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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cold Lake during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 97 notable births.

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 film3.8× the global rate.

Cold Lake under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Actor140
  2. Football50
  3. Film35
  4. Hockey31
  5. Politician24
  6. Music20
  7. Sport19
  8. Singer17
  1. Film353.8×
  2. Screenwriter123.7×
  3. Actor1403.5×
  4. Hockey313.5×
  5. Novelist82.7×
  6. Artist162.1×
  7. Engineer91.9×
  8. Music201.9×
  1. Politician240.3×
  2. Writer150.6×
  3. Football500.6×

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.

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753 notable people

0301 MUSIC

William Morrison (director)

Born 1950

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0302 ACTOR

Aaron Poole

Born 1977

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0303 JOURNALIST

Michael Bociurkiw

Born 1961

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0304 ACTOR

Robert Jezek

Born 1955

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0305 MOUNTAINEER

Peter Croft (climber)

Born 1958

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0306 BUSINESS

Nicholas Graham

Born 1958

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0307 LAWYER

Barbara Kulaszka

1952 - 2017

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0308 ATHLETIC

Trevor Wurtele

Born 1979

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0309 ACTOR

Mitchell Nye

Born 1998

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0310 ACTOR

Alexandra Beaton

Born 1994

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0311 WRITER

Trevor MacDonald (health researcher)

Born 1985

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0312 FILM

John Paizs

Born 1957

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0313 ACTOR

Norm Spencer

1958 - 2020

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0314 PSYCHIATRIST

Saul V. Levine

Born 1938

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0315 CURLER

Rick Lang

Born 1953

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0316 MISSIONARY

Dick Hillis

1913 - 2005

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0317 ANIMATOR

Nik Ranieri

Born 1961

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0318 WRITER

Brenda Chapman (writer)

Born 1955

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0319 BOTANIST

Allan Armitage

Born 1950

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0320 POLITICIAN

Tim Byrne

1907 - 1997

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0321 ACTOR

Mark Gibbon

Born 1966

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0322 ENGINEER

David Baszucki

Born 1963

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0323 DESIGNER

Christopher Simmons

Born 1973

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0324 ANIMATOR

Vanessa Schwartz

Born 1969

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0325 LAWYER

James C. Hathaway

Born 1956

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0326 FOOTBALL

Jamaal Smith

Born 1988

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0327 ACTOR

Ron Halder

Born 1953

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0328 FOOTBALL

Adrian Butters

Born 1988

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0329 ACTOR

Samantha McLeod

Born 1986

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0330 ACTOR

Toby Proctor

-

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0331 ACTOR

Christine McGlade

Born 1963

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0332 MISSING

Heather Bell

Born 1972

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0333 MATHEMATICIAN

Edward Barbeau

-

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0334 ECONOMIST

Dan Johnson (economist)

Born 1969

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0335 POLITICIAN

Gerald Butts

Born 1971

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0336 FILM

David Secter

Born 1943

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0337 ACTOR

Shaun Scott (actor)

Born 1954

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0338 SPORT

Kaya Forson

Born 2002

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0339 BUSINESS

Mike Wells (businessman)

Born 1960

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0340 PSYCHOLOGIST

Steve Joordens

Born 1965

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0341 NOVELIST

Raziel Reid

Born 1990

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0342 ACTOR

Spencer Achtymichuk

Born 1994

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0343 HOCKEY

Travis Gawryletz

Born 1985

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0344 RACER

Ryan Davenport

-

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0345 CRIMINAL

Russell Maurice Johnson

Born 1947

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0346 ACTOR

Tammy Isbell

-

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0347 PHILOSOPHER

Hillel Steiner

-

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0348 COMPOSER

John Macleod (songwriter)

-

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0349 WRITER

Tom Rand (venture capitalist)

Born 1967

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0350 JOURNALIST

Laurie Gelman

Born 1964

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0351 MUSIC

Barry Harris (Canadian musician)

