# List of people from Vancouver

This is a list of notable people from, or who spent considerable time residing in, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

## A

* Alistair Abell, actor
* Alison Acheson, writer
* Mark Acheson, voice actor
* Daniel Adair, musician and member of rock band Nickelback
* 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

## B

* 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
* bbno$, recording artist
* 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

## C

* 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
* Macklin Celebrini, NHL hockey player
* 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

## D

* 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

## E

* 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

## F

* 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

## G

* 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

## H

* 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

## I

* 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

## J

* Manny Jacinto, actor, comedian
* Joshua Jackson, actor
* Colin James, musician
* Liam James, actor
* Michael Janyk, Canadian alpine 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

## K

* 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

## L

* 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
* Jade LeMac, singer-songwriter
* 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

## M

* 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
* 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

## N

* 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

## O

* 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

## P

* 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
* Hazel Jane Plante, writer
* 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

## Q

* Wanting Qu, singer-songwriter
* Juda Hirsch Quastel, biochemist, died in Vancouver

## R

* 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

## S

* 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
* 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

## T

* 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

## U

* Hamilton Upton (1912–1965), Canadian flying ace serving in the RAF during WW2

## V

* Emmanuelle Vaugier, actress
* Graham Verchere, actor

## W

* 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

## Y

* Benny Yau, television presenter, singer
* Brandon Yip, ice hockey player
* Françoise Yip, actress
* Kelly Yu, singer

## Z

* Alex Zahara, actor
* Chiara Zanni, actress