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VANCOUVER

Most Famous People Born in Vancouver, Canada

Notable people
1,538
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1965
Most distinctive
Hockey 6.1×

A young Pacific city whose economy runs on trees, ships, and Hollywood North. Vancouver's distinctive professions are ice hockey players, sprinters, swimmers, rowers, skaters, and actors — the last because American studios have been shooting television and film here since the 1990s. Ryan Reynolds, Seth Rogen, Hayden Christensen, Cobie Smulders, and Joshua Jackson all grew up in the same few neighbourhoods; the pre-1900 tail is almost nonexistent.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 281 notable births.

What Vancouver Is Known For

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Actor is Vancouver's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (304).

Vancouver over-indexes on hockey6.1× the global rate.

Vancouver under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Actor304
  2. Football148
  3. Hockey111
  4. Politician90
  5. Singer53
  6. Basket46
  7. Swimmer40
  8. Film36
  1. Hockey1116.1×
  2. Sprint156.1×
  3. Swimmer405.4×
  4. Rower295.1×
  5. Skater154.0×
  6. Actor3043.7×
  7. Novelist213.5×
  8. Basket462.4×
  1. Writer220.4×
  2. Politician900.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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1,538 notable people

0301 HOCKEY

Nicolas Petan

Born 1995

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0302 COMPOSER

Alexina Louie

Born 1949

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0303 MUSIC

Ben Wendel

Born 1976

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0304 PALAEONTOLOGIST

Scott D. Sampson

Born 1961

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0305 HOCKEY

Barry Beck

Born 1957

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0306 ANIMATOR

Richard Condie

Born 1942

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0307 POET

Evelyn Lau

Born 1971

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0308 SCREENWRITER

Nathan Fielder

Born 1983

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0309 ACTOR

John Drainie

1916 - 1966

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0310 PSYCHOLOGIST

Gordon Neufeld

Born 1947

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0311 BASEBALL

Mike Nickeas

Born 1983

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0312 POLITICIAN

Sam Sullivan

Born 1960

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0313 ACTOR

Jed Rees

Born 1970

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0314 JOURNALIST

Rachel Marsden

Born 1974

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0315 HOCKEY

Jonathan Sigalet

Born 1986

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0316 CURLER

Linda Moore

Born 1954

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0317 DRIVER

Darryl O'Young

Born 1980

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0318 ACTOR

Tanaya Beatty

Born 1991

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0319 HOCKEY

Aaron Voros

Born 1981

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0320 HOCKEY

Chris Holt (ice hockey)

Born 1985

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0321 CLIMB

Sean McColl

Born 1987

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0322 HOCKEY

John Ferguson Sr.

1938 - 2007

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0323 BASKET

Nirra Fields

Born 1993

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0324 HOCKEY

Max Reinhart

Born 1992

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0325 COMPOSER

Loscil

-

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0326 BASKET

Marc Trasolini

Born 1990

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0327 FILM

Douglas Stewart (film editor)

