DI#1
Science & Medicine
Donald Ivey
1922–2018Principal of the New College, University of Toronto, 1963 to 1974
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFamous people · Minto-Odanah, Manitoba
Minto-Odanah is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Donald Ivey is the best known, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the Canadian politician Ed Oman. Nearby, Minnedosa, 10 km away, lists 13, led by Frances Gertrude McGill. From Donald Ivey to Ed Oman, the births on the list run from 1922 to 1930.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Donald Ivey
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1922
Donald Ivey
Youngest
1930
Ed Oman
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Minto-Odanah
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Known for
What Minto-Odanah is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Questions about famous people from Minto-Odanah
Who is the most famous person from Minto-Odanah?
Donald Ivey (principal of the New College, University of Toronto, 1963 to 1974) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Ed Oman.
What is Minto-Odanah known for?
50% of the list, where Canadian towns come to 5%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Minto-Odanah?
Donald Ivey (1922). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1930.
Who counts as from Minto-Odanah?
Born inside Minto-Odanah’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) on Wikidata’s record, with an English or French Wikipedia article to back it up: that is the test, hospitals and districts within the outline included. Someone who just lived here does not pass it, and adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are excluded.
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 (1)
- Frances Gertrude McGill: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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