Cultural Production in

Present Day

Edmonton (can)

Canada

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Edmonton ranks 400th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fresno, California, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Mie Prefecture. Memorable people born in Edmonton include Marshall McLuhan, Michael J. Fox, and Nathan Fillion. Memorable people who died in Edmonton include Emily Murphy. Edmonton has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many social activists. Edmonton is located in Canada.

Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. Edmonton anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor", a region spanning between Edmonton and the city of Calgary, Alberta's largest city, which includes the many smaller municipalities between the two. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, Edmonton was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including Marshall McLuhan, Michael J. Fox, and Nathan Fillion. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Edmonton including Emily Murphy.

People Born in Edmonton

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Edmonton were actors (14), athletes (7), soccer players (5), hockey players (3), and cyclists (2),  while most who died were social activists (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Edmonton, including Michael J. Fox, Nathan Fillion, and Tommy Chong. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Edmonton, including Michael J. Fox, Nathan Fillion, and Tommy Chong.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Edmonton since 1700.