List of Famous people born in Canada
Rona Ambrose
Ronalee Chapchuk "Rona" Ambrose is a former Canadian politician who was interim leader of the Conservative Party and the Leader of the Opposition between 2015 and 2017. She was the Conservative Party member of the House of Commons for Sturgeon River—Parkland between 2015 and 2017, and had previously represented Edmonton—Spruce Grove from 2004 to 2015.
Braden Holtby
Braden Holtby is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 93rd overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, where he would spend the first ten seasons of his career.
René Simard
René Claude Simard,, is a pop singer from Quebec. He is the older brother of Nathalie Simard.
Jamie Oleksiak
Jamieson Oleksiak is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed the "Big Rig", Oleksiak was selected 14th overall in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Stars, the highest draft choice in Northeastern University's history.
Luke Willson
Luke Michael Willson is a Canadian professional American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Rice University. He was previously selected by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2012 CFL Draft, but did not sign. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders.
Eric Young
Jeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Eric Young, and is a two-time Impact World Champion.
Peyton Kennedy
Peyton Kennedy is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Betty Nelson on the ABC television drama series, Grey’s Anatomy (2018-2019). She is also known for her film roles in The Captive (2014), American Fable (2016), and Lavender (2016). She played Kate Messner in the Netflix series, Everything Sucks! (2018), where she played a 15-year-old girl who is trying to figure out her sexuality. She is also known for her role as Dr O in Odd Squad.
Jim Prentice
Peter Eric James Prentice was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th Premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election and appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians. Prentice was appointed Minister of Industry on August 14, 2007, and after the 2008 election became Minister of Environment on October 30, 2008. On November 4, 2010, Prentice announced his resignation from cabinet and as MP for Calgary Centre-North. After retiring from federal politics he entered the private sector as vice-chairman of CIBC.
Nav
Navraj "Nav" Singh Goraya, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer managed by SAL&CO. Nav began his career as a producer, eventually co-producing fellow Canadian rapper Drake's single "Back to Back" in 2015, and gained mainstream attention in 2016 when his song "Myself" went viral. Nav is signed to XO Records and Republic Records, being managed by Wassim "Sal" Slaiby and Amir "Cash" Esmailian.
Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongo is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo is a two-time NHL Second Team All-Star and a winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy for backstopping his team to the lowest goals against average in the league. He was a finalist for several awards, including the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender, the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by his peers, and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player (2007). Luongo is second all time in games played as an NHL goaltender (1,044) and third all time in wins (489). He employed the butterfly style of goaltending.