- Source: List of people from Vancouver
This is a list of notable people from, or who spent considerable time residing in, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Alistair Abell, actor
Alison Acheson, writer
Mark Acheson, voice actor
Jensen Ackles, actor and musician
Daniel Adair, musician
Bryan Adams, singer
Caroline Adderson, writer
Fardaws Aimaq, basketball player
Robert Campbell Aitken, electrical engineer
Vikky Alexander, artist
Glenn Anderson, NHL hockey player
Pamela Anderson, actress
Aslam Anis, health economist
Sean Anthony, basketball player
Omer Arbel, multidisciplinary artist and designer, co-founder of Bocci
Arteezy, professional Dota 2 player
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Neeru Bajwa, actress
Peter Bakonyi (1933–1997), Hungarian-born Canadian Olympic fencer
Long John Baldry (1941–2005), actor and musician
Fairuza Balk, actress
Ashleigh Ball, voice actress known for her lead role in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and lead singer of Hey Ocean!
Joan Balzar, painter
James Barber (1923–2007), cookbook author, aka "The Urban Peasant"
Jean Barman, historian
Emery Barnes, politician, football player
Kathleen Barr, voice actress
Dave Barrett, 26th premier of British Columbia
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Barry Beck, hockey player
Connor Bedard, ice hockey player
Gil Bellows, actor
Vicki Berner (1945–2017), tennis player
Ray Bethell (1928–2008), master multiple kite flier
Jean-Luc Bilodeau, actor
Bill Bissett, poet
Molly Lamb Bobak, teacher, writer, and artist
AC Bonifacio, dancer
Linwood Boomer, actor and television producer and writer
Andrea Botez, chess player and internet personality
Eddy Boudel Tan, writer
George Bowering, poet, novelist, critic
Angelo Branca, judge in British Columbia's Supreme Court, boxing champion
Sage Brocklebank, actor
Troy Brouwer, NHL hockey player
Rosemary Brown, politician
Rod Bruno, musician
Karin Bubaš, artist
Michael Bublé, singer
Hy Buller (1926–1968), All Star NHL ice hockey player
Brendan Burke, athlete and LGBT activist
Jim Byrnes, musician, actor
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Alexander Calvert, actor
Kim Campbell, former Canadian Prime Minister
Paul Campbell, actor
Siobhan Carroll, professor, scholar and writer
Anna Cathcart, actress
Erin Cebula, TV personality
Erica Cerra, actress
Garry Chalk, actor
Sarah Chalke, actress
Alina Chan, biologist
Angela Chang, Mandopop singer
Peter Chao, comedian
Osric Chau, actor
Edison Chen, Hong Kong entertainer
Ying Chen, Francophone author
Fred Cheng, Hong Kong actor/musician
Joyce Cheng, actress
Kevin Cherkas, chef
Kayi Cheung, actress, Miss Hong Kong 2007
Charlene Choi, actress and singer
Edward (Woo-Shik) Choi, actor
Denise Chong, writer, economist
Kevin Chong, novelist
Tommy Chong, actor, comedian, musician
Wayson Choy, writer
Hayden Christensen, actor
Frances Chung, ballet dancer
Linda Chung, actress/musician
Christy Clark, provincial politician and former Premier of British Columbia
Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, artist and chef
Brandon Clarke, NBA player for the Memphis Grizzlies
Meredith Coloma, luthier and musician
Wayde Compton, author
Torrance Coombs, actor
Claire Corlett, actress and daughter of Ian James Corlett
Moses B. Cotsworth, political reformer, inventor of the International Fixed Calendar and 13-month calendar reformer
Douglas Coupland, author
Christian Covington, National Football League player
Richard Ian Cox, actor
Michelle Creber, actress, singer, songwriter, dancer
Amanda Crew, actress
Roger Cross, Jamaican-Canadian actor
Eliana Cuevas, jazz Latin singer
Seán Cummings, actor and playwright
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Mackenzie Davis, actress
Brian Day, doctor
Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007), actress, dancer, singer of Hollywood's Golden Age
Haley de Jong, gymnast for the Georgia Gymdogs
Jay DeMerit, MLS, World Cup soccer player
Charles Demers, comedian, voice actor, writer
Katherine DeMille (1911–1995), actress of Hollywood's Golden Age
Neil Denis, actor
Trevor Devall, voice actor
Dana Devine, blood transfusion researcher
Ranj Dhaliwal, writer
Michele Di Menna (born 1980), artist
Brian Dobson, voice actor
Michael Dobson, voice actor
Paul Dobson, voice actor
Lexa Doig, actress
Michael Donovan, voice actor
James Doohan (1920–2005), actor ("Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott "Scotty" from television show Star Trek)
Audrey Capel Doray, artist
Stan Douglas, artist
Brian Drummond, voice actor
Terry Dunfield, soccer coach, commentator and former player
Jacqueline Dupuis, executive director of Vancouver International Film Festival
