#1Politics & Law
Louis St. Laurent
1882–197312th Prime Minister of Canada
44 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Compton, Quebec
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Compton
Louis St. Laurent leads the list, covered in 44 languages. Second and third on the list are Josiah Grout and William W. Grout. Most were born between Confederation and 1913: 5 of them. 4 of them were born before Confederation, the first Matthew Henry Cochrane in 1823.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis St. Laurent
44 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1823
Matthew Henry Cochrane
Youngest
1901
Leonard Lafond
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Compton is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3 times as common.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Compton’s famous people were born
The 1820s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Compton
Grout (6).
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Politics & Law
Josiah Grout
1841–1925American politician
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Military
William W. Grout
1836–1902Union Army officer and politician
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from Compton
Who is the most famous person from Compton?
Louis St. Laurent (12th Prime Minister of Canada) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Josiah Grout and William W. Grout.
What is Compton known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 22%; here, 67%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Compton?
Matthew Henry Cochrane, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.
Who counts as from Compton?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Compton’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?
Some have no birthplace below the province on Wikidata, some were born in a hamlet without a page here, and some have an article that names another place or none at all. The page lists only what Wikidata and Wikipedia agree on, and it follows their corrections at each 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 (9)
- Louis St. Laurent: George Nakash, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Grout: Frederick W. Baldwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Seth Huntington: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Carlos Ives: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Henry Cochrane: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garou: Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josée Bélanger: Anders Henrikson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Head Moore: Publisher: Montreal, Lovell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ball: Anonymous, 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).