A

• Brian Adams (singer)
• Dan Akroyd (comic and actor)
• Pamela Anderson Lee (Baywatch actor)
• Richard Dean Anderson (Macgyver)
• Paul Anka (singer)
• April Wine (band)
• Jan Arden (musician)
• Arrogant Worms (music group)
• Margaret Atwood [(1939- ), author]

B

• Bachman-Turner Overdrive (band)
• Donavan Bailey (track and field)
• Carroll Baker (country singer)
• Frederick Banting/Charles Best (Nobel Prize for discovering insulin in 1922)
• Bass is Base (music group)
• Bare Naked Ladies (music group)
• Myriam Bedard (biathalon, 2 gold medals in 1994 olympics)
• Jean Beliveau (hockey player)
• Alexander Graham Bell [(1847-1922), invented the telephone in Brantford, Ontario, in 1874]
• Billy Bishop [(1894-1956), WWI flying ace - shot down 72 enemy planes]
• Blue Rodeo (band)
• J. Armand Bombardier [(1907-1964), invented the "Ski-Doo" (i.e. snowmobile)]
• Roberta Bondar (astronaut)
• Raymond Bourque (hockey player)
• Martin Brodeur (hockey player)
• Kurt Browning (figure skater)
• Michael Budman (co-founded 'Roots' clothing chain)
• Sandra Bullock (actress)
• Raymond Burr (actor, "Perry Mason")
• Pierre Burton [(1920- ), journalist, author, director]

C

• James Cameron (director of "Aliens", "Terminator", "True Lies" & "Titanic")
• Rod Cameron (actor)
• Neve Campbell (actress)
• John Candy (comic and actor)
• Jim Carrey (actor)
• Emily Carr [(1871-1945), painter and writer]
• Kim Cattrall (actress, Valeris in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
• Sarah Chalke (actress)
• Thomas Chong (comedian, 1/2 of Cheech & Chong)
• William Christie [(1829-1900) founded the Christie biscuit company]
• Paul Coffey (hockey player)
• Leonard Cohen [(1934- ), poet and singer]
• Crash Test Dummies (band)
• David Cronenberg (director)

D

• Robertson Davies (author)
• Celine Dion (singer)
• James Doohan (actor, Scotty of Star Trek)

E

• Timothy Eaton [(1834-1907), founded Eaton Co. 1867]
• Econoline Crush (music group)
• David Elliot (actor on Melrose Place)
• Rik Emmett (musician, of the band Triumph)
• Robert Esmie (sprinter, gold in Atlanta)

F

• Ivan Ferguson (developed IMAX and OMNIMAX film systems)
• Maynard Ferguson (jazz trumpeter)
• Dave Foley (actor)
• Glenn Ford (movie Actor)
• David Foster (composer)
• Michael J. Fox ([1961- ) actor]
• Terry Fox ("Marathon of Hope" 1981)
• Matt Frewer (actor, Max Headroom)
• Fruit de la passion (singer)

G

• John Kenneth Galbraith (US economist and diplomat)
• Marc Garneau (astronaut)
• Glenroy Gilbert (sprinter, gold in Atlanta)
• Samuel Goldwyn (of MGM)
• Robert Goulet (actor)
• Great Big Sea (band)
• Don Green (co-founded 'Roots'clothing chain)
• Lorne Greene (actor)
• Wayne Gretzky [(1961- ), hockey player]
• Paul Gross (actor)
• Bruce Greenwood, (actor, Nowhere Man on UPN)
• Guess Who (band)
• Peter Gzowski (author, broadcaster)

H

• Monty Hall (game show host)
• Rick Hansen (wheelchair athlete "Man in Motion" tour)
• Lawren Harris [(1885-1970), painter]
• Cory Hart (singer)
• Phil Hartman (actor, comedian)
• Bret the Hitman Hart
• Headstones (music group])
• Jeff Healey (musician)
• Tim Horton (hockey player, donut mogul)
• Gordie Howe [(1928- ), hockey player]
• Henry Hudson (explorer; Hudson Bay) in 1611
• Bobby Hull (NHL Hall of Famer)
• Brett Hull (hockey player)

I

• I Mother Earth (band)
• Michael Ironside (actor)

J

• Ferguson Jenkins (hall of fame pitcher)
• Peter Jennings (newscaster)
• Ben Johnson (track and field)
• Lynn Johnson (cartoonist - For Better or For Worse)

K

• Margot Kidder (Psycho\actress)
• The Killjoys (music group)
• The Kids in the Hall (comics-actors-geniuses)

