#1Sports
David Savard
born 1990Canadian ice hockey player
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Business people stand out among the 124 famous people born in Saint-Hyacinthe
At the top of the list is the Canadian ice hockey player David Savard, covered in 17 languages. Between 1946 and 1969, 29 were born, the most of any period. Michel Brisbois, born in 1759, is the earliest name and Roxanne Bolduc, born in 2007, the latest. The list comes to 20.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 6.1 in the typical town in Quebec.
Born here
124
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
David Savard
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Michel Brisbois
Youngest
2007
Roxanne Bolduc
Most common field
Politics & Law
38 people
What stands out about Saint-Hyacinthe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Saint-Hyacinthe is known for
Business people stand out most, at 1.9 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 Saint-Hyacinthe’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 13 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicBusinessFaithMilitary
One dot per person, piled up by decade of birth.
The best known
Born in Saint-Hyacinthe
Counted by languages, David Savard is ahead of Felix Hebert and Gérald Fauteux: 17, 10 and 8.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Felix Hebert
1874–1969American politician
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Politics & Law
Gérald Fauteux
1900–1980Canadian judge (1900–1980); 13th Chief Justice of Canada
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint-Hyacinthe
Another 121, 36 of them leaders.
Anne Claire Poirier
1932–2026Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Catherine-Aurélie Caouette
1833–1905FaithWikipedia ↗
Rosalie Vaillancourt
born 1992Quebec comedian, actress and singer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
Gaétan Girouard
1965–1999Canadian journalist and television presenter
Writing & ArtsWikipedia (French) ↗
Jean-Baptiste Chartier
1832–1917FaithWikipedia (French) ↗
Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf
born 1980Writing & ArtsWikipedia (French) ↗
Roxanne Bolduc
born 2007SportsWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Saint-Damase counts 7 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
JBSaint-Damase · 13 kmJean Baptiste Blanchet & 6 more
Saint-Pie · 14 kmJérôme-Adolphe Chicoyne & 4 moreHDSaint-Charles-sur-Richelieu · 19 kmHermas Deslauriers & 4 more
Saint-Jean-Baptiste · 19 kmÉtienne Blanchard & 4 moreARSaint-Simon · 12 kmAlphonse Roy & 2 more
La Présentation · 8 kmÉlisabeth Bergeron & 1 moreGCSaint-Barnabé-Sud · 10 kmGérard Côté & 1 moreFJSainte-Madeleine · 12 kmFrance Jodoin & 1 more
Saint-Pie · 14 kmJérôme-Adolphe Chicoyne & 4 moreHDSaint-Charles-sur-Richelieu · 19 kmHermas Deslauriers & 4 moreSaint-Jean-Baptiste · 19 kmÉtienne Blanchard & 4 moreARSaint-Simon · 12 kmAlphonse Roy & 2 moreLa Présentation · 8 kmÉlisabeth Bergeron & 1 moreGCSaint-Barnabé-Sud · 10 kmGérard Côté & 1 moreFJSainte-Madeleine · 12 kmFrance Jodoin & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Hyacinthe
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Hyacinthe?
By our measure the best known is David Savard (Canadian ice hockey player); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Felix Hebert and Gérald Fauteux.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Hyacinthe?
Wikidata has 187 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Saint-Hyacinthe known for?
31% here, set against 22% for Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Hyacinthe?
Michel Brisbois (1759). At the other end, the youngest was born in 2007.
Who counts as from Saint-Hyacinthe?
Wikidata has to place the birth inside Saint-Hyacinthe’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), counting its hospitals and districts, and an English or French Wikipedia article has to say the same. Adult performers, people known mostly for crimes and anyone who only lived here stay off the list.
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 (52)
- David Savard: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Hebert: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gérald Fauteux: Gar Lunney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francine Lalonde: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Claire Poirier: DorianeGray, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis DeJordy: TGC Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Langelier: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henriette Dessaulles: Notman & Sandham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johanne Blouin: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc-André Bourdon: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Langelier: John Alexander Cooper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geneviève Brouillette: diane tell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Berthiaume: Canada. Department of National Defence / Library and Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis-Antoine Dessaulles: J.B. Livernois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Esdras Bernier: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Télesphore-Damien Bouchard: Studio Livernois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Morin: Not mentioned in the source. Possibly studio Dupras et Colas, Montréal, as it looks like it could have been taken in the same photo session as [1] and [2] ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Riendeau: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adèle Bourgeois: Georges Bellerive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Dessaulles-Béique: La Photographie Lapose/ Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chantal Fontaine: CABM VBM, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaspard Fauteux: La Presse (?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges-Casimir Dessaulles: Studio of F.L. Bourque, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Breton: Amusem12, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Philippe Bergeron: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Casavant: La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Bellemare: Acxzon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mégane Sauvé: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Aubuchon: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Boucher de la Bruère: J.E. Livernois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Corbeil: Erbvdat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Lassonde: Gilbertus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Morris: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Taché: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Chabot: Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luc Brodeur-Jourdain: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luc Giard: Luc Ticoune Giard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Lapierre: Ruth Major Lapierre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Savard: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Honoré Mercier Jr.: Biographies canadiennes-françaises. 1922, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-François Jodoin: Benj05, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Richer: Studio de photographie Saint-Hyacinthe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalie Vaillancourt: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Céline Saint-Pierre: Sacré Marmotte, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis-Charles Bélanger: Joseph Amédée Dumas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Jetté: Olympiquedemtl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roxanne Bolduc: BolleComm, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serge Lemonde: Serge albert Lemonde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yannick De Martino: Mathieu lacroix94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jérôme-Adolphe Chicoyne: Presby Elite Studio, Sherbrooke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Blanchard: Laprès & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Élisabeth Bergeron: Les Soeurs de Saint-Joseph, 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).