Montreal
Montreal ranks 47th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Constantinople, Hamburg, and Kyiv. Memorable people born in Montreal include Eric Berne, William Shatner, and Ralph M. Steinman. Memorable people who died in Montreal include John Buchan, Hans Selye, and Pierre Trudeau. Montreal has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Montreal is located in Canada.
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is 196 km (122 mi) east of the national capital, Ottawa, and 258 km (160 mi) southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, Montreal was the birth place of 212 globally memorable people, including Eric Berne, William Shatner, and Ralph M. Steinman. Additionaly, 46 globally memorable people have passed away in Montreal including John Buchan, Hans Selye, and Pierre Trudeau.
People Born in Montreal
Go to all RankingsEric Berne
PSYCHOLOGIST
1910 - 1970
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1
William Shatner
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 2
Ralph M. Steinman
BIOLOGIST
1943 - 2011
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3
René Angélil
PRODUCER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 4
Henry Mintzberg
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 5
Oscar Peterson
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 6
Sidney Altman
CHEMIST
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 7
Joe Weider
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2013
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 8
Charles Taylor
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 9
Geneviève Bujold
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 10
Rudolph A. Marcus
CHEMIST
1923 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 11
Norma Shearer
ACTOR
1902 - 1983
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Montreal
Go to all RankingsLawrence Stroll
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 27
Alexandra Stewart
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 28
Michel Brault
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 37
Émile Nelligan
WRITER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 39
Peter Kirby
ATHLETE
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 59
Ernest Hamilton
ATHLETE
1883 - 1964
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 64
John Emery
ATHLETE
1932 - 2022
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 65
William Hope
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 67
Gus Dillon
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1952
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 73
Claude Vivier
COMPOSER
1948 - 1983
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 75
Richard Louis Duckett
ATHLETE
1884 - 1972
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 81
George Vernot
SWIMMER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 83
People Deceased in Montreal
Go to all RankingsJohn Buchan
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 1
Hans Selye
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1982
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 2
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 3
Anna Leonowens
WRITER
1831 - 1915
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 4
Maurice Richard
HOCKEY PLAYER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 5
Mario Bunge
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2020
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6
Dmytro Dontsov
WRITER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 7
Wilder Penfield
BIOLOGIST
1891 - 1976
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 8
Riccardo Paletti
RACING DRIVER
1958 - 1982
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 9
René Lévesque
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1987
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 10
Anne Hébert
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 11
André Bessette
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1845 - 1937
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Montreal
Go to all RankingsDmytro Dontsov
WRITER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 7
Émile Nelligan
WRITER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 15
Gus Dillon
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1952
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 31
Richard Louis Duckett
ATHLETE
1884 - 1972
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 34
George Vernot
SWIMMER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 35
Maude Abbott
PHYSICIAN
1868 - 1940
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 38
Carrie Derick
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1941
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 40
Élie Blanchard
WRITER
1881 - 1941
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 41
Clarence McKerrow
ATHLETE
1877 - 1959
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 44
Donald Sangster
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1967
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 46
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Montreal were actors (45), athletes (32), politicians (15), singers (11), and tennis players (9), while most who died were politicians (8), writers (7), athletes (5), hockey players (4), and actors (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Montreal, including William Shatner, Geneviève Bujold, and Peter Cullen. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Montreal, including William Shatner, Geneviève Bujold, and Norma Shearer.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Montreal since 1700.