LB#1
Politics & Law
Leslie Gordon Bell
1889–1963Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFamous people · Oakview, Manitoba
Oakview is the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the Canadian politician Leslie Gordon Bell, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Gladys Egbert and Murray Smith. Between Confederation and 1913, 4 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1880, Robert T. Anderson is the first name on record, and Russell Paddock, born in 1966, the most recent.
Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Leslie Gordon Bell
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1880
Robert T. Anderson
Youngest
1966
Russell Paddock
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Oakview
Two of the three are leaders.
GE#2
Music
Gladys Egbert
1896–1968Canadian pianist and music educator
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MS#3
Politics & Law
Murray Smith
1930–2010Member of Parliament
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Oakview’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawMusicNotableMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Oakview is known for
Share of Oakview’s famous people in each field.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oakview
3 more, from 1880 to 1966.
Alexander Picton Brereton
1892–1976Canadian soldier (1892–1976); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Famous people from the towns next door
Questions about famous people from Oakview
Who is the most famous person from Oakview?
The top name is Leslie Gordon Bell (Canadian politician), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Gladys Egbert and Murray Smith.
How many famous people were born in Oakview?
Wikidata counts 11 born here, but only those an article confirms are listed.
What is Oakview known for?
They make up 33% here, compared with 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Oakview?
The earliest is Robert T. Anderson, born in 1880, and the latest birth listed is 1966.
Who counts as from Oakview?
Born inside Oakview’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?
Some have no birthplace below the province on Wikidata, some were born in a hamlet without a page here, and some have an article that names another place or none at all. The page lists only what Wikidata and Wikipedia agree on, and it follows their corrections at each 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
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).