Oshawa
Oshawa ranks 2,165th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oromia, Přerov, and Balkh. Memorable people born in Oshawa include Albert W. Tucker, A. J. Cook, and Shalom Harlow. Oshawa has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and actors. Oshawa is located in Canada.
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately 60 km (37 mi) east of Downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the Greater Toronto Area and of the Golden Horseshoe. It is the largest municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham. The name Oshawa originates from the Ojibwa term aazhawe, meaning "the crossing place" or just "a cross". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 1989, Oshawa was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Albert W. Tucker, A. J. Cook, and Shalom Harlow.
People Born in Oshawa
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Albert W. Tucker
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1
A. J. Cook
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 2
Shalom Harlow
MODEL
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 3
Donald Jackson
SKATER
1940 - Present
HPI: 33.52
Rank: 4
Joe Nieuwendyk
HOCKEY PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 30.88
Rank: 5
Perdita Felicien
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 23.65
Rank: 6
Allysha Chapman
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 17.45
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Oshawa
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Most individuals born in present day Oshawa were mathematicians (1), actors (1), models (1), skaters (1), and hockey players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oshawa, including A. J. Cook. Whereas, throughout history, mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oshawa, including Albert W. Tucker.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Oshawa since 1700.