1919 - 1995

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0328 ACTOR

Daniella Evangelista

Born 1982

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0329 ROWER

Kevin Light

Born 1979

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0330 POET

Frank Davey

Born 1940

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0331 COMPOSER

Paul Zaza

Born 1952

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0332 ACTOR

Tania Saulnier

Born 1982

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0333 AUTHOR

Wayson Choy

1939 - 2019

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0334 HOCKEY

Ben Maxwell

Born 1988

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0335 SCULPTOR

Ronald Bladen

1918 - 1988

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0336 HOCKEY

Stu Grimson

Born 1965

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0337 PROFESSOR

David Cheriton

Born 1951

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0338 SWIMMER

Marion Lay

Born 1948

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0339 CEO

Don Mattrick

Born 1964

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0340 COMPOSER

Clinton Shorter

Born 1971

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0341 DIPLOMAT

April Glaspie

Born 1942

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0342 ACTOR

Jennifer Baxter

Born 1976

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0343 BASEBALL

Tyson Gillies

Born 1988

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0344 ACTOR

Laci J. Mailey

Born 1990

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0345 MODEL

Paul Snider

1951 - 1980

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0346 HISTORIAN

L. S. Stavrianos

1913 - 2004

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0347 BASEBALL

Aaron Guiel

Born 1972

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0348 ACTOR

Brad Swaile

Born 1976

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0349 ACTOR

Bernard Braden

1916 - 1993

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0350 FOOTBALL

Ben McKendry

Born 1993

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0351 POLITICIAN

Jody Wilson-Raybould

Born 1971

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0352 ARCHITECT

Raymond Moriyama

Born 1929

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0353 ACTOR

Byron Lawson

Born 1968

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0354 HOCKEY

Mark Dekanich

Born 1986

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0355 ACTOR

Louise Stratten

Born 1968

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0356 ACTOR

Sharon Taylor

-

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0357 ACTRESS

Elysia Rotaru

Born 1984

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0358 SKIER

Shane McConkey

1969 - 2009

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0359 WRESTLER

Buddy Roberts

1945 - 2012

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0360 ACTOR

Trevor White (actor)

Born 1970

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0361 ACTOR

Eliza Sam

Born 1984

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0362 ACTOR

Alexander Pollock

Born 1989

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0363 HOCKEY

Alexander Kerfoot

Born 1994

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0364 SPRINT

Diane Foster

Born 1928

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0365 BASKET

Scott Morrison (basketball player)

Born 1986

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0366 ACTOR

Bill Switzer

Born 1984

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0367 FREESTYLE

Yuki Tsubota

Born 1994

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0368 ACTOR

Diana Kaarina

Born 1975

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0369 PHOTOGRAPHER

Roy Arden

Born 1957

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0370 POLITICIAN

Filippos Sachinidis

Born 1963

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0371 MODEL

Jessica Trisko-Darden

Born 1984

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0372 ACTOR

Maggie Ma

Born 1982

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0373 SKIER

Dave Murray (skier)

1953 - 1990

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0374 ACTOR

Doug McGrath

Born 1935

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0375 ACTOR

Stephanie Bennett (actress)

Born 1989

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0376 BADMINTON

Toby Ng

Born 1985

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0377 WRITER

Phil Ball (writer)

Born 1957

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0378 NEUROSCIENTIST

Pat McGeer

Born 1927

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0379 FOOTBALL

Ben Fisk

Born 1993

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0380 MUSIC

Wally Fawkes

Born 1924

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0381 POET

Brian Brett

Born 1950

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0382 SPORT

Alex Stieda

Born 1961

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0383 COMPOSER

Darcy James Argue

Born 1975

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0384 HOCKEY

Steve Kelly

Born 1976

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0385 MUSIC

Paul Laine

Born 1967

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0386 NOVELIST

Lee Maracle

Born 1950

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0387 VIOLIN

Corey Cerovsek

Born 1972

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0388 ACTOR

Hayden Szeto

Born 1985

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0389 SINGER

Fred Cheng

Born 1983

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0390 NOVELIST

Ward Hawkins

1912 - 1990

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0391 BASEBALL

Trystan Magnuson

Born 1985

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0392 ATHLETE

Lauren Campbell

Born 1981

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0393 JUDGE

Russell Brown (judge)

Born 1965

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0394 ROWER

Tricia Smith

Born 1957

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0395 ECONOMIST

Donald Andrews

Born 1955

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0396 POLITICIAN

Deborah Grey

Born 1952

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0397 FILM

David Rimmer

Born 1942

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0398 COMPOSER

Dolores Claman

Born 1927

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0399 PIANIST

Paul Plimley

Born 1953

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0400 ACTOR

Luisa D'Oliveira

Born 1986

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0401 PLAYER

Conor Trainor

Born 1989

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0402 JOURNALIST

Bill Cameron (journalist)

1943 - 2005

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0403 LYRICIST

Ralph Freed

1907 - 1973

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0404 HOCKEY

Dan Kesa

Born 1971

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0405 FILM

Ryan Little

Born 1971

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0406 MUSIC

Lazy Rich

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0407 ATHLETE

Angela Lee

Born 1996

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0408 SKIER

Robbie Dixon

Born 1985

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0409 OUTLAW

Jack Black (author)

