55.9835° N, 109.0120° W
COLD LAKE
Most Famous People Born in Cold Lake, Canada
- Notable people
- 753
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1961
- Most distinctive
- Film 3.8×
Cold Lake is wildly screen-heavy for a small prairie garrison town — a Film and Screenwriter tilt mostly reflecting Canadian actors and writers born on the base before moving south to Toronto and Vancouver production. The Hockey bench is the expected Alberta story, but the Novelist and Artist counts are the surprise: a small but real creative diaspora out of a Royal Canadian Air Force town.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cold Lake during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Cold Lake Is Known For
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Actor is Cold Lake's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (140).
Cold Lake over-indexes on film — 3.8× the global rate.
Cold Lake under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Cold Lake's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Film & TV
- Sports
- Writing
- Science
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1840s Clear ×
Frederick Broome
1842 - 1896
Sir James Kirkpatrick, 8th Baronet
1841 - 1899
William Neilson (businessman)
1844 - 1915
Albert O'Connor
1843 - 1928
James Anderson (Medal of Honor)
1849 - 1918
Mary Ellen Christian
1848 - 1941
George Low (Medal of Honor)
1847 - 1912
Jessie Turnbull
1845 - 1920
Samuel Perris
Born 1840