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Aileen Eaton, boxing promoter
Aryana Engineer, actress
Arthur Erickson, architect, urban planner
Robin Esrock, travel writer
William Esson, Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Court
Elise Estrada, singer-songwriter, actress
Daniella Evangelista, actress, model
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Isaiah Faber, rapper, songwriter, and record producer
Bruce Fairbairn, musician, producer
Jessie Farrell, singer
Wally Fawkes, (1924–2023), jazz clarinetist and satirical cartoonist
Gordon Fee, New Testament scholar
Sam Feldman, music executive
John Ferguson Sr., professional hockey player and executive
Jodelle Ferland, actress
Nathan Fielder, comedian
Rod Filbrandt, cartoonist
Nigel Findley, fantasy, science fiction, and RPG author
Noel Fisher, actor
Ben Fisk, soccer player
Brendan Fletcher, actor
Nathan Fong, chef
Frazey Ford, singer-songwriter
Luke Ford, actor
William Wasbrough Foster, mountaineer, soldier, politician, business executive, and chief constable of Vancouver
Michael J. Fox, actor, philanthropist, founder of Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Andrew Francis, voice actor
Daniel Francis, writer and historian
Jeff Francis, Major League Baseball player
Leonard Frank, photographer
Robert Friedland, mining magnate
Rhys Fulber, musician, producer
Freddy Fuller, boxing champion
Nolan Gerard Funk, actor
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Emmanuelle Schick Garcia, film director and writer
Austin Gary, author, songwriter
C. E. Gatchalian, playwright
Dan George, actor and chief
Bruno Gerussi, actor
William Gibson, writer
Shelley Gillen, producer, screenwriter and songwriter
Greg Girard, photographer
Evan Goldberg, writer, producer and director
Leah Goldstein (born 1969), Canadian-Israeli professional road racing cyclist winner of the Race Across America, World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel Duathlon national champion
Matthew Good, singer-songwriter
Rodney Graham, artist
Jennifer Granholm, former governor of U.S. State of Michigan (2003–11), current US Secretary of Energy under President Biden (2021–present)
Nancy Greene Raine, Olympic champion and Canadian senator
Grimes, singer-songwriter, director, musician, actress
Julia Grosso, soccer player for the Canada national team
Aaron Guiel, Major League Baseball player
Trevor Guthrie, singer
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Meredith Hama-Brown, actress and filmmaker
Rick Hansen, athlete, activist, philanthropist
Rich Harden, Major League Baseball player
Jansen Harkins, NHL player for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Jillian Harris, ABC's 5th Bachelorette
Laura Harris, actress
Chris Haslam, professional skateboarder
Joel Haywood, basketball player
Meghan Heffern, actress
Maryke Hendrikse, voice actress
Gregory Henriquez, architect
Doug Hepburn, strongman and weightlifter
Fred Herzog, photographer
Ed Hill, stand-up comedian
Matt Hill, voice actor
Brent Hodge, film director and CEO of Hodgee Films
Bert Hoffmeister, commander of the 5th Canadian Division in the Second World War, then president of MacMillan Bloedel
Jacob Hoggard, lead singer of the band Hedley
Clive Holden, poet, film director and visual artist
Antony Holland, actor
Bob Houbregs, NBA player for the Milwaukee Hawks, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and the Fort Wayne Pistons; general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Harrison Houde, composer, actor
Barbara Howard, sprinter
Jono Howard, Canadian-born writer who works primarily on animated children's shows
Elva Hsiao, Mandopop singer
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Frank Iacobucci, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Daniel Ingram, musician
John Ireland, actor
Britt Irvin, actress, musician and voice-over artist
Katharine Isabelle, actress
Robert Ito, former actor
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Manny Jacinto, actor, comedian
Joshua Jackson, actor
Colin James, musician
Liam James, actor
Michael Janyk, Canadian alpne skier
Janyse Jaud, actress and singer
Jazzy B, actor, singer
Sarah Jeffery, actress, dancer, singer
E. A. Jenns, poet
Carly Rae Jepsen, singer
Harry Jerome, athlete, educator
Valerie Jerome, athlete, educator
Avan Jogia, actor
Bindy Johal, drug trafficker and gangster
Ryan Johansen, ice hockey player
Alexz Johnson, actress, singer
Vera Johnson, singer
Christopher Judge, actor
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Evander Kane, National Hockey League player
Paul Kariya, National Hockey League player
Earl Keeley, football player
Joe Keithley, punk musician
