#1Science & Medicine
Myron Scholes
born 1941Canadian economist
53 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Timmins, Ontario
Timmins counts 77 famous people, first among them Myron Scholes
Myron Scholes, the Canadian economist, is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Behind the leader come Alfred Aho and Lights. Between 1914 and 1945, 37 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Tony Graboski, born in 1916, the newest to Marc-Antoine Nadon, born in 1994.
Born here
77
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Myron Scholes
53 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1916
Tony Graboski
Youngest
1994
Marc-Antoine Nadon
Most common field
Sports
42 people
What stands out about Timmins’ famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Timmins
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
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Science & Medicine
Alfred Aho
born 1941Canadian computer scientist
36 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Through the years
When Timmins’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 14 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineNotable
Every person is a dot in the column of the decade they were born.
Known for
What Timmins is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
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 Timmins
The other 74 span the years 1916 to 1994.
Steven Hilliard Stern
1937–2018Canadian television and documentary director, producer and writer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Charlie Angus
born 1962Canadian author, journalist, broadcaster, musician and politician
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Clément Bérini
1930–1996Canadian painter known in Ontario in the 20th century, promoting Franco-Ontarian culture
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No one matches both filters.
Questions about famous people from Timmins
Who is the most famous person from Timmins?
Myron Scholes (Canadian economist) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Alfred Aho and Lights.
How many famous people were born in Timmins?
98 are placed here on Wikidata; the rest have no article to confirm it.
What is Timmins known for?
That is 55% of the town’s list, against 38% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Timmins?
Tony Graboski, from 1916; the most recent birth on the list is from 1994.
Who counts as from Timmins?
Wikidata’s record must put the birth inside Timmins’ 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?
The likeliest reasons: a birthplace recorded only as a province or as Canada, a hamlet or rural area with no page of its own, or an article that gives another place or none. Fixing Wikidata or Wikipedia brings them onto the list at the next refresh, as long as the two then agree.
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 (27)
- Myron Scholes: The original uploader was Nobellaureatesphotographer at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lights: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Kreiner: Earl Andrew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Brown: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Stanley: Ralston-Purina Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Mahovlich: Ralston-Purina Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Sullivan: Dan4th Nicholas from Cambridge, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Barilko: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Nevin: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Prentice: Manning Centre c/o: Jake Wright, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Mahovlich: Horge, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Angus: DrOwl19, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Poulin: White House Photographic Office ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Vail: Rdikeman at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Bruneau: Skookum1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Watson: David Dawson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Majalahti: WikiMoon3, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Hannigan: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Bisson: Greencolander, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murray Costello: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrice Desbiens: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al LeBrun: TGC Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Rolfe: New York Rangers / NHL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deni Loubert: Meowwcat at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Amadio: Julie McGregor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clément Bérini: Inconnu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Bandiera: Unknown author, Public domain, 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).