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

Contents

A

B

  • Neeru Bajwa, actress
  • Peter Bakonyi (1933–1997), Hungarian-born Canadian Olympic fencer
  • Fairuza Balk, actress
  • Ashleigh Ball, voice actress known for her lead role on 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"
  • bbno$, recording artist
  • AC Bonifacio, dancer
  • Barry Beck, hockey player
  • Gil Bellows, actor
  • Vicki Berner (1945–2017), tennis player
  • Ray Bethell (1928-2008), master multiple kite flier
  • Jean-Luc Bilodeau, actor
  • Linwood Boomer, actor and television producer and writer
  • Eddy Boudel Tan, writer
  • Sage Brocklebank, actor
  • Troy Brouwer, NHL hockey player
  • Rod Bruno, musician
  • Karin Bubaš, artist
  • Hy Buller (1926–1968), All Star NHL ice hockey player

C

  • Alexander Calvert, actor
  • Kim Campbell, former Canadian Prime Minister
  • Paul Campbell, actor
  • Siobhan Carroll, professor, scholar and writer
  • Anna Cathcart, actress
  • Eliana Cuevas, jazz Latin singer
  • Erin Cebula, TV personality
  • Erica Cerra, actress
  • 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
  • Tommy Chong, actor, comedian, musician
  • Hayden Christensen, actor
  • Frances Chung, ballet dancer
  • Linda Chung, actress/musician
  • Brandon Clarke, current NBA player for the Memphis Grizzlies
  • Christy Clark, provincial politician and former Premier of British Columbia
  • Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, artist and chef
  • Meredith Coloma, luthier and musician
  • Wayde Compton, author
  • Torrance Coombs, actor
  • Douglas Coupland, author
  • Christian Covington, National Football League player
  • Michelle Creber, actress, singer, songwriter, dancer
  • Amanda Crew, actress
  • Roger Cross, actor
  • Seán Cummings, actor and playwright

D

E

  • Aileen Eaton, boxing promoter
  • Aryana Engineer, actress
  • Daniella Evangelista, actress, model
  • Arthur Erickson, architect, urban planner
  • Robin Esrock, travel writer
  • Elise Estrada, singer-songwriter, actress
  • El Phantasmo, Professional Wrestler

F

  • Bruce Fairbairn, musician, producer
  • Jessie Farrell, singer
  • Gordon Fee, New Testament scholar
  • John Ferguson Sr., professional hockey player
  • Jodelle Ferland, actress
  • Nathan Fielder, comedian
  • Rod Filbrandt, cartoonist
  • Nigel Findley, fantasy, science fiction, and RPG author
  • Noel Fisher, actor
  • Isaiah Faber, rapper, songwriter, and record producer
  • Ben Fisk, soccer player
  • Brendan Fletcher, actor
  • Nathan Fong, chef
  • William Wasbrough Foster, mountaineer, soldier, politician, business executive, and chief constable of Vancouver
  • Daniel Francis, writer and historian
  • Jeff Francis, Major League Baseball player
  • Leonard Frank, photographer
  • 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
  • William Gibson, writer
  • Shelley Gillen, producer, screenwriter and songwriter
  • Greg Girard, photographer
  • Evan Goldberg, writer, producer and director
  • 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
  • Aaron Guiel, Major League Baseball player
  • Trevor Guthrie, singer

H

  • Jansen Harkins, NHL player for the St. Louis Blues
  • Rich Harden, Major League Baseball player
  • Jillian Harris, ABC's 5th Bachelorette
  • Laura Harris, actress
  • Chris Haslam, professional skateboarder
  • Joel Haywood, basketball player
  • Gregory Henriquez, architect
  • Meghan Heffern, actress
  • Ed Hill, stand-up comedian
  • 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
  • Elva Hsiao, Mandopop singer

I

  • Robert Ito, former actor
  • Daniel Ingram, musician
  • John Ireland, actor
  • Britt Irvin, actress, musician and voice-over artist
  • Katharine Isabelle, actress

J

K

  • Evander Kane, National Hockey League player
  • Paul Kariya, National Hockey League player
  • Earl Keeley, football player
  • Conor Kerr, author
  • Cevin Key, musician
  • Margot Kidder, late actress
  • Kevin Chong, novelist
  • Kristin Kreuk, actress
  • Sean Michael Kyer, actor

