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: Swimmer Clear ×
Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)
Born 1958
Cheryl Gibson
Born 1959
Daniel Fogg
Born 1987
Richard Funk
Born 1992
Cameron Henning
Born 1960
Keltie Duggan
Born 1970
Cari Read
Born 1970
Mark Versfeld
Born 1976
Riley Janes
Born 1980
Donna McGinnis
Born 1968
Kristin Topham
Born 1973
Kier Maitland
Born 1988
George Smith (swimmer)
Born 1949
Susan Smith (swimmer)
Born 1950
Cameron Grant
Born 1970
Harry Taylor (swimmer)
Born 1968
Brenda Holmes
Born 1958
Maureen New
Born 1963
Josiah Binnema
Born 1997
Doug Jamison
Born 1952
Mike Scarth
Born 1959
Mike Whitaker (swimmer)
Born 1951