Sherbrooke ranks 2,119th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thun, and Ternopil. Memorable people born in Sherbrooke include Garou, Northrop Frye, and Harry Saltzman. Memorable people who died in Sherbrooke include Joseph-Armand Bombardier. Sherbrooke has been the birth place of many politicians and singers and the death place of many inventors. Sherbrooke is located in Canada.
Sherbrooke is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Sherbrooke. With 172,950 residents at the Canada 2021 Census, it is the sixth largest city in the province and the 30th largest in Canada. The Sherbrooke Census Metropolitan Area had 227,398 inhabitants, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Quebec and 19th in Canada. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1875 and 1994, Sherbrooke was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Garou, Northrop Frye, and Harry Saltzman. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Sherbrooke including Joseph-Armand Bombardier.
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 1
1912 - 1991
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2
1915 - 1994
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 3
1875 - 1972
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 4
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 5
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.61
Rank: 6
1966 - Present
HPI: 24.41
Rank: 7
Most individuals born in present day Sherbrooke were politicians (2), singers (1), philosophers (1), producers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were inventors (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Sherbrooke since 1700.