#1Politics & Law
Wilfrid Laurier
1841–19197th prime minister of Canada
46 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Lin--Laurentides, Quebec
Saint-Lin--Laurentides counts 9 famous people, first among them Wilfrid Laurier
Best known of all is Wilfrid Laurier, written about in 46 languages. Second place goes to the Canadian actress Élise Guilbault, third to Gabrielle Destroismaisons. As early as 1841, Wilfrid Laurier was born here, one of 3 born before Confederation. Before Confederation, 3 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Wilfrid Laurier
46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1841
Wilfrid Laurier
Youngest
1982
Gabrielle Destroismaisons
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Saint-Lin--Laurentides
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Élise Guilbault
born 1961Canadian actress
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Music
Gabrielle Destroismaisons
born 1982Québécois singer
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Nearby, Terrebonne has the most on record, with 42.
Terrebonne · 15 kmGarven Metusala & 41 moreÉMMascouche · 15 kmÉmilie Mondor & 14 more
Saint-Jacques · 19 kmBernard Landry & 14 moreJDSainte-Anne-des-Plaines · 10 kmJonathan Delisle & 9 moreGGSaint-Esprit · 9 kmGilles Gilbert & 8 more
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan · 12 kmLise Thibault & 4 moreÉTLorraine · 19 kmÉdouard Therriault & 3 more
Saint-Calixte · 14 kmJoseph-Odilon Duval & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Lin--Laurentides
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Lin--Laurentides?
By our measure the best known is Wilfrid Laurier (7th prime minister of Canada); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Élise Guilbault and Gabrielle Destroismaisons.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Lin--Laurentides?
Wikidata places 11 here in all, and those missing from the list lack a confirming article.
What is Saint-Lin--Laurentides known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 22%; here, 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Lin--Laurentides?
The earliest is Wilfrid Laurier, born in 1841, and the latest birth listed is 1982.
Who counts as from Saint-Lin--Laurentides?
Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Saint-Lin--Laurentides’ municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article. Moving here later is not enough, and adult performers and people known chiefly for crimes are not listed.
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)
- Wilfrid Laurier: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Élise Guilbault: FriseIntense, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabrielle Destroismaisons: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Gauthier: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garven Metusala: John Jacques, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Landry: MisterAD1984, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Thibault: Montrealais 07:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Odilon Duval: Unknown author, 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).