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HALIFAX

Most Famous People Born in Halifax, Canada

Notable people
381
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1950
Most distinctive
Curler 62.2×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Politician78
  2. Hockey35
  3. Actor17
  4. Singer15
  5. Curler14
  6. Lawyer11
  7. Football11
  8. Writer9
  1. Curler1462.2×
  2. Canoe68.6×
  3. Hockey357.8×
  4. Rower53.6×
  5. Singer151.9×
  6. Artist71.8×
  7. Politician781.7×
  8. Lawyer111.7×
  1. Football110.3×

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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0023 POLITICIAN

Joseph Howe

1804 - 1873

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0045 POLITICIAN

William Stevens Fielding

1848 - 1929

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0049 POLITICIAN

Sharon Carstairs

Born 1942

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Darrell Dexter

Born 1957

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0061 POLITICIAN

William Alexander Henry

1816 - 1888

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0072 POLITICIAN

Wanda Thomas Bernard

Born 1953

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0096 POLITICIAN

William Johnston Tupper

1862 - 1947

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0099 POLITICIAN

Henrietta Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley

1807 - 1895

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0101 POLITICIAN

Russell MacLellan

Born 1940

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0121 POLITICIAN

Lena Diab

Born 2013

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0123 POLITICIAN

John Valentine Ellis

1835 - 1913

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0131 POLITICIAN

Lawrence Geoffrey Power

1841 - 1921

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0132 POLITICIAN

Patricia Arab

Born 1978

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0134 POLITICIAN

Iain Rankin (politician)

Born 1983

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0137 POLITICIAN

Kennedy Stewart (Canadian politician)

Born 1966

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0158 POLITICIAN

Rodrigue Bourdages

1923 - 1997

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0170 POLITICIAN

Peter McCreath

Born 1943

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0173 POLITICIAN

Tim Houston

Born 2013

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0179 POLITICIAN

Labi Kousoulis

Born 2013

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0181 POLITICIAN

Aileen Carroll

1944 - 2020

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0186 POLITICIAN

Alan Abraham

1931 - 2020

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0187 POLITICIAN

Beamish Murdoch

1800 - 1876

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0191 POLITICIAN

Tony Ince

Born 2013

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0199 POLITICIAN

Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)

1909 - 1986

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0206 POLITICIAN

William Machin Stairs

1789 - 1865

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0211 POLITICIAN

Jane Barry

Born 1944

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0219 POLITICIAN

Peter J. Kelly

Born 1956

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0220 POLITICIAN

Charles Ramage Prescott

1772 - 1859

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0229 POLITICIAN

Nancy Guptill

1941 - 2020

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0233 POLITICIAN

Gerry O'Malley

1927 - 2018

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0249 POLITICIAN

Jack Hawkins (politician)

Born 1932

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0265 POLITICIAN

Linda Johnson (politician)

Born 1958

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0270 POLITICIAN

Logan Kanapathi

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0271 POLITICIAN

Gary Crawford (politician)

Born 1960

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0274 POLITICIAN

William Roche (Nova Scotia politician)

1842 - 1925

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0276 POLITICIAN

George Clark Miller

1882 - 1968

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0280 POLITICIAN

Jerry Lawrence

Born 1939

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0282 POLITICIAN

John Holm

Born 1947

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0283 POLITICIAN

Donald MacKeen Smith

1923 - 1998

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0289 POLITICIAN

Walter Fitzgerald (politician)

1936 - 2014

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0296 POLITICIAN

Ramona Jennex

Born 1955

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0301 POLITICIAN

D. C. McNeil

1927 - 2015

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0302 POLITICIAN

Ronald Wallace (politician)

1916 - 2008

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0304 POLITICIAN

Wilfred Moore

Born 1942

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0308 POLITICIAN

Ken Streatch

Born 1942

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0309 POLITICIAN

Jane Purves

1949 - 2013

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0310 POLITICIAN

Joel Matheson

Born 1930

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0312 POLITICIAN

John MacDonell (Nova Scotia politician)

Born 1956

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0313 POLITICIAN

Barry Barnet

Born 1961

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0315 POLITICIAN

Mat Whynott

Born 1985

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0317 POLITICIAN

Margaret Mary Macdonald

1910 - 1968

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0318 POLITICIAN

Michael Joseph Power

1834 - 1895

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0319 POLITICIAN

Eileen O'Connell (politician)

1947 - 2000

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0320 POLITICIAN

John Murphy (Canadian politician)

Born 1937

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0328 POLITICIAN

Richard Donahoe

1909 - 2000

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0330 POLITICIAN

Ed Kinley

1932 - 2015

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0332 POLITICIAN

George M. Mitchell

Born 1932

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0333 POLITICIAN

John E. Ahern

1897 - 1969

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0335 POLITICIAN

Derrick Kimball

Born 1954

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0336 POLITICIAN

Art Donahoe

Born 1940

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0339 POLITICIAN

Gordon Fogo

1896 - 1952

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0340 POLITICIAN

Peter John Nicholson

Born 1942

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0344 POLITICIAN

Dave Parker (politician)

Born 1940

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0345 POLITICIAN

Art Cowie

1934 - 2009

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0346 POLITICIAN

Leonard L. Pace

1928 - 1991

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0350 POLITICIAN

John Flint Cahan

1889 - 1928

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0353 POLITICIAN

Paul Brecken

1886 - 1960

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0355 POLITICIAN

Mel Pickings

1926 - 2019

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0356 POLITICIAN

Joseph Richard Murphy

1880 - 1944

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0358 POLITICIAN

Gerald G. Wambolt

1923 - 2001

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0360 POLITICIAN

Felix Patrick Quinn

1874 - 1961

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0361 POLITICIAN

John Cunningham (Nova Scotia politician)

1776 - 1847

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0363 POLITICIAN

Charles H. Reardon

1916 - 1986

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0366 POLITICIAN

Arthur Moren Boutillier

1869 - 1955

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0367 POLITICIAN

Ebenezer Tilton Moseley

1844 - 1898

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0368 POLITICIAN

Richard L. Weldon

1932 - 2020

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0370 POLITICIAN

Malcolm MacInnis

Born 1933

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0378 POLITICIAN

Thomas Twining Keefler

1824 - 1906

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