CM#1
Politics & Law
Catherine McKenney
born 1961Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Fort-Coulonge, Quebec
6 famous people were born in Fort-Coulonge, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Catherine McKenney, the Canadian politician, with articles in 4 languages. Second place goes to the Canadian politician Robert Bertrand, third to Charles Bélec. Between Confederation and 1913, 3 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Bryson Jr., born in 1852, the newest to Catherine McKenney, born in 1961.
Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Catherine McKenney
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1852
George Bryson Jr.
Youngest
1961
Catherine McKenney
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fort-Coulonge is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3 times as common.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
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Born in Fort-Coulonge
RB#2
Politics & Law
Robert Bertrand
1953–2022Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CB#3
Politics & Law
Charles Bélec
1872–1958Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Fort-Coulonge’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 2.
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Everyone else born in Fort-Coulonge
3 more names, born between 1852 and 1913.
Hugh Proudfoot
1912–1980Former liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby towns with at least one name on record: 1.
Questions about famous people from Fort-Coulonge
Who is the most famous person from Fort-Coulonge?
By our measure the best known is Catherine McKenney (Canadian politician); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Robert Bertrand and Charles Bélec.
What is Fort-Coulonge known for?
Here the share is 67%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fort-Coulonge?
George Bryson Jr., born in 1852. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.
Who counts as from Fort-Coulonge?
Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Fort-Coulonge’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?
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 (1)
- Jack Quinn: HickoryOughtShirt?4, 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).