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Johnny Mitchell
1891–1957Canadian ice hockey player
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFamous people · Elton, Manitoba
2 famous people call Elton their birthplace
At the top of the list is the Canadian ice hockey player Johnny Mitchell, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the ice hockey player Bill Binney. A short trip away, Brandon (15 km) counts 124 famous people, Kelsey Mitchell among them. Bill Binney, born in 1897, is the youngest, and Johnny Mitchell, born in 1891, the first on record.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Johnny Mitchell
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1891
Johnny Mitchell
Youngest
1897
Bill Binney
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Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Elton
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Questions about famous people from Elton
Who is the most famous person from Elton?
By our measure the best known is Johnny Mitchell (Canadian ice hockey player); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Bill Binney.
What is Elton known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 38%; here, 100%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Elton?
The earliest is Johnny Mitchell, born in 1891, and the latest birth listed is 1897.
Who counts as from Elton?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Elton’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.
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