List of Famous people born in Ontario, Canada

Casimir Cartwright van Straubenzee

First Name Casimir
Last Name Straubenzee
Born on November 11, 1867
Died on March 28, 1956 (aged 88)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Major-General Sir Casimir Cartwright van Straubenzee was a Canadian officer in the British Army ; GOC Singapore and Malaya Command. In 1900, he played cricket for Canada.

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Paul Joseph James Martin

First Name Paul
Last Name Martin
Born on June 23, 1903
Died on September 14, 1992 (aged 89)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin,, often referred to as Paul Martin Sr., was a noted Canadian politician and diplomat. He was the father of Paul Martin, who served as 21st Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006.

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Leila Josefowicz

First Name Leila
Born on October 20, 1977 (age 49)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Leila Bronia Josefowicz is an American-Canadian classical violinist.

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Irving Kaplansky

First Name Irving
Last Name Kaplansky
Born on March 22, 1917
Died on June 25, 2006 (aged 89)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Irving Kaplansky was a mathematician, college professor, author, and musician.

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Ingrid Kavelaars

First Name Ingrid
Born on March 20, 1971 (age 55)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Ingrid Kavelaars is a Canadian actress known for her role on the science-fiction series Code Name: Eternity.

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Roger Spottiswoode

John Roger Spottiswoode
First Name Roger
Last Name Spottiswoode
Born on January 5, 1945 (age 81)
Born in Canada, Ontario

John Roger Spottiswoode is a Canadian-British director, editor and writer of film and television.

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Barbara Keyfitz

First Name Barbara
Last Name Keyfitz
Born on November 7, 1944 (age 81)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Barbara Lee Keyfitz is a Canadian-American mathematician, the Dr. Charles Saltzer Professor of Mathematics at Ohio State University. In her research, she studies nonlinear partial differential equations and associated conservation laws.

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Rosie Shuster

First Name Rosie
Born on June 19, 1950 (age 76)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Rosie Shuster is a Canadian-born comedy writer and actress. She was a writer for Saturday Night Live during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Gabriel Hogan

First Name Gabriel
Last Name Hogan
Born on January 7, 1973 (age 53)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Gabriel Hogan is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his continuing roles on Canadian hit dramas Heartland, Traders and The Associates.

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Dave Thomas

First Name Dave
Last Name Thomas
Born in Canada, Ontario

David William Thomas is a Canadian comedian, actor and television writer. He is best known for being one half of the duo Bob and Doug McKenzie with Rick Moranis. He appeared as Doug McKenzie on SCTV, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award out of two nominations, and in the film Strange Brew (1983), which he also co-directed. As a duo, they made two albums, The Great White North and Strange Brew, the former gaining them a Grammy Award nomination and a Juno Award.

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