List of Famous people born in Ontario, Canada

Joshua Close is a Canadian film and television actor.

Geoffrey Arthur Holland Pearson, was a Canadian diplomat and author. He was the son of former Prime Minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson and Maryon Pearson.

Diane Marian Torr was an artist, writer and educator, particularly known as a male impersonator and for her drag king, "Man for a Day" and gender-as-performance workshops. For the last years of her life, Torr lived and worked in Glasgow, where she was Visiting Lecturer at Glasgow School of Art.

James Abbott, was a Canadian politician, a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. Abbott was a member of the Reform Party from 1993 to 2000 and a member of the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2004. Originally representing the riding of Kootenay East, he had represented Kootenay—Columbia since the boundaries were redrawn, and the name changed, in 1997. Before retiring, Abbott was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation (Canada). On October 15, 2007, he was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, and as such was entitled to the style "The Honourable" for life.

George Gough Booth was the publisher of the privately held Evening News Association, a co-founder of Booth Newspapers, and a philanthropist.

Elias Charles Disney was the father of Roy and Walt Disney.

Robert Dolman is a Canadian screenwriter, actor, director and producer.

Charlotte Hennessey Smith (Pickford) was a Canadian silent film actress and the mother of Mary, Lottie, and Jack Pickford, who all became actors.

Benjamin Allen Nicolas Hollingsworth is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his role on the CBS television series Code Black (2015–2018).

Margaret Ellis Millar was an American-Canadian mystery and suspense writer.