HALIFAX FAMOUS PEOPLE |
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Notable persons born in Halifax
Oswald Avery, physician and medical researcher
Samuel Cunard, steamship line founder
George Dixon (1870-1909), the first black world boxing champion
Denny Doherty, singer with The Mamas and The Papas
Ruby Keeler, dancer, actress
Izaak Walton Killam, businessman and philanthropist
Sarah McLachlan, singer
John F. Stairs, businessman, statesman
William Grant Stairs, Victorian explorer
William Machin Stairs (1789-1865), businessman, politician
John Sparrow David Thompson, Prime Minister of Canada
William Fenwick Williams, military leader
Buck 65, hip hop rap artist
Sidney Crosby, hot shot hockey prospect |
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