List of Famous people born in Canada

Julie Payette

First Name Julie
Born on October 20, 1963 (age 62)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Julie Payette is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served as the governor general of Canada from 2017 to 2021. She was the 29th officeholder since Canadian Confederation.

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Tom Longboat

First Name Tom
Last Name Longboat
Born on June 4, 1887
Died on January 9, 1949 (aged 61)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Thomas Charles Longboat was an Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario and, for much of his career, the dominant long-distance runner. He was known as the "bulldog of Britannia" and was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

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Paul Bernardo

Paul Kenneth Bernardo
First Name Paul
Last Name Bernardo
Born on August 27, 1964 (age 61)
Born in Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Paul Kenneth Bernardo, also known as Paul Jason Teale, is a Canadian serial killer and serial rapist. Bernardo is known for initially committing a series of rapes in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, between 1987 and 1990. He subsequently committed three murders with his then-wife Karla Homolka; among these victims was her young sister Tammy Homolka. After his capture and conviction, Bernardo was sentenced to life imprisonment and was later declared a dangerous offender unlikely to be released.

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Nick Pivetta

First Name Nick
Last Name Pivetta
Born on February 14, 1993 (age 33)

Nicholas John Carlo Pivetta, is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Washington Nationals selected Pivetta in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB draft. He was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2015 season, and made his MLB debut with them in 2017 and played with them through 2020. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.

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Penny Oleksiak

First Name Penny
Last Name Oleksiak
Born on June 13, 2000 (age 25)
Born in Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Penelope Oleksiak is a Canadian-American competitive swimmer who specializes in the freestyle and butterfly events. During the 2016 Summer Olympics, she became the first Canadian to win four medals in the same Summer Games and the country's youngest Olympic champion, with a gold in the 100 m freestyle, a silver in the 100 m butterfly, and two bronzes in the women's freestyle relays. With her gold medal win, she became the first athlete born in the 2000s to claim an Olympic gold medal in an individual event.

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RJ Barrett

First Name RJ
Last Name Barrett
Born on June 14, 2000 (age 25)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. is a Canadian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard and small forward, he was selected third overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks after one year with the Duke Blue Devils program under coach Mike Krzyzewski.

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Kevin Owens

First Name Kevin
Last Name Owens
Born on May 7, 1984 (age 42)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Kevin Steen is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kevin Owens and is a former Universal Champion.

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Bill Werbeniuk

First Name Bill
Last Name Werbeniuk
Born on January 14, 1947
Died on January 20, 2003 (aged 56)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

William Alexander Werbeniuk was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and also a UK Championship semi-finalist, reaching a career high world ranking of #8 for the 1983–84 season.

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Tyler O'Neill

First Name Tyler
Last Name O'Neill
Born on June 22, 1995 (age 30)

Tyler Alan O'Neill is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut on April 19, 2018. He has represented Canada in international play, winning a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American games. O'Neill stands 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall, weighs 210 pounds (95 kg), and throws and bats right-handed.

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Caroline Rhea

Caroline Gilchrist Rhea
First Name Caroline
Last Name Rhea
Born on April 13, 1964 (age 62)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Caroline Gilchrist Rhea is a Canadian–American actress and stand-up comedian, who is best known for her role as Hilda Spellman on the ABC show Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

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