List of Italian Canadians
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- Meghan AgostaMeghan AgostaMeghan Agosta is a women's ice hockey forward, currently playing for Mercyhurst College. Agosta played for the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She has represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning gold medals at both...
(1987–) — ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player - Stefano Agostini — Wealthy industrialist, philanthropist and bicyclist
- Dominic AgostinoDominic AgostinoDominic Agostino was a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Hamilton East for the Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until his death in 2004.-Biography:...
(1959–2004) — Ontario politician - William AnselmiWilliam AnselmiWilliam Anselmi is an Italian-born academic and writer. His work has focused on Italian poetry ; Italian Canadian literature and culture; narratives of displacement; the body organic/technological; the Image vs. the Word; media: television, cinema, Italian alternative music; environments of...
— academic and writer - Maria AugimeriMaria AugimeriMaria Augimeri is a city councillor in Toronto, Ward 9 representing one of the two York Centre wards.-Background:Augimeri moved to Canada with her family at age two. Before entering politics, she was a Social Anthropologist at York University...
— Toronto city councillor
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- Marisa Ferretti BarthMarisa Ferretti BarthMarisa Ferretti Barth was a Canadian Senator.Born in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, Ferreti Barth was a social worker, human resources consultant and community organizer before her appointment to the Senate...
— SenatorCanadian SenateThe Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister... - Rick BartolucciRick BartolucciRick Bartolucci is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has represented Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty...
— Ontario politician - Paul BeraldoPaul BeraldoPaul Beraldo is a retired Italian Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He was selected 139th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins...
— ice hockey player - Lorenzo BerardinettiLorenzo BerardinettiLorenzo Berardinetti is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Scarborough Southwest, representing the governing Ontario Liberal Party....
— Ontario politician - Mario BernardiMario BernardiMario Bernardi, is a Canadian conductor and pianist. He has conducted 75 different operas and over 450 other works with the National Arts Centre Orchestra.-Early years:...
— conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:... - Todd BertuzziTodd BertuzziTodd Bertuzzi is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League...
— ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player - Maurizio BevilacquaMaurizio BevilacquaMaurizio Bevilacqua, PC, is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1988 to 2010 and was of eleven candidates for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada but dropped out of the race on August 14, 2006...
—federal politician - Dave BidiniDave BidiniDave Bidini is a Canadian musician, journalist and author originating from Etobicoke, Ontario. He is a founding member of the acclaimed rock band Rheostatics, and has published several books about music and sports. He currently performs with his band, aptly named BidiniBand. The group's first...
— musician and writer - Anthony Druit — British Columbian judge
- Angelo BrancaAngelo BrancaAngelo Ernest Branca was a judge in British Columbia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeal from 1963 until 1978, a prominent Italian-Canadian leader, especially of the Vancouver Italian community, and a Canadian amateur middleweight boxing champion.- Early life :Angelo Branca was born in what is now...
, 1977, British Columbian judge - Adolfo BrescianoDino BravoAdolfo Bresciano was an Italian-born Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work as Dino Bravo, self-proclaimed as "Canada's Strongest Man".-Territories:...
(aka Dino Bravo) (1949 – 1993) — wrestler - Michael BubléMichael BubléMichael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was...
— Singer and actor - Wally BuonoWally BuonoPasquale "Wally" Buono is the head coach, general manager and alternate governor of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and one of the most successful coaches in league history. He is in his 19th year of coaching, previously as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders and currently with the...
—coachCoach (sport)In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
of British Columbia Lions - Misstress BarbaraMisstress BarbaraBarbara Bonfiglio, better known as Misstress Barbara , is an Italian-born, Canadian electronica disc jockey. Born in 1975, she moved from Sicily to Montreal, Quebec at the age of eight, and has resided in the city ever since...
—DJ, singer of Montreal
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- Charles CacciaCharles CacciaCharles L. Caccia, PC was a Canadian politician.Caccia was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented the Toronto riding of Davenport between 1968 and 2004.Caccia was born in 1930 in Milan, Italy...
— former politician - Micheal CastaldoMicheal CastaldoMichéal Castaldo is an Italian-born Canadian, and now a New York City resident classical crossover tenor, music producer and composer.-Early life and musical career:...
