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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×
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.
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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- Field: Politician Clear ×
Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross
1933 - 2010
David Anderson (British Columbia politician)
Born 1937
Boss Johnson
1890 - 1964
Alastair Gillespie
1922 - 2018
John Horgan
Born 1959
Michael Bryant (politician)
Born 1966
Dan Albas
Born 1976
Brian Smith (politician)
Born 1934
Claude L. Harrison
1886 - 1986
Briony Penn
Born 1960
Douglas Jung
1924 - 2002
Alan Lowe
Born 1961
Ray Gillis Williston
1914 - 2006
Richard B. Wilson
1904 - 1991
Gord Johns
Born 1969
Alistair MacGregor
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Ida Chong
Born 1956
Christopher Porter
Born 1970
Allan Leslie Cox
Born 1927
Albert E. Todd
1878 - 1928
Albert McPhillips
1904 - 1971
Charles Frederick Barber
Born 1949
Hugh Austin Curtis
1932 - 2014
Camille Mather
1912 - 2008
Cathy McGregor
Born 1955
James Gibson Lorimer
1923 - 2012
Robert Brisco
1928 - 2004
Frank William Green
1876 - 1953
Robert Henry Pooley
1878 - 1954
Frank Mitchell (politician)
Born 1926
Margaret Lord
Born 1948
Edward Fraser Rowland
1911 - 2004
William Douglas Stewart
1938 - 2018
Elmer Victor Finland
1894 - 1968
Jim Gorst
Born 1922
Paul Phillips Harrison
1882 - 1950