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Famous people · Montmagny, Quebec
Leaders stand out among the 55 famous people born in Montmagny
The best known is the Canadian Catholic prelate André Gaumond, with articles in 9 languages. The Canadian ice hockey player Samuel Blais ranks second, ahead of Bertrand Blanchet. As early as 1769, Félix Têtu was born here, one of 17 born before Confederation. The largest group, 17, was born before Confederation.
Born here
55
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Gaumond
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1769
Félix Têtu
Youngest
1997
Alexiane
Most common field
Politics & Law
22 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Montmagny is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as clergy and people of faith, at 4.3 times.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
Through the years
When Montmagny’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMusicFaithScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Montmagny
#2Sports
Samuel Blais
born 1996Canadian ice hockey player
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
BB#3
Science & Medicine
Bertrand Blanchet
1932–2025Canadian Catholic prelate
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Montmagny
52 more, from 1769 to 1997.
Edwin Bélanger
1910–2005Canadian conductor, violinist, violist, arranger, and music educator
MusicWikipedia ↗
Fernand Choquette
1895–1975Canadian Quebec MNA and judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Cap-Saint-Ignace’s, with 7.
Questions about famous people from Montmagny
Who is the most famous person from Montmagny?
The top name is André Gaumond (Canadian Catholic prelate), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Samuel Blais and Bertrand Blanchet.
How many famous people were born in Montmagny?
Of the 78 Wikidata puts here, the rest have no English or French article that confirms it.
What is Montmagny known for?
That is 40% of the town’s list, against 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montmagny?
Félix Têtu, from 1769; the most recent birth on the list is from 1997.
Who counts as from Montmagny?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Montmagny’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?
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 (17)
- Samuel Blais: edwarddallas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Guy Paquet: Jean-Guy Paquet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Barre-Boulet: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Montpetit: Albert Dumas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernand Choquette: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugène-Étienne Taché: Montminy et Cie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis-Jacques Casault: Théophile Hamel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maïté Blanchette Vézina: forcejeunesse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roch-Pamphile Vallée: Topley Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine-Gaspard Couillard: J.E. Livernois Photo. Québec, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damase Boulanger: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dany Fortin: Lance Cpl. Angel Serna, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix Têtu: Louis Dulongpré, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hélène Guilmette: Julien Faugère, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Couillard Lislois: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise de Gonzague Pelletier: EskimauddeG, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur: Unidentified photographer, 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).