— singer, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur - Leone CaetaniLeone CaetaniLeone Caetani , Duke of Sermoneta , was an Italian scholar, politician and historian of the Middle-East....
— Prince of Teano, politician, Islamacist, author, linguist, world traveller - Pietro CalendinoPietro CalendinoPietro Calendino is a Canadian provincial and municipal politician currently serving as a City Councillor in Burnaby, British Columbia.Calendino was born in Calabria, Italy but emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1959. He received an Honours B.A. and a M.A. from the University of...
— British Columbia politician - Mike CammalleriMike CammalleriMichael Cammalleri is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League .-Junior:...
— ice hockey player - Rick CampanelliRick CampanelliRichardo Tomasso "Rick" Campanelli is a Canadian television personality.-Life and career:Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, he was first introduced to the MuchMusic viewers in 1996 as the winner of MuchMusic's 1994 MuchTemp contest...
— television personality - Chris CampoliChris CampoliChris Campoli is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens. Campoli previously played with the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders.- Junior career :...
— ice hockey player - Daniel CarcilloDaniel CarcilloDaniel Carcillo is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
— ice hockey player - Luigi Giovanni Vitale Capello (1843 – 1902) — painter
- Alfonso CaruanaAlfonso CaruanaAlfonso Caruana is a member of the Sicilian Mafia and was the head of the Sicilian Cuntrera-Caruana family branch in Canada. He acquired Canadian nationality in 1978....
— criminal drug dealer - Anna-Marie CastrilliAnna-Marie CastrilliAnnamarie Castrilli is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. A lawyer, and university lecturer, she sat on several boards of directors, including being the chair of the University of Toronto's Governing Council...
— Ontario politician - Carlo Onorato Catelli (1849 – 1937) — businessman & founder of Catelli (1867)
- Cosimo CavallaroCosimo CavallaroCosimo Cavallaro is an Italian-Canadian artist, filmmaker and sculptor. He is known for his numerous installation art pieces involving real cheese, including a series of photographs of the iconic 1960s model Twiggy draped in cheese and covering the inside of a New York City hotel room with melted...
— artist, filmmaker and sculptor - Fulvio CecereFulvio Cecere-Early life:Born to Italian parents, he attended Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, but after one year he realized that acting, not law, was his true calling. He took acting classes at UCLA and starred in a wide array of television and feature film parts over the next few years...
— actor - Michael CeraMichael CeraMichael Austin Cera is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in Arrested Development, Youth in Revolt, Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Juno. Cera received the 2008 Canadian Comedy Award for best male performance for his work in Superbad.-Early...
— actor - Bob ChiarelliBob ChiarelliRobert "Bob" Chiarelli is a Canadian politician. He served in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1997, and was subsequently re-elected to the legislature in 2010 after serving as regional chair and mayor of Ottawa from 1997 to 2006...
— (b.1941), mayor of OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. - Peter Chiarelli — Boston BruinsBoston BruinsThe Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
general manager - Rick ChiarelliRick ChiarelliRichard "Rick" Chiarelli is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently an Ottawa City Councillor, and the second cousin of former Ottawa mayor Bob Chiarelli. He represents the College Ward covering part of Nepean and Ottawa's west end.-Early years:...
— Ottawa city councillor - Rita ChiarelliRita ChiarelliRita Chiarelli is a Canadian blues singer. She has been dubbed "the goddess of Canadian blues" by CBC Radio One's Shelagh Rogers.-Biography:Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Chiarelli began performing in Ronnie Hawkins' band in the early 1980s. She subsequently spent several years in Italy...
— blues singer - Jason ChimeraJason ChimeraJason Chimera is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and an alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League .-Pre-NHL:Chimera played his junior career in the WHL, for Medicine Hat and Brandon...
— ice hockey player - Hayden ChristensenHayden ChristensenHayden Christensen is a Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He moved on to minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House, for which he was nominated for a Golden...
— actor (Italian maternal grandmother) - Dino CiccarelliDino Ciccarelli.Dino Ciccarelli is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League, primarily with the Minnesota North Stars. He scored 1,200 points in his NHL career. His 608 career NHL goals are also the most goals scored by a draft-eligible player who was not...
