Toronto
Toronto ranks 29th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Munich, Washington, D.C., and Mumbai. Memorable people born in Toronto include Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, and Frank Gehry. Memorable people who died in Toronto include Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emma Goldman, and Glenn Gould. Toronto has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and actors. Toronto is located in Canada.
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the Golden Horseshoe had an estimated population of 11,139,265 people while the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, Toronto was the birth place of 303 globally memorable people, including Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, and Frank Gehry. Additionaly, 90 globally memorable people have passed away in Toronto including Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emma Goldman, and Glenn Gould.
People Born in Toronto
Go to all RankingsMary Pickford
ACTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 9
Christopher Plummer
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 201
Frank Gehry
ARCHITECT
1929 - Present
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 237
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 284
David Cronenberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 141
Neil Young
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 144
Drake
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 113
Howard Shore
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 168
Catherine O'Hara
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 81
The Weeknd
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 79
John Candy
ACTOR
1950 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 286
Paul Watson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 76
Newly Added People Born in Toronto
Go to all RankingsLaysla De Oliveira
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 274
Zach Edey
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 267
Shamier Anderson
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 275
King Bach
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.85
Rank: 279
Nav
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.21
Rank: 277
Aliyah
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.30
Rank: 271
Katherine Barrell
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.97
Rank: 276
Ali Ahmed
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.63
Rank: 269
Justin Kelly
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.90
Rank: 273
Cassie Steele
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.10
Rank: 278
Joshua Primo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 27.51
Rank: 268
Peyton Kennedy
ACTOR
2004 - Present
HPI: 25.89
Rank: 266
People Deceased in Toronto
Go to all RankingsLucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 73
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 10
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 67
Alexander Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 49
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 64
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1960
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 61
John Turner
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 48
George A. Romero
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 2
Charles Best
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 77
Rubin Carter
BOXER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 86
Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 51
John Charles Fields
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1932
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 19
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Toronto were actors (101), athletes (41), basketball players (16), soccer players (16), and singers (13), while most who died were athletes (14), actors (11), politicians (9), writers (8), and musicians (5).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Toronto, including Christopher Plummer, Catherine O'Hara, and John Candy. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Toronto, including Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, and Catherine O'Hara.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Toronto since 1700.