#1Science & Medicine
Donald J. Savoie
born 1947Canadian academic
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Wellington, New Brunswick
3 famous people were born in Wellington
Going by the number of languages that write about them, the Canadian academic Donald J. Savoie is the best known. Second place goes to the Canadian judge Guy A. Richard, third to Vicky Bastarache. From Guy A. Richard to Vicky Bastarache, the births on the list run from 1932 to 1973. The nearest list is in Bouctouche, 4 km away: 13 names, starting with Antonine Maillet.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Donald J. Savoie
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1932
Guy A. Richard
Youngest
1973
Vicky Bastarache
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Wellington
Donald J. Richard (1) and Vicky Bastarache (1).
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Notable
Vicky Bastarache
born 1973Canadian softball player
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Wellington is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Questions about famous people from Wellington
Who is the most famous person from Wellington?
The top name is Donald J. Savoie (Canadian academic), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Guy A. Richard and Vicky Bastarache.
How many famous people were born in Wellington?
Of the 5 Wikidata puts here, the rest have no English or French article that confirms it.
What is Wellington known for?
They make up 33% here, compared with 5% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wellington?
Guy A. Richard, born in 1932. The youngest on the list was born in 1973.
Who counts as from Wellington?
Wikidata has to place the birth inside Wellington’s 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?
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 (1)
- Donald J. Savoie: Acadia University, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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