London, Ontario
London, Ontario ranks 449th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hyderabad, Kaesong, and Doha. Memorable people born in London, Ontario include Ryan Gosling, Victor Garber, and Jack L. Warner. Memorable people who died in London, Ontario include Frances Oldham Kelsey, Albert Hill, and Sam Panopoulos. London, Ontario has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and physicians. London, Ontario is located in Canada.
London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River and North Thames River, approximately 200 km (120 mi) from both Toronto and Detroit; and about 230 km (140 mi) from Buffalo, New York. The city of London is politically separate from Middlesex County, though it remains the county seat. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1891 and 1999, London, Ontario was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including Ryan Gosling, Victor Garber, and Jack L. Warner. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in London, Ontario including Frances Oldham Kelsey, Albert Hill, and Sam Panopoulos.
People Born in London, Ontario
Go to all RankingsRyan Gosling
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1
Victor Garber
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 2
Jack L. Warner
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1978
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 3
Justin Bieber
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 4
Rachel McAdams
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 5
Hume Cronyn
ACTOR
1911 - 2003
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 6
David Shore
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 7
Paul Haggis
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 8
Kate Nelligan
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 9
Lolita Davidovich
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10
Gene Lockhart
ACTOR
1891 - 1957
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 11
Guy Lombardo
MUSICIAN
1902 - 1977
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in London, Ontario
Go to all RankingsJohn Kapelos
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 14
Bryan Lee O'Malley
COMIC ARTIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.98
Rank: 20
Jeremy Hansen
ASTRONAUT
1976 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 23
Adam Kreek
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 21.42
Rank: 28
Hilary Caldwell
SWIMMER
1991 - Present
HPI: 17.20
Rank: 31
Nick Wammes
CYCLIST
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 32
Lucia Stafford
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 33
Susanne Grainger
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 34
Ana Đerek
GYMNAST
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 35
Alysha Newman
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 36
Bolade Ajomale
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 37
Erika Polidori
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 38
People Deceased in London, Ontario
Go to all RankingsFrances Oldham Kelsey
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 2015
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 1
Albert Hill
ATHLETE
1889 - 1969
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 2
Sam Panopoulos
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2017
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 3
Bjarni Tryggvason
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 2022
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 4
Harry Watson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1957
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day London, Ontario were actors (11), athletes (9), hockey players (3), film directors (2), and writers (2), while most who died were athletes (2), physicians (1), businesspeople (1), and astronauts (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in London, Ontario, including Ryan Gosling, Victor Garber, and Rachel McAdams. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day London, Ontario, including Ryan Gosling, Victor Garber, and Rachel McAdams.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in London, Ontario since 1700.