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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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385 notable people

0301 ENVIRONMENTALIST

Ernie Cooper

Born 1956

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0302 HOCKEY

Bryan Bridges

Born 1985

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0303 HOCKEY

Ryan Wade

Born 1978

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0304 WRESTLER

Mike Webster (Canadian football)

Born 1944

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0305 RESEARCH

Donald Evan McAllister

1934 - 2001

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0306 LAWYER

Joseph Clearihue

1887 - 1976

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0307 POLITICIAN

Allan Leslie Cox

Born 1927

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0308 RADIO

Harvey Lowe

1918 - 2009

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0309 NAVY

Rollo Mainguy

1901 - 1979

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0310 POLITICIAN

Albert E. Todd

1878 - 1928

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0311 SPRINT

Bruce Humber

1913 - 1988

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0312 HOCKEY

Mike Stutzel

Born 1979

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0313 BADMINTON

Darryl Yung

Born 1972

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0314 HOCKEY

Shelley Andrews

Born 1953

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0315 FOOTBALL

Brian Ramsay

Born 1980

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0316 POLITICIAN

Albert McPhillips

1904 - 1971

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0317 HOCKEY

Kevin Schamehorn

Born 1956

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0318 GUITAR

Craig Else

Born 1964

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0319 LACROSSE

Ryan Ward (lacrosse)

Born 1980

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0320 LAWYER

Alan Brock MacFarlane

1924 - 2018

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0321 BUSINESS

Ronald Dare Gillespie

1890 - 1981

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0322 HOCKEY

Adam Geric

Born 1989

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0323 SPORT

Annie Ewart

Born 1993

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0324 NASCAR

Roy Smith (racing driver)

1944 - 2004

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0325 ROWER

Lisa Robertson (rower)

Born 1961

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0326 ROWER

Adam Parfitt

Born 1974

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0327 ROWER

Kristen Wall (rower)

Born 1976

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0328 JOURNALIST

David Climenhaga

Born 1952

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0329 POLITICIAN

Charles Frederick Barber

Born 1949

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0330 HOCKEY

Clay Hebenton

Born 1953

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0331 DEPUTY

Ward Elcock

Born 1947

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0332 ACADEMIC

Karl Kriemler

1865 - 1936

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0333 CRICKET

Charles Mayo (cricketer)

1903 - 1943

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0334 DIVER

Arthur Stott

1909 - 1993

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0335 POLITICIAN

Hugh Austin Curtis

1932 - 2014

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0336 PLAYER

Sean White (rugby union)

Born 1988

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0337 POLITICIAN

Camille Mather

1912 - 2008

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0338 POLITICIAN

Cathy McGregor

Born 1955

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0339 LACROSSE

Karsen Leung

Born 1990

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0340 POLITICIAN

James Gibson Lorimer

1923 - 2012

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0341 MILITAR

James D. Prentice

1899 - 1979

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0342 FOOTBALL

Justin Shaw

Born 1982

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0343 PHOTOGRAPHER

Julia Feyrer

Born 1982

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0344 SURFER

Paige Alms

Born 1988

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0345 POLITICIAN

Robert Brisco

1928 - 2004

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0346 ATHLETE

Jessica Sedlock

Born 1988

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0347 ARACHNOLOGIST

Rick C. West

Born 1951

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0348 FOOTBALL

Alex Anthony (Canadian football)

Born 1991

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0349 PLAYER

Bobby Ross (rugby union)

Born 1969

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0350 POLITICIAN

Frank William Green

1876 - 1953

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0351 NASCAR

Gary Kershaw

Born 1937

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0352 LACROSSE

Darren Reisig

Born 1968

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0353 PHILANTHROPIST

Jeneece Edroff

Born 1994

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0354 SWIMMER

Dennis Walker (swimmer)

1913 - 1984

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0355 OFFICER

Daniel Mainguy

1930 - 2010

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0356 ATHLETIC

Cliff Salmond

1927 - 2013

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0357 MUSIC

Robin Wood (Pianist)

1924 - 2004

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0358 POLITICIAN

Robert Henry Pooley

1878 - 1954

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0359 ATHLETIC

Dawn Josephs

Born 1932

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0360 SPRINT

Bob Hutchinson (athlete)

Born 1931

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0361 LAWYER

Ronald Lou-Poy

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0362 WEAVER

Jane Kidd

Born 1952

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0363 LACROSSE

Teddy Jenner

Born 1979

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0364 WRITER

Michelle Spring

Born 1947

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0365 ATHLETIC

Adam Keenan

Born 1993

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0366 FLYING ACE

Roy McConnell (RAF officer)

1898 - 1945

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0367 HOCKEY

Taylor Ellington

Born 1988

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0368 JOURNALIST

Kimberly Halkett

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0369 FOOTBALL

Gordon Brown (Canadian football)

Born 1927

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0370 MINISTRE

Colleen Klein

Born 1940

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0371 POLITICIAN

Frank Mitchell (politician)

Born 1926

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0372 POLITICIAN

Margaret Lord

Born 1948

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0373 PLAYER

Nicole Bunyan

Born 1993

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0374 POLITICIAN

Edward Fraser Rowland

1911 - 2004

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0375 CURLER

Mike Wood (curler)

Born 1968

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0376 AIR FORCE

Reginald J. Lane

1920 - 2003

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0377 POLITICIAN

William Douglas Stewart

1938 - 2018

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0378 POLITICIAN

Elmer Victor Finland

1894 - 1968

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0379 LACROSSE

Nolan Heavenor

Born 1982

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0380 FOOTBALL

Jack Steele (soccer)

Born 1932

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0381 HOCKEY

Madeline Secco

Born 1994

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0382 POLITICIAN

Jim Gorst

Born 1922

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0383 RACER

Rindy Anne Loucks

Born 1970

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0384 PAINTER

Thelma van Alstyne

1913 - 2008

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0385 POLITICIAN

Paul Phillips Harrison

1882 - 1950

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