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VICTORIA

Most Famous People Born in Victoria, Canada

Notable people
385
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1962
Most distinctive
Lacrosse 99.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Victoria during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Victoria Is Known For

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Hockey is Victoria's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (43).

Victoria over-indexes on lacrosse — 99.2× the global rate.

Victoria under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Hockey43
  2. Politician36
  3. Actor31
  4. Football27
  5. Player20
  6. Rower13
  7. Sport11
  8. Lacrosse10
  1. Lacrosse1099.2×
  2. Curler522.0×
  3. Hockey439.4×
  4. Rower139.2×
  5. Swimmer84.3×
  6. Wrestler54.0×
  7. Novelist53.3×
  8. Player202.7×
  1. Football270.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Victoria's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0023 ACTOR

Stephen Shellen

Born 1957

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0035 DRUMMER

Warren Cann

Born 1950

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0042 SCIENTIST

Thomas Homer-Dixon

Born 1956

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0048 ACTOR

Lori Hallier

Born 1959

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0052 FOOTBALL

Ian Bridge

Born 1959

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0057 FOOTBALL

George Pakos

Born 1952

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0063 MUSIC

Neil Swainson

Born 1955

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0067 ATHLETIC

Debbie Scott-Bowker

Born 1958

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0083 ROWER

Dean Crawford

Born 1958

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0092 CURLER

Cheryl Noble

Born 1956

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0096 HOCKEY

Rick Lapointe

1955 - 1999

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0098 CURLER

Jim Armstrong (curler)

Born 1950

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0099 OPERA

Richard Margison

Born 1953

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0101 POLITICIAN

John Horgan

Born 1959

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0103 HOCKEY

Ron Grahame

Born 1950

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0105 HOCKEY

Bruce Cowick

Born 1951

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0108 POET

Patricia Young

Born 1954

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0113 PERFORMER

David Jensen

Born 1950

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0118 ENGINEER

Peter MacDonald (computer programmer)

Born 1957

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0128 ACTOR

Barry Flatman

Born 1950

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0131 COMPOSER

Hugh Fraser (musician)

1958 - 2020

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0138 PHOTOGRAPHER

Vikky Alexander

Born 1959

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0142 ROWER

Bruce Ford (rower)

Born 1954

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0172 FOOTBALL

Ken Garraway

Born 1956

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0175 FOOTBALL

Art Kuehn

Born 1953

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0207 FOOTBALL

Bob Bolitho

Born 1952

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0218 COMPOSER

Kenneth Newby

Born 1956

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0221 GOLF

Jim Rutledge

Born 1959

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0223 POET

Richard Stevenson (poet)

Born 1952

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0240 SPORT

Martin Willock

Born 1954

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0249 FOOTBALL

Bruce Twamley

Born 1952

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0263 HOCKEY

Geordie Robertson

Born 1959

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0272 DIPLOMAT

Mark Bailey (diplomat)

Born 1951

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0277 ACADEMIC

Kim Tomczak

Born 1952

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0283 MUSIC

Paul Cram (Musiker)

1952 - 2018

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0284 POLITICIAN

Ida Chong

Born 1956

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0285 NOVELIST

Karen Irving

Born 1957

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0301 ENVIRONMENTALIST

Ernie Cooper

Born 1956

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0314 HOCKEY

Shelley Andrews

Born 1953

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0317 HOCKEY

Kevin Schamehorn

Born 1956

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0328 JOURNALIST

David Climenhaga

Born 1952

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0330 HOCKEY

Clay Hebenton

Born 1953

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0338 POLITICIAN

Cathy McGregor

Born 1955

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0347 ARACHNOLOGIST

Rick C. West

Born 1951

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0362 WEAVER

Jane Kidd

Born 1952

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