Famous people from Canada

Anita Anand

Anita Indira Anand is a Canadian politician, lawyer and former academic who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Anand was elected to the House of Commons in 2019 and is the member of Parliament (MP) for Oakville East. She has held a number of Cabinet portfolios since 2019.

David Perron

David Perron is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger and an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Jim Hiller

James Andrew Hiller is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hiller played 63 games in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Rangers, while spending time in the American Hockey League (AHL) and International Hockey League (IHL). He finished his career playing overseas in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany and Italian Serie A. Upon retiring, Hiller began...

Maïté Blanchette Vézina

Maïté Blanchette Vézina is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. She first represented the riding of Rimouski, having been elected under the banner of the Coalition Avenir Québec. In 2025, she left the CAQ and began to sit as an independent. In 2026, she joined the Conservative Party of Quebec and announced that she would seek re-election in La Peltrie. She previously served as mayor of Sainte-Luce, Quebec.

Tyler Myers

Tyler Paul Myers is a Canadian–American professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 12th overall, in the 2008 NHL entry draft. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Myers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best rookie. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) tall, he is one of the tallest active players in the NHL, and was nicknamed "the Big Easy" or "Big Tex" when he started ...

Taylor Hall

Taylor Hall is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL entry draft selected by the Edmonton Oilers. He played the first six years of his career for the Oilers before spending the next four with the New Jersey Devils. Hall became more of a journeyman after his stint in New Jersey, however, as he also played for the Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, and...

Marc-Édouard Vlasic

Marc-Édouard Vlasic is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman. He most recently played for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL), for whom Vlasic holds the franchise record for most games played by a defenseman and the NHL record for blocked shots.

Mathieu Perreault

Mathieu Perreault is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was a winger for the Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks, Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL), and for HIFK of the SM-liiga (SM-l).

Alistair Johnston

Alistair William Johnston is a Canadian professional football player who plays as a right-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Canada national team.

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Chase Brown

Chase Brown is a Canadian professional football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played one season for the Western Michigan Broncos before transferring to Illinois Fighting Illini in 2019. In his final season in 2022, he rushed for 1,643 yards and 10 TDs that culminated with him winning the Jon Cornish Trophy. He was selected by the Bengals 163rd overall in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft on April 29 2023

Tom Cavanagh

Thomas Cavanagh is a Canadian actor. He is known for a variety of roles on American television, including starring roles in Ed (2000–2004), Love Monkey (2006) and Trust Me (2009), and recurring roles on Providence and Scrubs. From 2014 to 2023, he portrayed Harrison Wells and Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash on The CW television series The Flash; Cavanagh also directed several episodes of The Flash. In 2023, he became the host of Hey Yahoo! on GSN.

Bonnie Crombie

Bonnie-Michelle Teresa Bernadette Stack Sawarna Crombie is a Canadian politician and businesswoman who was the sixth mayor of Mississauga from 2014 to 2024 and the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2023 to 2026.

Drew Doughty

Drew Doughty is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and captain for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2008 NHL entry draft from the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he was twice voted the league's top offensive defenceman. He is considered to be one of the NHL's top defencemen of the 2010s.

Mark Sutcliffe

Mark Sutcliffe is a Canadian politician who was elected the 59th mayor of Ottawa in 2022. Before entering politics, he hosted Ottawa Today on 1310News radio.

Andrea Horwath

Andrea Lynn Horwath is a Canadian politician who has served as the 58th mayor of Hamilton since 2022. Horwath served as the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2009 to 2022 and as the leader of the Official Opposition from 2018 to 2022.

Quinton Byfield

Quinton Byfield is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Byfield was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2020 NHL entry draft, the highest-drafted black player in NHL history. He made his NHL debut with the Kings in 2021.

Kent Johnson (ice hockey)

Kent Johnson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for the Michigan Wolverines. He was selected fifth overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2021 NHL entry draft.

Robert Thomas (ice hockey)

Robert Thomas is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Shaedon Sharpe

Shaedon Sharpe is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star recruit out of high school, Sharpe signed to play college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats, but did not play a game before leaving for the NBA. He was selected seventh overall in the 2022 NBA draft.

Jake Walman

Jake Walman is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 82nd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2014 NHL entry draft.

Zayne Parekh

Zayne Parekh is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected ninth overall by the Flames in the 2024 NHL entry draft.

Scott Arniel

Scott William Arniel is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Previously, he was the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets and associate coach of the New York Rangers, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets. As a player, he played as left winger for the original Jets franchise, as well as the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins.

Serge Fiori

Canadian progressive rock musician (1952–2025)

Sue Gardner

Canadian journalist