The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.
Olympic athletes Jean-Paul Banos (born 1961), fencer Alex Baumann (born 1964), Sudbury, swimmer Josh Binstock (born 1981), volleyball player Patrick Chan (born 1990), Ottawa Victor Davis (1964–1989), Guelph, swimmer Andre De Grasse (born 1994), Scarborough/Markham Sarah Douglas (born 1994), Burlington sailor Lori Dupuis (born 1972), Cornwall, hockey player Dave Edge (born 1954), British-Canadian Olympic long-distance runner Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Olympic judoka Mark Fawcett (born 1972), Nelson, British Columbia Shaul Gordon (born 1994), Canadian-Israeli Olympic sabre fencer Alex Harvey (born 1988), Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, cross-country skier Wendy Lumby (born 1966), Calgary, Alberta Rosie MacLennan (born 1988), King City Conlin McCabe (born 1990), Brockville, rower Scott Moir (born 1987), London Dylan Moscovitch (born 1984), medallist pairs skater Garth Pischke (born 1955), indoor beach volleyball player Sam Schachter (born 1990), Olympic beach volleyball player Elvis Stojko (born 1972), Richmond Hill Adam van Koeverden (born 1982), Oakville, kayaker Tessa Virtue (born 1989), London, ice dancer Simon Whitfield (born 1975), Kingston Curt Harnett (born 1965), Thunder Bay, cyclist
Australian rules football Mike Pyke (born 1984), former Canada rugby union international and first Canadian to play for an AFL premiership (championship) team
Automobile racing
Patrick Carpentier (born 1971) Ron Fellows (born 1959), 24 Hours of Le Mans GTS class winner Scott Goodyear (born 1959) James Hinchcliffe (born 1986) Nicholas Latifi (born 1995) Raphaël Lessard (born 2001) Greg Moore (1975–1999) Bruno Spengler (born 1983), DTM winner Lance Stroll (born 1998), Italian F4 champion in 2014, Toyota Racing Series champion in 2015, and 2016 FIA European Formula 3 champion Alex Tagliani (born 1972) Paul Tracy (born 1968), CART Champion 2003 Gilles Villeneuve (1950–1982) Jacques Villeneuve (born 1971), son of Gilles, Formula 1 World Champion 1997, Indy 500 Winner 1995, CART Champion 1995 Robert Wickens (born 1989)
Baseball
John Axford (born 1983) Jason Bay (born 1978), 3x MLB All Star, 2004 NL Rookie of the Year Érik Bédard (born 1979) Reggie Cleveland (born 1948) Rhéal Cormier (1967–2021) Jesse Crain (born 1981), All Star Tom Daly (1891–1946), Major League Baseball (MLB) player and coach Ryan Dempster (born 1977), 2x MLB All Star Scott Diamond (born 1986) Jeff Francis (born 1981) Éric Gagné (born 1976), 3x MLB All Star, Cy Young Award winner (2003) Aaron Guiel (born 1972) Rich Harden (born 1981) Blake Hawksworth (born 1983) Ferguson Jenkins (born 1942), 3x MLB All Star, first Canadian to gain election to National Baseball Hall of Fame (1991) George Kottaras (born 1983) Pete Laforest (born 1978) Joseph Lannin (1866–1928), owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth Brett Lawrie (born 1990) Adam Loewen (born 1984) Russell Martin (born 1983), 4x All Star Scott Mathieson (born 1984) Kirk McCaskill (born 1961) Justin Morneau (born 1981), 2006 American League MVP, 4x All Star Mike Nickeas (born 1983) Pete Orr (born 1979) James Paxton (born 1988), pitched a no hitter in 2018 Terry Puhl (born 1956), MLB All Star, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Paul Quantrill (born 1968), All Star Ryan Radmanovich (born 1971) Chris Reitsma (born 1977) Goody Rosen (1912–1994), MLB All-Star outfielder, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame George Selkirk (1908–1987), succeeded Babe Ruth in right field for NY Yankees Matt Stairs (born 1968) Adam Stern (born 1980) Mark Teahen (born 1981) Scott Thorman (born 1982) Larry Walker (born 1966), first Canadian to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) of Major League Baseball (1997), 5x All Star Nigel Wilson (born 1970) Jeff Zimmerman (born 1972), All Star Joey Votto (born 1983), Canadian-American, 2010 National League MVP, 6x MLB All Star
