Calgary
Calgary ranks 265th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Medellín, Rochester, New York, and Innsbruck. Memorable people born in Calgary include James Gosling, Elisha Cuthbert, and Bret Hart. Memorable people who died in Calgary include Lobsang Rampa, Stu Hart, and Richard K. Guy. Calgary has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many writers, and wrestlers. Calgary is located in Canada.
Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the largest metro area within the three prairie provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,680,000 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Calgary was the birth place of 66 globally memorable people, including James Gosling, Elisha Cuthbert, and Bret Hart. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Calgary including Lobsang Rampa, Stu Hart, and Richard K. Guy.
People Born in Calgary
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James Gosling
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 1
Elisha Cuthbert
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 2
Bret Hart
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 3
Robert D. Hare
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 4
Lance Kinsey
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 5
Nancy Huston
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 6
Owen Hart
WRESTLER
1965 - 1999
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 7
Ted Cruz
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 8
Owen Hargreaves
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 9
Cory Monteith
ACTOR
1982 - 2013
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 10
Todd McFarlane
COMIC ARTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 11
Erica Durance
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Calgary
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Ross Cuthbert
HOCKEY PLAYER
1892 - 1971
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 13
Erik Everhard
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 15
Pierre Poilievre
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.87
Rank: 24
Jan Lisiecki
MUSICIAN
1995 - Present
HPI: 30.77
Rank: 27
Jamie Salé
SKATER
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.60
Rank: 33
Alex Gough
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.96
Rank: 38
Brian McKeever
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 23.64
Rank: 40
William Nylander
HOCKEY PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 23.53
Rank: 41
Mat Robinson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 22.70
Rank: 43
Tristan Walker
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 22.27
Rank: 44
Kirsten Kinash
SWIMMER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 48
Nicole Hare
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Calgary
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Lobsang Rampa
WRITER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 1
Stu Hart
WRESTLER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 2
Richard K. Guy
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2020
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 3
Tiny Thompson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1903 - 1981
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Calgary
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Most individuals born in present day Calgary were athletes (20), actors (10), wrestlers (8), swimmers (5), and soccer players (4), while most who died were writers (1), wrestlers (1), mathematicians (1), and hockey players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Calgary, including Kaillie Humphries, Nathan Smith, and Alex Gough. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Calgary, including Kaillie Humphries, Nathan Smith, and Alex Gough.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Calgary since 1700.
