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Canada
Canada ranks 14th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind India, Poland, and Netherlands. Memorable people born in present day Canada include Mary Pickford, Leonard Cohen, and Justin Trudeau. Memorable people who died in Canada include Alexander Graham Bell, John A. Macdonald, and Edward Smith. Canada has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and politicians.
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline. Its border with the United States is the longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. With a population of over 41 million, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Canada was the birth place of 1,965 globally memorable people, including Mary Pickford, Leonard Cohen, and Justin Trudeau. Additionaly, 350 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Canada including Alexander Graham Bell, John A. Macdonald, and Edward Smith.
People Born in Present Day Canada
Go to all RankingsMary Pickford
ACTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 152
Leonard Cohen
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2016
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 1,865
Justin Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 819
Leslie Nielsen
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 248
Donald Sutherland
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 1,183
Albert Bandura
PSYCHOLOGIST
1925 - 2021
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 227
Mary Simon
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 1,024
Celine Dion
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 1,013
Christopher Plummer
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 1,484
Jordan Peterson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 1,067
James Cameron
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 1,769
William Giauque
CHEMIST
1895 - 1982
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 199
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Canada
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Present Day Canada
Go to all RankingsAlexander Graham Bell
INVENTOR
1847 - 1922
HPI: 85.31
Rank: 5
John A. Macdonald
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1891
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 280
Edward Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1912
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 208
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 338
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 105
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 316
John Buchan
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 2
Alexander Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 281
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 311
Samuel de Champlain
EXPLORER
1567 - 1635
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 204
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 216
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 108
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Canada were actors (475), athletes (410), hockey players (141), politicians (94), and singers (77), while most who died were athletes (55), politicians (47), actors (32), writers (29), and hockey players (18).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Canada, including Leslie Nielsen, Donald Sutherland, and Christopher Plummer. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Canada, including Mary Pickford, Leslie Nielsen, and Donald Sutherland.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Canada since 1700.