#1Politics & Law
Bernard Landry
1937–2018Canadian politician
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Jacques, Quebec
15 famous people were born in Saint-Jacques, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the Canadian politician Bernard Landry, with articles in 14 languages. Close behind are Francis Cassidy and Joseph Éloi Archambault. More than half were born before Confederation, 8 in all. The list reaches back to Jean-Louis Martin, born in 1823, one of 8 born before Confederation.
Born here
15
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Landry
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1823
Jean-Louis Martin
Youngest
1944
Gisèle Ricard
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Saint-Jacques is known for
Saint-Jacques has 4.3× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
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-Jacques’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaithMusicBusiness
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Saint-Jacques
The three best known are all leaders.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Francis Cassidy
1827–1873Former mayor of Montreal, Quebec
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Politics & Law
Joseph Éloi Archambault
1861–1916Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint-Jacques
Still to come: 12 more, from 1823 to 1944.
Marcel Dugas
1883–1947Canadian writer, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic.
Writing & ArtsWikipedia (French) ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Joliette counts 49 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
SMJoliette · 12 kmSébastien Michaud & 48 moreGGSaint-Esprit · 10 kmGilles Gilbert & 8 more
L'Épiphanie · 13 kmAntoine Dufour & 6 more
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan · 12 kmLise Thibault & 4 moreAMSaint-Ambroise-de-Kildare · 14 kmAudrey McManiman & 4 moreRGSaint-Liguori · 5 kmRoger Gaudet & 3 more
Saint-Paul · 11 kmJoseph Pierre Octave Guilbault & 3 moreLMSaint-Alexis · 6 kmLaurent Mailhot & 1 more
L'Épiphanie · 13 kmAntoine Dufour & 6 moreSaint-Roch-de-l'Achigan · 12 kmLise Thibault & 4 moreAMSaint-Ambroise-de-Kildare · 14 kmAudrey McManiman & 4 moreRGSaint-Liguori · 5 kmRoger Gaudet & 3 moreSaint-Paul · 11 kmJoseph Pierre Octave Guilbault & 3 moreLMSaint-Alexis · 6 kmLaurent Mailhot & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Jacques
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Jacques?
The top name is Bernard Landry (Canadian politician), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Francis Cassidy and Joseph Éloi Archambault.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Jacques?
Wikidata places 23 here in all; the others lack an article that agrees.
What is Saint-Jacques known for?
53% of the list, where Canadian towns come to 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Jacques?
Jean-Louis Martin, from 1823; the most recent birth on the list is from 1944.
Who counts as from Saint-Jacques?
Anyone Wikidata records as born at a place inside Saint-Jacques’ municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), hospitals and districts within it included, whose English or French Wikipedia article confirms it. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are left out.
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 (8)
- Bernard Landry: MisterAD1984, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Cassidy: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Éloi Archambault: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis-Joseph Riopel: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Dugas: Université d'Ottawa, CRCCF, Fonds Séraphin-Marion (P106), Ph152-B5., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Dufour: Dandon TRJ, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Thibault: Montrealais 07:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Pierre Octave Guilbault: William James Topley, 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).