1871 - 1932

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0410 PAINTER

Wanda Koop

Born 1951

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0411 DISCOVER

Linda A. Morabito

Born 1953

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0412 SINGER

Stephen Fearing

Born 1963

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0413 HOCKEY

Darcy Rota

Born 1953

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0414 AUTHOR

Roy MacLaren (politician)

Born 1934

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0415 SCREENWRITER

Jason Bourque

Born 1972

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0416 PIANIST

Kris Davis

Born 1980

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0417 PIANIST

Jon Kimura Parker

Born 1959

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0418 POLITICIAN

Joan Lestor

1931 - 1998

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0419 PHYSICIST

Ian Affleck

Born 1952

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0420 SKATER

Mira Leung

Born 1989

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0421 FILM

Robert Vince

Born 1969

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0422 FOOTBALL

Tyler Rosenlund

Born 1986

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0423 FOOTBALL

Callum Irving

Born 1993

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0424 FREESTYLE

Julia Murray

Born 1988

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0425 BASKET

Chuck Chapman

1911 - 2002

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0426 SWIMMER

Donna Gurr

Born 1955

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0427 ACTOR

Taylor Russell

Born 1994

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0428 ACTOR

Mark Humphrey (actor)

Born 1960

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0429 LAWYER

Rafe Mair

1931 - 2017

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0430 SINGER

Veda Hille

Born 1968

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0431 AUTHOR

Brendan Brazier

Born 1975

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0432 ACTOR

Marc Akerstream

1954 - 1998

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0433 ACTOR

Peter New

Born 1971

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0434 ASTROPHYSICIST

Anne Barbara Underhill

1920 - 2003

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0435 SINGER

Jacky Chu

Born 1979

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0436 ROWER

Lauren Wilkinson (rower)

Born 1989

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0437 ACTOR

David Lovgren

Born 1969

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0438 ACTOR

Dylan Kingwell

Born 2004

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0439 GOVERNOR

Henry Pybus Bell-Irving

1913 - 2002

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0440 HOCKEY

Kyle Beach

Born 1990

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0441 ACTOR

Chantal Strand

Born 1987

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0442 SINGER

Josh Ramsay

Born 1985

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0443 ROWER

George Hungerford

Born 1944

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0444 ARTIST

Katherine Collins

Born 1947

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0445 MUSIC

Michael Turner (musician)

Born 1962

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0446 ROWER

Darcy Marquardt

Born 1979

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0447 SINGER

Art Bergmann

Born 1953

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0448 ACTOR

Lachlan Murdoch (actor)

Born 1986

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0449 POLITICIAN

Mark Warawa

1950 - 2019

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0450 SWIMMER

Leslie Cliff (swimmer)

Born 1955

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0451 BASEBALL

R. J. Swindle

Born 1983

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0452 JOURNALIST

Craig Oliver (Canadian journalist)

Born 1938

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0453 ACTOR

Sebastian Gacki

Born 1984

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0454 FOOTBALL

John Catliff

Born 1965

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0455 SKATER

Megan Wing

Born 1975

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0456 SPRINT

Lillian Palmer (athlete)

1913 - 2001

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0457 HOCKEY

Mark Taylor (ice hockey)

Born 1958

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0458 SPORT

Piotr Mazur

Born 1982

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0459 ACTOR

Zara Taylor

Born 1983

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0460 ACTOR

Michelle Meyrink

Born 1962

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0461 FOOTBALL

Allan Kennedy

Born 1958

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0462 ACTOR

Kianna Dior

Born 1969

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0463 SPECIAL EFFECTS

Lorne Peterson

-

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0464 SCULPTOR

Michael Hayden (artist)

Born 1943

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0465 AUTHOR

Keath Fraser

Born 1944

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0466 DIPLOMAT

Norman Robertson

1904 - 1968

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0467 ACTOR

Madeleine Arthur

Born 1997

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0468 HOCKEY

Hans Kossmann

Born 1962

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0469 FOOTBALL

Greg Ion

Born 1963

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0470 LAWYER

Dennis Patterson

Born 1948

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0471 ACTOR

Campbell Lane

1935 - 2014

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0472 ROWER

Bill McKerlich

Born 1936

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0473 SOLDIER

Brandon Webb (author)

