49.2608° N, 123.1138° W
VANCOUVER
Most Famous People Born in Vancouver, Canada
- Notable people
- 1,538
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1965
- Most distinctive
- Hockey 6.1×
A young Pacific city whose economy runs on trees, ships, and Hollywood North. Vancouver's distinctive professions are ice hockey players, sprinters, swimmers, rowers, skaters, and actors — the last because American studios have been shooting television and film here since the 1990s. Ryan Reynolds, Seth Rogen, Hayden Christensen, Cobie Smulders, and Joshua Jackson all grew up in the same few neighbourhoods; the pre-1900 tail is almost nonexistent.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Vancouver during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Vancouver Is Known For
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Actor is Vancouver's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (304).
Vancouver over-indexes on hockey — 6.1× the global rate.
Vancouver under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Vancouver's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
Chief Dan George
1899 - 1981
John Qualen
1899 - 1987
L. Dana Wilgress
1892 - 1969
Clarence Wallace
1893 - 1982
Alan Duncan Bell-Irving
1894 - 1965
Evan Thomas (actor)
1891 - 1992
Arnold Webster
1899 - 1979
John Melvin Bryan Jr.
1893 - 1992