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Ernest Howard Armstrong
1864–1946Canadian politician
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Famous people · Kingston, Nova Scotia
Of the 12 famous people born in Kingston, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Ernest Howard Armstrong, the Canadian politician, with articles in 5 languages. Alfred Fuller and Ernest William Robinson follow. 6 of them were born between Confederation and 1913, more than in any other period. As early as 1788, Lindley Murray Moore was born here, one of 4 born before Confederation.
Born here
12
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ernest Howard Armstrong
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1788
Lindley Murray Moore
Youngest
1946
Jon Carey
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kingston is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
Through the years
When Kingston’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1860s, with 2 births.
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Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Kingston
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Ernest William Robinson
1875–1952Canadian politician
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Everyone else born in Kingston
Alfred Parker Welton
born 1836Canadian politician from Nova Scotia (1836–1916/1917)
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Questions about famous people from Kingston
Who is the most famous person from Kingston?
Ernest Howard Armstrong (Canadian politician) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Alfred Fuller and Ernest William Robinson.
How many famous people were born in Kingston?
22 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Kingston known for?
50% of the list, where Canadian towns come to 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kingston?
Lindley Murray Moore, born in 1788. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.
Who counts as from Kingston?
Born inside Kingston’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. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Ernest Howard Armstrong: Harry J. Moss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Gilbert King: Unknown author Uploaded by Marksouthworth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindley Murray Moore: Cornell, Thomas C, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Slocum: Hollinger & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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