Winnipeg
Winnipeg ranks 347th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gunma Prefecture, Wellington, and Dortmund. The most famous people from Winnipeg are Jim Peebles, Louis Slotin, and Deanna Durbin. The most famous people who died in Winnipeg are Cyril Genik, Thomas Hicks, and Walter Byron. Winnipeg has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and politicians. Winnipeg is located in Canada.
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. As of 2021, Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it Canada's sixth-largest city and eighth-largest metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Winnipeg was the birth place of 47 globally memorable people, including Jim Peebles, Louis Slotin, and Deanna Durbin. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Winnipeg including Cyril Genik, Thomas Hicks, and Walter Byron.
People Born in Winnipeg
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Jim Peebles
PHYSICIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 1
Louis Slotin
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1946
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 2
Deanna Durbin
ACTOR
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 3
Walter Byron
ATHLETE
1894 - 1971
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 4
Terry Sawchuk
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1970
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 5
Terry Fox
ATHLETE
1958 - 1981
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 6
Nia Vardalos
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 7
Anna Paquin
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 8
Terry Jacks
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 9
Jack Kruschen
ACTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 10
David Reimer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1965 - 2004
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 11
Mychael Danna
COMPOSER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Winnipeg
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Marshall Williams
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.31
Rank: 37
John Morris
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.32
Rank: 38
Mark Stone
HOCKEY PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.88
Rank: 39
Max Domi
HOCKEY PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 28.11
Rank: 42
Skylar Park
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.50
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Winnipeg
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Cyril Genik
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1925
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 1
Thomas Hicks
ATHLETE
1876 - 1952
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2
Walter Byron
ATHLETE
1894 - 1971
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 3
David Reimer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1965 - 2004
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 4
Robert Benson
ATHLETE
1894 - 1965
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 5
Tom Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1880 - 1945
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Winnipeg were actors (11), athletes (11), hockey players (7), physicists (2), and composers (2), while most who died were athletes (3), politicians (1), social activists (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Winnipeg, including Terry Fox, Clara Hughes, and Jennifer Jones. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Winnipeg, including Deanna Durbin, Nia Vardalos, and Anna Paquin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Winnipeg since 1700.
