#1Notable
John Babcock
1900–2010Canadian World War I veteran
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · South Frontenac, Ontario
9 famous people from South Frontenac, many of them leaders
John Babcock, the Canadian World War I veteran, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. The next two names are Abigail Becker and George Abbott. 6 of them were born between Confederation and 1913, more than in any other period. As early as 1830, Abigail Becker was born here, one of 3 born before Confederation.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
John Babcock
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1830
Abigail Becker
Youngest
1911
John Richard Simonett
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
★ What stands out · Known for
What South Frontenac is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.5 times as common.
Each field is set against the usual town, its share among everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap one to see who is in it.
Through the years
When South Frontenac’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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One dot per person, piled up by decade of birth.
The best known
Born in South Frontenac
#1
#2Military
Abigail Becker
1830–1905Canadian woman noted for saving stranded sailors
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GA#3
Sports
George Abbott
1911–1996Canadian ice hockey player
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Everyone
Everyone else born in South Frontenac
The other 6 span the years 1863 to 1911.
John Richard Simonett
1911–1983Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament, 1959-1971
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Kingston leads the towns around it, with 280 names.
Questions about famous people from South Frontenac
Who is the most famous person from South Frontenac?
The top name is John Babcock (Canadian World War I veteran), going by Wikipedia coverage. Next come Abigail Becker and George Abbott.
How many famous people were born in South Frontenac?
12 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is South Frontenac known for?
They make up 56% here, compared with 22% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from South Frontenac?
Abigail Becker (1830). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1911.
Who counts as from South Frontenac?
Anyone Wikidata records as born at a place inside South Frontenac’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision), hospitals and districts within it included, whose English or French Wikipedia article confirms it. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are left out.
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 (5)
- John Babcock: Family of John Babcock. Reproduction of image credited to Canadian Press/Larry MacDougal., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Becker: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Holder: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgerton W. Day: Edgerton_Winnett_Day.jpg : unknown derivative work: Connormah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Adams: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, 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).