AG#1
![Académie Saint-Barthélemy du comté de Berthier / O. Allard . - [1920]](https://images.townratings.com/ca/town_images/52452055/5226f01c91fd6d19a91d.jpg)
Photo: O. Allard · Public domainFamous people · Saint-Barthélemy, Quebec
Leaders stand out among the 10 famous people born in Saint-Barthélemy
The best known is the Canadian pianist Anna-Marie Globenski, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Joseph Arthur Barrette and Joseph Caron. As early as 1842, Louis-Zéphirin Gauthier was born here, one of 4 born before Confederation. Only 122 of the 605 towns in Quebec with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anna-Marie Globenski
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1842
Louis-Zéphirin Gauthier
Youngest
1938
Raoul Sarrazin
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Saint-Barthélemy is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.7 times the usual share.
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 Saint-Barthélemy’s famous people were born
The 1860s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsSportsNotable
Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Saint-Barthélemy
Leaders take two of the three places.
JB#2
Politics & Law
Joseph Arthur Barrette
1875–1952Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JC#3
Politics & Law
Joseph Caron
1868–1954Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint-Barthélemy
7 more names, born between 1842 and 1938.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Sorel-Tracy has the most on record: 87.
Sorel-Tracy · 20 kmMarc-André Fleury & 86 more
Berthierville · 13 kmJacques Villeneuve & 30 more
Louiseville · 17 kmJacques Ferron & 28 moreCCSaint-Cuthbert · 9 kmCharles Jérémie Coulombe & 8 moreAGMaskinongé · 10 kmAntonin Galipeault & 7 more
Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon · 19 kmGordon Bertie & 7 moreADSaint-Norbert · 13 kmAzellus Denis & 3 moreJMSainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier · 15 kmJoseph-Alfred Mousseau & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Barthélemy
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Barthélemy?
Anna-Marie Globenski (Canadian pianist) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Joseph Arthur Barrette and Joseph Caron.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Barthélemy?
16 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Saint-Barthélemy known for?
That is 60% of the town’s list, against 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Barthélemy?
Louis-Zéphirin Gauthier, born in 1842. The youngest on the list was born in 1938.
Who counts as from Saint-Barthélemy?
A birth counts when Wikidata puts it inside Saint-Barthélemy’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), a hospital or district there included, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article agrees. Those who only moved here are not on the list, and neither are adult performers or people famous mainly for crimes.
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 (4)
- Marc-André Fleury: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Villeneuve: Veilleux79, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Ferron: Jules Rochon, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Bertie: UPI, 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).