— retired ice hockey player - Enrico CicconeEnrico CicconeEnrico Ciccone is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Ciccone was drafted in 1990 by the Minnesota North Stars. After playing just 31 games with the North Stars, he was traded to the Washington Capitals prior to the 1993–94 NHL season. After just 51 games, he was traded to the Tampa Bay...
— retired ice hockey player; hockey player agent - Joe CirellaJoe CirellaJoseph Cirella is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in 828 games in the National Hockey League...
— retired NHL player - Carlo ColaiacovoCarlo ColaiacovoCarlo Colaiacovo is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League . Colaiacovo also has an identical twin brother, Paulo Colaiacovo, who is a professional ice hockey goaltender.-Playing career:...
— ice hockey player - Enrico ColantoniEnrico ColantoniEnrico Colantoni is a Canadian actor, probably best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom Just Shoot Me!, Keith Mars on the television series Veronica Mars, and Sergeant Greg Parker on the television series Flashpoint. He has also had supporting roles in such films as The Wrong Guy, ...
— actor - Mike ColleMike ColleMichael Colle is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Eglinton—Lawrence for the Ontario Liberal Party.-Background:...
— Ontario politician - Joe ComuzziJoe ComuzziJoseph Robert "Joe" Comuzzi, PC is a former Canadian politician.Comuzzi was born in Fort William, Ontario. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor in 1954. In 1966, Comuzzi received the University of Windsor Alumni Award of Merit, the Alumni Association's most...
— politician - Joseph CordianoJoseph CordianoJoseph Cordiano is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.-Early life:...
— Ontario politician - Matthew Corrente — ice hockey player
- Paulo CostanzoPaulo CostanzoPaulo Costanzo is a Canadian actor, who is best known for his roles in the 2000 comedy Road Trip, the sitcom Joey, which ran from 2004 to 2006, and as Evan R. Lawson in the current USA Network series Royal Pains....
— actor - Bobby CurtolaBobby CurtolaRobert Allen "Bobby" Curtola, CM is an early Canadian rock and roll singer and teen idol.-History:Curtola had several songs on the Canadian music charts beginning with "Hand In Hand With You"...
— musician - William CusanoWilliam CusanoWilliam Cusano is an Italian-born former politician in Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1981 to 2007.Born in Italy, Cusano and his family moved to Canada in 1952...
— Quebec politician
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- Matt D'AgostiniMatt D'AgostiniMatthew D'Agostini is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League...
— ice hockey player - Scott D'AmoreScott D'AmoreScott Francis D'Amore is a Canadian professional wrestler, manager, promoter, booker and entrepreneur. He formerly managed Team Canada in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He was also the former head of the creative team...
— professional wrestler - Yvonne De CarloYvonne De CarloYvonne De Carlo was a Canadian-born American actress of film and television. During her six-decade career, her most frequent appearances in film came in the 1940s and 1950s and included her best-known film roles, such as of Anna Marie in Salome Where She Danced ; Anna in Criss Cross ; Sephora the...
— actress - Anne Marie DeCicco-BestAnne Marie DeCicco-BestAnne Marie DeCicco-Best was the 60th mayor of London, Ontario, Canada.DeCicco graduated from Fanshawe College's broadcast journalism program in 1986 and worked for CHYR in Leamington, Ontario, before returning in 1987 to work at CJBK and CJBX, a country music station in London as a reporter...
— mayor of London, OntarioLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... - Tony DeFranco — singer and musician Port Colborne, OntarioPort Colborne, OntarioPort Colborne is a city on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of southern Ontario, Canada...
- Allan De GenovaAllan De GenovaAllan "Al" De Genova was a five-term Park Board Commissioner for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia. He was first elected in 1993, and subsequently re-elected in 1996, 1999, 2002, and 2005. He was a candidate for the Vision Vancouver Mayoral Nomination in 2008 and was defeated by Gregor...
— politician - Michael Del ZottoMichael Del ZottoMichael Del Zotto is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the New York Rangers.-Early career:...
