Famous People Born In Ottawa

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 1 
Alanis Morisette
(Singer-Songwriter)
Alanis Morisette
48
Birthdate: June 1, 1974
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 2 
Sarah Chalke
(Actress and Model)
Sarah Chalke
21
Birthdate: August 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 3 
Margaret Atwood
(Poet, Novelist, Literary Critic & Environmental Activist)
Margaret Atwood
26
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 18, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 4 
Paul Anka
(Known for His Signature Hit Songs "Diana", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder")
Paul Anka
11
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 30, 1941
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 5 
Jay Baruchel
(Actor Known for His Roles in Comedy Movies “Knocked Up,” “Tropic Thunder” and “The Trotsky”)
Jay Baruchel
6
Birthdate: April 9, 1982
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 6 
Dan Aykroyd
(Actor & Comedian)
Dan Aykroyd
16
Birthdate: July 1, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
 7 
Emma Portner
(Dancer)
Emma Portner
32
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: November 26, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 8 
Drew Seeley
0
Birthdate: April 30, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 9 
Vanessa Morgan
(Canadian Actress Known for Her Role as ‘Beatrix Castro’ in the TV Series ‘Finding Carter’)
Vanessa Morgan
17
Birthdate: March 23, 1992
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 10 
Lorne Greene
(Actor, Radio Personality and Singer Known for His Role as ‘Ben Cartwright’ in TV Series ‘Bonanza’)
Lorne Greene
56
Birthdate: February 12, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: September 11, 1987
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 11 
Tom Cavanagh
(Actor )
Tom Cavanagh
7
Birthdate: October 26, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 12 
Donal Logue
(Actor and Producer Known for His TV Series: ‘Sons of Anarchy’, ‘Vikings’ and ‘Grounded for Life’)
Donal Logue
10
Birthdate: February 27, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 13 
Bruce Cockburn
(Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Musicologist, Composer)
Bruce Cockburn
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 27, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
 14 
Paul Whelan
(Police officer)
Paul Whelan
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 5, 1970
Sun Sign: Pisces
 15 
Justin Trudeau
(23rd Prime Minister of Canada)
Justin Trudeau
88
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 25, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 16 
Brendan Penny
8
Birthdate: November 9, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 17 
Rachel Homan
(Canadian Professional Curler)
Rachel Homan
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 5, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 18 
Kaniehtiio Horn
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Gina’ in the TV Series ‘The Man in the High Castle’)
Kaniehtiio Horn
0
Birthdate: November 8, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 19 
Kelly Rowan
(Actress and Former Model)
Kelly Rowan
4
Birthdate: October 26, 1965
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 20 
Shane Smith
(Canadian Journalist and Executive Chairman of 'Vice Media')
Shane Smith
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: September 28, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 21 
Michel Trudeau
(Younger Brother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau)
Michel Trudeau
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 2, 1975
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: November 13, 1998
 22 
Denis Potvin
(Ice hockey player)
Denis Potvin
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 29, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 23 
Peter Aykroyd
(Actor, Comedian)
Peter Aykroyd
1
Birthdate: November 19, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 24 
Mike Gartner
(Ice hockey player)
Mike Gartner
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 25 
Kelly Sheridan
(Voice actress)
Kelly Sheridan
4
Birthdate: May 19, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
 26 
Keshia Chanté
(Singer-songwriter, Singer, Actor, Pianist, Model, Songwriter, Musician)
Keshia Chanté
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
 27 
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
(Aristocrat)
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 19, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 28 
Mark McKinney
(Actor)
Mark McKinney
1
Birthdate: June 26, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 29 
Barbara Ann Scott
(Canadian Figure Skater)
Barbara Ann Scott
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: September 30, 2012
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 30 
Andrew Scheer
(Canadian Politician and 35th Speaker of the House of Commons)
Andrew Scheer
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 20, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 31 
Nobu McCarthy
(Former Actress known for for her performance in the film The Wash)
Nobu McCarthy
2
Birthdate: November 13, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: April 6, 2002
 32 
Wade Morissette
(Singer Songwriter)
Wade Morissette
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 1, 1974
Sun Sign: Gemini
 33 
Alexandre Trudeau
(Canadian Journalist, Author and Second Son of Canada's Former Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau)
Alexandre Trudeau
11
Birthdate: December 25, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 34 
Vik Sahay
(Canadian Actor)
Vik Sahay
0
Birthdate: September 20, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 35 
Melinda Shankar
(Actress)
Melinda Shankar
0
Birthdate: February 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
 36 
Nancy Greene Raine
(Canadian Former Senator and Alpine Skier)
Nancy Greene Raine
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 11, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
 37 
Kari Skogland
Kari Skogland
0
Listed In: Writers
 38 
Stephen Lewis
(Politician, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations (1984-88))
Stephen Lewis
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 11, 1937
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 39 
Gabriela Dabrowski
(Canadian Professional Tennis Player)
Gabriela Dabrowski
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 1, 1992
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 40 
Dalton McGuinty
(Politician, Lawyer)
Dalton McGuinty
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 19, 1955
Sun Sign: Cancer
 41 
Marc Savard
(Ice hockey player)
Marc Savard
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 17, 1977
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 42 
Bob Rae
(25th Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations)
Bob Rae
3
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 43 
Dai Vernon
(Canadian Magician Best Known For His Sleight of Hand Technique)
Dai Vernon
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 11, 1894
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: August 21, 1992
 44 
Jason Ethier
(Canadian Social Media Personality and Former YouTuber)
Jason Ethier
6
Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: February 14, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 45 
Thomas Mulcair
Thomas Mulcair
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 24, 1954
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 46 
John Baird
(Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (2011 to 2015))
John Baird
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 26, 1969
Sun Sign: Gemini
 47 
John Tuzo Wilson
(Canadian Geophysicist and Geologist Who Made Valuable Contributions to the Theory of Plate Tectonics)
John Tuzo Wilson
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 24, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: April 15, 1993
 48 
Andrew Coyne
(Columnist, Editor)
Andrew Coyne
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 23, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 49 
Dominic LeBlanc
(Lawyer, Politician)
Dominic LeBlanc
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 14, 1967
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 50 
Robert J. Sawyer
(Science fiction writer, Screenwriter, Writer)
Robert J. Sawyer
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 29, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus