Cultural Production in

Present Day

Toronto (can)

Toronto ranks 29th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Munich, Washington, D.C., and Mumbai. The most famous people from Toronto are Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, and Frank Gehry. The most famous people who died in Toronto are Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emma Goldman, and Glenn Gould. Toronto has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and actors. Toronto is located in Canada.

Between 0 and 2006, Toronto was the birth place of 326 globally memorable people, including Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, and Frank Gehry. Additionaly, 90 globally memorable people have passed away in Toronto including Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emma Goldman, and Glenn Gould.

Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 2
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 3
Alexander Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 4
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 5
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1960
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 6
John Turner
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 7
George A. Romero
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 8
Charles Best
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 9
Rubin Carter
BOXER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 10
Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 11
John Charles Fields
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1932
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 12

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Toronto, including Christopher Plummer, Catherine O'Hara, and John Candy. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Toronto, including Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, and Catherine O'Hara.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Toronto since 1700.