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Edward Lyman Abbott
1891–1918Canadian athlete and soldier
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Famous people · Severn, Ontario
A single famous person was born in Severn: Edward Lyman Abbott
In 1891, the Canadian athlete and soldier Edward Lyman Abbott was born. That places their birth between Confederation and 1913. 3 languages have an article about them. Gordon Lightfoot tops the 40 names on record in Orillia, 7 km away.
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Edward Lyman Abbott
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1891
Edward Lyman Abbott
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Questions about famous people from Severn
Who is the most famous person from Severn?
By our measure the best known is Edward Lyman Abbott (Canadian athlete and soldier); the spotlight above gives the details.
How many famous people were born in Severn?
The list holds 1 born in Severn, each confirmed by an English or French Wikipedia article. Wikidata has 6 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Severn known for?
Of the 1 on the list, 1 are athletes. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 38% across Canadian towns.
Who counts as from Severn?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Severn’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and an English or French Wikipedia article must agree. The list leaves out adult performers, people known mainly for crimes and anyone born elsewhere.
Why is someone missing?
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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 (3)
- Edward Lyman Abbott: Veterans Affairs Canada archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Lightfoot: Arnielee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabella Holmgren: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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