#1Film, TV & Stage
Denis Villeneuve
born 1967Canadian film director and screenwriter
65 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Bécancour, Quebec
Leaders stand out among the 31 famous people born in Bécancour
Denis Villeneuve, the Canadian film director and screenwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. 20 of them were born before Confederation, more than in any other period. As early as 1779, Jean-Baptiste Hébert was born here, one of 20 born before Confederation. For every 10,000 residents there are 20.7 on the list, well above the typical Quebec town’s 6.1.
Born here
31
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Denis Villeneuve
65 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1779
Jean-Baptiste Hébert
Youngest
1996
Sam Montembeault
Most common field
Politics & Law
24 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bécancour is known for
Set against the usual town, clergy and people of faith come out 7.7 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.
The best known
Born in Bécancour
The three are covered in 65, 11 and 9 languages: Denis Villeneuve, Sam Montembeault and Louis-Zéphirin Moreau.
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#2Sports
Sam Montembeault
born 1996Canadian ice hockey player
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Faith
Louis-Zéphirin Moreau
1824–1901Canadian Catholic prelate, blessed
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Bécancour’s famous people were born
The 1840s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaithSports
Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bécancour
Another 28, the earliest born in 1779.
Martin Villeneuve
born 1978Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
François-Siméon Tourigny
1858–2000Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
Joseph-Moïse Desilets
1838–1915Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
Paul-Éloi Marier
1810–1880Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Bécancour
Who is the most famous person from Bécancour?
The top name is Denis Villeneuve (Canadian film director and screenwriter), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Sam Montembeault and Louis-Zéphirin Moreau.
How many famous people were born in Bécancour?
Wikidata has 41 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Bécancour known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 22%; here, 77%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bécancour?
Jean-Baptiste Hébert, born in 1779. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
Who counts as from Bécancour?
A birth counts when Wikidata puts it inside Bécancour’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.
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 (10)
- Denis Villeneuve: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Montembeault: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis-Zéphirin Moreau: J.E. Livernois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmond Lareau: Archambault, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Gaudet: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Adolphe Billy: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Édouard Turcotte: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cormier: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Béliveau: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Tourigny: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).