FS#1
Military
Frank Ormond Soden
1895–1961British flying ace
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0Famous people · Petitcodiac, New Brunswick
Petitcodiac is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known, counted by the languages that write about them, is the British flying ace Frank Ormond Soden. Behind the leader come Oliver Jones and Arthur Bourns. Go 14 km to Salisbury and the list grows to 7, with Jack Patterson at the top. The oldest name on the list belongs to Oliver Jones, born in 1821, the newest to Arthur Bourns, born in 1919.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Frank Ormond Soden
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1821
Oliver Jones
Youngest
1919
Arthur Bourns
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Petitcodiac
OJ#2
AB#3
Science & Medicine
Arthur Bourns
1919–2015Canadian academic administrator
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Petitcodiac is known for
Share of Petitcodiac’s famous people in each field.
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Questions about famous people from Petitcodiac
Who is the most famous person from Petitcodiac?
By our measure the best known is Frank Ormond Soden (British flying ace); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Oliver Jones and Arthur Bourns.
How many famous people were born in Petitcodiac?
Wikidata has 4 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Petitcodiac known for?
33% of the list, where Canadian towns come to 2%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Petitcodiac?
Oliver Jones, born in 1821. The youngest on the list was born in 1919.
Who counts as from Petitcodiac?
Born inside Petitcodiac’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) on Wikidata’s record, with an English or French Wikipedia article to back it up: that is the test, hospitals and districts within the outline included. Someone who just lived here does not pass it, and adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are excluded.
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.
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