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Jean-Paul L'Allier
1938–2016Canadian politician
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Famous people · Hudson, Quebec
Leaders stand out among the 7 famous people born in Hudson
At the top of the list is the Canadian politician Jean-Paul L'Allier, covered in 10 languages. Larry Smith, the Canadian politician, comes second, with Brad Smith third. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. The list comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 6.1 in the typical town in Quebec.
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Paul L'Allier
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1887
Frank Grisdale
Youngest
1988
Matt Holubowski
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Hudson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hudson is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.6 times the usual share.
Each field is set against the usual town, its share among everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap one to see who is in it.
Through the years
When Hudson’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 2.
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One dot per person, piled up by decade of birth.
The best known
Born in Hudson
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Politics & Law
Larry Smith
born 1951Canadian politician
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Hudson
4 more names, born between 1887 and 1988.
True Davidson
1901–1978Canadian politician and writer, first mayor of the Borough of East York, Order of Canada recipient
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Rigaud’s, at 18 names.
Rigaud · 12 kmAmanda Walsh & 17 more
Vaudreuil-Dorion · 11 kmMaxime Deschamps & 11 more
Oka · 7 kmOvide Charlebois & 5 moreALSainte-Marthe · 12 kmAlcide Laurin & 4 moreABSaint-Clet · 13 kmAugustin Bourbonnais & 4 moreARSaint-Placide · 9 kmAdolphe-Basile Routhier & 3 moreEGKanesatake · 4 kmEllen Gabriel & 1 moreJFSaint-Lazare · 6 kmJocelyne FelxQuestions about famous people from Hudson
Who is the most famous person from Hudson?
Jean-Paul L'Allier (Canadian politician) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Larry Smith and Brad Smith.
What is Hudson known for?
That is 57% of the town’s list, against 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hudson?
Frank Grisdale (1887). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1988.
Who counts as from Hudson?
The list takes people born within Hudson’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), its hospitals and districts too, as Wikidata records it and an English or French Wikipedia article confirms. It leaves out residents born elsewhere, adult performers and people chiefly known for crimes.
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 (6)
- Jean-Paul L'Allier: Simon Villeneuve, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Holubowski: LePetitRusse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- True Davidson: Gerry Cobden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Walsh: CanadiansAbroadLA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxime Deschamps: SpiritedMichelle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ovide Charlebois: Église catholique, 1936, 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).