This is a list of notable people from, or who spent considerable time residing in,
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, Canada.
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Alistair Abell, actor
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Alison Acheson, writer
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Mark Acheson, voice actor
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Daniel Adair, musician and member of rock band
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta, Hanna, Alberta. Throughout its history, it has consisted of lead guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan ...
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Bryan Adams
Bryan Guy Adams (born November 5, 1959) is a British and Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. He is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million album, records and Single (music), si ...
, singer
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Caroline Adderson
Caroline Adderson (born September 9, 1963) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. She has published four novels, two short story collections and two books for young readers.
Biography
Adderson was born on September 9, 1963, in Edmonton, ...
, writer
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Fardaws Aimaq, basketball player
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Robert Campbell Aitken, electrical engineer
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Vikky Alexander, artist
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Glenn Anderson, NHL hockey player
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Pamela Anderson
Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress, model and media personality. She rose to prominence after being selected as the February 1990 ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month. She went on to make regular appearan ...
, actress
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Aslam Anis, health economist
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Sean Anthony, basketball player
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Omer Arbel, multidisciplinary artist and designer, co-founder of
Bocci
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Arteezy, professional ''Dota 2'' player
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Neeru Bajwa, actress
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Peter Bakonyi (1933–1997), Hungarian-born Canadian Olympic fencer
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Long John Baldry (1941–2005), actor and musician
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Fairuza Balk, actress
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Ashleigh Ball, voice actress known for her lead role in ''
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and lead singer of
Hey Ocean!
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Joan Balzar, painter
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James Barber (1923–2007), cookbook author, aka "The Urban Peasant"
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Jean Barman, historian
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Emery Barnes
Emery Oakland Barnes (December 15, 1929 – June 1, 1998) was a Canadian professional football player and politician.
Background
Born in Louisiana and moved to Oregon at the age of 12, Barnes was a gifted athlete, and was an alternate high ...
, politician, football player
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Kathleen Barr, voice actress
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Dave Barrett
David Barrett (October 2, 1930 – February 2, 2018) was a Canadian politician and social worker in British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BCNDP), he was the 26th premier of British Columbia from 1972 to 1 ...
, 26th premier of British Columbia
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bbno$, recording artist
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Barry Beck, hockey player
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Connor Bedard, ice hockey player
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Gil Bellows, actor
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Vicki Berner (1945–2017), tennis player
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Ray Bethell (1928–2008), master multiple kite flier
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Jean-Luc Bilodeau, actor
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Bill Bissett, poet
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Molly Lamb Bobak, teacher, writer, and artist
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AC Bonifacio, dancer
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Linwood Boomer, actor and television producer and writer
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Andrea Botez, chess player and internet personality
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Eddy Boudel Tan, writer
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George Bowering, poet, novelist, critic
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Angelo Branca, judge in British Columbia's Supreme Court, boxing champion
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Sage Brocklebank, actor
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Troy Brouwer, NHL hockey player
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Rosemary Brown, politician
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Rod Bruno, musician
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Karin Bubaš, artist
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Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American ...
, singer
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Hy Buller (1926–1968), All Star NHL ice hockey player
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Brendan Burke, athlete and LGBT activist
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Jim Byrnes, musician, actor
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Alexander Calvert, actor
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Kim Campbell, former Canadian Prime Minister
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Paul Campbell, actor
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Siobhan Carroll, professor, scholar and writer
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Anna Cathcart, actress
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Erin Cebula, TV personality
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Macklin Celebrini, NHL hockey player
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Erica Cerra, actress
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Garry Chalk, actor
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Sarah Chalke, actress
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Alina Chan, biologist
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Angela Chang
Angela Zhang Shao-han (; born January 19, 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese and Canadian singer and actress.
Zhang gained recognition with the Taiwanese television dramas ''My MVP Valentine'' (2002) and ''At Dolphin Bay'' (20 ...
, Mandopop singer
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Peter Chao, comedian
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Osric Chau, actor
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Edison Chen, Hong Kong entertainer
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Ying Chen, Francophone author
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Fred Cheng, Hong Kong actor, musician
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Joyce Cheng, actress
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Kevin Cherkas, chef
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Kayi Cheung, actress,
Miss Hong Kong
Miss Hong Kong Pageant (), or Miss HK () for short, is an annual beauty pageant organised by local Hong Kong television station, TVB. The pageant was established in 1946, and acquired by TVB in 1973.
Regulations Recruitment
All participants ...
