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Famous people · Repentigny, Quebec
Of the 51 famous people born in Repentigny, an unusual share are musicians
At the top of the list is the Canadian soccer player Samuel Piette, covered in 24 languages. Jason Pominville, the Canadian-American ice hockey player, comes second, with Pascal Leclaire third. Most were born since 1970: 33 of them. From Côme-Séraphin Cherrier to Joël Teasdale, the births on the list run from 1798 to 1999.
Born here
51
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Samuel Piette
24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1798
Côme-Séraphin Cherrier
Youngest
1999
Joël Teasdale
Most common field
Sports
20 people
What stands out about Repentigny’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Repentigny’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 14.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitaryFaithNotableBusiness
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
Known for
What Repentigny is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 2.1 times as common.
Each field is set against the usual town, its share among everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap one to see who is in it.
The best known
Born in Repentigny
Counted by languages, Samuel Piette is ahead of Jason Pominville and Pascal Leclaire: 24, 14 and 13.
#2Sports
Jason Pominville
born 1982Canadian-American ice hockey player
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Sports
Pascal Leclaire
born 1982Canadian ice hockey player
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Repentigny
Still to come: 48 more, from 1798 to 1999.
Joe Juneau
1836–1899Canadian explorer, co-discoverer of gold in the Juneau distric
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Joseph Royal
1837–1902Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor, journalist, lawyer, politician
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Jonathan Roberge
born 1983Canadian comedian, actor, writer, television and radio host, and director
Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
Henri-Laurier Coiteux
1909–1972Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
L'Assomption leads the towns around it, with 38 names.
L'Assomption · 10 kmSebastien Toutant & 37 more
Varennes · 10 kmMarguerite d'Youville & 27 more
Verchères · 7 kmCalixa Lavallée & 24 moreÉMMascouche · 14 kmÉmilie Mondor & 14 moreCDCharlemagne · 5 kmCéline Dion & 7 more
Saint-Sulpice · 10 kmJacques Rougeau & 7 more
L'Épiphanie · 10 kmAntoine Dufour & 6 more
Pointe-aux-Trembles · 12 kmJulien Gauthier & 6 moreQuestions about famous people from Repentigny
Who is the most famous person from Repentigny?
Samuel Piette (Canadian soccer player) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Jason Pominville and Pascal Leclaire.
How many famous people were born in Repentigny?
65 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Repentigny known for?
Here the share is 39%; across Canadian towns it is 38%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Repentigny?
Côme-Séraphin Cherrier, from 1798; the most recent birth on the list is from 1999.
Who counts as from Repentigny?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Repentigny’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?
Their Wikidata record may stop at the province, point to a rural area we have no page for, or name a different town, and their article may disagree or say nothing. Only a birthplace both sources share is listed; edits to either are picked up 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 (29)
- Jason Pominville: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Leclaire: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-François Bérubé: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Juneau: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Élie Dupuis: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne-Élisabeth Bossé: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Royal: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurent Dauphin: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Gentilcore: Johmalleus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Cournoyer: CBC Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Meilleur-Giguère: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Annick Lépine: Pierre5018, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Denis: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Côme-Séraphin Cherrier: Photographer: Desmarais et Cie - Credit: Bibaud, M. / Library and Archives Canada / PA-074143, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-François Pauzé: Pierre5018, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathieu Lacombe: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Marchand: La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Roberge: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Perreault: STEPHANE VENNE, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julien Tremblay: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karine Ste-Marie: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valérie Chevalier: Société de la SP - Québec, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Michel Vanasse: Jean-Michel Vanasse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sebastien Toutant: Letartean, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite d'Youville: James Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calixa Lavallée: L'Opinion publique Vol. 4, no 11, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Rougeau: George Napolitano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Dufour: Dandon TRJ, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julien Gauthier: TheAHL, CC BY 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).