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Famous people · Port Colborne, Ontario
27 famous people come from Port Colborne, Matt Craven the best known
Most widely known is Matt Craven, the Canadian actor, with articles in 22 languages. Behind the leader come Alexis Davis and David Lametti. The largest group, 11, was born between 1914 and 1945. For every 10,000 residents the town has 12.3, while at least half the towns in Ontario list nobody born there.
Born here
27
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Matt Craven
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1886
John Johnston O'Neill
Youngest
1986
Melissa McIntyre
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Port Colborne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Port Colborne’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicFaithWriting & ArtsBusiness
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Port Colborne
AD#2
Science & Medicine
Alexis Davis
born 1984Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Politics & Law
David Lametti
born 1962Canadian politician
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Port Colborne is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Port Colborne
24 more, from 1886 to 1986.
John Johnston O'Neill
1886–1966Canadian geologist, Geological Survey of Canada, and later, professor of geology, Dean of Science and Dean of Engineering at McGill University
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Welland has the longest list next door: 63.
Questions about famous people from Port Colborne
Who is the most famous person from Port Colborne?
The top name is Matt Craven (Canadian actor), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Alexis Davis and David Lametti.
How many famous people were born in Port Colborne?
Of the 32 Wikidata puts here, the rest have no English or French article that confirms it.
What is Port Colborne known for?
They make up 44% here, compared with 38% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Port Colborne?
John Johnston O'Neill, from 1886; the most recent birth on the list is from 1986.
Who counts as from Port Colborne?
Born inside Port Colborne’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?
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. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (11)
- David Lametti: Justin Trudeau – Prime Minister of Canada, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Kennedy: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa McIntyre: Lindsay D at https://www.flickr.com/photos/88409116@N00/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Frederick Tonnos: JFVoll, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Crompton: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronco Horvath: TGC-Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Simmons: Ralrton-Purina Company, maker of Chex cereals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Laviolette: Sean Ian Denis Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sabrina D'Angelo: BDZ Sports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Kraft: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thompson: William James Topley, 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).