#1Politics & Law
Joseph Edmond Marcile
1854–1925Canadian politician
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Contrecoeur, Quebec
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Contrecoeur
At the top of the list is the Canadian politician Joseph Edmond Marcile, covered in 6 languages. The Canadian Catholic prelate Joseph-Thomas Duhamel ranks second, ahead of Hilaire Hurteau. More than half were born before Confederation, 7 in all. As early as 1711, Luc de la Corne was born here, one of 7 born before Confederation.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Edmond Marcile
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1711
Luc de la Corne
Youngest
1973
Luc Malo
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Contrecoeur is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3 times.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Contrecoeur’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Contrecoeur
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Faith
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel
1841–1909Canadian Catholic prelate
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Politics & Law
Hilaire Hurteau
1837–1920Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Contrecoeur
Another 6, 4 of them leaders.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Towns around it with someone on record: 8.
Sorel-Tracy · 20 kmMarc-André Fleury & 86 more
L'Assomption · 15 kmSebastien Toutant & 37 more
Verchères · 14 kmCalixa Lavallée & 24 more
Lavaltrie · 6 kmMarie-Rosalie Cadron-Jetté & 8 moreNPSaint-Ours · 6 kmNarcisse Pérodeau & 8 moreGCSaint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu · 9 kmGeorge-Étienne Cartier & 8 more
Saint-Sulpice · 12 kmJacques Rougeau & 7 morePDSaint-Denis-sur-Richelieu · 10 kmPaul Dubé & 5 moreQuestions about famous people from Contrecoeur
Who is the most famous person from Contrecoeur?
Joseph Edmond Marcile (Canadian politician) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Joseph-Thomas Duhamel and Hilaire Hurteau.
How many famous people were born in Contrecoeur?
Wikidata counts 11 born here, but only those an article confirms are listed.
What is Contrecoeur known for?
Here the share is 67%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Contrecoeur?
Luc de la Corne, born in 1711. The youngest on the list was born in 1973.
Who counts as from Contrecoeur?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Contrecoeur’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?
Often Wikidata names only Canada or a province as the birthplace, or a rural area, a hamlet or another town; sometimes the Wikipedia article names somewhere else, or nowhere. A person appears here once both agree, so a correction on either site reaches this page 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)
- Joseph Edmond Marcile: Unknown author , Published by Montreal Perrault Print. Co, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Thomas Duhamel: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilaire Hurteau: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Richard: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luc de la Corne: Anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc-André Fleury: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sebastien Toutant: Letartean, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calixa Lavallée: L'Opinion publique Vol. 4, no 11, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Rosalie Cadron-Jetté: Sister Marie Perras, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Rougeau: George Napolitano, 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).