This is a list of notable people who were either born or lived in Ontario, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province.
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| Patrick J. Adams (born 1981) | Suits | born in Toronto | |||
| Robbie Amell (born 1988) | The Flash | born in Toronto | |||
| Stephen Amell (born 1981) | Arrow and | born in Toronto | |||
| Will Arnett (born 1970) | born in Toronto | ||||
| Matt Austin (born 1978) | Power Rangers S.P.D. | born in Toronto | |||
| Dan Aykroyd (born 1952) | Saturday Night Live | born in Ottawa | |||
| Peter Aykroyd (1955–2021) | Saturday Night Live and | born in Ottawa | |||
| Steve Bacic (born 1965) | raised in Windsor | ||||
| Lindy Booth (born 1979) | born in Oakville | ||||
| Neve Campbell (born 1973) | Scream series | born in Guelph | |||
| John Candy (1950–1994) | Home Alone and Uncle Buck | born in Newmarket | |||
| Jim Carrey (born 1962) | Batman Forever, Liar Liar and The Truman Show | born in Newmarket | |||
| Michael Cera (born 1988) | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Superbad | born in Brampton | |||
| Sarah Chalke (born 1976) | Scrubs and Roseanne | born in Ottawa | |||
| Juan Chioran (born 1963) | and Grossology | lived in Toronto and Stratford | |||
| A. J. Cook (born 1978) | Criminal Minds and Final Destination 2 | born in Oshawa, raised in Whitby | |||
| Paulo Costanzo (born 1978) | Royal Pains | born in Brampton | |||
| Daniel DeSanto (born 1980) | Mean Girls and Are You Afraid of the Dark? | born in Toronto | |||
| Brett Dier (born 1990) | actor | born in London | |||
| Nina Dobrev (born 1989) | The Vampire Diaries and | raised in Toronto | |||
| Michael Dowse (born 1973) | director | born in London | |||
| Louis Ferreira (born 1966) | raised in North York | ||||
| Victor Garber (born 1949) | The Flash and Titanic | born in London | |||
| Ryan Gosling (born 1980) | The Notebook | born in London | |||
| Graham Greene (born 1952) | Dances with Wolves and The Green Mile | born in Ohsweken | |||
| Shenae Grimes (born 1989) | 90210 | born in Toronto | |||
| Corey Haim (1971–2010) | The Lost Boys and Lucas | born in Toronto | |||
| Jill Hennessy (born 1968) | Crossing Jordan | raised in Kitchener | |||
| Torri Higginson (born 1969) | Stargate Atlantis | born in Burlington[1] | |||
| Ben Hollingsworth (born 1984) | Code Black and Virgin River | ||||
| Jennifer Irwin (born 1975) | Superstar | born in Toronto | |||
| Andrew Jackson (born 1963) | and | born in Newmarket | |||
| Jeon Somi (born 2001) | former member of I.O.I | born in Windsor | |||
| Stana Katic (born 1978) | Castle | born in Hamilton | |||
| Isaac Kragten (born 2002) | Odd Squad | born in Caledonia | |||
| Don Lake (born 1956) | Police Academy series, frequent collaborator with Bonnie Hunt | born in Toronto | |||
| Sunny Leone (born 1981) | born in Sarnia | ||||
| Eugene Levy (born 1946) | American Pie series | born in Hamilton | |||
| Myrna Lorrie (born 1940) | born in Thunder Bay | ||||
| Michela Luci (born 2006) | Dino Dana | born in Ancaster, Ontario | |||
| Rachel McAdams (born 1978) | The Notebook | born in St. Thomas | |||
| Scott McCord (born 1971) | Bakugan | born in Sarnia | |||
| Eric McCormack (born 1963) | Will & Grace | born in Toronto | |||
| Derek McGrath (born 1951) | My Secret Identity | born in Timmins | |||
| Shay Mitchell (born 1987) | Pretty Little Liars | born in Mississauga | |||
| Rick Moranis (born 1953) | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Ghostbusters | born in Toronto | |||
| Al Mukadam (born 1985) | Radio Free Roscoe | born in Toronto | |||
| Mike Myers (born 1963) | Shrek series | born in Scarborough | |||
| Sophie Nélisse (born 2000) | born in Windsor | ||||
| Catherine O'Hara (born 1954) | SCTV and Schitt's Creek | raised in Toronto[2] | |||
| Sandra Oh (born 1971) | born in Ottawa | ||||
| Megan Park (born 1986) | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | born in Lindsay | |||
| Dan Petronijevic (born 1981) | born in Scarborough | ||||
| Mary Pickford (1892–1979) | co-founder of United Artists and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | born in Toronto | |||
| Christopher Plummer (1929-2021) | Sound of Music, Beginners, and All the Money in the World | born in Toronto | |||
| Sarah Polley (born 1979) | born in Toronto | ||||
| David Reale | Beyblade | born in Caledon | |||
| Martin Roach (born 1962) | Inspector Gadget | born in Toronto | |||
| Kathleen Robertson (born 1973) | Beverly Hills, 90210 and Scary Movie 4 | born in Hamilton | |||
| Kelly Rowan (born 1965) | The O.C. | born in Ottawa | |||
| Caterina Scorsone (born 1981) | Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy | born in Toronto | |||
| Corey Sevier (born 1984) | born in Ajax | ||||
| Martin Short (born 1950) | born in Hamilton | ||||
| Jay Silverheels (1912–1980) | The Lone Ranger | born in Brantford | |||
| Scott Speedman (born 1975) | Felicity and Underworld films | raised in Toronto | |||
| John Stocker (born 1947) | born in Toronto | ||||
| Tara Strong (born 1973) | born in Toronto | ||||
| Dave Thomas (born 1949) | born in St. Catharines | ||||
| Emily VanCamp (born 1986) | born in Port Perry | ||||
| Lisa Yamanaka (born 1983) | born in Toronto | ||||
See also: List of premiers of Ontario.
See main article: List of musicians from Ontario.
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| Henry Corby (1806–1881) | Founder of Corby Spirit and Wine | lived in Belleville from 1832 until his death in 1881 | |||
| William Pratt (1928–1999) | 1988 XV Winter Olympics organizer, Calgary contractor | born in Ottawa[9] | |||
| Michael Rapino | CEO and President of Live Nation Entertainment | raised in Thunder Bay[10] | |||
| Howard Wetston (born 1947) | Chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission | ||||
| William R. White (born 1943) | economist, chaired the Economic and Development Review Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris | born in Kenora |