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Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, Ontario, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city.

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Abdominal The abdomen (colloquially called the gut, belly, tummy, midriff, tucky, or stomach) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates. The area occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal ...

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hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

musician * Natalie Achonwa – WNBA player *

Patrick J. Adams Patrick Johannes Adams (born August 27, 1981) is a Canadian-American actor. He is known for playing Mike Ross, a college dropout turned unlicensed lawyer, in the USA Network legal drama series '' Suits'' (2011–2019). His performance earned hi ...

– actor ('' Suits'') *

Oluniké Adeliyi Oluniké Adeliyi (born January 5, 1977) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the 2010 horror film ''Saw 3D'' and starred as Leah Kerns in the television series '' Flashpoint''. Early life Adeliyi was born in Brampton, Ontario, of Jamaican-Nig ...

– actress ('' Flashpoint'') *

Jeremie Albino Jeremie Albino is a Canadian roots rock singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. The son of a Filipino father and a Québécois mother, he grew up in the Scarborough district of Toronto. After honing his musical skills while working on farms in ...

- musician *

Jim Aldred James Aldred (born April 28, 1963) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, and was drafted 59th overall in the 1981 NHL entry draft, 1981 National Hockey League entry draft by the B ...

– ice hockey player and coach * Chris Alexander diplomat * Nickeil Alexander-Walker – NBA player *

Robbie Amell Robert Patrick Amell IV (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian-American actor and producer. He is best-known for his roles as Stephen Jameson on The CW series ''The Tomorrow People'' (2013–2014), Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm on The CW series ''Th ...

– actor *

Stephen Amell Stephen Adam Amell (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He came to prominence for playing the lead role of Oliver Queen on the CW superhero series ''Arrow'' (2012–2020), based on DC Comics. Amell also appeared in subsequent Arrowverse franc ...

– actor (''

Arrow An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers c ...

'') * Enza Anderson – writer, transgender rights activist * Shamier Anderson – actor *

Gordon Stewart Anderson Gordon Stewart Anderson (1958 – July 8, 1991) was a Canadian writer, whose novel ''The Toronto You Are Leaving'' was published by his mother 15 years after his death. Anderson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, raised in Sault Ste. Marie and lived f ...

– author * John Andrews – architect * Mark Andrews – swimmer *

Lou Angotti Louis Frederick Angotti (January 16, 1938 – September 15, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Philade ...

– former

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

player *

Kent Angus Calvin Kent Angus (July 31, 1952April 24, 2021) was a Canadian businessman. He represented Nike, Inc. as the supplier of team hockey jerseys and other apparel for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). His work included the supply of ...

– businessman *

Steve Anthony Steve Anthony (born Stephen Anthony Gomes on 2 April 1959 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Canadian broadcaster. He gained attention throughout Canada as a MuchMusic host, or " VJ" from May 1987 to November 1995.Danny Antonucci Daniel Edward Antonucci (, ; born February 27, 1957) is a Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer. He created the Cartoon Network animated comedy series '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' as well as '' Lupo the Butcher'' and ''The Brothers Grunt'' fo ...

– animator and creator of ''

Ed, Edd n Eddy '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' is an animated television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around three friends named Ed, Edd (nicknamed "Double D" to avoid confusion with Ed), and Eddy—collectively known as "th ...

'' *

Andreas Apostolopoulos Andreas Apostolopoulos (1952 – 15 February 2021) was a Greek-Canadian billionaire businessman, primarily concentrated on real estate investment and redevelopment. He is best known for his ownership of the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. The A ...

– businessman *

Alfred Apps William Alfred Apps (born 1957) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman and prominent activist in both the Liberal Party of Canada and the Ontario Liberal Party. Apps is associated with a number of philanthropic and charitable causes and is currently ba ...

– businessman, lawyer and political activist *

Syl Apps Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps (January 18, 1915 – December 24, 1998), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948, an Olympic pole vaulter and a Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament in ...

– former NHL player *

Will Arnett William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom '' Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and the titular ch ...

– actor * Amy Ashmore Clark –

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a drama ...

performer, songwriter, composer *

Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and an inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight chi ...

–

Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, wh ...

-winning novelist, poet, literary critic and essayist *

Ayria Ayria is a Canadian futurepop/synthpop musical project formed in early 2003 by Toronto's Jennifer Parkin following her departure from the futurepop and EBM band Epsilon Minus. Biography The first Ayria album, ''Debris'', was released on Alfa ...

– musician *

Yank Azman Yank Azman (born October 19, 1947) is a Canadian television and film actor. Early life Azman was born in a displaced persons camp in Bad Wörishofen, Germany to Cesia (née Waishand), a sales clerk, and Kuba Zajfman, a tailor and furrier, Holoca ...

– actor

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Andrew Bachelor Andrew Byron Bachelor (born June 26, 1988), better known by his stage name King Bach ( ), is a Canadian-American Internet comedian and actor who rose to fame on the now-defunct video sharing service Vine, on which he was the most-followed user w ...

– actor, comedian, and internet personality *

Aaron Badgley Aaron Badgley (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian music journalist, music critic, radio host, podcaster, author, and biographer. As a music critic and journalist, he has written for All-Music Guide, ''The Fulcrum'', ''The Spill Magazine'', ' ...

– music journalist and radio host * Jay Bahadur – journalist and author, known for his reporting on piracy in

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

Frederick Banting Sir Frederick Grant Banting (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian pharmacologist, orthopedist, and field surgeon. For his co-discovery of insulin and its therapeutic potential, Banting was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physi ...

– medical scientist and doctor, co-discoverer of

insulin Insulin (, from Latin ''insula'', 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the insulin (''INS)'' gene. It is the main Anabolism, anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabol ...

, 1923 Nobel laureate *

Dalano Banton Dalano Banton ( ; born November 7, 1999), nicknamed D.B. Hooper, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hill ...

– NBA player, currently plays for the

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (N ...

RJ Barrett Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. (born June 14, 2000) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected third overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks af ...

– NBA player, currently plays for the

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), E ...

* Thomas J. Bata – businessman * Robert Bateman – painter *

Eric Bauza Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian voice actor based in the United States. He is mostly known for voicing several ''Looney Tunes'' characters, for which he won three Emmy Awards for his performances in '' Looney Tunes Cartoons'' (20 ...

– voice actor (''

Bunnicula ''Bunnicula'' is a children's novel series. The first installment was written by James and Deborah Howe, and introduced a vampire rabbit named Bunnicula who sucks the juice out of vegetables. Deborah died in June 1978, before the first book w ...

'', ''

Looney Tunes Cartoons ''Looney Tunes Cartoons'' is an American animated television series developed by Pete Browngardt and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the characters from ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies''. The series made its worldwide de ...

'', ''

Tiny Toons Looniversity ''Tiny Toons Looniversity'' is an American animated sitcom developed by Erin Gibson and Nate Cash for Cartoon Network and Max. It serves as a reboot of ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and features older versions of the characters. Two seasons were or ...

'') *

Isabel Bayrakdarian Isabel Bayrakdarian (; born February 1, 1974) is a Lebanese-born Canadian operatic soprano of Armenian descent who now resides and works in the United States. Early life Born in Zahlé, Lebanon, into an Armenian family, she moved to Canada as a ...

– opera singer * Jake Beale – voice actor *

Samantha Bee Samantha Anne Bee (born October 25, 1969) is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and television host. Bee rose to fame as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', where she became the ...

– actress and comedian *

Jeanne Beker Jeanne Beker, (; born 19 March 1952) is a Canadian television personality, fashion editor, and author. Family Jeanne Beker was born in Toronto, Ontario to father Joseph Beker and mother Bronia Beker, two Jewish Holocaust survivors born in K ...

– fashion television personality and reporter *

John Wilson Bengough John Wilson Bengough (; 7 April 1851 – 2 October 1923) was one of Canada's earliest cartoonists, as well as an editor, publisher, writer, poet, entertainer, and politician. Bengough is best remembered for his Editorial cartoonist, poli ...

– cartoonist * Alfred David Benjamin – Australian-born businessman and philanthropist * Anthony Bennett – NBA player * Christine Bentley – CTV news anchor *

Nikki Benz Nikki Benz (born 1981 or 1982) is an American pornographic film actress. She was named the 2011 Penthouse Pet of the Year. Early life Born in Ukraine, Benz immigrated to Canada with her parents at age seven. She was raised in Toronto. After ...

– pornographic film actress *

Pierre Berton Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, CC, O.Ont. (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a Canadian historian, writer, journalist and broadcaster. Berton wrote 50 best-selling books, mainly about Canadiana, Canadian history and popular cultur ...

– author, historian, journalist and TV personality * Charles Best – medical scientist, co-discoverer of insulin *

Sim Bhullar Gursimrana Singh "Sim" Bhullar (born December 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. He played college basketball for New Mexico State University and is the first pla ...

– professional basketball player * Alfred J. Billes – co-founder of

Canadian Tire Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited () is a Canadian retail company which operates in the automotive, hardware, sports, leisure and housewares sectors. Its Canadian operations include: Canadian Tire (including Canadian Tire Petroleum gas station ...

* J. William Billes – co-founder of Canadian Tire *

Josh Binstock Joshua "Josh" Binstock (born January 12, 1981), nicknamed Binner, is a male two-time Olympian beach volleyball player from Canada. He competed in the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He also competed for Canada in vol ...

– Olympic volleyball player *

Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-British writer and former politician, Publishing, newspaper publisher, Investor, financier, and Fraudster, convicted fraudster. Black's father was businessma ...

– media mogul *

Jully Black Jully Black (born Jullyann Inderia Gordon Black, November 8, 1977) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. She has released 4 studio albums, and 2 remix EPs. She has collaborated and written for many artists, including Nas, Saukrates, Ch ...

– R&B singer *

Rachel Blanchard Rachel Elise Blanchard (born 19 March 1976) is a Canadian actress.Rachel Blanchard's b ...

– actress *

Lloyd Bochner Lloyd Wolfe Bochner (July 29, 1924 – October 29, 2005) was a Canadian film, TV and voice actor. He appeared in many Canadian and Hollywood productions between the 1950s and 1990s, including the films '' Point Blank'' (1967), '' The Detecti ...

– actor (''

Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a monarchy, monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A dynasty may also be referred to as a "house", "family" or "clan", among others. H ...

'') * Andy Borodow – Olympic wrestler *

Devon Bostick Devon Bostick (born November 13, 1991) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his main role as Rodrick Heffley in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series (2010–2012). His other lead roles include ''Adoration'' (2008), '' Dead Before Dawn 3D'' ...

– actor, known for playing Rodrick in the

Diary of a Wimpy Kid ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' is an American illustrated children's novel series and media franchise created by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The series follows Greg Heffley, a middle-schooler who illustrates his daily life in a dia ...

series * Hédi Bouraoui – poet, novelist and academic * John McEntee Bowman – founding president of Bowman-Biltmore Hotels Corp. *

Liona Boyd Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, (born 11 July 1949) is a Canadian classical guitarist often referred to as the 'First Lady of the Guitar'. Music career Early years Boyd was born in London and grew up in Toronto. Her father grew up in Bilbao, Spai ...

– classical guitarist, composer, songwriter and singer *

Shary Boyle Shary Boyle (born May 26, 1972) is a contemporary Canadian visual artist working in the mediums of sculpture using the medium of ceramics, drawing, painting and performance art. She lives and works in Toronto. Early life and education Boyle wa ...

– artist * Diana Braithwaite – electric blues singer, songwriter and screenwriter *

Cindy Breakspeare Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare (born October 24, 1954) is a Canadian-Jamaican jazz singer, musician and beauty queen. Breakspeare was crowned Miss World 1976. Breakspeare is the mother of reggae musician Damian Marley, a result of her affair w ...

–

Miss World 1976 Miss World 1976 was the 26th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 18 November 1976 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Cindy Breakspeare from Jamaica. She was crowned by Miss World 1975, Wilnelia Merced o ...

and mother of

Grammy The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious a ...

-winning

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

musician

Damian Marley Damian Robert Nesta “Jr. Gong” Marley (born 21 July 1978) is a Jamaican reggae musician. The second youngest child of Bob Marley, he is the recipient of four Grammy Awards. Early life, education and family Marley is the youngest son of leg ...

* Christopher Britton – actor, stage actor, and voice actor * Daniel Brooks – theatre director, actor and playwright *

Chester Brown Chester William David Brown (born 16 May 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist. Brown has gone through several stylistic and thematic periods. He gained notice in alternative comics circles in the 1980s for the surreal, scatological '' Ed the Happy Clo ...

–

alternative Alternative or alternate may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Alternative (Kamen Rider), Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * Alternative comics, or independent comics are an altern ...

cartoonist and

Libertarian Party of Canada The Libertarian Party of Canada () is a federal political party in Canada founded in 1973. The party subscribes to libertarian and classical liberal tenets; its stated mission is to reduce the size, scope, and cost of government. Party policies ...

candidate * Clifton Brown – kickboxer * Billy Bryans – musician * Rob Burgess – tech CEO *

Marty Burke Martin Alfonses Burke (January 28, 1905 in Toronto, Ontario – March 7, 1968) was a defenceman in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Black Hawks. He was on two Stanley Cup championship teams in ...

– former NHL player *

Theresa Burke Theresa Frances Veronica Burke is a Canadian writer, journalist and producer for the CBC's television newsmagazine, '' The Fifth Estate''. She was born in Toronto. On May 20, 1999, Burke was on the telephone with bank robber Ty Conn, an escapee ...

– journalist *

Matthew Burnett Matthew Raymond Burnett (born July 24, 1991) is a Canadian record producer, musical director and manager from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who has worked with a number of major recording artists in various genres from R&B to soul, hip hop and rap. Bu ...

– record producer *

Martha Burns Martha Burns (born 23 April 1957)"Martha Burns ret ...

– actress *

Jackie Burroughs Jacqueline Burroughs (2 February 1939 – 22 September 2010) was a British-born Canadian actress. Burroughs starred in over 100 films and television shows over her career, including ''Heavy Metal (film), Heavy Metal'', ''The Care Bears Movie'', ...

– actress *

Jim Butterfield Frank James Butterfield (14 February 1936 – 29 June 2007), was a Canadian computer programmer, author, and television personality known for his work with early microcomputers. He is particularly noted for associations with Commodore Business M ...

