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.
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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Peter North (actor)
Born 1957
Tanya Huff
Born 1957
Eddie Murray (American football)
Born 1956
Richard William Smith
Born 1959
Colleen Jones
Born 1959
Robert McCall (figure skater)
1958 - 1991
Sharon Wood
Born 1957
Darrell Dexter
Born 1957
Faith Nolan
Born 1957
Sue Holloway
Born 1955
Jan Sapp
Born 1954
Wanda Thomas Bernard
Born 1953
Robert Mills (rower)
Born 1957
Marilyn Brain
Born 1959
Brian MacLeod (Canadian musician)
1952 - 1992
Don Brien
Born 1959
Earle McCurdy
Born 1950
Gérard Pettipas
Born 1950
Peter Marsh (ice hockey)
Born 1956
Vivien Law
1954 - 2002
Robert Boutilier
1953 - 2003
Glenn MacDonald
Born 1952
Robin Hardy (Canadian writer)
1952 - 1995
Brian Mason (ice hockey)
Born 1950
Dale Kavanagh
Born 1958
Tom Coolen
Born 1953
Coleen Dufresne
Born 1953
Peter J. Kelly
Born 1956
Rick Lisi
Born 1956
Mike Backman
Born 1955
Wayne Smith (defensive lineman)
1950 - 2016
Linda Johnson (politician)
Born 1958
Anne Dodge
Born 1958
Barbara Fris
Born 1956
Ramona Jennex
Born 1955
John MacDonell (Nova Scotia politician)
Born 1956
Derrick Kimball
Born 1954
Karen Hennigar
Born 1953
Bev Busson
Born 1951
Shelley Morten
Born 1959