EB#1
Writing & Arts
Edward Mitchell Bannister
1828–1901Black Canadian-American visual artist
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Cernavoda · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
10 famous people were born in Saint Andrews, more of them leaders than in most towns
At the top of the list is the black Canadian-American visual artist Edward Mitchell Bannister, covered in 20 languages. Thomas Storrow Brown is second and George Johnson Clarke third. 5 of them were born before Confederation, the first Thomas Storrow Brown in 1803. Before Confederation, 5 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Edward Mitchell Bannister
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1803
Thomas Storrow Brown
Youngest
1916
James Mallory
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Saint Andrews’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
Known for
What Saint Andrews is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 6.5 times.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
The best known
Born in Saint Andrews
TB#2
Writing & Arts
Thomas Storrow Brown
1803–1888Canadian writer and revolutionary
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GC#3
Politics & Law
George Johnson Clarke
1857–1917Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint Andrews
Another 7, the earliest born in 1835.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, St. George has the most on record, with 4.
Questions about famous people from Saint Andrews
Who is the most famous person from Saint Andrews?
The top name is Edward Mitchell Bannister (black Canadian-American visual artist), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Thomas Storrow Brown and George Johnson Clarke.
How many famous people were born in Saint Andrews?
Wikidata places 13 here in all, and those missing from the list lack a confirming article.
What is Saint Andrews known for?
40% here, set against 22% for Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint Andrews?
Thomas Storrow Brown, from 1803; the most recent birth on the list is from 1916.
Who counts as from Saint Andrews?
Wikidata has to place the birth inside Saint Andrews’ municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), counting its hospitals and districts, and an English or French Wikipedia article has to say the same. Adult performers, people known mostly for crimes and anyone who only lived here stay off the list.
Why is someone missing?
Often Wikidata names only Canada or a province as the birthplace, or a rural area, a hamlet or another town; sometimes the Wikipedia article names somewhere else, or nowhere. A person appears here once both agree, so a correction on either site reaches this page 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).