List of people from Vancouver

This is a list of notable people from, or who spent considerable time residing in, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

A

 * Alison Acheson, writer
 * Bryan Adams, singer
 * Robert Campbell Aitken, electrical engineer
 * Vikky Alexander, artist
 * Glenn Anderson, NHL hockey player
 * Pamela Anderson, actress
 * Arteezy, professional Dota 2 player

B

 * Neeru Bajwa, actress
 * Fairuza Balk, actress
 * Ashleigh Ball, voice actress known for her lead role on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and lead singer of Hey Ocean
 * Joan Balzar, painter
 * James Barber, cookbook author, aka "The Urban Peasant"
 * Barry Beck, hockey player
 * Ray Bethell, master multiple kite flier
 * Jean-Luc Bilodeau, actor
 * Linwood Boomer, actor and television producer and writer
 * Sage Brocklebank, actor
 * Troy Brouwer, NHL hockey player
 * Rod Bruno, musician
 * Karin Bubaš, artist
 * Hy Buller (1926–1968), All Star NHL ice hockey player
 * Raymond Burr, actor

C

 * 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
 * Kevin Cherkas, chef
 * Kayi Cheung, actress, Miss Hong Kong 2007
 * 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
 * Wayde Compton, author
 * Torrance Coombs, actor
 * Douglas Coupland, author
 * Christian Covington, National Football League Player
 * Amanda Crew, actress
 * Roger Cross, actor
 * Seán Cummings, actor and playwright

D

 * Mackenzie Davis, actress
 * Brian Day, doctor
 * Yvonne DeCarlo, actress
 * Mac DeMarco, artist
 * Jay DeMerit, MLS, World Cup soccer player
 * 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
 * Brian Drummond, voice actor
 * Terry Dunfield, soccer coach, commentator and former player

E

 * Aileen Eaton, boxing promoter
 * Aryana Engineer, actress
 * Arthur Erickson, architect, urban planner
 * Elise Estrada, singer-songwriter, actress

F

 * Ed Fast, politician and federal cabinet minister
 * Gordon Fee, New Testament scholar
 * John Ferguson, Sr., professional hockey player
 * Jodelle Ferland, actress
 * 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
 * Daniel Francis, writer and historian
 * Jeff Francis, Major League Baseball player
 * Rhys Fulber, musician, producer
 * Freddy Fuller, boxing champion
 * Nolan Gerard Funk, actor

G

 * Emmanuelle Schick Garcia, film director and writer
 * Austin Gary, author, songwriter
 * C. E. Gatchalian, playwright
 * Dan George, actor and chief
 * William Gibson, writer
 * Greg Girard, photographer
 * Evan Goldberg, writer, producer and director
 * Matthew Good, singer/songwriter
 * Rodney Graham, artist
 * Jennifer Granholm, former governor of U.S. State of Michigan
 * Nancy Greene Raine, Olympic champion and Canadian senator
 * Grimes, singer, songwriter, director, musician, actress
 * Aaron Guiel, Major League Baseball player
 * Trevor Guthrie, singer

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, stand-up comedian
 * Brent Hodge, film director and CEO of Hodgee Films
 * Bert Hoffmeister, commander of the 5th Canadian Division in the Second World War, then president of MacMillan Bloedel
 * Jacob Hoggard, lead singer of the band Hedley
 * Clive Holden, poet, film director and visual artist
 * Antony Holland, actor
 * 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
 * Harrison Houde, composer, actor
 * Elva Hsiao, Mandopop singer

I

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

J

 * Joshua Jackson, actor
 * Liam James, actor
 * Jazzy B, actor, singer
 * Sarah Jeffery, actress, dancer, singer
 * Carly Rae Jepsen, singer
 * Avan Jogia, actor
 * Alexz Johnson, actress, singer
 * Christopher Judge, actor

K

 * Evander Kane, National Hockey League player
 * Paul Kariya, National Hockey League player
 * Earl Keeley, football player
 * Cevin Key, musician
 * Margot Kidder, actress
 * Kristin Kreuk, actress

L

 * Tyler Labine, actor
 * Evelyn Lau, poet and novelist
 * Maggie Lawson, actress
 * Cory Lee, singer
 * Mark Lee, rapper
 * Bill Leeb, musician, singer
 * Lily Alice Lefevre, poet
 * Bob Lenarduzzi, soccer player
 * Sherwood Lett, soldier, lawyer, chancellor of UBC
 * Jeff L. Lieberman, film director, writer and producer
 * 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 player
 * Alexander Ludwig, actor