— ice hockey player - Pierre-Charles de Liette (1697 – 1749) — Colonial army officer in New France and LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
- Giuseppe DeNatale — kickboxer
- Alex DelvecchioAlex DelvecchioAlexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.After playing a single junior league season for the Oshawa Generals of the OHA Delvecchio joined the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League for the 1952 season, and helped the team to...
— ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player - Thomas Delvecchio (1758 – 1826) — businessman
- Marcus Di Pede — Sportsman
- Daniel DeSantoDaniel DeSantoDaniel DeSanto is a Canadian actor.He is of Italian descent. Daniel DeSanto is well known for his role in Mean Girls in 2004, however, his claim to fame is stemmed from the TV show Are You Afraid of the Dark? in which he played Tucker. Daniel attended Martingrove Collegiate Institute and...
— actor - Eden DonatelliEden DonatelliEden Donatelli is a Canadian Olympic Medalist in Short-track speed skating.In 1985, Donatelli became the youngest ever athlete to make Canadian Senior National Team status at 15 years of age. She medaled in 10 different World Championships from 1986 to 1992...
— Short Track Speedskater - Caroline Di CoccoCaroline Di CoccoCaroline Di Cocco is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton for the Ontario Liberal Party from 1999 to 2007 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty until her defeat in the...
— Ontario politician - Larry Di IanniLarry Di IanniLarry Di Ianni served as mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, from 2003 to 2006.-Early life:Di Ianni immigrated to Canada from Italy as a young boy. Di Ianni has previously worked as a high school teacher and principal...
— mayor of Hamilton, OntarioHamilton, OntarioHamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe... - Elio Di Iorio — Ontario municipal politician
- Rob DiMaioRob DiMaioRobert DiMaio is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St...
— ice hockey player - Mary di MicheleMary di MicheleMary di Michele is a Canadian poet and author. She lives in Montreal, Quebec and teaches creative writing at Concordia University.-Works:*Tree of August - 1978*Bread and Chocolate - 1980...
— poet and writer - Consiglio Di NinoConsiglio Di NinoConsiglio Di Nino is a businessman and Canadian Senator.Born in Italy, Di Nino immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of 13...
— Senator - Odoardo Di SantoOdoardo Di SantoOdoardo Di Santo is a politician and administrator in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, as a member of the New Democratic Party ....
— Ontario politician - Melissa DiMarcoMelissa DiMarcoMelissa DiMarco is an actor, producer, and television personality. She is currently the star, creator, and a writer on Out There with Melissa DiMarco , an award-winning television comedy which airs on Citytv's national network, OMNI.1, and in syndication on OUTtv...
— actress - Nick DiscepolaNick DiscepolaNunzio Discepola is an Italian-born Canadian politician.Discepola was a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, from the riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges between 1997 and 2004, and Vaudreuil from 1993 to 1997. Discepola is a former businessman...
— politician - John Anthony Donegani (1798 – 1868) — businessman and seigneurSeigneurial system of New FranceThe seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
- James DiSalvio — musician (Bran Van 3000Bran Van 3000Bran Van 3000 is an electronica collective from Manhattan, New York City, New York and Montreal, Quebec. Founded by DJ James Di Salvio and E.P...
) - Sergio Di ZioSergio Di ZioSergio Di Zio is a Canadian actor. He is currently starring in the television series Flashpoint as Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti...
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- Angelo EspositoAngelo EspositoAngelo Esposito is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League and is a prospect for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League...
, young ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. - Phil EspositoPhil EspositoPhilip Anthony Esposito, OC is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. He is an Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and is considered to be one of the best to have...
— (b.1942), Ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, top NHL goalscorer of the 1960s and 1970s. - Tony EspositoTony EspositoFor the Italian musician, please see Tony Esposito .Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito is a retired Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender, who played in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks. He was one of the pioneers of the now popular butterfly style....
— (b.1943), a professional ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltenderGoaltenderIn ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
. - Linda EvangelistaLinda EvangelistaLinda Evangelista is a Canadian model. She has been featured on over 600 magazine covers and has garnered work on numerous modeling assignments with companies, most recently with L'Oréal.- Early years :...
