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Chris Lindberg
born 1967Canadian ice hockey player
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Famous people · Fort Frances, Ontario
Of the 25 famous people born in Fort Frances, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the Canadian ice hockey player Chris Lindberg, with articles in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Keith Christiansen and Richard Dougherty. Most were born between 1914 and 1945: 12 of them. From Ed Kryzanowski in 1925 to Molly Carlson in 1998, the births cover 73 years.
Born here
25
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Chris Lindberg
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1925
Ed Kryzanowski
Youngest
1998
Molly Carlson
Most common field
Sports
18 people
What stands out about Fort Frances’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fort Frances is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.9 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 Fort Frances’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
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Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Fort Frances
All three are athletes.
#2Sports
Keith Christiansen
1944–2018American ice hockey player
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Richard Dougherty
1932–2016American ice hockey player
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Fort Frances
A further 22 follow, born between 1925 and 1998.
No one matches both filters.
Questions about famous people from Fort Frances
Who is the most famous person from Fort Frances?
Chris Lindberg (Canadian ice hockey player) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Keith Christiansen and Richard Dougherty.
How many famous people were born in Fort Frances?
Wikidata counts 30 born here, but only those an article confirms are listed.
What is Fort Frances known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 38%; here, 72%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fort Frances?
Ed Kryzanowski, born in 1925. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
Who counts as from Fort Frances?
A birth counts when Wikidata puts it inside Fort Frances’ municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), 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.
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 (6)
- Keith Christiansen: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hampton: Nat at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Molly Carlson: Stephen LaBonte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murray Bannerman: Chicago Blackhawks / NHL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Johnson: Quebec Aces / QHL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Arpin: Rick Hagarty, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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).