#1Writing & Arts
John Garand
1888–1974Canadian firearm designer
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Rémi, Quebec
Of the 11 famous people born in Saint-Rémi, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 18 languages make the Canadian firearm designer John Garand the best known. Close behind are Chantal Soucy and Agnès Lefort. 5 of them were born before Confederation, more than in any other period. The list reaches back to Pierre-Rémi Narbonne, born in 1806, one of 5 born before Confederation.
Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
John Garand
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1806
Pierre-Rémi Narbonne
Youngest
1982
Simon Boulerice
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Saint-Rémi is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
Through the years
When Saint-Rémi’s famous people were born
The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Saint-Rémi
The three are covered in 18, 4 and 3 languages: John Garand, Chantal Soucy and Agnès Lefort.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Chantal Soucy
born 1974Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AL#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint-Rémi
Still to come: 8 more, from 1806 to 1982.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Châteauguay lists the most people: 25.
Châteauguay · 14 kmVanessa Gilles & 24 moreDJKahnawake · 15 kmDevery Jacobs & 18 moreMCSaint-Constant · 13 kmMelissa Citrini-Beaulieu & 15 moreDBSainte-Martine · 13 kmDenis Brière & 8 moreGSSaint-Isidore · 5 kmGeorges St-Pierre & 6 moreCTSaint-Michel · 4 kmCharles Trudeau & 5 moreCHSaint-Édouard · 9 kmClaude Hamelin & 3 moreABSaint-Mathieu · 10 kmAbraham Bernard & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Rémi
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Rémi?
The top name is John Garand (Canadian firearm designer), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Chantal Soucy and Agnès Lefort.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Rémi?
Wikidata has 14 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Saint-Rémi known for?
That is 55% of the town’s list, against 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Rémi?
Pierre-Rémi Narbonne, born in 1806. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
Who counts as from Saint-Rémi?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Saint-Rémi’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?
The likeliest reasons: a birthplace recorded only as a province or as Canada, a hamlet or rural area with no page of its own, or an article that gives another place or none. Fixing Wikidata or Wikipedia brings them onto the list at the next refresh, as long as the two then agree.
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 (7)
- John Garand: NPS Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chantal Soucy: ThomasVerville, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ovila Cayer: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Boulerice: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée Monet: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Élie-Hercule Bisson: Montminy et Cie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Gilles: Taylor Vincent, CC BY 4.0, 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).