HS#1
Politics & Law
Henry Sherwood
1807–1855Canadian politician
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Augusta, Ontario
Of the 8 famous people born in Augusta, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the Canadian politician Henry Sherwood, with articles in 6 languages. Edward Jessup III is second and George Read third. Before Confederation, 8 were born, the most of any period. As early as 1791, Jonas Jones was born here, one of 8 born before Confederation.
Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henry Sherwood
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1791
Jonas Jones
Youngest
1819
George Read
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Augusta is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 4 times the usual share.
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 Augusta’s famous people were born
Politics & LawScience & Medicine
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Augusta
EI#2
Politics & Law
Edward Jessup III
1801–1831Canadian politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Politics & Law
George Read
1819–1903Canadian politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Augusta
Of the other 5, 4 are leaders.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Brockville has the most on record: 84.
Questions about famous people from Augusta
Who is the most famous person from Augusta?
Henry Sherwood (Canadian politician) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Edward Jessup III and George Read.
How many famous people were born in Augusta?
12 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Augusta known for?
They make up 88% here, compared with 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Augusta?
Jonas Jones, from 1791; the most recent birth on the list is from 1819.
Who counts as from Augusta?
What counts is a birth that Wikidata places inside Augusta’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), its hospitals and districts too, and that the person’s English or French Wikipedia article repeats. Adult performers, people known chiefly for crimes and those who only lived here are not on the list.
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 (6)
- George Read: Notman & Fraser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas Jones: c.1840, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conlin McCabe: bez_uk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Boivin: TGC-Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Crawford: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frederick Ferguson: William James Topley, 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).