-

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0352 BIOLOGIST

Darrel R. Falk

Born 1946

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0353 NOVELIST

Wayne Tefs

1947 - 2014

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0354 CARTOONIST

Steve Skroce

-

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0355 ATHLETIC

Gayle Olinekova

1953 - 2003

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0356 SINGER

Onalea Gilbertson

-

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0357 PHYSICIAN

William Gallie

1882 - 1959

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0358 HOCKEY

Kevin Krook

Born 1958

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0359 NOVELIST

Kai Cheng Thom

Born 1991

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0360 HISTORIAN

John E. Toews

-

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0361 HISTORIAN

Harold Troper

Born 1942

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0362 ACTOR

Sophia Ewaniuk

Born 2002

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0363 WRITER

Rick Smith (environmentalist)

Born 1968

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0364 INSTRUMENTALIST

Doug Cox (musician)

Born 1962

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0365 FREESTYLE

Anna Fraser

Born 1963

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0366 ACTOR

Barbie Wilde

Born 1960

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0367 EXPLORER

Jean Béliveau (marcheur)

Born 1955

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0368 MUSIC

Custom (musician)

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0369 HOCKEY

David Shand

Born 1956

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0370 JOURNALIST

Danny Katz

-

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0371 ACTOR

Serge Christiaenssens

1944 - 2011

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0372 SOCIOLOGIST

David Rayside

Born 1947

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0373 FREESTYLE

Lucie Barma

-

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0374 ACTOR

Angela Asher

-

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0375 FILM

Chelsea McMullan

-

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0376 DEAN

Mary Irwin-Gibson

-

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0377 PLAYER

Tyler Edey

Born 1980

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0378 GYMNAST

Susan Cushman

Born 1972

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0379 EXPLORER

John Williamson (geologist)

1907 - 1958

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0380 ACTOR

Rachel Graton

Born 1992

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0381 ACTOR

Olivia Steele Falconer

Born 2000

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0382 PLAYER

Marcel Gauvreau

Born 1955

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0383 HOLLYWOOD

Charles S. Thompson

1908 - 1994

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0384 RADIO

Larry Thor

1916 - 1976

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0385 PRIEST

Louis-Marie Parent

1910 - 2009

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0386 ACTOR

Nathaniel Moreau

Born 1978

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0387 ACADEMIC

Cynthia Hardy

Born 1956

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0388 ARTIST

Kathryn Immonen

-

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0389 SPORT

William Taylor (cyclist)

Born 1900

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0390 PLAYER

Andrea Burk

Born 1982

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0391 POLITICIAN

Clark W. Thompson (Minnesota politician)

1825 - 1885

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0392 OFFICER

Barbara Cooper (RAF officer)

Born 1959

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0393 DRIVER

Samson Chan

Born 1956

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0394 ARTIST

Chrissie Zullo

Born 1986

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0395 PRODUCER

Gus van Go

Born 1969

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0396 JOURNALIST

Ann Rohmer

Born 1958

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0397 CLERGY

Lila Kagedan

-

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0398 ACTOR

Patty Sullivan

Born 1968

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0399 FILM

Nik Sheehan

-

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0400 INTERPRETER

Thanadelthur

1697 - 1717

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0401 ACTOR

Husein Madhavji

Born 1977

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0402 HOCKEY

Chad Silver

1969 - 1998

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0403 EDITOR

Marsha Boulton

Born 1952

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0404 GAME

George H. Sutton

1870 - 1938

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0405 HOCKEY

Grant Erickson

Born 1947

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0406 ACADEMIC

Janet H. Beavin

Born 1940

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0407 ACTOR

Theresa Joy

-

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0408 MARTIAL ART

Patrick McCarthy

Born 1954

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0409 MEDIA

Dagmar Midcap

Born 1969

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0410 RADIO

Chris Alexander (editor)

-

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0411 ILLUSTRATOR

Clyde Klotz

Born 1961

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0412 PROFESSOR

Ray Hsu

Born 1978

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0413 CONSULTANT

Kevin Sneader

Born 1967

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0414 SCREENWRITER

Ray Cameron (comedian)

