Winnipeg
Winnipeg ranks 298th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lausanne, Nagasaki Prefecture, and Hollywood. Memorable people born in Winnipeg include Jim Peebles, Louis Slotin, and Deanna Durbin. Memorable people who died in Winnipeg include Cyril Genik, Thomas Hicks, and David Reimer. Winnipeg has been the birth place of many actors and athletes and the death place of many athletes and politicians. Winnipeg is located in Canada.
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. As of 2021, Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it Canada's sixth-largest city and eighth-largest metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1894 and 1988, Winnipeg was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Jim Peebles, Louis Slotin, and Deanna Durbin. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Winnipeg including Cyril Genik, Thomas Hicks, and David Reimer.
People Born in Winnipeg
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Jim Peebles
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 1
Louis Slotin
1910 - 1946
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2
Deanna Durbin
1921 - 2013
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3
Terry Sawchuk
1929 - 1970
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4
Terry Fox
1958 - 1981
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 5
Nia Vardalos
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6
David Reimer
1965 - 2004
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 7
Anna Paquin
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 8
Terry Jacks
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 9
Daniel Gillies
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 10
Yvonne Brill
1924 - 2013
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 11
Jack Kruschen
1922 - 2002
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Winnipeg
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Greg Bryk
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 21
Alexander Steen
1984 - Present
HPI: 24.35
Rank: 34
Desiree Scott
1987 - Present
HPI: 16.03
Rank: 38
People Deceased in Winnipeg
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Cyril Genik
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1
Thomas Hicks
1876 - 1952
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 2
David Reimer
1965 - 2004
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 3
Walter Byron
1894 - 1971
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 4
Robert Benson
1894 - 1965
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 5
Tom Taylor
1880 - 1945
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Winnipeg
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Winnipeg were actors (10), athletes (5), hockey players (5), physicists (2), and composers (2), while most who died were athletes (3), politicians (1), social activists (1), and soccer players (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Winnipeg, including Nia Vardalos, Anna Paquin, and Daniel Gillies. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Winnipeg, including Deanna Durbin, Nia Vardalos, and Anna Paquin.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Winnipeg since 1700.
