- Henry Dushan Edward Atkinson
Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon in London specialising in Lower Limb Joint Replacement Surgery, including primary and revision Hip, Knee, and Ankle Arthroplasty. I also have interests in Trauma Surgery and Sports Injuries. Fellowship training at St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, and SportsMed SA, Adelaide, Australia. - Avril Lavigne
"'Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock singer and musician. She has sold over twenty-six million albums worldwide. In 2006, "Canadian Business Magazine" ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood. Although her parents are of Quebecois origin, she does not speak French and her birth surname is usually pronounced in an anglicized way as (in French it is commonly pronounced). - Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus (born Patricia Anne Stratigias on December 18 1975 in Richmond Hill, Ontario), is a former Canadian fitness model and semi-retired professional wrestler. Formerly working for World Wrestling Entertainment, Stratus retired from WWE on September 17 2006 after winning her seventh WWE Women's Championship. Stratus is the first in WWF/E history to have held the WWE Women's Championship seven times. - Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams (born October 7, 1976) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the Hollywood films "Mean Girls", "The Notebook" and "Wedding Crashers", which all proved to be successful at movie theaters. - Richie Hawtin
Richard (Richie) Hawtin (born June 4, 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is a Canadian electronic musician and internationally-touring DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s. Hawtin is best known for his haunting, minimal works under the alias Plastikman, a moniker he continued to use into the mid-2000s. - Shania Twain
Shania Twain, OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. Her third album "Come on Over" is the biggest-selling album of all time by a female artist, and the best-selling album in the history of country music. She is the only female artist to have three albums certified Diamond by the RIAA, … - Earl W. Bascom
Earl W. Bascom (June 19, 1906 - August 28, 1995) was an American painter, printmaker and sculptor, raised in Canada, who portrayed his own experiences cowboying and rodeoing across the American and Canadian West. - Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born 26 January 1961 in Brantford, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently part-owner and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. Nicknamed "The Great One," "Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the NHL" calls Gretzky "the greatest player of all time." He is generally regarded as the best player of his era and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, … - Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette (born in Ottawa, 1 June 1974) is a Canadian and naturalized American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She is recognized for creating one of the highest selling albums in the history of the music industry, and has won seven Grammy Awards. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a child recorded two dance-pop albums, "Alanis" and "Now Is the Time", under MCA Records. - Marc Staal
Marc John Staal, (born January 13, 1987 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is an ice hockey player born to Henry and Linda Staal. Staal plays for the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League where he is the team's captain. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in 2005 NHL Entry Draft in the 1st round, 12th pick overall. Staal played for Team Canada in the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships bringing home gold both times. - Jason Spezza
Jason Anthony Rocco Spezza (born June 13, 1983 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey currently playing centre for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. - Wajid Khan
Wajid Ali Khan is a Canadian businessman and politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville for the Conservative Party. He is also the special advisor of the Prime Minister of Canada for the Middle East and South Asia. Khan served as an officer and pilot in the Pakistan Air Force from 1966 to 1973. He took part in the India-Pakistan war in 1971 as a MiG-19 fighter pilot. - Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961) is an award-winning, Canadian-born film and television actor. His best known roles include Marty McFly from the "Back to the Future" trilogy (1985-1990); Alex P. Keaton from "Family Ties" (1982-1989), for which he won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and Mike Flaherty from "Spin City" (1996-2000), for which he won an Emmy, three Golden Globes, … - Adam Copeland
Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973), is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, under the ring name Edge, wrestling on its "SmackDown!" brand Copeland initially rose through the ranks as one half of the tag team Edge and Christian, alongside his real-life best friend and storyline brother Christian. He is noted for being one of the most decorated tag team champions in wrestling history, … - Chad Kilger
Chad Kilger (born 27 November, 1976 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. On December 3, 2006, at a Toronto Maple Leaf's Skills Competition, Kilger's slapshot was clocked at 106.6 mph (faster than NHL All-Star skills competition record holder Al Iafrate's 105.2 mph). - Neil Young
Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Omemee, Ontario. His work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and an instantly recognizable nasal tenor (and frequently alto) singing voice. - Jim Carrey
James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. He is known for his manic, slapstick performances in comedy films such as "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective", "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls", "The Mask", "Dumb and Dumber", "Me, Myself & Irene", "The Cable Guy", "Liar Liar" and "Bruce Almighty". - Hume Blake Cronyn
Hume Blake Cronyn (born August 28, 1864 in London, Canada West-died June 19, 1933) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Commons as a Unionist in the riding of London in the 1917 election. His son, Hume Cronyn, was an actor. - Howie Mandel
Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, primarily for his roles on sitcoms and television. He is best known as Ed Flanders's young intern, Dr. Wayne Fiscus on "St. Elsewhere", and is currently the host of the US game show "Deal or No Deal", airing on NBC, and the Canadian version, "Deal or No Deal Canada", airing on Global. - Jessica Stam
Jessica Stam (born April 23, 1986), also known simply as Stam, is a Canadian supermodel. - Ed Broadbent
Ed Broadbent holds back tears as he announces he's leaving politics for family reasons, May 4, 2005. (CP Photo/Fred Chartrand) Ed Broadbent was, for a brief while in the 1980s, the most popular politician in Canada, scoring higher in public opinion polls than then prime minister Pierre Trudeau. He stepped down as leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 1989 after what he called a disappointing election result. - Manny Malhotra
Emmanuel Noveen Malhotra (born May 18, 1980 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. - Todd Bertuzzi
Todd Bertuzzi (born 2 February, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Anaheim Ducks. - Jassen Cullimore
Jassen Cullimore (born December 4, 1972 in Simcoe, Ontario) is a defenceman currently owned by the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. - Kyle Wellwood
Kyle Wellwood (born May 16, 1983 in Oldcastle, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. - Michael Cera
Michael Austin Cera (pronounced) (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian television and film actor, known for playing George Michael Bluth in the Fox comedy "Arrested Development". He guest-starred in an episode of teen noir drama "Veronica Mars", and also in the Adult Swim series "Tom Goes to the Mayor" and "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. - William Lyon MacKenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King, OM, PC, LL.B, Ph.D, MA, BA (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921, to June 28, 1926; September 25, 1926, to August 6, 1930; and October 23, 1935, to November 15, 1948. With over 21 years in the office, he was the longest serving Prime Minister in British Commonwealth history. - Wayne Ray
Wayne Scott Ray (born 1950 in Alabama) is a Canadian poet and photographer. Ray is the founder of HMS Press publishing, Scarborough Arts Council Poetry Contest, co-founder of the Canadian Poetry Association and co-chairman of the League of Canadian Poets: Associates (Toronto) for 1985/1986. - Steve Downie
Steve Downie (born April 3, 1987, in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He currently lives in Queensville, outside of Newmarket. - J. Philippe Rushton
John Philippe (Phil) Rushton (born December 3, 1943) is a psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, who is most widely known for his work on intelligence and racial differences, particularly his book "Race, Evolution And Behavior". Rushton also researches altruism from a number of perspectives. Rushton is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American, British, and Canadian Psychological Associations. - Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs, OC, O.Ont (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-born Canadian urbanist, writer and activist. She is best known for "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" (1961), a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States. The book has been credited with reaching beyond planning issues to influence the spirit of the times. "Jacobs came down firmly on the side of spontaneous inventiveness of individuals, … - Chris Therien
Chris B. Therien (born December 14, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played defense for the Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars in 12 National Hockey League seasons. - Daniel Carcillo
Daniel Carcillo (born January 28, 1985 in King City, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player. On February 27, 2007, Carcillo was traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Phoenix Coyotes for Georges Laraque. - Petey Williams
Peter "Petey" Williams (born August 26, 1981) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently working in the United States for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a competitor in the X Division, and the former captain of Team Canada. He is referred to by the nickname "The Canadian Destroyer", a reference to his flip piledriver finisher of the same name. - Simon James Dawson
Simon James Dawson was a Canadian civil engineer and politician. Born in Redhaven, Banffshire, Scotland, Dawson emigrated to Canada as a young man and began his career as an engineer. In 1857, as a member of a Canadian government expedition, he surveyed a line of road from Prince Arthur’s Landing (later Port Arthur, now part of Thunder Bay, Ontario) to Fort Garry and further explored that area in 1858 and 1859. His report greatly stimulated Canadian interest in the West. - Marc Emery
Marc Scott Emery (born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian cannabis activist. He is the publisher of "Cannabis Culture magazine". He also ran for mayor of the city of Vancouver in 1996 and 2002 and came in fifth the second time. He is sometimes called by the media the Prince of Pot. On July 23, 2006; Emery married Jodie Joanna Giesz-Ramsay. He is formerly a retailer of "Cannabis" seeds for cultivation, … - Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC, MP, BA, LLB, LLD (h.c.) (born August 28, 1938) was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada and a former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. On November 14, 2003, Martin succeeded Jean Chrétien as leader of the Liberal Party and became Prime Minister on December 12, 2003. The 2004 election yielded a minority government in which the Liberals under Martin remained in power. - Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh (born July 20, 1971) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and a two-time Emmy Award-nominated Canadian actress. She is known to American audiences for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang in the ABC series "Grey's Anatomy" and her roles in the feature films, "Under the Tuscan Sun" and "Sideways". In 2005, Oh made "People" magazine's list of the 50 Most Beautiful People. Oh has also won the Screen Actors Guild's award and Genie Award twice each. - Lorna Marsden
Lorna Marsden (born March 6, 1942) is a Canadian sociologist, academic, and former politician. She is the President and Vice-Chancellor of York University and a former senator. Born in Sidney, British Columbia, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1968 and a Ph.D from Princeton University in 1972. In 1972, she joined the University of Toronto where she was a Professor of Sociology. - Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player.
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