List of Torontonians
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See also List of people from Toronto
This is a list of notable people who are from Toronto, Ontario, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city.
[edit] Alphabetical Order
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Terry Ananny - artist
- Will Arnett - actor
- Gordon Stewart Anderson - author
- Mark Andrews - swimmer
- Marcos Arriaga - filmmaker
- Margaret Atwood - novelist
- Dan Aykroyd - comic actor
[edit] B
- Christopher Britton - actor, stage actor, and voice actor
- Jimmy Broyden - stuntman, founding president of Jimmy Broyden Down Syndrome Foundation
- Jim Butterfield - tech whiz
- Barenaked Ladies - music band
- Billy Talent - band, indie rock
- Hédi Bouraoui - poet, novelist and academic
- John McEntee Bowman - founding president of Bowman-Biltmore Hotels Corp.
- Jordan Boyne - black rights activist
- Broken Social Scene - band, indie rock
- Theresa Burke - journalist
[edit] C
- Morley Callaghan - journalist, writer
- June Callwood - social activist, journalist
- Neve Campbell - actress (Party of Five, Scream series)
- Nicholas Campbell - actor
- John Candy - comic actor
- Jim Carrey - comic actor
- Anson Carter - professional hockey player (Vancouver Canucks)
- Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - boxer
- Vince Carter - NBA player (actually born in Florida, but played in Toronto for a number of years)
- Choclair - musician, rap
- Christian Cage - professional wrestler (Orangeville, Ontario)
- Hayden Christensen - actor
- George Chuvalo - boxer
- The Constantines - band
- Jack Kent Cooke - industrialist
- Adam "Edge" Copeland - Professional wrestler (Orangeville, Ontario)
- Deborah Cox - singer
- David Cronenberg - film director
- Cowboy Junkies - musicians
[edit] D
- Do Make Say Think- band, post-rock
- Death from Above 1979 - band, indie rock
- Robertson Davies - writer
- Fefe Dobson - singer
- Cory Doctorow - blogger, journalist and science fiction author
[edit] E
- Edge - professional wrestler (Orangeville, Ontario)
- Atom Egoyan - film director
- David James Elliott, Hollywood actor
- Linda Evangelista - model (St. Catharines, Ontario)
[edit] F
- Percy Faith - composer
- George Faludy - poet
- Joe Flaherty - comic actor
- Timothy Findley - writer
[edit] G
- Frank Gehry - architect
- Malcolm Gladwell, writer (Tipping Point, Blink!)
- Natalie Glebova - model (Miss Universe 2005)
- Emma Goldman - political activist
- Glenn Gould - pianist
- Barbara Gowdy - writer, fiction
- Aubrey Graham - actor
- John Greyson - filmmaker (Proteus)
[edit] H
- Ian Hacking - philosopher
- Stephen Harper - Prime Minister of Canada
- Phil Hartman - comic actor
- Jill Hennessy - actress (Crossing Jordan, Law & Order)
- John Huston - actor
[edit] I
- Michael Ironside - actor
[edit] J
- Jamie Johnston - Actor
- Jane Jacobs - urban activist, writer
- Peter Jennings - ABC News anchor
- Norman Jewison - film director ("Moonstruck")
[edit] K
- K-os - MC, hip-hop
- Kardinal Offishall - musician, hip-hop
- Ben Kerr - busker
- Key Witness - indie band, broke film students
- Kids in the Hall - television comedy troupe
- Naomi Klein - writer on social/economic issues (No Logo)
- Floyd Kuptana- Inuit artist
- Faisal Kutty - Lawyer, writer, muslim activist
[edit] L
- Stephen Leacock - writer, humour
- Dennis Lee - children's author, poet
- Geddy Lee - musician, lead singer of Rush
- Glenn Lewis - R&B singer
- Dana Lewis - Journalist-Fox TV News,Brother of Sharon Lewis
- Sharon Lewis - On Air Personality-Sunny104.3 Sister of Dana Lewis
- Stephen Lewis - UN special envoy, politician
- Eugene Levy - comic actor
[edit] M
- Norm Macdonald - comic actor (Saturday Night Live)
- Christine Magee - spokesperson and co-founder of Sleep Country Canada
- Jamaal Magloire - NBA player
- Maestro - hip-hop musician
- Martha and the Muffins - musicians
- Bruce Mau - designer (S,M,L,XL)
- Rachel McAdams - actress (London, Ontario)
- Wallace McCain - McCain foods and Maple leaf foods
- Eric McCormack - actor, (Will and Grace)
- Bruce McDonald - film director
- Don McKellar - actor
- Metric - band, indie rock
- Marshall McLuhan - academic and writer (Understanding Media)
- Lorne Michaels- producer and creator of Saturday Night Live
- Joni Mitchell - musician
- Kim Mitchell - musician
- Colin Mochrie - comedian
- Raymond Moriyama - architect
- Farley Mowat - writer
- Robert Munsch - children's author
- Anne Murray - singer
- Mike Myers - actor (Austin Powers)
- Alannah Myles - singer
- Jay Manuel - make-up artist/fashion photographer
[edit] N
- Nash the Slash - musician
- Mark Napier - NHL Professional Hockey Player, two time Stanley Cup champion, Rookie-Of-The-Year WHA, President NHL Alumni, Toronto Marlboros Memorial Cup champion
[edit] O
- Catherine O'Hara - comedic actress (SCTV, Beetlejuice, Best in Show)
- Mary Margaret O'Hara - singer/songwriter
- Michael Ondaatje - writer (The English Patient)
- Barry Oretsky - Classical Painter, Photographer, Photorealist
[edit] P
- Alice Panikian, model (Miss Universe Canada 2006, Miss Universe 2006 - 6th place)
- Sean Paul - reggae artist
- Mary Pickford - actress, co-founder of United Artists
- Jason Priestley - actor (Beverly Hills 90210)
[edit] R
- James Randi - magician
- Keanu Reeves - actor (The Matrix)
- John D. Roberts - news anchor for CBS
- Robbie Robertson - musician
- Edward Samuel Rogers "Ted Rogers" of Rogers communications
- Rino Romano - actor, and voice actor
- Lukas Rossi - singer
- Kelly Rowan - actress (The O.C.)
- Anna Russell - concert comedienne
- Rush - rock band
[edit] S
- Moshe Safdie - architect
- Morley Safer - journalist (60 Minutes)
- Saukrates - rapper
- Monika Schnarre - supermodel and actress
- Kim Schraner - actress (Spynet)
- Michael Seater - Actor
- Lance Secretan - Leadership theorist, writer and consultant
- Martin Short - actor
- Frank Shuster - comedian (of Wayne and Shuster)
- Joe Shuster - creator of Superman
- Jane Siberry - musician
- Colin Simpson - author
- Michael Snow - artist
- Snow (musician) - musician
- The Spoons - 1980 Band
- Trish Stratus - professional wrestler, model
[edit] T
- Talan Torriero - actor (Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County)
- Don Tapscott - writer and consultant, technology and business
- Colin Thatcher - politician and convicted murderer
- Kenneth Roy Thomson - Canada's richest man
- Alex Trebek - game show host (Jeopardy!)
[edit] U
- Max Udaskin - Cool2
[edit] V
- Nia Vardalos - actress and writer, stage and film (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
[edit] W
- Johnny Wayne - comedian (of Wayne and Shuster)
- Galen Weston - Canada's second wealthiest man
- Harland Williams - actor
- Pamela Wallin
[edit] Y
- Yellow Plastic Bucket - musicians
- Neil Young - rock musician
[edit] Z
- Zanta - famed performance artist
- Zeroption - musicians
- Moses Znaimer - media mogul (CHUM, founder of Citytv)