#1Writing & Arts
Charles-Honoré Laverdière
1826–187319th century Canadian historian
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Château-Richer, Quebec
6 famous people were born in Château-Richer from 1785 to 1981
Charles-Honoré Laverdière is the best known, with articles in 5 languages. The Canadian opera singer Richard Verreau ranks second, ahead of Louis-Théodore Besserer. Before Confederation, 3 were born, the most of any period. As early as 1785, Louis-Théodore Besserer was born here, one of 3 born before Confederation.
Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles-Honoré Laverdière
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1785
Louis-Théodore Besserer
Youngest
1981
Sébastien Tremblay
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Château-Richer’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Château-Richer
#1
#2LB#3
Politics & Law
Louis-Théodore Besserer
1785–1861Canadian politician and businessman
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Château-Richer is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 4.2 times.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans’, at 9 names.
ALSaint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans · 14 kmAchille Larue & 8 moreMBL'Ange-Gardien · 8 kmMichel Bolduc & 6 more
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré · 10 kmRené-Édouard Caron & 5 moreJLSaint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans · 14 kmJean Langlois & 5 more
Chutes-Montmorency · 14 kmRomuald Montézuma Gendron & 3 moreAGSaint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans · 10 kmAlexis Godbout & 1 moreJBSainte-Brigitte-de-Laval · 11 kmJacques BeaudoinJHBoischatel · 12 kmJules Huot
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré · 10 kmRené-Édouard Caron & 5 moreJLSaint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans · 14 kmJean Langlois & 5 moreChutes-Montmorency · 14 kmRomuald Montézuma Gendron & 3 moreAGSaint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans · 10 kmAlexis Godbout & 1 moreJBSainte-Brigitte-de-Laval · 11 kmJacques BeaudoinJHBoischatel · 12 kmJules HuotQuestions about famous people from Château-Richer
Who is the most famous person from Château-Richer?
By our measure the best known is Charles-Honoré Laverdière (19th century Canadian historian); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Richard Verreau and Louis-Théodore Besserer.
What is Château-Richer known for?
They make up 50% here, compared with 12% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Château-Richer?
The earliest is Louis-Théodore Besserer, born in 1785, and the latest birth listed is 1981.
Who counts as from Château-Richer?
Wikidata has to place the birth inside Château-Richer’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), counting its hospitals and districts, and an English or French Wikipedia article has to say the same. Adult performers, people known mostly for crimes and anyone who only lived here stay off the list.
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 (5)
- Charles-Honoré Laverdière: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Verreau: Cameron Nish, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valérie Forgues: Simon Dumas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René-Édouard Caron: J.E. Livernois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romuald Montézuma Gendron: TheLeaf94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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