#1Politics & Law
Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur
1880–1965Canadian politician
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec
Of the 7 famous people born in Cap-Saint-Ignace, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur, the Canadian politician, with articles in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Joseph-Achille Francoeur and Étienne-Claude Lagueux. 5 of them were born before Confederation, more than in any other period. As early as 1753, François Bernier was born here, one of 5 born before Confederation.
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1753
François Bernier
Youngest
1882
Joseph-Achille Francoeur
Most common field
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6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Cap-Saint-Ignace is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.9 times.
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 Cap-Saint-Ignace’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 2.
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Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cap-Saint-Ignace
All three are leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
Joseph-Achille Francoeur
1882–1959Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Politics & Law
Étienne-Claude Lagueux
1765–1842Canadian politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cap-Saint-Ignace
The rest number 4, with 3 leaders among them.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 20 km of Cap-Saint-Ignace, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Cap-Saint-Ignace
Who is the most famous person from Cap-Saint-Ignace?
Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur (Canadian politician) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Joseph-Achille Francoeur and Étienne-Claude Lagueux.
How many famous people were born in Cap-Saint-Ignace?
16 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Cap-Saint-Ignace known for?
That is 86% of the town’s list, against 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cap-Saint-Ignace?
François Bernier, from 1753; the most recent birth on the list is from 1882.
Who counts as from Cap-Saint-Ignace?
Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Cap-Saint-Ignace’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article. Moving here later is not enough, and adult performers and people known chiefly for crimes are not listed.
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)
- Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Achille Francoeur: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Noël Bossé: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damase Jalbert: Charles Huot (1855-1930), 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).