List of Famous people born in Ontario, Canada

Mike Fisher

First Name Mike
Last Name Fisher
Born on June 5, 1980 (age 45)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Michael Andrew Fisher is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey centre who played for the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Senators in the second round, 44th overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

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Michel Trudeau

First Name Michel
Last Name Trudeau
Born on October 2, 1975
Died on November 13, 1998 (aged 23)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Michel Charles-Émile Trudeau was the youngest son of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau and the younger brother of current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He died in an avalanche on November 13, 1998, while skiing in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park.

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Leah LaBelle

First Name Leah
Born on September 8, 1986
Died on January 31, 2018 (aged 31)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Leah LaBelle Vladowski was an American singer. Born in Toronto, Canada, and raised in Seattle, Washington, LaBelle began to pursue music as a career in her teens. During her childhood, she performed in the Total Experience Gospel Choir and the musical Black Nativity. At age 16, she was a finalist on the third season of American Idol. After placing twelfth in the season finals, she attended the Berklee College of Music, where she collaborated with Andreao Heard on a demo. LaBelle then moved to Los Angeles, where she recorded covers of R&B and soul music through her YouTube channel. Keri Hilson hired LaBelle as a backing vocalist after watching her rendition of "Energy", which led to her working as a background singer for other artists on their tours.

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Anthony Bennett

First Name Anthony
Last Name Bennett
Born on March 14, 1993 (age 33)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 203 cm | 6'8

Anthony Harris Bennett is a Canadian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the first Canadian to be drafted number one overall. Bennett is also a member of the Canadian national team.

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Joe Thornton

First Name Joe
Last Name Thornton
Born on July 2, 1979 (age 46)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 193 cm | 6'4

Joseph Eric Thornton is a Canadian–American–Swiss professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play seven seasons with the club, three as its captain. During the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Sharks. Splitting the campaign between the two teams, he received the Art Ross and Hart Memorial Trophies as the league's leading point-scorer and most valuable player, respectively. Thornton would go on to another 14 seasons with the Sharks, including 4 seasons as team captain and a run to the 2016 Stanley Cup Final, before joining the Maple Leafs in 2020.

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Don Cherry

First Name Don
Last Name Cherry
Born on February 5, 1934 (age 92)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Donald Stewart Cherry is a Canadian ice hockey commentator and sports writer. He was previously a professional hockey player and National Hockey League (NHL) head coach.

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Barry Sherman

First Name Barry
Last Name Sherman
Born on February 2, 1942
Died on December 15, 2017 (aged 75)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Bernard Charles "Barry" Sherman, was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who was chairman and CEO of Apotex Inc. With an estimated net worth of US$3.2 billion at the time of his death, according to Forbes, Sherman was the 12th-wealthiest Canadian. Another publication, Canadian Business, stated his fortune at CAN$4.77 billion, ranking him the 15th richest in Canada.

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Alison Pill

First Name Alison
Last Name Pill
Born on November 27, 1985 (age 40)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 167 cm | 5'6

Alison Pill is a Canadian actress. A former child actress, Pill began her career at age 12, appearing in numerous films and television series. She transitioned to adult roles and her breakthrough came with the television series The Book of Daniel (2006). That same year, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2006). Pill had prominent roles in the films Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), Plain Truth (2004), Milk (2008), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), Zoom (2015), Vice (2018), the television series In Treatment (2009), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), The Newsroom (2012–14), American Horror Story: Cult (2017), Star Trek: Picard (2020) and Devs (2020).

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Samantha Bee

Samantha Anne Bee
First Name Samantha
Born on October 25, 1969 (age 56)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 163 cm | 5'4

Samantha Anne Bee is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and television host. Bee rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where she became the longest-serving regular correspondent. In 2015, she departed the show after 12 years to start her own show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.

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Katie Findlay

First Name Katie
Last Name Findlay
Born on August 28, 1990 (age 35)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Katie Findlay is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Rosie Larsen in the American crime drama television series The Killing. From 2013 to 2014, Findlay portrayed Maggie Landers in The CW's teen drama The Carrie Diaries. From 2014 to 2015, Findlay starred as Rebecca Sutter in the first season of the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder. In 2017 she joined the cast of FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman in the show's third season.

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