Notable Natives and Inhabitants
- Conrad Black became the owner of his first newspaper, the Eastern Townships Advertiser, in 1966.
- Jean Charest, twenty-ninth Premier of Quebec, was born in Sherbrooke.
- Muriel Duckworth, pacifist and feminist, died in Magog.
- Reginald Fessenden, Canadian inventor, was born in East Bolton.
- Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada 2003-2006, lives in Brome.
- Damian Pettigrew, Paris-based Canadian film director, lives part-time on Lake Memphremagog.
- Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada 1948-1957, was born in Compton.
- Donald Sutherland, actor, lives part-time in Georgeville.
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