Canada
Historical figures born in Canada
13,378 notable historical figures were born in Canada. These are the most notable:
Canada ranks #12 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind China, Brazil and Spain.
By occupation
- Actor: 23
- Writer/Author: 18
- Singer/Musician: 15
- Director/Producer: 13
- Screenwriter: 9
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 7
- Politician: 7
- Prime Minister: 7
- Mark Carney (born 1965, Politics)
- Justin Trudeau (born 1971, Politics)
- Catherine O'Hara (1954 to 2026, Entertainment)
- Ryan Gosling (born 1980, Entertainment)
- Ryan Reynolds (born 1976, Entertainment)
- (1935 to 2024, Entertainment)
- Drake (born 1986, Arts & Music)
- Christopher Plummer (1929 to 2021, Entertainment)
- Avril Lavigne (born 1984, Arts & Music)
- Pamela Anderson (born 1967, Entertainment)
- Bryan Adams (born 1959, Arts & Music)
- Jim Carrey (born 1962, Entertainment)
- Rachel McAdams (born 1978, Entertainment)
- Michael J. Fox (born 1961, Entertainment)
- Céline Dion (born 1968, Arts & Music)
- Justin Bieber (born 1994, Arts & Music)
- James Cameron (born 1954, Entertainment)
- William Shatner (born 1931, Entertainment)
- Grimes (born 1988, Arts & Music)
- Leonard Cohen (1934 to 2016, Arts & Music)
- Margaret Atwood (born 1939, Literature)
- Pierre Trudeau (1919 to 2000, Politics)
- Stephen Harper (born 1959, Politics)
- Edge (wrestler) (born 1973, Sports)
- Frank Gehry (1929 to 2025, Architecture)
- Bret Hart (born 1957, Sports)
- Sarah McLachlan (born 1968, Arts & Music)
- Jean Chrétien (born 1934, Politics)
- Owen Hart (1965 to 1999, Sports)
- Yvonne De Carlo (1922 to 2007, Entertainment)
- Naomi Klein (born 1970, Literature)
- Brian Mulroney (1939 to 2024, Politics)
- Steven Pinker (born 1954, Science)
- Kim Campbell (born 1947, Politics)
- James Naismith (1861 to 1939, Science)
- Len Cariou (born 1939, Entertainment)
- Elliot Page (born 1987, Entertainment)
- Jordan Peterson (born 1962, Science)
- Marshall McLuhan (1911 to 1980, Philosophy)
- Mia Kirshner (born 1975, Entertainment)
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