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 1940s Clear ×
Denny Doherty
1940 - 2007
Joanna Shimkus
Born 1943
Ian Millar
Born 1947
Sharon Carstairs
Born 1942
Christopher Jackson (musician)
1948 - 2015
Lani Ka'ahumanu
Born 1943
Joan Fraser
Born 1944
Peter Aucoin
1943 - 2011
Russell MacLellan
Born 1940
Bob Boucher (cyclist)
Born 1943
Wayne Maxner
Born 1942
Anthony Sherwood
Born 1949
Peter Pringle
Born 1945
Peter McCreath
Born 1943
Aileen Carroll
1944 - 2020
James E. Lockyer
Born 1949
Jim Cowan
Born 1942
Jane Barry
Born 1944
Nancy Guptill
1941 - 2020
Paul Ledoux (Schriftsteller)
Born 1949
Peter Thomas McGuigan
1942 - 2017
Peter Coade
Born 1942
John Holm
Born 1947
Fred Sutherland
Born 1942
Gary Garnett
Born 1944
Wilfred Moore
Born 1942
George Cooper (Canadian politician)
Born 1941
Ken Streatch
Born 1942
Jane Purves
1949 - 2013
Eileen O'Connell (politician)
1947 - 2000
Art Donahoe
Born 1940
Peter John Nicholson
Born 1942
Dave Parker (politician)
Born 1940
Ifan Williams (Cellist)
Born 1945