page_title: List of Canadian Americans
section_title: Born in/lived in Canada, with American citizenship
hierarchical_section_title: List of Canadian Americans / Born in/lived in Canada, with American citizenship
caption_attribution_description: English: Ted Cruz speaking at an event hosted by the Iowa GOP in Des Moines, Iowa.
context_page_description: This is a list of notable Americans of Canadian descent, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and were the principal founders of the United States, and their American descendants.
context_section_description: Patrick J. Adams (born 1981), actor, photographer and director
  Foluke Akinradewo (born October 5, 1987), Volleyball player
  Stephen Amell (born 1981), actor best known for playing Oliver Queen, the title character in the TV series Arrow
  Pamela Anderson (born 1967), actress
  Paul Anka (born 1941), singer-songwriter and actor
  Will Arnett (born 1970), actor and comedian
  Dan Aykroyd (born 1952), actor and comedian
  Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), rodeo pioneer, inventor, actor, artist/sculptor, hall of fame inductee, born in Utah and raised in Alberta, Canada
  Eric Bauza (born 1979), comedian and voice actor
  Samantha Bee (born 1969) comedian, actress, writer, producer, political commentator, media critic and television host
  Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer especially notable for inventing and patenting the first practical telephone; co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885
  Manjul Bhargava (born 1974), Fields Medal winning mathematician at Princeton University
  Justin Bieber (born 1994), singer-songwriter and actor
  Marty Biron (born 1977), ice hockey goaltender and commentator
  Paul Boyd (born 1976), reporter
  Len Blum (born 1951), screenwriter, film producer, and film composer
  Brett Boyko (born 1992), professional football player with the Los Angeles Chargers
  Dayana Cadeau (born 1966), Haitian-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
  Jim Carrey (born 1962), comedian and actor
  Rae Dawn Chong (born 1961), actress and daughter of Tommy
  Tommy Chong (born 1938), comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, musician, and contestant from Dancing with the Stars season 19
  Kim Coates (born 1958), actor, Tig Trager from Sons of Anarchy
  Adam Cohen (born 1972), singer-songwriter, and son of Leonard
  Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist
  Claire Corlett (born 1999), actress and singer, daughter of Ian James Corlett
  Ian James Corlett (born 1962), voice actor, musician, animator, and author providing voice work in both Vancouver and Los Angeles
  Philip Corlett (born 1997), actor, son of Ian James Corlett
  Nazneen Contractor (born 1982), Indian-born Canadian American actress most notable as Layla Hourani in The Border and Ruby in The Loud House
  Laura Creavalle (born 1959), Guyanese-born Canadian/American female professional bodybuilder
  Rafael Cruz (born 1939), Cuban-born Canadian/American Christian preacher and public speaker; father of Ted
  Ted Cruz (born 1970), politician, U.S. Senator from Texas since 2013, and 2016 Republican presidential candidate
  Geoff Davis (born 1958), politician and former U.S. Representative from Kentucky (2005–2012)
  Chris Diamantopoulos (born 1975), actor and comedian, best known for his role as Green Arrow in the Batman Unlimited series, Unicorn in Go Away, Unicorn! and Mickey Mouse in the eponymous TV series
  Michael Donovan (born 1953), voice actor and director for many animated series and feature films
  Marie Dressler (1868–1934), actress
  Feist (full name Leslie Feist) (born 1976), singer-songwriter known for her 2007 hit single "1234"
  Andrew Feustel (born 1965), NASA geophysicist
  Nathan Fillion (born 1970), actor
  Brent Fitz (born 1970), musician and multi-instrumentalist
  Dave Foley (born 1963), actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer working out of both Canada and America with dual citizenship
  Mike Foligno (born 1959), former professional ice hockey player and coach; currently a scout for the Vegas Golden Knights; father of Nick and Marcus Foligno
  Michael Fougere (born 1956), politician and Mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan since 2012
  Michael J. Fox (born 1961), actor, author, producer, and advocate
  David Frum (born 1960), speechwriter and journalist
  Victor Garber (born 1949), actor and singer
  Frank Gehry (born 1929), architect
  Drake (real name Aubrey Graham) (born 1986), rapper, singer-songwriter, and former actor
  Jennifer Granholm (born 1959), politician and former Governor of Michigan (2003–2011)
  Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), retired ice hockey player; considered the greatest ice hockey player of all ti
caption: Ted Cruz
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