GW#1
Writing & Arts
George MacKinnon Wrong
1860–1948Canadian historian
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Malahide, Ontario
5 famous people were born in Malahide
Going by the number of languages that write about them, the Canadian historian George MacKinnon Wrong is the best known. Tip O'Neill is second and Arthur Leslie Cameron third. Most were born before Confederation: 3 of them. The list reaches back to Arthur Leslie Cameron, born in 1856, one of 3 born before Confederation.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
George MacKinnon Wrong
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1856
Arthur Leslie Cameron
Youngest
1924
Lynn R. Williams
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Malahide’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports
One dot per person, piled up by decade of birth.
The best known
Born in Malahide
#2
#3Politics & Law
Arthur Leslie Cameron
1856–1940Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Malahide is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.7 times.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Malahide
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 20 km of Malahide, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Malahide
Who is the most famous person from Malahide?
George MacKinnon Wrong (Canadian historian) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Tip O'Neill and Arthur Leslie Cameron.
How many famous people were born in Malahide?
Wikidata places 7 here in all, and those missing from the list lack a confirming article.
What is Malahide known for?
60% here, set against 22% for Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Malahide?
Arthur Leslie Cameron (1856). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1924.
Who counts as from Malahide?
Born inside Malahide’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?
Often Wikidata names only Canada or a province as the birthplace, or a rural area, a hamlet or another town; sometimes the Wikipedia article names somewhere else, or nowhere. A person appears here once both agree, so a correction on either site reaches this page 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)
- Tip O'Neill: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Leslie Cameron: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Shaver: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Dignam: W. Briggs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Vance Millar: Unknown author, Public domain, 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).