Cultural Production in
Present Day
Canada
Canada
Canada ranks 14th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind India, Poland, and Netherlands. Memorable people born in present day Canada include Mary Pickford, Leonard Cohen, and Justin Trudeau. Memorable people who died in Canada include Alexander Graham Bell, John A. Macdonald, and Edward Smith. Canada has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and politicians.
People
Between 0 and 2009, present day Canada was the birth place of 2,270 globally memorable people, including Mary Pickford, Leonard Cohen, and Justin Trudeau. Additionaly, 357 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Canada including Alexander Graham Bell, John A. Macdonald, and Edward Smith.
People Born in Present Day Canada
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Mary Pickford
ACTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 1
Leonard Cohen
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2016
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 2
Justin Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 3
Leslie Nielsen
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 4
Donald Sutherland
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 5
Albert Bandura
PSYCHOLOGIST
1925 - 2021
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 6
Mary Simon
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 7
Celine Dion
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 8
Christopher Plummer
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 9
Jordan Peterson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 10
James Cameron
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 11
William Giauque
CHEMIST
1895 - 1982
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Canada
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Glenn Hall
HOCKEY PLAYER
1931 - 2026
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 533
Brent Everett
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 735
Frank Leo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 745
Roch Voisine
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 772
Chilly Gonzales
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 788
Devon Larratt
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 803
Kevin Neufeld
ATHLETE
1960 - 2022
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 900
Dean McDermott
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 903
Melissa O'Neil
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 915
John Tenta
WRESTLER
1963 - 2006
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 931
Isabelle Duchesnay
DANCER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 942
Bruce Robertson
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 952
People Deceased in Present Day Canada
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Alexander Graham Bell
INVENTOR
1847 - 1922
HPI: 85.31
Rank: 1
John A. Macdonald
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1891
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 2
Edward Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1912
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 3
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 4
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 5
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 6
John Buchan
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 7
Alexander Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 8
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 9
Samuel de Champlain
EXPLORER
1567 - 1635
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 10
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 11
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Canada
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HOCKEY PLAYER
1931 - 2026
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 221
Kevin Neufeld
ATHLETE
1960 - 2022
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 334
Nelly Arcan
WRITER
1973 - 2009
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 344
Kirby Morrow
ACTOR
1973 - 2020
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 354
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Canada were actors (539), athletes (480), hockey players (189), politicians (106), and soccer players (102), while most who died were athletes (57), politicians (47), actors (34), writers (30), and hockey players (20).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Canada, including Leslie Nielsen, Donald Sutherland, and Christopher Plummer. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Canada, including Mary Pickford, 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.
