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Canada ranks 15th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Poland, Netherlands, and China. Memorable people born in present day Canada include Leonard Cohen, Albert Bandura, 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 hockey players and the death place of many politicians and actors.
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, covering over 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1645 and 2006, present day Canada was the birth place of 1,350 globally memorable people, including Leonard Cohen, Albert Bandura, and Leslie Nielsen. Additionaly, 250 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Canada including Alexander Graham Bell, Edward Smith, and Lucy Maud Montgomery.
1934 - 2016
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 1
1925 - 2021
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 2
1926 - 2010
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 3
1874 - 1942
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 4
1935 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 5
1861 - 1939
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 6
1971 - Present
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 7
1922 - 1982
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 8
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 9
1929 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 10
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 11
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 12
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 117
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 131
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 154
1886 - 1950
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 199
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 203
1886 - 1966
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 217
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 227
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 233
1923 - 2002
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 250
1845 - 1937
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 280
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 287
1847 - 1924
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 296
1847 - 1922
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 1
1850 - 1912
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 2
1874 - 1942
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 3
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 4
1891 - 1941
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 5
1932 - 1982
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 6
1869 - 1940
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 7
1886 - 1964
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 8
1907 - 1982
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 9
1882 - 1960
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 10
1909 - 1959
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 11
1940 - 2017
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 12
1939 - 1993
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 82
1623 - 1708
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 87
1593 - 1649
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 95
1923 - 2002
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 99
1599 - 1672
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 100
1845 - 1937
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 109
1888 - 1938
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 119
1920 - 1997
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 120
1896 - 1971
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 123
1903 - 1974
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 131
1940 - 2011
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 146
1908 - 1989
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 149
Most individuals born in present day Canada were actors (442), hockey players (94), politicians (93), athletes (88), and singers (65), while most who died were politicians (41), actors (27), athletes (27), writers (19), and religious figures (13).
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 Jim Carrey. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Canada, including Leslie Nielsen, Donald Sutherland, and Jim Carrey.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Canada since 1700.