Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario ranks 1,372nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amstelveen, Heraklion, and Ancona. Memorable people born in Kingston, Ontario include Bryan Adams, Robert Mundell, and Norman L. Bowen. Memorable people who died in Kingston, Ontario include Colin Carruthers. Kingston, Ontario has been the birth place of many athletes, and singers and the death place of many hockey players. Kingston, Ontario is located in Canada.
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, the south end of the Rideau Canal. Kingston is near the Thousand Islands, a tourist region to the east, and the Prince Edward County tourist region to the west. Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because it has many heritage buildings constructed using local limestone. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1848 and 2002, Kingston, Ontario was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Bryan Adams, Robert Mundell, and Norman L. Bowen. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kingston, Ontario including Colin Carruthers.
People Born in Kingston, Ontario
Go to all RankingsBryan Adams
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 1
Robert Mundell
ECONOMIST
1932 - 2021
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 2
Norman L. Bowen
GEOLOGIST
1887 - 1956
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 3
George Romanes
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1894
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 4
Hugh Dillon
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 5
Gary Lux
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 36.87
Rank: 6
Doug Gilmour
HOCKEY PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 7
Simon Whitfield
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.61
Rank: 8
Mike Smith
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 24.34
Rank: 9
Tanith Belbin White
SKATER
1984 - Present
HPI: 23.76
Rank: 10
Jeff Sarwer
CHESS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 21.65
Rank: 11
Will Crothers
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kingston, Ontario
Go to all RankingsGeorge Romanes
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1894
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 4
Will Crothers
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Jennifer Casson
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
Aaliyah Edwards
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
Annie Foreman-Mackey
CYCLIST
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Kingston, Ontario
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Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Kingston, Ontario were athletes (4), singers (2), economists (1), geologists (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were hockey players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kingston, Ontario, including Simon Whitfield, Mike Smith, and Will Crothers. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kingston, Ontario, including Simon Whitfield, Mike Smith, and Will Crothers.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Kingston, Ontario since 1700.