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List of people from Ontario

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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

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Name Notable for Connection to Ontario
Patrick J. Adams (born 1981) Suits born in Toronto
Robbie Amell (born 1988) The Flash born in Toronto
Stephen Amell (born 1981) Arrow and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows born in Toronto
Will Arnett (born 1970) born in Toronto
Matt Austin (born 1978) Power Rangers S.P.D. born in Toronto
Dan Aykroyd (born 1952) Saturday Night Live born in Ottawa
Peter Aykroyd (1955–2021) Saturday Night Live and Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal born in Ottawa
Steve Bacic (born 1965) raised in Windsor
Lindy Booth (born 1979) born in Oakville
Neve Campbell (born 1973) Scream series born in Guelph
John Candy (1950–1994) Home Alone and Uncle Buck born in Newmarket
Jim Carrey (born 1962) Batman Forever, Liar Liar and The Truman Show born in Newmarket
Michael Cera (born 1988) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Superbad born in Brampton
Sarah Chalke (born 1976) Scrubs and Roseanne born in Ottawa
Juan Chioran (born 1963) Beyblade: Metal Fusion and Grossology lived in Toronto and Stratford
A. J. Cook (born 1978) Criminal Minds and Final Destination 2 born in Oshawa, raised in Whitby
Paulo Costanzo (born 1978) Royal Pains born in Brampton
Daniel DeSanto (born 1980) Mean Girls and Are You Afraid of the Dark? born in Toronto
Brett Dier (born 1990) actor born in London
Nina Dobrev (born 1989) The Vampire Diaries and Degrassi: The Next Generation raised in Toronto
Michael Dowse (born 1973) director born in London
Louis Ferreira (born 1966) raised in North York
Victor Garber (born 1949) The Flash and Titanic born in London
Ryan Gosling (born 1980) The Notebook born in London
Graham Greene (born 1952) Dances with Wolves and The Green Mile born in Ohsweken
Shenae Grimes (born 1989) 90210 born in Toronto
Corey Haim (1971–2010) The Lost Boys and Lucas born in Toronto
Jill Hennessy (born 1968) Crossing Jordan raised in Kitchener
Torri Higginson (born 1969) Stargate Atlantis born in Burlington[1]
Ben Hollingsworth (born 1984) Code Black and Virgin River born in Brockville
Jennifer Irwin (born 1975) Superstar born in Toronto
Andrew Jackson (born 1963) Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge and Beyblade: Metal Fusion born in Newmarket
Jeon Somi (born 2001) former member of I.O.I born in Windsor
Stana Katic (born 1978) Castle born in Hamilton
Isaac Kragten (born 2002) Odd Squad born in Caledonia
Don Lake (born 1956) Police Academy series, frequent collaborator with Bonnie Hunt born in Toronto
Sunny Leone (born 1981) born in Sarnia
Eugene Levy (born 1946) American Pie series born in Hamilton
Myrna Lorrie (born 1940) born in Thunder Bay
Michela Luci (born 2006) Dino Dana born in Ancaster, Ontario
Rachel McAdams (born 1978) The Notebook born in St. Thomas
Scott McCord (born 1971) Bakugan born in Sarnia
Eric McCormack (born 1963) Will & Grace born in Toronto
Derek McGrath (born 1951) My Secret Identity born in Timmins
Shay Mitchell (born 1987) Pretty Little Liars born in Mississauga
Rick Moranis (born 1953) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Ghostbusters born in Toronto
Al Mukadam (born 1985) Radio Free Roscoe born in Toronto
Mike Myers (born 1963) Shrek series born in Scarborough
Sophie Nélisse (born 2000) born in Windsor
Catherine O'Hara (born 1954) SCTV and Schitt's Creek raised in Toronto[2]
Sandra Oh (born 1971) born in Ottawa
Megan Park (born 1986) The Secret Life of the American Teenager born in Lindsay
Dan Petronijevic (born 1981) born in Scarborough
David J. Phillips (born 1978) Shark City, Eat Wheaties! born in Brampton
Mary Pickford (1892–1979) co-founder of United Artists and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences born in Toronto
Christopher Plummer (1929-2021) Sound of Music, Beginners, and All the Money in the World born in Toronto
Sarah Polley (born 1979) born in Toronto
David Reale Beyblade born in Caledon
Martin Roach (born 1962) Inspector Gadget born in Toronto
Kathleen Robertson (born 1973) Beverly Hills, 90210 and Scary Movie 4 born in Hamilton
Kelly Rowan (born 1965) The O.C. born in Ottawa
Caterina Scorsone (born 1981) Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy born in Toronto
Corey Sevier (born 1984) born in Ajax
Martin Short (born 1950) born in Hamilton
Jay Silverheels (1912–1980) The Lone Ranger born in Brantford
Scott Speedman (born 1975) Felicity and Underworld films raised in Toronto
John Stocker (born 1947) born in Toronto
Tara Strong (born 1973) born in Toronto
Dave Thomas (born 1949) born in St. Catharines
Emily VanCamp (born 1986) born in Port Perry
Lisa Yamanaka (born 1983) born in Toronto

Artists

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  • Troy Brooks (born 1972 in Chatham, Ontario) – painter

Comedians

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Professional athletes

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Politicians

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Olympic athletes

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Other notable celebrities

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Bands, musicians, singers, and rappers

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Authors

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Scientists and physicians

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Businesspeople

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Name Notable for Connection to Ontario
Henry Corby (1806–1881) Founder of Corby Spirit and Wine lived in Belleville from 1832 until his death in 1881
William Pratt (1928–1999) 1988 XV Winter Olympics organizer, Calgary contractor born in Ottawa[9]
Michael Rapino CEO and President of Live Nation Entertainment raised in Thunder Bay[10]
Howard Wetston (born 1947) Chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission
William R. White (born 1943) economist, chaired the Economic and Development Review Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris born in Kenora

Criminals

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Others

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ Salem, Rob (June 2, 2007). "Catherine the great". The Toronto Star. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Buzz builds over Burlington hoops phenom Simisola Shittu". The Hamilton Spectator. 29 January 2015 – via www.thespec.com.
  5. ^ "My Passion is Tennis". TheRecord.com. Metroland Media. March 16, 2012. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "William J. Bruce III | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ "Internet Famous: How James Hobson (a.k.a. The Hacksmith) brings in six figures a year building superhero props on YouTube". Toronto Life. 2020-01-14. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "The history of the Forest Hill neighbourhood". The Elli Davis Team - Royal LePage. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011.
  9. ^ "Obituary for William Donald Pratt". Calgary Herald. 29 November 1999. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  10. ^ Segal, David (24 April 2010). "Ticketmaster Joins Live Nation, and an Industry Quakes". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ^ [🖉"After a 26- year legal battle, Canada boots convicted terrorist Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad | Brantford Expositor".