Famous People Born In Toronto

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 1 
Drake
(One of the Best-Selling Music Artists With the Most Top 10 Singles on the Billboard Hot 100)
Drake
137
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 24, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
The Weeknd
(Best Known for Singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills")
The Weeknd
139
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 16, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 3 
Catherine O'Hara
(Actress Known for Her Comedy Series 'Second City Television' and 'Schitt's Creek')
Catherine O'Hara
47
Birthdate: March 4, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 4 
Christopher Plummer
(One of the Most Accomplished Actors of His Era andthe Oldest Person to Win an Academy Award)
Christopher Plummer
36
Birthdate: December 13, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: February 5, 2021
 5 
Will Arnett
(Canadian Actor, Comedian and Producer Known for His Role as ‘Gob Bluth’ in the TV Series ‘Arrested Development’)
Will Arnett
39
Birthdate: May 4, 1970
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 6 
Stephen Amell
31
Birthdate: May 8, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 7 
Rick Moranis
(Actor & Comedian)
Rick Moranis
23
Birthdate: April 18, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 8 
Neil Young
(Rock Singer-Songwriter Famous As The 'Godfather of Grunge')
Neil Young
29
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 9 
Tara Strong
(Voice Actor)
Tara Strong
18
Birthdate: February 12, 1973
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 10 
Jeff Healey
(Singer)
Jeff Healey
25
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 25, 1966
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: March 2, 2008
 11 
Dan Levy
(Actor and Comedian Best Known for His Role of 'David Rose' on the CBC Sitcom 'Schitt’s Creek')
Dan Levy
43
Birthdate: August 9, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 12 
Trish Stratus
(One of the Most Popular Female Professional Wrestlers in WWE)
Trish Stratus
17
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 18, 1975
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 13 
Corey Haim
(Actor)
Corey Haim
25
Birthdate: December 23, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: March 10, 2010
 14 
Russell Peters
(The First Comedian to Get a Netflix Stand-up Special)
Russell Peters
6
Birthdate: September 29, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
 15 
Stephen Harper
(Former Prime Minister of Canada (2006 - 2015))
Stephen Harper
11
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 30, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 16 
Robbie Amell
(Actor and Producer Best Known for His Role as ‘Stephen Jameson’ on the CW Series ‘The Tomorrow People’)
Robbie Amell
25
Birthdate: April 21, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 17 
Mary Pickford
(One of the Most Popular Actresses of the 1910s and 1920s)
Mary Pickford
9
Birthdate: April 8, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: May 29, 1979
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 18 
Patrick J. Adams
9
Birthdate: August 27, 1981
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 19 
David Cronenberg
(Film Director Known for Body Horror Genre Films Such as 'Shivers', 'Scanners' and 'Videodrome')
David Cronenberg
4
Birthdate: March 15, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 20 
Frank Gehry
(Architect and Designer Whose Works are Considered Among the Most Important of Contemporary Architecture)
Frank Gehry
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
 21 
Robbie Robertson
(Guitarist, Producer)
Robbie Robertson
16
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 5, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 22 
Peter Jennings
(One of the Most Prominent Television Journalists and the Anchor of 'ABC World News Tonight’)
Peter Jennings
10
Birthdate: July 29, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: August 7, 2005
 23 
Nav
(Canadian Hip-Hop Artist Known for His Silky Vocals & Slick Beats)
Nav
18
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 24 
Ayesha Curry
(Host of The 'Food Network' Show 'Ayesha's Home Kitchen')
Ayesha Curry
31
Birthdate: March 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 25 
Rick Fox
(Actor and Former Basketball Player Who Played at the 'Small Forward' Position)
Rick Fox
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 24, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 26 
Nora Fatehi
(Actress, Model, and Producer Known for Her Work in the Indian Film Industry)
Nora Fatehi
123
Birthdate: February 6, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 27 
Eric McCormack
(Known for His Roles in the Series: 'Will & Grace,' 'Travelers' and 'Perception')
Eric McCormack
6
Birthdate: April 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 28 
P. K. Subban
(Canadian Professional Ice Hockey Defenceman)
P. K. Subban
17
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 13, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 29 
Michael Ironside
(Canadian Film Director, Producer, Actor, and Screenwriter)
Michael Ironside
3
Birthdate: February 12, 1950
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 30 
Hilary Farr
(Designer)
Hilary Farr
13
Birthdate: August 31, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 31 
Henry Lau
(Former Member of the Chinese Boy Band "Super Junior-M")
Henry Lau
16
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 11, 1989
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 32 
Alison Pill
(Actor, Stage actor)
Alison Pill
6
Birthdate: November 27, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 33 
Glenn Gould
(Canadian Classical Pianist)
Glenn Gould
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 25, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: October 4, 1982
 34 
James Randi
(Canadian-American Stage Magician Who Extensively Challenged Paranormal and Pseudoscientific Claims)
James Randi
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: October 20, 2020
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 35 
Caterina Scorsone
(Known for playing Dr. Amelia Shepherd on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2010–present))
Caterina Scorsone
4
Birthdate: October 16, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 36 
Emma Raducanu
(British Professional Tennis Player)
Emma Raducanu
19
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 13, 2002
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 37 
Lorne Michaels
(Creator and Producer of 'Saturday Night Live')
Lorne Michaels
5
Birthdate: November 17, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 38 
Megan Follows
(Actress and Director Known for Her Role as ‘Anne Shirley’ in the TV Series ‘Anne of Green Gables’)
Megan Follows
13
Birthdate: March 14, 1968
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 39 
Gail Kim
(Wrestler)
Gail Kim
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 20, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 40 
Lester B. Pearson
(14th Prime Minister of Canada (1963 - 1968))
Lester B. Pearson
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 23, 1897
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: December 27, 1972
 41 
Daniel Negreanu
(Poker player who won four World Series of Poker bracelets.)
Daniel Negreanu
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 26, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
 42 
Tamara Taylor
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Dr. Camille Saroyan’ in the TV Series ‘Bones’)
Tamara Taylor
11
Birthdate: September 27, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 43 
Devon Bostick
(Actor and Producer Known for His Role as ‘Rodrick Heffley’ in ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Film Series)
Devon Bostick
11
Birthdate: November 13, 1991
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 44 
Alannah Myles
(Canadian Singer-Songwriter and Actress Known for Her Song ‘Black Velvet’)
Alannah Myles
10
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 25, 1958
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 45 
Sarah Gadon
(Actress who gained recognition for her roles in David Cronenberg's films A Dangerous Method (2011), Cosmopolis (2012), and Maps to the Stars (2014))
Sarah Gadon
5
Birthdate: April 4, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 46 
Renee Paquette
(Canadian-American Television Personality Who Was a Sports Broadcaster for ‘The Score’ Network)
Renee Paquette
3
Birthdate: September 19, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 47 
Heather Menzies
(Actress)
Heather Menzies
2
Birthdate: December 3, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 24, 2017
 48 
Harland Williams
(Actor, Comedian & Writer)
Harland Williams
1
Birthdate: November 14, 1962
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 49 
Mia Kirshner
(Actress)
Mia Kirshner
13
Birthdate: January 25, 1975
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 50 
Daniel Caesar
(Singer, Musician)
Daniel Caesar
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 5, 1995
Sun Sign: Aries