Ottawa
Ottawa ranks 289th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Norway, Leiden, and Lahore. The most famous people from Ottawa are Justin Trudeau, Margaret Atwood, and Paul Anka. The most famous people who died in Ottawa are John A. Macdonald, Gerhard Herzberg, and Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. 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.
People
Between 1886 and 2000, Ottawa was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Justin Trudeau, Margaret Atwood, and Paul Anka. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in Ottawa including John A. Macdonald, Gerhard Herzberg, and Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
People Born in Ottawa
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Justin Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 1
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 2
Paul Anka
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 3
Dan Aykroyd
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 4
Nancy Greene Raine
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 5
Tom Cavanagh
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 6
Lorne Greene
ACTOR
1915 - 1987
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 7
John Tuzo Wilson
GEOLOGIST
1908 - 1993
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 8
Shulamith Firestone
WRITER
1945 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 9
Alanis Morissette
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 10
Steve MacLean
ASTRONAUT
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 11
Roger Spottiswoode
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ottawa
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Anthony Lemke
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 39
Brian Walton
CYCLIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 40
Alison Korn
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 41
Jill Henselwood
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 42
Paul Dolan
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 45
Paul Poirier
SKATER
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 47
Jeffrey Lay
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 50
Kelly Sheridan
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 52
Ivanie Blondin
SKATER
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.33
Rank: 53
Eric O'Dell
HOCKEY PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Rank: 54
Dawn McEwen
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.17
Rank: 56
Theo Bair
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.78
Rank: 57
People Deceased in Ottawa
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John A. Macdonald
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1891
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 1
Gerhard Herzberg
CHEMIST
1904 - 1999
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 2
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 1943
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 3
Lester B. Pearson
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 4
Wilfrid Laurier
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1919
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 5
John Diefenbaker
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1979
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 6
Lawrence Lambe
GEOLOGIST
1863 - 1919
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 7
Carlyle S. Beals
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 8
Robert Borden
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1937
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 9
Fedir Bohatyrchuk
WRITER
1892 - 1984
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 10
Dimitri Kitsikis
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 11
Harry Crerar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1965
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ottawawere actors (16), athletes (13), skaters (6), politicians (5), and writers (4), while most who died were politicians (7), athletes (3), military personnels (2), chemists (1), and noblemen (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 Gordon Thomson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ottawa, including Dan Aykroyd, Tom Cavanagh, and Lorne Greene.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Ottawa since 1700.
