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Photo: Maclean25 at English Wikipedia · Public domainFamous people · Chetwynd, British Columbia
The 2 famous people born in Chetwynd, led by Denny Morrison
At the top of the list is the Canadian speed skater Denny Morrison, covered in 23 languages. The only other name is the Canadian ice hockey player Dody Wood. The list runs from Dody Wood, born in 1972, to Denny Morrison, born in 1985. 144 towns in British Columbia have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Denny Morrison
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1972
Dody Wood
Youngest
1985
Denny Morrison
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Chetwynd
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Questions about famous people from Chetwynd
Who is the most famous person from Chetwynd?
By our measure the best known is Denny Morrison (Canadian speed skater); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Dody Wood.
How many famous people were born in Chetwynd?
Of the 3 Wikidata puts here, the rest have no English or French article that confirms it.
What is Chetwynd known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 38%; here, 100%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chetwynd?
The earliest is Dody Wood, born in 1972, and the latest birth listed is 1985.
Who counts as from Chetwynd?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Chetwynd’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and an English or French Wikipedia article must agree. The list leaves out adult performers, people known mainly for crimes and anyone born elsewhere.
Why is someone missing?
Often Wikidata names only Canada or a province as the birthplace, or a rural area, a hamlet or another town; sometimes the Wikipedia article names somewhere else, or nowhere. A person appears here once both agree, so a correction on either site reaches this page 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.
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