#1Film, TV & Stage
Linda Evangelista
born 1965Canadian model
53 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · St. Catharines, Ontario
Linda Evangelista tops a list of 202 famous people born in St. Catharines
At the top of the list is the Canadian model Linda Evangelista, covered in 53 languages. Second and third on the list are Dave Thomas and Shawn Spears. The earliest on the list is John Charles Rykert, born in 1832, and the youngest Alexa Vasko, born in 1999. 67 of them were born between 1946 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
202
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Linda Evangelista
53 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1832
John Charles Rykert
Youngest
1999
Alexa Vasko
Most common field
Sports
106 people
What stands out about St. Catharines’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When St. Catharines’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 32.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineBusinessFaithMilitary
One dot per person, piled up by decade of birth.
The best known
Born in St. Catharines
Counted by languages, Linda Evangelista is ahead of Dave Thomas and Shawn Spears: 53, 27 and 22.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Dave Thomas
born 1949Canadian comedian and actor
27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Sports
Shawn Spears
born 1981Canadian professional wrestler
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What St. Catharines is known for
St. Catharines has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in St. Catharines
199 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Dick Pound
born 1942Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist, International Olympic Committee vice president, university chancellor, lawyer
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Mark Johnston
born 1979Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games bronze medallist
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James Archibald Houston
1921–2005Canadian artist, designer, children's writer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Francis Aveling
1875–1941Canadian psychologist and Roman Catholic priest
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Niagara Falls, with 109.
Questions about famous people from St. Catharines
Who is the most famous person from St. Catharines?
Linda Evangelista (Canadian model) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Dave Thomas and Shawn Spears.
How many famous people were born in St. Catharines?
251 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is St. Catharines known for?
That is 52% of the town’s list, against 38% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from St. Catharines?
John Charles Rykert (1832). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1999.
Who counts as from St. Catharines?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside St. Catharines’ 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?
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 (64)
- Linda Evangelista: jusez from Hong Kong, China, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Thomas: John Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Spears: Brandon Oliver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Pound: Dr._Steven_Ungerleider,_Dick_Pound.jpg : US Mission Canada derivative work: Athenchen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirsten Moore-Towers: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Bellows: Horge, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Sexsmith: Alterna2 /Xavi Torrent, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan McCabe: aimee.craze, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Burtynsky: Jon Lebkowsky from Austin, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Steep: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Green: eastscene, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Thiessen: Yaara Shalom, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Beck: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Perry: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Cheevers: Boston Bruins / NHL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley Sheahan: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Iggulden: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Davison: Ivan Makarov Original uploader was Ivanmakarov at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gianmarco Raimondo: Oliver Pohlmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha McGlone: Mat Honan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Froese: New York Rangers / National Hockey League, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Brooks: Hockeytigers (Eva Fuchs), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Timmins: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Cullen: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. C. Jeffrey: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Bicknell: World Poker Tour, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Johnston: 2TimeOlympian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Carlyle: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Mackinnon: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Garson: Arthur Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Rude Jake: Shy Jimmy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Nolan: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Birchall: Canadian Department of National Defence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Mitchell: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlo Arghittu: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Packard: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Martin: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Rykert: Credit: Notman & Fraser / Library and Archives Canada / PA-028710, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Curran: WilliamStone18, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Spencer: Mary Spencer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Jewett: BC NDP History Group, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daultan Leveille: English, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan Coutts: Scott Penner from Ottawa, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Kidder: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Cavers: Arthur Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Scorpio: Christopher Michel from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Arbuthnot: Not specified on source page, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Agnes Snively: The American Journal of Nursing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Ponikvar: Dih1515, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Spittle: nonorganical, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Bauer: JimpiJax, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexa Vasko: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Vidal: Apprentice Anakin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Aveling: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura de Turczynowicz: Laura de Turczynowicz (Life time: 1953), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Charette: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Welch: Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Finley: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Maletta: GoddardRocket, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Rempel: Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Steenhuis: JamesTeterenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat McCready: Rochester_Knighthawks_-_2012_-_Pat_McCready_at_city_ceremony.JPG : LtPowers derivative work: LtPowers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan MacNab: Théophile Hamel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Arsenault: Nancy Paiva from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, CC BY-SA 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).