DL#1
Politics & Law
David Laird
1833–1914Canadian politician
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFamous people · New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island
From 1833 to 1954, New Glasgow was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is David Laird, the Canadian politician, with articles in 5 languages. Bradford William LePage is second and Herb Dickieson third. For more famous names, Charlottetown is 19 km away: its list has 157, led by Brian Tracy. The list comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 residents, below the 12.4 of the typical town in Prince Edward Island.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
David Laird
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1833
David Laird
Youngest
1954
Herb Dickieson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in New Glasgow
All three are leaders.
BL#2
Politics & Law
Bradford William LePage
1876–1958Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HD#3
Politics & Law
Herb Dickieson
born 1954Canadian politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from New Glasgow
Who is the most famous person from New Glasgow?
David Laird (Canadian politician) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Bradford William LePage and Herb Dickieson.
How many famous people were born in New Glasgow?
Of the 4 Wikidata puts here, the rest have no English or French article that confirms it.
What is New Glasgow known for?
100% of the list, where Canadian towns come to 22%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from New Glasgow?
David Laird (1833). At the other end, the youngest was born in 1954.
Who counts as from New Glasgow?
Born inside New Glasgow’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) on Wikidata’s record, with an English or French Wikipedia article to back it up: that is the test, hospitals and districts within the outline included. Someone who just lived here does not pass it, and adult performers and people known mainly for crimes are excluded.
Why is someone missing?
Some have no birthplace below the province on Wikidata, some were born in a hamlet without a page here, and some have an article that names another place or none at all. The page lists only what Wikidata and Wikipedia agree on, and it follows their corrections at each 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 (2)
- Brian Tracy: Daniel Wikberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade MacLauchlan: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 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).