1. Jodelle Ferland (1994)

Actress

She played the role Bree Tanner in the Twilight Saga and appeared in Case 39. In 2006, she received widespread attention for her performance in the horror film Silent Hill. She was later...

2. Justin Chatwin (1982)

Canadian Actor

Rose to popularity through his television role on Shameless as the serial liar Steve/Jimmy Lishman. He's also had a role on the popular series Weeds. In 2019, he'd begin starring in Netflix's Sci-Fi Another...

3. Sarah Grey (1996)

Canadian Actor

Canadian actress known for her roles on American TV shows like Almost Human and A&E's Bates Motel where she plays a young version of Norma Bates. She plays the character...

4. David Gogo (1969)

Canadian Blues Guitarist

Juno Award-nominated Canadian blues guitarist who released albums like Dine Under the Stars and Different Views.

5. Anne Cameron (1938)

Canadian Writer

Known for works that focus on the First Nations tribes of the Pacific Northwest, this Canadian author is perhaps best known for her 1978 novel Dreamspeaker and for her 1981...

6. Allison Crowe (1981)

Canadian Musician

Canadian singer-songwriter best known for her singles "Snow" and "Arthur/Up to the Mountain." She has released over a dozen studio albums, including Introducing / Heirs + Grievances in 2016. 

7. Diana Krall (1964)

Canadian Musician

Canadian jazz singer and pianist known for her distinctive voice and seven multi-platinum albums. Billboard named her the second jazz artist of the decade, 2000 to 2009.

8. Stef Lang (1988)

Canadian Singer

Famous for her pop albums The Underdog (2010) and Self (2012) and for her popular singles "Mr. Immature" and "Paper Doll," this vocalist and guitarist was nominated for Canadian Radio...

9. Kesa Van Osch (1991)

Curler

Kesa Van Osch is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She was the skip of the winning team at the 2014 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts and finished 5th...

10. Tyson St. James (1975)

Canadian Football Player

Tyson St. James is a former Canadian football linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted first overall by the Roughriders...

11. Aaron Brocklehurst (1985)

Canadian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Aaron Brocklehurst is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In the 2010–11 season Brocklehurst left for Europe and...

12. A. J. Gale (1987)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

A. J. Gale is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Denver Cutthroats of the Central Hockey League.

13. Allie Hann-McCurdy (1987)

Figure Skater

Allie Hann-McCurdy is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Michael Coreno she is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist and the 2008 Canadian bronze medalist. McCurdy began skating at age...

14. Thaine Carter (1987)

Canadian Football Player

Thaine Carter is a professional Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was...

15. David Stupich (1921)

Canadian Politician

David Daniel Stupich was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for most years from the 1960s to the 1980s and a member of the House of Commons...

16. Kirsten Sweetland (1988)

Triathlete

Kirsten Sweetland is a Canadian professional triathlete the Junior World Champion of the year 2006 and the 2010 U23 World Championship silver medalist. In the six years from 2005 to...

17. Wayne Bianchin (1953)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Richard Bianchin is a retired Canadian-Italian professional ice hockey Left Winger.

18. Phil Olsen (1948)

All-american College Football Pl

Phillip Vernor Olsen is a former center and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos and the son of Lynn Jay and...

19. Terre Nash (Unknow)

Film Director

Terre Nash is a Canadian Oscar-winning film director. Her 1982 short documentary If You Love This Planet won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. She was the subject of...

20. Fiona O'Donnell (1960)

Scottish Politician

O'Donnell née Kenny is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for East Lothian since 2010. Born in Nanaimo British Columbia Canada but raised in...

21. Al Hill (ice hockey) (1955)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Alan Douglas Hill is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers. He is currently a pro scout...

22. Doug McKinty (1968)

Canadian Soccer Player

Doug McKinty is a retired Canadian soccer defender who played professionally with the Vancouver 86ers and earned one cap with the Canada men's national soccer team

23. Stanley John Squire (Unknow)

Canadian Politician

Stanley John Squire was a machinist and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Alberni in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1966 as a Co-operative Commonwealth...

24. Gerald Kazanowski (1960)

Canadian Basketball Player

Gerald Francis Kazanowski is a former professional and Canadian Olympic basketball player. Kazanowski was British Columbia High School Basketball Association provincial tournament MVP in 1978 as a member of Nanaimo...

25. Glen Clark (1957)

Canadian Politician

Glen David Clark is a politician in Canada serving in that province as its 31st Premier from 1996 to 1999.

26. Phil Olsen (athlete) (1957)

Olympic Athlete

Phil Olsen is a Canadian former javelin thrower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

27. Scott Ranger (1983)

Canadian Lacrosse Player

Scott Ranger is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League. Ranger was drafted by the San Jose Stealth in 2003 but only...

28. Travis Cross (1980)

Olympic Wrestler

Travis Cross is an amateur Canadian freestyle wrestler who played for the men's light heavyweight category. He qualified for the 84 kg class in men's freestyle wrestling at the 2008...

29. Nick Carlson (1980)

Lacrosse Player

Nick Carlson is a former lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League. During the 2009 NLL season he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.

30. Ashleigh Harrington (1989)

Canadian Actress

Ashleigh Harrington is a Canadian actress from Nanaimo British Columbia. She is the star of The Girls on Film and can also be seen in the second season of the...

31. Allison Forsyth (1978)

Olympic Alpine Skier

Allison Forsyth is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

32. Lauren van Oosten (1978)

Swimmer

Lauren van Oosten is a Canadian swimmer and a member of the Olympic swimming team for Canada.

33. Brett Palin (1984)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Brett Palin is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and is currently a member of the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

34. Audrey Alexandra Brown (1904)

Canadian Poet

Audrey Alexandra Brown OC was a Canadian poet. Brown was born in Nanaimo British Columbia. In 1944 she was the first female poet awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne...

35. Bryan Dumesnil (1983)

Canadian Baseball Player

Bryan William Dumesnil is a pitcher with the independent Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Dumesnil was a member of the Nanaimo Pirates of the B. C. Premier Baseball League. Dumesnil was...

36. Harry Kermode (1922)

Canadian Basketball Player

Harry Kermode was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Kermode was part of the Canadian basketball team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament.

37. Rachelle Viinberg (1979)

Canadian Rower

Rachelle Viinberg is a retired Canadian Olympic rower and Naturopathic Doctor who currently resides in Toronto Ontario. She was a member of the 2004 2008 and 2012 Canadian Olympic Rowing...

38. Seth Lochhead (1981)

Screenwriter

Seth Lochhead is a Canadian screenwriter. He is best known for writing the 2011 film Hanna with David Farr.

39. Georgina Wheatcroft (1965)

Curler

Georgina Wheatcroft is a Canadian curler. Wheatcroft made her Scott Tournament of Hearts debut in 1987 as a third for Pat Sanders. Wheatcroft's prior experience had been as a skip...

40. Kalia Van Osch (1993)

Curler

Kalia Van Osch is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She skipped for British Columbia at the 2014 Canadian Junior Curling Championships to place second. Van Osch also represented British...

41. Christin Petelski (1977)

Swimmer

Christin Petelski is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Canada who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country starting in 1996 in Atlanta Georgia. There she finished...