2007
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Charlene Choi
Charlene Choi Tsoek-jin ( zh, link=no, t=蔡卓妍; born 22 November 1982) is a Hong Kong and Canadian actress and singer. She is a member of Hong Kong pop duo Twins (group), Twins, along with Gillian Chung.
Early life
Choi was born in Vancouv ...
, actress and singer
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Edward (Woo-Shik) Choi, actor
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Denise Chong, writer, economist
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Kevin Chong, novelist
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Tommy Chong
Thomas B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, musician and activist. He is known for his role/inspiration in the marijuana industry, his Cannabis (drug), marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movie ...
, actor, comedian, musician
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Wayson Choy, writer
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Hayden Christensen, actor
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Frances Chung, ballet dancer
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Linda Chung, actress, musician
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Christy Clark
Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a Canadian politician who served as the 35th premier of British Columbia from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC, after Rita Johnston in 1991, and the first female premi ...
, provincial politician and former Premier of British Columbia
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Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, artist and chef
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Brandon Clarke,
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
player for the
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the ...
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Meredith Coloma, luthier and musician
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Wayde Compton, author
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Torrance Coombs, actor
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Claire Corlett, actress and daughter of
Ian James Corlett
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Moses B. Cotsworth, political reformer, inventor of the
International Fixed Calendar and 13-month calendar reformer
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Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland (born 30 December 1961) is a Canadian novelist, designer and visual artist. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller '' Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture'', popularized the terms Generation X and McJob. He ...
, author
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Christian Covington, National Football League player
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Richard Ian Cox
Richard Ian Cox (born October 3, 1973) is a Welsh-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his voice work for English-language dubs of anime, mainly for '' Inuyasha''. Cox gained prominence for playing the character of Henry Dailey's (played ...
, actor
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Michelle Creber, actress, singer-songwriter, dancer
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Amanda Crew, actress
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Roger Cross
Roger Cross (born October 19, 1969) is a Jamaican-Canadian actor who has made numerous appearances in several films and television series, mostly on productions shot in Canada. He is known for his work as Curtis Manning on '' 24'' (2005–2007 ...
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Jamaican-Canadian actor
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Eliana Cuevas
Eliana Cuevas is a Canadian jazz singer, whose music blends jazz with Latin music.[Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...]
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Seán Cummings, actor and playwright
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Mackenzie Davis, actress
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Brian Day, doctor
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Yvonne De Carlo
Margaret Yvonne Middleton (September 1, 1922January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film star and sex symbol in the 1940s a ...
(1922–2007), actress, dancer, singer of
Hollywood's Golden Age
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Haley de Jong, gymnast for the
Georgia Gymdogs
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Jay DeMerit
Jay Michael DeMerit (born December 4, 1979) is an American former soccer player who played as a center back.
He played college soccer for the UIC Flames and was in the Chicago Fire Premier development squad, but after not being drafted for M ...
, MLS, World Cup soccer player
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Charles Demers, comedian, voice actor, writer
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Katherine DeMille (1911–1995), actress of
Hollywood's Golden Age
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Neil Denis, actor
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Trevor Devall, voice actor
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Dana Devine, blood transfusion researcher
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Ranj Dhaliwal, writer
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Michele Di Menna (born 1980), artist
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Brian Dobson, voice actor
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Michael Dobson, voice actor
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Paul Dobson, voice actor
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Lexa Doig, actress
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Michael Donovan, voice actor
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James Doohan (1920–2005), actor ("Lt. Cmdr.
Montgomery Scott "Scotty" from television show ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...
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Audrey Capel Doray, artist
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Stan Douglas, artist
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Brian Drummond, voice actor
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Terry Dunfield, soccer coach, commentator and former player
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Jacqueline Dupuis, executive director of
Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October.
The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festi ...
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Aileen Eaton, boxing promoter
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Aryana Engineer, actress
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Arthur Erickson, architect, urban planner
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Robin Esrock, travel writer
* William Esson, Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Court
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Elise Estrada, singer-songwriter, actress
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Daniella Evangelista, actress, model
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Isaiah Faber, rapper, songwriter, and record producer
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Bruce Fairbairn, musician, producer
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Jessie Farrell, singer
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Wally Fawkes, (1924–2023), jazz clarinetist and satirical cartoonist
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Gordon Fee
Gordon Donald Fee (May 23, 1934 – October 25, 2022) was an American-Canadian Christian theologian who was an ordained minister of the Assemblies of God (USA). He was professor of New Testament Studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British ...