L

  • Angela Lee, mixed martial arts
  • Christian Lee, mixed martial arts
  • David Lam, politician
  • Tyler Labine, actor
  • Evelyn Lau, poet and novelist
  • Maggie Lawson, actress
  • Cory Lee, singer
  • Mark Lee, singer, songwriter and member of South Korean boy group NCT
  • Bill Leeb, musician, singer
  • Lily Alice Lefevre, poet
  • Bob Lenarduzzi, soccer player
  • Sherwood Lett, soldier, lawyer, chancellor of UBC
  • 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
  • Crystal Lowe, actress
  • Jessica Lowndes, actress
  • Jessica Lucas, actress
  • Milan Lucic, NHL player
  • Alexander Ludwig, actor

M

  • Norma MacMillan, voice actress
  • Brandon Jay McLaren, actor
  • Tegan Moss, actress
  • Trystan Magnuson, Major League Baseball player
  • Karen Diane Magnussen, figure skater
  • Dan Mangan, musician
  • Charles Marega, sculptor
  • 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
  • Ashleigh McIvor, Olympic champion skier
  • Leah McHenry, musician and music educator
  • Dave McKay, Major League Baseball player
  • Cody McKay, Major League Baseball player
  • Sarah McLachlan, singer-songwriter
  • Chris McNally, Canadian actor
  • Andrew McNee, Canadian actor
  • Mercedes McNab, actress
  • John H. Meier, financier and former business adviser to Howard Hughes
  • Charles Merritt, winner of the Victoria Cross
  • Shay Mitchell, actress
  • Wentworth Miller, actor
  • Colin Mochrie, comedian
  • Moka Only, rapper, musician, member of rap group Swollen Members
  • Kevin Moon, vocalist with Korean group The Boyz
  • Cory Monteith, actor
  • Greg Moore, racing driver
  • James Moore, politician and senior Federal cabinet minister
  • Justin Morneau, Major League Baseball player
  • Carrie-Anne Moss, actress
  • Jane Munro, poet
  • Michelle Mylett, actress

N

O

  • Brenna O'Brien, actress
  • Victor Odlum, journalist, soldier, and diplomat
  • Nivek Ogre, singer, musician
  • Sandra Oh, actress
  • Pat Onstad, soccer player

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
  • Kimberly Phillips, educator and curator
  • James Picard, artist
  • Mandy Playdon, actress
  • Carly Pope, actress
  • Powfu, singer-songwriter
  • Daniel Powter, singer
  • Carey Price, NHL hockey goalie
  • Jason Priestley, actor, director, producer
  • Kirsten Prout, actress

Q

  • Wanting Qu, singer-songwriter

R

S

  • Mehdi Sadaghdar, YouTuber, comedian
  • Joe Sakic, NHL player ("Burnaby Joe")
  • Eliza Sam, Hong Kong actress
  • Shaiju Mathew, author, filmmaker
  • Devon Sawa, actor
  • Linus Sebastian, YouTuber, presenter, producer, writer
  • 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
  • Brandon Segal, NHL player
  • Michael Shanks, actor
  • Kathryn Shaw, artistic director
  • Stephen Lea Sheppard, actor, writer
  • Hide Hyodo Shimizu, Japanese-Canadian educator and activist, member of the Order of Canada
  • Lydia Shum Din-ha, elder sister of Alfred Sung; Hong Kong actress
  • Christine Sinclair, captain of Canadian Women's National soccer team
  • Robert Sing, Canadian footballer
  • 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
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr., writer and professor of religion
  • Rita Steblin, musicologist
  • Kennedy Stewart academic and Mayor of Vancouver (2018–present)
  • Dorothy Stratten, actress, model
  • Jewel Staite, actress
  • Arran Stephens, entrepreneur, writer
  • Ryan Stiles, comedian, actor
  • Sean Stubbs, musician
  • Billy Suede, professional wrestler
  • David Suzuki, environmentalist, scientist, broadcaster
  • R. J. Swindle, Major League Baseball player

T

  • Amanda Tapping, actress
  • Ari Taub (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
  • Reece Thompson, actor
  • Brent Titcomb, actor/singer, member of the Canadian band 3's a Crowd
  • Alex To, Mandopop singer
  • Eckhart Tolle, spiritual teacher
  • 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

V

  • Emmanuelle Vaugier, actress
  • Graham Verchere, actor
  • Adrien Van Viersen, storyboard artist

W

  • Andrew Wilkinson, physician, lawyer and politician
  • Larry Walker, Major League Baseball player
  • Jeff Wall, artist
  • Ian Wallace, artist
  • Brian Wong, founder of Kiip
  • Nolan Watson, entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Daniel Wesley, musician
  • Martyn S. Williams A mountain and wilderness guide who is the first person in the world 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
  • Kris Wu, actor and former member of South Korean-Chinese group EXO
  • Charles Wilkinson, filmmaker and author
  • Byron Wong, musician

Y

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

Z

  • Alex Zahara, actor
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