1938 - 1993

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0415 COMPOSER

Halsey K. Mohr

1883 - 1942

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0416 ACTOR

Jennifer Robertson

-

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0417 PROFESSOR

Jamie Paik

-

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0418 ACTOR

Ross Douglas

-

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0419 GOVERNMENT

Étienne Lucier

1793 - 1853

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0420 MOUNTAINEER

Hulda Crooks

1896 - 1997

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0421 GOUVERNEMENT

Louis Newashish

1902 - 1924

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0422 THEATRE

Leon Major

Born 1933

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0423 ENTREPRENEUR

Bruce Croxon

Born 1970

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0424 FOOTBALL

Sir James Kirkpatrick, 8th Baronet

1841 - 1899

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0425 ACTOR

Hannah Anderson

Born 1989

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0426 REAL ESTATE

Sandra Rinomato

-

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0427 HISTORIAN

John Ridpath

Born 1936

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0428 COACH

Kim Gellert

Born 1954

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0429 ADMINISTRATION / LAW

Alexander Rankin Dunlop

1868 - 1946

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0430 FOOTBALL

Shavon John-Brown

Born 1995

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0431 ACTOR

Jane Sowerby

-

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0432 ENGINEER

Peter Masak

1957 - 2004

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0433 DARTS PLAYER

Bob Sinnaeve

Born 1949

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0434 MUSIC

Tasha-Ray Evin

Born 1985

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0435 ACTOR

Lani Billard

Born 1979

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0436 ENGINEER

Frank Newman Speller

1875 - 1968

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0437 ACTOR

Bill Carr (actor)

Born 1967

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0438 PLAYER

Carla Bradstock

Born 1985

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0439 PLAYER

Hilary Leith

Born 1983

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0440 DESIGNER

Edward E. Simbalist

1943 - 2005

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0441 ACTOR

Arthur Walsh (actor)

1923 - 1995

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0442 FOOTBALL

Pete Ohler

-

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0443 GAME

Chris Perkins (game designer)

Born 1968

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0444 ACTOR

Myles Erlick

Born 1998

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0445 DRIVER

Parker Thompson

Born 1998

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0446 BUSINESS

William Neilson (businessman)

1844 - 1915

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0447 COACH

Blaine Forsythe

Born 1986

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0448 MUSIC

Anne Janelle

-

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0449 PAINTER

Paul P.

Born 1977

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0450 NOVELIST

Vivian Arend

Born 1965

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0451 SCREENWRITER

Jon Tucker

-

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0452 ACTOR

Rob Archer

Born 1975

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0453 STUNT

David Rigby

Born 1945

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0454 EXECUTIVE

Steve Griggs

-

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0455 COMPOSER

Alexis Kochan

Born 1953

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0456 ACTOR

Patrecia Scott

1940 - 1977

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0457 PLAYER

Phil Jackson (rugby league, born 1932)

Born 1932

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0458 ACTOR

Gordon Tanner

1918 - 1983

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0459 CONVICT

Zakaria Amara

Born 1985

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0460 ACTOR

Nicole G. Leier

-

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0461 MILITAR

Albert O'Connor

1843 - 1928

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0462 ACTOR

Ray Dunbobbin

1931 - 1998

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0463 ACTOR

Spencer MacPherson

Born 1997

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0464 ARTIST

Jonathon Dalton

Born 1977

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0465 BASKET

James Forrester (basketball)

Born 1989

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0466 FILM

William Austin (Filmeditor)

1903 - 1993

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0467 RESEARCH

Michael Posluns

1941 - 2020

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0468 SOLDIER

James Anderson (Medal of Honor)

1849 - 1918

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0469 PHYSIOLOGIST

George Neil Stewart

1860 - 1930

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0470 COMEDIAN

Tim Sims

1962 - 1995

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0471 SONGWRITER

Doc McKinney

Born 1971

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0472 BUSINESS

Larry Ryckman

Born 1959

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0473 ACTOR

Kevin Frank

Born 1957

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0474 PROFESSOR

Jean-Jacques Simard

Born 1945

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0475 COMPOSER

Lorne Clarke (singer)

