List of Famous people born in Canada
George Stroumboulopoulos
George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos is a Canadian media personality. He is best known as formerly being a VJ for the Canadian music television channel MuchMusic and being the host of the CBC Television talk show George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight from 2005 to 2014. From 2014 to 2016, Stroumboulopoulos worked for Rogers Media, anchoring Hockey Night in Canada and the NHL on Rogers. He is currently a radio host on CBC Music. Most recently, he joined Apple Music Radio as host of a Monday to Thursday live show.
Monique Mercure
Marie Lise Monique Émond, better known as Monique Mercure, was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Canadian Film Award for her performance in the drama film J.A. Martin Photographer.
Louie DeBrusk
Louis Dennis DeBrusk is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, and currently one of the main colour analysts on the late game of Hockey Night in Canada. DeBrusk played 401 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks after being drafted from the London Knights. DeBrusk was raised in Port Elgin, Ontario and played junior hockey with the Port Elgin Bears and Stratford Cullitons before joining the Knights. DeBrusk was renowned for his fighting skills and racked up 1161 penalty minutes over the course of his career.
Malcolm Subban
Malcolm-Jamaal Justin Subban is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Subban was selected by the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Belleville Bulls.
Datsik
Troy Beetles, better known by his stage name Datsik, is a Canadian DJ and music producer. His first release was in the spring of 2009. He has since played at venues all over the world, including festivals such as Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, EDC Las Vegas, Stereosonic, Boonstock, Shambhala Music Festival, and Electric Zoo.
Sarah E. Dunsworth
Sarah Elizabeth Dunsworth-Nickerson is a Canadian actress who plays the character of Sarah in the Canadian television franchise Trailer Park Boys. She is the real-life daughter of the late John Dunsworth, the actor who played Jim Lahey. She additionally appeared in Beefcake and the shorts The Bridge and Treevenge.
Mike Weir
Michael Richard Weir, is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 2001 and 2005. He plays golf left-handed and is best known for winning the Masters Tournament in 2003, making him the only Canadian man to ever win a major.
Linus Sebastian
Linus Gabriel Sebastian is a Canadian YouTube personality. He is the founder of Linus Media Group and has served as its CEO since 2013.
Kylie Masse
Kylie Jacqueline Masse is a Canadian competition swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, having tied for the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in 100 m backstroke and then won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Masse is the current world champion in the 100 m backstroke, breaking the eight year old world record in the process, which she held until July 2018. While winning her title in Budapest at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships she became the first Canadian woman to become a world champion in a swimming event. She subsequently became the first Canadian woman to defend her world title at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. She's currently the captain for the Toronto Titans of the International Swimming League.
Brooke D'Orsay
Brooke D'Orsay is a Canadian actress, best known for voicing the character of Caitlin Cooke on the Teletoon animated series, 6teen (2004–2010) and Brooke Mayo in the 2005 movie, King's Ransom.