#1Politics & Law
James Reid
1839–1904Canadian politician from British Columbia
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · La Pêche, Quebec
La Pêche’s famous people span 125 years: 3 births from 1839 to 1964
The best known, counted by the languages that write about them, is the Canadian politician from British columbia James Reid. Close behind are Jocelyn Gauvreau and John Geggie. The nearest list is in Pontiac, 20 km away: 3 names, starting with Hib Milks. The list’s best known name, James Reid, dates from 1839.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
James Reid
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1839
James Reid
Youngest
1964
Jocelyn Gauvreau
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in La Pêche
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Sports
Jocelyn Gauvreau
born 1964Canadian ice hockey defenceman
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia ↗
JG#3
Known for
What La Pêche is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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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Questions about famous people from La Pêche
Who is the most famous person from La Pêche?
The top name is James Reid (Canadian politician from British Columbia), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Jocelyn Gauvreau and John Geggie.
How many famous people were born in La Pêche?
Wikidata counts 5 born here, but only those an article confirms are listed.
What is La Pêche known for?
Here the share is 33%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Pêche?
The earliest is James Reid, born in 1839, and the latest birth listed is 1964.
Who counts as from La Pêche?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside La Pêche’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 (2)
- James Reid: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hib Milks: Unknown author, 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).