44.6470° N, 63.5721° W
HALIFAX
Most Famous People Born in Halifax, Canada
- Notable people
- 381
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1950
- Most distinctive
- Curler 62.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Halifax during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Halifax Is Known For
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Politician is Halifax's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (78).
Halifax over-indexes on curler — 62.2× the global rate.
Halifax under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Halifax's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Music
- Film & TV
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
Oswald Avery
1877 - 1955
George Dixon (boxer)
1870 - 1908
Ernest Lawson
1873 - 1939
Vince Coleman (train dispatcher)
1872 - 1917
Lawrence Johnstone Burpee
1873 - 1946
Nat Butler
1870 - 1943
Agnes Sime Baxter
1870 - 1917
James Robinson Johnston
1876 - 1915
Tom Butler (cyclist)
Born 1878
Kenneth C.M. Sills
1879 - 1954
William James Roué
1879 - 1970
Alice Mary Hagen
1872 - 1972
Charles Carroll Wood
1876 - 1899
Felix Patrick Quinn
1874 - 1961
George Montegu Black Sr.
1875 - 1959