Born 1974

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0474 ACTOR

Waneta Storms

Born 1968

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0475 ACTOR

Annick Obonsawin

Born 1982

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0476 POLITICIAN

Shawn Atleo

Born 1967

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0477 SINGER

Ray Griff

1940 - 2016

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0478 ACTOR

Sam Easton

Born 1979

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0479 ACTOR

Carrie Genzel

Born 1971

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0480 ACTOR

David Huynh

Born 1983

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0481 ATHLETIC

Diane Jones-Konihowski

Born 1951

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0482 PARLIAMENT

Charles Merritt

1908 - 2000

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0483 SKATER

Aaron Lowe

Born 1974

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0484 SNOWBOARD

Alexa Loo

Born 1972

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0485 SINGER

Ann Vriend

-

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0486 PRIEST

Gary Gordon (bishop)

Born 1957

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0487 ACTOR

Valin Shinyei

Born 2001

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0488 SWIMMER

Bruce Robertson (swimmer)

Born 1953

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0489 DRIVER

Allen Berg

Born 1961

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0490 DRUMMER

Terry Clarke (drummer)

Born 1944

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0491 MILITAR

Bert Hoffmeister

1907 - 1999

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0492 COMPOSER

John Oliver (composer)

Born 1959

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0493 SKIER

Morgan Pridy

Born 1990

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0494 ACTOR

Karissa Tynes

Born 1990

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0495 ACTOR

Sammy McKim

1924 - 2004

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0496 HOCKEY

Dylan Ferguson (ice hockey)

Born 1998

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0497 PAINTER

Kazuo Nakamura

1926 - 2002

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0498 ACTOR

Simon R. Baker

Born 1986

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0499 HOCKEY

Alexander Sundström

Born 1987

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0500 FILM

Thomas Y. Drake

1936 - 2008

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0501 ACTOR

Luvia Petersen

Born 1978

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0502 SINGER

Bill Henderson (Canadian singer)

Born 1944

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0503 FOOTBALL

Andrea Neil

Born 1971

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0504 PHOTOGRAPHER

Irene Whittome

Born 1942

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0505 MUSIC

Norman Nawrocki

Born 1969

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0506 FOOTBALL

Christian Covington

Born 1993

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0507 ENGINEER

Norman C. Beaulieu

Born 1958

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0508 FOOTBALL

Domenic Mobilio

1969 - 2004

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0509 MATHEMATICIAN

Donald G. Higman

1928 - 2006

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0510 HOCKEY

Sasha Lakovic

1971 - 2017

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0511 HOCKEY

Tyler Eckford

Born 1985

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0512 SWIMMER

Wendy Hogg

Born 1956

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0513 ACADEMIC

Helen Neville

1946 - 2018

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0514 ACTOR

Bernard Cowan

1922 - 1990

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0515 ACTOR

Julia Sarah Stone

Born 1997

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0516 PLAYER

Mike James (rugby union)

Born 1973

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0517 POET

Pat Lowther

1935 - 1975

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0518 SKATER

Sarah Kawahara

Born 1961

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0519 ROWER

Heather Davis

Born 1974

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0520 SWIMMER

Elli Overton

Born 1974

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0521 BASEBALL

Leon Boyd

Born 1983

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0522 BADMINTON

Derrick Ng

Born 1987

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0523 ACTOR

Mayanne Mak

Born 1987

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0524 ACTOR

Barbara Radecki

-

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0525 SCREENWRITER

Chris Haddock

-

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0526 ACTOR

Victoria Hopper

1909 - 2007

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0527 ACTOR

Philip Gilbert

1931 - 2004

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0528 DIPLOMAT

L. Dana Wilgress

1892 - 1969

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0529 CINEMA

David Geddes (cinematographer)

Born 1949

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0530 ACTOR

Nancy Robertson (actress)

Born 1971

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0531 BISHOP

Paul Chomnycky

Born 1954

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0532 BASKET

Andrew Mavis

Born 1976

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0533 ACTOR

Daniel Doheny

Born 1997

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0534 SWIMMER

Kierra Smith

Born 1994

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0535 GEOGRAPHER

Cole Harris

Born 1936

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0536 ACTOR

Kylee Strutt

Born 1987

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0537 ARTIST

Dana Wyse

Born 1965

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0538 MUSIC

Dal Richards

1918 - 2015

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0539 ACTOR

Hayley Law

Born 1992

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0540 ATHLETIC

Stephanie McCann

Born 1977

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0541 HOCKEY

Sean McMorrow

Born 1982

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0542 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Diane Barwick

1938 - 1986

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0543 ARCHIVIST

Terry Cook (archivist)

1947 - 2014

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0544 ACTOR

Tetsu Nakamura (actor)

1908 - 1992

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0545 ARTIST

Steve Rolston

Born 1978

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0546 HOCKEY

Simon Wheeldon

Born 1966

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0547 BASKET

Nik Cochran

Born 1988

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0548 SINGER

Mimi Hines

Born 1933

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0549 HOCKEY

Wayne Van Dorp

Born 1961

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0550 SWIMMER

Shannon Smith (swimmer)

Born 1961

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0551 ROWER

Theresa Luke

Born 1967

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0552 ACTOR

Sarah Goldberg

Born 1985

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0553 SINGER

Jon Mikl Thor

Born 1958

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0554 BASEBALL

Kevin Nicholson (baseball)

Born 1976

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0555 ACTOR

Todd Talbot

Born 1973

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0556 OLYMPIC

David Miller (sailor)

Born 1943

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0557 CELLIST

Gary Hoffman

Born 1956

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0558 ACTOR

Andrea Lui

Born 1982

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0559 ARTIST

AA Bronson

Born 1946

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0560 ACTOR

Alisha Newton

Born 2001

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0561 DESIGNER

Jim Rimmer

1934 - 2010

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0562 POLO

Andrew McDonald (water polo)

Born 1955

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0563 HOCKEY

Joaquin Gage

Born 1973

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0564 OFFICIELL

Elisa Lam

1991 - 2013

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0565 EQUESTRIAN

Tiffany Foster

Born 1984

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0566 PLAYWRIGHT

Michael MacLennan

Born 1968

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0567 POET

Barrie Phillip Nichol

1944 - 1988

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0568 BASEBALL

Dave McKay (baseball)

Born 1950

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0569 ACTOR

Ted Cole

Born 1971

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0570 HOCKEY

Jim Camazzola

Born 1964

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0571 POLITICIAN

Stephen Owen (politician)

Born 1948

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0572 ACTOR

Aliza Vellani

Born 1991

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0573 FOOTBALL

Bryan Chiu

Born 1974

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0574 SPORT

Sebastian Salas

Born 1987

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0575 BASKET

Keith Hartley

Born 1940

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0576 BUSINESS

Harry Snyder

1913 - 1976

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0577 JOURNALIST

La Carmina

-

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0578 PHOTOGRAPHER

Homer Sykes

Born 1949

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0579 FOOTBALL

Riley O'Neill

Born 1985

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0580 BASEBALL

Jimmy Van Ostrand

Born 1984

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0581 SWIMMER

Becky Smith

Born 1959

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0582 JUDGE

Frank Iacobucci

Born 1937

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0583 LUGER

Jeff Christie

Born 1983

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0584 BASEBALL

Bob Alexander

1922 - 1993

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0585 ACTOR

Tove Christensen

Born 1973

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0586 SWIMMER

Steve Pickell

Born 1957

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0587 ACTOR

Anna Cathcart

Born 2003

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0588 PAINTER

Lisa Milroy

Born 1959

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0589 PLAYER

Lorne Main

1930 - 2019

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0590 ACTOR

Tristan Risk

Born 1980

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0591 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Linna Huynh

Born 1991

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0592 ACTOR

Jerry Snell

1958 - 2015

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0593 ROWER

John Lecky

1940 - 2003

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0594 MUSIC

Roni Jonah

Born 1986

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0595 BIOGRAPHER

Denise Chong

Born 1953

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0596 FOOTBALL

Alex Elliott

Born 1987

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0597 BASKET

Tyler Kepkay

Born 1987

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0598 HOCKEY

Zach Yuen

Born 1993

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0599 SAXOPHONIST

Alan Laurillard

Born 1946

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0600 ACTOR

Lee Patterson

1929 - 2007

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