Cultural Production in

Present Day

Vancouver (can)

Canada

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Vancouver ranks 84th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baku, Alexandria, and Shizuoka Prefecture. The most famous people from Vancouver are John Ireland, Ryan Reynolds, and Percy Williams. The most famous people who died in Vancouver are Theodore Maiman, Errol Flynn, and Percy Williams. Vancouver has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes 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 inhabitants per square kilometre (15,000/sq mi), and the fourth highest in North America. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2009, Vancouver was the birth place of 179 globally memorable people, including John Ireland, Ryan Reynolds, and Percy Williams. Additionaly, 27 globally memorable people have passed away in Vancouver including Theodore Maiman, Errol Flynn, and Percy Williams.

People Born in Vancouver

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Vancouver were actors (92), athletes (30), soccer players (6), hockey players (6), and musicians (5),  while most who died were actors (6), athletes (4), writers (3), musicians (2), and inventors (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vancouver, including Ryan Reynolds, Joshua Jackson, and Michael Ontkean. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vancouver, including John Ireland, Ryan Reynolds, and Yvonne De Carlo.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in Vancouver since 1700.