, New Testament scholar
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Sam Feldman, music executive
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John Ferguson Sr., professional hockey player and executive
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Jodelle Ferland, actress
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Nathan Fielder, comedian
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Rod Filbrandt, cartoonist
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Nigel Findley, fantasy, science fiction, and RPG author
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Noel Fisher, actor
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Ben Fisk, soccer player
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Brendan Fletcher, actor
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Nathan Fong, chef
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Frazey Ford, singer-songwriter
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Luke Ford, actor
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Joe Fortes, lifeguard, Citizen of the Century
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William Wasbrough Foster, mountaineer, soldier, politician, business executive, and chief constable of Vancouver
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Michael J. Fox
Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian and American actor and activist. Beginning his career as a child actor in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom ...
, actor, philanthropist, founder of
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
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Andrew Francis
Andrew Michael Scott Francis is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in many television shows and films including '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' as Shining Armor, '' MegaMan NT Warrior'' as MegaMan.EXE, '' Monster Rancher'' as Genki, '' ...
, voice actor
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Daniel Francis, writer and historian
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Jeff Francis, Major League Baseball player
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Leonard Frank, photographer
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Robert Friedland, mining magnate
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Rhys Fulber
Nowell Rhys Fulber (born October 10, 1970) is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, along with Bill Leeb. He also records under his own name and under the name Conjure One.
Biograph ...
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Freddy Fuller, boxing champion
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Nolan Gerard Funk, actor
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Emmanuelle Schick Garcia, film director and writer
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Austin Gary, author, songwriter
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C. E. Gatchalian, playwright
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Dan George, actor and chief
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Bruno Gerussi
Bruno Santos Gerussi (7 May 1928 – 21 November 1995) was a Canadian stage and television actor, best known for the lead role in the CBC Television series '' The Beachcombers'' from 1972 to 1990. He also performed onstage at the Stratford Fest ...
, actor
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William Gibson
William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
, writer
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Shelley Gillen, producer, screenwriter and songwriter
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Greg Girard, photographer
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Evan Goldberg
Evan D. Goldberg (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer and director. He has collaborated with his childhood friend Seth Rogen on a variety of films, including '' Superbad'', '' Pineapple Express'', '' This Is the En ...
, writer, producer and director
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Leah Goldstein (born 1969), Canadian-Israeli professional
road racing cyclist winner of the
Race Across America, World Bantamweight
Kickboxing
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
Champion, and Israel
Duathlon national champion
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Matthew Good
Matthew Frederick Robert Good (born June 29, 1971) is a Canadian musician. He was the lead singer and songwriter for the Matthew Good Band, one of the most successful alternative rock bands in Canada during the 1990s and early 2000s. Since the ...
, singer-songwriter
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Rodney Graham, artist
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Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is an American politician who was the 16th United States secretary of energy from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she previously served as the 47t ...
, former governor of U.S. State of Michigan (2003–11), current US Secretary of Energy under President Biden (2021–present)
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Nancy Greene Raine, Olympic champion and Canadian senator
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Grimes
Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her lyrics often touch on science fiction and feminist themes. The visuals in her videos are elabora ...
, singer-songwriter, director, musician, actress
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Julia Grosso, soccer player for the
Canada national team
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Aaron Guiel, Major League Baseball player
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Trevor Guthrie, singer
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Meredith Hama-Brown, actress and filmmaker
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Rick Hansen, athlete, activist, philanthropist
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Rich Harden, Major League Baseball player
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Jansen Harkins, NHL player for the
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...
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Jillian Harris, ABC's 5th ''Bachelorette''
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Laura Harris
Laura Elizabeth Harris (born November 20, 1976"Close-up: Laura Harris" by Jay Bobbin, ''Chicago Tribune'' (16 Dec, 2007) Retrieved from ) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in a variety of roles in movies and on television. She may be best ...
, actress
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Chris Haslam, professional skateboarder
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Joel Haywood, basketball player
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Meghan Heffern, actress
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Maryke Hendrikse
Marÿke Hendrikse ( ; born February 23, 1979) is a Canadian voice actress. She has played several roles in anime, most notably Revy in '' Black Lagoon'' and Lunamaria Hawke in '' Gundam Seed Destiny''. She is also known for her roles as Susan ...
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Gregory Henriquez, architect
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Doug Hepburn, strongman and weightlifter
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Fred Herzog
Fred Herzog D.F.A. (September 21, 1930 – September 9, 2019) was a German-born Canadian photographer, who devoted his artistic life to walking the streets of Vancouver as well as almost 40 countries with his Leica, and various Nikon, Kodak an ...
