Famous Canadians
These are just a few of the famous people who were either born in Canada or spent some important time in Canada.
Pamela Anderson, actress
Margaret Atwood, novelist
Dan Aykroyd, actor
Gil Bellows, actor
Conrad Black, newspaper publisher
Lindy Booth, actress
Kurt Browning, ice skater
Genevieve Bujold, actress
Neve Campbell, actress
Jim Carrey, actor
Kim Cattrall, actress
Warren Christie, actor
David Cronenberg, director
Hume Cronyn, actor
Rick Danko, musician, The Band
Nicole de Boer, actress
Celine Dion, singer
Lexa Doig, actress
James Doohan, actor
David James Elliott, actor
Leslie Feist, singer and songwriter
Reginald Fessenden, inventor, AM radio
Nathan Fillon, actor
David Foley, actor
Michael J. Fox, actor
Matt Frewer, actor
Victor Garber, actor
Tom Green, comedian
Lorne Greene, actor
Wayne Gretzky, hockey player
Corey Haim, actor
Monty Hall, game show host
Laura Harris, actress
Phil Hartman, actor
Jillian Hennessy, actress
Garth Hudson, musician, The Band
Michael Ironside, actor
Arthur Kent, the Scud Stud TV war
reporter
Margot Kidder, actress
Zacharias Kunuk, director
Vincent Lam, novelist
Avril Lavigne, singer
Eugene Levy, actor
Rich Little, impressionist
Norm MacDonald, actor
Howie Mandel, comedian and game show host
Richard Manual, musician, The Band
Lois Maxwell, actress
Gina Mollicone-Long, author
Rick Moranis, actor
Alice Munro, novelist
Mike Myers, actor and comedian
Kate Nelligan, actress
Brian Oser, ice skater
Ellen Page, actress
Missy Peregrym, actress
Oscar Peterson, jazz pianist
Tamara Podemski, actress
Adam Powley, author
Robbie Robertson, musician, The Band
Seth Rogan, actor, comedian, and screenwriter
Georges “Rush” St. Pierre, ultimate
fighting champion
William Shatner, actor
Helen Shaver, actress
The Theory of a Deadman, rock band
Jennifer Tilly, actress
Meg Tilly, actress
Alex Trebek, game show host
Tsufit, author
Shannon Tweed, actress
Deryck Whibley, lead singer of Sum 41
Jeff Wincott, actor
Michael Wincott, actor
Fay Wray, actress
Bob Young, founder of Lulu.com
