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
D. C. McNeil
1927 - 2015
Ronald Wallace (politician)
1916 - 2008
Justin Bowers
Born 1985
Wilfred Moore
Born 1942
Cory Carroll
Born 1980
George Cooper (Canadian politician)
Born 1941
Suzanne Gerrior
Born 1973
Ken Streatch
Born 1942
Jane Purves
1949 - 2013
Joel Matheson
Born 1930
Mather Byles Almon
1796 - 1871
John MacDonell (Nova Scotia politician)
Born 1956
Barry Barnet
Born 1961
William Andrew MacKay
1929 - 2013
Mat Whynott
Born 1985
Ian Fitzner-Leblanc
Born 1984
Margaret Mary Macdonald
1910 - 1968
Michael Joseph Power
1834 - 1895
Eileen O'Connell (politician)
1947 - 2000
John Murphy (Canadian politician)
Born 1937
Clyde J. Kennedy
1907 - 1962
Phil Graham (rower)
Born 1970
James Angel (businessman)
1838 - 1918
Isabella Binney Cogswell
1819 - 1874
William Arthur Dring
1859 - 1912
Beverly Pérez Rego
-
Mary Beth Bowie
Born 1978
Richard Donahoe
1909 - 2000
David Campbell (athlete)
Born 1960
Ed Kinley
1932 - 2015
Steve Sumarah
-
George M. Mitchell
Born 1932
John E. Ahern
1897 - 1969
Kevin Power (Sänger)
-
Derrick Kimball
Born 1954
Art Donahoe
Born 1940
Wildago
Born 1966
Don Johnson (sports executive)
1930 - 2012
Gordon Fogo
1896 - 1952
Peter John Nicholson
Born 1942
Karen Hennigar
Born 1953
Charles Harrington
1804 - 1864
Maria Mutch
-
Dave Parker (politician)
Born 1940
Art Cowie
1934 - 2009
Leonard L. Pace
1928 - 1991
Réjean Cournoyer
Born 1971
Bev Busson
Born 1951
John McDonald (Bogenschütze)
Born 1965
John Flint Cahan
1889 - 1928
George Brown (rower)
1839 - 1875
Pat Whalen
Born 1986
Paul Brecken
1886 - 1960
Martha Stewart Leitch
1918 - 2015
Mel Pickings
1926 - 2019
Joseph Richard Murphy
1880 - 1944
Gordon L. S. Hart
1924 - 2010
Gerald G. Wambolt
1923 - 2001
Emily Vey Duke
Born 1972
Felix Patrick Quinn
1874 - 1961
John Cunningham (Nova Scotia politician)
1776 - 1847
Shelley Morten
Born 1959
Charles H. Reardon
1916 - 1986
Gordon Tidman
Born 1932
Jack Ingram (ice hockey)
1893 - 1957
Arthur Moren Boutillier
1869 - 1955
Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
1844 - 1898
Richard L. Weldon
1932 - 2020
Donald MacRae (astronomer)
1916 - 2006
Malcolm MacInnis
Born 1933
Abby Stubbert
Born 1988
Al O'Hearn
Born 1930
Eva Waddell Mader Macdonald
1902 - 1997
Kris Bertin
-
Alana Bartol
Born 1981
George Montegu Black Sr.
1875 - 1959
Charles Hermann
1906 - 1966
Thomas Twining Keefler
1824 - 1906
Donald Sutherland McPhail
Born 1931
Heather Landymore
Born 1973
Ifan Williams (Cellist)
Born 1945