List of people from the Halifax Regional Municipality

This is a list of people who were born in the communities making up the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia or spent a significant part of their lives there.

Politicians

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Civil rights leaders

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Business leaders

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(1915-1989) original owners of the first tour boats in Halifax Harbour Sandra Gail and Haligonian’s 1, 2 & 3.

(1968-1974) owners of Days’ Furniture store on Bayer’s Road.

Military and naval figures

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17th–18th centuries

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19th century

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20th century

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Diplomats

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  • Audri Mukhopadhyay (born 1974), former Canadian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Scientists

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Authors

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Novelists or short story authors

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Playwrights

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Poets

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Critics, scholars, other

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Actors, directors, comedians

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Actors

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[Note: UK actors John Neville (1925–2011) and Noel Harrison (1934-2013) and US actors Michael Moriarty (born 1941) and Jan Smithers (born 1949) are all former extended-term residents of Halifax.]

Directors/screenwriters

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Comedians

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Broadcasters

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Visual artists and sculptors

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Musicians

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Classical

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Country

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Folk

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Jazz, blues, and soul

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Hip hop and rap

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Rock and pop

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Individuals

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Bands

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Sportspeople

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Baseball

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Basketball

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Boxing

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  • Ricky Anderson, 1981 North American light-welterweight champion
  • Trevor Berbick (1954–2006), WBC World Heavyweight Champion (1986)
  • Chris Clarke (born 1956), 1975 Pan Am Games lightweight gold-medalist
  • Buddy Daye (1928–1995), Canadian featherweight champion 1964-66, community activist
  • David Downey (born 1942), Canadian middleweight champion 1967–77
  • Ray Downey (born 1968), Olympic medalist, light-heavyweight
  • George Dixon (1870–1908), first black world boxing champion in any weight class; first ever Canadian-born boxing champion
  • Clyde Gray (born 1947), Commonwealth Champion, WBA welterweight contender
  • Kirk Johnson (born 1972), heavyweight boxer, Olympian

Football

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  • Eddie Murray, (born 1956) former NFL Kicker
  • Tyrone Williams (born 1970), retired NFL and CFL player
  • Steve Morley (born 1981), retired NFL and CFL player
  • Larry Uteck (1952–2002), CFL player (1974–80), CIAU coach (1983–97) [Coach of the Year (1988, 1992)], athletic director, Alderman, Deputy Mayor

Hockey

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Martial arts

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  • T. J. Grant (born 1984), mixed martial artist, UFC Lightweight contender
  • Roger Hollett, mixed martial artist, former UFC Light Heavyweight
  • Chris Kelades, mixed martial artist, former UFC Flyweight
  • John Makdessi, mixed martial artist, UFC Lightweight competitor

Other

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Criminals

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ "Canadian impresario finds his niche building a children's TV powerhouse" – via The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ Cohen, Susan L. (11 January 2024), "Deeble [née Egan], Jane Cecilia (1827–1913), nurse", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000382491, ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8, retrieved 15 January 2024