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Famous people · Akwesasne

Akwesasne counts 3 famous people, first among them Kiawentiio Tarbell

At the top of the list is the Canadian actress and singer Kiawentiio Tarbell, covered in 21 languages. The next two names are Richard Oakes and Michael Thompson. Jim Deshaies leads the 13 names listed next door in Massena. Over 64 years of births, the list goes from Richard Oakes (1942) to Kiawentiio Tarbell (2006).

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Kiawentiio Tarbell
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
Richard Oakes
Youngest
2006
Kiawentiio Tarbell
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Akwesasne

The three are covered in 21, 6 and 2 languages: Kiawentiio Tarbell, Richard Oakes and Michael Thompson.

KT#1
Film, TV & Stage

Kiawentiio Tarbell

born 2006

Canadian actress and singer

21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RO#2
Politics & Law

Richard Oakes

1942–1972

Mohawk Native American activist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MT#3
Sports

Michael Thompson

born 1976

Canadian lacrosse player, born 1977

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Of the towns nearby, Massena lists the most people: 13.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Akwesasne and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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