CM#1
Writing & Arts
Charlotte MacLeod
1922–2005Canadian-American novelist
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Wicklow, New Brunswick
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Wicklow
The best known, counted by the languages that write about them, is the Canadian-American novelist Charlotte MacLeod. Most were born between 1914 and 1945: 5 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 120 towns in New Brunswick with famous people list more. Lydia Giberson, born in 1899, is the earliest name and Karl W. Giberson, born in 1957, the latest.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charlotte MacLeod
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1899
Lydia Giberson
Youngest
1957
Karl W. Giberson
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wicklow is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.5 times.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Wicklow
Charlotte MacLeod, Brent Hawkes and Maurice A. Dionne are written about in 9, 5 and 4 languages.
BH#2
Politics & Law
Brent Hawkes
born 1950Canadian politician
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MD#3
Politics & Law
Maurice A. Dionne
1936–2003Canadian politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Wicklow’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 births.
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Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
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Questions about famous people from Wicklow
Who is the most famous person from Wicklow?
By our measure the best known is Charlotte MacLeod (Canadian-American novelist); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Brent Hawkes and Maurice A. Dionne.
How many famous people were born in Wicklow?
Wikidata counts 10 born here, but only those an article confirms are listed.
What is Wicklow known for?
56% of the list, where Canadian towns come to 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wicklow?
Lydia Giberson, from 1899; the most recent birth on the list is from 1957.
Who counts as from Wicklow?
What counts is a birth that Wikidata places inside Wicklow’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), its hospitals and districts too, and that the person’s English or French Wikipedia article repeats. Adult performers, people known chiefly for crimes and those who only lived here are not on 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).