This is a list of notable people who are from Toronto, Canada, or have spent a large part of their career in that city.
- Margaret Atwood - Writer, fiction and poetry
- Dan Aykroyd - Comic actor
- Margita Bangova - Beggar
- Barenaked Ladies - Band, rock
- Hédi Bouraoui - poet, novelist and academic
- Theresa Burke - Journalist
- Neve Campbell - Actress (Party of Five, Scream series)
- John Candy - Comic actor
- Jim Carrey - Comic actor
- Choclair - Musician, rap
- George Chuvalo - boxer
- Cowboy Junkies - Musicians
- Deborah Cox - Singer
- David Cronenberg - Film director
- Robertson Davies - Writer
- Fefe Dobson - Singer
- Edge - Professional wrestler
- Atom Egoyan - Film director
- Linda Evangelista - Model
- Timothy Findley - Writer
- Frank Gehry - Architect
- Emma Goldman - Political activist
- Glenn Gould - Pianist
- Barbara Gowdy - Writer, fiction
- Phil Hartman - Comic actor
- John Huston - Actor
- Michael Ironside - Actor
- Jane Jacobs - Urban activist, writer
- Kids in the Hall - Television-based comedy troup
- Naomi Klein - Writer on social/economic issues (No Logo)
- Stephen Leacock - Writer, humour
- Geddy Lee - Musician
- Eugene Levy - Comic actor
- Norm MacDonald - Comic actor (SNL)
- Jamaal Magloire - NBA player
- Bruce McDonald - Film director
- Don McKellar - Actor
- Maestro Fresh Wes - Musician
- Martha and the Muffins - Musicians
- Bruce Mau - Designer (SMLXL )
- Marshall McLuhan - Academic and writer (Understanding Media)
- Joni Mitchell - Musician
- Kim Mitchell - Musician
- Raymond Moriyama - Architect
- Farley Mowat - Writer
- Anne Murray - Singer
- Mike Myers - Actor (Austin Powers)
- Alannah Myles - Singer
- Catherine O'Hara - comedic actress (SCTV, Beetlejuice, Best in Show)
- Mary Margaret O'Hara - singer/songwriter
- Kardinal Offishall - Musician, hip-hop
- Michael Ondaatje - Writer (The English Patient, and more)
- Mary Pickford - Actress, co-founder of United Artists
- Jason Priestley - Actor (Beverly Hills 90210)
- Rascalz - Musician
- Keanu Reeves - Actor (The Matrix)
- John D. Roberts - News Anchor CBS News Chief White House Correspondent, former CBS Evening News Sunday edition anchor and substitute anchor on Face The Nation
- Rush - Rock band
- Moshe Safdie - Architect
- Monika Schnarre - Supermodel and actress
- Martin Short - Actor
- Joe Shuster - Creator of Superman
- Jane Siberry - Musician
- Michael Snow - Artist
- Trish Stratus - Professional wrestler, model
- Don Tapscott - Writer and consultant, technology and business
- Alex Trebek - game show host (Jeopardy!)
- Nia Vardalos - Actress and writer, stage and film (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- Yellow Plastic Bucket - musicians
- Neil Young - Rock musician
- Zeroption - musicians
- Moses Znaimer - Media mogul (CHUM, founder of Citytv)
See also: List of Toronto mayors
