CW#1
Politics & Law
Cornelius Wiebe
1893–1999Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Altona, Manitoba
Of the 11 famous people born in Altona, an unusual share are leaders
Cornelius Wiebe, the Canadian politician, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The Canadian male curler Brian Toews ranks second, ahead of Harvey Mazinke. 5 of them were born between 1914 and 1945, more than in any other period. From Cornelius Wiebe in 1893 to Cole Kehler in 1997, the births cover 104 years.
Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Cornelius Wiebe
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1893
Cornelius Wiebe
Youngest
1997
Cole Kehler
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Altona is known for
Altona has 1.7× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Altona’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 3 births.
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Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Altona
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Altona
8 more names, born between 1927 and 1997.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Rhineland has a name on its list.
Questions about famous people from Altona
Who is the most famous person from Altona?
Cornelius Wiebe (Canadian politician) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Brian Toews and Harvey Mazinke.
How many famous people were born in Altona?
15 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Altona known for?
Here the share is 36%; across Canadian towns it is 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Altona?
Cornelius Wiebe, born in 1893. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
Who counts as from Altona?
Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Altona’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article. Moving here later is not enough, and adult performers and people known chiefly for crimes are not listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata record may stop at the province, point to a rural area we have no page for, or name a different town, and their article may disagree or say nothing. Only a birthplace both sources share is listed; edits to either are picked up 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. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Karl Jannuska: Céline Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Armin Wiebe: Mennowiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saidye Rosner Bronfman: La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).