Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia ranks 610th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kingston upon Thames, Ixelles, and Italy. Memorable people born in Halifax, Nova Scotia include Oswald Avery, Charles Brenton Huggins, and Denny Doherty. Memorable people who died in Halifax, Nova Scotia include Sandford Fleming, Chögyam Trungpa, and Aileen Meagher. Halifax, Nova Scotia has been the birth place of many actors, and physicians and the death place of many athletes, and inventors. Halifax, Nova Scotia is located in Canada.
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2023, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax CMA was 518,711, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1996, Halifax, Nova Scotia was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Oswald Avery, Charles Brenton Huggins, and Denny Doherty. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Halifax, Nova Scotia including Sandford Fleming, Chögyam Trungpa, and Aileen Meagher.
People Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oswald Avery
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1955
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1
Charles Brenton Huggins
PHYSICIAN
1901 - 1997
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 2
Denny Doherty
SINGER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 3
Viola Desmond
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 1965
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 4
Elliot Page
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 5
Peter North
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 6
Joanna Shimkus
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 7
Samuel Cunard
BUSINESSPERSON
1787 - 1865
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 8
Hal Foster
COMIC ARTIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 9
Edward Belcher
EXPLORER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 10
Ian Millar
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 11
John Sparrow David Thompson
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1894
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Aileen Meagher
ATHLETE
1910 - 1987
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 16
Shay Colley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 23
Jacob Saunders
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Sandford Fleming
INVENTOR
1827 - 1915
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1
Chögyam Trungpa
WRITER
1939 - 1987
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 2
Aileen Meagher
ATHLETE
1910 - 1987
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 3
Dave Trottier
ATHLETE
1906 - 1956
HPI: 35.31
Rank: 4
Taylor Mitchell
SINGER
1990 - 2009
HPI: 23.59
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Most individuals born in present day Halifax, Nova Scotia were actors (6), physicians (2), singers (2), politicians (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were athletes (2), inventors (1), writers (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, including Elliot Page, Joanna Shimkus, and Leslie Hope. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Halifax, Nova Scotia, including Elliot Page, Joanna Shimkus, and Leslie Hope.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Halifax, Nova Scotia since 1700.
