#1Politics & Law
Isaac Burpee
1825–1885Canadian politician
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Burton, New Brunswick
Burton is the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known, counted by the languages that write about them, is the Canadian politician Isaac Burpee. Second place goes to the Canadian politician Charles Burpee, third to Washington Atlee Burpee. More than half were born before Confederation, 4 in all. 4 of them were born before Confederation, the first Charles Burpee in 1817.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Isaac Burpee
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1817
Charles Burpee
Youngest
1878
Wesley O. Smith
Most common field
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3 people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Burton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1820s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Burton
Counted by languages, Isaac Burpee is ahead of Charles Burpee and Washington Atlee Burpee: 5, 4 and 3.
#1#2Politics & Law
Charles Burpee
1817–1909Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Washington Atlee Burpee
1858–1915American businessman
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Burton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.7 times.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
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Everyone else born in Burton
Another 2, the earliest born in 1864.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Oromocto counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Burton
Who is the most famous person from Burton?
By our measure the best known is Isaac Burpee (Canadian politician); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Charles Burpee and Washington Atlee Burpee.
How many famous people were born in Burton?
Wikidata has 8 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Burton known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 22%; here, 60%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Burton?
Charles Burpee, born in 1817. The youngest on the list was born in 1878.
Who counts as from Burton?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Burton’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. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Isaac Burpee: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Burpee: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Washington Atlee Burpee: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedley C. Taylor: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley O. Smith: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Neilson: Florian Dehn, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).