Ottawa
Ottawa ranks 289th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Norway, Leiden, and Lahore. Memorable people born in Ottawa include Justin Trudeau, Margaret Atwood, and Dan Aykroyd. Memorable people who died in Ottawa include Gerhard Herzberg, Lester B. Pearson, and Wilfrid Laurier. Ottawa has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Ottawa is located in Canada.
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). As of 2021, Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1886 and 1997, Ottawa was the birth place of 51 globally memorable people, including Justin Trudeau, Margaret Atwood, and Dan Aykroyd. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in Ottawa including Gerhard Herzberg, Lester B. Pearson, and Wilfrid Laurier.
People Born in Ottawa
Go to all RankingsJustin Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 1
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 2
Dan Aykroyd
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 3
Paul Anka
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 4
Lorne Greene
ACTOR
1915 - 1987
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 5
Tom Cavanagh
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 6
John Tuzo Wilson
GEOLOGIST
1908 - 1993
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 7
Alanis Morissette
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 8
Shulamith Firestone
WRITER
1945 - 2012
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 9
Roger Spottiswoode
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 10
John T. Dunlap
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 11
Donal Logue
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ottawa
Go to all RankingsJohn T. Dunlap
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 11
John Ralston Saul
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 23
Tommy Gorman
ATHLETE
1886 - 1961
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 25
Horst Bulau
SKIER
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 26
Chris Bumstead
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 27
Annie Murphy
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 36
Dan Boyle
HOCKEY PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 22.10
Rank: 43
Derek Gee
CYCLIST
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 45
Alicia Brown
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 46
Cameron Smedley
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 47
Kelleigh Ryan
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 48
Jordan Steen
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Ottawa
Go to all RankingsGerhard Herzberg
CHEMIST
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1
Lester B. Pearson
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 2
Wilfrid Laurier
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1919
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 3
John A. Macdonald
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1891
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 4
Dimitri Kitsikis
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 5
John Diefenbaker
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1979
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 6
Robert Borden
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1937
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 7
Fedir Bohatyrchuk
WRITER
1892 - 1984
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 8
Tommy Douglas
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1986
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 9
Grigore Moisil
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1973
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 10
Harry Crerar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1965
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 11
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 1943
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Ottawa
Go to all RankingsCarlyle S. Beals
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 16
Tommy Gorman
ATHLETE
1886 - 1961
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 20
Ellen Meiksins Wood
HISTORIAN
1942 - 2016
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 22
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ottawa were actors (14), athletes (9), politicians (5), writers (4), and skaters (4), while most who died were politicians (7), athletes (3), military personnels (2), chemists (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ottawa, including Dan Aykroyd, Tom Cavanagh, and Donal Logue. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ottawa, including Dan Aykroyd, Lorne Greene, and Tom Cavanagh.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Ottawa since 1700.