List of Famous people born in Canada

Mary Barry is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She sings in English, French and German. She was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on May 5, 1955, one of five children to Patrick Barry and Teresa Barry. She attended high school at Holy Heart before studying Languages and French Literature at Memorial University. In 1982, she graduated from Vancouver Community College's Jazz and Commercial Music program.

Brian Michael Jean is a Canadian politician who was the Leader of the Opposition of Alberta and the last leader of the Wildrose Party (2015-2017). He was a federal Member of Parliament who represented the riding of Athabasca from 2004 to 2006 and Fort McMurray—Athabasca from 2006 to 2014 in the House of Commons.

Ronald Sanders is a Canadian film editor and television producer.

Michel Shane is a film producer and co-founder of Hand Picked Films. He is best known for receiving an executive producer credit on Catch Me If You Can and I, Robot along with his business partner Anthony Romano.

Hamish Purdy is a Canadian art director and set decorator.

Sara Waisglass is a Canadian actress known for playing the role of Jordy Cooper in the children’s sitcom Overruled! from 2010 to 2011, as Frankie Hollingsworth Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class from 2013 to 2017, as Robyn in the 2017 film Mary Goes Round and as Maxine in the Netflix comedy series Ginny & Georgia in 2021.

Michael Wayne McGray is a Canadian serial killer convicted of killing seven individuals between 1985 and 1998. He claims to have killed eleven others during the same time period.

Amélie Lacoste is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Skate Canada International bronze medallist and the 2012 Canadian national champion. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 7th at the 2010 and 2012 Four Continents Championships.