— supermodelSupermodelThe term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
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- Lara FabianLara FabianLara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....
— singer - Julian FantinoJulian FantinoJulian Fantino is a retired police official and the elected Member of the Parliament of Canada for the riding of Vaughan following a November 29, 2010 by-election...
— former TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
police chief and current Ontario Provincial PoliceOntario Provincial PoliceThe Ontario Provincial Police is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The OPP is the the largest deployed police force in Ontario, and the second largest in Canada. The service is responsible for providing policing services throughout the province in areas...
Commissioner - Gerome Fassio (1789 – 1851) — artist
- Rico FataRico FataRico Fata is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently with Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss NLA. He has also played for the Calgary Flames, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals of the NHL.-Playing career:Fata's career started as a 15 year old,...
— ice hockey player - Ray FerraroRay FerraroRaymond Ferraro is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers , New York Islanders , New York Rangers , Los Angeles Kings , Atlanta Thrashers and St. Louis Blues...
— ice hockey player - Mike FolignoMike FolignoMichael Anthony Foligno is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for fifteen seasons from 1979–80 until 1993–94...
— former ice hockey player - Nick FolignoNick FolignoNicholas Foligno [pronounced Fo-lee-no] is a professional ice hockey player with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League . He was chosen in the first round, 28th overall by the club in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. His father, Mike Foligno, also played in the NHL.-U.S...
— ice hockey player - Joe FontanaJoe FontanaJoseph Frank "Joe" Fontana, PC is the current mayor of London, Ontario. He was previously a Liberal member of the Parliament of Canada for the riding of London North Centre....
— politician - John ForzaniJohn ForzaniJohn Forzani is a Canadian businessman, former Canadian Football League player, and CFL team owner. He is the Chairman and co-founder of the Forzani Group....
— former Canadian Football LeagueCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
player and businessman - Rick FoxRick FoxUlrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...
— basketball player - Joe FratesiJoe FratesiJoe Fratesi is the former mayor and current chief administrative officer of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Serving as Sault Ste. Marie's mayor from 1986 to 1996, he was the longest serving mayor in Sault Ste. Marie's history, breaking the record that W...
— former mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, OntarioSault Ste. Marie, OntarioSault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in... - Freeway Frank — Canadian Radio Personality
- Liza FrullaLiza FrullaLiza Frulla, PC , also formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Quebec Liberal Party MNA in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, and a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006.From 1974 to 1976, she worked for the public affairs service...
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- Philip GaglardiPhilip GaglardiPhilip Arthur Gaglardi , sometimes known as Flying Phil or even Sorry Phil, was a politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
(1913 – 1995) — British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
politician - Arturo GattiArturo GattiArturo "Thunder" Gatti was a Canadian professional boxer. Born in Cassino, Italy, and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gatti relocated to Jersey City, United States as a teenager...
(born April 15, 1972) Professional Boxer - Alfonso GaglianoAlfonso GaglianoAlfonso Gagliano, PC, FCGA is a Canadian accountant and a former Liberal Party politician.Born in Siculiana, Italy, his political career began in 1977 when he ran for a seat on the Montreal school board. In the 1984 federal election, he ran for Parliament for Saint-Léonard—Anjou narrowly...
— ex-politician involved in the Sponsorship scandalSponsorship scandalThe sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a scandal that came as a result of a Canadian federal government "sponsorship program" in the province of Quebec and involving the Liberal Party of Canada, which was in power from 1993 to 2006... - Gaetano GaglianoGaetano Gagliano (businessman)Gaetano Gagliano, CM is a Canadian entrepreneur, who founded St. Joseph Communications and Salt + Light Television. Born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, he immigrated to Canada in the 1950s and worked for CP Rail before launching St. Joseph Communications in 1956.Gaetano moved from Italy with his...
(born 1917) Business man and Entrepreneur - Tony GaglianoTony GaglianoTony Gagliano LL.D. is a Canadian-Italian businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the Executive Chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications, Canada's largest private communications company. St. Joseph is the publisher of many of Canada's magazines including Toronto Life and Fashion...
