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Photo: Chris Rand · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Algoma
3 famous people were born in Algoma
Mark Francis Schmitt, the Catholic bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Ed Waterstreet and Richard W. Fellows. Next door, the list for Ahnapee holds Moses Shaw. Born in 1914, Richard W. Fellows is the first name on record, and Ed Waterstreet, born in 1943, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Mark Francis Schmitt
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Richard W. Fellows
Youngest
1943
Ed Waterstreet
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Algoma
By how many languages cover them, Mark Francis Schmitt comes first (6), then Ed Waterstreet (4) and Richard W. Fellows (2).
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What Algoma is known for
The field with the most names is Faith: 1.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Algoma.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Algoma 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 (1)
- Moses Shaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons