List of personalities of the city of Vancouver

This list enumerates people who were born in the Canadian city of Vancouver or are of particular importance to the public or cultural life of the city.

Sons and Daughters of the City of Vancouver

The following personalities were born in Vancouver. They are listed chronologically according to the year of birth.

1801-1900

Clarence Wallace
(1893-1982)

Leolyn Dana Wilgress (1892-1969), diplomat
Clarence Wallace (1893–1982), shipbuilding entrepreneur and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
John Qualen (1899–1987), theater and film actor
Hubert Wallace (1899–1984), regatta sailor

1901-1920

Katherine DeMille
(1911-1995)

James Doohan
(1920-2005)

Jack Underhill (1902-1974), badminton player
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (1906–1992), politician
Gerald Wilson (1906–1945), regatta sailor
Gardner Boultbee (1907–1980), regatta sailor
Jean Coulthard (1908–2000), composer and music teacher
Philip Rogers (1908–1961), regatta sailor
Percy Williams (1908-1982), track and field athlete
Katherine DeMille (1911–1995), actress
June Havoc (1912-2010), American actress
Glen Stewart Morley (1912–1996), conductor, cellist and composer
Henry Pybus Bell-Irving (1913–2002), entrepreneur and officer
Lillian Palmer (1913-2001), track and field athlete
John Ireland (1914-1992), actor
James Francis Carney (1915–1990), Archbishop of Vancouver
Peter Newell (1915-2008), basketball coach
Ivan M. Niven (1915–1999), American-Canadian mathematician
Robert F. Christy (1916–2012), American physicist
William Hardy McNeill (1917-2016), historian
Ann Rutherford (1917–2012), actress
Ronald Bladen (1918–1988), painter and sculptor
Edmund Hockridge (1919-2009), singer
Douglas Albert Munro (1919–1942), American soldier
Laurence J. Peter (1919–1990), educator
James Doohan (1920–2005), actor

1921-1930

Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007), actress
John Gelder Horler Halstead (1922-1998), diplomat
Arthur Erickson (1924–2009), architect
Wally Fawkes (* 1924), clarinetist and cartoonist
Barbara Kelly (1924–2007), actress
Al Neil (1924-2017), jazz musician
Doug Hepburn (1926-2000), weightlifter
Dolores Claman (* 1927), composer
Jack Cowan (1927-2000), football player
Shirley Gordon (1927-2019), high jumper
Diane Foster (born 1928), sprinter
Donald G. Higman (1928-2006), mathematician
David Barrett (1930-2018), politician
Allan King (1930–2009), film director

1931-1940

Don Francks
(1932-2016)

David Suzuki
(born 1936)

FRC Clarke (1931–2009), organist, choir director, composer and music teacher
Robert Ito (born 1931), actor
Don Francks (1932–2016), actor and musician
Bob Houbregs (1932-2014), basketball player
David McTaggart (1932-2001), Greenpeace activist
Thomas Rolston (1932–2010), violinist, conductor and music teacher
Doug McGrath (born 1935), actor
Tom Drake (1936–2008), singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director
Ian Hacking (* 1936), science theorist
David Suzuki (born 1936), environmental activist
Donald Ethell (born 1937), officer
Norman McLeod (born 1938), football player
Wayson Choy (1939-2019), writer
Frank Davey (* 1940), poet, writer and former university professor
Wayne Macdonnell (born 1940), badminton player
Clifford Robert Olson (1940-2011), serial killer

1941-1950

Barbara Parkins
(* 1942)

Gordon Campbell
(* 1948)

Jack Darcus (* 1941), director, screenwriter, painter and writer
David Monroe (* 1941), emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Kamloops
Willard Phelps (* 1941), politician
April Glaspie (* 1942), American diplomat
Barbara Parkins (born 1942), actress
David Rimmer (* 1942), film director
Michael Hayden (* 1943), sculptor
Tom Keene (* 1943), musician, arranger and record producer
David Miller (* 1943), regatta sailor
Bruce Rollick (1943-2008), badminton player
Terry Clarke (born 1944), jazz drummer
Paul Côté (1944–2013), peace activist and sailor
Keath Fraser (born 1944), writer
Wayne Pullen (born 1945), archer
Buddy Roberts (1945-2012), wrestler
Steven Truscott (born 1945), justice victim
Sharon Brown (born 1946), writer
Alan Laurillard (* 1946), jazz musician
Michael Ontkean (born 1946), actor
Wayne Robson (1946-2011), actor
Jeff Wall (born 1946), artist
John R. Anderson (born 1947), psychologist
Gordon Campbell (born 1948), politician
Dennis Gassner (* 1948), film architect
Jay Humphry (born 1948), figure skater
Marc Singer (* 1948), actor
Elisabeth Bowers (* 1949), writer
Bruce Fairbairn (1949–1999), music producer
David Geddes (* 1949), cameraman
Alexina Louie (* 1949), composer
Larry Romanchych (born 1949), ice hockey player
Brian Brett (born 1950), writer and poet
Robert Elsie (1950-2017), albanologist

1951-1960

Darcy Rota
(born 1953)

Jennifer Granholm
(* 1959)

Mart Laanemäe
(* 1959)

Diane Konihowski (* 1951), pentathlete, long jumper, hurdler and shot putter
Ian Affleck (* 1952), theoretical physicist
Christopher Butterfield (* 1952), composer, music teacher, performance artist and rock guitarist
Richard Hambleton (* 1952 / 54–2017), painter and graffiti artist
Karen Magnussen (* 1952), figure skater
Peter McNab (* 1952), ice hockey player
Garry Ayre (born 1953), football player
Linda A. Morabito-Kelly (* 1953), engineer, discovered volcanism on Jupiter's moon Io
Dave Murray (1953–1990), ski racer
Paul Plimley (* 1953), jazz musician
Darcy Rota (* 1953), ice hockey player, coach and official
Paul Patrick Chomnycky (* 1954), Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Stamford in the USA
Rory MacLean (born 1954), writer
Linda Moore (* 1954), curler
Brian Ogilvie (1954-2004), jazz musician
Bob Rock (* 1954), record producer and sound engineer
Keith Scott (* 1954), rock guitarist
Linwood Boomer (born 1955), television producer, screenwriter and actor
Barry Beck (born 1957), ice hockey player
David Seven Deers (* 1957), Canadian-Indian sculptor
John Dronsella (born 1957), basketball player
Gary M. Gordon (* 1957), Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of the Diocese of Victoria
John Howe (born 1957), book illustrator
Dave Mann (born 1957), archer
Wes McLeod (born 1957), football player
Tricia Smith (* 1957), rower and sports official
Jennifer Granholm (* 1959), politician
Gwen Hoebig (* 1959), violinist and music teacher
Mike Jackel (born 1959), basketball player
Mart Laanemäe (* 1959), Estonian diplomat
John Oliver (* 1959), composer
Wyndham St. John (* 1959), dressage rider
Glenn Anderson (born 1960), ice hockey player
Stan Douglas (born 1960), artist
Doug Morrison (born 1960), ice hockey player
Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), Playmate

1961-1970

Gil Bellows
(* 1967)

Debbie Rochon
(* 1968)

Jason Priestley
(* 1969)

Michael Shanks
(* 1970)

Allen Berg (* 1961), racing driver
Mark Hagemoen (* 1961), Roman Catholic Bishop of Saskatoon
Hans Kossmann (* 1962), Swiss-Canadian ice hockey player
Michael Turner (* 1962), musician and writer
Teryl Rothery (* 1962), actress and voice actress
Réal Andrews (born 1963), actor
Stephen Fearing (born 1963), singer and songwriter
Lori Fung (* 1963), gymnast
Merrilyn Gann (born 1963), actress
Filippos Sachinidis (* 1963), Greek politician and economist
Janice Fiamengo (* 1964), literary scholar and university lecturer
Don Mattrick (* 1964), manager and computer game developer
Robbi Chong (born 1965), actress
Bernie Coulson (born 1965), actor
Paul Dalla Lana (* 1966), entrepreneur and racing car driver
Stu Grimson (born 1965), ice hockey player
Ross MacDonald (born 1965), sailor
Sook-Yin Lee (born 1966), rock singer and film actress
Deborah Kara Unger (born 1966), actress
Simon Wheeldon (born 1966), ice hockey player
Shawn Atleo (* 1967), leader of the First Nations Congregation since 2009

Gil Bellows (born 1967), actor

Theresa Luke (* 1967), rower

Link Gaetz (* 1968), ice hockey player

Veda Hille (* 1968), singer-songwriter

Marnie McBean (* 1968), rower

Nardwuar the Human Napkin (* 1968), reporter, musician, comedian

Pat Onstad (* 1968), football player

Debbie Rochon (born 1968), actress

Louise Stratten (* 1968), actress

Jeff van Dyck (* 1969), composer

Ian Hughes (born 1969), New Zealand actor

Jeff McLean (born 1969), ice hockey player

Jason Priestley (born 1969), Canadian-American actor and director

Thea Gill (born 1970), actress

Jason Gray-Stanford (born 1970), actor

Darrin Klimek (* 1970), film actor

Jed Rees (born 1970), actor

Michael Shanks (born 1970), actor

Rekha Sharma (born 1970), actress

Joe Williamson (* 1970), jazz and improvisation musician

1971-1975

Rachel Marsden
(* 1974)

Sébastien Bordeleau
(* 1975)

Geoff Berner (* 1971), singer and accordion player
Dan Kesa (* 1971), ice hockey player and coach
Ross Rebagliati (born 1971), snowboarder
Peter Stebbings (* 1971), actor, film director and screenwriter
Suzie Ungerleider (* 1971), singer-songwriter
Gabe Khouth (1972-2019), actor and voice actor
Joey Cramer (* 1973), Canadian-American actor, child actor
Joaquin Gage (born 1973), ice hockey player
Chelah Horsdal (* 1973), model and actress
Kimberley Joseph (born 1973), actress
Gabrielle Miller (born 1973), actress
Stefanie von Pfetten (* 1973), actress
Todd Simpson (born 1973), ice hockey player
Lisa Vultaggio (* 1973), Canadian actress of Italian origin
Geoff Gustafson (born 1974), actor
Paul Kariya (* 1974), ice hockey player
Kid Koala (* 1974), DJ and music producer
Rachel Marsden (* 1974), columnist
Sarah Strange (born 1974), actress
Madeleine Thien (* 1974), writer
Daniel Adair (* 1975), drummer
Darcy James Argue (* 1975), jazz pianist
Sébastien Bordeleau (* 1975), ice hockey player
Michelle Lang (1975–2009), journalist

1976-1980

Ryan Reynolds
(born 1976)

Joshua Jackson
(* 1978)

Erica Cerra
(* 1979)

Mercedes McNab
(* 1980)

Laura Harris (* 1976), actress
Steve Kelly (born 1976), ice hockey player
David Lewis (born 1976), actor
Enuka Okuma (born 1976), actress
Ryan Reynolds (born 1976), actor
Jody Thompson (born 1976), actress
Emmanuelle Vaugier (* 1976), actress
Ben Wendel (* 1976), jazz musician
Davey Barr (born 1977), freestyle skier
Julian Clarke (* 1977), film editor
Stephanie McCann (* 1977), pole vaulter
Sharolta Nonen (* 1977), soccer player and coach
Emily Perkins (born 1977), actress
Jorgito Vargas junior (born 1977), actor
Sage Brocklebank (born 1978), actor
Adam Frost (born 1978), actor
Joshua Jackson (* 1978), actor
Victor Noriega (* 1978), jazz pianist
David Paetkau (* 1978), actor
Rachel Roberts (* 1978), model and actress
Devon Sawa (born 1978), actor
Rossif Sutherland (born 1978), actor
John Alessio (born 1979), MMA fighter
Julia Benson (* 1979), actress
Paul Campbell (born 1979), actor
Jesse Capelli (* 1979), photo model and porn actress
Erica Cerra (* 1979), actress
Kaj-Erik Eriksen (* 1979), actor
Michael Ibrahim (* 1979), saxophonist
Kevin Light (* 1979), rower
Darcy Marquardt (* 1979), rower
Steve Montador (1979-2015), ice hockey player
Jud Tylor (born 1979), actress
Laila Biali (* 1980), jazz singer and pianist
Dylan Bruce (* 1980), actor and model
Edison Chen (* 1980), actor and singer
Kris Davis (* 1980), jazz musician
Alaina Huffman (born 1980), actress
Britt Janyk (* 1980), ski racer
Mercedes McNab (* 1980), actress
Mayko Nguyen (* 1980), Canadian actress of Vietnamese origin
Darryl O'Young (* 1980), Chinese racing car driver
Carly Pope (* 1980), actress
Tanja Reichert (* 1980), actress
Will Sanderson (born 1980), actor
Lauren Lee Smith (born 1980), actress

1981-1985

Hayden Christensen
(* 1981)

Crystal Lowe
(born 1981)

Katharine Isabelle
(* 1981)

Cobie Smulders
(* 1982)

Ashleigh McIvor
(born 1983)

Hayden Christensen (born 1981), actor
Daniel Cudmore (* 1981), actor and stuntman
Luke Ford (born 1981), Australian actor
Katharine Isabelle (* 1981), actress
Martin Kariya (* 1981), ice hockey player
Crystal Lowe (born 1981), actress
Aaron Voros (born 1981), ice hockey player
Shawn Buchanan (born 1982), poker player
Terry Dunfield (born 1982), football player
Daniella Evangelista (* 1982), actress
Evan Goldberg (* 1982), screenwriter and film producer
Michael Janyk (* 1982), ski racer
Kristin Kreuk (* 1982), actress and model
Andrea Lui (* 1982), actress
Maggie Ma (* 1982), actress and singer
Piotr Mazur (* 1982), Polish cyclist
Brandon Jay McLaren (born 1982), actor
Shaone Morrisonn (born 1982), ice hockey player
Seth Rogen (born 1982), actor
Tania Saulnier (* 1982), actress
Chelan Simmons (born 1982), actress
Cobie Smulders (born 1982), actress
Angus Redford Sutherland (born 1982), actor
Ashleigh Ball (born 1983), comedian and actress
Amber Borycki (born 1983), actress
Fred Cheng (* 1983), Chinese singer and actor
Jeff Christie (* 1983), luge rider
Nicki Clyne (born 1983), actress
Torrance Coombs (born 1983), actor
Jane McGregor (born 1983), actress
Ashleigh McIvor (* 1983), freestyle skier
Jesse Moss (born 1983), actor
Mike Nickeas (born 1983), baseball player
Noot Seear (born 1983), actress
Tyler Dietrich (* 1984), ice hockey coach
Noel Fisher (born 1984), actor
Tiffany Foster (* 1984), show jumper
Cory Lee (* 1984), singer and actress
Melanie Papalia (* 1984), actress
Anna Webber (* 1984), jazz musician
Magda Apanowicz (* 1985), actress
Brittany Baxter (born 1985), soccer player
Dale Begg-Smith (born 1985), freestyle skier
Troy Brouwer (* 1985), ice hockey player
Chelsea Hobbs (born 1985), actress
Chris Holt (* 1985), ice hockey player
Jessica Lucas (born 1985), actress
Toby Ng (* 1985), badminton player
Riley O'Neill (born 1985), soccer player
Mike Santorelli (born 1985), ice hockey player
Katie Stuart (born 1985), actress
Brandon Yip (born 1985), ice hockey player

1986-1990

Elizabeth Gleadle
(* 1988)

Jessica Lowndes
(* 1988)

Osric Chau (* 1986), actor
Luisa D'Oliveira (* 1986), actress
James Kirk (born 1986), actor
Rykka (* 1986), Swiss-Canadian singer
Jonathan Sigalet (* 1986), ice hockey player
Mackenzie Davis (born 1987), actress
Zane Holtz (* 1987), actor and model
Emily Zurrer (* 1987), soccer player
Elizabeth Gleadle (* 1988), javelin thrower
Grimes (* 1988), singer and music producer
Jacob Lensky (* 1988), Czech-Canadian soccer player
Jessica Lowndes (born 1988), actress
Milan Lucic (* 1988), ice hockey player
Conrad Pridy (* 1988), ski racer
Reece Thompson (born 1988), actor
Marcus Haber (* 1989), soccer player
Carly McKillip (born 1989), actress
Georgia Simmerling (* 1989), freestyle skier
Valerie Tian (* 1989), actress
Lauren Wilkinson (born 1989), rower
Jean-Luc Bilodeau (* 1990), actor
Adderly Fong (* 1990), racing driver
Natalie Hall (* 1990), actress
Matt Neumann (* 1990), biathlete
Kirsten Prout (* 1990), actress
Emily Tennant (born 1990), actress

1991-2000

Emily Bett Rickards
(* 1991)

Avan Jogia
(born 1992)

Stefan Elliott (* 1991), ice hockey player
Evander Kane (born 1991), ice hockey player
Shin Lim (* 1991), Canadian-American magician and card artist
Emma Lunder (* 1991), biathlete
Emily Bett Rickards (born 1991), actress
Kacey Rohl (* 1991), actress
Alexia Fast (* 1992), actress
Avan Jogia (born 1992), actor
Ryan Johansen (born 1992), ice hockey player
Alexander Ludwig (* 1992), actor
Melissa Roxburgh (born 1992), actress
Francesca Farago (* 1993), influencer and reality TV actress
Emily Hirst (* 1993), actress
Alexander Kerfoot (* 1994), ice hockey player
Paloma Kwiatkowski (* 1994), actress
Nicole Muñoz (* 1994), actress
Conchita Campbell (born 1995), actress
Aidan Caves (* 1995), cyclist
Liam James (born 1996), actor
Sarah Jeffery (born 1996), actress
Laine MacNeil (born 1996), actress
Alex Ferris (born 1997), actor
Cassandra Sawtell (born 1997), actress

2001-2010

Aryana Engineer (* 2001), child actress
Alisha Newton (* 2001), actress
Finn Wolfhard (* 2002), actor
Jacob Tremblay (* 2006), actor

Year of birth unknown

Julia Kent , musician
Ann Vriend , singer-songwriter and pianist

Vancouver-related individuals

1851-1960

Joseph Capilano
(1854-1910)

Joseph Capilano (Su-á-pu-luck, 1854–1910), Squamish chief
William Wasbrough Foster (1875–1954), British politician, military and police officer; Chief Constable of the City of Vancouver
Dan George (1899–1981), actor and chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Claire Lovett (1910-2005), badminton player
James Innell Packer (1926-2020), theologian in the Evangelical Anglican tradition
George McWhirter (* 1939), writer and university professor
Fred Wah (* 1939), poet, writer and former university professor
Cynthia Flood (born 1940), writer
Jamie Reid (1941–2015), poet, writer, and art activist
Daphne Marlatt (* 1942), writer
Joshy Peters (* 1957), German actor and voice actor
Lisa Smedman (* 1959), fantasy and science fiction writer and newspaper editor