– computer programmer *

Mikey Bustos Michael John Yadan Tumanguil Pestano Tilapia Bustos III (born June 23, 1981) known professionally as Mikey Bustos, is a Filipino-Canadian YouTuber, vlogger, actor, singer, and comedian who has appeared on the reality television show ''Canadia ...

youtuber

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Daniel Caesar Ashton Simmonds (born April 5, 1995), known professionally as Daniel Caesar, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After independently building a following through the release of two EPs, ''Praise Break'' (2014) and ''Pilgrim's Paradise'' (2015) ...

– singer *

Barry Callaghan Barry Morley Joseph Callaghan (born July 5, 1937) is a Canadian author, poet and anthologist. He is currently the editor-in-chief of ''Exile'' Quarterly. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he is the son of late Canadian novelist and short story writer, ...

– historian *

Morley Callaghan Edward Morley Callaghan (February 22, 1903 – August 25, 1990) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and Television, TV and radio personality. Biography Of Canadian/English-immigrant parentage,Clara Thomas, ''Canadian No ...

– journalist, writer *

June Callwood June Rose Callwood, (June 2, 1924 – April 14, 2007) was a Canadian journalist, author and social activist. She garnered fame for her articles and columns written for national newspapers and magazines, including Maclean's and Chatelaine. S ...

– social activist, journalist * Bill Cameron – journalist * Fred Cameron – soccer player *

Christian Campbell Christian Campbell (born May 12, 1972) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Gabriel in the film '' Trick'' and Greg Ivey in the television series ''Big Love''. On stage, he has performed as Jimmy Harper in the musical ''Reefer Madn ...

– actor *

Neve Campbell Neve Adrianne Campbell (; born October 3, 1973) is a Canadian actress. After working in Canadian and American television, Campbell emerged as a scream queen for her starring roles in horror and thriller films. She has also appeared in blockbu ...

– actress (''

Party of Five ''Party of Five'' is an American teen and family drama television series created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000, with a total of six seasons consisting of 142 epis ...

'', '' Scream'' series) *

Nicholas Campbell Nicholas Campbell (born 24 March 1952) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is a four-time Gemini Awards, Gemini Award winner, a three-time Genie Awards, Genie Award nominee, and a Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Screen Award nominee. He is k ...

– actor (''

Da Vinci's Inquest ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' is a Canadian crime drama television series which originally aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, the critically acclaimed show did attract a loyal following, and ultimately seven se ...

'') *

Sterling Campbell Sterling Campbell (born May 3, 1964) is an American drummer and songwriter who has worked with numerous high-profile acts, including the B-52s, Duran Duran, Soul Asylum, Cyndi Lauper, Nena, Grayson Hugh, Spandau Ballet, Gustavo Cerati, and David ...

– former MPP *

John Candy John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian who is best known for his work in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood films. Candy first rose to national prominence in the 1970s as a member of the Tor ...

– comic actor *

Jim Carrey James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he has received two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and ...

– actor and comedian *

Shelley Carroll Shelley Carroll is a Canadian politician who has served on Toronto City Council since 2003. Carroll has been the chair of the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) since 2025 and chair of the Budget Committee since 2023. She has represented Ward 1 ...

– municipal politician *

Anson Carter Anson Horace “Ace” Carter (born June 6, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eight teams from 1996 to 2007, most notably with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers and ...

– professional hockey player *

Luciana Carro Luciana Carro (born March 23, 1981) is a Canadian actress best known for her appearances on the television series ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''Caprica'', and ''Falling Skies'' and in movies such as '' Two for the Money'' and '' Dr. Dolittle 3''. ...

– actress *

Gino Cavallini Gino J. Cavallini (born November 24, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, and Quebec Nordiques between 1985 and 1993. H ...

– former NHL player *

Lucas Cavallini Lucas Daniel Cavallini (born December 28, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Puebla and the Canada national team. Early life Cavallini was born in Canada to an Argentine father and an Itali ...

– soccer player *

Paul Cavallini Paul Edward "Wally" Cavallini (born October 13, 1965) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He is the younger brother of former player Gino Cavallini, who was his teammate for several years with the St. Louis Blues. He is also the father o ...

– former NHL player *

Michael Cera Michael Austin Cera ( ; ; born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor. Over his career he has received nominations for a British Academy Film Award, three Critics' Choice Movie Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. Cera beca ...

– actor, singer, musician *

Patrick Chan Patrick Lewis Wai–Kuan Chan (born December 31, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is a Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Team event, 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, Figure skating at the 2014 ...

– figure skater *

Christopher Chapman Christopher Chapman (January 24, 1927October 24, 2015) was a Canadian film writer, director, editor and cinematographer. Best known for his award-winning 1967 short film ''A Place to Stand (film), A Place to Stand'', he also pioneered the multi- ...

– film director, writer, and cinematographer *

Ann Y. K. Choi Ann Y.K. Choi is a Canadian author and educator. Choi's debut novel, Kay's Lucky Coin Variety, was published by Simon & Schuster Canada in May 2016. The story, set in downtown Toronto during the late 1980s, was inspired by Choi's own experience wo ...

– author *

Hayden Christensen Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in the ''Star Wars'' media franchise. He first appeared in the prequel trilogy films, '' Star Wars: Episod ...

– actor *

Choclair Kareem Blake (born March 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Choclair, is a Canadian rapper. He was one of the most successful rappers in Canada in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Choclair has been nominated for six Juno Awards, winning four ...

– hip hop musician *

Ping Chong Ping Chong ( zh, c=張家平, p=Zhāng Jiāpíng; born 1946) is a Canadian-born American contemporary theatre director, choreographer, video and installation artist. Born in Toronto and raised in the Chinatown section of Manhattan, Chong is con ...

– contemporary theatre director *

Mark Chung Mark Chung (born June 18, 1970) is a former professional Association football, soccer player who played ten seasons in Major League Soccer. Born in Canada, he earned twenty-four cap (sports), caps, scoring two goals, with the United States men's ...

– soccer player who represented the

United States national team The United States national team or Team USA may refer to any of a number of sports team representing the United States in international competitions. Olympic teams Additionally, these teams may compete in other international competitions such as ...

Olivia Chow Olivia Chow (born March 24, 1957) is a Canadian politician who has been the 66th and current mayor of Toronto since July 12, 2023. Previously, Chow served as the New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Parliament (MP) for Trinity—Spadina fro ...

– 66th Mayor of Toronto, Former

New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ...

Member of Parliament, former Toronto city councillor *

George Chuvalo George Louis Chuvalo (born September 12, 1937, as Jure Čuvalo) is a Canadian former professional boxer who was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger. He is known for having never been knocked ...

– boxer *

Jerry Ciccoritti Jerry Ciccoritti (born August 5, 1956) is a Canadian director. Biography Ciccoritti co-produced, co-wrote, and directed the low-budget horror film '' Psycho Girls'' (1985). Several other genre films followed, eventually leading to work in e ...

– film, TV, and theatre director * Casey Cizikas – NHL player * William Robinson Clark – theologian, Fellow and President of the

Royal Society of Canada The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; , SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bilingual council of distinguishe ...

* Austin Clarke – writer *

Adrienne Clarkson Adrienne Louise Clarkson ( zh, c=伍冰枝; ; born February 10, 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as the 26th governor general of Canada from 1999 to 2005. Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941, as a refuge ...

– journalist, broadcaster and former

Governor General of Canada The governor general of Canada () is the federal representative of the . The monarch of Canada is also sovereign and head of state of 14 other Commonwealth realms and resides in the United Kingdom. The monarch, on the Advice (constitutional la ...

* David Clarkson – NHL player * Paul Clatney – Canadian football player *

Sebastian Cluer Sebastian Cluer is a Canadian film and television director, producer, developer and writer. Cluer was born and raised in Toronto. He met frequent collaborator Kenny Hotz, as a preteen through his father, who lived with Hotz's mother for several ...

– director, producer, writer * Hampden Cockburn – recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British ...

Andrew Cogliano Andrew Cogliano (born June 14, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). On December 31, ...

–

player for the

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. The Stars compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The Stars ...

* Matt Cohen – writer * Dusty Cohl – filmmaker, co-founder of the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ...

and

Canada's Walk of Fame Canada's Walk of Fame () in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of Canadians who have excelled in their respective fields. It is a series of maple leaf-like stars embedded in 13 de ...

Carlo Colaiacovo Carlo Colaiacovo ( ; born January 27, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently co-hosting a show on Canada’s TSN 1050 radio station, ''First Up with Korolnek and Colaiacovo''. He most recently played for ...

– NHL player *

Enrico Colantoni Enrico Colantoni (born February 14, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor and director, best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom '' Just Shoot Me!'', Keith Mars on the television series ''Veronica Mars'', Louis Utz on the short-lived ...

– actor (''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen neo-noir Mystery fiction, mystery Drama (film and television), drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional city, fictional town of Ne ...

'', '' Flashpoint'') *

John Colicos John Colicos (December 10, 1928 – March 6, 2000) was a Canadian actor. He performed on stage and on television in the United States and Canada. Early life Colicos was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a Greek father and a Canadian mother. Career ...

– actor *

James Collip James Bertram Collip (November 20, 1892 – June 19, 1965) was a Canadian biochemist who was part of the Toronto group which isolated insulin. He served as the chair of the department of biochemistry at McGill University from 1928 to 1941 an ...

– scientist *

John Colapinto John Colapinto (born in 1958) is a Canadian journalist, author and novelist and a staff writer at ''The New Yorker''. In 2000, he wrote the ''New York Times'' bestseller '' As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl'', which exposed t ...

– journalist, author and novelist *

Alex Colville David Alexander Colville (August 24, 1920 – July 16, 2013) was a Canadian painter and printmaker. Early life and war artist David Alexander Colville was born on August 24, 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, the second son of Scottish immigrant D ...

– painter * Brian Conacher – former NHL player *

Charlie Conacher Charles William "the Big Bomber" Conacher Sr. (December 20, 1909 – December 30, 1967) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and New York Americans in the National Hockey League ...

– former NHL player *

Pete Conacher Charles William "Pete" Conacher Jr. (July 29, 1932 – October 20, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 229 games in the National Hockey League between 1951 and 1957. The rest of his career lasted from 1951 to 1966 and w ...

– former NHL player *

Roy Conacher Roy Gordon Conacher (October 5, 1916 – December 29, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks. He was the ...

– former NHL player *

Kurtis Conner Kurtis Matthew Kenneth Conner (born May 4, 1994) is a Canadian comedian, YouTuber, and podcaster. , his YouTube channel has accumulated over 5.38 million subscribers. Internet career Early online career (2013–2017) Conner began social me ...

– comedian and youtuber *

Jesse Cook Jesse Arnaud Cook (born November 28, 1964) is a Canadian guitarist. He is a Juno Award winner, ''Acoustic Guitar'' Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco Category, and a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guita ...

–

Juno Award The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's mu ...

winning guitarist *

Stephen Cook Stephen Arthur Cook (born December 14, 1939) is an American-Canadian computer scientist and mathematician who has made significant contributions to the fields of complexity theory and proof complexity. He is a university professor emeritus at ...

– computer scientist *

Jack Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke (October 25, 1912 – April 6, 1997) was a Canadian American businessman in broadcasting and professional sports. Starting in sales, Cooke was very successful, eventually becoming a partner in a network of radio stations and new ...

– industrialist * Adam "Edge" Copeland – Independent,

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. A global integrated media and entertainment company, ...

, and

AEW All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as president and chief executive officer. AEW was foun ...

professional wrestler * Barry Cort – former MLB player *

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 ...

– writer, artist *

Alyson Court Alyson Stephanie Court (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress, her first role was on '' Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird'' (1985) and later on she made her television debut in '' Mr. Dressup ...

– actor * Christina Cox – actress, stuntwoman *

Deborah Cox Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Toronto, she began performing on television commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows in her teenage years before ...

– singer *

Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter Harold Scott MacDonald "Donald" Coxeter (9 February 1907 – 31 March 2003) was a British-Canadian geometer and mathematician. He is regarded as one of the greatest geometers of the 20th century. Coxeter was born in England and educated ...

– world's best known geometer *

Laura Creavalle Laura Cordelia Creavalle is a Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional female bodybuilder. Early life and education Laura Creavalle was born in 1959 in British Guiana. She migrated to Canada at the age of 13. She attended both Industrial Hi ...

– Guyanese-born

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

professional bodybuilder * Rob Crifo – Canadian football player * J. Howard Crocker – educator and sports executive with the

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches w ...

and

Amateur Athletic Union of Canada The history of Canadian sports falls into five stages of development: early recreational activities before 1840; the start of organized competition, 1840–1880; the emergence of national organizations, 1882–1914; the rapid growth of both amateur ...

Jonathan Crombie Jonathan Crombie (October 12, 1966 – April 15, 2015) was a Canadian actor and voice-over artist, best known for playing Gilbert Blythe in CBC Television's 1985 telefilm ''Anne of Green Gables'' and its two sequels. Early life Crombie was bo ...

– actor *

Neil Crone Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor and writer. He is known for portraying Fred Tupper in '' Little Mosque on the Prairie'', Jerry Whitehall in '' Cube 2: Hypercube'' and the voices of Gordon, Diesel 10 and Splatter in ''Thomas an ...

– actor, comedian *

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and ...

– film director *

Jim Cuddy James Gordon Cuddy, (born December 2, 1955) is a Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo. Early life and education Cuddy was born in Toronto, Ontario. His mother Jean Cuddy was an English teacher at Monarch P ...

– musician, lead singer of

Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo is a Canadian rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have released 16 full-length studio albums, four live recordings, one greatest hits album, and two video/DVDs, along with multiple solo albums, side projects, and colla ...

Ayesha Curry Ayesha Curry (born Ayesha Disa Alexander March 23, 1989) is a Canadian and American businesswoman, chef, restaurateur and actress. After guest roles in several television shows and films, she began hosting ''Ayesha's Homemade'' ( ''Ayesha's Hom ...

– entrepreneur *

Henry Czerny Henry Czerny ( ; born February 8, 1959) is a Canadian stage, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films '' The Boys of St. Vincent'', ''Clear and Present Danger'', '' The Ice Storm'', '' The Exorcism of Emily Rose'', '' Fid ...

