695 famous people come from Hamilton, Martin Short the best known

Martin Short (Canadian comedian and actor) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Stana Katic and John Charles Fields.

Wikidata places 941 here in all, and those missing from the list lack a confirming article.

Here the share is 43%; across Canadian towns it is 38%.

Samuel Sylvester Mills, from 1806; the most recent birth on the list is from 2007.

Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Hamilton’s city limits (the city’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and an English or French Wikipedia article must agree. The list leaves out adult performers, people known mainly for crimes and anyone born elsewhere. A neighbourhood page lists only births recorded in that neighbourhood; someone recorded as born just “in Toronto”, “in Montréal” or another split city stays on the city’s page. Hamilton is also the name of another municipality in Ontario: for everyone listed here, Wikipedia gives only “Hamilton”, so the other place can’t be ruled out.

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.