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Famous people · Ontario
19 famous people were born in Ontario, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the American writer and poet Phyllis McGinley, with articles in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Denny Smith and Dave Wilcox. 9 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 5 were born since 1970.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Phyllis McGinley
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Phyllis McGinley
Youngest
2000
Chuck Winder
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Ontario’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ontario is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Ontario’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 5 births.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMusicFaithMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ontario
Ranked by languages covered: Phyllis McGinley with 10, then Denny Smith with 8 and Dave Wilcox with 7.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Ontario
Still to come: 16 more, from 1913 to 2000.
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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 (5)
- Denny Smith: See above Wikipedia uploader was Jgilhousen at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Wilcox: San Francisco 49ers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Flynn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotty Iseri: Shindig, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons