#1Politics & Law
Frank Henry Cooney
1872–1935Canadian-American politician; ninth Governor of Montana
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Norwood, Ontario
10 famous people were born in Norwood, more of them leaders than in most towns
With articles in 12 languages, Frank Henry Cooney is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Matt Walst and Brad Walst. 6 of them were born between Confederation and 1913, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Ontario have no one on record, but this one has 18.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Frank Henry Cooney
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1850
Josiah Williams Pearce
Youngest
1982
Matt Walst
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Norwood is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.7 times the usual share.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
The best known
Born in Norwood
Two of the three are musicians.
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Through the years
When Norwood’s famous people were born
The 1870s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
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Dots are people, stacked in the decade of their birth.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Norwood
Of the other 7, 5 are leaders.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Campbellford, at 21.
Questions about famous people from Norwood
Who is the most famous person from Norwood?
By our measure the best known is Frank Henry Cooney (Canadian-American politician; ninth Governor of Montana); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Matt Walst and Brad Walst.
How many famous people were born in Norwood?
Wikidata has 11 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Norwood known for?
Across Canadian towns the figure is 22%; here, 60%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Norwood?
Josiah Williams Pearce, born in 1850. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
Who counts as from Norwood?
Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Norwood’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article. Moving here later is not enough, and adult performers and people known chiefly for crimes are not listed.
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 (9)
- Frank Henry Cooney: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Walst: File:Three Days Grace - Rock am Ring 2015-9429.jpg : Andreas Lawen, Fotandi derivative work: Фіксер, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Howson: McDermid Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Doherty: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold McGill: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Williams Pearce: Community Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Escott Reid: Renate Patzek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilfred Curtis: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Coughlin: 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).