Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario ranks 607th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Plzeň, Vitebsk, and Basra. Memorable people born in Hamilton, Ontario include John Charles Fields, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy. Memorable people who died in Hamilton, Ontario include Bertram Brockhouse, Devan Nair, and Robert Kerr. Hamilton, Ontario has been the birth place of many actors and mathematicians and the death place of many physicists and politicians. Hamilton, Ontario is located in Canada.
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which encompasses Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is situated approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Toronto in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1863 and 1989, Hamilton, Ontario was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including John Charles Fields, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Hamilton, Ontario including Bertram Brockhouse, Devan Nair, and Robert Kerr.
People Born in Hamilton, Ontario
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John Charles Fields
1863 - 1932
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 1
Martin Short
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2
Eugene Levy
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3
Louis Nirenberg
1925 - 2020
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 4
Florence Lawrence
1886 - 1938
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 5
Neil Peart
1952 - 2020
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 6
Harry Crerar
1888 - 1965
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 7
Stana Katic
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 8
Kathleen Robertson
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 9
Wendy Crewson
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 10
Toller Cranston
1949 - 2015
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 11
Ken Dryden
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hamilton, Ontario
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People Deceased in Hamilton, Ontario
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Bertram Brockhouse
1918 - 2003
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 1
Devan Nair
1923 - 2005
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 2
Robert Kerr
1882 - 1963
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 3
Jonathan Frid
1924 - 2012
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Hamilton, Ontario were actors (11), mathematicians (3), musicians (1), military personnels (1), and skaters (1), while most who died were physicists (1), politicians (1), athletes (1), and actors (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hamilton, Ontario, including Martin Short, Eugene Levy, and Stana Katic. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hamilton, Ontario, including Martin Short, Eugene Levy, and Florence Lawrence.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Hamilton, Ontario since 1700.
