French) ↗
Léger Comeau
1920–1996NotableWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Clare
Who is the most famous person from Clare?
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau (Canadian politician) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come George Nowlan and Gerald Comeau.
How many famous people were born in Clare?
Wikidata has 16 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Clare known for?
They make up 80% here, compared with 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Clare?
The earliest is Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau, born in 1860, and the latest birth listed is 1956.
Who counts as from Clare?
Anyone Wikidata records as born at a place inside Clare’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), hospitals and districts within it included, whose English or French Wikipedia article confirms it. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are left out.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata record may stop at the province, point to a rural area we have no page for, or name a different town, and their article may disagree or say nothing. Only a birthplace both sources share is listed; edits to either are picked up 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 (4)
- Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Nowlan: Arthur Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Comeau: Phil Comeau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benoit Comeau: Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Public domain, 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).