Vancouver ranks 91st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Marseille, Baku, and Chiba Prefecture. Memorable people born in Vancouver include Ryan Reynolds, Yvonne De Carlo, and James Doohan. Memorable people who died in Vancouver include Errol Flynn, Michael Smith, and Rudolf Vrba. Vancouver has been the birth place of many actors and musicians and the death place of many actors and athletes. Vancouver is located in Canada.
Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 people per square kilometre, and fourth highest in North America. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1899 and 2006, Vancouver was the birth place of 104 globally memorable people, including Ryan Reynolds, Yvonne De Carlo, and James Doohan. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Vancouver including Errol Flynn, Michael Smith, and Rudolf Vrba.
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1
1922 - 2007
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2
1920 - 2005
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 3
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 4
1914 - 1992
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 5
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 6
1917 - 2016
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 7
1917 - 2012
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 8
1936 - 2023
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 9
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 10
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 12
1911 - 1995
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 20
1952 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 44
1932 - 2014
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 48
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 56
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 62
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.48
Rank: 63
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.51
Rank: 68
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.60
Rank: 71
1965 - Present
HPI: 30.48
Rank: 75
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.23
Rank: 88
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.76
Rank: 91
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 93
1909 - 1959
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 1
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 3
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 4
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5
1982 - 2013
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 6
1908 - 1982
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 7
1899 - 1981
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 8
1881 - 1955
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 9
1908 - 1989
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 10
1941 - 2005
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 11
1912 - 1995
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 12
1908 - 1989
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 10
1941 - 2020
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 13
1955 - 2018
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 17
Most individuals born in present day Vancouver were actors (74), musicians (3), athletes (3), philosophers (2), and biologists (2), while most who died were actors (6), athletes (3), writers (2), chemists (1), and biologists (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vancouver, including Ryan Reynolds, Cobie Smulders, and Hayden Christensen. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vancouver, including Ryan Reynolds, Yvonne De Carlo, and James Doohan.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Vancouver since 1700.