Peter Kelamis, voice actor
Larry Kent, filmmaker
Alexander Kerfoot, National Hockey League player
Conor Kerr, author
Cevin Key, musician
Samuel Khouth, voice actor
Margot Kidder, actress
Allan King, film director
Terry Klassen, voice actor and director
Joy Kogawa, novelist, poet
Kristin Kreuk, actress
Sean Michael Kyer, actor
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Tyler Labine, actor
David Lam, politician
Evelyn Lau, poet and novelist
Maggie Lawson, actress
Mireille Lebel, opera singer/soloist
Angela Lee, mixed martial artist
Christian Lee, mixed martial artist
Cory Lee, singer
Jen Sookfong Lee, novelist, broadcaster
Mark Lee, singer-songwriter and member of South Korean boy group NCT
Bill Leeb, musician, singer
Lily Alice Lefevre, poet
Bob Lenarduzzi, soccer player
Darryl Lenox, comedian
Sherwood Lett, soldier, lawyer, chancellor of UBC
Andrea Libman, voice actress known for her lead role in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Jeff L. Lieberman, film director, writer and producer
Shin Lim, close-up magician
Trevor Linden, NHL hockey player
Bernice Liu, actress
Mary Livingstone (formerly Sadie Marks), actress; wife of Jack Benny
Quinn Lord, actor
Rochelle Low, field hockey player
Malcolm Lowry, writer
Crystal Lowe, actress
Jessica Lowndes, actress
Jessica Lucas, actress
Milan Lucic, NHL player
Alexander Ludwig, actor
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Elsie MacGill, first female aeronautical engineer
Norma MacMillan, voice actress
Trystan Magnuson, Major League Baseball player
Karen Diane Magnussen, figure skater
Dan Mangan, musician
Charles Marega, sculptor
Daphne Marlatt, poet, novelist
Shaiju Mathew, author, filmmaker
Scott Mathieson, Major League Baseball player
Seok Matthew, singer in Korea, member of boygroup ZEROBASEONE (ZB1)
Terry McBride, CEO and founder, Nettwerk Music Group
Shane McConkey, professional freestyle skier
Dean McFadden, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
Leah McHenry, musician and music educator
Ashleigh McIvor, Olympic champion skier
Cody McKay, Major League Baseball player
Dave McKay, Major League Baseball player
Britt McKillip, actress
Carly McKillip, actress
Sarah McLachlan, singer-songwriter
Brandon Jay McLaren, actor
Mercedes McNab, actress
Chris McNally, Canadian actor
Andrew McNee, Canadian actor
Scott McNeil, voice actor
John H. Meier, financier and former business adviser to Howard Hughes
Charles Merritt, winner of the Victoria Cross
Brent Miller, actor
Wentworth Miller, actor
Shay Mitchell, actress
Zhang Mo, table tennis player
Colin Mochrie, comedian
Moka Only, rapper, musician, member of rap group Swollen Members
Cory Monteith, actor
Kevin Moon, vocalist with Korean group The Boyz
Greg Moore, racing driver
James Moore, politician and senior Federal cabinet minister
Justin Morneau, Major League Baseball player
Kirby Morrow (1973–2020), voice actor
Carrie-Anne Moss, actress
Tegan Moss, actress
Douglas Albert Munro, only US Coast Guardsman to win the Medal of Honor
Jane Munro, poet
Michelle Mylett, actress
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Ira B. Nadel, biographer and literary critic
Nardwuar the Human Serviette, radio host and musician
Steve Nash, NBA player
Cam Neely, NHL player
Kliph Nesteroff, writer, broadcaster
Peter New, actor
W. H. New, English professor, literary critic, poet
Alisha Newton, actress
Mayko Nguyen, actress
bpNichol, poet
Kevin Nicholson, Major League Baseball player
Mike Nickeas, Major League Baseball player
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, NHL player
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Brenna O'Brien, actress
Victor Odlum, journalist, soldier, and diplomat
Nivek Ogre, singer, musician
Pat Onstad, soccer player
Bud Osborn, poet, community organizer, and activist
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J. I. Packer, Anglican theologian
Fred Page, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
Frank Palmer, businessman
Grace Park, actress
Jim Pattison, entrepreneur
Kit Pearson, children's writer
Missy Peregrym, actress
Emily Perkins, actress
Stan Persky, writer
Laurence J. Peter, educator, formulator of the Peter principle
El Phantasmo, professional wrestler
Kimberly Phillips, educator and curator
Maddie Phillips, actress
Susan Point, Musqueam Coast Salish artist
Carly Pope, actress
Helen Potrebenko, author
Powfu, singer-songwriter
Daniel Powter, singer
Jaime Lo Presti, football
Carey Price, NHL goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens
Jason Priestley, actor, director, producer
Kirsten Prout, actress
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Wanting Qu, singer-songwriter
