Atwood, Margaret (Ottawa)
The author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin
Famous People from Ontario
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Aykroyd, Dan (Ottawa)
The SNL star from Ghostbusters and The Blues Brothers -
Bee, Samantha (Toronto)
The host of TV's Full Frontal -
Cameron, James (Kapusaking)
The director of Titanic and Avatar -
Candy, John (Toronto)
Steve Martin's hefty co-star in Planes, Trains and Automobiles -
Carrey, Jim (Newmarket)
The star of Dumb and Dumber and The Truman Show -
Cera, Michael (Brampton)
That kid from Arrested Development and Juno -
Chalke, Sarah (Ottawa)
The blonde doctor from TV's Scrubs -
Cronenberg, David (Toronto)
The director of The Fly and A Dangerous Method -
Cronyn, Hume (London)
Diminutive character actor from Cocoon -
Davies, Robertson (Thamesville)
Author of Fifth Business -
Drake (Toronto)
The hip-hop star who used to be on Degrassi -
Evangelista, Linda (Thorold)
The supermodel's supermodel of the early 1990s -
Ford, Rob (Etobicoke)
The rambunctious mayor of Toronto, 2010-14 -
Gehry, Frank (Toronto)
The architect who designed the Guggenheim Museum in Spain -
Gosling, Ryan (London)
The young guy from the movie The Notebook -
Green, Tom (Pembroke)
Host of TV's Tom Green Show -
Gretzky, Wayne (Brantford)
NHL legend and nine-time league MVP -
Gryner, Emm (Sarnia)
Singer of the folk single "Summerlong" -
Haggis, Paul (London)
Writer and director of the film Crash -
Haim, Corey (Toronto)
1980s teen star who was in Lucas and The Lost Boys -
Harper, Stephen (Toronto)
Prime Minister of Canada, 2006-2015 -
Hartman, Phil
The droll comic star of TV's News Radio -
Jennings, Peter (Toronto)
Anchor of ABC's World News Tonight 1983-2005 -
Johnston, Lynn (Collingwood)
Creator of the comic strip For Better or For Worse -
Lavigne, Avril (Napanee)
The former skate punk who sang the hit "Complicated" -
Levy, Dan (Toronto)
The creator and star of 'Schitt's Creek' -
Levy, Eugene (Hamilton)
Eyebrowed star of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'American Pie' -
McAdams, Rachel (London)
The star of the romantic movie The Notebook -
McPherson, Aimee Semple
The popular 1920s preacher who disappeared -
Michaels, Lorne (Toronto)
Creator of TV's Saturday Night Live -
Morissette, Alanis (Ottawa)
The singer of the hit "You Oughta Know" -
Mowat, Farley (Belleville)
The author of Never Cry Wolf -
Munro, Alice (Wingham)
Canadian writer of The Love of a Good Woman stories -
Myers, Mike (Scarborough)
Star of the Austin Powers movies -
O'Hara, Catherine (Toronto)
The mom in Home Alone -
Pickford, Mary (Toronto)
"America's Sweetheart" of the silent film era -
Plummer, Christopher (Toronto)
Captain von Trapp in the 1965 movie The Sound of Music -
Reuben, Gloria (Toronto)
Jeanie Boulet on TV's ER -
Safer, Morley (Toronto)
The Canadian '60 Minutes' co-host who reported on Vietnam -
Sinclair, Gordon (Toronto)
Creator of the famous "Americans" broadcast -
St. John, Lara (London)
The beautiful violinist who recorded re: Bach -
Stratus, Trish (Toronto)
The pro wrestler named "Diva of the Decade" in 2003 -
Trebek, Alex
Host of the TV quiz show Jeopardy! -
Trudeau, Justin (Ottawa)
The Prime Minister of Canada, 2015-present -
Twain, Shania (Windsor)
Singer of the pop hit "You're Still The One" -
Warren, Estella (Peterborough)
Chanel No. 5 spokesmodel -
Young, Neil (Toronto)
Renegade rock star