List of Famous people born in Canada

Howie Mandel

First Name Howie
Last Name Mandel
Born on November 29, 1955 (age 70)
Born in Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Howie Michael Mandel II is a Canadian comedian, television personality, screenwriter, actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, game show host and author. He hosted the CNBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Mandel voiced the pop culture character Gizmo in the 1984 film Gremlins and the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. In 1987, Mandel starred alongside Amy Steel in the comedy film Walk Like a Man. From 1982 to 1988, Mandel played rowdy ER intern Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere. He also created, voiced, and starred in the FOX's children's cartoon Bobby's World, and he judges on NBC's America's Got Talent.

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Richard Oakes

First Name Richard
Last Name Oakes
Born on May 22, 1942
Died on September 20, 1972 (aged 30)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Richard Oakes was a Mohawk Native American activist. He spurred Native American studies in university curricula and is credited for helping to change US federal government Indian termination policy policies of Native American peoples and culture. Oakes led a nineteen-month occupation of Alcatraz Island with LaNada Means, approximately 50 California State University students, and 37 others. The Occupation of Alcatraz is credited for opening a rediscovered unity among all Native American tribes.

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Phil McGraw

Phillip Calvin McGraw
First Name Phil
Born on September 1, 1950 (age 75)
Height 191 cm | 6'3

Phillip Calvin McGraw, also known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality, author and the host of the television show Dr. Phil. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, though ceased renewing his license to practice psychology in 2006.

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David Furnish

First Name David
Last Name Furnish
Born on October 25, 1962 (age 63)
Born in Canada, Ontario, Toronto

David James Furnish is a Canadian filmmaker and former advertising executive. He is married to English musician Sir Elton John.

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Joyce Napier

First Name Joyce
Last Name Napier
Born on January 1, 1958 (age 68)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Joyce Napier is a Canadian television journalist. Formerly a correspondent for the news division of Société Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, she became, in March 2016, the parliamentary bureau chief for CTV News.

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Sophie Grégoire

First Name Sophie
Last Name Grégoire
Born on April 24, 1975 (age 51)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 165 cm | 5'5

Sophie Grégoire, also known as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, is a former television host. She is married to the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. She is involved in charity work and public speaking, focusing mainly on women's and children's issues. She was a "WE ambassador" for the WE Charity, which fell into scandal in 2020.

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Anna Paquin

Anna Hélène Paquin
First Name Anna
Last Name Paquin
Born on July 24, 1982 (age 43)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 164 cm | 5'5

Anna Hélène Paquin is a New Zealand-Canadian actress. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and brought up in Wellington, New Zealand, before moving to Los Angeles, California, US, during her youth. She completed a year at Columbia University, before leaving to focus on her acting career. As a child, she played the role of Flora McGrath in Jane Campion's romantic drama film The Piano (1993), despite having had little acting experience. For her performance, she garnered critical acclaim and received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history, after Tatum O'Neal.

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Kevin Lowe

First Name Kevin
Last Name Lowe
Born on April 15, 1959 (age 67)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Kevin Hugh Lowe is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive, former coach and former player. Lowe is the vice-chairman of Oilers Entertainment Group, having formerly served as head coach and then general manager of the Edmonton Oilers. As a defenceman, he played for the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers.

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John McCrae

First Name John
Last Name McCrae
Born on November 30, 1872
Died on January 28, 1918 (aged 45)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, MD was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I, and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". McCrae died of pneumonia near the end of the war.

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Jason Priestley

First Name Jason
Last Name Priestley
Born on August 28, 1969 (age 56)
Height 169 cm | 5'7

Jason Bradford Priestley is a Canadian-American actor and director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in the show Call Me Fitz (2010–2013) and for his role as Matt Shade in the Canadian series Private Eyes (2016–present).

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