List of Famous people born in Canada

J. Paul Reddam

First Name J.
Last Name Reddam
Born on July 28, 1955 (age 70)
Born in Canada, Ontario

John Paul Reddam B.A. M.A. Ph.D. is a Canadian businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner and a former professor of philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles.

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Manon Rhéaume

First Name Manon
Last Name Rhéaume
Born on February 24, 1972 (age 54)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Manon Rhéaume is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. An Olympic silver medalist, she achieved a number of historic firsts during her career, including becoming the first woman to play in any of the major North American pro-sports leagues.

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Matt Murray

First Name Matt
Last Name Murray
Born on May 25, 1994 (age 32)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 193 cm | 6'4

Matthew Murray is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Harry Jerome

First Name Harry
Last Name Jerome
Born on September 30, 1940
Died on December 7, 1982 (aged 42)
Born in Canada, Saskatchewan
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Henry "Harry" Winston Jerome was a Canadian track and field sprinter and physical education teacher. He won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and set a total of seven world records over the course of his career.

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Kyle Dubas

First Name Kyle
Last Name Dubas
Born on November 29, 1985 (age 40)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Kyle Dubas is a Canadian ice hockey executive who is currently the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dubas spent his youth in various roles with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, including a term as the team's general manager after graduating from university. He attended Brock University and graduated with a degree in Sports Management, and started his career by briefly acting as a player agent. Dubas joined the Maple Leafs organization as an assistant general manager in 2014, and played a key role in developing the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 2018, the Marlies captured the Calder Cup as AHL Champions. At the time of his hire, Dubas was the second youngest general manager in NHL history, behind John Chayka of the Arizona Coyotes.

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Brad Armstrong

First Name Brad
Born on September 23, 1965 (age 60)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Brad Armstrong is a Canadian pornographic actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and costume designer. He is currently under contract with Wicked Pictures. He has been known as one of the most popular leading men in the sex industry, as well as "The King of Porn" and "The Spielberg of Skin Directors".

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Jane Philpott

Jane Little
First Name Jane
Last Name Philpott
Born on November 23, 1960 (age 65)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Jane Philpott is a physician, academic administrator, and former Canadian politician who represented the riding of Markham—Stouffville in the House of Commons. Philpott was first elected in the 2015 federal election as a member of the Liberal Party and was appointed to the Cabinet of the 29th Canadian Ministry, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015. On March 4, 2019, Philpott resigned from her cabinet position as President of the Treasury Board over the SNC-Lavalin affair. On April 2, 2019, she and Jody Wilson-Raybould were both expelled from the Liberal caucus in the aftermath of the controversy.

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Dave Semenko

First Name Dave
Last Name Semenko
Born on July 12, 1957
Died on June 29, 2017 (aged 59)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

David John Semenko was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, scout and colour commentator. During his National Hockey League (NHL) career, Semenko played for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Toronto Maple Leafs as an enforcer. During his tenure with Edmonton, he notably protected Wayne Gretzky as an "on-ice bodyguard" during Gretzky's early career. Semenko won two Stanley Cups with the Oilers in 1984 and 1985. He was also the last player to score a goal in the World Hockey Association (WHA) before it folded and merged with the NHL.

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Ted Lindsay

Robert Blake Theodore Lindsay
First Name Ted
Born on July 29, 1925
Died on March 4, 2019 (aged 93)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Ted Lindsay was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played as a forward for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lindsay scored over 800 points in his Hockey Hall of Fame career, won the Art Ross Trophy in 1950, and won the Stanley Cup four times. Often referred to as "Terrible Ted", Lindsay helped to organize the first attempt at a Players' Association in the late 1950s, an action which led to his trade to Chicago. In 2017, Lindsay was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.

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Horatio Nelson Jackson

First Name Horatio
Born on March 25, 1872
Died on January 14, 1955 (aged 82)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Horatio Nelson Jackson was an American physician and automobile pioneer. In 1903, he and driving partner Sewall K. Crocker became the first people to drive an automobile across the United States.

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