#1Famous people · St. Andrews, Manitoba
4 famous people were born in St. Andrews from 1841 to 1967
Most widely known is Tommy Prince, the Native Canadian soldier, with articles in 7 languages. Colleen Miller is second and John Norquay third. The list’s best known name, Tommy Prince, dates from 1915. Half or more of the towns in Manitoba have no one on record, but this one has 3.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Tommy Prince
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1841
John Norquay
Youngest
1967
Colleen Miller
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in St. Andrews
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#3Politics & Law
John Norquay
1841–1889Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When St. Andrews’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 1 births.
MilitarySportsPolitics & LawFaith
Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
Known for
What St. Andrews is known for
The field with the most names is Military: 1.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in St. Andrews
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Selkirk has the most on record, with 32.
Questions about famous people from St. Andrews
Who is the most famous person from St. Andrews?
By our measure the best known is Tommy Prince (native Canadian soldier); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Colleen Miller and John Norquay.
How many famous people were born in St. Andrews?
Wikidata has 6 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is St. Andrews known for?
They make up 25% here, compared with 2% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from St. Andrews?
John Norquay, born in 1841. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.
Who counts as from St. Andrews?
Wikidata has to place the birth inside St. Andrews’ municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), counting its hospitals and districts, and an English or French Wikipedia article has to say the same. Adult performers, people known mostly for crimes and anyone who only lived here stay off the list.
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 (4)
- Tommy Prince: Christopher J. Woods - Canada. Dept. of National Defence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Norquay: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Oliver: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Pratt: Wide World Studios, New York, 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).