AJ#1
Famous people · Bonaventure, Quebec
Of the 13 famous people born in Bonaventure, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the Canadian musical artist Anik Jean, with articles in 5 languages. Between 1914 and 1945, 5 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Hippolyte Dubord, born in 1801, to Anik Jean, born in 1977. Fewer than a quarter of the 605 towns in Quebec with famous people list more.
Born here
13
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anik Jean
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1801
Hippolyte Dubord
Youngest
1977
Anik Jean
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bonaventure is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 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.
The best known
Born in Bonaventure
Two of the three are leaders.
#2Politics & Law
Bona Arsenault
1903–1993Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EF#3
Politics & Law
Eric Forest
born 1952Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Bonaventure’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicNotableFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaith
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bonaventure
The rest number 10, with 4 leaders among them.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Questions about famous people from Bonaventure
Who is the most famous person from Bonaventure?
By our measure the best known is Anik Jean (Canadian musical artist); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Bona Arsenault and Eric Forest.
How many famous people were born in Bonaventure?
Wikidata counts 15 born here, but only those an article confirms are listed.
What is Bonaventure known for?
46% here, set against 22% for Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bonaventure?
Hippolyte Dubord, from 1801; the most recent birth on the list is from 1977.
Who counts as from Bonaventure?
Anyone Wikidata records as born at a place inside Bonaventure’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 (3)
- Bona Arsenault: Arthur Roy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Françoise Bujold: Bombyx (Michaël La Chance), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Miville-Deschênes: FR, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).