, photographer
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Ed Hill, stand-up comedian
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Matt Hill, voice actor
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Brent Hodge, film director and CEO of Hodgee Films
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Bert Hoffmeister, commander of the
5th Canadian Division
The 5th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of most army units in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador; as well as some un ...
in the Second World War, then president of
MacMillan Bloedel
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Jacob Hoggard, lead singer of the band Hedley
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Clive Holden, poet, film director and visual artist
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Antony Holland, actor
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Bob Houbregs, NBA player for the
Milwaukee Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at S ...
, Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954), Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and the Fort Wayne Pistons; general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
* Harrison Houde, composer, actor
* Barbara Howard (athlete), Barbara Howard, sprinter
* Jono Howard, Canadian-born writer who works primarily on animated children's shows
* Elva Hsiao, Mandopop singer
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* Frank Iacobucci, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* Daniel Ingram (composer), Daniel Ingram, musician
* John Ireland (actor), John Ireland, actor
* Britt Irvin, actress, musician and voice-over artist
* Katharine Isabelle, actress
* Robert Ito, former actor
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* Manny Jacinto, actor, comedian
* Joshua Jackson, actor
* Colin James, musician
* Liam James, actor
* Michael Janyk, Canadian alpine skier
* Janyse Jaud, actress and singer
* Jazzy B, actor, singer
* Sarah Jeffery, actress, dancer, singer
* E. A. Jenns, poet
* Carly Rae Jepsen, singer
* Harry Jerome, athlete, educator
* Valerie Jerome, athlete, educator
* Avan Jogia, actor
* Bindy Johal, drug trafficker and gangster
* Ryan Johansen, ice hockey player
* Alexz Johnson, actress, singer
* Vera Johnson, singer
* Christopher Judge, actor
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* Evander Kane, National Hockey League player
* Paul Kariya, National Hockey League player
* Earl Keeley, football player
* Joe Keithley, punk musician
* Peter Kelamis, voice actor
* Larry Kent (filmmaker), Larry Kent, filmmaker
* Alexander Kerfoot, National Hockey League player
* Conor Kerr, author
* Cevin Key, musician
* Sam Vincent (voice actor), Samuel Khouth, voice actor
* Margot Kidder, actress
* Allan King, film director
* Terry Klassen, voice actor and director
* Joy Kogawa, novelist, poet
* Kristin Kreuk, actress
* Sean Michael Kyer, actor
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* Tyler Labine, actor
* David Lam, politician
* Evelyn Lau, poet and novelist
* Maggie Lawson, actress
* Mireille Lebel, opera singer/soloist
* Angela Lee, mixed martial artist
* Christian Lee (fighter), Christian Lee, mixed martial artist
* Cory Lee, singer
* Jen Sookfong Lee, novelist, broadcaster
* Mark (rapper), Mark Lee, singer-songwriter and member of South Korean boy group NCT (band), NCT
* Bill Leeb, musician, singer
* Lily Alice Lefevre, poet
* Jade LeMac, singer-songwriter
* Bob Lenarduzzi, soccer player
* Darryl Lenox, comedian
* Sherwood Lett, soldier, lawyer, chancellor of UBC
* Andrea Libman, voice actress known for her lead role in ''
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''
* Jeff L. Lieberman, film director, writer and producer
* Shin Lim, close-up magician
* Trevor Linden, NHL hockey player
* Bernice Liu, actress
* Mary Livingstone (formerly Sadie Marks), actress; wife of Jack Benny
* Quinn Lord, actor
* Rochelle Low, field hockey player
* Malcolm Lowry, writer
* Crystal Lowe, actress
* Jessica Lowndes, actress
* Jessica Lucas, actress
* Milan Lucic, NHL player
* Alexander Ludwig, actor
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* Elsie MacGill, first female aeronautical engineer
* Norma MacMillan, voice actress
* Trystan Magnuson, Major League Baseball player
* Karen Magnussen, Karen Diane Magnussen, figure skater
* Dan Mangan, musician
* Charles Marega, sculptor
