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Photo: Schreiber Public Library · Public domainFamous people · Schreiber, Ontario
3 famous people were born in Schreiber
Most widely known is Les Hunt, the Canadian ice hockey player, with articles in 4 languages. Second place goes to the Canadian ice hockey player Jenna McParland, third to Jack Stokes. Of its neighbours, Terrace Bay, 12 km away, lists the most: 5, Charlie Simmer first. From Jack Stokes in 1923 to Jenna McParland in 1992, the births cover 69 years.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Les Hunt
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1923
Jack Stokes
Youngest
1992
Jenna McParland
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Schreiber
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Sports
Jenna McParland
born 1992Canadian ice hockey player
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Known for
What Schreiber is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
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Questions about famous people from Schreiber
Who is the most famous person from Schreiber?
By our measure the best known is Les Hunt (Canadian ice hockey player); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Jenna McParland and Jack Stokes.
What is Schreiber known for?
That is 67% of the town’s list, against 38% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Schreiber?
Jack Stokes, from 1923; the most recent birth on the list is from 1992.
Who counts as from Schreiber?
A birth counts when Wikidata puts it inside Schreiber’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), a hospital or district there included, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article agrees. Those who only moved here are not on the list, and neither are adult performers or people famous mainly for crimes.
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.
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).