List of Famous people born in Canada
Marc Bergevin
Marc Bergevin is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He is currently the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bergevin played as a defenceman in the NHL.
Taylor Mitchell
Taylor Josephine Stephanie Luciow, known by her stage name Taylor Mitchell, was a Canadian country folk singer and songwriter from Toronto. Her debut and only album, For Your Consideration, received encouraging reviews and airplay. Following a busy summer performance schedule, which included an appearance as a young performer at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Taylor embarked on a tour of Eastern Canada with a newly acquired license and car.
Guy Lafleur
Guy Damien Lafleur, nicknamed "The Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was the first player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons as well as 50 goals and 100 points in six consecutive seasons. Between 1971 and 1991, Lafleur played right wing for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques in an NHL career spanning 17 seasons, and five Stanley Cup championships in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. In 2017 Lafleur was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Thomas Middleditch
Thomas Steven Middleditch is a Canadian comedian, actor and screenwriter, known for his role as Richard Hendricks in the HBO series Silicon Valley (2014–2019), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and Penn Zero in the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014–2017). He voiced Harold Hutchins in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017). Middleditch also appears in ads for Verizon Wireless.
Barry Trotz
Barry Trotz is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also the former head coach of the Nashville Predators and the Washington Capitals. As an NHL coach, he is fourth all-time in wins, only behind Scotty Bowman, Joel Quenneville, and Ken Hitchcock. He is often referred to by fans and players as "Trotzy" or the "Eggman".
Justin Chatwin
Justin Chatwin is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Jimmy Lishman in the Showtime series Shameless, as well as Robbie Ferrier in the film War of the Worlds. He currently portrays Erik Wallace on the Netflix original series Another Life.
François Arnaud
François Landriault-Barbeau, known professionally as François Arnaud, is a Canadian film and television actor. He is best known for his work as Cesare Borgia on Showtime's period drama series The Borgias, Manfred Bernardo on NBC's Midnight, Texas, and Tommy Castelli on UnReal.
Shawn Ashmore
Shawn Robert Ashmore is a Canadian film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Bobby Drake / Iceman in the X-Men film series, Jake Berenson in the television series Animorphs, Agent Mike Weston in the television drama series The Following, Eric in the horror film The Ruins, Sam Spencer in the ABC series Conviction, Wesley Evers in the ABC series The Rookie, and Lamplighter in the Prime Video superhero series The Boys. Ashmore also plays the main character, Jack Joyce, in the 2016 video game Quantum Break, as well as Conrad in 2019's Man of Medan. He is the identical twin brother of actor Aaron Ashmore.
Edison Chen
Edison Koon-hei Chen is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper, and fashion designer.
Sarah Jeffery
Sarah Marie Jeffery is a Canadian actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her work on the NBC series Shades of Blue and Disney Channel's Descendants franchise. Since 2018, she has portrayed the lead role of Maggie Vera on the CW series Charmed.