M

 * Trystan Magnuson, Major League Baseball player
 * Karen Diane Magnussen, figure skater
 * Dan Mangan, musician
 * Charles Marega, sculptor
 * Scott Mathieson, Major League Baseball player
 * Terry McBride, CEO and founder, Nettwerk Music Group
 * Shane McConkey, professional freestyle skier
 * Rick McCrank, professional skateboarder
 * Dave McKay, Major League Baseball player
 * Cody McKay, Major League Baseball player
 * Norma MacMillan, voice actress
 * Dean McFadden, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
 * Ashleigh McIvor, Olympic champion skier
 * Mercedes McNab, actress
 * John H. Meier, financier and former business adviser to Howard Hughes
 * Charles Merritt, winner of the Victoria Cross
 * Shay Mitchell, actress
 * Wentworth Miller, actor
 * Colin Mochrie, comedian
 * Moka Only, rapper, musician, member of rap group Swollen Members
 * Cory Monteith, actor
 * Greg Moore, racecar driver
 * James Moore, 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 player
 * Cam Neely, NHL player
 * Kliph Nesteroff, writer, broadcaster
 * Alisha Newton, actress
 * Kevin Nicholson, Major League Baseball player
 * Mike Nickeas, Major League Baseball player
 * Mayko Nguyen, actress
 * Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, NHL player

O

 * Brenna O'Brien, actress
 * Victor Odlum, 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
 * Kimberly Phillips, educator and curator
 * James Picard, artist
 * Carly Pope, actress
 * Daniel Powter, singer
 * Carey Price, NHL hockey goalie
 * Jason Priestley, actor, director, producer
 * 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
 * Emily Bett Rickards, actress
 * Ryan Robbins, actor
 * Rachel Roberts, actress, fashion model
 * Spider Robinson, author
 * Wayne Robson, actor
 * Coco Rocha, fashion model
 * James Roday, actor
 * Seth Roberts, actor, filmmaker and activist
 * Seth Rogen, actor, writer, and comedian
 * Teryl Rothery, television anchor, actress
 * Melissa Roxburgh, actress

S

 * Joe Sakic, NHL player ("Burnaby Joe")
 * Eliza Sam, Hong Kong actress
 * Devon Sawa, actor
 * Linus Sebastian, YouTuber, presenter, producer, writer
 * Conrad Schmidt, activist
 * Sophie Schmidt, member of Canadian Women's National soccer team
 * Drew Scott, Property Brothers (HGTV)
 * Jonathan Scott, Property Brothers (HGTV)
 * Mia Shanks, actress
 * Michael Shanks, actor
 * Sam Shanks, actor
 * Kathryn Shaw, artistic director
 * Stephen Lea Sheppard, actor, writer
 * Hide Hyodo Shimizu, Japanese-Canadian educator and activist, member of the Order of Canada
 * Lydia Shum Din-ha, elder sister of Alfred Sung; Hong Kong actress
 * Christine Sinclair, captain of Canadian Women's National soccer team
 * Nelson Skalbania, entrepreneur
 * Colleen Smith, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Gregory Smith, actor
 * Trevor Smith, NHL player
 * Cobie Smulders, actress
 * John G. Stackhouse, Jr., writer and professor of religion
 * Rita Steblin, musicologist
 * Dorothy Stratten, actress, model
 * Jewel Staite, actress
 * Arran Stephens, entrepreneur, writer
 * Ryan Stiles, comedian, actor
 * Aden Strong, voice actor
 * Sammy Strong, voice actor
 * Russell Stuart, CEO and founder, SuperBox Inc.
 * Sean Stubbs, musician
 * Billy Suede, professional wrestler
 * David Suzuki, environmentalist, scientist, broadcaster
 * R.J. Swindle, Major League Baseball player

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
 * Devin Townsend, singer, musician
 * Jacob Tremblay, child actor
 * Margaret Trudeau (now Margaret Trudeau Kemper), former wife of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
 * Nicholas Tse, Cantopop singer
 * John Turner, former Prime Minister

V

 * Emmanuelle Vaugier, actress
 * Adrien Van Viersen, storyboard artist

W

 * Larry Walker, Major League Baseball player
 * Jeff Wall, artist
 * Ian Wallace, artist
 * Nolan Watson, entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * Daniel Wesley, musician
 * Finn Wolfhard, actor
 * Kris Wu, actor and former member of South Korean-Chinese group EXO
 * Charles Wilkinson, filmmaker and author

Y

 * Benny Yau, television presenter, singer
 * Françoise Yip, actress

Z

 * Alex Zahara, actor