#1Faith
Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault
1815–1883Catholic bishop
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Philippe, Quebec
Of the 14 famous people born in Saint-Philippe, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the Catholic bishop Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault, with articles in 5 languages. More than half were born before Confederation, 9 in all. As early as 1808, Pierre-Théophile Decoigne was born here, one of 9 born before Confederation. The list comes to 16.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 6.1 in the typical town in Quebec.
Born here
14
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1808
Pierre-Théophile Decoigne
Youngest
1960
Jean-Claude Poissant
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Saint-Philippe is known for
Saint-Philippe has 2.9× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Saint-Philippe’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1810s, at 3.
Politics & LawFaithNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Saint-Philippe
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1VD#2
Politics & Law
Vincent Dupuis
1889–1967Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AL#3
Politics & Law
Adélard Lanctôt
1874–1919Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint-Philippe
11 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
La Prairie leads the towns around it, with 23 names.
La Prairie · 6 kmMaxime Fortunus & 22 moreMCSaint-Constant · 9 kmMelissa Citrini-Beaulieu & 15 more
Brossard · 11 kmOlivier Occéan & 8 moreHBIberville · 14 kmHugo Belanger & 5 moreABSaint-Mathieu · 6 kmAbraham Bernard & 3 moreNTCandiac · 4 kmNicholas Tremblay & 1 moreMCDelson · 6 kmMarcel Cousineau & 1 more
Sainte-Catherine · 8 kmCarl Ouellet & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Philippe
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Philippe?
Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault (catholic bishop) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Vincent Dupuis and Adélard Lanctôt.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Philippe?
Wikidata places 16 here in all, and those missing from the list lack a confirming article.
What is Saint-Philippe known for?
Here the share is 64%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Philippe?
The earliest is Pierre-Théophile Decoigne, born in 1808, and the latest birth listed is 1960.
Who counts as from Saint-Philippe?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Saint-Philippe’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?
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 (9)
- Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault: Fauteux, Aegidius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Lefebvre: Not specified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Monette: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Émery Robidoux: Aegidius Fauteux, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melchior-Alphonse de Salaberry: Auteur inconnu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Guillaume Baby: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxime Fortunus: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Occéan: Илья Хохлов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Ouellet: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).