Mississauga
Mississauga ranks 679th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind La Rochelle, Mönchengladbach, and Trento. The most famous people from Mississauga are Alessia Cara, Richard Harmon, and Santino Marella. The most famous people who died in Mississauga are Oscar Peterson, Denny Doherty, and Igor Gouzenko. Mississauga has been the birth place of many athletes, and singers and the death place of many musicians, and singers. Mississauga is located in Canada.
Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, it borders Toronto (Etobicoke) to the east, Brampton to the north, Milton to the northwest, and Oakville to the southwest. With a population of 717,961 as of 2021, Mississauga is the seventh-most populous municipality in Canada, third-most in Ontario, and second-most in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) after Toronto itself. However, for the first time in its history, the city's population declined according to the 2021 census, from a 2016 population of 721,599 to 717,961, a 0.5 per cent decrease. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1964 and 2004, Mississauga was the birth place of 35 globally memorable people, including Alessia Cara, Richard Harmon, and Santino Marella. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Mississauga including Oscar Peterson, Denny Doherty, and Igor Gouzenko.
People Born in Mississauga
Go to all RankingsAlessia Cara
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1
Richard Harmon
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 2
Santino Marella
WRESTLER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 3
Shay Mitchell
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 4
Winnie Harlow
MODEL
1994 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 5
Karla Homolka
EXTREMIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 6
Shroud
YOUTUBER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 7
John Tavares
HOCKEY PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 8
Nik Stauskas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 9
Bianca Andreescu
TENNIS PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 10
Natalie Appleton
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 11
Robert Marland
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mississauga
Go to all RankingsRobert Marland
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 12
Johnny Orlando
SINGER
2003 - Present
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 19
Ricardo Ferreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 20
Carmelina Moscato
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 24
Andrew Nicholson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.02
Rank: 25
Owen Power
HOCKEY PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 26.61
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Mississauga
Go to all RankingsOscar Peterson
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1
Denny Doherty
SINGER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2
Igor Gouzenko
WRITER
1919 - 1982
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 3
Endel Tulving
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4
Hazel McCallion
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2023
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mississauga were athletes (8), singers (5), soccer players (5), actors (4), and basketball players (4), while most who died were musicians (1), singers (1), writers (1), psychologists (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mississauga, including Robert Marland, Peter Herzog, and Brittany Crew. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mississauga, including Robert Marland, Peter Herzog, and Brittany Crew.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Mississauga since 1700.






