– actor

D

* Chantal Da Silva – journalist residing in the U.K. *

Cynthia Dale Cynthia Ciurluini, known professionally as Cynthia Dale, is a Canadian television actress and stage performer. She is best known for her role as lawyer Olivia Novak in the 1987–94, and re-booted in 2019, television drama ''Street Legal (C ...

– actress *

Jennifer Dale Jennifer Ciurluini (born January 16, 1956, in Toronto), known professionally as Jennifer Dale, is a Canadian actress. Biography She is the sister of Canadian actress Cynthia Dale. From 1980 to 1986 she was married to Robert Lantos; they have t ...

– actress * Cathy Daley – visual artist, educator * Claire Dalton – forward for

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

of the

Professional Women's Hockey League The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL; , LPHF) is a women's professional ice hockey league in North America. The league comprises eight teams, four each from the United States and Canada. The teams play a Season (sports), regular season ...

, scored the first goal in franchise history *

Leslie Dan Leslie Lewis Dan, (born November 26, 1929), is a Canadian- Hungarian businessman and pharmacist. The founder of Novopharm, a successful generic pharmaceutical company which he subsequently sold to Teva Pharmaceuticals. A noted philanthropist, Da ...

– businessman *

Mychael Danna Mychael Danna (born September 20, 1958) is a Canadian composer of film and television scores. He won both the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Original Score for '' Life of Pi''. He has also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Compositio ...

–

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

-winning film composer (''

Life of Pi ''Life of Pi'' is a Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age. After a ...

'') *

Robertson Davies William Robertson Davies (28 August 1913 – 2 December 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished " men of letters" ...

– writer * Fred Davis – radio/TV broadcaster (''

Front Page Challenge ''Front Page Challenge'' was a Canadian panel game about current events and history. Created by comedy writer/performer John Aylesworth (of the comedy team of Frank Peppiatt and John Aylesworth) and produced and aired by CBC Television, the s ...

'') * Janet Davis – municipal politician * William B. Davis – actor (''

The X Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002, on Fox, spanning nine seasons, with 202 episodes. A tenth season of six e ...

'') *

Clifton Dawson Clifton George Dawson (born October 8, 1983) is a former gridiron football running back. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Harvard. Dawson was also a member of the Cincinnat ...

–

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

player *

deadmau5 Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as deadmau5 (pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and disc jockey, DJ. His musical style mostly includes progressive house and electro house music, ...

– electronic music producer and DJ *

Nicole de Boer Nicole de Boer (born 20 December 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring in the cult film ''Cube (1997 film), Cube'' as Joan Leaven, playing Ezri Dax on the final season of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1998–1999), and as ...

– actress *

Michael DeForge Michael DeForge (born 1987) is a Canadian comics artist and illustrator. Biography DeForge grew up in Ottawa and attended the University of Toronto, dropping out after two years. He lives and works in Toronto. According to DeForge, he has "alwa ...

– comics artist and illustrator * Dana Dentata – musician and model *

Andre De Grasse Andre De Grasse (born 10 November 1994) is a Canadian Sprint (running), sprinter. A seven-time Olympic medallist, De Grasse is the 2020 Olympic champion in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, 200 m, and also won the ...

– sprinter * Laysla De Oliveira – actress *

Jack Devine Jack Devine is a veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a founding partner and President of The Arkin Group LLC. Biography Devine's career at the CIA spanned from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, including the fall of Presiden ...

– President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and radio personality *

Sergio Di Zio Sergio Di Zio is a Canadian actor. He starred in the television series '' Flashpoint'' as Michelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti until the show concluded on December 13, 2012. His other works include '' The Lookout'', ''Cinderella Man'', '' Senior Trip ...

– actor ('' Flashpoint'') *

Chris Diamantopoulos Christopher Diamantopoulos ( (''Khristóforos Diamantópoulos''); born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'' and starred in the film ''The Three Stooges'' as Moe Howard, and the TV series ...

– actor and comedian * Jack Diamond – architect * Diamond Rings – music artist *

Wayne Dillon Gerald Wayne Dillon (born May 25, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls, and in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and ...

– former NHL player *

Cheri DiNovo Cheri DiNovo (born ) is a United Church of Canada minister and former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served at the Emmanuel-Howard Park congregation in Toronto before entering politics and, since January 2018, is the minister for the Tri ...

– politician *

DL Incognito Oliver Nestor, better known as DL Incognito, is a Canadian hip hop rapper and producer from Ottawa, Ontario. He previously signed a distribution deal with URBNET Records but also operated his independent label Nine Planets Hip Hop along with his ...

– hip hop musician *

Nina Dobrev Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva (; born January 9, 1989), known professionally as Nina Dobrev ( ), is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce in The CW's supernatural drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'' (20 ...

– actress *

Fefe Dobson Felicia Lily Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she began performing as a teenager, during which time she received and refused an offer from Jive Records for a recording contract. Dobson signed with I ...

– singer *

Cory Doctorow Cory Efram Doctorow (; born 17 July 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog ''Boing Boing''. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of th ...

–

blogger A blog (a Clipping (morphology), truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries also known as posts. Posts are typically displayed in Reverse chronology, reverse chronologic ...

, journalist and science fiction author * Fateh Doe – rapper, singer, and lyricist * Andy Donato – editorial cartoonist for the ''

Toronto Sun The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid format, tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices are located at Pos ...

'' *

Peter Donato Peter Donato, is a marathon runner from Toronto, Canada. Running in the costume of ''Jefferson'', the mascot dog oMyNextRace.com he obtained the record for the fastest marathon run by a male wearing a mascot costume when finished the Scotiabank T ...

– marathon runner *

Max Douglas Max Douglas (born September 15, 1970) is a Canadian comic book creator. Since approximately 1996, he has worked under the pen name of Salgood Sam which is derived from a reverse spelling of his name. Published works ''Early Career'' Douglas sta ...

a.k.a. Salgood Sam – comic artist, author, and blogger * Naheed Dosani – doctor *

Riele Downs Riele Downs (born July 8, 2001) is a Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress, playing Faith in the 2013 film ''The Best Man Holiday''. She went on to co-star as Charlotte on the Nickelodeon television series ''Henry Danger'' from ...

– actress *

John Drainie John Robert Roy Drainie (April 1, 1916 – October 30, 1966) was a Canadian actor and television presenter, who was called "the greatest radio actor in the world" by Orson Welles. Drainie was most famous in Canada for two long-running roles: the ...

– actor *

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals and creatures * A male duck * Drake (mythology), a term related to and often synonymous with dragon People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family ...

– rapper *

Kris Draper Kristopher Bruce "Kris" Draper (born May 24, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current director of amateur scouting and assistant general manager for the Detroit Red Wings, the team which he played 17 seasons for durin ...

– NHL * Dream Warriors – hip hop group *

Jamie Drysdale Jamie Drysdale (born April 8, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. Internationally, Drysdale has represent ...

– ice hockey player *

Rob Ducey Robert Thomas Ducey (born May 24, 1965) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder and coach who played for six teams in Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Ducey was raised in Cambridge, Ontario and graduated from Seminole Communit ...

–

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

player *

Rick Dudley Richard Clarence Dudley (born January 31, 1949) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive, former coach and former player. Dudley is presently serving as a senior advisor for the Florida Panthers. Dudley has previously served as an executi ...

– former NHL player *

Alexander Roberts Dunn Alexander Roberts Dunn Victoria Cross, VC (15 September 1833 – 25 January 1868) was the first Canadian awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for bravery in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and C ...

– recipient of the

Kyle Bobby Dunn Kyle Bobby Dunn (born February 27, 1986) is a Canadian composer, arranger, and live performer of modern compositional and guitar based drone music. He has performed in live and exclusive outdoor settings, including Banff National Park, since 200 ...

– composer, arranger, performer *

George Dunning George Garnett Dunning (November 17th. 1920 - February 15th. 1979) was a Canadian filmmaker and animator. He is best known for producing and directing the 1968 film '' Yellow Submarine''. Biography Dunning was born in Toronto and studied at the ...

– animator, director * Steve Durbano – former NHL player *

Arthur Jeffrey Dempster Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (August 14, 1886 – March 11, 1950) was a Canadian-American physicist best known for his work in mass spectrometry and his discovery in 1935 of the uranium isotope 235U. Early life and education Dempster was born in ...

– physicist *

Julian Dzeko Julian Dzeko (born May 3, 1992), known mononymously as Dzeko, is a Canadian DJ and record producer. Known as a former member of the DJ duo Dzeko & Torres, he left the group to pursue a solo career in 2016. Dzeko released "Liberty" as a single on ...

– DJ/producer and member of

Dzeko & Torres Dzeko & Torres was a Canadian production and DJ duo based in Toronto, Ontario. Their style was a combination of progressive house and electro, with influences from Avicii, Lazy Rich, Umek, and Alesso. History 2007 - 2010 Luis Torres and Ju ...

with Luis Torres

E

Jayne Eastwood Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946), also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles as Anna-Marie Biddlecoff in '' Finders Keepers'' (1984), Judy the Waitress in '' The ...

– actress *

Timothy Eaton Timothy Eaton (March 1834 – 31 January 1907) was a Northern Irish-Canadian businessman who founded the Eaton's department store, one of the most important retail businesses in Canada's history. Early life and family He was born in Ballymena, ...

– retail proprietor * Tim Ecclestone – former NHL player *

Tom Edur Toomas Edur (born November 18, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Playing career As a youth, Edur played in the 1966 and 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Leaside. Edu ...

– former NHL player * Gary Edwards – former NHL player *

Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan (; ; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian Canadians, Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with ''Exotica (film), Exotica ...

– film director * Oren Eizenman – Israeli-Canadian ice hockey player *

Kilian Elkinson Kilian Joel Elkinson (born 2 April 1990) is a Bermudian former footballer who played for the Bermuda national team. Early life Elkinson played football for the youth teams of PHC Zebras and North Village Rams in Bermuda. In 2005, he moved to ...

(born 1990) – Bermudian footballer *

David James Elliott David William Smith (born September 21, 1960), known professionally as David James Elliott, is a Canadian actor. He was the star of the series '' JAG'', playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. Early life Elliott was born Da ...

– actor ('' JAG'') *

Emma-Lee Emily Margo Doty, known professionally as Emma-Lee, is a Canadian pop singer, songwriter and photographer from Toronto, Ontario. She is considered a mezzo-soprano and is a self-taught vocalist. She has written hit songs for other artists in bo ...

– singer-songwriter and photographer *

Rik Emmett Richard Gordon Emmett (born July 10, 1953) is a vocalist, guitarist, and member of the Canadian hard rock band Triumph (band), Triumph. Career In Toronto, during the mid 1970s, several local musicians formed a progressive rock group called Act ...

– guitarist, vocalist, original member of hard rock band

Triumph The Roman triumph (Latin triumphus) was a celebration for a victorious military commander in ancient Rome. For later imitations, in life or in art, see Trionfo. Numerous later uses of the term, up to the present, are derived directly or indirectl ...

. * Bob Essensa – former NHL player *

George Evans George Evans may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George "Honey Boy" Evans (1870–1915), American songwriter and entertainer * George Evans (bandleader) (1915–1993), English jazz bandleader, arranger and tenor saxophonist * George Evans (sin ...

– jazz singer, producer, recording artist *

Gil Evans Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian Americans, Canadian–American jazz pianist, Music arranger, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators i ...

– jazz musician * Jake Evans – ice hockey player for the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

* Jordan Evans – record producer *

Dylan Everett Dylan Phillip Everett (born January 24, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in '' How To Be Indie'' (2009–2011), '' Wingin' It'' (2010–2013), '' Degrassi'' (2012–2013), and '' Open Heart'' (2015). In 2022, he retired ...

– actor * J. S. Ewart – advocate for Canadian independence

F

Percy Faith Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian–American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of instrumental ballads and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizin ...

– composer *

George Faludy George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Gior ...

– poet *

Hilary Farr Hilary Elizabeth Farr (née Labow) is a British-Canadian designer, businesswoman, television host and former actress. She is known as the former co-host of the HGTV and W Network television series '' Love It or List It'' with David Visentin. B ...

– home designer, ''Love It or List It'' *

Holly Farrell Holly Farrell (born 1961) is a Canadian painter. Nostalgia drives her subject matter, still life being her main focus. Farrell considers her still life paintings to be simple meditations on people and places she has known – there is a sense of ...

– self-taught outsider artist; ''Barbie & Ken series'' *

Leslie Feist Leslie Feist (born February 13, 1976), known mononymously as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene. Feist launched her solo ...

– singer-songwriter *

Perdita Felicien Perdita Felicien (born August 29, 1980) is a Canadian retired hurdler. Felicien is the 2003 World champion in the 100 metres hurdles and 2004 World indoor champion in the 60 metres hurdles. She also won silver medals at the 2007 World Champio ...

– hurdler * Mario Ferraro – NHL player *

Louis Ferreira Louis Ferreira (born Luís Henrique da Rocha Ferreira; born 20 February 1966) is a Canadian actor. Ferreira is known for his roles in ''Stargate Universe'' as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of ''Durham County ...

– actor *

Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman ( ; born December 3, 1990) is a Canadian former tennis player. She achieved career-high WTA rankings of 77 in singles (May 2014) and 21 in doubles (January 2022). In 2005, Fichman won the gold medal in women's singles at the 200 ...

– Canadian/Israeli tennis player *

Joy Fielding Joy Fielding (née Tepperman; born March 18, 1945) is a Canadian novelist and actress. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, she graduated from the University of Toronto in 1966, with a Bachelor of Arts in English Lit ...

, writer *

Timothy Findley Timothy Irving Frederick Findley, (October 30, 1930 – June 20, 2002) was a Canadian novelist and playwright.

– writer *

Melanie Fiona Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.John Fitzpatrick – track and fielder, football player, engineer and inventor *

Joe Flaherty Joseph Flaherty (born Joseph O'Flaherty, June 21, 1941 – April 1, 2024) was an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy '' SCTV'' from 1976 to 1984 (on which he also served as a write ...

– comic actor *

Patrick Flatley Patrick William Flatley (born October 3, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the NHL for 14 seasons between 1983 and 1997 for the New York Islanders and New York Rangers. Playing career Flatley was born in To ...

