 this is a list of notable people who are from toronto, ontario, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city.  ==a==  * abdominal â hip hop musician * robbie amell â actor * stephen amell - actor * enza anderson â writer, political activist * gordon stewart anderson â author * john andrews â architect * mark andrews â swimmer * lou angotti â former nhl player * anvil â heavy metal band * syl apps â former nhl player * arnej â trance music producer and dj * will arnett â actor * margaret atwood â booker prize-winning novelist, poet, literary critic & essayist * yank azman â actor ==b== * jay bahadur â journalist and author, known for his reporting on piracy in somalia * frederick banting â medical scientist & doctor, co-discoverer of insulin, 1923 nobel laureate * thomas j. bata â businessman * robert bateman â painter * isabel bayrakdarian â opera singer * samantha bee â actress and comedian * jeanne beker â fashion television personality and reporter * john wilson bengough â cartoonist * anthony bennett â nba player * christine bentley â ctv news anchor * pierre berton â author, historian, journalist & tv personality * charles best â medical scientist, co-discoverer of insulin * billy talent â rock band * the birthday massacre â rock band * conrad black â media mogul * rachel blanchard â actress * lloyd bochner â actor (dynasty) * hÃ©di bouraoui â poet, novelist and academic * liona boyd â classical guitarist, composer, songwriter and singer * shary boyle â artist * john mcentee bowman â founding president of bowman-biltmore hotels corp. * christopher britton â actor, stage actor, and voice actor * broken social scene â band, indie rock * daniel brooks â theatre director, actor & playwright * chester brown â alternative cartoonist and libertarian party of canada candidate * clifton brown â kickboxer * billy bryans â musician * marty burke â former nhl player * theresa burke â journalist * jackie burroughs â actress * jim butterfield â tech whiz * rob burgess â tech ceo ==c== * barry callaghan â historian * morley callaghan â journalist, writer * june callwood â social activist, journalist * [[bill camero
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