- Steve Nash
Steven John Nash, OBC (born February 7, 1974), is a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named NBA Most Valuable Player in 2005 and 2006. Nash had an outstanding high school basketball career, nearly averaging a triple-double per game in his senior season-more than 21 points, 11 assists, … - Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist of Portuguese descent. Furtado came to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut album "Whoa, Nelly!", which featured her breakthrough Grammy Award-winning single "I'm like a Bird". After becoming a mother and releasing the less commercially successful "Folklore" (2003), … - Rich Harden
James Richard ("Rich") Harden (born November 30, 1981) is a Canadian pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. - Emily Carr
Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and writer. She was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and moved to San Francisco in 1890 to study art after the death of her parents. In 1899 she travelled to England to deepen her studies, where she spent time at the Westminster School of Art in London and at various studio schools in Cornwall, Bushey, Hertfordshire, San Francisco, and elsewhere. - Paul Gait
Paul Gait (b. April 5, 1967 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former lacrosse player. Paul and his twin brother Gary have both played for the in the National Lacrosse League, theWestern Lacrosse Association, and Major League Lacrosse. The twins were named Co-MVPs of the Mann Cup in 1999, when they played for the Victoria Shamrocks. They both attended Syracuse University and played on the varsity lacrosse team, setting many records during their time there. - David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, LL.D. (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a 14-time Grammy Award winning musician, producer, composer and arranger. From an early age, it was apparent that he would make his mark in the music industry and he began taking piano lessons at the age of 5. As a keyboardist, he established himself in the early 1970s as a sought-after session musician. - Michael Dunahee
Michael Wayne Dunahee (born May 12, 1986) is a missing child from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, who disappeared when he was five years old, presumed to be abducted, and has never been found. He disappeared from the playground at Blanshard Park Elementary School, also known as the Blanshard Street Playground, in Victoria, British Columbia on March 24, 1991. Michael was last seen around 12:30 p.m. playing at the school playground as his mother, Crystal Dunahee, … - Doug Christie
Douglas (Doug) Hewson Christie, Jr. (born April 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and political activist based in Victoria, British Columbia. He is the founder and general counsel of the far-right Canadian Free Speech League and is best known for defending individuals accused of Nazi war crimes or racist, anti-Semitic or neo-Nazi activity. He is also the founder and leader of the Western Canada Concept, a separatist party of British Columbia and The Western Block Party, … - Gary Gait
Gary C. Gait (b. April 5, 1967 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a retired professional lacrosse player, and currently head coach of the Colorado Mammoth. He is a member of the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame and the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame, and is widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all time. - Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly (born February 14 1960) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, Broadway stage dancer and ballerina. - Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner. - Ryder Hesjedal
Ryder Hesjedal (born December 9, 1980 in Victoria, British Columbia) in is a Canadian professional cyclist who currently rides for the Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis cycling team. He is a former mountain biker (having won a silver medal at the 2001 U23 World Mountain Bike Championships) and in 2005 turned professional with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team after spending several years with the Rabobank amateur team. - Jim Rutledge
Jim Rutledge (born August 26, 1959 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a golfer on the PGA Tour. Rutledge turned pro in 1978. He played many years on lower level tours while getting to play some tournaments on the PGA Tour. He became a full time player on the PGA in 2007 becoming the second oldest rookie in history. - Ian Tyson
Ian Tyson, C.M. (born September 25 1933) is a cowboy folk singer from Alberta, Canada, who was born in Victoria, British Columbia. While part of the groups Ian and Sylvia and Great Speckled Bird, Tyson accentuated the cowboy way and the western life through song. Residing in southern Alberta, Tyson tours all over the west. Ian Tyson was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989. - Matt Pettinger
Matt Pettinger (born October 22, 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the NHL. Pettinger was drafted in the 2nd round, 43rd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Before his professional career, Pettinger played a season and half for the University of Denver Pioneers before joing the WHL's Calgary Hitmen. - Keith Martin
Keith P. Martin, PC, MP, BSc, MD (born April 13, 1960, in London, UK) is a Canadian physician and politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca. Martin was first elected in 1993 as a member of the Reform Party of Canada. However, unlike most Reformers, he was socially liberal, and he often clashed with Reform's conservative leaders. He is conservative on economic issues such as the privatization of health care services, … - Mike Oliver
Mike Oliver (born November 27, 1973 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a field hockey player from Canada, who was selected for the first time in the Men's National Team in 2001 for the World Cup Qualifier in Scotland. The striker, employed as an air traffic controller, scored his first goal in his first cap against Belgium with a few minutes of playing time left (final score: 1-1). - Henry McKinnell
Henry McKinnell (born February 23 1943) is the former chief executive officer and current chairman of the board of directors of Pfizer Inc. He is also a director of ExxonMobil and Moody's. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally worked toward a degree in Chemistry but later changed his declared degree to Business. He earned his bachelors degree for business from the University of British Columbia in 1965. - Dean Joanisse
Dean Joanisse (born December 8, 1971 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian curler. Joanisse is most notable for skipping his British Columbia team to a Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 1989, qualifying him to represent Canada at the 1990 World Junior Curling Championships. At the World Juniors, he lost to Peja Lindholm's team from Sweden in the bronze medal final. Joanisse also skipped two teams to the Brier. - Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith (born September 27 1949; maiden name Proby) is a Canadian author. Smith was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia. As a child, Smith attended St. Margarets private school in Victoria from 1955 to 1964. Smith then moved on to St. Ann's Academy (another private school) where she graduated from in 1967. Smith then attended University where she studied psychology. - Billy Foster
