#1Science & Medicine
Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews
born 1957Academic
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador
7 famous people were born in Placentia from 1708 to 1977
At the top of the list is the academic Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews, covered in 14 languages. Close behind are Alastair Ralphs and Tony Wakeham. Fewer than a quarter of the 55 towns in Newfoundland and Labrador with famous people list more. Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews was born in 1957.
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1708
François-Gabriel D'Angeac
Youngest
1977
Alastair Ralphs
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Placentia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Placentia’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Placentia
#1
#2Sports
Alastair Ralphs
born 1977Canadian professional wrestler
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Politics & Law
Tony Wakeham
born 1956Canadian politician
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Placentia is known for
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Placentia
Of the other 4, 2 are leaders.
François-Gabriel D'Angeac
1708–1782First French governor of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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Questions about famous people from Placentia
Who is the most famous person from Placentia?
Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews (academic) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Alastair Ralphs and Tony Wakeham.
What is Placentia known for?
43% of the list, where Canadian towns come to 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Placentia?
François-Gabriel D'Angeac, from 1708; the most recent birth on the list is from 1977.
Who counts as from Placentia?
Anyone Wikidata records as born at a place inside Placentia’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), hospitals and districts within it included, whose English or French Wikipedia article confirms it. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are left out.
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 (4)
- Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews: veryamateurish, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alastair Ralphs: Yagobo79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Wakeham: Dougj765, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Murphy: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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