List of Famous people born in Canada

Hulda Regehr Clark

First Name Hulda
Born on October 18, 1928
Died on September 3, 2009 (aged 80)
Born in Canada

Hulda Regehr Clark was a Canadian naturopath, author, and practitioner of alternative medicine. Clark claimed all human disease was related to parasitic infection, and also claimed to be able to cure all diseases, including cancer and HIV/AIDS, by "zapping" them with electrical devices which she marketed. Clark wrote several books describing her methods and operated clinics in the United States. Following a string of lawsuits and eventual action by the Federal Trade Commission, she relocated to Tijuana, Mexico where she ran the Century Nutrition clinic.

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Josée Forest-Niesing

First Name Josée
Born on December 18, 1964
Died on November 19, 2021 (aged 56)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Josée Forest-Niesing was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who was appointed to the Senate of Canada in October 2018.

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Red Kelly

Leonard Patrick Kelly
First Name Red
Last Name Kelly
Born on July 9, 1927
Died on May 2, 2019 (aged 91)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He was also a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Toronto-area riding of York West from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also won the Stanley Cup—twice—while actively playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kelly played on more Stanley Cup-winning teams (eight) than any other player who never played for the Montreal Canadiens; Henri Richard (11), Jean Beliveau (10), Yvan Cournoyer (10) and Claude Provost (9) won their Cups with the Canadiens. He was also the only player to have never played for the Canadiens to be part of two of the nine dynasties recognized by the National Hockey League (NHL) in its history.

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Matt Duchene

First Name Matt
Last Name Duchene
Born on January 16, 1991 (age 35)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Matthew Duchene is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, and Columbus Blue Jackets. Duchene was selected third overall by the Avalanche in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He won a gold medal with Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Lucille Teasdale-Corti

Lucille Teasdale
First Name Lucille
Born on January 30, 1929
Died on August 1, 1996 (aged 67)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Lucille Teasdale-Corti, CM GOQ was a Canadian physician and pediatric surgeon, who worked in Uganda from 1961 until her death in 1996. Despite considerable hardship, including civil war and the AIDS epidemic, she cofounded with her husband a university hospital in the north of Uganda.

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Luc De Larochellière

First Name Luc
Last Name Larochellière
Born on April 27, 1966 (age 60)
Born in Canada

Luc De Larochellière is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.

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Zack Kassian

First Name Zack
Born on January 24, 1991 (age 35)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 191 cm | 6'3

Zack Adam Kassian is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). During his junior career, he won a Memorial Cup with the Windsor Spitfires in 2010. Selected 13th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, he began his career within the Buffalo Sabres organization before being traded to the Canucks in 2012. He played parts of four seasons with the Canucks before they traded him to the Montreal Canadiens in 2015. Kassian never played for the Canadiens as he was suspended for substance abuse issues, and was traded to the Oilers a few months later.

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Lindy Booth

First Name Lindy
Born on April 2, 1979 (age 47)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Lindy Booth is a Canadian actress. She played Riley Grant on the Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson and Claudia on Relic Hunter and A.J. Butterfield on the NBC series The Philanthropist. She then played Cassandra Cillian on the TNT series The Librarians (2014–2018).

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Pearl Hart

First Name Pearl
Last Name Hart
Born on January 1, 1871
Died on November 30, 1927 (aged 56)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Pearl Hart was a Canadian-born outlaw of the American Old West. She committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the United States, and her crime gained notoriety primarily because of her gender. Many details of Hart's life are uncertain, with available reports being varied and often contradictory.

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Cindy Busby

First Name Cindy
Last Name Busby
Born on March 18, 1983 (age 43)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Cindy Busby is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Ashley Stanton on Heartland.

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