Juda Hirsch Quastel, biochemist, died in Vancouver
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Josh Ramsay, lead singer of band Marianas Trench
Rascalz, hip hop group
Michael Rasmussen, NHL player for the Detroit Red Wings
Bob Rennie, real estate marketer, art collector
Ryan Reynolds, actor
Dal Richards, musician, big band leader
Emily Bett Rickards, actress
Morgan Rielly, NHL player
Ryan Robbins, actor
Rachel Roberts, actress, fashion model
Claude C. Robinson, ice hockey executive and inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Spider Robinson, author
Wayne Robson, actor
Coco Rocha, fashion model
James Roday, actor
Evan Roderick, actor and former ice hockey player
Seth Rogen, actor, writer, and comedian
Teryl Rothery, television anchor, actress
Melissa Roxburgh, actress
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Mehdi Sadaghdar, YouTuber, comedian
Joe Sakic, NHL player ("Burnaby Joe")
Eliza Sam, Hong Kong actress
Rhea Santos, newscaster, journalist
Devon Sawa, actor
Louise Schatz, Canadian-born Israeli artist and designer
Conrad Schmidt, activist
Sophie Schmidt, member of Canadian Women's National soccer team
Drew Scott, television personality
Jonathan Scott, television personality
Jasmine Sealy, writer
Linus Sebastian, YouTuber, presenter, producer, writer
Brandon Segal, NHL player
Seok Matthew, member of boy group Zerobaseone
Michael Shanks, actor
Kathryn Shaw, artistic director
Stephen Lea Sheppard, actor, writer
Kelly Sheridan, voice actress
Tei Shi, singer
Hide Hyodo Shimizu, Japanese-Canadian educator and activist, member of the Order of Canada
Rebecca Shoichet, voice actress
Lydia Shum Din-ha, elder sister of Alfred Sung; Hong Kong actress
Ken Sim, ABC Vancouver partylist leader
Christine Sinclair, captain of Canadian Women's National soccer team
Robert Sing, Canadian soccer player
Nelson Skalbania, entrepreneur
Stephen Smart, former journalist
Bill Smith, soccer player
Colleen Smith, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Gregory Smith, actor
Trevor Smith, NHL player
Cobie Smulders, actress
Heather Spears, poet, artist, novelist
Tabitha St. Germain, voice actress
John G. Stackhouse Jr., writer and professor of religion
Jewel Staite, actress
Rita Steblin, musicologist
Arran Stephens, entrepreneur, writer
Kennedy Stewart, academic and former Mayor of Vancouver (2018–2022)
Ryan Stiles, comedian, actor
Dorothy Stratten, actress, model
Sean Stubbs, musician
Billy Suede, professional wrestler
Adam Sussman, entrepreneur
David Suzuki, environmentalist, scientist, broadcaster
Brad Swaile, voice actor
Bruce Sweeney, film director
R. J. Swindle, Major League Baseball player
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Jenna Talackova, model, television personality
Amanda Tapping, actress
Ari Taub (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
Bobby Taylor, soul singer
Timothy Taylor, writer
Madeleine Thien, writer
Reece Thompson, actor
Brent Titcomb, actor, singer, member of the Canadian band 3's a Crowd
Alex To, Mandopop singer
Lee Tockar, voice actor
Eckhart Tolle, spiritual teacher
Vincent Tong, voice actor
Devin Townsend, singer, musician
Jacob Tremblay, child actor
Margaret Trudeau (now Margaret Trudeau Kemper), author; former wife of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and mother of Justin Trudeau
Nicholas Tse, Cantopop singer
John Turner, former Prime Minister
Michael Turner, writer, musician
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Hamilton Upton (1912–1965), Canadian flying ace serving in the RAF during WW2
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Emmanuelle Vaugier, actress
Graham Verchere, actor
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Larry Walker, Major League Baseball player
Jeff Wall, artist
Ian Wallace, artist
Nolan Watson, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Daniel Wesley, musician
Andrew Wilkinson, physician, lawyer and politician
Charles Wilkinson, filmmaker and author
Martyn S. Williams, mountain and wilderness guide; first person to lead expeditions to the three extremes, South Pole (1989) North Pole (1992) and Everest (1991)
Chip Wilson, businessman and founder of Lululemon Athletica
Finn Wolfhard, actor
Brian Wong, founder of Kiip
Byron Wong, musician
Jason Wu, Taiwanese-Canadian artist and fashion designer
Kris Wu, rapper and former member of South Korean-Chinese group EXO
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Benny Yau, television presenter, singer
Brandon Yip, ice hockey player
Françoise Yip, actress
Kelly Yu, singer
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Alex Zahara, actor
Chiara Zanni, actress
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