CS#1
Politics & Law
Clifford Smallwood
1915–1979Canadian politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Amqui · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Wainwright No. 61, Alberta
3 famous people were born in Wainwright No. 61
Most widely known is Clifford Smallwood, the Canadian politician, with articles in 2 languages. Behind the leader come Jean Paré and Robert Fischer. Clifford Smallwood, born in 1915, is the earliest name and Robert Fischer, born in 1937, the latest. Half or more of the towns in Alberta have no one on record, but this one has 6.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Clifford Smallwood
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1915
Clifford Smallwood
Youngest
1937
Robert Fischer
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Wainwright No. 61
Leaders take two of the three places.
JP#2
Writing & Arts
Jean Paré
1927–2022Canadian caterer and writer
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RF#3
Politics & Law
Robert Fischer
1937–2020Canadian politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Wainwright No. 61 is known for
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Wainwright has the most on record: 9.
Questions about famous people from Wainwright No. 61
Who is the most famous person from Wainwright No. 61?
Clifford Smallwood (Canadian politician) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Jean Paré and Robert Fischer.
What is Wainwright No. 61 known for?
Here the share is 67%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wainwright No. 61?
The earliest is Clifford Smallwood, born in 1915, and the latest birth listed is 1937.
Who counts as from Wainwright No. 61?
A birth counts when Wikidata puts it inside Wainwright No. 61’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), a hospital or district there included, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article agrees. Those who only moved here are not on the list, and neither are adult performers or people famous mainly for crimes.
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.
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