List of Famous people born in Canada

Nathan Joseph Harry Divinsky was a Canadian mathematician, university professor, chess master, chess writer, and chess official. Divinsky was also known for being the former husband of the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, Kim Campbell. Divinsky and Campbell were married from 1972 to 1983.

Dorothea Rockburne is an abstract painter, drawing inspiration primarily from her deep interest in mathematics and astronomy. Her work is geometric and abstract, seemingly simple but very precise to reflect the mathematical concepts she strives to concretize. "I wanted very much to see the equations I was studying, so I started making them in my studio," she has said. "I was visually solving equations." Rockburne's attraction to Mannerism has also influenced her work.

Robert Bourassa, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, he served a total of just under 15 years as premier. Bourassa's tenure was marked by major events affecting Quebec, including the October Crisis and the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords.

Ronnie Fitzroy Rowe Jr., credited as Ronnie Rowe or Ronnie Rowe Jr., is a Canadian film and television actor. He is most noted for his film role as the title character in Black Cop, for which he won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017, and his recurring role as Lieutenant R. A. Bryce in the television series Star Trek: Discovery.

Donald Winston Thompson, OC is a Canadian jazz musician who plays double bass, piano, and vibes. Thompson's career as a performer, recording artist, producer, session musician, and music educator has lasted for more than 50 years.

Gary Albert Filmon is Canadian politician from Manitoba. He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1983 to 2000, and served as the 19th premier of Manitoba from 1988 to 1999.

Claude Brochu, CM, is a Canadian businessman best known as former president and principal owner of the Montreal Expos.

Félix-Gabriel Marchand was a journalist, author, notary and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the 11^th Premier of Quebec from May 24, 1897 to September 25, 1900.

Sonya Salomaa is a Canadian actress, known for her performances in The Collector and Durham County.