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Photo: Lvklock · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Ontario
From 1828 to 1956, Ontario was the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American soccer player Chris Collins, with articles in 3 languages. The next two names are Arthur William Brandt and W. B. Hopkins. Chris Collins, the best known, was born in 1956. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.8, close to the 3.9 of the typical New York town.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Chris Collins
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
William M. Whitney
Youngest
1956
Chris Collins
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Ontario
Chris Collins leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Arthur William Brandt (2) and W. B. Hopkins (2).
AB#2
WH#3
Through the years
When Ontario’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ontario is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Ontario
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Webster, at 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ontario 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Paul Buchheit: Robert Scoble from Half Moon Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arma Senkrah: Julius Cornelius Schaarwächter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons