Cultural Production in

Present Day

Canada

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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 second-largest country by total area, with the longest coastline of any country. 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 its urban areas and large areas 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 2009, present day Canada was the birth place of 2,024 globally memorable people, including Mary Pickford, Leonard Cohen, and Justin Trudeau. Additionaly, 352 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

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People Deceased in Present Day Canada

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Canada were actors (486), athletes (412), hockey players (144), politicians (106), and soccer players (88),  while most who died were athletes (55), politicians (47), actors (33), writers (29), and hockey players (19).

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.