L

• K.D. Lang (punk-country and pop singer, composer)
• Margaret Laurence (author)
• Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) (humorist)
• Geddy Lee (singer)
• Mario Lemieux (hockey player, NHL's leading scorer)
• Alex Lifeson (guitarist for RUSH)
• Gordon Lightfoot (singer
• Eric Lindros (hockey player)
• Rich Little (comedian)
• Guy Lombardo [(1902-1977), bandleader The Royal Canadians]
• Lowinger, Tessa (and Wiebe, Jennifer) (behind the first unionization of a McDonald's)

M

• Cluny MacPherson [(1879-1966), invented the gas mask]
• Howie Mandel (comedian)
• Elizabeth Manley (figure skater)
• Amanda Marshall (singer)
• John McCrae [(1872-1918), doctor, wrote "In Flanders Field" 1915]
• Sarah McLachlan (Singer)
• Mark Messier (hockey player)
• Joni Mitchell [(1943- ), singer-composer]
• Kim Mitchell (musician)
• Moist (Music group)
• Lucy Maud Montgomery [(1874-1942), author of Anne of Green Gables]
• The Moffatts: Dave, Bob, Scott & Clint (band)
• Greg Moore (indycar driver)
• Rob Moore (very big in the computer industry)
• Rick Moranis (actor)
• Alanis Morrisette (singer)
• Barry Morse (actor, from the original Fugitive)
• Farley Mowat (author)
• Anne Murray (singer-composer)
• Mike Myers (Saturday Night Live actor)

N

• Dr. Naismith [(1861-1939),invented basketball in1891]
• Cam Neely (hockey player)
• John Neville (director)
• Leslie Nielsen (actor)

O

• Odds (band)
• Catherine O'Hara (actress)
• Brian Orser (figure skater)
• Our Lady Peace (band)

P

• Lester B. Pearson (Canadian prime minister, Nobel Prize for Peace 1957)
• Neil Peart (of RUSH)
• Matthew Perry (actor, Friends)
• Stone Phillips (newscaster)
• Gordon Pinsent (actor)
• Sarah Polley (actress)
• Jason Priestly (90210 actor)
• Christopher Plummer (actor, Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Q

• Paul Quarrington (author)

R

• Mark Recchi (hockey player)
• Keanu Reeves (actor)
• Ivan Reitman (director)
• Manon Rheaume (first lady of professional hockey)
• Maurice "Rocket" Richard (hockey player)
• Mordecai Richler (author)
• John Roberts (news anchor)
• Spider Robinson (writer)
• Patrick Roy (hockey player)
• Royal Canadian Air Farce (comedy group)
• Tommy Ryan [(1882-1961), invented 5-pin bowling]
• Rymes With Orange (Music group)

S

• Morley Safer (60 minutes journalist)
• Joe Sakic (hockey player)
• Devon Sawa (actor)
• Paul Schaffer
• Barbara Ann Scott (figure skater - gold medal 1948)
• Laura Secord (confectioner/stool pigeon)
• Mack Sennett (Michael Sinnott) [(1880-1960) launched Charlie Chaplin's career, creator of the Keystone Kops]
• Brendan Shanahan (hockey player)
• William Shatner (actor and author)
• Martin Short (actor)
• Joe Shuster [(1914-1992) co-creator of Superman]
• Jay Silverheels [(1919-1980),Tonto in The Lone Ranger]
• Sloan (Band)
• Spirit of the West (music group)
• Steppenwolf (rock band)
• Emily Stowe [(1831-1903), first Canadian woman to practice medicine]
• Elvis Stoyko (figure skater)
• Alfred Sung (designer)
• Bruny Surin (sprinter)
• Donald Sutherland [(1935- ), actor]
• Keifer Sutherland (actor - Donald's son)
• David Suzuki (environmentalist, geneticist, writer)

T

• Ken Taylor (Canadian ambassador smuggled Americans out of Iran, 1980 - called The Canadian Caper)
• The Tea Party (music group)
• Allan Thicke (actor)
• Dave Thomas (actor, comedian)
• The Tragically Hip (music band)
• Paul Tracy (indycar driver)
• Alex Trebek (Jeopardy host)
• Shania Twain (singer)

U

• Gary Unger (hockey player)

V

• Gilles Villeneuve (F1 racing driver)
• Jacques Villeneuve (F1 racing driver)

W

• Jack Warner (co-founded Warner Bros.)
• Larry Walker (baseball player)
• The Watchmen (Music Band)
• Wiebe, Jennifer (and Lowinger, Tessa ) (behind the first unionization of a McDonald's)
• Fay Wray (actress, King Kong)
• Michelle Wright (Music)

X

Y

• Neil Young (singer-composer)

• Zampano