-

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0476 ACTOR

Steven Mond

Born 1971

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0477 ROWER

Anthony Jacob

Born 1989

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0478 ACTOR

Shelby Bain

Born 2001

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0479 PHYSICIAN

David Frederick Hepburn

Born 1958

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0480 MISSING

Danny Rimer

Born 1970

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0481 FREESTYLE

Andy Bell (freestyle motocross rider)

Born 1975

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0482 ATHLETE

Robert Pitcairn (athlete)

Born 1938

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0483 BASEBALL

Spud Johnson

Born 1856

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0484 CARDIOLOGIST

John D. Keith

1908 - 1989

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0485 POLITICIAN

David Karwacki

Born 1965

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0486 BUSINESS

Rahul Sood

Born 1973

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0487 ATHLETE

Marc-André Bergeron (taekwondo)

Born 1991

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0488 FOOTBALL

Ryan McMenamin

-

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0489 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

David E. Campbell (political scientist)

Born 1971

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0490 HOCKEY

Frank Carnevale

Born 1959

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0491 TELEVISION

Steve Pearlman

-

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0492 PIANIST

Lacey Lee Evin

Born 1983

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0493 SONGWRITER

Reggie Benjamin

-

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0494 NOVELIST

Nathan Burgoine

-

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0495 PHYSICIST

Oskar Painter

Born 1972

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0496 BASKET

Marianna Raguž

Born 1975

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0497 PAINTER

Jay Isaac

Born 1975

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0498 BUSINESS

Rowan Trollope

-

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0499 HOCKEY

Tom Barrett (ice hockey)

Died 1996

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0500 RECTOR

Daniel McMahon

Born 1956

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0501 ACTOR

Ray Jewers

1945 - 1993

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0502 SINGER

Nikhil Korula

Born 1978

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0503 POLITICIAN

John B. Boucher

1938 - 2010

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0504 FOOTBALL

George Forbes (footballer)

Born 1869

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0505 JOURNALIST

René Homier-Roy

Born 1940

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0506 ACTOR

Shaw Madson

Born 1977

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0507 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Lew Cirne

Born 1970

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0508 CONVICT

Gregory Despres

Born 1982

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0509 ACTOR

William Quinn (actor)

1884 - 1965

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0510 HOCKEY

Joel Stepp

Born 1983

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0511 ENGINEER

Conrad Abbott

-

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0512 TRANSLATOR

Susanna Nied

-

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0513 ACTOR

Éliot Laprise

-

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0514 FOOTBALL

Ethan Beckford

Born 1999

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0515 HOCKEY

Joe Bailey (ice hockey)

-

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0516 ACTOR

Jack Langedijk

Born 1956

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0517 BISHOP

Kevin Robertson (bishop)

Born 1971

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0518 CONDUCTOR

Sarah MacDonald (musician)

Born 1968

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0519 MISSIONARY

James Bassett (missionary)

1834 - 1906

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0520 MISSING

Brian Peddle

Born 1955

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0521 SNOWBOARD

Max Eberhardt

Born 1994

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0522 SPORT

Evan Guthrie

Born 1991

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0523 NOVELIST

Tim Wynveen

-

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0524 STRONGMAN

Luke Skaarup

Born 1979

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0525 COACH

Abner Oakes

Born 1934

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0526 JOURNALIST

Nancy Durham

-

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0527 CRICKET

Shaheed Keshvani

Born 1984

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0528 BASEBALL

Joe Brown (utility player)

1859 - 1888

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0529 DARTS PLAYER

Shaun Narain

Born 1992

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0530 CHAMPION

Mauro Di Pasquale

-

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0531 BOTANIST

David Arthur Brodie

1868 - 1960

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0532 MILITAR

David Evans (RAF officer)

1924 - 2020

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0533 SCHOLAR

Uwe Gustafsson

Born 1938

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0534 DIPLOMAT

Montague Bentley Talbot Paske Smith

1886 - 1946

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0535 POLITICIAN

Peter Maloney

-

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0536 SPORT

Audrey Lemieux

Born 1985

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0537 AUTHOR

Wolf E. Allihn

Born 1932

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0538 HOCKEY

Robin Laycock

Born 1957

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0539 JOURNALIST

Sharmi Albrechtsen

-

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0540 FOOTBALL

John Farlinger

Born 1948

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0541 ACTOR

Louis-Philippe Beauchamp

Born 1999

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0542 FOOTBALL

Don Ferguson (soccer)

