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TORONTO

Most Famous People Born in Toronto, Canada

Notable people
4,438
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1956
Most distinctive
Hockey 12.0×

A hockey town with a film industry on the side. Hockey alone accounts for one in seven of Toronto's notable births, and the distinctive-profession list reads like a Canadian winter — ice hockey players at twelve times the global rate, figure skaters, rowers, and novelists close behind. Almost nothing here predates Confederation; the city's notables fan out from the late 19th century into a steady bench of actors, musicians, and filmmakers.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Toronto during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 570 notable births.

What Toronto Is Known For

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Hockey is Toronto's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (633).

Toronto over-indexes on hockey12.0× the global rate.

Toronto under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Hockey633
  2. Actor538
  3. Politician346
  4. Football276
  5. Singer152
  6. Film111
  7. Sport103
  8. Music96
  1. Hockey63312.0×
  2. Skater514.8×
  3. Rower633.9×
  4. Novelist533.0×
  5. Actor5382.3×
  6. Film1112.0×
  7. Singer1521.6×
  8. Music961.5×
  1. Football2760.6×
  2. Writer850.6×
  3. Politician3460.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Toronto's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 538 of 4,438 notable people

1208 ACTOR

Sam Earle

Born 1993

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1209 ACTOR

Clé Bennett

Born 1971

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1214 ACTOR

Arlene Harris

1896 - 1976

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1218 ACTOR

Albert M. Chan

Born 1975

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1231 ACTOR

Mike Lobel

Born 1984

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1233 ACTOR

Alex House

Born 1986

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1245 ACTOR

Fannie Kauffman

1924 - 2009

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1251 ACTOR

Garen Boyajian

Born 1987

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1252 ACTOR

Aislinn Paul

Born 1994

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1259 ACTOR

Skyler Wexler

Born 2006

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1267 ACTOR

Marc Bendavid

Born 1986

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1276 ACTOR

Luke Bilyk

Born 1994

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1278 ACTOR

Ruby Bhatia

Born 1973

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1332 ACTOR

Peter Helm

Born 1941

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1337 ACTOR

Annie Clark (actress)

Born 1992

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1338 ACTOR

Dan Levy (TV personality)

Born 1983

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1340 ACTOR

Zaib Shaikh

Born 1974

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1357 ACTOR

Bree Williamson

Born 1979

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1363 ACTOR

Tommy Lioutas

Born 1983

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1378 ACTOR

Clare Stone

Born 1992

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1384 ACTOR

Nathan Stephenson

Born 1986

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1385 ACTOR

Barbara March

1953 - 2019

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1387 ACTOR

Nicolette Goulet

1956 - 2008

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1388 ACTOR

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer

Born 1988

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1391 ACTOR

John Paul Ruttan

Born 2001

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1393 ACTOR

Slim Twig

Born 1988

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1399 ACTOR

Cristine Prosperi

Born 1993

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1404 ACTOR

Christine Harnos

Born 1968

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1407 ACTOR

Christopher Britton (actor)

Born 1960

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1411 ACTOR

Lesleh Donaldson

Born 1964

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1412 ACTOR

Debra McGrath

Born 1954

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1414 ACTOR

Charles Arling

1880 - 1922

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1440 ACTOR

Sumela Kay

Born 1986

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1451 ACTOR

Maxwell McCabe-Lokos

Born 1978

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1459 ACTOR

Max Topplin

Born 1989

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1460 ACTOR

Rex Hagon

Born 1947

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1468 ACTOR

John Stocker (voice actor)

Born 1947

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1489 ACTOR

Peg Dixon

1923 - 2015

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1504 ACTOR

Alex Paxton-Beesley

Born 1986

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1515 ACTOR

Catherine Shirriff

Born 1941

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1516 ACTOR

Danso Gordon

Born 1979

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1522 ACTOR

Jackie Appiah

Born 1983

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1527 ACTOR

Rebecca Henderson (actrice)

Born 1980

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1533 ACTOR

Jesse Collins

Born 1961

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1545 ACTOR

Margaret Chung (actress)

