Famous people from Canada

Darnell Nurse

Darnell Nurse is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nurse was selected by the Edmonton Oilers seventh overall in the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Dillon Dubé

Dillon Dubé is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dubé was selected by the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL) 56th overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft. He also played for Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2025, Dubé was legally acquitted after being charged in the 2018 Hockey Canada controversy and sexual assault.

Jacob Melanson

Jacob Melanson is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 131st overall by the Kraken in the 2021 NHL entry draft.

Jake Allen

Jake Allen is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 34th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 2008 NHL entry draft and won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019. Allen has also previously played for the Montreal Canadiens.

Sarah Nurse

Sarah Nurse is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Vancouver Goldeneyes of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and Canada women's national ice hockey team. Nurse won Olympic gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics—where she broke the single-tournament Olympic point record with 18 and became the first Black woman to win a gold medal in Olympic ice-hockey—and silver at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She has competed in six IIHF World Women's Championships, secu...

Mathieu Biron

Mathieu Biron is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring as a hockey player, he became a firefighter.

Mike Matheson

Michael Matheson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and alternate captain for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2012 NHL entry draft. Matheson has also previously played for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Christopher Tanev

Christopher Tanev is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, and Dallas Stars.

Ben Chiarot

Ben Chiarot is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 120th overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Chiarot has previously played for the Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers.

Mackenzie Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Blackwood was the top-rated North American goaltender ranked in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final rankings for the 2015 NHL entry draft. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the second round, 42nd overall, in the 2015 NHL entry draft.

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Brendan Gallagher

Brendan Gallagher is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 147th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2010 NHL entry draft, and played fourteen seasons with that franchise from 2013 to 2026.

Emily Hampshire

Emily Hampshire is a Canadian actress. Her best known roles include Angelina in Boy Meets Girl, Vivienne in Snow Cake, Jennifer Goines in 12 Monkeys, and Stevie Budd in Schitt's Creek, as well as the voice of Alyson Malitski in Braceface, Diana Barry in Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, Chloe Crashman in Carl Squared, and Misery in Ruby Gloom. Hampshire has held leading roles in the series Chapelwaite (2021) and The Rig (2023–present).

Sam Reinhart

Samson Reinhart is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Reinhart was selected second overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2014 NHL entry draft.

Alaric Jackson

Alaric Jackson is a Canadian and American professional football offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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Patrick Roy

Patrick Jacques Roy is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player who most recently was the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Roy was hailed in sports media as "king of goaltenders" and was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history in 2017. Nicknamed "Saint Patrick", he split his playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the Montreal Canadiens, with whom he played for 11 years, and the Colorado Av...

Connor Bedard

Connor Thomas Bedard is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Considered one of the top ice hockey prospects of his generation, he was selected first overall by the Blackhawks in the 2023 NHL entry draft and made his NHL debut that year. Bedard would go on to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in 2024.

John Chayka

John Chayka is a Canadian hockey executive who is currently the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was previously the general manager of the Arizona Coyotes. Prior to joining the Coyotes, Chayka was part of an analytics company called Stathletes, and completed his education at the University of Western Ontario's Ivey Business School.

Carrie Serwetnyk

Carrie Serwetnyk is a former forward with the Canada women's national soccer team from 1986 to 1991. While playing with Canada, Serwetnyk appeared at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament and the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification before leaving the team in 1991. After playing in Japan in the early 1990s, Serwetnyk returned to the Canadian national team in 1996 before retiring. Serwetnyk was the first woman to be named into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame upon her 2001 induction a...

Lindy Ruff

Lindy Cameron Ruff is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ruff was previously the head coach of the Sabres from 1997 to 2013, winning the Jack Adams Award in 2006, and has also served as head coach of the Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils. Ruff has won over 600 games with the Sabres, making him one of three coaches to win that many games for one team in NHL history. During his playing car...

Boone Jenner

Boone Robbie Jenner is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Anthony Mantha

Anthony Mantha is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Mantha was drafted 20th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Calvin Pickard

Calvin Pickard is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 49th overall, in the 2010 NHL entry draft by the Colorado Avalanche.

Darcy Kuemper

Darcy Kuemper is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the sixth round, 161st overall, of the 2009 NHL entry draft, and has also played in the NHL with the Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, and Washington Capitals. Kuemper won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022.