GP#1
Politics & Law
Gilbert Parent
1935–2009Canadian politician
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Mattawa, Ontario
Of the 12 famous people born in Mattawa, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the Canadian politician Gilbert Parent, with articles in 7 languages. Anahareo and John C. Major follow. The largest group, 8, was born between Confederation and 1913. From Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald to Mauril Bélanger, the births on the list run from 1872 to 1955.
Born here
12
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gilbert Parent
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1872
Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald
Youngest
1955
Mauril Bélanger
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Mattawa is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Mattawa
Major (6).
A#2
Writing & Arts
Anahareo
1906–1986Mohawk Algonquin writer and companion of Grey Owl
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JM#3
Politics & Law
John C. Major
born 1931Canadian Supreme Court justice
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Mattawa’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 3.
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One dot per person, piled up by decade of birth.
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Everyone else born in Mattawa
9 more, best known first.
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Questions about famous people from Mattawa
Who is the most famous person from Mattawa?
Gilbert Parent (Canadian politician) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come Anahareo and John C. Major.
How many famous people were born in Mattawa?
14 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Mattawa known for?
That is 42% of the town’s list, against 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mattawa?
Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald (1872). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1955.
Who counts as from Mattawa?
The list takes people born within Mattawa’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), its hospitals and districts too, as Wikidata records it and an English or French Wikipedia article confirms. It leaves out residents born elsewhere, adult performers and people chiefly known for crimes.
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.
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).