CO#1
Politics & Law
Cecil O'Donnell
born 1944Canadian politician
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Famous people · Meaghers Grant, Halifax
7 famous people were born in Meaghers Grant, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Cecil O'Donnell, the Canadian politician, with articles in 2 languages. Dan Reid is second and Donald Archibald third. 3 of them were born before Confederation, more than in any other period. The list reaches back to Donald Archibald, born in 1840, one of 3 born before Confederation.
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Cecil O'Donnell
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1840
Donald Archibald
Youngest
1944
Dan Reid
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Meaghers Grant is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.3 times.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Meaghers Grant’s famous people were born
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Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Meaghers Grant
The three best known are all leaders.
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#3Politics & Law
Donald Archibald
1840–1908Canadian politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Meaghers Grant
Alexander Stephen Jr.
1845–1920Canadian politician and former Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Questions about famous people from Meaghers Grant
Who is the most famous person from Meaghers Grant?
The top name is Cecil O'Donnell (Canadian politician), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Dan Reid and Donald Archibald.
How many famous people were born in Meaghers Grant?
Wikidata has 17 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Meaghers Grant known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 22%; here, 71%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Meaghers Grant?
Donald Archibald, from 1840; the most recent birth on the list is from 1944.
Who counts as from Meaghers Grant?
A birth counts when Wikidata puts it inside Meaghers Grant’s neighbourhood outline (the census tracts it is drawn from), a hospital or district there included, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article agrees. Those who only moved here are not on the list, and neither are adult performers or people famous mainly for crimes. When a birth is recorded only as a split city (Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa and the others), it stays on the city’s page; a neighbourhood lists only births placed in it.
Why is someone missing?
Wikidata may give their birthplace only as Canada or a province, as a rural area or hamlet without a page here, or as another town; or their article may name a different place, or none. Only people both sources agree on are listed, and a fix on Wikidata or Wikipedia shows up here 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 (2)
- Donald Archibald: Gauvin Gentzell, photographers. Halifax Municipal Archives Retrieval code: 312-1F-027, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Stephen Jr.: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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).