List of Famous people born in Canada

Douglas Stewart was an American film and television editor with about 16 feature film credits from 1953 – 1983. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film, The Right Stuff (1983), along with co-editors Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, and Tom Rolf. The Right Stuff was the fourth film of Stewart's notable collaboration with director Philip Kaufman, which began with The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972). Stewart's extensive television work was honored twice by nominations for Emmy awards.

Alexander Carter was a Canadian bishop, who served as head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario from 1958 to 1985.

Walter Lockhart Gordon was a Canadian accountant, businessman, politician, and writer.

Burt Metcalfe is a Canadian American television and film producer, director, actor, and writer.

Joyce Davidson was a television personality in Canada and the United States.

Alfred Vaino Aho is a Canadian computer scientist best known for his work on programming languages, compilers, and related algorithms, and his textbooks on the art and science of computer programming.

Lori-Ann Muenzer is a Canadian track cyclist and gold medal winning athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Match Sprint. Muenzer was the first track cycling Olympic gold medallist in Canadian history.

Walter Stewart Owen, was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1973–1978.

John Robert Anderson is a Canadian-born American psychologist. He is currently professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.

Violet Louise Archer was a Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, organist, and percussionist. Born Violet Balestreri in Montreal, Quebec, in 1913, her family changed their name to Archer in 1940. She died in Ottawa on 21 of February 2000.