Born 1976

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1548 ACTOR

Jaclyn A. Smith

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1579 ACTOR

Tom Busby

1936 - 2003

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1581 ACTOR

Bryn McAuley

Born 1989

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1583 ACTOR

Ashleigh Rains

Born 1989

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1587 ACTOR

Cosette Lee

1910 - 1976

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1606 ACTOR

Charlotte Hegele

Born 1990

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1607 ACTOR

Araya Mengesha

Born 1989

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1610 ACTOR

Mary Jo Eustace

Born 1957

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1611 ACTOR

Lisa Yamanaka

Born 1983

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1629 ACTOR

Vivien Endicott-Douglas

Born 1990

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1630 ACTOR

Jonathan Malen

Born 1987

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1633 ACTOR

Shamier Anderson

Born 1991

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1639 ACTOR

Nicola Correia-Damude

Born 1981

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1642 ACTOR

Marco Grazzini

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1647 ACTOR

Janet-Laine Green

Born 1951

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1649 ACTOR

Billy Van

1934 - 2003

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1655 ACTOR

Ivor Francis

1918 - 1986

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1668 ACTOR

Jeffrey Parazzo

Born 1978

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1686 ACTOR

Jennifer Hill

Born 1978

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1694 ACTOR

Jennifer Miller (actress)

Born 1985

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1698 ACTOR

Mouna Traoré

-

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1716 ACTOR

Graham Abbey

Born 1971

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1746 ACTOR

Herbert Fortier

1867 - 1949

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1753 ACTOR

Raymond Ablack

Born 1989

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1754 ACTOR

Naomi Snieckus

-

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1769 ACTOR

Louis Champagne (acteur)

-

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1773 ACTOR

Sylvia Lennick

1915 - 2009

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1779 ACTOR

David Rocco

Born 1970

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1789 ACTOR

Eric House

1921 - 2004

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1798 ACTOR

Simon Reynolds (acteur)

Born 1969

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1802 ACTOR

Cory Doran

Born 1982

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1842 ACTOR

John Barbour (actor)

Born 1933

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1845 ACTOR

Clara Morris

1849 - 1925

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1850 ACTOR

James Allodi

Born 1967

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1859 ACTOR

Vinay Virmani

Born 1985

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1872 ACTOR

Carl Banas

Born 1929

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1877 ACTOR

Uppekha Jain

Born 1986

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1898 ACTOR

Mia Barron

-

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1914 ACTOR

Chris Doohan

Born 1959

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1953 ACTOR

Isabelle Lucas

1927 - 1997

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1956 ACTOR

Camilla Scott

Born 1961

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1968 ACTOR

Caroline Lesley

Born 1978

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1971 ACTOR

Romina D'Ugo

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1979 ACTOR

Lindsey Middleton

Born 1991

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1993 ACTOR

Anita La Selva

-

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1998 ACTOR

Kay Callard

1923 - 2008

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2012 ACTOR

Jason Deline

-

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2018 ACTOR

Kit Weyman

Born 1986

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2027 ACTOR

Shannon Farnon

Born 1941

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2031 ACTOR

Anastasia Phillips

Born 1972

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2044 ACTOR

Eli Gabay

Born 1959

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2051 ACTOR

Ellora Patnaik

Born 1968

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2061 ACTOR

Stan Jones (actor)

1926 - 1998

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2070 ACTOR

Jenny Cooper

-

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2077 ACTOR

Linda Ballantyne

Born 1964

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2079 ACTOR

Elle Downs

Born 1973

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2080 ACTOR

Heath Lamberts

1941 - 2005

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2086 ACTOR

Ramona Milano

Born 1969

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2088 ACTOR

Danielle Kind

-

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2093 ACTOR

Oliver Grainger

1988 - 2020

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2095 ACTOR

Larry Solway

1928 - 2012

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2113 ACTOR

Ruth Springford

1921 - 2010

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2121 ACTOR

Stuart Hughes

Born 1959

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2123 ACTOR

James Cade

-

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2126 ACTOR

Jean-Michel Le Gal

-

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2144 ACTOR

Grahame Wood

Born 1970

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2156 ACTOR

Linda Davidson

Born 1964

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2159 ACTOR

Jaume Mateu (actor)

Born 1985

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2166 ACTOR

Jeff Lumby

Born 1955

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2168 ACTOR

Keith Knight (actor)

1956 - 2007

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2178 ACTOR

Sally Taylor-Isherwood

Born 1990

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2181 ACTOR

Ralph Endersby

Born 1950

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2182 ACTOR

Rajiv Surendra

Born 1989

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2183 ACTOR

Tony Daniels

Born 1963

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2199 ACTOR

David Giammarco

-

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2202 ACTOR

Stella Farentino

Born 1962

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2208 ACTOR

Colm Magner

Born 1961

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2214 ACTOR

Jake Beale

Born 2001

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2240 ACTOR

Valri Bromfield

Born 1949

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2268 ACTOR

Ed Sahely

Born 1969

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2281 ACTOR

Paul Greenberg (voice actor)

Born 1965

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2289 ACTOR

Victoria Baldesarra

Born 1998

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2298 ACTOR

Jonathan Welsh

1947 - 2005

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2319 ACTOR

Karl Pruner

-

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2320 ACTOR

Fulton Burley

1922 - 2007

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2335 ACTOR

Illya Woloshyn

Born 1979

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2347 ACTOR

Jerry Schaefer

Born 1979

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2348 ACTOR

Jacob Kraemer

Born 1990

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2355 ACTOR

Haylee Wanstall

Born 1992

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2388 ACTOR

Hadley Kay

Born 1973

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2396 ACTOR

Jeremy Ferdman

Born 1986

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2424 ACTOR

Ari Magder

1983 - 2012

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2428 ACTOR

Wendy Glazier

-

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2477 ACTOR

Matt Smith (voice actor)

Born 1968

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2481 ACTOR

Bjanka Murgel

Born 1986

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2484 ACTOR

Joel Keller

-

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2508 ACTOR

Johnny Washbrook

Born 1944

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2536 ACTOR

Noah Cappe

Born 1977

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2540 ACTOR

Roxanna Dunlop

Born 1980

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2549 ACTOR

Ajay Fry

Born 1983

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2555 ACTOR

Rukiya Bernard

Born 1983

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2588 ACTOR

Jack Blum

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2614 ACTOR

Kaitlyn Leeb

Born 1988

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2626 ACTOR

Tedde Moore

Born 1945

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2628 ACTOR

David Berni

Born 1970

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2635 ACTOR

Joel Gordon

Born 1975

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2656 ACTOR

Grace Matthews

1910 - 1995

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2668 ACTOR

Scott Wickware

-

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2681 ACTOR

Michelle Giroux

Born 1975

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2682 ACTOR

Alex Steele

Born 1995

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2688 ACTOR

Miranda Kwok

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2695 ACTOR

John Catucci

Born 1975

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2702 ACTOR

Diana Weston

Born 1953

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2704 ACTOR

Chuck Shamata

Born 1942

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2712 ACTOR

David Eisner (actor)

Born 1958

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2716 ACTOR

Dylan Authors

Born 1996

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2728 ACTOR

John Boylan (Canadian actor)

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2732 ACTOR

Tamara Podemski

Born 1977

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2755 ACTOR

Sabrina Jalees

Born 1985

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2757 ACTOR

Mark Breslin

Born 1952

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2761 ACTOR

Catherine Black (actress)

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2770 ACTOR

Nonnie Griffin

1933 - 2019

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2771 ACTOR

Sarah Levy

Born 1986

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2814 ACTOR

Beau Kazer

1951 - 2014

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2820 ACTOR

Catherine Burdon

-

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2832 ACTOR

Ngozi Paul

-

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2838 ACTOR

Nicole Stoffman

Born 1972

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2841 ACTOR

Sydney Banks

1917 - 2006

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2845 ACTOR

Allegra Denton

Born 1986

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2854 ACTOR

Frank Meschkuleit

Born 1975

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2867 ACTOR

Terence Kelly (actor)

Born 1922

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2872 ACTOR

Eddie Della Siepe

Born 1981

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2875 ACTOR

Susan Conway

Born 1952

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2885 ACTOR

Sally Gifford

Born 1981

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2891 ACTOR

L. Dean Ifill

Born 1971

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2898 ACTOR

Mercedes Arn-Horn

Born 1993

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2903 ACTOR

Alisha Morrison

Born 1986

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2954 ACTOR

Trevor Smith (actor)

Born 1970

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2964 ACTOR

Krysta Carter

Born 1985

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2967 ACTOR

Sunny Besen Thrasher

Born 1976

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2976 ACTOR

Jaclyn Forbes

-

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2977 ACTOR

Riva Di Paola

Born 1983

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2981 ACTOR

Jaime Callica

-

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2993 ACTOR

Alexander De Jordy

Born 1993

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3007 ACTOR

Andrew Chalmers (actor)

Born 1992

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3011 ACTOR

Kiana Madeira

Born 1992

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3020 ACTOR

Henriette Ivanans

Born 1968

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3057 ACTOR

Donovan Brown

Born 1995

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3066 ACTOR

Ardon Bess

Born 1964

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3082 ACTOR

Jahmil French

Born 1981

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3084 ACTOR

Hollis McLaren

-

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3090 ACTOR

Darrin Brown

Born 1970

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3098 ACTOR

Kyra Azzopardi

Born 1991

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3110 ACTOR

Nissae Isen

Born 1997

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3117 ACTOR

Bradley Lavelle

1958 - 2007

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3118 ACTOR

Karena Evans

Born 1995

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3120 ACTOR

Michael Kinney

Born 1967

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3176 ACTOR

Robert Christie (actor)

1913 - 1996

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3231 ACTOR

K. Trevor Wilson

Born 1981

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3277 ACTOR

Ron Josol

Born 1974

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3324 ACTOR

Loretta Jafelice

-

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3427 ACTOR

Janet Land

Born 1956

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3431 ACTOR

Andrew Tite

Born 1981

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3444 ACTOR

Ashley Diana Morris

Born 1988

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3448 ACTOR

Saara Chaudry

Born 2004

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3467 ACTOR

Bob Frazer

Born 1971

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3505 ACTOR

Ermes Blarasin

Born 1965

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3511 ACTOR

Sharon Hampson

Born 1931

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3575 ACTOR

Briar Nolet

Born 1998

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3598 ACTOR

Bram Morrison

Born 1940

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3601 ACTOR

Jacqueline Byers

-

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3610 ACTOR

Alan Mandell

Born 1927

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3682 ACTOR

Tenika Davis

Born 1985

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3704 ACTOR

Lisa Wegner

Born 1976

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3710 ACTOR

Carol Coombs

Born 1935

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3718 ACTOR

Hannah Cheesman

-

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3731 ACTOR

Nick Johne

Born 1955

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3752 ACTOR

Isaac Lupien

Born 1995

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3835 ACTOR

Ilean Hume

1896 - 1978

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3879 ACTOR

Eshaan Buadwal

-

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3886 ACTOR

Kat Germain

-

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3907 ACTOR

Chantel Riley

-

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3947 ACTOR

Alison Reid

-

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3952 ACTOR

Daniel Hyatt

1930 - 2015

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3977 ACTOR

Philip DeWilde

1972 - 2014

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4084 ACTOR

Don Lewis

1935 - 2006

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4108 ACTOR

Kathryn Long

Born 1979

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4142 ACTOR

John Mark Robinson

Born 1948

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4233 ACTOR

Araby Lockhart

Born 1926

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4260 ACTOR

Ryan Allen (attore)

-

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4275 ACTOR

Jennifer Kitchen

Born 1971

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4305 ACTOR

Michael Lazarovitch

-

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4410 ACTOR

Caley Wilson

-

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