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Politics & Law
Joey Smallwood
1900–1991Canadian politician
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Ycleymans · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gambo is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Most widely known is Joey Smallwood, the Canadian politician, with articles in 9 languages. Close behind are Peg Norman and Rarerandy. The list runs from Joey Smallwood, born in 1900, to Peg Norman, born in 1964. 4 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joey Smallwood
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1900
Joey Smallwood
Youngest
1964
Peg Norman
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Gambo
PN#2
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Through the years
When Gambo’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawScience & Medicine
One dot per person, piled up by decade of birth.
Known for
What Gambo is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.6 times.
Each field is set against the usual town, its share among everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap one to see who is in it.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Gambo
2 more names, born between 1939 and 1956.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Glovertown.
Questions about famous people from Gambo
Who is the most famous person from Gambo?
The top name is Joey Smallwood (Canadian politician), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Peg Norman and Rarerandy.
What is Gambo known for?
80% here, set against 22% for Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gambo?
Joey Smallwood (1900). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1964.
Who counts as from Gambo?
Born inside Gambo’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.
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).