43.6704° N, 79.3868° W
TORONTO
Most Famous People Born in Toronto, Canada
- Notable people
- 4,438
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1956
- Most distinctive
- Hockey 12.0×
A hockey town with a film industry on the side. Hockey alone accounts for one in seven of Toronto's notable births, and the distinctive-profession list reads like a Canadian winter — ice hockey players at twelve times the global rate, figure skaters, rowers, and novelists close behind. Almost nothing here predates Confederation; the city's notables fan out from the late 19th century into a steady bench of actors, musicians, and filmmakers.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Toronto during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Toronto Is Known For
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Hockey is Toronto's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (633).
Toronto over-indexes on hockey — 12.0× the global rate.
Toronto under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Toronto's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1990s Clear ×
Victor Gallo
Born 1991
Stefano Mitchell
Born 1999
Joseph Onabolu
Born 1994
Matt Taylor
Born 1995
Daryl Watts
Born 1999
Jarred Seymour
Born 1990
Erik Mattson
Born 1990
Mychal Mulder
Born 1994
Ashley Kraayeveld
Born 1992