– former NHL player *

Ian Flynn James Ian Flynn (born May 31, 1982), also known by his Internet pen name Ian Potto, is an American-Canadian comic book writer. He was chief writer for Archie Comics's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' since issue #160, after the departure of the previous chi ...

– comic book writer *

Dave Foley David Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and fil ...

– comedian *

Megan Follows Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows ( ; born March 14, 1968) is a Canadian actress and director. She is known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television miniseries ''Anne of Green Gables'' and its two sequels. From 2013 to 2017 ...

– actress (''

Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, t ...

'') *

Evan Fong Evan Fong (born May 31, 1992), known online as VanossGaming (or simply Vanoss), is a Canadian YouTuber and musician. As one of the most popular gaming personalities on YouTube, his videography consists of montage-style videos of him and ot ...

– YouTube Personality also called VanossGaming *

Adam Foote Adam David Vernon Foote (born July 10, 1971) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was also the former head coach of the Kelowna Rocke ...

– former NHL player *

Doug Ford Sr. Douglas Bruce Ford Sr. (February 27, 1933 – September 22, 2006) was a Canadian businessman and politician for the province of Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999 who rep ...

– businessman and politician *

Doug Ford Jr. Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party since 2018. He represents the Toronto ridi ...

– politician and businessman * Michael Ford – politician *

Rob Ford Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobi ...

– 64th Mayor of Toronto * Dwight Foster – former NHL player *

Liam Foudy Liam Foudy (born February 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted ...

– NHL player * Sean Foudy – football player *

Rick Fox Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian actor and former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Caro ...

–

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 ...

basketball player and actor * Lou Franceschetti – former NHL player * Mark Friedman – NHL player *

Barbara Frum Barbara Frum (née Rosberg; September 8, 1937 – March 26, 1992), OC was an American-born Canadian radio and television journalist, acclaimed for her interviews for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Personal life Barbara Frum was born ...

– journalist, news anchor *

David Frum David Jeffrey Frum (; born 30 June 1960) is a Canadian-American political commentator and a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. He is a senior editor at ''The Atlantic'' as well as an MSNBC contributor. In 2003, Frum authored the ...

– political commentator *

Ajay Fry Ajay Fry (born Ajay Jack Fry, 17 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, television personality and producer who grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, best known as host on the official Orphan Black after show ''After the Black'' on BBC America, and the Canad ...

– television host/personality *

Northrop Frye Herman Northrop Frye (July 14, 1912 – January 23, 1991) was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Frye gained international fame with his first book, ''Fearful Symmetr ...

– literary critic, academic *

David Furnish David James Furnish (born 25 October 1962) is a Canadian filmmaker and former advertising executive. He is the husband of English singer, pianist and composer Sir Elton John. Early life and education David Furnish was born in Toronto, Ontario ...

– filmmaker and producer, husband of

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

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Sarah Gadon Sarah Lynn Gadon (born April 4, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She began her acting career guest-starring in a number of television series, such as ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1999), '' Mutant X'' (2002), and '' Dark Oracle'' (2004). She also ...

– actress * Bill Gardner - ice hockey player *

Ed Gass-Donnelly Ed Gass-Donnelly (born August 17, 1977) is a Canadians, Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His first full-length film, ''This Beautiful City'', was released in 2008 and nominated for four Genie Award, Genies at the 29th Genie Awar ...

– film director, screenwriter and producer * Daniel Gaudet – Olympic gymnast *

Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry ( ; ; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. Gehry rose to prominence in th ...

– architect * Jack Gelineau – former NHL player *

General Idea General Idea was a collective of three Canadian artists, Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal and AA Bronson, who were active from 1967 to 1994. As pioneers of early conceptual and media-based art, their collaboration became a model for artist-initiated ...

– art collective * Eric Genuis – pianist and composer *

Jian Ghomeshi Jian Ghomeshi (born June 9, 1967) is a Canadian broadcaster, writer, musician, producer and former CBC personality. From 1990 to 2000, he was a vocalist and drummer in the Thornhill-based folk-pop band Moxy Früvous. In the 2000s, he became ...

– radio and TV broadcaster, writer, musician *

Graeme Gibson Thomas Graeme Cameron Gibson (9 August 1934 – 18 September 2019) was a Canadian novelist.Sky Gilbert Schuyler Lee (Sky) Gilbert Jr. (born December 20, 1952) is a Canadian writer, actor, academic and drag performer. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, he studied theatre at York University in Toronto, Ontario, and at the University of Toronto, before b ...

– writer, actor, drag performer *

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander ( ; born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college ...

– NBA player *

Paul Gillis Paul Christopher Gillis (born December 31, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Chicago Blackhawks and Hartford Whalers between 1982 an ...

– former NHL player * George Clay Ginty – Union Army Brigadier General *

Mark Giordano Mark Giordano (; born October 3, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently retired. He most recently played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played with the Calgary Fl ...

– NHL player for the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

* Ken Girard – former NHL player *

Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Timothy Gladwell (born 3 September 1963) is a Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker. He has been a staff writer for ''The New Yorker'' since 1996. He has published eight books. He is also the host of the podcast ''Revisionist ...

– writer (''Tipping Point'', ''Blink!'') *

Natalie Glebova Natalie Glebova (; born Natalya Vladimirovna Glebova; 11 November 1981) is a Canadian author and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2005. She had previously won the Miss Universe Canada 2005 title. Early life and education Glebo ...

– Miss Universe Canada 2005,

Miss Universe 2005 Miss Universe 2005 was the 54th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Impact Arena in Nonthaburi Province, Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand on 31 May 2005. At the end of the event, Jennifer Hawkins of Australia crowned Natalie Glebova of C ...

* Brian Glennie – former NHL player * Fred Glover – former NHL player and coach *

Warren Godfrey Warren Godfrey (March 23, 1931 – April 5, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings between 1952 and 1968. Playing career Godfrey began his National Hockey L ...

– former NHL player *

Ritika Goel Ritika Goel is a Toronto-based Canadian writer, activist, professor, and family doctor known for public advocacy on social justice matters. Early life Goel was born in India before emigrating to Canada. Career and advocacy Goel is a family d ...

– doctor, writer, academic, activist *

Thelma Golden Thelma Golden (born September 22, 1965) is an American art curator, who is the Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City, United States. She is noted as one of the originators of the term post-blackness. From 20 ...

– All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *

Emma Goldman Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Russian-born Anarchism, anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europ ...

– political activist *

Kat Goldman Kat Goldman is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. Biography Kat Goldman grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She began her career as a singer-songwriter while attending university in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 1990s. She began ...

– singer-songwriter *

Glenn Goldup Glenn Michael Goldup (born April 26, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 291 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings from 1973 to 1981. As a youth, he p ...

– former NHL player * Sasha Gollish – competitive runner * Larry Goodenough – former NHL player *

Barclay Goodrow Barclay Goodrow (born February 26, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward and Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains, alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Goodrow play ...

– NHL ice hockey player *

Allan Gotlieb Allan Ezra Gotlieb (February 28, 1928 – April 18, 2020) was a Canadian public servant and author who served as the Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 1981 to 1989. Life and career Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Gotlieb studied at Uni ...

– ex-Canadian diplomat * Sondra Gotlieb – writer *

Glenn Gould Glenn Herbert Gould (; né Gold; 25 September 19324 October 1982) was a Canadian classical pianist. He was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of the 20th century, renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian ...

– pianist *

Katherine Govier Katherine Mary Govier (born July 4, 1948) is a Canadian novelist and essayist. Biography Katherine Govier was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and was educated at the University of Alberta and York University. She has been made a Distinguished Alumna ...

– writer *

Lawrence Gowan Lawrence Henry Gowan (born 22 November 1956) is a Scottish people, Scottish born Canadians, Canadian singer and keyboardist. Gowan is a solo artist and has also been vocalist and keyboardist of the band Styx (band), Styx since May 1999. His mus ...

– musician, lead vocalist of the band

Styx In Greek mythology, Styx (; ; lit. "Shuddering"), also called the River Styx, is a goddess and one of the rivers of the Greek Underworld. Her parents were the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and she was the wife of the Titan Pallas and the moth ...

(1999–present) *

Barbara Gowdy Barbara Gowdy, CM (born 25 June 1950) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. Born in Windsor, Ontario, she is the long-time partner of poet Christopher Dewdney and resides in Toronto. Literary career Gowdy's novel '' Falling Angels'' ...

– writer, fiction *

Dakota Goyo Dakota Avery Goyo (born August 22, 1999) is a Canadian former actor. He is best known for playing Max Kenton in the film ''Real Steel'' (2011) and Jesse Barrett in the film ''Dark Skies'' (2013). He also voices Jamie Bennett in the DreamWorks An ...

– actor * Arthur Edward Grasett – commander of

VIII Corps 8th Corps, Eighth Corps, or VIII Corps may refer to: * VIII Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VIII Army Corps (German Confederation) * VIII Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Arm ...

during the Second World War *

Saya Gray Saya Gray (born 1995) is a Canadian musician. She has four albums or EPs, starting with her debut in 2022. Early life Gray was born in 1995 and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, growing up in the Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto. Her mothe ...

– musician *

Edward Greenspan Edward Leonard Greenspan, (February 28, 1944December 24, 2014) was one of Canada's most famous defence lawyers, and a prolific author of legal volumes. His fame was owed to numerous high-profile clients and to his national exposure on the Cana ...

– lawyer and politician * Barbara Greenwood – educator and children's author *

Kathryn Greenwood Kathryn Greenwood (born March 21, 1962) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She appeared on the American version of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' numerous times, and played Grace Bailey on the Canadian television drama series ''Wind at My Back' ...

– actress *

John Greyson John Greyson (born March 13, 1960) is a Canadian director, writer, video artist, producer, and Activism, political activist, whose work frequently deals with queer characters and themes. He was part of a loosely affiliated group of filmmakers to ...

– filmmaker (''

Proteus In Greek mythology, Proteus ( ; ) is an early prophetic sea god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea" (''hálios gérôn''). Some who ascribe a specific domain to Prote ...

'') *

Lynne Griffin Lynne Griffin (born 17 September 1952) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in film, television and stage, particularly her appearances in the horror films '' Black Christmas'' (1974) and ''Curtains'' (1983), the Bob and Doug McKenz ...

– actress *

Shenae Grimes Shenae Sonya Grimes-Beech (; born October 24, 1989), previously and still commonly credited as Shenae Grimes, is a Canadian actress best known as Annie Wilson on '' 90210''. Prior to that, she had a recurring role on ''Naturally, Sadie'', and w ...

– actress *

Paul Gross Paul Michael Gross (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, and producer. He rose to fame for his lead role as RCMP Constable Benton Fraser on the popular Canadian television series '' ...

– actor, producer, director *

Allan Grossman Allan Grossman (December 25, 1910 – September 1, 1991) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, for 20 years, a provincial cabinet minister and the father of the late former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative P ...

– politician *

Group of Seven The Group of Seven (G7) is an Intergovernmentalism, intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European Union (EU) is a "non- ...

– art collective *

Peter Gzowski Peter John Gzowski (July 13, 1934 – January 24, 2002), known colloquially as "Mr. Canada", or "Captain Canada",Mary Gazze Canadian Press via The ''Toronto Star'', August 23, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-27. was a Canadian broadcaster, write ...

– radio broadcaster (

CBC Radio CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which (regardless of language) are outlined below ...

's '' Morningside'') and writer

H

Ian Hacking Ian MacDougall Hacking (February 18, 1936 – May 10, 2023) was a Canadian philosopher specializing in the philosophy of science. Throughout his career, he won numerous awards, such as the Killam Prize for the Humanities and the Balzan Prize, ...

– philosopher *

Corey Haim Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor who rose to fame in the 1980s as a teen heartthrob. He starred in '' Silver Bullet'' (1985), '' Murphy's Romance'' (1985), '' Lucas'' (1986), '' License to Drive'' (1988 ...

– actor *

George Hainsworth George Henry Hainsworth (June 26, 1893 – October 9, 1950) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, and the Saskatoon Crescents in the Western ...

– former NHL player * Michael Hainsworth – business reporter * Barbara Hamilton – actress *

Dougie Hamilton Douglas Jonathan Hamilton (born June 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, and Carolina Hur ...

– NHL player, currently with the

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...

* Moshe Hammer – violinist *

Rick Hampton Richard Charles Hampton (born June 14, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in King, Ontario, and attended King City Secondary School. Hampton started his National Hockey Lea ...

(born 1956) – former NHL player *

Ned Hanlan Edward "Ned" Hanlan (12 July 1855 – 4 January 1908) was a Canadian professional sculler, hotelier, and alderman from Toronto, Ontario. He was the world sculling champion from 1880 to 1884. According to Rowing Canada Aviron, Hanlan is "widel ...

– rower *

Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater and ice show producer. Universally regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters in history for his well-rounded skills, achievements, innovations, longevity, popularity, and impact on the sport, he started skat ...

– figure skater *

Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He is to date the only prime minister to have come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ser ...

(born 1959) – 22nd

Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada () is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons ...

* Billy Harris (1935–2001) – former NHL player * Billy Harris (born 1952) – former NHL player *

Lawren Harris Lawren Stewart Harris LL. D. (October 23, 1885 – January 29, 1970) was a Canadian painter, best known as one of the founding members of the Group of Seven. He played a key role as a catalyst in Canadian art, as a visionary in Canadian landsc ...

–

artist * Richard Harrison – poet *

Don Harron Donald Hugh Harron, (September 19, 1924 – January 17, 2015) was a Canadian comedian, actor, director, journalist, author, playwright, and composer. Harron is best remembered by American audiences as a member of the cast of the long-running co ...

– comedian, actor, director, radio/TV host, author and composer * Leon Hatziioannou – Canadian football player * Asante Haughton – mental health worker and activist *

Dale Hawerchuk Dale Martin Hawerchuk (April 4, 1963 – August 18, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Drafted first overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Hawerchuk played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for ...

– former NHL player *

Brent Hawkes Brent Hawkes (born June 2, 1950) is a Canadian gay rights activist and clergyman at the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), also known as the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), which is an international LGBT-affirmi ...

