#1Sports
Marc-André Fleury
born 1984Canadian professional ice hockey player
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
Leaders stand out among the 87 famous people born in Sorel-Tracy
The best known is the Canadian professional ice hockey player Marc-André Fleury, with articles in 28 languages. Behind the leader come François Beauchemin and Anthony Beauvillier. 23 of them were born between 1946 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 17 of the names.
Born here
87
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marc-André Fleury
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1713
Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye
Youngest
1997
Anthony Beauvillier
Most common field
Politics & Law
29 people
What stands out about Sorel-Tracy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sorel-Tracy is known for
Set against the usual town, business people come out 1.7 times as common.
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 Sorel-Tracy’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 11 births.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusinessNotableMilitaryFaithMusic
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sorel-Tracy
#1
#2Sports
François Beauchemin
born 1980Canadian ice hockey player
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Sports
Anthony Beauvillier
born 1997Canadian ice hockey player
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sorel-Tracy
A further 84 follow, born between 1713 and 1990.
Joseph-Willie Robidoux
1884–1962Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
Marie-Louise Plante
1725–1832NotableWikipedia (French) ↗
Charles Hus, dit Millet
1738–1802Member Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Thomas Gibbs Ridout
1792–1861BusinessWikipedia ↗
Yvonne Duckett
1889–1970NotableWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Berthierville has the most people on record, 31 of them.
Berthierville · 8 kmJacques Villeneuve & 30 moreNPSaint-Ours · 15 kmNarcisse Pérodeau & 8 moreAMYamaska · 16 kmArmand Mondou & 5 more
Lanoraie · 11 kmHonoré Beaugrand & 3 moreMCSaint-Joseph-de-Sorel · 2 kmMichèle Cournoyer & 2 moreJMSainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier · 10 kmJoseph-Alfred Mousseau & 2 moreFGSainte-Victoire-de-Sorel · 6 kmFélix Gatineau
Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu · 15 kmLouis GosselinQuestions about famous people from Sorel-Tracy
Who is the most famous person from Sorel-Tracy?
Marc-André Fleury (Canadian professional ice hockey player) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come François Beauchemin and Anthony Beauvillier.
How many famous people were born in Sorel-Tracy?
116 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Sorel-Tracy known for?
They make up 33% here, compared with 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sorel-Tracy?
Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye, from 1713; the most recent birth on the list is from 1997.
Who counts as from Sorel-Tracy?
Born inside Sorel-Tracy’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) on Wikidata’s record, with an English or French Wikipedia article to back it up: that is the test, hospitals and districts within the outline included. Someone who just lived here does not pass it, and adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are excluded.
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 (44)
- Marc-André Fleury: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Beauchemin: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Beauvillier: Acsport79, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Phaneuf: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Paradis: ThomasVerville, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Cassivi: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorimène Roy Desjardins: Caisses Desjardins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Cardin: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Élise Turcotte: Elisecerf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye: Arthur H. Hider (1870 - 1952) [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Cotnoir: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Mathieu: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude LaForge: TGC - Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury: William Raphael, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denise Brosseau: Txtdgtl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Martin Aussant: Mariannlï, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Hardy: Bern62840, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip-Michael Devos: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Éric Caire: ThomasVerville, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Éric Salvail: JustineRivard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gérard Cournoyer: Arthur Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Bibeau: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryeve Dufault: MaryeveDufault2011DaytonaARCA.jpg : Kathy Nobles derivative work: Minerva97, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Kittson: Charles Alfred Zimmerman (1844-1909), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye: sculpteur:Jean Bailleul / photo: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roland Paulhus: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wildor Larochelle: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Alarie: Unknown author / Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Champagne: Simon Villeneuve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugues Corriveau: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Willie Robidoux: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathieu Aubin: Leech44, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Lessard: Louisfredericlessardquebec, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Réjean Robidoux: Autorisation de son épouse pour inscrire la photo dans Wikimedia le 30 juillet 2019., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Patrick Armstrong: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Guévremont: Archives de la Ville de Montréal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Beaudry: Jeunium, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Chapdelaine Gagnon: Ruffin Wilfrid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Marchand: Lou Scamble, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gibbs Ridout: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Duckett: Conrad Poirier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Villeneuve: Veilleux79, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Honoré Beaugrand: inconnu - fichier retouché, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Gosselin: ArtBuff2020, CC BY-SA 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).