List of Famous people born in Canada
Geoff Regan
Geoffrey Paul Regan is a Canadian politician who served as the 36th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax West since 2000, previously holding the seat from 1993 to 1997. Under Paul Martin, he was Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 2003 to 2006.
Matthew Peca
Matthew Peca is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. After playing four years at Quinnipiac University, he made his NHL debut during the 2016–17 season.
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
Folade Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe is a Canadian professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the WNBA.
Alfred Gilpin Jones
Alfred Gilpin Jones, was a Canadian businessman, politician, and eighth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
George Gough Booth
George Gough Booth was the publisher of the privately held Evening News Association, a co-founder of Booth Newspapers, and a philanthropist.
Justine Lacoste-Beaubien
Justine Lacoste-Beaubien was one of the founders of the children's hospital Sainte-Justine Hospital.
Alexandre Lacoste
Sir Alexandre Lacoste, was a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician.
Dudley de Chair
Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair was a senior Royal Navy officer and later Governor of New South Wales.
André Pratte
André Pratte is a Canadian journalist and former senator who represented the De Salaberry division in Quebec. Before being appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 18, 2016, Pratte was a journalist for over 35 years and was editor-in-chief of the Montreal newspaper La Presse. He was a member of the Independent Senators Group.
Jean-Sébastien Dea
Jean-Sébastien Dea is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for the Laval Rocket in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).