Billy Foster (September 18, 1937 - January 20, 1967), was an Canadian racecar driver. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Foster died in a crash during practice at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1964-1966 seasons, with 28 career starts, including the 1965 and 1966 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 10 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1966 at Atlanta. - Michael Bryant
Michael J. Bryant (born 1966 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of St. Paul's for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is the Attorney General in the government of Dalton McGuinty. Bryant received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia in 1988, and a Master's Degree from the same institution in 1989. - Abram Hoffer
Abram Hoffer (b. 1917) is a Canadian psychiatrist known for his work in the development of biochemically based therapies based on the use of nutrition and vitamins in the treatment of schizophrenia - known as orthomolecular psychiatry. This general approach, known as orthomolecular medicine, includes the use of megavitamins. - Donny Lalonde
Donny Lalonde (born March 12, 1960 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a professional boxer from Winnipeg, Canada. His nickname is "Golden Boy" after the Golden Boy statue atop the Manitoba Legislative Building of his home town of Winnipeg. A victim of child abuse while growing up, he won the vacant WBC light heavyweight title in November 1987, stopping Eddie Davis in two rounds in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. - Muzz Patrick
Murray "Muzz" Patrick (June 28, 1916 - July 23, 1998) was a former NHL player. Patrick was born in Victoria, British Columbia. In his youth, Muzz Patrick was one of Canada's most versatile athletes, excelling in track, basketball, football, cycling, boxing and hockey. In the ring, he was a Canadian amateur light heavyweight champion. But having Lester Patrick, the original coach and GM of the New York Rangers, for a father, … - Geoff Courtnall
Geoffrey "Geoff" Courtnall (born 18 August 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1983 to 2000. Courtnall was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is the brother of former NHL player, Russ Courtnall. Geoff's son, Justin, was drafted 210th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. - Michael D. Moore
Michael D. Moore, born October 16, 1914, is a Canadian-born American film actor and director. Born Michael Sheffield in Victoria, British Columbia, both he and his brother Patrick were Hollywood child actors. At the age of five he appeared in his first film under the stage name "Mickey Moore." Between then and the time he reached the age of thirteen in 1927, he performed in two dozen children's roles on film. - David Jensen
David "Kid" Jensen (July 4, 1950 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born British radio DJ. - Henry Angus
Henry Forbes Angus (April 19, 1891 - September 17, 1991) was a Canadian lawyer and academic. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he received a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in 1911. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford University in 1914. He was awarded the Vinerian Scholarship. He fought in India during World War I. After the war, he received a Master of Arts from Oxford University. - Briony Penn
Briony Penn, Ph.D. is a Canadian environmental activist, adjunct professor of environmental studies at the University of Victoria, and a founder of The Land Conservancy (TLC). In March 2007, she aroused controversy when she defected from the Green Party and announced her intention to run as the Liberal candidate in Saanich—Gulf Islands in the next federal election - Norm Baker
Norman Henry Baker (February 17, 1923 - April 23, 1989) was a Canadian basketball and lacrosse player, voted Canada's top basketball player of the first half of the 20th century in a Canadian Press poll in December 1950. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Baker began playing basketball at age 10 for the Nanaimo Mosquitoes. - Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon (born 1956 in Victoria, British Columbia) is the Director of the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Homer-Dixon was born in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1956, and was raised in a rural area outside Victoria. He received his B.A. in political science from Carleton University in 1980 and his Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT in 1989, … - Thomas R. Berger
Thomas Rodney Berger, OC, OBC (born March 23, 1933) is a Canadian politician of Swedish descent. Berger was the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party for most of 1969, prior to David Barrett. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he was elected to the House of Commons in the 1962 election, representing the riding of Vancouver—Burrard for the New Democratic Party. However, in the 1963 election, he was defeated by Liberal opponent Ron Basford. - Lynn Patrick
Joseph Lynn Patrick (February 3, 1912 in Victoria, British Columbia - January 26, 1980) was a Canadian professional ice hockey center who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lynn was an important member of one Stanley Cup title the Rangers won in 1940. He was married to film actress Dorothy Patrick. After his playing career, he went on to be the general manager of the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. - Alastair Gillespie
Alastair William Gillespie, PC, OC, B.Comm, MA, M.Comm (born May 1, 1922) is a former Canadian politician. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Gillespie attended Brentwood College School, McGill University and then Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. After receiving a business degree from the University of Toronto, he went on to senior role in the educational publisher W.J. Gage and company. - Nell Shipman
Nell Shipman (October 25 1892-January 23 1970) was a Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer, animal trainer, and a Canadian pioneer in early Hollywood. Born Helen Foster-Barham in Victoria, British Columbia, she is best known for her work in James Oliver Curwood stories and for portraying strong, adventurous women. In 1919, she and her producer husband, Ernest Shipman (b. December 17, 1871; d. August 7, 1931), … - Jeff Batters
Jeff Batters (born October 23, 1970 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - died August 23, 1996) was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played 16 games in the National Hockey League in two seasons with the St. Louis Blues, from 1993 until 1995. Batters died in the summer of 1996 from injuries sustained in a car crash. - Chad Faust
Chad Faust (born on 14 July 1980 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Kyle Baldwin in "The 4400". He currently resides in Los Angeles. - Roland Green
Roland Green (born on 29 July 1974 in Victoria, British Columbia) was a Canadian mountain bike and road bicycle racer. Selected Results *2003 **1st Canadian National MTB Championships **1st overall, Sea Otter Classic **1st NORBA NCS XC, Mt. Snow, Vermont **1st NORBA NCS XC, Sand Point, … - Sidney Allinson
Sidney Allinson (born in England) is an author. He presently resides in Victoria, British Columbia, having previously lived in Toronto. He grew up in Southport, UK and served in Great Britain's Royal Air Force before moving to Canada in 1951. He has written historically-based fiction, including "Kruger's Gold", a novel set during the Second Boer War.
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