List of Famous people born in Canada

Maude Charron

First Name Maude
Last Name Charron
Born on April 28, 1993 (age 33)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Maude G. Charron is a Canadian weightlifter, who competes in the 63/64 kg category and represents Canada at international competitions. She is the reigning Olympic champion in the women's 64 kg division.

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Paul Dewar

First Name Paul
Last Name Dewar
Born on January 25, 1963
Died on February 6, 2019 (aged 56)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Paul Wilson Dewar was a Canadian educator and politician from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre.

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Gord Brown

Gordon Brown
First Name Gord
Last Name Brown
Born on August 31, 1960
Died on May 2, 2018 (aged 57)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Gordon Keith Brown was a Canadian politician who represented the Ontario riding of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party from 2004 until his death.

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Jon Ryan

First Name Jon
Last Name Ryan
Born on November 26, 1981 (age 44)
Born in Canada, Saskatchewan
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Jonathan Robert Ryan is a Canadian professional gridiron football punter who is a free agent. He played college football for the University of Regina Rams, and began his professional career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL after being selected in the Canadian College Draft. He also played for the Green Bay Packers and was a member of the Seattle Seahawks for ten seasons. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2019.

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Françoise Abanda

First Name Françoise
Last Name Abanda
Born on February 5, 1997 (age 29)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Françoise Abanda is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 111 on October 9, 2017 and her highest WTA doubles ranking of 197 on September 8, 2014. She achieved a career high junior rank of No. 4 on April 29, 2013.

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Alex Carson

First Name Alex
Last Name Carson
Born on January 1, 1923
Died on August 3, 1981 (aged 58)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Alexander Chorostkowski, known as Alex Carson,, was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1951.

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Brandon Montour

First Name Brandon
Last Name Montour
Born on April 11, 1994 (age 32)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Brandon Montour is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL). Montour was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round, 55th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

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Tom Cavanagh

Thomas Patrick Cavanagh
First Name Tom
Last Name Cavanagh
Born on October 26, 1963 (age 62)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 183 cm | 6'0

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. Since 2014, he has portrayed Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash, and the various versions of Harrison Wells, on The CW television series The Flash; Cavanagh has also directed several episodes of The Flash.

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Jean-François Lisée

First Name Jean-François
Born on February 13, 1958 (age 68)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Jean-François Lisée is a Quebec nationalist politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Quebec election in the electoral district of Rosemont.

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John Muckler

First Name John
Last Name Muckler
Born on April 13, 1934
Died on January 4, 2021 (aged 86)
Born in Canada, Ontario

John Muckler was a professional hockey coach and executive, who last served as the general manager of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Muckler had over 50 years of professional hockey experience as a part owner, general manager, director of player personnel, director of hockey operations, head coach, assistant coach and player. He had been a part of five Stanley Cup championships in various roles.

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