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

Civil rights leaders

Business leaders

Military and naval figures

17th–18th centuries

19th century

20th century

Diplomats

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

Scientists

Authors

Novelists or short story authors

Playwrights

Poets

Critics, scholars, other

Actors, directors, comedians

Actors

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

Directors/screenwriters

Comedians

Broadcasters

Visual artists and sculptors

Musicians

Classical

Country

Folk

Jazz, blues, and soul

Hip hop and rap

Rock and pop

Individuals

Bands

Sportspeople

Baseball

Basketball

  • Lindell Wigginton (born 1998), basketball player, Milwaukee Bucks, Wisconsin Herd
  • Nate Darling (born 1998), basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets, Ontario Clippers

Boxing

  • 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

  • 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

Martial arts

  • 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

Criminals

Other


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