JM#1
Sports
Jack Marshall
1877–1965Canadian ice hockey defenceman
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Saint-Vallier, Quebec
Of the 10 famous people born in Saint-Vallier, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the Canadian ice hockey defenceman Jack Marshall, with articles in 8 languages. 7 of them were born before Confederation, more than in any other period. As early as 1750, Michel Tellier was born here, one of 7 born before Confederation. Fewer than a quarter of the 605 towns in Quebec with famous people list more.
Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jack Marshall
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1750
Michel Tellier
Youngest
1948
Monique Pariseau
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Saint-Vallier’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 2.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSportsFaithBusinessWriting & Arts
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
Known for
What Saint-Vallier is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Saint-Vallier
JR#2
Politics & Law
Joseph Alfred Ernest Roy
1871–1928Canadian politician
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AB#3
Faith
André-Albert Blais
1842–1919Canadian Catholic prelate
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint-Vallier
Here are 7 more, born from 1750 to 1948.
Marie-Josephte Fitzbach
1806–1885Founder of the Good Shepherd Congregation of Quebec
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans leads the towns around it, with 9 names.
ALSaint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans · 6 kmAchille Larue & 8 moreBLSaint-Michel-de-Bellechasse · 8 kmBenoît Lacroix & 8 moreCFSaint-Charles-de-Bellechasse · 17 kmCharles Alphonse Fournier & 7 moreCRBerthier-sur-Mer · 9 kmCamille Roy & 6 moreTFSaint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud · 9 kmTélesphore Fournier & 6 more
Beaumont · 16 kmMarie-Élisabeth Turgeon & 6 moreJLSaint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans · 16 kmJean Langlois & 5 more
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré · 16 kmRené-Édouard Caron & 5 more
Beaumont · 16 kmMarie-Élisabeth Turgeon & 6 moreJLSaint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans · 16 kmJean Langlois & 5 moreSainte-Anne-de-Beaupré · 16 kmRené-Édouard Caron & 5 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Vallier
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Vallier?
Jack Marshall (Canadian ice hockey defenceman) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Joseph Alfred Ernest Roy and André-Albert Blais.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Vallier?
Wikidata places 20 here in all, and those missing from the list lack a confirming article.
What is Saint-Vallier known for?
That is 40% of the town’s list, against 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Vallier?
Michel Tellier, from 1750; the most recent birth on the list is from 1948.
Who counts as from Saint-Vallier?
Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Saint-Vallier’s 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?
Often Wikidata names only Canada or a province as the birthplace, or a rural area, a hamlet or another town; sometimes the Wikipedia article names somewhere else, or nowhere. A person appears here once both agree, so a correction on either site reaches this page 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 (2)
- Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René-Édouard Caron: J.E. Livernois, 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).