Edmonton
Edmonton ranks 400th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fresno, California, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Mie Prefecture. The most famous people from Edmonton are Jordan Peterson, Michael J. Fox, and Marshall McLuhan. The most famous people who died in Edmonton are Thelma Hopkins, and Emily Murphy. Edmonton has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and social activists. Edmonton is located in Canada.
People
Between 0 and 2002, Edmonton was the birth place of 53 globally memorable people, including Jordan Peterson, Michael J. Fox, and Marshall McLuhan. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Edmonton including Thelma Hopkins, and Emily Murphy.
People Born in Edmonton
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Jordan Peterson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 1
Michael J. Fox
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 2
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 3
Nathan Fillion
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 4
Arthur Hiller
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2016
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 5
Kenneth Welsh
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 6
Tommy Chong
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 7
Gordon R. Dickson
WRITER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 8
Steven Ogg
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 9
Rae Dawn Chong
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 10
Jill Hennessy
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 11
K.d. lang
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Edmonton
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Michael Rascher
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 18
Pierre Lueders
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 24
Ed Podivinsky
SKIER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 26
Blythe Hartley
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 33
Austin Mardon
ASTRONOMER
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Rank: 38
Tori Anderson
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 39
Meghan Heffern
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 40
Brendan Gallagher
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 41
Joy Buolamwini
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.42
Rank: 44
Gilbert Brulé
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.53
Rank: 45
Jessica Gregg
SKATER
1988 - Present
HPI: 27.52
Rank: 46
Shannon Szabados
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.94
Rank: 48
People Deceased in Edmonton
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Thelma Hopkins
ATHLETE
1936 - 2025
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1
Emily Murphy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1933
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Edmonton were actors (16), athletes (11), soccer players (5), hockey players (4), and cyclists (2), while most who died were athletes (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
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 Kenneth Welsh. 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 Kenneth Welsh.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Edmonton since 1700.
