#1Famous people · La Malbaie, Quebec
32 famous people were born in La Malbaie, more of them leaders than in most towns
Laure Conan, the Canadian writer, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Second place goes to the lieutenant Governor of Quebec Pierre Duchesne, third to Martial Asselin. The list reaches back to Pierre-Alexis Tremblay, born in 1827, one of 9 born before Confederation. 9 of them were born before Confederation, more than in any other period.
Born here
32
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Laure Conan
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1827
Pierre-Alexis Tremblay
Youngest
2000
Claire Bolduc
Most common field
Politics & Law
16 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What La Malbaie is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.3 times as common.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in La Malbaie
Laure Conan, Pierre Duchesne and Martial Asselin are written about in 13, 13 and 6 languages.
#1PD#2
Military
Pierre Duchesne
born 1940Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MA#3
Politics & Law
Martial Asselin
1924–2013Canadian politician
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When La Malbaie’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageBusinessMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in La Malbaie
Of the other 29, 15 are leaders.
Monic Néron
born 1986Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
Johnny Guay
1828–1880BusinessWikipedia (French) ↗
Pierre-Willie Maltais
1931–1987Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Clermont.
Questions about famous people from La Malbaie
Who is the most famous person from La Malbaie?
Laure Conan (Canadian writer) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Pierre Duchesne and Martial Asselin.
How many famous people were born in La Malbaie?
Wikidata counts 55 born here, but only those an article confirms are listed.
What is La Malbaie known for?
Here the share is 50%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Malbaie?
The earliest is Pierre-Alexis Tremblay, born in 1827, and the latest birth listed is 2000.
Who counts as from La Malbaie?
The list takes people born within La Malbaie’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?
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 (16)
- Laure Conan: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Lapointe: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laure Gaudreault: Not mentioned in the source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valérie Harvey: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Maltais: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Rochette: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Charles Harvey: Anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Cauchon: Remy Assal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-Alexis Tremblay: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste Maltais: Credit: Arthur Roy / Library and Archives Canada / PA-047294, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ouellet: BAnQ, Centre d’archives du Saguenay– Lac-Saint-Jean, fonds Joseph-Eudore Le May (P90, P10046). Photo : Joseph-Eudore Le May., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Édouard Perrault: Montminy & Cie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Charles Alphonse Angers: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyne Audet: Tournesol1982, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugène Lapointe: Société historique du Saguenay Collection SHS, carton # 2469, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann-Renée Desbiens: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).