| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Sidney Altman |
Chemist |
7-May-1939 |
|
Proved enzyme role of RNA |
| Gabriel Aubry |
Model |
30-Aug-1976 |
|
Canadian model, BF of Halle Berry |
| Melissa Auf der Maur |
Bassist |
17-Mar-1972 |
|
Bass player for Smashing Pumpkins, Hole |
| Chris Benoit |
Wrestling |
21-May-1967 |
25-Jun-2007 |
WWE wrestler, murder/suicide |
| Conrad Black |
Business |
25-Aug-1944 |
|
Rapacious newspaper mogul |
| Ben Blue |
Actor |
12-Sep-1901 |
7-Mar-1975 |
The Big Broadcast of 1938 |
| Lothaire Bluteau |
Actor |
14-Apr-1957 |
|
Jesus of Montreal |
| Mike Bossy |
Hockey |
22-Jan-1957 |
|
NY Islanders, Hall of Famer |
| Pierre Bouvier |
Singer |
9-May-1979 |
|
Simple Plan vocalist |
| Scotty Bowman |
Hockey |
18-Sep-1933 |
|
Winningest coach in NHL history |
| Michel Brault |
Cinematographer |
25-Jun-1928 |
|
Les Ordres |
| Charles Bronfman |
Business |
27-Jun-1931 |
|
Fifth richest person in Canada |
| Edgar Bronfman, Sr. |
Business |
20-Jun-1929 |
|
CEO of Seagram's until 1994 |
| Edgar Bronfman, Jr. |
Business |
16-May-1955 |
|
CEO of Seagram, Warner Music, etc |
| Geneviève Bujold |
Actor |
1-Jul-1942 |
|
Coma |
| Pascale Bussières |
Actor |
27-Jun-1968 |
|
When Night Is Falling |
| Dov Charney |
Business |
31-Jan-1969 |
|
American Apparel CEO |
| Jeremiah S. Chechik |
Film Director |
1955 |
|
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation |
| Emmanuelle Chriqui |
Actor |
10-Dec-1977 |
|
Sloan on Entourage |
| Terri Clark |
Country Musician |
5-Aug-1968 |
|
Better Things to Do |
| John E. Cleghorn |
Business |
7-Jul-1941 |
|
CEO of Royal Bank of Canada, 1995-2001 |
| Leonard Cohen |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Sep-1934 |
|
Everybody Knows |
| Steven Cojocaru |
Critic |
5-Jan-1965 |
|
Entertainment Tonight fashion critic |
| Henry Corden |
Actor |
6-Jan-1920 |
19-May-2005 |
Hanna-Barbara voice actor |
| Peter Cullen |
Actor |
1956 |
|
Voice of Optimus Prime |
| Geoff Davis |
Politician |
26-Oct-1958 |
|
Congressman, Kentucky 4th |
| Colleen Dewhurst |
Actor |
3-Jun-1924 |
2-Aug-1991 |
Murphy Brown's mother |
| Julie Doucet |
Cartoonist |
31-Dec-1965 |
|
Dirty Plotte |
| Gilles Duceppe |
Politician |
22-Jul-1947 |
|
Leader, Bloc Québécois |
| David Emerson |
Politician |
17-Sep-1945 |
|
Canadian Minister of International Trade |
| Colin Ferguson |
Actor |
22-Jul-1972 |
|
Eureka |
| Jim Flaherty |
Politician |
30-Dec-1949 |
|
Canadian Minister of Finance |
| Mavis Gallant |
Author |
11-Aug-1922 |
|
Prolific Canadian short story author |
| Bernie Geoffrion |
Hockey |
14-Feb-1931 |
11-Mar-2006 |
Montreal Canadiens, 1950-64 |
| Yasmeen Ghauri |
Model |
23-Mar-1971 |
|
Versace and Victoria's Secret model |
| Bill Graham |
Politician |
17-Mar-1939 |
|
Interim Leader, Canada's Liberal Party |
| Corey Hart |
Musician |
31-May-1962 |
|
Wears his sunglasses at night |
| Doug Harvey |
Hockey |
19-Dec-1924 |
26-Dec-1989 |
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Jayne Heitmeyer |
Actor |
30-Oct-1960 |
|
Earth: Final Conflict |
| Douglas Jackson |
Film Director |
1938 |
|
The Paper Boy |
| Robert Joy |
Actor |
17-Aug-1951 |
|
Dr. Sid Hammerback on CSI: NY |
| Claude Jutra |
Film Director |
11-Mar-1930 |
5-Nov-1986 |
Mon Oncle Antoine |
| Alvin Karpis |
Criminal |
10-Aug-1907 |
26-Aug-1979 |
Former Public Enemy #1 |
| Naomi Klein |
Author |
1970 |
|
No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies |
| Elias Koteas |
Actor |
11-Mar-1961 |
|
Crash |
| Marie-Josée Kravis |
Economist |
11-Sep-1949 |
|
President of MoMA |
| Sid Krofft |
Film/TV Producer |
30-Jul-1929 |
|
Co-creator: H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost |
| Antonio Lamer |
Judge |
8-Jul-1933 |
24-Nov-2007 |
Chief Justice of Canada, 1990-2000 |
| Carole Laure |
Actor |
5-Aug-1951 |
|
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs |
| Ruta Lee |
Actor |
30-May-1936 |
|
Former hostess, High Rollers |
| Mario Lemieux |
Hockey |
5-Oct-1965 |
|
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Vanessa Lengies |
Actor |
21-Jul-1985 |
|
Roxanne Bojarski on American Dreams |
| Robert MacNeil |
Journalist |
19-Jan-1931 |
|
MacNeil/Lehrer Report |
| Chris Makepeace |
Actor |
22-Apr-1964 |
|
My Bodyguard |
