#1Politics & Law
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
1840–1898Canadian politician
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
Writers and artists stand out among the 20 famous people born in Sainte-Thérèse
At the top of the list is the Canadian politician Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, covered in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Louise Harel and Paul-Émile Charbonneau. The list reaches back to Alfred Lapointe, born in 1835, one of 6 born before Confederation. 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
20
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1835
Alfred Lapointe
Youngest
1996
David Paulmin
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sainte-Thérèse is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
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 Sainte-Thérèse’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaithMusic
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sainte-Thérèse
#1
#2Politics & Law
Louise Harel
born 1946Canadian politician
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PC#3
Faith
Paul-Émile Charbonneau
1922–2014Roman Catholic bishop
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sainte-Thérèse
Still to come: 17 more, from 1835 to 1996.
Horacio Arruda
born 1960Québec Director of Public Health and Assistant Deputy Minister
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Mirabel, with 38.
Mirabel · 8 kmPaul Sauvé & 37 more
Saint-Eustache · 9 kmAlexis Lafrenière & 36 moreJMBlainville · 4 kmJoliane Melançon & 10 moreGMBoisbriand · 3 kmGabriel Maillé & 4 moreÉTLorraine · 5 kmÉdouard Therriault & 3 more
Sainte-Rose · 7 kmJoseph-Aldric Ouimet & 3 moreJRRosemère · 4 kmJean-Yves Roy & 2 more
Bois-des-Filion · 7 kmMaud CohenQuestions about famous people from Sainte-Thérèse
Who is the most famous person from Sainte-Thérèse?
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (Canadian politician) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Louise Harel and Paul-Émile Charbonneau.
How many famous people were born in Sainte-Thérèse?
Wikidata places 24 here in all, and those missing from the list lack a confirming article.
What is Sainte-Thérèse known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 22%; here, 30%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sainte-Thérèse?
Alfred Lapointe, from 1835; the most recent birth on the list is from 1996.
Who counts as from Sainte-Thérèse?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Sainte-Thérèse’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 (13)
- Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau: William Notman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Harel: Desjarjo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-Julien Leclair: William Cochrane (1831-1898) and John Castell Hopkins (1864-1923), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Rochon: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aristide Filiatreault: illustrations de René Béliveau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Olindo Gratton: Anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Rheault: Lostinyharnam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Harel: DanielleSheltonWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Réal Benoît: F.E Marsan Photo/ La Presse/ Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sauvé: Blank & Stoller Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Lafrenière: Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Aldric Ouimet: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maud Cohen: Bull-Doser, 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).