53.5334° N, 113.5001° W
EDMONTON
Most Famous People Born in Edmonton, Canada
- Notable people
- 1,014
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1965
- Most distinctive
- Curler 26.7×
A city organized at the civic level around ice and rocks sliding across it — the Curler bench runs at better than twenty-six times the global baseline, which is what happens when January lasts six months and the curling rink is the town's living room. The outsized Swimmer count is the surprise twist, indoor pools as the warm-weather refuge of a place where outdoor anything is half the year unavailable, with an Athlete bump catching everyone the more specific tags miss.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Edmonton during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Edmonton Is Known For
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Hockey is Edmonton's biggest profession — 29% of all notables (292).
Edmonton over-indexes on curler — 26.7× the global rate.
Edmonton under-produces writer — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Edmonton's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Erika Nordby
Born 2000