Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia ranks 589th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Arnhem, Norrköping, and Alexandria, Virginia. 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 Dave Trottier. Halifax, Nova Scotia has been the birth place of many actors and physicians and the death place of many inventors and writers. 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 2022, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax CMA was 480,582, 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
Between 1787 and 1995, Halifax, Nova Scotia was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Oswald Avery, Charles Brenton Huggins, and Denny Doherty. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Halifax, Nova Scotia including Sandford Fleming, Chögyam Trungpa, and Dave Trottier.
People Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oswald Avery
1877 - 1955
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 1
Charles Brenton Huggins
1901 - 1997
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 2
Denny Doherty
1940 - 2007
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3
Joanna Shimkus
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 4
Elliot Page
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5
Peter North
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 6
Viola Desmond
1914 - 1965
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 7
Hal Foster
1892 - 1982
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 8
Edward Belcher
1799 - 1877
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 9
Samuel Cunard
1787 - 1865
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 10
John Sparrow David Thompson
1845 - 1894
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 11
Ian Millar
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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People Deceased in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Sandford Fleming
1827 - 1915
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1
Chögyam Trungpa
1939 - 1987
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 2
Dave Trottier
1906 - 1956
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 3
Taylor Mitchell
1990 - 2009
HPI: 23.40
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Halifax, Nova Scotia were actors (6), physicians (2), politicians (2), hockey players (2), and singers (1), while most who died were inventors (1), writers (1), athletes (1), and singers (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, including Joanna Shimkus, Elliot Page, and Leslie Hope. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Halifax, Nova Scotia, including Joanna Shimkus, Elliot Page, and Leslie Hope.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Halifax, Nova Scotia since 1700.
