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Famous people · Halifax
13 famous people were born in Halifax from 1830 to 1992
The best known is the American politician Mamye BaCote, with articles in 6 languages. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names. Athletes make up the largest group, 5 of them.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Mamye BaCote
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
William B. Preston
Youngest
1992
Jeb Burton
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Halifax’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Halifax’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Halifax
By how many languages cover them, Mamye BaCote comes first (6), then Vivian Pinn (6) and Charles Leigh (4).
#2Science & Medicine
Vivian Pinn
born 1941American physician-scientist and pathologist
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Known for
What Halifax is known for
Halifax has 3.9× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Halifax
Another 10, 4 of them athletes.
William B. Preston
1830–1908Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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A chosen home
Also called Halifax home
One more notable person made the town home: Kelly Cherry.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Halifax and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Vivian Pinn: Ernie Branson, National Institutes of Health (NIH)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeb Burton: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Preston: Office of the Juvenile Instructor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Lacy: W. W. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bootie Barker: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Cherry: Ijil_RHG (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons