List of people from Ontario
This is a list of notable people who were either born or lived in Ontario, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province.
Film, television, and voice actors
| Name | Notable for | Connection to Ontario |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Amell (born 1988) | actor, best known for portraying the original incarnation of Firestorm in the TV series The Flash; cousin of Stephen | born in Toronto |
| Stephen Amell (born 1981) | actor, known for portraying the title character in the TV series Arrow, and Casey Jones in the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (2016) | born in Toronto |
| Will Arnett (born 1970) | actor, voice actor, and comedian | born in Toronto |
| Matt Austin (born 1978) | actor from Power Rangers S.P.D. | born in Toronto |
| Dan Aykroyd (born 1952) | actor, musician, comedian, producer, and screenwriter from Saturday Night Live | born in Ottawa |
| Peter Aykroyd (born 1955) | actor, producer, and screenwriter from Saturday Night Live and Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | born in Ottawa |
| Steve Bacic (born 1965) | actor | grew up in Windsor |
| Neve Campbell (born 1973) | actress from the Scream series of horror movies | born in Guelph |
| John Candy (1950–1994) | actor from Home Alone and Uncle Buck | born in Newmarket |
| Jim Carrey (born 1962) | actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer from Batman Forever, Liar Liar and The Truman Show | born in Newmarket |
| Michael Cera (born 1988) | actor and musician from Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Superbad | born in Brampton |
| Sarah Chalke (born 1976) | actress from Scrubs and Roseanne | born in Ottawa |
| Juan Chioran (born 1963) | Argentine-born actor, voice actor, and singer known for his voice roles in Beyblade: Metal Fusion and Grossology | lived in Toronto and Stratford |
| A. J. Cook (born 1978) | actress from Criminal Minds and Final Destination 2 | born in Oshawa, raised in Whitby |
| Paulo Costanzo (born 1978) | actor from Royal Pains | born in Brampton |
| Daniel DeSanto (born 1980) | actor and voice actor from Mean Girls and Are You Afraid of the Dark? | born in Toronto |
| Kevin Duhaney (born 1984) | actor and rapper from Power Rangers Dino Thunder | born in Whitby |
| Louis Ferreira (born 1966) | actor | grew up in North York |
| Victor Garber (born 1949) | actor from The Flash and Titanic | born in London |
| Ryan Gosling (born 1980) | actor from The Notebook | born in London |
| Graham Greene (born 1952) | First Nations actor from Dances with Wolves and The Green Mile | born in Ohsweken |
| Shenae Grimes (born 1989) | actress from 90210 | born in Toronto |
| Corey Haim (1971–2010) | actor from The Lost Boys and Lucas | born in Toronto |
| Jill Hennessy (born 1968) | actress, starred in Crossing Jordan | grew up in Kitchener |
| Torri Higginson (born 1969) | actress, starred in Stargate Atlantis | born in Burlington[1] |
| Jennifer Irwin (born 1975) | actress from Superstar | born in Toronto |
| Andrew Jackson (born 1963) | actor and voice actor known for his voice roles in Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge and Beyblade: Metal Fusion | born in Newmarket |
| Jeon So-mi (born 2001) | Korean singer and TV personality, former member of I.O.I | born in Toronto |
| Stana Katic (born 1978) | actress from Castle | born in Hamilton |
| Isaac Kragten (born 2002) | actor from Odd Squad | born in Caledonia |
| Don Lake (born 1956) | actor from the Police Academy series of films, frequent collaborator with American comedian and actress Bonnie Hunt | born in Toronto |
| Eugene Levy (born 1946) | actor from the American Pie series of films | born in Hamilton |
| Myrna Lorrie (born 1940) | singer/songwriter/television personality | born in Thunder Bay |
| Michela Luci (born 2006) | child actress and singer most noted as the leading role of Dino Dana | born in Ancaster, Ontario |
| Rachel McAdams (born 1978) | actress from The Notebook | born in St. Thomas |
| Scott McCord (born 1971) | voice actor known for voicing Dan Kuso, the protagonist from Bakugan | born in Sarnia |
| Eric McCormack (born 1963) | actor from Will & Grace | born in Toronto |
| Derek McGrath (born 1951) | actor from My Secret Identity | born in Timmins |
| Shay Mitchell (born 1987) | actress from Pretty Little Liars | born in Mississauga |
| Rick Moranis (born 1953) | actor from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Ghostbusters | born in Toronto |
| Al Mukadam (born 1985) | actor from Radio Free Roscoe | born in Toronto |
| Mike Myers (born 1963) | actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and film producer best known for voicing Shrek in the Shrek series of films | born in Scarborough |
| Sophie Nélisse (born 2000) | teen actress | born in Windsor |
| Catherine O'Hara (born 1954) | starred in SCTV and Schitt's Creek | grew up in Toronto[2] |
| Sandra Oh (born 1971) | Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning actress | born in Ottawa |
| Jeffrey Parazzo (born 1978) | actor from Power Rangers Dino Thunder | born in Toronto |
| Dan Petronijevic (born 1981) | voice actor | born in Scarborough |
| Mary Pickford (1892–1979) | silent screen film star; co-founder of United Artists and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | born in Toronto |
| Sarah Polley (born 1979) | actress, writer, director, and political activist | born in Toronto |
| David Reale | voice actor known for voicing Kai Hiwatari in the Beyblade original saga | born in Caledon |
| Kathleen Robertson (born 1973) | actress from Beverly Hills, 90210 and Scary Movie 4 | born in Hamilton |
| Kelly Rowan (born 1965) | actress from The O.C. | born in Ottawa |
| Corey Sevier (born 1984) | actor | born in Ajax |
| Martin Short (born 1950) | actor, comedian, singer, writer, voice actor, and producer | born in Hamilton |
| Jay Silverheels (1912–1980) | First Nations actor best known for his role of Tonto on The Lone Ranger | born in Brantford |
| John Stocker (born 1947) | voice actor | born in Toronto |
| Tara Strong (born 1973) | voice actress | born in Toronto |
| Dave Thomas (born 1949) | actor and television writer | born in St. Catharines |
| Chris Violette (born 1981) | actor from Power Rangers S.P.D. | born in Mississauga |
| Lisa Yamanaka (born 1983) | voice actress | born in Toronto |
Artists
- Troy Brooks (born 1972 in Chatham, Ontario) — painter
Comedians
- Derek Edwards – Timmins
- Dave Foley – Etobicoke
- Evan Fong – Toronto
- Tom Green – Pembroke
- Phil Hartman – Brantford[3]
- Jenny Jones – London
- Norm Macdonald – Ottawa
- Howie Mandel – Toronto
- Mark McKinney – Ottawa
- Russell Peters – Brampton
- Katherine Ryan – Sarnia
- Scott Thompson – North Bay
- Harland Williams – Toronto
- John Wing Jr. – Sarnia
Professional athletes
- Caleb Agada (born 1994) - Nigerian-Canadian basketball player in the Israeli Premier League and for the Nigerian national basketball team
- Bolade Ajomale – Olympic sprinter from Richmond Hill
- Sean Avery – retired hockey player from North York
- Rowan Barrett - basketball player from Scarborough, top scorer in the 2002 Israel Basketball Premier League
- Anthony Bennett – basketball player from Toronto
- Sam Bennett – hockey player from Holland Landing
- Shane Bergman – CFL player from Waterford
- Tomer Chencinski – Israeli-Canadian football player from Thornhill
- Steve Christie – Hamilton
- Mike Craig – Thorndale
- Laura Creavalle – Toronto
- Nick Denis – North Bay
- Andre De Grasse – Olympic sprinter from Scarborough
- Phil Esposito – Sault Ste. Marie
- Tony Esposito – Sault Ste. Marie
- Simon Farine – basketball player from Toronto
- Sharon Fichman (born 1990) – Canadian/Israeli tennis player from Toronto
- Mike Fisher – hockey player from Peterborough
- Rick Fox – Toronto
- Mark Friedman (born 1995) - NHL player from Toronto
- Doug Gilmour – Kingston
- Claude Giroux – Hearst
- Wayne Gretzky (born 1961) – Brantford
- James Hinchcliffe – Oakville
- Tim Horton – Cochrane
- Jack Hughes (born 2001) – NHL ice hockey player from Toronto
- Zach Hyman – NHL ice hockey player from Forest Hill
- Cory Joseph – Pickering
- Curtis Joseph – Keswick
- David Levin (born 1999) - Israeli ice hockey player – Toronto
- Jesse Levine (born 1987) - American-Canadian tennis player – Ottawa
- Alex "Mine Boy" Levinsky (1910–1990) – NHL hockey player – Toronto
- Eric Lindros – London
- Jamaal Magloire – Toronto
- Frank Mahovlich – Timmins
- Connor McDavid – Newmarket
- Jamal Murray – basketball, Kitchener
- Rick Nash – Brampton
- Daniel Nestor – Toronto
- Bobby Orr – Parry Sound
- Pete Orr – Richmond Hill
- Bob Plager – hockey player, Kirkland Lake
- Milos Raonic – tennis player – Thornhill
- Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987) – ice hockey player – Sudbury
- Jim Rutherford – Beeton
- Denis Shapovalov – Israeli-Canadian tennis player – Vaughan
- Patrick Sharp – Thunder Bay
- Darryl Sittler – Kitchener
- Trevor Smith (born 1985) – hockey player – Ottawa
- Eric Staal – Thunder Bay
- Jordan Staal – Thunder Bay
- Marc Staal – Thunder Bay
- Steven Stamkos – Markham
- Andrew Sznajder (born 1967) – English-born Canadian tennis player – Oakville[4]
- Tristan Thompson – Brampton
- Joe Thornton – St. Thomas
- Raffi Torres – Toronto
- Paul Tracy – Scarborough
- Mike Veisor (born 1952) – hockey player – Toronto
- Joey Votto – baseball player – Etobicoke
- Andrew Wiggins (born 1995) – Toronto
- Nigel Wilson (born 1970) – Oshawa
Politicians
- Philip Downing
- Stephen Harper – 22nd Prime Minister of Canada (2006–2015) and former Conservative Party leader – Leaside
- John T. Jarvis
- Paul Martin – 21st Prime Minister of Canada (2003–2006) – Windsor
- James McMillan – Hamilton
- Justin Trudeau – 23rd Prime Minister of Canada (2015–present) – Ottawa
Olympic athletes
- Alex Baumann – Sudbury
- Nathan Brannen – Cambridge
- Patrick Chan – Ottawa
- Gabrielle Daleman – Newmarket
- Victor Davis – Guelph
- Meagan Duhamel – Sudbury
- Lori Dupuis – South Glengarry
- John Fitzpatrick – Toronto
- Chris Jarvis – Grimsby
- Becky Kellar – Hagersville
- Rosie MacLennan – King City
- Conlin McCabe – Brockville
- Scott Moir – London
- Penny Oleksiak – Toronto
- Brian Orser – Belleville
- Elvis Stojko – Richmond Hill
- Adam van Koeverden – Oakville
- Tessa Virtue – London
- Simon Whitfield – Kingston
Other notable celebrities
- Thalia Assuras – London
- Don Cherry – Kingston
- William Winer Cooke – Brantford
- Adam Copeland – Orangeville
- Linda Evangelista – St. Catharines
- Melyssa Ford – Toronto
- Frank Gehry – Toronto
- Danielle Graham – Guelph
- Chris Hadfield – astronaut, Milton
- Shalom Harlow – Oshawa
- Michiel Horn – Toronto
- Peter Jennings – Toronto
- Lynn Johnston – Collingwood
- Gail Kim – Toronto
- Lisa LaFlamme – Kitchener
- Ferdinand Larose – created the Larose Forest, Prescott and Russell
- Lainey Lui – Toronto
- Steve Mackall – Toronto
- Lorne Michaels – Toronto
- Alice Munro – Wingham
- Daniel Negreanu – poker player, Toronto
- Kevin Newman – Toronto
- Jordan Peterson – professor, Toronto
- Quddus – Toronto
- James Randi – Toronto
- Ivan Reitman – Hamilton
- Jason Reso – Orangeville
- Sandie Rinaldo – Toronto
- John Roberts – Toronto
- Lloyd Robertson – Stratford
- Morley Safer – Toronto
- David Shore – London
- Trish Stratus – Richmond Hill
- John Saunders – sports reporter, from Ajax and other cities
- Alex Trebek – Sudbury
- Jack L. Warner – London
- Ken Westerfield – disc sports (Frisbee) pioneer, from Toronto
- Lauren Williams – Toronto
Bands, musicians, singers, and rappers
- Lee Aaron – Belleville
- Annihilator (band) – Ottawa
- Bryan Adams – Kingston
- Alexisonfire – St. Catharines
- Paul Anka – Ottawa
- Eva Avila – Ottawa
- Barenaked Ladies – Scarborough
- Justin Bieber – Stratford
- Billy Talent – Mississauga
- Jully Black – Toronto
- Blue Rodeo – Toronto
- Broken Social Scene – Toronto
- Cancer Bats – Toronto
- Alessia Cara – Mississauga
- Keshia Chanté – Ottawa
- Bruce Cockburn – Ottawa
- Deborah Cox – Toronto
- deadmau5 – Niagara Falls; real name Joel Thomas Zimmerman
- Hugh Dillon – Kingston
- Fefe Dobson – Scarborough
- Drake – Toronto
- Finger Eleven – Burlington
- Five Man Electrical Band – Ottawa
- J.D. Fortune – Mississauga
- Nelly Furtado – Forest Hill, Toronto[5]
- Glenn Gould – Toronto
- Dallas Green – St. Catharines
- Hail the Villain – Oshawa
- Sarah Harmer – Burlington
- illScarlett – Mississauga
- Kardinal Offishall – Scarborough/Toronto
- Vikas Kohli – Mississauga
- James LaBrie – Penetanguishene
- Henry Lau – Toronto
- Avril Lavigne – Napanee
- Gordon Lightfoot – Orillia
- Lights – Timmins
- Little X – Toronto
- Guy Lombardo – London
- Brian Melo – Hamilton
- Shawn Mendes – Pickering
- Alice Merton – Oakville
- Metric – Toronto
- Kim Mitchell – Sarnia
- Alanis Morissette – Ottawa
- My Darkest Days – Toronto
- Our Lady Peace – Toronto
- Peaches – Toronto
- Protest the Hero – Whitby
- Anastasia Rizikov – Toronto
- Rush – Toronto
- Saga – Oakville
- Paul Shaffer – Thunder Bay
- Silverstein – Burlington
- Snow – Toronto
- Wendy Son – Richmond Hill
- Sum 41 – Ajax
- Skye Sweetnam – Bolton
- Teenage Head – Hamilton
- Three Days Grace – Toronto
- Tokyo Police Club – Newmarket
- The Tragically Hip – Kingston
- Shania Twain – Windsor
- U.S.S. (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker) – Stouffville, Markham and Toronto
- Vanity – Niagara Falls
- Walk off the Earth – Burlington
- Tamia Washington – Windsor
- The Weeknd – Scarborough
- Michelle Wright – Merlin
- Neil Young – Toronto
Authors
Scientists and physicians
- Sir Frederick Banting – co-discoverer of insulin
- Dr. Charles Best – co-discoverer of insulin
- Dr. Norman Bethune – physician, pioneered the use of in-field blood transfusions during the Spanish Civil War, joined the Communist guerillas in China in the 1930s
- Dr. Roberta Bondar – astronaut, neurologist, from Sault Ste. Marie
- Dr. Robert Buckman – oncologist, president of Humanist Association of Canada
- Mathew Evans – inventor, created and patented the first incandescent light bulb in 1874, five years before Thomas Edison's US patent
- Dr. Wilbur Franks – physician and inventor; developed first anti-gravity or "G-suit" now used by air crews and astronauts; also noted for his work in cancer research
- Dr. James Naismith – physician, inventor of basketball
- Daniel David Palmer – founder of chiropractic
Business people
- Howard I. Wetston – Chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission
- Bill Pratt – 1988 XV Winter Olympics organizer, Calgary contractor
Criminals
- Paul Bernardo
- Edwin Alonzo Boyd – led the Boyd Gang in Toronto
- Karla Homolka
See also
- List of University of Toronto people
References
- "Famous Burlingtonians: Torri Higginson - Actress". Tourismburlington.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- Salem, Rob (June 2, 2007). "Catherine the great". The Toronto Star. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- Parish, James Robert (2004). The Hollywood Book of Scandals: The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of More Than 100 American Movie and TV Idols. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 212–213. ISBN 0-07-142189-0.
- "The history of the Forest Hill neighbourhood". The Elli Davis Team - Royal LePage. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011.
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