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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFamous people · West Interlake, Manitoba
The 3 famous people born in West Interlake, led by Adam Beach
Articles in 25 languages make the Canadian actor Adam Beach the best known. Ted Green is second and John Stewart third. From Ted Green in 1940 to Adam Beach in 1972, the births cover 32 years. 115 of the towns in Manitoba list at least one person.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Adam Beach
25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1940
Ted Green
Youngest
1972
Adam Beach
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in West Interlake
TG#2
Sports
Ted Green
1940–2019Canadian ice hockey defenceman
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JS#3
Sports
John Stewart
born 1950Ice hockey player, born 1950
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What West Interlake is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
Questions about famous people from West Interlake
Who is the most famous person from West Interlake?
The top name is Adam Beach (Canadian actor), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Ted Green and John Stewart.
How many famous people were born in West Interlake?
Of the 4 Wikidata puts here, the rest have no English or French article that confirms it.
What is West Interlake known for?
That is 67% of the town’s list, against 38% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from West Interlake?
Ted Green, born in 1940. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.
Who counts as from West Interlake?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside West Interlake’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?
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.
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).