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Léo Dandurand
1889–1964Sports owner and businessman in Montreal
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Famous people · Bourbonnais
From 1889 to 1999, Bourbonnais was the birthplace of 4 famous people
Léo Dandurand, the sports owner and businessman in Montreal, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Don Betourne and Anthony Markanich. The list’s best known name, Léo Dandurand, dates from 1889. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Léo Dandurand
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Léo Dandurand
Youngest
1999
Nick Markanich
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Bourbonnais
The three best known are all athletes.
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Through the years
When Bourbonnais’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bourbonnais
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bourbonnais and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Léo Dandurand: Wm. Notman & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons