List of people from Vancouver

This is a list of notable personalities/celebrities from or who spent considerable time living in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A

• Alison Acheson, writer
• Sean Anthony, basketball player
• Fardaws Aimaq, basketball player
• Daniel Adair, musician
• Bryan Adams, singer
• Robert Campbell Aitken, electrical engineer
• Vikky Alexander, artist
• Glenn Anderson, NHL hockey player
• Pamela Anderson, actress
• Aslam Anis, health economist
• Omer Arbel, multidisciplinary artist and designer, co-founder of Bocci
• Arteezy, professional Dota 2 player

B

• Nat Bailey, Restaurateur and Baseball team owner
• Ashleigh Ball, voice actress known for her lead role on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and lead singer of Hey Ocean
• James Barber, cookbook author a.k.a. "The Urban Peasant"
• Barry Beck, Hockey Player
• Ray Bethell, Master Multiple Kite Flier
• Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Actor
• Yannick Bisson, Actor
• Beau Bokan, Musician
• Linwood Boomer, Actor/Television producer/Writer
• Sage Brocklebank, Actor
• Rod Bruno, Musician
• Cameron Bright, Actor
• Michael Bublé, Singer
• Raymond Burr, Actor
• Jazzy B, Actor, singer

C

• Dayana Cadeau, Haitian-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
• Kim Campbell, former Canadian Prime Minister
• Paul Campbell, actor
• Erin Cebula, TV personality
• Erica Cerra, actress
• Sarah Chalke, actress
• 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
• Kayi Cheung, actress, Miss Hong Kong 2007
• Evelyn Chew, actress
• Charlene Choi, actress and singer
• Tommy Chong, actor, comedian, musician
• Hayden Christensen, actor
• Linda Chung, actress/musician
• Christy Clark, provincial politician and Premier of British Columbia
• Torrance Coombs, actor
• Douglas Coupland, author
• Amanda Crew, actress
• Roger Cross, actor
• Seán Cummings, actor and playwright

D

• Brian Day, doctor
• Yvonne DeCarlo, actress
• Ryan Dempster, MLB baseball player
• Ranj Dhaliwal, writer
• Lexa Doig, actress
• James Doohan, actor ("Lt. Cmmdr. Montgomery Scott Scotty" from television show Star Trek)
• Audrey Capel Doray, artist
• Stan Douglas, artist
• Mac DeMarco, artist
• Jay DeMerit, MLS, World Cup soccer player

E

• Aileen Eaton, Boxing Promoter
• Aryana Engineer, Actress
• Arthur Erickson, Architect, Urban planner
• Elise Estrada, Singer-Songwriter, Actress
• Eliza Sam, Hong Kong Actress

F

• Ed Fast, Canadian Politician and Federal Cabinet Minister
• Gordon Fee, New Testament scholar
• Fadi Awad, Artist, Musician, Producer, Art Projects Manager & Director
• John Ferguson, Sr., Professional Hockey Player
• Jodelle Ferland, Actress
• Freddy Fuller, Canadian Boxing Champion
• Nathan Fielder, Comedian
• Rod Filbrandt, Cartoonist
• Nigel Findley, Fantasy, science fiction, and RPG author
• Noel Fisher, Actor
• Brendan Fletcher, Actor
• William Wasbrough Foster, mountaineer, soldier, politician, business executive, and chief constable of Vancouver.
• Michael J. Fox, Actor
• Jeff Francis, Major League Baseball Player
• Rhys Fulber, Musician, producer
• Nolan Gerard Funk, Actor

G

• Emmanuelle Schick Garcia, film director/writer
• Austin Gary, author/songwriter
• C. E. Gatchalian, playwright
• William Gibson, author
• Rodney Graham, artist
• Matthew Good, singer/songwriter
• Jennifer Granholm, Ex-governor of US State of Michigan
• Trevor Guthrie, singer
• Grimes, singer, songwriter, director, musician, actress
• Nancy Greene Raine, Olympic Champion and Canadian Senator

H

• Rich Harden, Major League Baseball Player
• Jillian Harris, ABC's 5th Bachelorette
• Laura Harris, Actress
• Chris Haslam, Professional Skateboarder
• Meghan Heffern, Actress
• Ed Hill (comedian) Award Winning Stand up Comedian
• Bert Hoffmeister, commander of the 5th Canadian Division in the Second World War, then president of MacMillan Bloedel
• Brent Hodge, film director and CEO of Hodgee Films
• Clive Holden, Poet, film director and visual artist
• 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
• Elva Hsiao, Mandopop singer
• Jacob Hoggard, Lead singer of the band Hedley
• Antony Holland, actor

• Harrison Houde, composer, actor

I

• John Ireland, actor
• Britt Irvin, actress, musician and voice-over artist
• Katharine Isabelle, actress

J

• Jason Wu, fashion designer
• Joshua Jackson, actor
• Liam James, actor
• Jazzy B, actor, singer
• Sarah Jeffery, actress, dancer, singer
• E. A. Jenns, poet
• Jensen Ackles, actor, singer
• Carly Rae Jepsen, singer
• Justin Jin, entrepreneur
• Avan Jogia, actor
• Ryan Johansen, ice hockey player
• Alexz Johnson, actress, singer
• Vera Johnson, singer
• Manny Jacinto, actor, comedian
• Christopher Judge, actor
• Jenna Talackova, trans woman model, actress and television personality

K

• Evander Kane. National Hockey League player
• Paul Kariya, National Hockey League player
• Cevin Key, Musician
• Earl Keeley, football player
• Kristin Kreuk, actress
• Margot Kidder, actress

L

• Tyler Labine, Actor
• Evelyn Lau, Poet and Novelist
• Maggie Lawson, Actress
• Cory Lee, Singer
• Bill Leeb, Musician, singer
• Bob Lenarduzzi, Soccer Player
• Sherwood Lett, soldier, lawyer, chancellor of UBC.
• Trevor Linden, NHL hockey player
• Bernice Liu, Actress
• Mary Livingstone formerly Sadie Marks, Actress {Wife of Jack Benny}
• Rochelle Low, Field hockey player
• Crystal Lowe, Actress
• Jessica Lowndes, Actress
• Jessica Lucas, Actress
• Milan Lucic, NHL hockey player
• Alexander Ludwig, Actor

M

• Norma MacMillan, voice actress
• Karen Diane Magnussen, figure skater.
• Dan Mangan, musician
• Charles Marega, sculptor
• Terry McBride, CEO and founder, Nettwerk Music Group
• Shane McConkey, professional freestyle skier
• Rick McCrank, professional skateboarder
• Dean McFadden, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
• Ashleigh McIvor, Olympic Champion skier
• Jim Meier, entertainment and software industry executive
• John H. Meier, financier and former business adviser to Howard Hughes
• Charles Merritt, winner of the Victoria Cross
• Shay Mitchell, actress
• Colin Mochrie, comedian
• Cory Monteith, actor
• Greg Moore, racecar driver
• James Moore, Canadian politician and senior Federal cabinet minister
• Justin Morneau, Major League Baseball player
• Carrie-Anne Moss, actress
• Jane Munro, poet

N

• Ira B. Nadel, biographer and literary critic
• Nardwuar the Human Serviette, radio host and musician
• Steve Nash, NBA Basketball Player
• Cam Neely, NHL Hockey Player
• Kliph Nesteroff, writer, broadcaster
• Mayko Nguyen, Actress
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins NHL Hockey Player

O

• Brenna O'Brien, Actress
• Victor Odlum, Canadian journalist, soldier, and diplomat
• Nivek Ogre, Singer, musician
• Sandra Oh, Actress
• Pat Onstad, Soccer Player

P

• J. I. Packer, Anglican theologian
• Grace Park, Actress
• Jim Pattison, Entrepreneur
• Kit Pearson, Children's writer
• Missy Peregrym, Actress
• Emily Perkins, Actress
• James Picard, Artist
• Carly Pope, Actress
• Daniel Powter, Singer
• William Pratt, aka Boris Karloff, Actor
• Jason Priestley, Actor
• Kirsten Prout, Actress

Q

• Wanting Qu, singer-songwriter

R

• Josh Ramsay, lead singer of band Marianas Trench
• Rascalz, hip hop group
• Ryan Reynolds, actor
• Charlie Richmond, inventor
• Ryan Robbins, actor
• Rachel Roberts, actress, Fashion Model
• Spider Robinson, author
• Wayne Robson, actor
• Coco Rocha, fashion model
• James Roday, actor
• Seth Rogen, actor, writer, and comedian
• Teryl Rothery, television anchor, actress

S

• Joe Sakic, NHL hockey player ("Burnaby Joe")
• Devon Sawa, actor
• Drew Scott, Property Brothers (HGTV)
• Jonathan Scott, Property Brothers (HGTV)
• Conrad Schmidt, activist
• Michael Shanks, actor
• Kathryn Shaw, artistic director
• Lydia Shum Din-ha, elder sister of Alfred Sung and Hong Kong actress
• Nelson Skalbania, entrepreneur
• Gregory Smith, actor
• Trevor Smith, NHL ice hockey player
• Cobie Smulders, actress
• Rita Steblin, musicologist
• Dorothy Stratten, actress/model
• Social Deviantz, rap group
• John G. Stackhouse, Jr., writer and professor of religion
• Jewel Staite, actress
• Arran Stephens, entrepreneur, writer
• Ryan Stiles, comedian, actor
• Russell Stuart, CEO & founder, SuperBox Inc.
• Sean Stubbs, musician
• Billy Suede, professional wrestler
• David Suzuki, environmentalist, scientist, broadcaster
• Swollen Members, rap group
• Sophie Schmidt, member of Canadian Women's National soccer team
• Christine Sinclair, member of Canadian Women's National soccer team
• Sammy Strong, actor and voice artist

T

• Amanda Tapping, Actress
• Reece Thompson, Actor
• Brent Titcomb, Actor/Singer, member of the Canadian band 3's a Crowd
• Alex To, Mandopop Singer
• Eckhart Tolle, Spiritual teacher
• Ziya Tong, television personality
• Nicholas Tse, Cantopop Singer
• Devin Townsend, Singer, Musician
• Margaret Trudeau (now Margaret Trudeau Kemper), Former wife of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
• John Turner, Former Canadian Prime Minister

V

• Adrien Van Viersen, Storyboard artist
• Emmanuelle Vaugier, Actress
• The Veer Union, Band

W

• Larry Walker, Major-league Baseball player
• Jeff Wall, Artist
• Ian Wallace, Artist
• Nolan Watson, Entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Daniel Wesley, Musician
• Brian Wong, Technology entrepreneur
• Kris Wu, Chinese K-Pop Singer of EXO

Y

• Benny Yau, Television presenter, Singer
• Françoise Yip, Actress

Z

• Alex Zahara, actor