(born June 13, 1958) Business man and Arts Mogul - Ken GeorgettiKen GeorgettiKenneth V. Georgetti, CM, OBC is a Canadian labour union leader. He was elected president of the Canadian Labour Congress in May 1999.-Trade Union career:...
— labour leader - Bruno GerussiBruno GerussiBruno Gerussi was a Canadian television actor born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, best known for the lead role in the CBC Television series The Beachcombers...
(1928 – 1995) — actor - Adam GiambroneAdam GiambroneAdam Giambrone is a Canadian politician who was a Toronto City Councillor, representing the southern of two Davenport wards. Elected at 26, he remained the youngest member of Toronto council after re-election. He is also a former president of the federal New Democratic Party...
— Toronto city councillor & New Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyThe New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
activist - Mark GiordanoMark GiordanoMark Giordano is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, an alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was a leading scorer amongst defencemen in two seasons with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League but went unselected in the NHL Entry Draft...
— ice hockey player - Giuseppe Gori — Ontario politician
- Jessica Grassia — musician, The Golden DogsThe Golden DogsThe Golden Dogs are a pop-rock band based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 2001, the band is known for their wild, energetic live shows and were labelled as one of the best live bands in Canada by Chart Magazine.-History:...
- Albina GuarnieriAlbina GuarnieriAlbina Guarnieri, PC, MP is a former politician. She was a member of Paul Martin's Liberal government and was Canada's 24th Minister of Veterans Affairs...
— politician - Garry GuzzoGarry GuzzoGarry Guzzo is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003....
— Ontario politician
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- Frank IacobucciFrank IacobucciFrank Iacobucci, CC was a Puisne Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1991 to 2004 when he retired from the bench. He is an expert in business and tax law.-Early career:...
— former Supreme Court of CanadaSupreme Court of CanadaThe Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...
justice - Tony IannoTony IannoTony Ianno, PC is a businessman and a former Canadian politician. He served as a Liberal Party of Canada MP representing Trinity-Spadina and Minister of Families and Caregivers .-Personal life:...
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- Thomas W. LaSordaThomas W. LaSordaThomas W. LaSorda, often known as Tom LaSorda, is a Canadian-American automobile industry executive who served as CEO and President of the Chrysler Group....
— Vice-Chairman & President of Chrysler - Filumena LassandroFilumena Lassandro- Biography :Born in Southern Italy, Lassandro emigrated to Southern Alberta and married Charlie Lassandro in 1915. This allegedly poor marriage led Lassandro into the world of bootlegging, as Prohibition was not in effect in Alberta...
— last woman to be executed in Alberta - Bob LenarduzziBob LenarduzziRobert Italo Lenarduzzi, OBC is a former North American Soccer League star, Canadian international, and coach of the Canadian national and olympic soccer teams. He is currently President of Vancouver Whitecaps FC...
— soccer player and coach - Laureano LeoneLaureano LeoneLaureano Leone is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990....
— former Ontario politician - Evangeline LillyEvangeline LillyEvangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama, Lost.-Early life:...
— television actress - Paul Lizzi — drummer, musician, vocalist, producer, model
- Peter Li PretiPeter Li PretiPeter Li Preti was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, who represented one of the two York West wards from 1985 to 2006.-Background:Li Preti received a B.A. and M.A. at the University of Toronto and went on to complete a Masters of Education in School Psychology and Clinical Counselling...
— Toronto city councillor - Adam Lombardi — Musician (Chasing Eve)
- Johnny LombardiJohnny LombardiJohnny Barbalinardo Lombardi, CM, O.Ont was a pioneer of multicultural broadcasting in Canada. He has received many decorations and honours....
— broadcasting executive - Matthew LombardiMatthew LombardiMatthew Lombardi is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs.-Playing career:Matthew Lombardi was born and raised in Montreal. He played hockey for the LaPresqu'ile minor hockey association before playing junior hockey for the Victoriaville Tigres in the Quebec Major...
— ice hockey player - Carmen LombardoCarmen LombardoCarmen Lombardo was the younger brother of bandleader Guy Lombardo. He was a vocalist and composer whose compositions included the 1928 classic "Sweethearts on Parade", which was number one for three weeks in 1929 on the U.S...
(1903 – 1971) — musician - Guy LombardoGuy LombardoGaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist.Forming "The Royal Canadians" in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor and other musicians from his hometown, Lombardo led the group to international success, billing themselves as creating "The Sweetest...
(1902 – 1977) — musician and band leader - Roberto LuongoRoberto LuongoRoberto Luongo is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League . Born in Montreal, Quebec, he is of Italian and Irish ancestry. He employs the butterfly style of goaltending...
— ice hockey goalie - Lenny Lombardi — broadcasting executive
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- Travis MacRaeTravis MacRaeTravis MacRae is a Canadian singer/songwriter known for his folk music, for his accomplished guitar and harmonica playing, and for his rough, somewhat Southern-styled vocals...
— musician - Raine MaidaRaine MaidaRaine Maida , is a Canadian musician best known as being the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. He has come to be known for his unique countertenor nasal falsetto singing voice, as well as his cryptic and poetry-influenced song lyrics...
— musician (Our Lady PeaceOur Lady PeaceOur Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Headed by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band additionally consists of Jeremy Taggart on percussion, Duncan Coutts on bass, and Steve Mazur as lead guitarist...
) - Giorgio MammolitiGiorgio MammolitiGiorgio Mammoliti is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada for Ward 7 York West, representing one of the two York West wards. He is Chair of the Affordable Housing Committee and a member of the mayor's executive committee. Previously, he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
— Ontario politician - Mark MancariMark MancariMark Mancari is a Canadian ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League...
(1985 - ) ice hockey right wing - Nick MancusoNick MancusoNicodemo Antonio Massimo "Nick" Mancuso is a Canadian cinema and stage actor.-Career:Mancuso was born in Mammola, Calabria, Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1956...
— actor - Anthony S. ManeraAnthony S. ManeraAnthony Manera was President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1993 to 1995. He joined the CBC as vice-president of human resources in 1985 and was appointed Senior Vice President in 1986....
— former CBCCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
president - Rosario MarcheseRosario MarcheseRosario Marchese is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina for the New Democratic Party of Ontario.-Background:...
— Ontario politician - Sergio MarchiSergio MarchiSergio Marchi, PC is a Canadian diplomat and former politician.Marchi was born in Argentina to an Italian family who subsequently emigrated to Canada...
— politician - Santino Marella, wrestler
- Pat MastroianniPat MastroianniPasquale "Pat" Mastroianni is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Joey Jeremiah on the Degrassi series of television shows.- Biography :...
— actor - Jon Matsumoto — ice hockey player
- Bill MauroBill MauroBill Mauro is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Thunder Bay—Atikokan for the Ontario Liberal Party....
— Ontario politician - Diego G. MazzoneDiego G. MazzoneDiego Mazzone was born in 1971 in Montreal, Canada. Graduated from McGill University with a B.Sc. in Physical Therapy, honored with the Helen M. Gault Leadership Award and served as Valedictorian for the Faculty of Medicine...
— Sales Management Professional, Physical Therapist, Businessman - Mary MelfiMary MelfiMary Melfi is a Canadian writer of Italian descent. A prolific poet, novelist, and playwright, Melfi was born in Casacalenda, a small mountain town south of Rome in 1951. At the age of six, she immigrated with her family to Montreal, Quebec where she attended the local English schools. She...
novelist, poet, playwright - Sam Merulla is a city councillor in Hamilton, OntarioHamilton, OntarioHamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
- Maria MinnaMaria MinnaMaria Minna, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who represented the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2011.-Background:...
— politician - Guido MolinariGuido MolinariGuido Molinari, OC was a Canadian artist, known for his abstract paintings.-Biography:Molinari was born in Montreal of Italian heritage with parents from Cune, Tuscany and Naples, Campania...
(1933 – 21 February 2004) — artist - Sergio MomessoSergio MomessoSergio F. Momesso is a retired professional ice hockey player who spent 13 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1983 and 1997.-Playing career:...
— ice hockey player - Joe MorselliJoe MorselliGiuseppe Morselli was a Quebec businessman who owned a successful cafeteria enterprise and was a major fundraiser for the Liberal Party of Canada in Quebec. He was implicated as being one of the key players in the sponsorship scandal...