– clergyman, gay rights activist *

Ronnie Hawkins Ronald Cornett Hawkins (January 10, 1935 – May 29, 2022) was an American rock and roll singer, long based in Canada, whose career spanned more than half a century. His career began in Arkansas, United States, where he was born and raised. He ...

– musician *

Jeff Healey Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with " Ang ...

– musician *

Steven Heighton Steven Heighton (August 14, 1961 – April 19, 2022) was a Canadian fiction writer, poet, and singer-songwriter. He is the author of eighteen books, including three short story collections, four novels, and seven poetry collections.

– novelist, poet * Alan Milliken Heisey Sr. – politician, author, publisher *

Karl Brooks Heisey Karl Brooks Heisey (31 May 1895, Markham, Ontario – 7 December 1937, Toronto, Ontario) was a Canadian mining engineer and mining executive in the 1930s."Mining Executive Karl Heisey, Dies", ''Ottawa Citizen'', 8 December 1937 Heisey pioneered ...

– mining engineer and executive *

Lawrence Heisey Larry Heisey, (May 29, 1930 – May 28, 2009) was a Canadians, Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was president and chairman of Harlequin Enterprises Limited. Early life Born in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario he was the son of Karl Bro ...

– publisher *

Katherine Henderson Katherine Henderson may refer to: * Katherine Henderson (sports executive) Katherine Henderson is a Canadian sports executive and businesswoman. She became president and CEO of Hockey Canada in September 2023, assuming control in the wake of t ...

– president and CEO of

Curling Canada Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association (CCA)) is a sanctioning body for the sport of curling in Canada. It is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country, and organizes ...

and

Hockey Canada Hockey Canada (which merged with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1994) is the national governing body of ice hockey and ice sledge hockey in Canada. It is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and controls the majority ...

* Murray Henderson – former NHL player *

Adam Henrich Adam Henrich (born January 19, 1984) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Henrich was drafted as the 60th overall selection in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was Tampa Bay's first selection o ...

(born 1984) – ice hockey player *

Michael Henrich Michael Henrich (born March 4, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. An NHL first-round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 1998, Henrich played several years of professional hockey in North America before moving to profes ...

(born 1980) – ice hockey player *

Sheila Heti Sheila Heti (; born 25 December 1976) is a Canadian writer. Early life Sheila Heti was born on 25 December 1976 in Toronto. Her parents are Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Her brother is comedian David Heti. Sheila Heti attended St. Clement's ...

– author *

Foster Hewitt Foster William Hewitt, (November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for ''Hockey Night in Canada''. He was the son of W. A. Hewitt, and the father of Bill Hewitt. Early life ...

– sports broadcaster (''

Hockey Night in Canada ''Hockey Night in Canada'' (often abbreviated ''Hockey Night'' or ''HNiC'') is a long-running program of broadcast ice hockey play-by-play coverage in Canada. With roots in pioneering hockey coverage on private radio stations as early as 1923, ...

'') *

W. A. Hewitt William Abraham Hewitt (May 15, 1875September 8, 1966) was a Canadian sports executive and journalist, also widely known as Billy Hewitt. He was secretary of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1903 to 1966, and sports editor of the ''To ...

– sports executive and journalist, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee *

Dan Hill Daniel Grafton Hill IV (born 3 June 1954) is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter. He had two major international hits with his songs " Sometimes When We Touch" and " Can't We Try", a duet with Vonda Shepard, as well as a number of other chart ...

– singer-songwriter *

George Hislop George Hislop (June 3, 1927 – October 8, 2005) was one of Canada's most influential gay activists. He was one of the earliest openly gay candidates for political office in Canada, and was a key figure in the early development of Toronto's ga ...

– gay activist *

Lionel Hitchman Frederick Lionel Hitchman (November 3, 1901 – January 12, 1969) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins. Forming one of the greatest def ...

– former NHL player *

Abby Hoffman Abigail Golda Hoffman, (born February 11, 1947) is a Canadian former track and field athlete. Hockey Hoffman is Jewish, and was born in Toronto. She learned to skate when she was three. In the mid-1950s when she was nine, she wanted to play h ...

track and field * Joshua Ho-Sang (born 1996) – ice hockey player *

Nadia L. Hohn Nadia L. Hohn is a Canadian educator and children's book author. She has earned critical acclaim for her books for young readers, including her debut picture book, ''Malaika's Costume''. Biography Born in Canada to Jamaican immigrant parents, ...

– children's book writer *

Clive Holden Clive Holden is a Canadian new media artist, filmmaker and poet from Victoria, British Columbia, he is currently living in Stratford, Ontario with his wife, writer Alissa York. New Media In the inaugural exhibition in 2013 of ''UNAMERICAN UNFA ...

– poet, film director and visual artist *

Laurie Holden Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17, 1969) is an American-Canadian actress, producer, model, and human rights activist. She is best known for her portrayals as Marita Covarrubias in ''The X-Files'' (1996–2002), Andrea Harrison in AMC's ...

– actress ('' The Walking Dead'') *

Jason Hook Jason Hook (born Thomas Jason Grinstead; 1970/1971) is a Canadian guitarist, best known as the former lead guitarist of the American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. After his departure, he founded the heavy metal/hard rock band Flat ...

- Guitarist *

Mike Hoolboom Michael Hoolboom (born 1 January 1959) is a Canadian independent, experimental filmmaker. Having begun filmmaking at an early age, Hoolboom released his first major work, a "film that's not quite a film" entitled ''White Museum'', in 1986. Alth ...

– filmmaker *

Kenny Hotz Kenneth Joel Hotz (born May 3, 1967) is a Canadian comedy writer, filmmaker, entertainer and television personality. He is best known as the star of the former reality comedy show '' Kenny vs. Spenny'' (2003–2010) alongside Spencer Rice. Hotz ...

– actor (''

Kenny vs Spenny ''Kenny vs. Spenny'' is a Canadian reality comedy television series starring Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice where they face against each other in competitions. The loser of each episode performs an act of humiliation, usually selected by the winner ...

'') * Lauren Howe – Miss Universe Canada 2017 * Andrew Huang – musician / Youtuber *

Jack Hughes Jack Hughes (born May 14, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), center and Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains, alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). A product of the U ...

(born 2001) – NHL player * Stuart Hughes – actor *

Walter Huston Walter Thomas Huston ( ; April 6, 1883 or 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian actor and singer. Huston won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', directed by his son John Huston. He ...

–

-winning actor (''

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' () is a 1927 adventure novel by German author B. Traven, whose identity remains unknown. In the book, two destitute American men in Mexico of the 1920s join an older American prospector in a search for gold ...

'') * William Hutt – actor (''

Stratford Festival The Stratford Festival is a repertory theatre organization that operates from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shak ...

'') *

Zach Hyman Zachary Martin Hyman (born June 9, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He and his family own ...

– NHL ice hockey player

I

* Marci Ien – journalist and politician *

Michael Ignatieff Michael Grant Ignatieff ( ; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a historian, Ignatieff has ...

– federal Liberal leader, academic, journalist * George "Punch" Imlach – former NHL coach and general manager * Robin Ingle – CEO and chairman of the Ingle Group of Companies *

Malcolm Ingram Malcolm "Mo" Ingram (born 1968) is a Canadian independent film director and podcaster. Directing Ingram wrote and directed ''Drawing Flies'', which was produced by Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith of View Askew Productions. He also made ''Tail Li ...

– independent film director and podcaster * Gary Inness – former NHL player *

Harold Innis Harold Adams Innis (November 5, 1894 – November 8, 1952) was a Canadian professor of political economy at the University of Toronto and the author of seminal works on media, communication theory, and economic history of Canada, Canadian econo ...

– economist and university professor *

Michael Ironside Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor. A prominent character actor with over 270 film and television credits, he is known for playing villains and antiheroes, but has ...

– actor * Kenneth E. Iverson – computer scientist

J

* A.Y. Jackson –

artist * Harvey "Busher" Jackson – former NHL player *

Jane Jacobs Jane Isabel Jacobs (''née'' Butzner; 4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics. Her book ''The Death and Life of Great American Ci ...

– economist, urban theorist and activist *

Lisa Jakub Lisa Jakub () (born December 27, 1978) is a Canadian writer, yoga teacher, and former actress. She is best known for her roles as Lydia Hillard in the comedy-drama film '' Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) and as Alicia Casse in ''Independence Day'' (1996 ...

– former child actress * Stephan James – actor * Gary Jarrett – former NHL player * Maureen Jennings – novelist *

Peter Jennings Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings (July 29, 1938August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American television journalist. He was best known for serving as the sole anchor of ''ABC World News Tonight'' from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 200 ...

– ABC News anchor *

Connor Jessup Connor William Jessup (born June 23, 1994) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as List of Falling Skies characters#Ben Mason, Ben Mason on the TNT (American TV network), TNT science fiction Television program, television series ''Fall ...

– actor, short film director *

Norman Jewison Norman Frederick Jewison (July 21, 1926 – January 20, 2024) was a Canadian filmmaker. He was known for directing films which addressed topical Social issue, social and political issues, often making controversial or complicated subjects acces ...

– film director (''

Moonstruck ''Moonstruck'' is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Patrick Shanley. It stars Cher as a widowed Italian-American woman who falls in love with her fiancé's hot-tempered, estranged younger broth ...

'') * Joël – singer-songwriter, dancer * Harold E. Johns – medical physicist *

Amy Jo Johnson Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970) is an American and Canadian actress, musician, and filmmaker. As an actress, Johnson is best known for her roles as Kimberly Hart on ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' (1993–1995), Julie Emrick on '' Feli ...

– actress * Ben Johnson – sprinter, stripped of 100m gold medal at

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

for doping *

Molly Johnson Margaret Leslie "Molly" Johnson, Order of Canada, OC is a Canadian singer of pop and jazz. Biography Johnson began as a child performer, receiving formal training from the National Ballet School and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Johnson's b ...

– singer-songwriter *

Jamie Johnston James Michael Johnston (born July 7, 1989) is a Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his role as Peter Stone on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Personal life and career Johnston was born July 7, 1989, in Toronto, Ont ...

– actor *

George Jonas George Jonas, CM (June 15, 1935 – January 10, 2016) was a Hungarian-born Canadian writer, poet, and journalist. A self-described classical liberal, he authored 16 books, including the bestseller '' Vengeance'' (1984), the story of an Israeli ...

– writer, journalist *

Cory Joseph Cory Ephram Joseph (born August 20, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the point guard position and was previously the captain of the Ca ...

– NBA player for the

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...

* Demetrius Joyette – actor * Just John x Dom Dias – musical duo

K

William Kahan William "Velvel" Morton Kahan (born June 5, 1933) is a Canadian mathematician and computer scientist, who is a professor emeritus at University of California, Berkeley. He received the Turing Award in 1989 for "his fundamental contributions to nu ...

– mathematician and computer scientist *

Irving Kaplansky Irving Kaplansky (March 22, 1917 – June 25, 2006) was a mathematician, college professor, author, and amateur musician.O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Irving Kaplansky", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St And ...

– mathematician * Moez Kassam – hedge fund manager, founder of Anson Group * Hadley Kay – actor *

Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Ju ...

– writer *

Sherry Kean Sherry Kean (born Sherry Huffman) is a former Canadian pop and country singer, who had a Canadian Top 40 hit in 1984 with "I Want You Back". Career Kean was originally the lead vocalist for a Toronto band called The Sharks, consisting of herself ...

– singer *

Trenna Keating Trenna Keating (born January 23, 1987) is a Canadian actress known for her recurring role as Doc Yewll in '' Defiance'', between 2013 and 2015. Early life Trenna Keating was born and grew up in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. She likes spending her time ...

– actress *

Brian Kernighan Brian Wilson Kernighan (; born January 30, 1942) is a Canadian computer scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and contributed to the development of Unix alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. Kernighan's name became widely known ...

- computer scientist * Ben Kerr – busker *

Mart Kenney Herbert Martin Kenney C.M. (March 7, 1910 – February 8, 2006) was a Canadian jazz musician and bandleader of Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen. Musical career Kenney was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Mildred Agnes (Martin) and Herbe ...

– jazz musician and bandleader *

Michael Kerzner Michael Shawn Kerzner is a Canadian politician who was in June 2022 was named Solicitor General of Ontario. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of York Centre as a m ...

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Solicitor General of Ontario The Ministry of the Solicitor General (; formerly known as the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services) is the ministry in the Government of Ontario responsible for public security, law enforcement and policing, emergency manageme ...

* The Kids in the Hall – television comedy troupe *

Gail Kim Gail Kim-Irvine (born February 20, 1977) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenures in TNA Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In TNA, she was the inaugural and record setting seven-tim ...

– female professional wrestler *

William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948. A Liberal ...

– 10th Prime Minister of Canada *

Gord Kirke Gordon I. Kirke (born 1945/1946) is a Canadian sports and entertainment lawyer, university professor, and commentator on radio and television. Kirke is a graduate of the Osgoode Hall Law School, and has Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws deg ...

– lawyer and sports executive * Mia Kirshner – actor *

Naomi Klein Naomi Klein (born May 8, 1970) is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses; support of ecofeminism, organized labour, and criticism of corporate globalization, fascism and Criticism of capitalism, ca ...

– journalist, author (''

No Logo ''No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies'' is a book by the Canadian author Naomi Klein. First published by Knopf Canada and Picador in December 1999, shortly after the 1999 Seattle WTO protests had generated media attention around such is ...

'', ''

The Shock Doctrine ''The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism'' is a 2007 book by Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein. In the book, Klein argues that neoliberal economic policies promoted by Milton Friedman and the Chicago school of economic ...

'') and social activist * K'naan – hip hop musician *

Mike Knuble Michael Rudolf Knuble ( , ; born July 4, 1972) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). During his 16 NHL seasons, he played for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rang ...

– former NHL player *

Chris Kontos Christopher T. Kontos (born December 10, 1963) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Kontos is best known for his nine goals in 11 playoff games while he was a member of the Los Angeles Kings and his franchise opening night four-goal per ...

– former NHL player *

Terry Koumoudouros Terry Koumoudouros (died 2007) was a Greek-Canadian strip club owner who paved the way to legalise naked dancing in Toronto. With his brother, he was the co-owner of two House of Lancaster strip clubs. Early life As a child, Koumoudouros worked ...

