Edmonton
Edmonton ranks 400th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fresno, California, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Mie Prefecture. Memorable people born in Edmonton include Jordan Peterson, Michael J. Fox, and Marshall McLuhan. Memorable people who died in Edmonton include Emily Murphy, and Thelma Hopkins. Edmonton has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many social activists, and athletes. Edmonton is located in Canada.
Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region, and is in Treaty 6 territory. It anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Edmonton was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including Jordan Peterson, Michael J. Fox, and Marshall McLuhan. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Edmonton including Emily Murphy, and Thelma Hopkins.
People Born in Edmonton
Go to all RankingsJordan Peterson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 29
Michael J. Fox
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 23
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 6
Nathan Fillion
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 35
Arthur Hiller
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2016
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 8
Kenneth Welsh
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 9
Tommy Chong
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 22
Gordon R. Dickson
WRITER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 7
Steven Ogg
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2
Rae Dawn Chong
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 19
Jill Hennessy
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 18
K.d. lang
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 17
People Deceased in Edmonton
Go to all RankingsEmily Murphy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1933
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Thelma Hopkins
ATHLETE
1936 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Edmonton
Go to all RankingsEmily Murphy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1933
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Thelma Hopkins
ATHLETE
1936 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Edmonton were actors (14), athletes (7), soccer players (5), hockey players (3), and cyclists (2), while most who died were social activists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Edmonton, including Michael J. Fox, Nathan Fillion, and Kenneth Welsh. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Edmonton, including Michael J. Fox, Nathan Fillion, and Kenneth Welsh.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Edmonton since 1700.