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Alan McLeod
1899–1918Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Famous people · Stonewall, Manitoba
Stonewall is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 5 languages make the Canadian recipient of the Victoria cross Alan McLeod the best known. The list has one more: the Canadian sculptor Leonard Woods. The nearest list is in Stony Mountain, 11 km away: 4 names, starting with Babe Pratt. Births span 1899 to 1919, from Alan McLeod to Leonard Woods.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alan McLeod
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1899
Alan McLeod
Youngest
1919
Leonard Woods
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Military
1 person
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Born in Stonewall
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What Stonewall is known for
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Questions about famous people from Stonewall
Who is the most famous person from Stonewall?
By our measure the best known is Alan McLeod (Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Leonard Woods.
What is Stonewall known for?
That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Stonewall?
The earliest is Alan McLeod, born in 1899, and the latest birth listed is 1919.
Who counts as from Stonewall?
Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Stonewall’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?
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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 (2)
- Alan McLeod: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Pratt: Wide World Studios, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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