Toronto
Toronto ranks 29th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Munich, Washington, D.C., and Mumbai. The most famous people from Toronto are Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, and Frank Gehry. The most famous people who died in Toronto are Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emma Goldman, and Glenn Gould. Toronto has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and actors. Toronto is located in Canada.
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the Golden Horseshoe had an estimated population of 11,139,265 people while the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, Toronto was the birth place of 326 globally memorable people, including Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, and Frank Gehry. Additionaly, 90 globally memorable people have passed away in Toronto including Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emma Goldman, and Glenn Gould.
People Born in Toronto
Go to all RankingsMary Pickford
ACTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 1
Christopher Plummer
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 2
Frank Gehry
ARCHITECT
1929 - Present
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 3
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 4
David Cronenberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 5
Neil Young
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 6
Drake
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 7
Howard Shore
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 8
Catherine O'Hara
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 9
The Weeknd
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 10
John Candy
ACTOR
1950 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 11
Paul Watson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Toronto
Go to all RankingsDean McDermott
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 148
Chris Potter
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 156
Kenneth Mitchell
ACTOR
1974 - 2024
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 161
Brian McMahon
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 164
Jeremy Podeswa
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 179
Stephen Hicks
PHILOSOPHER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 192
Larry Cain
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 193
Laysla De Oliveira
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 196
Demore Barnes
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 207
Pat Turner
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 208
David Frum
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 209
Don McKellar
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 219
People Deceased in Toronto
Go to all RankingsLucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 2
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 3
Alexander Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 4
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 5
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1960
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 6
John Turner
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 7
George A. Romero
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 8
Charles Best
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 9
Rubin Carter
BOXER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 10
Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 11
John Charles Fields
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1932
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Toronto were actors (111), athletes (46), soccer players (17), basketball players (16), and singers (13), while most who died were athletes (14), actors (11), politicians (9), writers (8), and musicians (5).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Toronto, including Christopher Plummer, Catherine O'Hara, and John Candy. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Toronto, including Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, and Catherine O'Hara.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Toronto since 1700.



