– strip club owner-operator * K-os – hip hop musician *

Ted Kotcheff William Theodore Kotcheff (; April 7, 1931 – April 10, 2025) was a CanadianUS Director Ted Kotcheff Granted Bulgarian Citizenship. Bulgarian Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva on Friday granted citizenship to Ted Kotcheff, a US director bor ...

– director *

George Kottaras George Kottaras ( ; born May 10, 1983) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Car ...

– MLB player *

H. David Kotz H. David Kotz, also known as Harold David Kotz (born June 24, 1966), is a managing director at Berkeley Research Group. While Inspector General at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Kotz investigated why the SEC failed to detec ...

– attorney *

Anton Kuerti Anton Emil Kuerti, OC (born July 21, 1938) is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. He has developed international recognition as a solo pianist.

– pianist *

Aggie Kukulowicz Adolph Frank "Aggie" Kukulowicz (April 2, 1933 – September 26, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and Russian-language interpreter. He played four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, then played 12 c ...

– former NHL player, Air Canada travel agent *

Maya Kulenovic Maya Kulenovic is a Canadian artist working in Painting and Sculpture. She lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and exhibits internationally. Biography Kulenovic was born in 1975 in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia. Sh ...

– painter * Floyd Kuptana – Inuk artist *

Faisal Kutty Faisal Kutty is a lawyer, academic, writer, public speaker and human rights activist. He served as an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and is an Associate Professor of Law Emeritus at Valparaiso University. He has previously taught a ...

– lawyer, writer, Muslim activist *

Bruce Kuwabara Bruce Bunji Kuwabara, ( OC, B.Arch, OAA, FRAIC, AIA, RIBA) is a Canadian architect and a founding partner of the firm KPMB Architects (formed in 1987). He is an invested Officer of the Order of Canada and recipient of the RAIC Gold Medal. He i ...

– architect *

Nick Kypreos Nikos "Nick" Kypreos (born June 4, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs ...

– former NHL player

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George Lagogianes George Lagogianes is a Canadian television personality, best known as a longtime now former reporter and anchor for CP24. Lagogianes graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute with a bachelor's degree in radio and television arts. After gradu ...

– news anchor, reporter and TV personality *

Don Lake Donald Lake (born November 26, 1956) is a Canadian actor, writer, and television producer. He is frequently cast by director Christopher Guest, and is also a close friend and frequent collaborator of Bonnie Hunt. He had a role in '' The Bonnie ...

– actor and writer *

Maurice LaMarche Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor. Across a career spanning more than four decades he has voiced Chief Quimby on Inspector Gadget, Egon Spengler on ''The Real Ghostbusters'', The Brain on ''Animaniacs'' and its spi ...

– voice actor (''

Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American Animated series, animated Comedy television, comedy Musical film, musical television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Television Animation. It originally aired on Fox Broadcasting Company ...

'', ''

Pinky and the Brain ''Pinky and the Brain'' is an American animated sitcom created by Tom Ruegger for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB, as a collaboration of Steven Spielberg with his production company Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Ani ...

'', ''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It originally aired from September 14, 1990 to December 6, 1992, airing in syndication before eventually settling a ...

'') *

Heath Lamberts Heath Lamberts, (December 15, 1941 – February 22, 2005) was a Canadian dramatic and comedic actor of stage, film, and television.Robert Crew, "Lamberts, 63, stage's mirth master". '' Toronto Star'', February 23, 2005. Early life and educ ...

– theatre actor *

Laurene Landon Laurene Landon Coughlin (born March 17, 1957) is a Canadian film and television actress. She first began appearing in movies in the 1980s. She is best known for her roles in '' Maniac Cop'' (1988) and '' Maniac Cop 2'' (1990), '' ...All the Marb ...

– actress *

Michele Landsberg Michele Landsberg Order of Canada, OC, (born 12 July 1939) is a Canadian journalist, author, public speaker, feminist and activism, social activist. She is known for writing three bestselling books, including ''Women and Children First'', ''This ...

– journalist, author, public speaker, feminist and social activist *

Tory Lanez Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. First discovered by Sean Kingston, he received initial recognition for his mixtape ''Conflicts of My S ...

– rapper *

Richie Laryea Richmond Mamah Laryea ( ; Ga: ; born January 7, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC and the Canada national team. College career Prior to his college ...

– soccer player *

Mel Lastman Melvin Douglas Lastman (March 9, 1933 – December 11, 2021) was a Canadian businessman and politician who served as the third mayor of North York from 1973 to 1997 and the 62nd mayor of Toronto from 1998 to 2003. He was the first person to s ...

– 62nd Mayor of Toronto; businessman *

Henry Lau Henry Lau (; ; born October 11, 1989), known mononymously as Henry, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer based in South Korea and China. He debuted in 2008 as a member of Super Junior-M and launched his ...

– singer, musician, actor, and ex-member of South Korean boy band

Super Junior M Super Junior-M (an initialism for Super Junior-Mandarin, also known as SJ-M), is the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Super Junior focusing on Chinese market, currently composed of six Super Junior members Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, ...

Ashley Lawrence Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence (born June 11, 1995) is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, full-back or a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea F.C. ...

– soccer player for the Canada national team *

Jack Layton John Gilbert Layton (July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011) was a Canadian politician and academic who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on T ...

– politician, leader of the federal

Mike Layton Michael Layton (born November 16, 1980) is a Canadian politician who served on Toronto City Council from 2010 until 2022. Layton most recently represented Ward 11 University—Rosedale. He was first elected in the 2010 municipal election in W ...

– municipal politician, son of

* Michael Lazarovitch – actor *

Stephen Leacock Stephen Butler Leacock (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humourist in the world. Early life S ...

– writer, humourist * Christine Peng-Peng Lee – Olympic and NCAA gymnast * Dennis Lee – children's author, poet *

Geddy Lee Geddy Lee Weinrib (; born Gary Lee Weinrib, July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Rock music, rock band Rush (band), Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968 at the request o ...

– musician, lead singer of Rush * Mark Lee – musician, member of South Korean band

NCT (group) NCT (; an acronym for Neo Culture Technology) is a South Korean boy band formed and managed by SM Entertainment. Introduced in January 2016, the group consists of 25 members divided into six different sub-units: NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV, ...

, Canadian South Korean singer *

Sook-Yin Lee Sook-Yin Lee is a Canadian broadcaster, musician, film director, actress and multimedia artist. She is a former MuchMusic VJ and a former radio host on CBC Radio. She has appeared in films, notably in the John Cameron Mitchell movie ''Shortbus' ...

– media personality *

Michael Lee-Chin Michael Lee-Chin (born 3 January 1951) is a Jamaican-Canadian billionaire businessman, philanthropist and the chairman and CEO of Portland Holdings Inc, a privately held investment company in Ontario, Canada. Lee-Chin was appointed to the Ord ...

– businessman, investor *

Manny Legace Emmanuel Legace (born February 4, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, who played most notably in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, and later the St. Louis Blues between 1998 and 2010. Legace also e ...

– former NHL player * Peter C. Lemon – recipient of the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...

E.J. Lennox Edward James Lennox (September 12, 1854 – April 15, 1933) was a Toronto-based architect who designed several of the city's most notable landmarks in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including Old City Hall (Toronto), Old City ...

– architect *

Sean Leon Matthew Sean Leon (born May 23, 1991) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He founded the record label IXXI Initiative in 2012, which fostered the career of fellow Toronto native Daniel Caesar. Leon is perhaps ...

– rapper *

Dan Lett Daniel Frederick Lett (born April 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor. He has acted in films, theatre and television. His principal roles have been in the series ''F/X'', ''The X-Files'', ''E.N.G.'', ''Street Legal (Canadian TV series), Street Legal'', ...

– actor * David Levin – Israeli ice hockey player *

Baruch Levine Baruch Levine (born December 28, 1977) is a Canadian-born American Orthodox Jewish composer and singer. His tunes have gained wide popularity at Shabbat tables and '' kumzits'' gatherings. One of his most successful compositions is "''Vezakeini''" ...

– singer and entertainer * Alex "Mine Boy" Levinsky (1910–1990) – NHL hockey player * Tamara Levitt – author,

mindfulness Mindfulness is the cognitive skill, usually developed through exercises, of sustaining metacognitive awareness towards the contents of one's own mind and bodily sensations in the present moment. The term ''mindfulness'' derives from the Pali ...

instructor, and voice over artist most widely known as the narrator for the Calm app * Dan Levy – TV host and actor *

Avi Lewis Avram David "Avi" Lewis (born May 1967) is a Canadian activist, documentary filmmaker, former host of the Al Jazeera English show '' Fault Lines'' and former host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) current-affairs programs '' Counter ...

– documentary filmmaker and radio/TV broadcaster * Dana Lewis – journalist *

Glenn Lewis Glennon Ricketts Jr. (born March 13, 1975), professionally known as Glenn Lewis, is a Canadian neo soul singer–songwriter. Lewis earned a Grammy Award nomination in 2004 and has also won a Juno Award out of a total of six nominations. Early ...

– R&B singer *

Ivor Lewis Ivor Rhys Lewis (1882 – November 1958) was a Canadian artist and business director. Lewis was born in Wales, but emigrated to Canada as a small boy. He trained as an artist at the Ontario School of Art, and was hired in the art department ...

– sculptor *

Larnell Lewis Larnell Lewis (born March 22, 1984) is a Canadian drummer, composer, producer, and educator. He is best known for playing drums with the Denton, TX-based jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, Lewis started playing d ...

– musician * Marc Lewis – neuroscientist and author *

Sharon Lewis Sharon M. Lewis is a Canadian television personality and film director from Toronto, Ontario. She studied political science at the University of Toronto.John McKay, "Sharon Lewis finds activism experience a plus for new role as CounterSpin host, ...

– journalist *

Stephen Lewis Stephen Henry Lewis (born November 11, 1937) is a Canadian politician, public speaker, broadcaster, and diplomat. He was the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations in the 1980s and was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democr ...

– former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, former politician, humanitarian and academic * Tau Lewis -- artist *

Alex Lifeson Aleksandar Živojinović (born 27 August 1953), known professionally as Alex Lifeson (), is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Rush. In 1968, he co-founded a band (which later became Rush) with drummer John Rut ...

– musician, guitarist of Rush *

Lights Light is an electromagnetic radiation, part of which stimulates the sense of vision. Light or Lights may also refer to: Illumination * Lighting * Light bulb * Traffic light Arts and entertainment Music * Lights (musician) (born 1987), Canadian s ...

– musician *

Thea Lim Thea Lim is a Singaporean Canadian writer, whose debut novel '' An Ocean of Minutes'' was named as a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Born in Canada and raised mostly in Singapore, Lim has an MFA in creative writing fr ...

– writer * Elena Lobsanova – ballet dancer *

Jason Logan Jason Logan is an inkmaker, illustrator, writer, graphic designer, and art director based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including ''The New York Times'', ''The Walrus'', and ''The Globe and Ma ...

– illustrator, writer, graphic designer, and art director * Robert K. Logan – author and academic * Bob Lorimer – former NHL player * Steve Ludzik – former NHL player *

James Lumbers James Lumbers (born 1929) is a Canadian artist. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, he now lives on Georgian Bay, in Ontario. He is known for his wilderness landscapes, nostalgic images of Canada's past, and portraits, including his heritage Moment ...

– painter *

Erica Luttrell Erica Luttrell is a Canadian actress. Personal life Luttrell was born in Toronto, Ontario to a Tanzanian/African mother and a white American father. Luttrell is the youngest of four sisters. Because of mixed-language, she can speak some French ...

– actress *

Laurie Lynd Laurie Lynd (born May 19, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter, best known as the director of the feature film ''Breakfast with Scot''. In his early career, Lynd made the short films ''Together a ...

– Canadian screenwriter and director * George Seymour Lyon – gold medalist in golf at St. Louis Olympics 1904; reigning champion for 112 years

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Raine Maida Raine Maida ( ; born Michael Anthony Maida; February 18, 1970) – Ourladypeace.cc. Retrieved April 30, 2010. is a Canadian musician best known as being the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. He ha ...

– folk singer *

Eddie MacCabe Edward William Joseph MacCabe (January 15, 1927May 22, 1998) was a Canadian Sports journalism, sports journalist and writer. He began in journalism with the ''Ottawa Journal'' in 1946, briefly wrote for the ''Montreal Star'' from 1951 and 1952, ...

– sports journalist and writer *

Ann-Marie MacDonald Ann-Marie MacDonald (born October 29, 1958) is a Canadian playwright, author, actress, and broadcast host who lives in Toronto, Ontario. Life and career MacDonald is the daughter of a member of Canada's military; she was born at an air force ...

– playwright, novelist, actor and journalist *

J. E. H. MacDonald James Edward Hervey MacDonald (12 May 1873–26 November 1932) was an English-Canadian artist, best known as a member of the Group of Seven who asserted a distinct national identity combined with a common heritage stemming from early modernism ...

–

artist *

Norm Macdonald Norman Gene MacdonaldThe capitalization of Norm Macdonald's surname has been inconsistently reported in publications such as ''TV Guide''. Books that discuss him, such as ''Shales'' (2003) and Crawford' (2000), as well as other sources such as ...

– comic actor (''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') is an American Late night television in the United States, late-night live television, live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The ...

'') *

Daniel MacIvor Daniel MacIvor (born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director, and film director. He is probably best known for his acting roles in independent films and the sitcom '' Twitch City''. Personal MacIvor was born in Sydney, ...

– playwright, actor and theatre/film director *

Steve Mackall Stephen James "Steve" Mackall (born December 9, 1959) is a Canadian-American voice actor, voice-over announcer, comedian, director, screenwriter and songwriter. He was known as the voice of NBC's Must See TV, and performed the voice of the lead ...

– voice actor *

William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie (March12, 1795 August28, 1861) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to identify the establishment of Upper Canada. He represe ...

– first Mayor of Toronto; first president of the

Republic of Canada The Republic of Canada was a government proclaimed by William Lyon Mackenzie on December 5, 1837. The self-proclaimed government was established on Navy Island in the Niagara River in the latter days of the Upper Canada Rebellion. History In t ...

; a leader in the

Upper Canada Rebellion The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the Oligarchy, oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) in December 1837. While public grievances had existed for years, it was the Lower Canada Rebe ...