Born 1963

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0543 ACTOR

Trevor Tordjman

Born 1995

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0544 MARTIAL ART

John Williams (mixed martial artist)

Born 1940

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0545 POLITICIAN

John Ryan (New South Wales politician)

Born 1956

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0546 PAINTER

Joel Richardson

Born 1969

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0547 HOCKEY

Bob Laycock

Born 1956

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0548 COMPOSER

Vito Ricci

Born 1947

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0549 PHYSICIST

G. Peter Lepage

Born 1952

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0550 JOURNALIST

Sarika Sehgal

1976 - 2019

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0551 PAINTER

Milan Schere

Born 1982

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0552 CRICKET

Allan Percival

1923 - 1985

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0553 HOCKEY

Matt Hubbauer

Born 1982

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0554 ACTOR

Sarah Widdows

Born 1997

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0555 FOOTBALL

Dave West (Canadian football)

Born 1929

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0556 MILITAR

Henry Williams (Medal of Honor)

1834 - 1917

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0557 FREESTYLE

Anouk Purnelle-Faniel

Born 1995

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0558 FOOTBALL

Tony Anselmo (Canadian football)

1918 - 2009

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0559 EDITOR

Jeremy Lalonde

Born 1981

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0560 SPORT

Darcy Downs

Born 1968

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0561 POLITICIAN

Naomi Rankin

Born 1952

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0562 FOOTBALL

Stuart Black (soccer)

Born 1975

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0563 ACTOR

Katie Douglas (actrice)

Born 1998

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0564 SPORT

Julie Beveridge

Born 1988

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0565 SPORT

Toben Sutherland

Born 1975

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0566 HOCKEY

Patrick Carignan

Born 1974

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0567 HOST

Mark Elliot (radio host)

1953 - 2019

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0568 LAWYER

Jeffrey S. Lyons

1939 - 2015

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0569 FILM

Max Fischer (screenwriter)

-

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0570 FOOTBALL

Alvin Hudson

Born 1976

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0571 PAINTER

Andrew Salgado

Born 1982

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0572 SLAVE

Jack York

-

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0573 ACTIVIST

Bertha Allen

1934 - 2010

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0574 HOCKEY

Dallas Fallscheer

Born 1977

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0575 ACTOR

Nick Michaels

1950 - 2018

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0576 SPORT

Dave Walker (esquiador)

Born 1964

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0577 WRESTLER

Jason Anderson (wrestler)

Born 1965

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0578 SPORT

Mike McDonald

Born 1975

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0579 COMPOSER

Aaron Tsang

Born 1985

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0580 HOCKEY

Shane Tarves

Born 1954

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0581 COMPOSER

Randy Vancourt

-

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0582 CHEMIST

Donald Fleming (chemist)

Born 1938

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0583 NAVY

James McIntosh (Medal of Honor)

1829 - 1908

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0584 MILITAR

William Garvin (Medal of Honor)

Born 1835

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0585 CREATIVE

Daniel Burka

Born 1978

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0586 ACTOR

Max Williams (actor)

-

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0587 ACTOR

Soma Chhaya

Born 1998

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0588 SPORT

Corey Vanular

Born 1987

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0589 COMPOSER

Anuj Rastogi

Born 1978

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0590 SPORT

John Ross (esquiador)

Born 1961

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0591 FOOTBALL

Troy Hernandez

Born 1987

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0592 FOOTBALL

Ken McEachern

Born 1953

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0593 MOTORCYCLE

Roger Goldammer

Born 1969

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0594 FOOTBALL

Danny Amaral

Born 1973

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0595 FILM

Jimmy Philémond-Montout

Born 1986

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0596 FREESTYLE

Jeff Viola

-

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0597 ACTOR

Seth Isaac Johnson

Born 2000

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0598 ARTIST

Steve Crompton

Born 1962

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0599 SKIER

Sarah McDiarmid

Born 1984

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0600 FOOTBALL

Darryl Samson

Born 1952

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