Greek Canadians
A Greek Canadian (Greek: Ελληνοκαναδοί) is a Canadian citizen of either full or partial Greek origin or ancestry or a Greece-born person who resides in Canada. According to the 2011 Census, there were 252,960 Canadians who claimed Greek ancestry.[7]
List of notable Canadians of Greek ancestry
Academics
Authors
Professors
Business and philanthropy
Flag of Greece and Canada
Creatives
Artists
Sport
Athletics
Baseball
Boxing
Diving
Field Hockey
Football
Ice Hockey
- Chris Kontos – player
- Nick Kypreos – former NHL player, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers
- Dave Nonis – former Canadian ice hockey defenceman, former general manager and executive of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks and current general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Soccer
Strength Athletics
Water Skiing
Wrestling
- Bret Hart – former pro wrestler, multiple World Champion in WWF & WCW. Greek Ancestry – Mother is half Greek as is published in his autobiography "Hitman: My Real Life In The Cartoon World Of Wrestling"
- Trish Stratus (aka Patricia Anne Stratigias) – former professional wrestler
Film, TV and stage
Actors and performers
- Marie Avgeropoulos – actress – "Tracers" (film), "Supernatural", "Fringe"
- Alex Carter – actor
- John Colicos – actor
- Chris Diamantopoulos – actor
- John Ioannou – actor
- John Kapelos – actor
- Argiris Karras – actor
- Alex Karzis – actor, singer and musician
- Elias Koteas – actor (Crash)
- Daniel Samonas – actor
- Tracy Spiridakos – actress – "Being Human", "Revolution"
- Elias Toufexis
- Angelo Tsarouchas – comedian/actor It's all Greek to Me Comedy Show
- Nia Vardalos – actress, screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- Nikki Ponte – singer
- Sofia Shinas- singer, actress "The Crow"
- Athena Karkanis- actress, The Border, Lost Girl, Low Winter Sun, The Lottery
Directors and producers
Director of Sideways
Entertainers
- Panayiotis Brakoulias – composer, musician, record producer, musical director
- Ariana Chris – mezzo-soprano
- Christine Cushing – celebrity chef
- Dini Dimakos – comedian/actor Video on Trial,Love Court
- Hannah Georgas – singer/songwriter
- Alex Karzis – actor, voiceover artist, musician and singer.
- KO – musician
- Peter Bexis – musician
- Sid Krofft – puppeteer
- Billy Mavreas – cartoonist
- Kanaris Paraskevopoulos – Producer (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), kickbox champion
- George Sapounidis – musician / troubadour, statistician and a Sinophile. Subject of documentary Chairman George
- Teresa Stratas – soprano OC (born May 26, 1938, Toronto, Ontario), is a retired Canadian operatic soprano. She is especially well known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu.
- Angelo Tsarouchas – comedian/actor It's all Greek to Me Comedy Show
- Nia Vardalos – actress, screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- Phil X (born Phil Xenidis) – guitarist, prolific session guitarist
Journalists and broadcasters
Georgia Balogiannis 680radio, news editor, news anchor, journalist.
Historical figures
Immigrants
Politicians
- Niki Ashton – NDP Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Churchill, Manitoba
- Sophia Aggelonitis – former Liberal MPP for Hamilton Mountain
- Eleni Bakopanos – former Liberal MP for Saint-Denis
- Staff Barootes – former Conservative Senator
- Marie Bountrogianni – former Liberal MPP for Hamilton Mountain
- Diane Stratas – former Progressive Conservative MP for Scarborough Centre, 1979 to 1980
- John Cannis – former Liberal MP for Scarborough Centre, 1993 to 2011
- Tony Clement – Member of Parliament for Muskoka, and President of the Treasury Board
- Eleni Fakotakis Kolaitis – Borough Councillor, Mile-End, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, 2005 to 2009
- Mary Fragedakis – Toronto City Councillor for Ward 29, Toronto-Danforth
- Philippe Gigantès – former Liberal Senator
- Leo Housakos – Conservative Senator
- Maurine Karagianis – New Democratic Party of British Columbia MLA, former Esquimalt – municipal councillor, British Columbia
- Jim Karygiannis – Liberal MP for Scarborough—Agincourt since 1988
- Chris Kibermanis – Liberal candidate
- Costas Menegakis – Conservative Party of Canada MP for Richmond Hill
- Pana Merchant – Liberal Senator from Saskatchewan
- Constantine George Mitges – former PC MP, first Greek elected federally
- George Samis – former Ontario New Democratic Party MPP, first Greek elected in Canada to a Legislature
- Christos Sirros – former Quebec Liberal MNA and provincial cabinet minister
- Gerry Sklavounos – Liberal Member of the Québec National Assembly
- Dimitri Soudas – Communications director to the Prime Minister of Canada
- Michael Tziretas – former City Councillor, Toronto (2001–2003)
Judiciary
- Justice Andromache Karakatsanis – Supreme Court of Canada, 2011 to present
- Justice David Stratas – Federal Court of Appeal, 2009 to present
- Justice Ria Tzimas Superior Court of Justice in Brampton, Ontario, 2012 to present
Religious figures
Order of Canada recipients
- Teresa Stratas – soprano OC (born May 26, 1938, Toronto, Ontario), is a retired Canadian operatic soprano. She is especially well known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu.
See also
References
- ↑ Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories – Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories – Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories – British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories – Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Selected Demographic and Cultural Characteristics". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
Further reading
External links
- Greek-Canadians – A comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Canadians.
- GreekGateway.com – Greek cultural entertainment site, event resource and business directory.
- Toronto-Danforth political riding with concentrated Hellenic population
- Embassy and Consulates
- Charitable organizations
- Communities
- Trade organizations
- Affiliate trade organizations
- Performance art groups
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