* John Macleod – biochemist and physiologist *

Margaret MacMillan Margaret Olwen MacMillan (born 23 December 1943) is a Canadian historian and professor at the University of Oxford. She is former provost of Trinity College, Toronto, and professor of history at the University of Toronto and previously at Ryers ...

– historian and expert of leader international relationships *

Maestro Maestro (; from the Italian '' maestro'' , meaning " master" or "teacher," plural: maestros or maestri) is an honorific title of respect, sometimes abbreviated Mo. The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and oper ...

– hip-hop musician *

Daniel Magder Daniel Ryan Magder (born December 12, 1991) is a Canadian retired actor. He has appeared in such projects such as ''The Famous Jett Jackson'' and ''X-Men''. His most prolific role is Edwin Venturi on ''Life with Derek''. Magder graduated Thorn ...

– actor * Christine Magee – spokesperson and co-founder of

Sleep Country Canada Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. is a Canadian mattress Retail, retailer and #1 specialty retailer of Canada with over 250 stores operating in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Is ...

* Arnaud Maggs – artist *

Jamaal Magloire Jamaal Dane Magloire (born May 21, 1978) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who currently serves as basketball development consultant and community ambassador for the Toronto Raptors. He played 12 seasons in the National Basketba ...

– former

player * Kevin Maguire – former NHL player *

Victor Malarek Victor Gregory Malarek (born 26 June 1948) is a Canadian journalist and author, known for his book ''Hey, Malarek!'' and his tenure as one of the hosts of CBC's '' The Fifth Estate'', as well as his depiction in the movie '' Target Number One'' ...

– journalist *

Giorgio Mammoliti Giorgio Mammoliti ( , ; born George Mammoliti on September 20, 1961) is a former Canadian politician who represented Ward 7 York West on the Toronto City Council from 2000 to 2018. He ran for mayor of Toronto in 2010 and 2023. Mammoliti previ ...

– municipal politician *

Manafest Christopher Scott Greenwood (born July 19, 1979), known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario. He has won multiple awards for the GMA Canada Covenant Awards, GMA Dove Awards, and ha ...

– Christian rapper/singer-songwriter * Erik Mana magician *

Howie Mandel Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel is known for voicing Gizmo in the 1984 film ''Gremlins'' and the 1990 sequel ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'', playing rowd ...

– actor, comedian, writer, producer *

Dylan Mandlsohn Dylan Mandlsohn is a Canadian stand-up comedian, impressionist, and actor. He is known for appearances on TV series, including ''12 Monkeys (TV series), 12 Monkeys'' and ''Nikita (TV series), Nikita'', and released a 2019 album produced by Grammy ...

– stand-up comedian *

Peter Mansbridge Peter Mansbridge (born July 6, 1948) is a British-born Canadian retired news anchor. From 1988 to 2017, he was chief correspondent for CBC News and anchor of '' The National,'' CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast. He was also host of CB ...

–

CBC News CBC News is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC ...

chief correspondent *

Jay Manuel Jay Manuel (born August 14, 1972) is a Canadian TV host, creative director, make-up artist, and author. He is most recognizable as the creative director on the popular reality television show ''America's Next Top Model'' for the first eighteen se ...

– make-up artist/fashion photographer *

Lisa Marcos Lisa Marcos is a Canadian actress and former model. Career She began her career as a model at the age of 14 years but after eight years, decided to pursue her passion for acting and approached a talent agency. Soon after her acting career began ...

– actress (''

Played Played may refer to: * ''Played'' (album), a 1987 album * ''Played'' (film), a 2006 film * ''Played'' (TV series), a 2013 TV series See also * Plaid (disambiguation) * Play (disambiguation) * Player (disambiguation) Player may refer to: ...

'', '' The Listener'') *

Simon Marcus Simon Marcus (born 5 November 1986), also known as The One, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer, who competes in the Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight divisions. He is currently signed with Unified MMA. He was ...

– kickboxer *

Hector Marinaro Hector Marinaro may refer to: * Hector Marinaro (footballer, 1931-2017), Argentine football coach and former centre-back * Hector Marinaro (soccer, born 1964), Canadian soccer coach and former forward, son of above footballer {{hndis, Marinaro ...

– soccer coach and former forward * Rob Marinaro – soccer coach and former goalkeeper *

Amanda Marshall Amanda Meta Marshall (born August 29, 1972) is a Canadian Juno award winning pop-rock singer and songwriter. She has released four studio albums; the first was certified diamond in Canada, with the second and third certified 3× platinum and p ...

– singer-songwriter * Ruth Marshall – actress ('' Flashpoint'') *

Mae Martin Mae Pearl Martin (born 2 May 1987) is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and recording artist. Martin co-created, co-wrote and starred in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series ''Feel Good''. Martin received a nomination for the BAFTA TV ...

– comedian, writer, actor ('' Feel Good'') * Russell Martin – MLB player *

Dennis Maruk Dennis John Maruk (born November 17, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1975 to 1989, scoring a career-high 60 goals for the Washington Capitals in 1981–82. Maruk is of ...

– former NHL player *

Ron Marzel Ron Marzel is a Canadian lawyer from Toronto. His specialty is opposing Canada's cannabis laws. He also represents landlords. In 2008, he represented Dispensing With Care, a coalition that was opposing restrictions on the Ontario Drug Benefits Plan ...

– lawyer *

James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, three Golden Globes (winning once) and two ...

– banker, Senator and soldier * Mark Masri – tenor and gospel singer *

Mena Massoud Mena Mansour Massoud (; born September 17, 1991) is an Egyptian-born Canadian actor. He made his film debut in the 2017 Canadian dramatic thriller '' Ordinary Days''. His breakthrough came with playing the title character in the Disney fantasy f ...

– actor *

Raymond Massey Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor known for his commanding stage-trained voice. For his lead role in '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He r ...

– actor *

Vincent Massey Charles Vincent Massey (February 20, 1887December 30, 1967) was a Canadian diplomat and statesman who served as the 18th governor general of Canada from 1952 to 1959. Massey was the first governor general of Canada who was born in Canada. Mas ...

– 18th Governor General of Canada * Walter Massey – actor *

Pat Mastroianni Pasquale Mastroianni (born December 22, 1971), known professionally as Pat Mastroianni, is a Canadian actor who is best known for his role as Joey Jeremiah in the ''Degrassi'' television franchise, playing the role as a student in ''Degrassi J ...

– actor (''

Degrassi ''Degrassi'' is a Canadian teen drama television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler, that follows the lives of youths attending the eponymous secondary school in Toronto. Each entry since 1987 has taken place in the same contin ...

'' franchise) *

Cameron Mathison Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969) is a Canadians, Canadian-Americans, American actor and television host. From 1997 to 2011, he played Ryan Lavery in ''All My Children''. Since 2021, he has portrayed the role of Drew Cain on ''Gener ...

– actor *

Bruce Mau Bruce Mau (born October 25, 1959) is a Canadian designer and educator. He began his career a graphic designer and has since applied his design methodology to architecture, art, museums, film, eco-environmental design, education, and conceptual p ...

– designer ('' S,M,L,XL'') *

James Mavor James Mavor (December 8, 1854 – October 31, 1925) was a Scottish-Canadian economist. He served as a Professor of Political Economy of the University of Toronto from 1892 to 1923. His influence upon Canadian economic thought is traced to as lat ...

– economist and social figure *

Brad May Bradley Scott May (born November 29, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2006–07 season he won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Anaheim Ducks. He currently ...

– former NHL player * Sanaz Mazinani – artist *

Rachel McAdams Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from York University in 2001 with a BFA in theatre, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film '' Perfect Pie'' (2002), ...

– actress *

Wallace McCain George Wallace Ferguson McCain (April 9, 1930 – May 13, 2011) was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of McCain Foods. With an estimated net worth of $US 4.15 billion (as of 2018), McCain was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the 13th wealthiest ...

– McCain foods and Maple leaf foods *

Sheila McCarthy Sheila McCarthy (born January 1, 1956) is a Canadian actress and singer. She has worked in film, television, and on stage. McCarthy is one of Canada's most honoured actors, having won two Genie Awards (film), two Gemini Awards (television), an AC ...

– actress *

Eric McCormack Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian and American actor known for his roles as Will Truman in the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', Grant MacLaren in Netflix's ''Travelers (TV series), Travelers'', and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the T ...

– actor (''

Will and Grace Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and wi ...

'') *

Ernest McCulloch Ernest Armstrong McCulloch (27 April 1926 – 20 January 2011) was a University of Toronto cellular biologist, best known for demonstrating – in a partnership with James Till – the existence of stem cells. Biography McCulloch was bor ...

– cellular biologist *

Dean McDermott Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966) is a Canadian actor best known as a reality television personality with his former wife, actress Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition '' Chopped Canada''. He played the role of Constab ...

– actor and reality show personality ('' Tori & Dean: Inn Love'') * Bruce McDonald – film director *

Kevin McDonald Kevin Hamilton McDonald (born May 16, 1961) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of stage, television and film productions, most notably the 1988–1 ...

– comedian, actor, member of ''The Kids in the Hall'' * Michael McGowan – film director *

Don McKellar Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. He is known for directing and writing th ...

– actor, screenwriter and film director * Ella N. McLean, Countess Norraikow – author and metaphysician * Seaton McLean – film and TV producer * Marshall McLuhan – academic and writer (''Understanding Media'') * Evgenia Medvedeva – Russian figure skater * Gerry Meehan – former NHL player * Shawn Mendes – musician, singer * Heather Menzies – actress (''The Sound of Music (film), The Sound of Music'') * Lindsay G Merrithew – actor, producer, fitness entrepreneur * Lorne Michaels – producer and creator of ''

'' * Michie Mee – hip hop musician * Rick Middleton – former NHL player * Ramona Milano – actress (''Due South'') * Greg Millen – former NHL player * Minhi Wang - drag performer and model * David Mirvish – theatrical impresario * Ed Mirvish – theatrical impresario, founder of Honest Ed's * Rohinton Mistry – writer * Stacie Mistysyn – actress (''

'' franchise) * Joni Mitchell – musician * Kim Mitchell – musician * Shay Mitchell – actress * Colin Mochrie – actor and improvisational comedian (''Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series), Whose Line Is It Anyway?'') * Geraldine Moodie – photographer * Dora Mavor Moore – founder of Canada's professional theater * Mavor Moore – pioneer of Canadian television * Rick Moranis – actor, comedian, writer, producer * Jeffrey Morgan (writer), Jeffrey Morgan – writer, photographer, authorized biographer (Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop & The Stooges) * Raymond Moriyama – architect * Greg Morris (Canadian football), Greg Morris – Canadian football player * Dylan Moscovitch – Olympic medalist pair skater * James Motluk – filmmaker * Douglas Morton (politician), Murray Douglas Morton – lawyer, trustee and chair of Toronto Board of Education, Member of Parliament * Farley Mowat – writer * Mr. Attic – hip hop musician * Rania El Mugammar – writer, educator, activist * Hope Muir – artistic director designate of National Ballet of Canada * Craig Muni – former NHL player * Peter Munk – founder of Barrick Gold * Robert Munsch – children's author * Mike Murphy (ice hockey b. 1950), Mike Murphy – former NHL player * Anne Murray – singer * Mathew Murray – writer, Teenagers (web series), web series creator * Barton Myers – architect * Mike Myers (actor), Mike Myers – comic actor (''

, Austin Powers (film series), Austin Powers'') * Alannah Myles – singer * Mysterion the Mind Reader – mentalist

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* Mark Napier (ice hockey), Mark Napier – former NHL player * Nash the Slash – musician * Nasri (musician), Nasri – pop singer * Nav (rapper), Nav – musician and record producer * Natasha Negovanlis – actress, singer and songwriter * Daniel Negreanu – professional poker player * Donald Gordon Medd Nelson – 23rd Canadian Surgeon General (Canada), Surgeon General * David Nemirovsky – former NHL player * Lance Nethery – former NHL player * John Neville (actor), John Neville – English actor * Kevin Newman (journalist), Kevin Newman – journalist and news anchor * Evelyn Ng – professional poker player * Andrew Nicholson (basketball), Andrew Nicholson – National Basketball Association, Orlando Magic * Jayde Nicole – model and former Playboy Playmate, ''Playboy'' Playmate * Danny Nykoluk – former CFL player * Mike Nykoluk – former NHL player

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* Ed Ochiena – Canadian football player * Kardinal Offishall – rapper/record producer * John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty – former NHL player * Catherine O'Hara – comedic actress (''Second City Television, SCTV'', ''Beetlejuice'', ''Best in Show (film), Best in Show'') * Bryan Lee O'Malley – cartoonist (''Scott Pilgrim'') * Heather Ogden – principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada * Mary Margaret O'Hara – singer/songwriter * Sidney Olcott – director * Jamie Oleksiak – NHL player * Penny Oleksiak – swimmer, Olympic gold medallist * Kelly Olynyk – NBA player for the

* Michael Ondaatje –

-winning writer (''The English Patient'') * Kenneth Oppel – author (''Kenneth Oppel, Silverwing'' saga, ''Airborn (Kenneth Oppel novel), Airborn'' trilogy) * Alexandra Orlando – gymnast * Johnny Orlando – singer * Mark Osborne (ice hockey), Mark Osborne – former NHL player * Jonathan Osorio – soccer player * Peter Outerbridge – actor * Seiji Ozawa – conductor

