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Harold McMunn
1902–1964Canadian ice hockey player
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Lanark Highlands, Ontario
9 famous people were born in Lanark Highlands, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Harold McMunn, the Canadian ice hockey player, with articles in 16 languages. More than half were born between Confederation and 1913, 6 in all. As early as 1828, Abraham Code was born here, one of 3 born before Confederation. Half or more of the towns in Ontario have no one on record, but this one has 14.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Harold McMunn
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1828
Abraham Code
Youngest
1902
Harold McMunn
Most common field
Sports
4 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lanark Highlands is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
Each field is set against the usual town, its share among everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap one to see who is in it.
Through the years
When Lanark Highlands’s famous people were born
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Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
The best known
Born in Lanark Highlands
#2Politics & Law
Abraham Code
1828–1898Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Blanche Crozier
1881–1957Canadian actress
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Everyone else born in Lanark Highlands
6 more, best known first.
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Questions about famous people from Lanark Highlands
Who is the most famous person from Lanark Highlands?
By our measure the best known is Harold McMunn (Canadian ice hockey player); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Abraham Code and Blanche Crozier.
How many famous people were born in Lanark Highlands?
Wikidata counts 13 born here, but only those an article confirms are listed.
What is Lanark Highlands known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 38%; here, 44%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lanark Highlands?
Abraham Code, born in 1828. The youngest on the list was born in 1902.
Who counts as from Lanark Highlands?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Lanark Highlands’ 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?
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 (5)
- Abraham Code: Notman & Fraser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Crozier: Shannon & McCallum, London., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Boyd Caldwell: Unknown author , Published by Montreal Perrault Print. Co, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Clyde Caldwell: Notman & Fraser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Gilmour: Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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