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'''Musicians'''<br />
'''Musicians'''<br />

'''Professional Wrestlers'''
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* [[Roger Barnes]] -- professional wrestler
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* [[Chris Benoit]] -- pro wrestler, born in Montreal, raised in Edmonton, Alberta
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* [[Sylvain Grenier]] -- [[WWE]] wrestler
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* [[Ian Hodgkinson]] -- professional wrestler, lived in Montreal while in [[WCW]]
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* [[Vanessa Kraven]] - professional wrestler.
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* [[Jos LeDuc]] -- professional wrestler
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* [[Maurice Vachon]] -- also known as Mad Dog Vachon; wrestling champion
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* [[Sami Zayn]] -- professional wrestler, signed to the WWE


'''Voice Actors'''
'''Voice Actors'''
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* [[René Balcer]] -- television writer and producer, known for the US television show ''Law and Order''
* [[René Balcer]] -- television writer and producer, known for the US television show ''Law and Order''
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* [[Roger Barnes]] -- professional wrestler
* [[Jay Baruchel]] -- television and movie actor
* [[Jay Baruchel]] -- television and movie actor
* [[Doug Beardsley]] -- poet and educator
* [[Doug Beardsley]] -- poet and educator
* [[Louise Belcourt]] -- artist
* [[Louise Belcourt]] -- artist
* [[Saul Bellow]] -- novelist
* [[Saul Bellow]] -- novelist
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* [[Chris Benoit]] -- pro wrestler, born in Montreal, raised in Edmonton, Alberta
* [[Charlie Biddle]] -- Montreal Jazz pioneer, Juno Award winner
* [[Charlie Biddle]] -- Montreal Jazz pioneer, Juno Award winner
* [[Yannick Bisson]] -- actor known for playing Det. Murdoch in ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and Jack in ''[[Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye]]''
* [[Yannick Bisson]] -- actor known for playing Det. Murdoch in ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and Jack in ''[[Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye]]''
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* [[Adam Gopnik]] -- writer, essayist
* [[Adam Gopnik]] -- writer, essayist
* [[Huntley Gordon]] -- actor
* [[Huntley Gordon]] -- actor
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* [[Sylvain Grenier]] -- [[WWE]] wrestler
* [[Philip Guston]] -- painter and printmaker
* [[Philip Guston]] -- painter and printmaker


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* [[Prudence Heward]] -- [[Beaver Hall Group]] artist
* [[Prudence Heward]] -- [[Beaver Hall Group]] artist
* [[David Julian Hirsh]] -- actor
* [[David Julian Hirsh]] -- actor
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* [[Ian Hodgkinson]] -- professional wrestler, lived in Montreal while in [[WCW]]
* [[Steve Holt (Canadian musician)|Steve Holt]] -- jazz pianist, AC singer-songwriter
* [[Steve Holt (Canadian musician)|Steve Holt]] -- jazz pianist, AC singer-songwriter
* [[William Hope (actor)|William Hope]] -- actor
* [[William Hope (actor)|William Hope]] -- actor
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* [[Naomi Klein]] -- author and activist
* [[Naomi Klein]] -- author and activist
* [[Benjamin Kowalewicz]] -- singer of [[Billy Talent]]
* [[Benjamin Kowalewicz]] -- singer of [[Billy Talent]]
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* [[Vanessa Kraven]] - professional wrestler.
* [[David Kristian]] -- electronic musician
* [[David Kristian]] -- electronic musician
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* [[Irving Layton]] -- poet, essayist, short story writer
* [[Irving Layton]] -- poet, essayist, short story writer
* [[Louise Lecavalier]] -- dancer
* [[Louise Lecavalier]] -- dancer
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* [[Jos LeDuc]] -- professional wrestler
* [[Ranee Lee]] -- jazz singer
* [[Ranee Lee]] -- jazz singer
* [[Sébastien Lefebvre]] -- guitarist of [[Simple Plan]] and vocalist
* [[Sébastien Lefebvre]] -- guitarist of [[Simple Plan]] and vocalist
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* [[David Usher]] -- singer/songwriter
* [[David Usher]] -- singer/songwriter


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* [[Maurice Vachon]] -- also known as Mad Dog Vachon; wrestling champion
* [[Stevie Vallance]] -- also known as Louise Vallance; singer, musician, actress, voice actress and director
* [[Stevie Vallance]] -- also known as Louise Vallance; singer, musician, actress, voice actress and director
* [[Gino Vannelli]] -- singer/songwriter
* [[Gino Vannelli]] -- singer/songwriter
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* [[Nikki Yanofsky]] -- jazz singer
* [[Nikki Yanofsky]] -- jazz singer


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* [[Sami Zayn]] -- professional wrestler currently signed to the WWE
* [[Joel Zifkin]] -- electric violinist, singer/songwriter
* [[Joel Zifkin]] -- electric violinist, singer/songwriter
* [[Moses Znaimer]] -- co-founder of Toronto's [[CityTV]]
* [[Moses Znaimer]] -- co-founder of Toronto's [[CityTV]]

Revision as of 01:31, 10 June 2020

Starting with the Wikipedia lists linked at the start of each city's list, with the scientists, sports stars, military men, and politicians removed.

Now what?

  • Leave the redlinks and count on Wiki Magic to fill in the gaps? C'mon, these are Canadians; almost nobody outside Canada has heard of most of them, and almost nobody in Canada cares.
  • Delete the redlinks? A lot of these people should have pages here, though.

If we need to make pages for cities, see w:Category:Canada in fiction by city for starting lists of works set in Canadian cities.

Headers for the "Some famous cityites" sections:

Actors
Artists
Authors
Comedians
Directors and Producers
Musicians
Voice Actors
Others
UNSORTED

People from Ottawa

(Yeah, we'll need a page for Ottawa to put this on. Under the Umbrella Tree was filmed in Ottawa. See w:Category:Ottawa in fiction for more works. OSFS might be able to provide a list of F&SF works set in Ottawa - query email sent on Nov 11, 2019. Ottawa Independent Writers might be able to help with more mainstream works set in Ottawa. GoodReads has a list. This list is ready to go.)

Some famous Ottawans

Wikipedia has a larger list of people from Ottawa.

Actors

Authors

Comedians

Musicians

Other Creators

People from Toronto

The list of some famous Torontonians is now on the Toronto page.

People from Montreal

(If needed, see also w:Category:Montreal in fiction)

Needs winnowing... but don't delete any bluelinks!

Some famous Montrealers

Wikipedia has a larger list of people from Montreal.

Actors
Artists
Authors

Comedians

Directors and Producers

Musicians

Professional Wrestlers

Voice Actors

Others
UNSORTED

At this point, I had to switch tasks, so... no content below this line, just some headers.

People from Vancouver

(If needed, see also w:Category:Vancouver in fiction)

Some famous Vancouverites

Wikipedia has a larger list of people from Vancouver.

Actors
Artists
Authors
Comedians
Directors and Producers
Musicians
Voice Actors
Others
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People from Halifax

Do we want a page for Halifax?

Works set there include Theodore Tugboat, a bunch of non-fiction books set against the backdrop of the Halifax Explosion, and ... according to DuckDuckGo, nothing else. Wikipedia doesn't have a list. Trailer Park Boys is set in Dartmouth, just across the Narrows. The Surgeon's Mate, the seventh of the Aubrey-Maturin books, starts in Halifax.

On the other hand, "Halagonian" is a fun word to say...

Some famous Halagonians


Needs winnowing... but don't delete any bluelinks!

Wikipedia has a larger list of people from Halifax.

Actors and Directors

Artists

Authors

Comedians

Directors and Producers

Musicians

Classical

Country

Folk

Jazz, Blues and Soul

Hip Hop and Rap

Rock and Pop

Others

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