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Canada ranks 14th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind India, Poland, and Netherlands. Memorable people born in present day Canada include Jim Carrey, Leonard Cohen, and Leslie Nielsen. Memorable people who died in Canada include Alexander Graham Bell, Edward Smith, and Lucy Maud Montgomery. Canada has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and politicians.
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline. Its border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. It is a sparsely inhabited country of just over 41 million people, the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas. Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Canada was the birth place of 1,964 globally memorable people, including Jim Carrey, Leonard Cohen, and Leslie Nielsen. Additionaly, 346 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Canada including Alexander Graham Bell, Edward Smith, and Lucy Maud Montgomery.
People Born in Present Day Canada
Go to all RankingsJim Carrey
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 1
Leonard Cohen
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2016
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 2
Leslie Nielsen
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 3
Albert Bandura
PSYCHOLOGIST
1925 - 2021
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 4
Celine Dion
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 5
Justin Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 6
James Cameron
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 7
Donald Sutherland
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 8
Frank Gehry
ARCHITECT
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 9
Erving Goffman
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 1982
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 10
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 11
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Canada
Go to all RankingsNapoleon Sarony
PHOTOGRAPHER
1821 - 1896
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 170
Frank Dux
MARTIAL ARTS
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 210
George Lawrence Price
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1918
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 211
John T. Dunlap
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 214
Mazo de la Roche
WRITER
1879 - 1961
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 231
R. Murray Schafer
COMPOSER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 236
Daniel Lavoie
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 246
Lawrence Stroll
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 252
Alexandra Stewart
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 255
Michel Brault
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 302
Laurence J. Peter
WRITER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 306
Émile Nelligan
WRITER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 312
People Deceased in Present Day Canada
Go to all RankingsAlexander Graham Bell
INVENTOR
1847 - 1922
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 1
Edward Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1912
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 2
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 3
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 4
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 5
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 6
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 7
Willard Boyle
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 8
Karl Polanyi
ECONOMIST
1886 - 1964
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 9
Frederick Banting
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 10
John Buchan
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 11
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1960
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Canada
Go to all RankingsSimon Fraser
EXPLORER
1776 - 1862
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 44
Dmytro Dontsov
WRITER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 53
George Volkoff
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2000
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 54
Endel Tulving
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 70
Marguerite Bourgeoys
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1620 - 1700
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 75
Mazo de la Roche
WRITER
1879 - 1961
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 95
Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2000
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 110
Jackie Burroughs
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 119
Erkin Koray
SINGER
1941 - 2023
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 120
Michel Brault
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 134
Laura Muntz Lyall
PAINTER
1860 - 1930
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 135
Émile Nelligan
WRITER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 137
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Canada were actors (475), athletes (410), hockey players (137), politicians (94), and singers (77), while most who died were athletes (54), politicians (46), actors (32), writers (28), and hockey players (17).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Canada, including Jim Carrey, Leslie Nielsen, and Donald Sutherland. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Canada, including Jim Carrey, Leslie Nielsen, and Donald Sutherland.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Canada since 1700.