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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- Filtered to 2000s Clear ×
Jacob Tremblay
Born 2006
Finn Wolfhard
Born 2002
Shallon Olsen
Born 2000
Graham Verchere
Born 2002
Evan Bird
Born 2001
Dylan Kingwell
Born 2004
Valin Shinyei
Born 2001
Alisha Newton
Born 2001
Anna Cathcart
Born 2003
Julia Grosso
Born 2000
Miranda Kay
Born 2002
Sarah Tamura
Born 2001
Michael Baldisimo
Born 2000
Melody B. Choi
Born 2001
AC Bonifacio
Born 2003
Toby Nichols
Born 2000
Hsieh Kaylin Sin Yan
Born 2001