* Daphne Marlatt, poet, novelist
* Shaiju Mathew, author, filmmaker
* Scott Mathieson, Major League Baseball player
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* Terry McBride (CEO), Terry McBride, CEO and founder, Nettwerk Music Group
* Shane McConkey, professional freestyle skier
* Dean McFadden, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
* Leah (metal musician), Leah McHenry, musician and music educator
* Ashleigh McIvor, Olympic champion skier
* Cody McKay, Major League Baseball player
* Dave McKay (baseball), Dave McKay, Major League Baseball player
* Britt McKillip, actress
* Carly McKillip, actress
* Sarah McLachlan, singer-songwriter
* Brandon Jay McLaren, actor
* Mercedes McNab, actress
* Chris McNally (actor), Chris McNally, Canadian actor
* Andrew McNee, Canadian actor
* Scott McNeil, voice actor
* John H. Meier, financier and former business adviser to Howard Hughes
* Charles Merritt, winner of the Victoria Cross
* Brent Miller (actor), Brent Miller, actor
* Wentworth Miller, actor
* Shay Mitchell, actress
* Zhang Mo (table tennis), Zhang Mo, table tennis player
* Colin Mochrie, comedian
* Moka Only, rapper, musician, member of rap group Swollen Members
* Cory Monteith, actor
* Kevin Moon (singer), Kevin Moon, vocalist with Korean group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz
* Greg Moore (racing driver), Greg Moore, racing driver
* James Moore (Canadian politician), James Moore, politician and senior Federal cabinet minister
* Justin Morneau, Major League Baseball player
* Kirby Morrow (1973–2020), voice actor
* Carrie-Anne Moss, actress
* Tegan Moss, actress
* Douglas Albert Munro, only United States Coast Guard, US Coast Guardsman to win the Medal of Honor
* Jane Munro, poet
* Michelle Mylett, actress
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* Ira B. Nadel, biographer and literary critic
* Nardwuar the Human Serviette, radio host and musician
* Steve Nash, NBA player
* Cam Neely, NHL player
* Kliph Nesteroff, writer, broadcaster
* Peter New, actor
* W. H. New, English professor, literary critic, poet
* Alisha Newton, actress
* Mayko Nguyen, actress
* bpNichol, poet
* Kevin Nicholson (baseball), Kevin Nicholson, Major League Baseball player
* Mike Nickeas, Major League Baseball player
* Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, NHL player
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* Brenna O'Brien, actress
* Victor Odlum, journalist, soldier, and diplomat
* Nivek Ogre, singer, musician
* Pat Onstad, soccer player
* Bud Osborn, poet, community organizer, and activist
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* J. I. Packer, Anglican theologian
* Fred Page, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
* Frank Palmer (businessman), Frank Palmer, businessman
* Grace Park (actress), Grace Park, actress
* Jim Pattison, entrepreneur
* Kit Pearson, children's writer
* Missy Peregrym, actress
* Emily Perkins, actress
* Stan Persky, writer
* Laurence J. Peter, educator, formulator of the Peter principle
* El Phantasmo, professional wrestler
* Kimberly Phillips, educator and curator
* Maddie Phillips, actress
* Hazel Jane Plante, writer
* Susan Point, Musqueam First Nation, Musqueam Coast Salish artist
* Carly Pope, actress
*Helen Potrebenko, author
* Powfu, singer-songwriter
* Daniel Powter, singer
* Jaime Lo Presti, football
* Carey Price, NHL goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens
* Jason Priestley, actor, director, producer
* Kirsten Prout, actress
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*Wanting Qu, singer-songwriter
*Juda Hirsch Quastel, biochemist, died in Vancouver
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* Josh Ramsay, lead singer of band Marianas Trench (band), Marianas Trench
* Rascalz, hip hop group
* Michael Rasmussen (ice hockey), Michael Rasmussen, NHL player for the Detroit Red Wings
* Bob Rennie, real estate marketer, art collector
* Ryan Reynolds, actor
* Dal Richards, musician, big band leader
* Emily Bett Rickards, actress
* Morgan Rielly, NHL player
* Ryan Robbins, actor
* Rachel Roberts (model), Rachel Roberts, actress, fashion model
* Claude C. Robinson, ice hockey executive and inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame
* Spider Robinson, author
* Wayne Robson, actor
* Coco Rocha, fashion model
* James Roday, actor
* Evan Roderick, actor and former ice hockey player
* Seth Rogen, actor, writer, and comedian
