AG#1
Politics & Law
Antonin Galipeault
1879–1971Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Roncanada · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Maskinongé, Quebec
8 famous people from Maskinongé, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Antonin Galipeault, the Canadian politician, with articles in 4 languages. Close behind are Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière and Joseph-Étienne Guinard. The largest group, 4, was born before Confederation. The list reaches back to David Morrison Armstrong, born in 1805, one of 4 born before Confederation.
Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Antonin Galipeault
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1805
David Morrison Armstrong
Youngest
1989
Sabrina Gervais
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4 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Maskinongé is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.3 times the usual share.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Maskinongé’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
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Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière
1874–1912Canadian pianist
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Faith
Joseph-Étienne Guinard
1864–1965Canadian missionary
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Maskinongé
5 more names, born between 1805 and 1989.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Louiseville lists the most people: 29.
Questions about famous people from Maskinongé
Who is the most famous person from Maskinongé?
By our measure the best known is Antonin Galipeault (Canadian politician); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière and Joseph-Étienne Guinard.
How many famous people were born in Maskinongé?
13 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Maskinongé known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 22%; here, 50%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Maskinongé?
David Morrison Armstrong, from 1805; the most recent birth on the list is from 1989.
Who counts as from Maskinongé?
Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Maskinongé’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?
Some have no birthplace below the province on Wikidata, some were born in a hamlet without a page here, and some have an article that names another place or none at all. The page lists only what Wikidata and Wikipedia agree on, and it follows their corrections at each 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)
- Jacques Ferron: Jules Rochon, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aram J. Pothier: Creator:William Cushing Loring 1879-1959, 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).