Edmonton
Edmonton ranks 353rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wellington, Norwich, and Ibaraki Prefecture. Memorable people born in Edmonton include Marshall McLuhan, Michael J. Fox, and Jordan Peterson. Memorable people who died in Edmonton include Emily Murphy. Edmonton has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players and the death place of many social activists. Edmonton is located in Canada.
Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city 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
Between 1911 and 1995, Edmonton was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Marshall McLuhan, Michael J. Fox, and Jordan Peterson. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Edmonton including Emily Murphy.
People Born in Edmonton
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Marshall McLuhan
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 1
Michael J. Fox
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 2
Jordan Peterson
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 3
Arthur Hiller
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 4
Tommy Chong
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5
Nathan Fillion
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 6
Gordon R. Dickson
1923 - 2001
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 7
Kenneth Welsh
1942 - 2022
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 8
Steven Ogg
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 9
Rae Dawn Chong
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 10
Jill Hennessy
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 11
K.d. lang
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Edmonton
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People Deceased in Edmonton
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Most individuals born in present day Edmonton were actors (14), soccer players (5), hockey players (3), musicians (2), and athletes (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, Tommy Chong, and Nathan Fillion. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Edmonton, including Michael J. Fox, Tommy Chong, and Nathan Fillion.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Edmonton since 1700.
