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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

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People Deceased in Montreal

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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).

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.