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'''Actors'''<br />
'''Actors'''<br />
'''Artists'''<br />
'''Artists'''

'''Authors'''<br />
'''Authors'''
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* [[Gilles Archambault]] -- novelist
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* [[Doug Beardsley]] -- poet and educator
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* [[Louise Belcourt]] -- artist
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* [[Saul Bellow]] -- novelist
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* [[Louise Anne Bouchard]] – writer
* [[Leonard Cohen]] -- poet and singer
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* [[Louis Dudek]] -- poet
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* [[David Fennario]] -- playwright
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* [[Mavis Gallant]] -- author
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* [[Jonathan Goldstein (author)|Jonathan Goldstein]] -- author, humourist and radio producer
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* [[Adam Gopnik]] -- writer, essayist
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* [[A. M. Klein]] -- author
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* [[Naomi Klein]] -- author and activist
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* [[Dany Laferrière]] -- author
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* [[Mado Lamotte]] -- drag queen and author
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* [[Irving Layton]] -- poet, essayist, short story writer
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* [[Yann Martel]] -- writer, [[Man Booker Prize]] 2002
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* [[Ken McGoogan]] -- writer
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* [[Émile Nelligan]] -- poet
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* [[Frank L. Packard]] -- novelist
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* [[Mark Shainblum]] -- comics writer and co-creator of [[Northguard]] and [[Angloman]]
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* [[Jaspreet Singh]] -- author
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* [[Michel Tremblay]] -- novelist, playwright
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* [[Tony Tremblay]] -- poet, radio personality
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* [[William Weintraub]] -- author, filmmaker


'''Comedians'''
'''Comedians'''
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* [[Melissa Sue Anderson]]; American-Canadian actress. Known for her role as [[Mary Ingalls]] on ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]''
* [[Melissa Sue Anderson]]; American-Canadian actress. Known for her role as [[Mary Ingalls]] on ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]''
* [[René Angélil]] -- singer, actor, Celine Dion's husband and manager
* [[René Angélil]] -- singer, actor, Celine Dion's husband and manager
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* [[Gilles Archambault]] -- novelist
* [[François Arnaud (actor)|Francois Arnaud]] -- actor
* [[François Arnaud (actor)|Francois Arnaud]] -- actor
* [[Melissa Auf der Maur]] -- rock musician ([[Hole (band)|Hole]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]])
* [[Melissa Auf der Maur]] -- rock musician ([[Hole (band)|Hole]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]])


* [[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]]''
* [[Jay Baruchel]] -- television and movie actor
* [[Jay Baruchel]] -- television and movie actor
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* [[Doug Beardsley]] -- poet and educator
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* [[Louise Belcourt]] -- artist
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* [[Saul Bellow]] -- novelist
* [[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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* [[Paul Bley]] -- jazz pianist
* [[Paul Bley]] -- jazz pianist
* [[La Bolduc]] -- real name Mary Travers, singer
* [[La Bolduc]] -- real name Mary Travers, singer
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* [[Louise Anne Bouchard]] – writer
* [[Pierre Bouvier]] -- frontman of [[Simple Plan]]; songwriter
* [[Pierre Bouvier]] -- frontman of [[Simple Plan]]; songwriter
* [[Justin Bradley]] -- actor, based out of Montreal and Toronto, sometimes works in Los Angeles
* [[Justin Bradley]] -- actor, based out of Montreal and Toronto, sometimes works in Los Angeles
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* [[Shawn Drover]] -- drummer for Megadeth
* [[Shawn Drover]] -- drummer for Megadeth
* [[Jean Duceppe]] -- actor
* [[Jean Duceppe]] -- actor
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* [[Louis Dudek]] -- poet


* [[Iwan Edwards]] -- [[conducting|conductor]], Member of the [[Order of Canada]]
* [[Iwan Edwards]] -- [[conducting|conductor]], Member of the [[Order of Canada]]
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* [[Mylène Farmer]] -- singer
* [[Mylène Farmer]] -- singer
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* [[David Fennario]] -- playwright
* [[Maynard Ferguson]] -- jazz trumpet player and bandleader
* [[Maynard Ferguson]] -- jazz trumpet player and bandleader
* [[Jennifer Finnigan]] -- Hollywood actress
* [[Jennifer Finnigan]] -- Hollywood actress


* [[André Gagnon]] -- composer, pianist
* [[André Gagnon]] -- composer, pianist
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* [[Mavis Gallant]] -- author
* [[Patsy Gallant]] -- pop singer
* [[Patsy Gallant]] -- pop singer
* [[Kathleen Gati]] -- actress
* [[Kathleen Gati]] -- actress
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* [[Jessalyn Gilsig]] -- actress
* [[Jessalyn Gilsig]] -- actress
* [[Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos)]] -- artist and inspiration for the documentary ''[[I Remember Better When I Paint]]''
* [[Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos)]] -- artist and inspiration for the documentary ''[[I Remember Better When I Paint]]''
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* [[Jonathan Goldstein (author)|Jonathan Goldstein]] -- author, humourist and radio producer
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* [[Adam Gopnik]] -- writer, essayist
* [[Huntley Gordon]] -- actor
* [[Huntley Gordon]] -- actor
* [[Philip Guston]] -- painter and printmaker
* [[Philip Guston]] -- painter and printmaker
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* [[Franklin Kiermyer]] -- drummer, composer
* [[Franklin Kiermyer]] -- drummer, composer
* [[Andy Kim]] -- singer/songwriter
* [[Andy Kim]] -- singer/songwriter
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* [[A. M. Klein]] -- author
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* [[Naomi Klein]] -- author and activist
* [[Benjamin Kowalewicz]] -- singer of [[Billy Talent]]
* [[Benjamin Kowalewicz]] -- singer of [[Billy Talent]]
* [[David Kristian]] -- electronic musician
* [[David Kristian]] -- electronic musician
* [[Florence La Badie]] -- actress
* [[Florence La Badie]] -- actress
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* [[Dany Laferrière]] -- author
* [[Corky Laing]] -- musician
* [[Corky Laing]] -- musician
* [[Guy Laliberté]] -- founder and CEO of Cirque de Soleil
* [[Guy Laliberté]] -- founder and CEO of Cirque de Soleil
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* [[Mado Lamotte]] -- drag queen and author
* [[Ryan Larkin]] -- animator
* [[Ryan Larkin]] -- animator
* [[Lisa Lavie]] -- singer-songwriter
* [[Lisa Lavie]] -- singer-songwriter
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* [[Irving Layton]] -- poet, essayist, short story writer
* [[Louise Lecavalier]] -- dancer
* [[Louise Lecavalier]] -- dancer
* [[Ranee Lee]] -- jazz singer
* [[Ranee Lee]] -- jazz singer
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* [[Arnaud Maggs]] -- artist, photographer
* [[Arnaud Maggs]] -- artist, photographer
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* [[Yann Martel]] -- writer, [[Man Booker Prize]] 2002
* [[Massari]] -- singer
* [[Massari]] -- singer
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* [[Ken McGoogan]] -- writer
* [[Patricia McKenzie]] -- actress
* [[Patricia McKenzie]] -- actress
* [[Norman McLaren]] -- film animation pioneer
* [[Norman McLaren]] -- film animation pioneer
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* [[Narcy (rapper)|Narcy]] -- hip hop artist
* [[Narcy (rapper)|Narcy]] -- hip hop artist
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* [[Émile Nelligan]] -- poet


* [[P. Reign]] -- hip hop artist, born in Montreal, raised in [[Toronto]]
* [[P. Reign]] -- hip hop artist, born in Montreal, raised in [[Toronto]]
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* [[Frank L. Packard]] -- novelist
* [[Michel Pagliaro]] -- musician
* [[Michel Pagliaro]] -- musician
* [[Jessica Paré]] -- actress
* [[Jessica Paré]] -- actress
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* [[Anne Savage (artist)|Anne Savage]] -- artist
* [[Anne Savage (artist)|Anne Savage]] -- artist
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* [[Mark Shainblum]] -- comics writer and co-creator of [[Northguard]] and [[Angloman]]
* [[William Shatner]] -- actor, best known for playing Captain Kirk in ''[[Star Trek]]''
* [[William Shatner]] -- actor, best known for playing Captain Kirk in ''[[Star Trek]]''
* [[Douglas Shearer]] -- Academy Award-winning motion picture sound engineer
* [[Douglas Shearer]] -- Academy Award-winning motion picture sound engineer
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* [[Madeleine Sherwood]] -- actress, played Mother Superior in ''[[The Flying Nun]]''
* [[Madeleine Sherwood]] -- actress, played Mother Superior in ''[[The Flying Nun]]''
* [[Karen Simpson]] -- actress and fashion designer
* [[Karen Simpson]] -- actress and fashion designer
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* [[Jaspreet Singh]] -- author
* [[David Six (artist)|David Six]] -- artist
* [[David Six (artist)|David Six]] -- artist
* [[Wonny Song]] -- classical concert pianist
* [[Wonny Song]] -- classical concert pianist
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* [[Tiga (musician)|Tiga]] -- electronic musician, singer, DJ
* [[Tiga (musician)|Tiga]] -- electronic musician, singer, DJ
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* [[Michel Tremblay]] -- novelist, playwright
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* [[Tony Tremblay]] -- poet, radio personality
* [[Alain Trudel]] -- conductor
* [[Alain Trudel]] -- conductor


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* [[Rufus Wainwright]] -- singer/songwriter
* [[Rufus Wainwright]] -- singer/songwriter
* [[Amanda Walsh]] -- actress
* [[Amanda Walsh]] -- actress
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* [[William Weintraub]] -- author, filmmaker
* [[Danny Wells]] -- actor; played bartender on ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' and Luigi in ''[[The Super Mario Brothers Super Show]]''
* [[Danny Wells]] -- actor; played bartender on ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' and Luigi in ''[[The Super Mario Brothers Super Show]]''
* [[Alissa White-Gluz]] -- singer-songwriter; former vocalist of The Agonist; current vocalist of Arch Enemy
* [[Alissa White-Gluz]] -- singer-songwriter; former vocalist of The Agonist; current vocalist of Arch Enemy

Revision as of 02:04, 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:

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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
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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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