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Politics & Law
James A. Rice
born 1957American politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Black River-Matheson, Ontario
Black River-Matheson has one famous person on record
James A. Rice, the American politician, was born in 1957. That places their birth between 1946 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. In all of Ontario, the famous people on record come from 386 towns.
Born here
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James A. Rice
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1957
James A. Rice
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Black River-Matheson
Questions about famous people from Black River-Matheson
Who is the most famous person from Black River-Matheson?
The top name is James A. Rice (American politician), going by Wikipedia coverage.
How many famous people were born in Black River-Matheson?
The list holds 1 born in Black River-Matheson, each confirmed by an English or French Wikipedia article. Wikidata has 4 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Black River-Matheson known for?
leaders lead the list, with 1 of 1. They make up 100% here, compared with 22% across Canadian towns.
Who counts as from Black River-Matheson?
Born inside Black River-Matheson’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.
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).