List of Famous people born in Canada

David Monroe

First Name David
Last Name Monroe
Born on April 14, 1941 (age 85)

David John James Monroe is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained Bishop of the Diocese of Kamloops on March 12, 2002, and served in that post until 2016. He was succeeded by Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen.

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Raymond Roussin

First Name Raymond
Last Name Roussin
Born on June 17, 1939
Died on April 24, 2015 (aged 75)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Raymond O. Roussin was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver from 2004 to January 2009, when his resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI.

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Barclay Hope

First Name Barclay
Last Name Hope
Born on February 25, 1958 (age 68)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Barclay Hope is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Clifford and Claudius Blossom on Riverdale, Mike Hayden on Street Legal, Peter Axon on PSI Factor, Col. Lionel Pendergast on Stargate SG-1, and Gen. Mansfield on Eureka.

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George Orton

First Name George
Last Name Orton
Born on January 10, 1873
Died on June 26, 1958 (aged 85)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 169 cm | 5'7

George Washington Orton was a Canadian middle and long-distance runner. In 1900, he became the first Canadian to win a medal at an Olympic Games. He won a bronze in the 400 metre hurdles, and then, 45 minutes later, won the gold medal in the 2500 metre steeplechase.

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Stephen Mandel

First Name Stephen
Last Name Mandel
Born on July 18, 1945 (age 81)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Stephen Mandel is a Canadian politician and leader of the Alberta Party from 2018 to 2019. He previously served as an Alberta cabinet minister from 2014 to 2015 and as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta for three terms from 2004 to 2013. Prior to being mayor, he was a councillor for three years.

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Krista Bridges

First Name Krista
Born on November 4, 1968 (age 58)
Born in Canada

Krista Bridges is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in more than eighty films since 1988, and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992 for The Shower.

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Tiga

Tiga James Sontag
Born on September 18, 1974 (age 52)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Tiga James Sontag is a Canadian musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. He has released three albums, Sexor, Ciao!, and No Fantasy Required. Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year. Tiga released a selection of compilations in the early 2000s, featuring mixes such as American Gigolo, DJ-Kicks: Tiga and, Mixed Emotions, which put him on the map as one of "the world's best mixers". His compilation mix, Tiga Non-Stop, was released in November 2012, and premiered Tiga's latest single "Plush". The mix also features tracks from artists such as Kindness, Duke Dumont and Blawan.

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Sam Asante

First Name Sam
Last Name Asante
Born on November 30, 1999 (age 26)
Born in Canada, Ontario
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Michael Adamthwaite

First Name Michael
Last Name Adamthwaite
Born on September 1, 1981 (age 45)
Born in Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Michael David Adamthwaite is a Canadian voice and television actor. He is credited with providing the voice for many characters in various anime series. He is also known for playing the Jaffa Herak in the science fiction TV-series Stargate SG-1. He is also best known as the voice of Jay in the Cartoon Network show Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu.

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Greg Selinger

First Name Greg
Last Name Selinger
Born on February 16, 1951 (age 75)
Born in Canada, Saskatchewan

Gregory Francis Selinger is a Canadian former politician who served as the 21st Premier of Manitoba from 2009 until 2016, leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government of his immediate predecessor, Gary Doer. Selinger was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface from 1999 until his resignation in early 2018. His party was defeated by Brian Pallister and the Progressive Conservatives in the 2016 Manitoba general election.

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