#1Sports
André Tourigny
born 1974Canadian ice hockey coach
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Nicolet, Quebec
Musicians stand out among the 33 famous people born in Nicolet
At the top of the list is the Canadian ice hockey coach André Tourigny, covered in 6 languages. As early as 1751, Louis Proulx was born here, one of 11 born before Confederation. Before Confederation, 11 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 5 were born since 1970.
Born here
33
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Tourigny
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1751
Louis Proulx
Youngest
1984
Jean-Michel Blais
Most common field
Politics & Law
12 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Nicolet is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
Each field is set against the usual town, its share among everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap one to see who is in it.
Through the years
When Nicolet’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicNotableFilm, TV & StageSportsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Nicolet
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Joseph Norbert Provencher
1787–1853Catholic bishop
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Nicolet
Still to come: 30 more, from 1751 to 1984.
Gilles Tibo
born 1951French-Canadian children's book illustrator and writer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia (French) ↗
Jean-François Baril
born 1976Canadian television presenter, comedian and radio host
Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
Pierre Chatillon
born 1939Poet, novelist and composer from Nicolet (Quebec)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia (French) ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Trois-Rivières’, with 245.
Questions about famous people from Nicolet
Who is the most famous person from Nicolet?
The top name is André Tourigny (Canadian ice hockey coach), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Jean Chatillon and Joseph Norbert Provencher.
How many famous people were born in Nicolet?
Of the 48 Wikidata puts here, the rest have no English or French article that confirms it.
What is Nicolet known for?
They make up 36% here, compared with 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nicolet?
The earliest is Louis Proulx, born in 1751, and the latest birth listed is 1984.
Who counts as from Nicolet?
Born inside Nicolet’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) on Wikidata’s record, with an English or French Wikipedia article to back it up: that is the test, hospitals and districts within the outline included. Someone who just lived here does not pass it, and adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are excluded.
Why is someone missing?
The likeliest reasons: a birthplace recorded only as a province or as Canada, a hamlet or rural area with no page of its own, or an article that gives another place or none. Fixing Wikidata or Wikipedia brings them onto the list at the next refresh, as long as the two then agree.
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 (22)
- André Tourigny: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Norbert Provencher: Université de Saint-Boniface Archives, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Ruette: Geoffrey Maugars, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Octave Beaubien: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Descôteaux: Fondation René-Lévesque, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Michel Blais: Artsandstuff1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juliette Béliveau: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Trahan: Notman & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Tibo: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Proulx: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Napoléon Legendre: c.1890, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodolphe Duguay: Anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adolphe Chatillon: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Beaubien: Unknown. Man in photograph died in 1864, so the photographer must be long gone as well., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J.-Arthur Lemay: J.Arthur LeMay, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-François Baril: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Chatillon: Porte Rouge, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Pellerin: Conrad Poirier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste-Georges Proulx: Livernois Québec, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Béliveau: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis Villeneuve: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, 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).