JB#1
Sports
Jeffrey Buttle
born 1982Canadian figure skater and choreographer
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
Of the 8 famous people born in Smooth Rock Falls, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the Canadian figure skater and choreographer Jeffrey Buttle, covered in 23 languages. Second place goes to the Canadian ice hockey player J. P. Parisé, third to Louise Pitre. Births span 1938 to 1986, from Dick Mattiussi to Carl Hudson. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jeffrey Buttle
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1938
Dick Mattiussi
Youngest
1986
Carl Hudson
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Smooth Rock Falls’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Smooth Rock Falls’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
Known for
What Smooth Rock Falls is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
Compared with the usual town (everyone listed in Canadian towns, split by field). Tap a field to see the people in it.
The best known
Born in Smooth Rock Falls
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JP#2
Sports
J. P. Parisé
1941–2015Canadian ice hockey player
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LP#3
Film, TV & Stage
Louise Pitre
born 1957Canadian actress
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Smooth Rock Falls
Still to come: 5 more, from 1938 to 1986.
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Questions about famous people from Smooth Rock Falls
Who is the most famous person from Smooth Rock Falls?
Jeffrey Buttle (Canadian figure skater and choreographer) comes first, by the number of Wikipedia languages that cover them. Next come J. P. Parisé and Louise Pitre.
How many famous people were born in Smooth Rock Falls?
Wikidata places 9 here in all; the others lack an article that agrees.
What is Smooth Rock Falls known for?
Here the share is 63%; across Canadian towns it is 38%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Smooth Rock Falls?
Dick Mattiussi, from 1938; the most recent birth on the list is from 1986.
Who counts as from Smooth Rock Falls?
A birth counts when Wikidata puts it inside Smooth Rock Falls’ 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?
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.
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).