JK#1
Politics & Law
James Horace King
1873–1955Canadian politician
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Skaarup.HA · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Chipman, New Brunswick
7 famous people from Chipman, many of them leaders
James Horace King, the Canadian politician, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The Canadian poet Elizabeth Brewster ranks second, ahead of Eugene McGinley. The largest group, 4, was born between Confederation and 1913. The list runs from James Horace King, born in 1873, to Eugene McGinley, born in 1935.
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
James Horace King
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1873
James Horace King
Youngest
1935
Eugene McGinley
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Chipman is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.3 times the usual share.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
The best known
Born in Chipman
The three are covered in 6, 3 and 3 languages: James Horace King, Elizabeth Brewster and Eugene McGinley.
EB#2
Writing & Arts
Elizabeth Brewster
1922–2012Canadian poet
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EM#3
Politics & Law
Eugene McGinley
1935–2019Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Chipman’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chipman
4 more, from 1892 to 1917.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 20 km of Chipman, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Chipman
Who is the most famous person from Chipman?
James Horace King (Canadian politician) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Elizabeth Brewster and Eugene McGinley.
How many famous people were born in Chipman?
Wikidata places 8 here in all; the others lack an article that agrees.
What is Chipman known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 22%; here, 71%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chipman?
James Horace King, from 1873; the most recent birth on the list is from 1935.
Who counts as from Chipman?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Chipman’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?
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.
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).