István Anhalt was born on April 12, 1919, in Budapest, Hungary.

He was a Hungarian Canadian composer and educator, one of the leading figures in avant-garde composition in Canada. He studied piano at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, graduating with exceptional marks in 1941. He continued his studies by attending classes from Turkish linguistics to Folklore at Pázmány University and attending a seminar by János Ferencsik for conductors. In 1942, during the Second World War, Anhalt was forced to enter a forced labour brigade for young Jewish men. He escaped from the brigade, disguised himself as a seminarian, and hid until the war ended. He then made his way to Paris, where he had access to music teachers and abundant artistic stimulation. In the late 1940s, he studied under Louis Fourestier, Nadia Boulanger and Soulima Stravinsky before emigrating to Canada in 1949 as a recipient of a Lady Davis Fellowship. Anhalt settled in Montreal, where he taught analysis and composition at McGill University at the Faculty of Music. He established the Theory and Composition Departments and served as its chairman. He also developed and directed the McGill University Electronic Music Studio (EMS). He continued composing using dodecaphony, electronic music, and extended vocal techniques. Many of his most significant compositions are for orchestra, but he contributed to all major genres, from solo instrumental works to opera. From the mid-1970s onwards, he began to use more traditional compositional techniques, from which he fashioned an original, distinctive, and evocative idiom. In 1971, he moved to Kingston, Ontario and became the head of Queen's University's Department of Music.

In 1952, he married Beate Frankenberg (1924–2019). He died on February 24, 2012, in Kingston, Ontario.

Paul Albert Anka was born on July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, into a family of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants.

He is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and actor. He sang in the choir of St. Elijah Syrian Orthodox Church and briefly studied piano. He honed his writing skills with journalism courses, even working for a spell at the Ottawa Citizen. By 13, he had his own vocal group, the Bobbysoxers. He performed at every amateur night he could get to in his mother’s car. Soon after, he won a trip to New York by winning a Campbell’s soup contest that required him to spend three months collecting soup can labels. It was there his dream was solidified; he was going to make it as a singer-composer. In 1956, he convinced his parents to let him travel to Los Angeles, where he called every record company in the phone book looking for an audition. A meeting with Modern Records led to the release of Anka’s first single, “Blau Wile Deveest Fontaine.” It was not a hit, but Anka kept plugging away, going so far as to sneak into Fats Domino’s dressing room to meet the man and his manager in Ottawa. When Anka returned to New York in 1957, he scored a meeting with Don Costa, the A&R man for ABC-Paramount Records. He played him a batch of songs that included “Diana.” Costa was duly enthusiastic about the potential of the young singer and songwriter. The rapid and enormous success of “Diana,” his first number-one hit, made him a star. Anka's talent included the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1962. In 1963, he purchased the rights and ownership of his ABC-Paramount catalogue and re-recorded his earlier hits for RCA Victor, which he had joined in 1960. Like many American recording artists of the mid-1960s, Anka's career was derailed by the British Invasion. By the end of the decade, he focused mainly on adult contemporary and big-band standards and began appearing regularly in Las Vegas. Anka collaborated with and composed songs for numerous artists in North America and Europe. Anka's autobiography, "My Way," co-written with David Dalton, was published in 2013.

Anka was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2004. He was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. Anka received an honorary doctorate from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in 2013.

He was married to Anne de Zogheb ​(1963-div. 2001),​ Anna Åberg ​ (2008-div. 2010) and Lisa Pemberton ​(2016-div. 2020).

William Annand was born on April 10, 1808, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

He was a farmer, politician, publisher, and businessman. Educated in Scotland, he returned, with his brother, to Nova Scotia in the late 1820s. They intended to become gentlemen farmers on the land they inherited from their father. Annand was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1836 and supported demands for responsible government. He lost his seat in 1843. The same year, Howe offered him a loan to buy and be the editor of the Novascotian, Halifax's most widely read weekly newspaper. Within a year, Annand founded the Morning Chronicle, a penny tri-weekly (becoming a daily in 1864), while continuing the Novascotian. From 1854 to 1857, he served as the queen's printer. In 1851, he returned to the House of Assembly as member for Halifax County. He was the financial secretary in Joseph Howe's ministry from 1860 to 1863, and in 1867, he was appointed to the Legislative Council. In 1866, Annand and Howe headed up a delegation to London to lobby against Nova Scotia's inclusion in the confederation. He became the second premier of Nova Scotia in 1867 on behalf of the Anti-Confederation Party, which soon became the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, but he was a weak leader. Annand resigned on May 8, 1875. Moving to London, he was appointed agent-general representing Canada until 1878 and later agent-general on behalf of the Nova Scotia government, serving in that position until the end of his life.

In 1830, he married Emily Cuff (1811–1833), and in 1834, he remarried Martha Tupper (1815–1891). He died on October 12, 1887, in London, England.

Major Hon. Henry James Anson was born on December 29, 1858, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

He served in 2nd battalion, Highland Light Infantry of the British Army. In 1883, he was appointed the Aide-de-Camp to the Marquis of Lansdowne, Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada.

In 1902, he married Lady Adelaide Audrey Ryder. He died on February 26, 1904, in Jersey, The Channel Islands.