#1Famous people · Ontario
Ontario has just one famous person to its name: Charles F. Wishart
The American Presbyterian minister Charles F. Wishart was born in 1870. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Over the border in Mansfield, 43 names are on record, led by Luke Perry.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Charles F. Wishart
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Charles F. Wishart
Most common field
Faith
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Ontario
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Also called Ontario home
One more notable person made the town home: Mark Romanchuk.
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Nearby, Mansfield has the most on record, with 43.
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 (3)
- Charles F. Wishart: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Romanchuk: Aaronwiegand, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Perry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons