List of Famous people born in Canada

Marial Makur Shayok is a Canadian professional basketball player for Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and Iowa State Cyclones.

Zach Whitecloud is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Of Dakota descent, Whitecloud went undrafted while playing for Bemidji State University. As a college free agent, he signed with the Golden Knights in 2018.

Jeffrey J. Carter is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings. He was drafted 11th overall by the Flyers in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Nelly Arcan was a Canadian novelist. Arcan was born Isabelle Fortier at Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.

Tina Michelle Fontaine was a First Nations teenage girl who was reported missing and died in August 2014. Her case is considered among the high number of missing and murdered Indigenous women of Canada. Her death renewed calls by activists for the government to conduct a national inquiry into the issue.

Brian Roy Spencer was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Tyler Bozak is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bozak has also previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to being signed by the Maple Leafs as a free agent, Bozak had played two seasons at the University of Denver in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 2018, after nine seasons with the Maple Leafs, Bozak signed with the Blues in free agency. During his first season with the Blues, Bozak won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Boston Bruins in 2019.

Sir William Samuel Stephenson, was a Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, spymaster, and the senior representative of British Security Coordination (BSC) for the entire western hemisphere during World War II. He is best known by his wartime intelligence codename Intrepid. Many people consider him to be one of the real-life inspirations for James Bond. Ian Fleming himself once wrote, "James Bond is a highly romanticized version of a true spy. The real thing is ... William Stephenson."

Erik Donald Stanley Gudbranson is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected third overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the Senators, Gudbranson had previously played for the Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks.

Pierce LePage is a Canadian track athlete who competes in the decathlon. LePage won the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, was the winner of the 2017 Canadian Track and Field Championships, winner of the 2019 DecaStar, bronze medal winner at the 2019 Pan American Games and fifth-place finisher at the 2019 World Championships.