Donald Maclean
1877–1947(1877-1947) Canadian politician and judge
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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAt the top of the list is the Canadian politician and judge Donald Maclean, covered in 3 languages. Duncan Finlayson is second and John Lemuel Bethune third. 2 of them were born before Confederation, the first Alexander McCuish in 1843. Most were born between Confederation and 1913: 3 of them.
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(1877-1947) Canadian politician and judge
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Canadian politician from Nova Scotia (1877–20th Century)
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By our measure the best known is Donald Maclean ((1877-1947) Canadian politician and judge); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Duncan Finlayson and John Lemuel Bethune.
6 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
100% of the list, where Canadian towns come to 22%.
Alexander McCuish, from 1843; the most recent birth on the list is from 1877.
Wikidata has to place the birth inside Richmond County, Subdivision B’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), counting its hospitals and districts, and an English or French Wikipedia article has to say the same. Adult performers, people known mostly for crimes and anyone who only lived here stay off the list.
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