#1Famous people · Beaumont, Quebec
Of the 7 famous people born in Beaumont, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon, the Canadian nun, with articles in 9 languages. Adélard Turgeon, the Canadian politician, comes second, with Joseph-Aurélien Roy third. 6 of them were born before Confederation, more than in any other period. As early as 1698, Joseph Nadeau was born here, one of 6 born before Confederation.
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1698
Joseph Nadeau
Youngest
1910
Joseph-Aurélien Roy
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Beaumont is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.3 times the usual share.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
Through the years
When Beaumont’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1840s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawFaithMilitary
One dot per person, piled up by decade of birth.
The best known
Born in Beaumont
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Adélard Turgeon
1863–1930Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JR#3
Politics & Law
Joseph-Aurélien Roy
1910–2001Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Beaumont
4 more, from 1698 to 1771.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
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Chutes-Montmorency · 14 kmRomuald Montézuma Gendron & 3 moreSaint-Henri · 15 kmAlfred Tremblay & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Beaumont
Who is the most famous person from Beaumont?
Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon (Canadian nun) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Adélard Turgeon and Joseph-Aurélien Roy.
What is Beaumont known for?
Here the share is 71%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Beaumont?
Joseph Nadeau (1698). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1910.
Who counts as from Beaumont?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Beaumont’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and an English or French Wikipedia article must agree. The list leaves out adult performers, people known mainly for crimes and anyone born elsewhere.
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 (4)
- Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adélard Turgeon: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romuald Montézuma Gendron: TheLeaf94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Tremblay: Unknown author, 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).