List of Famous people born in Canada
Kirby Dach
Kirbithan "Kirby" Dach is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dach was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Hume Cronyn
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr., OC was a Canadian actor of stage and screen, who enjoyed a long career, often appearing professionally alongside Jessica Tandy, his wife of over fifty years.
Jim Pattison
James Allen Pattison, is a Canadian business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he holds the position of chief executive officer, chairman and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group, Canada's second largest privately-held company, with more than 45,000 employees worldwide, and annual sales of $10.1 billion. The Group is active in 25 divisions, according to Forbes, including packaging, food, forestry products.
Daphne Odjig
Daphne Odjig,, was a Canadian First Nations artist of Odawa-Potawatomi-English heritage. Her painting is often characterized as Woodlands Style or as the pictographic style.
Hazel McCallion
Hazel McCallion, is a Canadian politician and businesswoman who was the fifth mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, from 1978 until 2014. She is the first and current Chancellor of Sheridan College.
Bonnie Burnard
Bonnie Burnard was a Canadian short story writer and novelist, best known for her 1999 novel, A Good House, which won the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Janaya Khan
Janaya Khan is a social activist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Khan is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto as well as an international ambassador for the Black Lives Matter Network. Khan identifies as black, queer, and gender-nonconforming. Much of their work analyzes intersectional topics including the Black Lives Matter movement, queer theory, Black feminism, and organized protest strategies.
Marco Grazzini
Marco Grazzini is a Canadian film and television actor.
Marc Kielburger
Marc Kielburger, is a Canadian author, social entrepreneur, columnist, shyster, humanitarian and activist for children's rights. He is the co-founder, with his brother Craig, of the We Movement, which consists of We Charity, an international development and youth empowerment organization; Me to We, a for-profit company selling lifestyle products, leadership training and travel experience.; and We Day, an annual youth empowerment event. In 2010, he was named a Member of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada.
James L. Gallogly
James L. Gallogly is a former American university administrator and retired business executive who was the 14th President of the University of Oklahoma. He has held executive positions with ConocoPhillips, ChevronPhillips and Phillips Petroleum, and is a former Chief Executive Officer of LyondellBasell. Gallogly joined the DuPont board of directors in February 2015. He became the 14th president of the University of Oklahoma, on July 1, 2018 serving for ten months before he retired May 12, 2019.