* Teryl Rothery, television anchor, actress
* Melissa Roxburgh, actress
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* Mehdi Sadaghdar, YouTuber, comedian
* Joe Sakic, NHL player ("Burnaby Joe")
* Eliza Sam, Hong Kong actress
* Rhea Santos, newscaster, journalist
* Devon Sawa, actor
* Louise Schatz, Israeli Canadians, Canadian-born Israeli artist and designer
* Conrad Schmidt (social activist), Conrad Schmidt, activist
* Sophie Schmidt, member of Canadian Women's National soccer team
* Drew Scott, television personality
* Jonathan Scott (reality television personality), Jonathan Scott, television personality
* Jasmine Sealy, writer
* Linus Sebastian, YouTuber, presenter, producer, writer
* Brandon Segal, NHL player
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* Michael Shanks, actor
* Kathryn Shaw, artistic director
* Stephen Lea Sheppard, actor, writer
* Kelly Sheridan, voice actress
* Tei Shi, singer
* Hide Hyodo Shimizu, Japanese-Canadian educator and activist, member of the Order of Canada
* Rebecca Shoichet, voice actress
* Lydia Shum Din-ha, elder sister of Alfred Sung; Hong Kong actress
* Ken Sim, ABC Vancouver partylist leader
* Christine Sinclair, captain of Canadian Women's National soccer team
* Robert Sing, Canadian soccer player
* Nelson Skalbania, entrepreneur
* Stephen Smart, former journalist
* Bill Smith (soccer), Bill Smith, soccer player
* Colleen Smith, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Gregory Smith (actor), Gregory Smith, actor
* Trevor Smith (ice hockey), Trevor Smith, NHL player
* Cobie Smulders, actress
* Heather Spears, poet, artist, novelist
* Tabitha St. Germain, voice actress
* John G. Stackhouse Jr., writer and professor of religion
* Jewel Staite, actress
* Rita Steblin, musicologist
* Arran Stephens, entrepreneur, writer
* Kennedy Stewart (Canadian politician), Kennedy Stewart, academic and former Mayor of Vancouver (2018–2022)
* Ryan Stiles, comedian, actor
* Dorothy Stratten, actress, model
* Sean Stubbs, musician
* Billy Suede, professional wrestler
* Sussman, Adam Sussman, entrepreneur
* David Suzuki, environmentalist, scientist, broadcaster
* Brad Swaile, voice actor
* Bruce Sweeney, film director
* R. J. Swindle, Major League Baseball player
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* Jenna Talackova, model, television personality
* Amanda Tapping, actress
* Ari Taub (wrestler), Ari Taub (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
* Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, Bobby Taylor, soul singer
* Timothy Taylor (writer), Timothy Taylor, writer
* Madeleine Thien, writer
* Reece Thompson, actor
* Brent Titcomb, actor, singer, member of the Canadian band 3's a Crowd (band), 3's a Crowd
* Alex To, Mandopop singer
* Lee Tockar, voice actor
* Eckhart Tolle, spiritual teacher
* Vincent Tong (voice actor), Vincent Tong, voice actor
* Devin Townsend, singer, musician
* Jacob Tremblay, child actor
* Margaret Trudeau (now Margaret Trudeau Kemper), author; former wife of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and mother of Justin Trudeau
* Nicholas Tse, Cantopop singer
* John Turner, former Prime Minister
* Michael Turner (musician), Michael Turner, writer, musician
U
* Hamilton Upton (1912–1965), Canadian flying ace serving in the RAF during WW2
V
* Emmanuelle Vaugier, actress
* Graham Verchere, actor
W
* Larry Walker, Major League Baseball player
* Jeff Wall, artist
* Ian Wallace (artist), Ian Wallace, artist
* Nolan Watson, entrepreneur and philanthropist
* Daniel Wesley, musician
* Andrew Wilkinson, physician, lawyer and politician
* Charles Wilkinson (director), Charles Wilkinson, filmmaker and author
* Martyn S. Williams, mountain and wilderness guide; first person to lead expeditions to the three extremes, South Pole (1989) North Pole (1992) and Everest (1991)
* Chip Wilson, businessman and founder of Lululemon Athletica
* Finn Wolfhard, actor
* Brian Wong, founder of Kiip
* Byron Wong, musician
* Jason Wu, Taiwanese-Canadian artist and fashion designer
*
Y
* Benny Yau, television presenter, singer
* Brandon Yip, ice hockey player
* Françoise Yip, actress
* Kelly Yu, singer
Z
* Alex Zahara, actor
* Chiara Zanni, actress
See also
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References
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People from Vancouver,
Lists of Canadian people by populated place, Vancouver
Vancouver-related lists, People
Lists of people from British Columbia, Van