| Rudolph A. Marcus |
Chemist |
21-Jul-1923 |
|
Electron-transfer reactions |
| John McCallum |
Politician |
9-Apr-1950 |
|
Canadian MP, Markham--Unionville |
| Kevin McDonald |
Actor |
16-May-1961 |
|
The Kids in the Hall |
| Eric H. Molson |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Chairman of Molson Coors Brewing |
| Richard C. Notebaert |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of Qwest, 2002-07 |
| Jessica Paré |
Actor |
5-Dec-1982 |
|
Lost and Delirious |
| Bernie Parent |
Hockey |
3-Apr-1945 |
|
Goalie, NHL Hall of Famer |
| Missy Peregrym |
Actor |
16-Jun-1982 |
|
Candice Wilmer on Heroes |
| Oscar Peterson |
Pianist |
15-Aug-1925 |
24-Dec-2007 |
Maharajah of the keyboard |
| Mary Pierce |
Tennis |
15-Jan-1975 |
|
Winner of two Grand Slams |
| Steven Pinker |
Linguist |
18-Sep-1954 |
|
The Language Instinct |
| Sam Pollock |
Hockey |
25-Dec-1925 |
15-Aug-2007 |
GM of Montreal Canadiens, 1964-78 |
| David Rakoff |
Author |
27-Nov-1964 |
|
Don't Get Too Comfortable |
| Caroline Rhea |
Actor |
13-Apr-1964 |
|
Hilda Spellman on Sabrina |
| Henri Richard |
Hockey |
29-Feb-1936 |
|
Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer |
| Maurice Richard |
Hockey |
4-Aug-1921 |
27-May-2000 |
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Mordecai Richler |
Novelist |
27-Jan-1931 |
3-Jul-2001 |
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz |
| Lucienne Robillard |
Politician |
16-Jun-1945 |
|
Canadian MP, Westmount--Ville-Marie |
| Mark Robson |
Film Director |
4-Dec-1913 |
20-Jun-1978 |
Valley of the Dolls |
| Percy Rodriguez |
Actor |
13-Jun-1918 |
6-Sep-2007 |
Afro-Canadian actor |
| Lara Roxx |
Pornstar |
12-Dec-1982 |
|
HIV+ pornstar |
| Mort Sahl |
Comic |
11-May-1927 |
|
Early influential stand-up comic |
| Harold T. Shapiro |
Educator |
8-Jun-1935 |
|
President of Princeton, 1988-2000 |
| William Shatner |
Actor |
22-Mar-1931 |
|
Captain Kirk on Star Trek |
| Norma Shearer |
Actor |
10-Aug-1902 |
12-Jun-1983 |
The Divorcee |
| Charles Taylor |
Philosopher |
5-Nov-1931 |
|
Sources of the Self |
| Lionel Tiger |
Educator |
1937 |
|
The Decline of Males |
| Bill Torrey |
Hockey |
23-Jun-1934 |
|
General Manager, NY Islanders, 1972-92 |
| Pierre Trudeau |
Head of State |
18-Oct-1919 |
28-Sep-2000 |
Twice Prime Minister of Canada |
| David Wellington |
Film Director |
1963 |
|
I Love a Man in Uniform |
| Joseph Wiseman |
Actor |
15-May-1918 |
|
Dr. No |
| Rafal Zielinski |
Film Director |
1957 |
|
Screwballs |
| Mort Zuckerman |
Business |
4-Jun-1937 |
|
Owner, New York Daily News |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| John Abbott |
Head of State |
12-Mar-1821 |
30-Oct-1893 |
Prime Minister of Canada, 1891-93 |
| Toe Blake |
Hockey |
21-Aug-1912 |
17-May-1995 |
Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer |
| John Buchan |
Author |
26-Aug-1875 |
11-Feb-1940 |
The Thirty-Nine Steps |
| John William Dawson |
Geologist |
30-Oct-1820 |
20-Nov-1899 |
Air Breathers of the Coal Period |
| Yvonne Dionne |
Victim |
28-May-1934 |
23-Jun-2001 |
Canadian quintuplets put on display |
| Don Drysdale |
Baseball |
23-Jul-1936 |
3-Jul-1993 |
Dodgers pitcher, 1962 Cy Young Award winner |
| Doug Harvey |
Hockey |
19-Dec-1924 |
26-Dec-1989 |
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine |
Head of State |
4-Oct-1807 |
26-Feb-1864 |
Twice Co-Premier of Canada |
| René Lévesque |
Politician |
24-Aug-1922 |
1-Nov-1987 |
Premier of Quebec, 1976-85 |
| Hugh MacLennan |
Novelist |
20-Mar-1907 |
7-Nov-1990 |
Barometer Rising |
| Joe Malone |
Hockey |
28-Feb-1890 |
15-May-1969 |
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Howie Morenz |
Hockey |
21-Jun-1902 |
8-Mar-1937 |
Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer |
| Maurice Richard |
Hockey |
4-Aug-1921 |
27-May-2000 |
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Mordecai Richler |
Novelist |
27-Jan-1931 |
3-Jul-2001 |
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz |
| Jacob Schick |
Inventor |
16-Sep-1877 |
3-Jul-1937 |
Electric razor |
| Pierre Trudeau |
Head of State |
18-Oct-1919 |
28-Sep-2000 |
Twice Prime Minister of Canada |
| James Westcott |
Politician |
10-May-1802 |
19-Jan-1880 |
US Senator from Florida, 1845-49 |
