List of Famous people born in Canada
Rémi Quirion
Rémi Quirion, is a Canadian scientist. He is the first Chief Scientist of Quebec.
Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine,, known as Lord Bruce until 1863, was a right-wing British Liberal politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1894 to 1899. He was appointed by Prime Minister Arthur Balfour to hold an investigative enquiry into the conduct of the Boer War in 1902 to 1903. The Elgin Commission was the first of its kind in the British Empire, and it travelled to South Africa and took oral evidence from men who had actually fought in the battles. It was the first to value the lives of the dead and to consider the feelings of mourning relatives left behind, and it was the first occasion in the history of the British Army that recognised the testimony of ordinary soldiery as well as that of the officers.
Pierre-Paul Savoie
Pierre-Paul Savoie was a Canadian dancer and choreographer. He founded the company PPS Danse in Montreal.
Laurene Landon
Laurene Landon Coughlin is a Canadian film and television actress. She first began appearing in movies in the 1980s. She is best known for her roles in Maniac Cop and Maniac Cop 2, I, the Jury, Hundra, Airplane II: The Sequel, and ...All the Marbles.
Bronco Horvath
Bronco Joseph Horvath was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 434 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1955 and 1968.
Youri Chassin
Youri Chassin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Saint-Jérôme as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
Jason Hook
Jason Hook is a Canadian guitarist, record producer, songwriter, and session musician. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch.
Alexz Johnson
Alexzandra Spencer "Alexz" Johnson is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and philanthropist. Her debut album Voodoo was independently released in 2010, followed by the demo release of The Basement Recordings in 2011, with its sequel, The Basement Recordings II, and EP Skipping Stone in 2012. The Basement Recordings III was released in 2013. A follow-up extended play Heart followed in 2014; with her sophomore effort Let 'Em Eat Cake being released October of that year. Johnson's third studio album A Stranger Time was released in 2017. She announced in late 2019 an upcoming fourth studio album, that is currently in the mastering phase.
Isabelle Nélisse
Isabelle Nélisse is a Canadian actress. The younger sister of actress Sophie Nélisse, she is most noted for her roles in the films Mama, Wait Till Helen Comes and The Tale.
Bob Dailey
Robert Scott Dailey was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers between 1973 and 1982.