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Writing & Arts
Jim Proudfoot
1933–2001Canadian sports journalist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia ↗
Photo: JeffJ · Public domainFamous people · Kearney, Ontario
Kearney, birthplace of the Canadian sports journalist Jim Proudfoot
The Canadian sports journalist Jim Proudfoot was born in 1933. That places their birth between 1914 and 1945. Their story is told in one language so far. Burk's Falls, 18 km off, can claim one famous person: Dave Downie.
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Jim Proudfoot
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1933
Jim Proudfoot
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Writing & Arts
1 person
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Born in Kearney
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Burk's Falls has the most on record.
Questions about famous people from Kearney
Who is the most famous person from Kearney?
Jim Proudfoot (Canadian sports journalist) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them.
How many famous people were born in Kearney?
For Kearney the list comes to 1, every birthplace backed by an English or French Wikipedia article. Wikidata has 2 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Kearney known for?
Of the 1 on the list, 1 are writers and artists. Across Canadian towns the figure is 12%; here, 100%.
Who counts as from Kearney?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Kearney’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’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.
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.
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