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* Charles Pachter – artist * Owen Pallett – violinist and singer * Mike Palmateer – former NHL player * Jesse Palmer – NFL football player and reality show personality (''The Bachelor Canada, The Bachelor'') * Alice Panikian – model and Miss Universe Canada, Miss Universe Canada 2006 * Rachel Parent – activist * Sarina Paris – dance/pop singer-songwriter * Brad Park – former NHL player * Gerard Parkes – Irish-born actor * Amy Parkinson – poet * John Part – three times World Darts Champion in both the Professional Darts Corporation, PDC and British Darts Organisation, BDO * Tom Pashby – ophthalmologist, sport safety advocate and chairman of the Canadian Standards Association * Alyy Patel - LGBTQ+ activist and writer * Larry Patey – former NHL player * Steve Payne (ice hockey), Steve Payne – former NHL player * Peaches (musician), Peaches – musician * Miranda de Pencier – director film and TV * Lester B. Pearson – 14th Prime Minister of Canada; 1957 Nobel Peace Prize laureate * Michael Peca – former NHL player * Adam Pelech – NHL player * Mike Pelyk – former NHL player * Miklos Perlus – actor, screenwriter * Russell Peters – comedian * Vera Peters Order of Canada, OC – scientist, oncologist * Luca Petrasso – soccer player * Michael Pezzetta – NHL player * Parichay (singer) – Bollywood/ Hip Hop/ R&B and Pop music producer and artist * Nathan Phillips (politician), Nathan Phillips – 52nd Mayor of Toronto * Rina Piccolo – cartoonist * Mary Pickford – actress, co-founder of United Artists * Alex Pierzchalski – CFL player * Cara Pifko – actress * Alison Pill – actress * Lido Pimienta – Polaris Prize winning musician and artist * Alex Pirus – former NHL player * Christopher Plummer – actor * Jeremy Podeswa – film director * John Charles Polanyi – 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry * Brett Polegato – Grammy Award-winning operatic baritone * Sarah Polley – actress, screenwriter and film director (''Away from Her'') * Carole Pope – rock singer * Anna Porter – publisher * Chris Potter (actor), Chris Potter – actor (''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''), musician, pitchman * Russ Powers former politician * Victoria Pratt – actress * Robert Priest – poet, children's author and singer/songwriter * Alice Priestley – children's writer and illustrator * Jason Priestley – actor (''Beverly Hills, 90210'') * Uno Prii – architect

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* Bill Quackenbush – former NHL player * Joel Quarrington – musician (Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra) * Paul Quarrington – author, screenwriter and musician * Quinn (soccer), Quinn – soccer player

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Emma Raducanu – tennis player * Kyle Rae – consultant, former municipal politician * Nisha Rajagopal – singer * David Rakoff – author * James Randi – magician * Milos Raonic – tennis player * Dennis Raphael – professor * Leo Rautins – broadcaster and former NBA player * Lisa Ray – actress * Raheel Raza – author * Michael Redhill – writer * Keanu Reeves – actor * Albert Reichmann – businessman * Paul Reichmann – businessman * Noah Reid – actor * Ivan Reitman – director * John Relyea – opera singer * Renforshort – singer * Liisa Repo-Martel – actress * Gloria Reuben – actress * Jessie Reyez – singer * Nino Ricci – writer * Spencer Rice – actor/entertainer (''

'') * Daniel Richler – broadcaster and writer * Sandie Rinaldo – journalist, TV anchor for CTV News * Roam (musician), Roam – Musician * Anastasia Rizikov – pianist * Martin Roach – actor * John Roberts (television reporter), John D. Roberts – news anchor for Fox News Channel *Megan Roberts – gymnast for the Georgia Gym Dogs * Robbie Robertson – musician * Coco Rocha – model * Edward S. Rogers Jr., Edward "Ted" Rogers – founder and CEO of Rogers Communications * Edward S. Rogers III – Chairman of Rogers Communications and Rogers Control Trust * Edward S. Rogers Sr. Rogers batteryless radio, genius inventor * Rino Romano – actor, voice actor * Bobby Roode – professional wrestler * Goody Rosen – former MLB player * Lukas Rossi – singer * Marty Roth – race car driver * The Royal Canadian Air Farce – comedy troupe * Jan Rubeš – opera singer and actor * Baņuta Rubess – playwright and theatre director * Anna Russell – concert comedian * Ann Rutherford – actress

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* Moshe Safdie – architect * Morley Safer – journalist (''60 Minutes'') * F. A. Sampson – war hero (RCAF WWII) * Saukrates – hip hop musician * John Ralston Saul – writer * Booth Savage – actor * Tyrone Savage – actor (''Wind at My Back'') * Monika Schnarre – supermodel and actress * Kim Schraner – actress (''Spynet'') * Albert Schultz – actor, director and the founding artistic director of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company * Linda Schuyler – television producer (''Degrassi (franchise), Degrassi'' franchise) * Caterina Scorsone – actress * Emma Priscilla Scott – educator and author * Sara Seager – astronomer and planetary scientist * Michael Seater – actor * Lance Secretan – leadership theorist, writer and consultant * Derek Sharp – lead singer for The Guess Who * Isadore Sharp – businessman * Ken Shaw – former CTV news anchor * Domee Shi –

-winning director (''Bao (film), Bao'', ''Turning Red'') * Howard Shore –

-winning film composer (''The Lord of the Rings (film series), The Lord of the Rings'') * Martin Short – actor * Frank Shuster – comedian (''Wayne and Shuster'') * Joe Shuster – creator of Superman * Rosie Shuster – writer * Steve Shutt – former NHL player * Jane Siberry – musician * Khaleel Seivwright – carpenter and activist * Carmen Silvera – actress ('Allo 'Allo!, '''Allo 'Allo!'') * John Graves Simcoe – first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada; founder of the town of York, Upper Canada, York (now Toronto) * Al Sims – former NHL player * Gail Simmons – food author, cookbook writer and judge on TV series ''Top Chef'' * Gordon Sinclair – journalist, writer and commentator * Lilly Singh – actress, motivational speaker, model, rapper, vlogger, comedian and founder of Girllove * Darryl Sittler – former NHL player * Rachel Skarsten – actress (''Birds of Prey (TV series), Birds of Prey'', ''Lost Girl'') * Inga Skaya – Miss Universe Canada 2007 * Josef Škvorecký – writer * Amy Sky – country singer * Willis C. Silverthorn – Wisconsin politician * Colin Simpson (electronics professor), Colin Simpson – author * Chantal Singer – internationally ranked competitive water skier * Smiley (rapper), Smiley rapper * Glenn Smith – former NHL player * Gregory Smith (actor), Gregory Smith – actor * Reginald "Hooley" Smith – former NHL player * Sid Smith (ice hockey), Sid Smith – former NHL player * Steve Smith (comedian), Steve Smith – comedian, actor and writer * Sonja Smits – Canadian actress * Snow (musician), Snow – musician * Michael Snow – artist * James Sommerville – hornist and conductor * David Soren (animator), David Soren – film director * Jason Spezza – NHL player * Fred Stanfield – former NHL player * Larry M. Starr – consultant, academic administrator, university professor, and research scientist * Jessica Steen – actress * Shelley Steiner – Olympic fencer * Mark Steyn – journalist * Amanda Stepto – actress (''

'' franchise) * Rob Stewart (actor) – actor * Rob Stewart (filmmaker) – filmmaker * Stephen Stohn – television producer (''

'' franchise) * Elvis Stojko – former Olympic figure skater * John Strachan – first Anglican Bishop of Toronto; founder of Trinity College, Toronto, Trinity College at the University of Toronto * David Stratas – Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal * Diane Stratas – former Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district), Scarborough Centre (electoral district) * Teresa Stratas – opera singer * Trish Stratus (born Patrica Stratigias) – former WWE Diva, WWE wrestler and fitness model * Tara Strong – voice actress, actress and singer (''Rugrats'', ''New Batman Adventures'', ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titans'', ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'') * Les Stroud – survivalist * George Stroumboulopoulos – TV/radio personality and VJ * Malcolm Subban – NHL player * P.K. Subban – former NHL player * Charlotte Sullivan – actress * Jack Sullivan (journalist), Jack Sullivan – journalist for The Canadian Press * Kevin Sullivan (producer), Kevin Sullivan – writer, director and producer (''

'', ''Road to Avonlea'', ''Wind at My Back'') * Moez Surani – poet

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* Rick Tabaracci – former NHL player * Jeremy Taggart – musician, drummer * Samantha Tajik – Miss Universe Canada 2008 * Brandon Tanev – NHL player * Chris Tanev – NHL player * Tony Tanti – former NHL player * Don Tapscott – writer and consultant, technology and business * John Tavares (lacrosse), John Tavares – lacrosse player * Mark Taylor (Canadian actor), Mark Taylor – actor (''Student Bodies'', '' Flashpoint'') * R. Dean Taylor – singer/songwriter ("Indiana Wants Me") * Tamara Taylor – actress * Tanya Taylor – Canadian fashion designer * Kat Teasdale – auto racing driver * Ty Templeton – cartoonist and writer * Menaka Thakkar – dancer, choreographer * Colin Thatcher – politician and convicted murderer * David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, David Thomson – Canada's wealthiest person; media magnate; 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet * Kenneth Thomson – media magnate and art collector; 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet * R. H. Thomson – actor (''Road to Avonlea'') * Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Roy Thomson – media magnate; 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet * Tom Thomson –

artist * Claire Thompson (ice hockey), Claire Thompson – ice hockey player for the Minnesota Frost, Olympic gold medalist * Judith Thompson – playwright * Tristan Thompson – power forward/center, Cleveland Cavaliers * James E. Till – biophysicist * Frederick Albert Tilston – recipient of the

* Morris Titanic – former NHL player * Frederick George Topham – recipient of the

* Raffi Torres – NHL player * Talan Torriero – actor (''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'') * John Tory – 65th mayor of Toronto * Paul Tracy – 2003 CART season, 2003 Champ Car champion * Justin Trottier – commentator and atheist leader * Endel Tulving – cognitive psychologist, world authority on human memory function * Sheldon Turcott – journalist * Slim Twig – singer

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* Katherine Uchida – rhythmic gymnast * Richard Underhill – jazz musician * Jane Urquhart – author

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* Ali Velshi – television journalist and anchor for NBC News and MSNBC * Billy Van – comedian, actor and singer * Laura Vandervoort – actress (''Smallville'') * Pieter Vanden Bos – former CFL player * Nia Vardalos – actress and writer, stage and film (''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'') * Gabriel Varga – kickboxer * George Vari – developer and philanthropist * M. G. Vassanji – author * Mike Veisor – former NHL player * Kim Venn – astrophysicist and professor * Carter Verhaeghe - NHL player * John Verwey – darts player * Steve Vickers (ice hockey), Steve Vickers – former NHL player * Nerene Virgin – actress, journalist and teacher * Adnan Virk – sports anchor * David Visentin – real estate agent, ''Love It or List It'' * Joey Votto – MLB player * Prvoslav Vujcic – author

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* The Weeknd – singer-songwriter, actor and director * George F. Walker – playwright * Pamela Wallin – Senator, former Canadian Consul-General to New York * Jake Walman – NHL player * Joel Ward (ice hockey), Joel Ward – former NHL player * Yasmin Warsame – supermodel * Alberta Watson – actress * Tom Watt (ice hockey), Tom Watt – former NHL coach * Daryl Watts – ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres * Al Waxman – actor * Johnny Wayne – comedian (of ''Wayne and Shuster'') * Kevin Weekes – broadcaster and former NHL player * Samantha Weinstein – actress * Stephen Weiss – former NHL player * Danny Wells – actor (''The Jeffersons'') and voice actor * Wendy (singer), Wendy – member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet (group), Red Velvet * Ken Westerfield – disc sports (Frisbee) pioneer, competitor, showman, promoter * Galen Weston – Canada's second wealthiest man * Galen Weston Jr. – businessman * Denis Whitaker – commanded 1st Battalion The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry in the Second World War * Hobart Johnstone Whitley – real-estate developer, "Father of Hollywood" * Zoe Whittall – Giller Prize-nominated author * Ben Wicks – cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author * Joyce Wieland – filmmaker * Andrew Wiggins – NBA player for the Golden State Warriors, first overall draft pick in 2014 by the Cleveland Cavaliers before getting traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night * Brian Wilks (born 1966) – NHL hockey player * Healey Willan – composer * Elyse Willems – internet personality, comedian, writer * Angelina Love, Angel Williams – TNA Knockout pro wrestler * Fred Williams (journalist), Fred Williams – journalist, historian * Genelle Williams actress * Harland Williams – actor * Richard Williams (animator), Richard Williams – animator (of ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' and ''The Thief and the Cobbler'') * Bree Williamson – actress * Behn Wilson – former NHL player * Dunc Wilson – former NHL player * Michael Wilson (Canadian politician), Michael Wilson – former federal Minister of Finance (Canada), Minister of Finance (1984–1991), former List of Canadian ambassadors to the United States, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (2006–2009) * Murray Wilson – former NHL player * Ron Wilson (ice hockey b. 1956), Ron Wilson – former NHL player * Ross Wilson (ice hockey), Ross "Lefty" Wilson – former NHL player * Tom Wilson (ice hockey), Tom Wilson – NHL player for the Washington Capitals * Jeff Wincott – actor (''Night Heat'') * Michael Wincott – actor * Katheryn Winnick – actress * Daniel Winnik – NHL player * Maurice Dean Wint – actor * Ralph E. Winters – film editor (''Ben-Hur (1959 film), Ben-Hur'') * Maria Torrence Wishart – medical illustrator and the founder of the University of Toronto's Art as Applied to Medicine program * Karl Wolf – pop singer * Ellen Wong – actress * Julielynn Wong – physician, scientist and pilot * Kristyn Wong-Tam – municipal politician * Jay Woodcroft – ice hockey coach * Cam Woolley – former safety and traffic news reporter for CP24 * Hawksley Workman – singer-songwriter * Roy Worters, Roy "Shrimp" Worters – former NHL player * Kathleen Wynne – 25th Premier of Ontario

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* Sura Yekka – soccer player for Canada women's national soccer team, Canada * P1Harmony, Yoon Keeho – member of South Korean boy group P1HARMONY * Alissa York – writer * Howie Young – former NHL player * Neil Young – rock musician * Renee Young – host of multiple WWE programs * Scott Young (writer), Scott Young – sportswriter, journalist and novelist; father of Neil Young * Warren Young – former NHL player * Andrew Younghusband – TV personality, writer and journalist * David Yudelman – South African-born writer * Catalina Yue – singer

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* Saad Bin Zafar - professional cricket player * David Zancai, Zanta – performance artist * Ron Zanussi – former NHL player * Zappacosta – singer-songwriter * Brigitte Zarie – jazz singer-songwriter * Paul Zaza – film score musician and songwriter * Eberhard Zeidler (architect), Eberhard Zeidler – architect * Peter Zezel – former NHL player * Moses Znaimer – media mogul (CHUM, founder of Citytv) * Robert J. Zydenbos – scholar in Indology and philosophy * Zeds Dead – electronic music DJ duo

References

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