#1Famous people · Kirkland, Quebec
8 famous people were born in Kirkland, more of them athletes than in most towns
James Pantemis, the Canadian soccer player, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Most were born since 1970: 7 of them. From Warren Craney in 1968 to Joseph Veleno in 2000, the births cover 32 years. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.1, close to the 6.1 of the typical Quebec town.
Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
James Pantemis
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1968
Warren Craney
Youngest
2000
Joseph Veleno
Most common field
Sports
6 people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kirkland’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kirkland is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2 times.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
The best known
Born in Kirkland
The three best known are all athletes.
#1JV#2
Sports
Joseph Veleno
born 2000Canadian ice hockey player
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Sports
Vanessa Davidson
born 1984Canadian ice hockey player
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kirkland
5 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Pointe-Claire lists the most people: 40.
Pointe-Claire · 5 kmMike Matheson & 39 more
Dorval · 9 kmJason Demers & 9 moreBSL'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève · 5 kmBob Sauvé & 7 moreALSainte-Anne-de-Bellevue · 8 kmAlfred Lépine & 6 more
Pierrefonds-Ouest · 2 kmMylène Farmer & 5 moreMVBeaconsfield · 2 kmMia Vallée & 5 moreTBDollard-Des Ormeaux · 6 kmThérèse Brisson & 3 moreCLBaie-D'Urfé · 5 kmChris LynessQuestions about famous people from Kirkland
Who is the most famous person from Kirkland?
The top name is James Pantemis (Canadian soccer player), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Joseph Veleno and Vanessa Davidson.
How many famous people were born in Kirkland?
Wikidata places 11 here in all; the others lack an article that agrees.
What is Kirkland known for?
Here the share is 75%; across Canadian towns it is 38%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kirkland?
Warren Craney, from 1968; the most recent birth on the list is from 2000.
Who counts as from Kirkland?
A birth counts when Wikidata puts it inside Kirkland’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), a hospital or district there included, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article agrees. Those who only moved here are not on the list, and neither are adult performers or people famous mainly for crimes.
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 (7)
- James Pantemis: Joe Peacock, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Davidson: Bon hein, alors euh..., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariane Brunet: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Paquet: jvmproductions01, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Matheson: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Demers: Hockeyfreak2001, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mylène Farmer: Boydu90, 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).