Current players Vladimir Guerrero Jr (born 1999), Canadian-Dominican, 5x MLB All Star Bo Naylor (born 2000) Josh Naylor (born 1997), All Star Tyler O'Neill (born 1995) Nick Pivetta (born 1993) Zach Pop (born 1996) Abraham Toro (born 1996) Andy Yerzy (born 1998), catcher/first baseman
Basketball Current NBA players
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (born 1998) Dalano Banton (born 1999) RJ Barrett (born 2000) Chris Boucher (born 1993) Dillon Brooks (born 1996) Brandon Clarke (born 1996) Luguentz Dort (born 1999) Zach Edey (born 2002) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (born 1998) Caleb Houstan (born 2003) A.J. Lawson (born 2000) Bennedict Mathurin (born 2002) Emanuel Miller (born 2000) Leonard Miller (born 2003) Jamal Murray (born 1997) Andrew Nembhard (born 2000) Ryan Nembhard (born 2003) Kelly Olynyk (born 1991) Olivier-Maxence Prosper (born 2002) Will Riley (born 2006) Shaedon Sharpe (born 2003) Andrew Wiggins (born 1995)
Current WNBA players Kia Nurse (born 1996)
Playing in overseas leagues Caleb Agada (born 1994) Kyle Alexander (born 1996) Khem Birch (born 1992) Oshae Brissett (born 1998) Marcus Carr (born 1999) Tyler Ennis (born 1994) Cory Joseph (born 1991) Trey Lyles (born 1995) Elijah Mitrou-Long (born 1996) Andrew Nicholson (born 1989) Nick Ongenda (born 2000) Kevin Pangos (born 1993) Ari Rosenberg (born 1964) Marial Shayok (born 1995) Simisola Shittu (born 1999) Lindell Wigginton (born 1998)
Playing in other North American professional leagues Sim Bhullar (born 1992), notable as the first person of Indian descent to play in the NBA
Coaches Jay Triano (born 1958), first Canadian-born coach
Former NCAA Division I players awaiting professional play Nirra Fields (born 1993) Ruth Hamblin (born 1994) Kyle Wiltjer (born 1992)
Retired Jordan Adams (born 1981) Norm Baker (1923–1989), inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979 Rowan Barrett (born 1972) Hank Biasatti (1922–1996), inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001 Ron Crevier (born 1958) Samuel Dalembert (born 1981) Stacey Dales (born 1979), former WNBA player; currently a host on the NFL Network Rick Fox (born 1969), won three NBA Championship rings in 2000, 2001 and 2002 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers Stewart Granger (born 1961) Lars Hansen (born 1954) Bob Houbregs (1932–2014), inducted into the Basketball Hall of fame in 1987 Todd MacCulloch (born 1976) Jamaal Magloire (born 1978) James Naismith (1861–1939), teacher; invented the game of basketball Steve Nash (born 1974), 2005, 2006 NBA MVP, 2007 MVP runner-up Dwight Powell (born 1991) Leo Rautins (born 1960) Mike Smrek (born 1962) Gino Sovran (1924–2016) Tristan Thompson (born 1991) Ernie Vandeweghe (1928–2014) Bill Wennington (born 1963), won three championships with the Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997 and 1998) Jim Zoet (born 1953)
Biathlon
Myriam Bédard (born 1969), Olympic gold medallist Zina Kocher (born 1982)
Bobsleigh
Lascelles Brown (born 1974), Olympic silver medal, 2006 Vic Emery (born 1933), Olympic gold medal, 1964 Kaillie Humphries (born 1985), Olympic gold medal, 2010 Pierre Lueders (born 1970), Olympic gold medal, 1998 and silver medal, 2006 David MacEachern (born 1967), Olympic gold medal, 1998 Heather Moyse (born 1978), Olympic gold medal, 2010
Boxing
Trevor Berbick (1954–2006), former WBC heavyweight champion Maxie Berger (1917–2000), world champion junior welterweight Tommy Burns (1881–1955), world heavyweight boxing champion George Chuvalo (born 1937), heavyweight, five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Willie DeWitt (born 1961), heavyweight Yvon Durelle (1929–2007), middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight Al Foreman (1904–1954), won the Canadian lightweight title, British Boxing Board of Control British lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title Freddy Fuller, light welterweight Arturo Gatti (1972–2009), former WBC world Super Lightweight champion Otis Grant (born 1967), WBC Super Middleweight international champion Moe Herscovitch (1897–1969), middleweight, Olympic bronze medal winner Kirk Johnson (born 1972), heavyweight Sam Langford (1886–1956), lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight Mark Leduc (1962–2009), light welterweight Lennox Lewis (born 1965), grew up in Canada; competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988, winning a gold medal Eric Lucas (born 1971), former WBC supermiddleweight world champion (1999–2001) Sammy Luftspring (1916–2000), welterweight boxing champion, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Steve Molitor (born 1980), former IBF Super Bantamweight champion, record of 33–3 (12 KOs) as of September 2012 Tokunbo Olajide (born 1976), light middleweight boxer Jean Pascal (born 1982), former IBO, WBC, Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion of the World Donovan Ruddock (born 1963), heavyweight Bert Schneider (1897–1986), welterweight, Olympic gold medal winner Shane Sutcliffe (born 1975), Canadian former heavyweight champion, defeated former world champion "Neon" Leon Spinks by 8-round decision in 1994
Cricket Ashish Bagai (born 1982) Ian Billcliff (born 1972) Rizwan Cheema (born 1978) John Davison (born 1970) Navneet Dhaliwal (born 1988) Nikhil Dutta (born 1994) Romesh Eranga (born 1985) Jeremy Gordon (born 1987) Dillon Heyliger (born 1989) Abraash Khan (born 1998) Nicholas Kirton (born 1998) Nitish Kumar (born 1994) Junaid Siddiqui (born 1985) Ravinderpal Singh (born 1988) Hamza Tariq (born 1990) Rodrigo Thomas (born 1991) Srimantha Wijeratne (born 1989) Saad Bin Zafar (born 1986)
Cross-country skiing
Shirley Firth (1953–2013) Drew Goldsack (born 1981), cross country skier, 2x Olympian Brian McKeever (born 1979), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals Robin McKeever (born 1973), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals Esther Miller (born 1957) Beckie Scott (born 1974), Olympic gold medal, 2002 Irvin Servold (born 1932)
CrossFit Jeffrey Adler (born 1994) Brent Fikowski (born 1991) Emma Lawson (born 2005) Patrick Vellner (born 1990)
Curling
Sherry Anderson (born 1964) Dawn Askin (born 1980) Matt Baldwin (1926–2023) Cheryl Bernard (born 1966) Jan Betker (born 1960) Suzanne Birt (born 1981) Marilyn Bodogh (born 1955) Terry Braunstein (born 1939), World Championship silver medalist Kerry Burtnyk (born 1958) Garnet Campbell (1927–2011) Chelsea Carey (born 1984) Jim Cotter (born 1974) Andrea Crawford Mark Dacey (born 1966) Lyall Dagg (1929–1975) Mabel DeWare (1926–2022) Don Duguid (born 1935) John Epping (born 1983) Randy Ferbey (born 1959) Rick Folk (born 1950) Rob Fowler (born 1975) Kerry Galusha (born 1977) Hec Gervais (1933–1997) Alison Goring (born 1963) Ab Gowanlock (1900–1988) Brad Gushue (born 1980) Al Hackner (born 1954) Jenn Hanna (born 1980) Mike Harris (born 1967) Richard Hart (born 1968) Ben Hebert (born 1983) Guy Hemmings (born 1962) Amber Holland (born 1974) Rachel Homan (born 1989) Heather Houston Glenn Howard (born 1962) Russ Howard (born 1956) Gordon Hudson (1894–1959) Brad Jacobs (born 1985) Colleen Jones (1959–2025) Jennifer Jones (born 1974) Marc Kennedy (born 1982) Cathy King (born 1959) Shannon Kleibrink (born 1968) Jamie Koe (born 1977) Kevin Koe (born 1975) Brent Laing (born 1978) Connie Laliberte (born 1960) Penny LaRocque Marie-France Larouche (born 1980) Kelley Law (born 1966) Kaitlyn Lawes (born 1988) Stefanie Lawton (born 1980) Ed Lukowich (born 1946) Jack MacDuff (born 1950) Murray Macneill (1877–1951) Cliff Manahan (1888–1970) Kevin Martin (born 1966) Greg McAulay (born 1960) Krista McCarville (born 1982) Mike McEwen (born 1980) Joyce McKee (1933–1999) Orest Meleschuk (born 1940) Jean-Michel Ménard (born 1976) Sherry Middaugh (born 1966) Wayne Middaugh (born 1967) Marj Mitchell (1948–1983) Linda Moore (born 1954) John Morris (born 1978) Barry Naimark (1932–2004), world champion Dave Nedohin (born 1973) Heather Nedohin (born 1975) Ron Northcott (1935–2023) Jill Officer (born 1975) Scott Patterson (1969–2004) Vic Peters (1955–2016) Vera Pezer (born 1939)