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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 184 notable births.
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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- Field: Curler Clear ×
Joanne Courtney
Born 1989
Randy Ferbey
Born 1959
Sandra Jenkins
Born 1961
Renée Sonnenberg
Born 1971
Jamie King (curler)
Born 1973
Heather Kalenchuk
Born 1984
Jessica Amundson
Born 1984
Penny Ryan
Born 1960
Colin Hodgson
Born 1990
Steve Petryk
Born 1963
Diane Gushulak
Born 1969
Ted Appelman
Born 1980
Debbie Jones-Walker
Born 1953
Pat McCallum
Born 1969
Rob Bucholz
Born 1961
Jessie Hunkin
Born 1988