List of Famous people born in Canada

Jordie Benn

First Name Jordie
Born on July 26, 1987 (age 38)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Phillip Jordan Ellis "Jordie" Benn is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the older brother of Dallas Stars forward and captain Jamie Benn.

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Jaclyn Linetsky

Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky
First Name Jaclyn
Born on January 8, 1986
Died on September 8, 2003 (aged 17)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky was a Canadian actress who played Megan O'Connor on 15/Love and the title character on Caillou.

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Bonar Law

First Name Bonar
Last Name Law
Born on September 16, 1858
Died on October 30, 1923 (aged 65)

Andrew Bonar Law was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923.

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Derek Roy

First Name Derek
Last Name Roy
Born on May 4, 1983 (age 43)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Derek Leonard Roy is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with EHC München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Roy has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and the Edmonton Oilers. He was originally drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

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Alyssa Ashton

First Name Alyssa
Last Name Ashton
Born on April 1, 2011 (age 15)
Born in Canada, Ontario
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Alexandre Bilodeau

First Name Alexandre
Last Name Bilodeau
Born on September 8, 1987 (age 38)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Alexandre Bilodeau is a retired Canadian freestyle skier from Rosemere, Quebec, Bilodeau currently resides in Montreal, Quebec. Bilodeau won a gold medal in the men's moguls at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games held in Canada. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he became the first Olympian in history to defend his gold medal in any freestyle skiing event as well as the first Canadian to defend an individual title since Catriona Le May Doan at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Bilodeau is a three-time FIS World Champion in dual moguls, and is also a two-time Worlds silver medallist in moguls. He was the FIS World Cup champion for the 2008–09 season winning the moguls and overall freestyle skiing title that season. In his final World Cup race, he retired with a win, and in doing so, surpassed Jean-Luc Brassard for the most World Cup medals by a Canadian.

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Casey Cizikas

First Name Casey
Last Name Cizikas
Born on February 27, 1991 (age 35)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Casey Cizikas is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent four seasons with the Mississauga St. Michaels Majors of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he had two 20-goal seasons. Cizikas was selected by the Islanders in the fourth round, 92nd overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He began playing for their minor league affiliate, the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, two years after the draft, during the 2011–12 season; he was recalled to the Islanders' NHL roster mid-season, where he has played since.

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Charlie David

First Name Charlie
Last Name David
Born on August 9, 1980 (age 45)
Born in Canada, Saskatchewan

Charles David Lubiniecki, better known as Charlie David, is a Canadian actor, writer, director and producer, best known for the male lead in the LGBT horror series Dante's Cove. He has also worked as a TV host on a number of shows like F.Y.E!, SpyTV, Bump! and Crash Test Mommy.

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Boom Desjardins

First Name Boom
Last Name Desjardins
Born on May 31, 1971 (age 55)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Daniel "Boom" Desjardins is a French Canadian singer from Val-d'Or, Quebec. He was an original member of the rock band La Chicane for eleven years, from 1993 until 2004, when he left to begin a solo career.

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Brian Glennie

First Name Brian
Last Name Glennie
Born on August 29, 1946
Died on February 7, 2020 (aged 73)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Brian "Blunt" Glennie was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1969 until 1979. Glennie was a master of the hip-check.

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