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Photo: James Cullin · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador
5 famous people were born in Twillingate
Irene Bridger, the Canadian singer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Close behind are Derrick Dalley and Ernest M. Howse. Over 99 years of births, the list goes from Georgina Stirling (1866) to Derrick Dalley (1965). In Newfoundland and Labrador, 55 towns have someone on the list.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Irene Bridger
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1866
Georgina Stirling
Youngest
1965
Derrick Dalley
Most common field
Music
2 people
What stands out about Twillingate’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Twillingate’s famous people were born
MusicPolitics & LawMilitary
One dot per person, piled up by decade of birth.
The best known
Born in Twillingate
The three are covered in 3, 2 and 1 languages: Irene Bridger, Derrick Dalley and Ernest M. Howse.
DD#2
Politics & Law
Derrick Dalley
born 1965Canadian politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EH#3
Politics & Law
Ernest M. Howse
1902–1993Canadian minister
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Twillingate is known for
Share of Twillingate’s famous people in each field.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Twillingate
2 more names, born between 1866 and 1908.
No one matches both filters.
Questions about famous people from Twillingate
Who is the most famous person from Twillingate?
The top name is Irene Bridger (Canadian singer), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Derrick Dalley and Ernest M. Howse.
How many famous people were born in Twillingate?
6 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Twillingate known for?
They make up 40% here, compared with 6% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Twillingate?
Georgina Stirling (1866). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1965.
Who counts as from Twillingate?
Born inside Twillingate’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?
Some have no birthplace below the province on Wikidata, some were born in a hamlet without a page here, and some have an article that names another place or none at all. The page lists only what Wikidata and Wikipedia agree on, and it follows their corrections at each 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).