— Quebec businessman involved in the Sponsorship scandalSponsorship scandalThe sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a scandal that came as a result of a Canadian federal government "sponsorship program" in the province of Quebec and involving the Liberal Party of Canada, which was in power from 1993 to 2006... - Jerry Morabito Hamilton Ontario/ Fort Lauderdale Florida:NASA Space Act Award winner]]
- Carmelina MoscatoCarmelina MoscatoCarmelina Moscato is a Canadian football player. She is a midfielder for the Canadian Women's National Team.- Club career :...
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- Sergio NavarrettaSergio NavarrettaSergio Navarretta is an Italian Canadian independent filmmaker known for directing the film Looking for Angelina, based on the true-life story of Angelina Napolitano...
— Film director and producer - Guido NincheriGuido NincheriGuido Nincheri was a Canadian artist working mainly in stained glass and fresco.-Biography:Born in Prato, Italy, he studied art in Florence and immigrated to Montreal in 1915 after a short stay in Boston where he decorated the Boston Opera House.Nincheri designed the interior decoration of many...
(1885 – 1973) — artist - Roberto Noce, Q.C. — Lawyer (Miller Thomson LLP); Edmonton City Councillor
- Daniel Notarianni — musician (Chasing Eve, Avenue Road)
- Frances NunziataFrances NunziataFrances Nunziata is a Toronto city councillor for Ward 11 York South-Weston . She is the sister of former Member of Parliament John Nunziata....
— Toronto city councillor - John NunziataJohn NunziataJohn Nunziata is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2000, initially as a Liberal and later as an independent member.-Background:...
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- Massimo PacettiMassimo PacettiMassimo Pacetti is a Canadian politician from Quebec, Canada. Pacetti has served in the Canadian House of Commons since winning a 2002 by-election in the riding of Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel...
— politician - Matthew PalleschiMatthew PalleschiMatthew Palleschi is a retired Canadian soccer player. In his final year in 2008, he played for the Italia Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.- Humber College Hawks :...
— professional soccer player - Al PalladiniAl PalladiniAl Palladini was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until his death, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Mike Harris.Before entering political life, Palladini was the owner of the Pine Tree Ford...
(1943 – 2001) — politician - Joe PantaloneJoe PantaloneJoe Pantalone is a former Canadian politician, city councillor for Ward 19, one of two wards in Trinity—Spadina. He served as deputy mayor under David Miller from 2003 to 2010...
— Toronto city councillor - Sarina ParisSarina Paris-Notes:...
— singer - Tony ParsonsTony Parsons (Canadian journalist)Tony Parsons is a longtime Canadian broadcaster whose career has spanned more than 50 years, and he has anchored the second most-watched local evening TV newscast in North America, the News Hour on CHAN-TV in Vancouver, British Columbia...
— Canadian broadcaster - Michael PecaMichael PecaMichael Anthony "Mike" Peca is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League . He most recently played for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL. He has also played for the Vancouver Canucks, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple...
— ice hockey player - Anthony PerruzzaAnthony PerruzzaAnthony Perruzza is a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a city councillor in North York from 1988 to 1990, and served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 as a member of the New Democratic Party...
— Ontario politician - Joe PeschisolidoJoe PeschisolidoJoe Peschisolido is a Canadian politician and businessman.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Peschisolido has a BA degree in Political Science from Trinity College at the University of Toronto and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.In 1993, Peschisolido joined the Reform Party of Canada...
— politician - Paul PeschisolidoPaul PeschisolidoPaolo Pasquale Peschisolido , commonly known as Paul Peschisolido, is a Canadian association football manager and former player...
— professional soccer player - Alessandra PiccioneAlessandra PiccioneAlessandra Piccione is an award-winning Italian Canadian screenwriter, known for her work on the movie, Looking for Angelina.Piccione became interested with the history of Angelina Napolitano after meeting her co-writer, Frank Canino, in 2002...
— screenwriter and producer - Angelo Pienovi (1773–1845) — painter
- Alex PietrangeloAlex PietrangeloAlexander Pietrangelo is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League . As a junior, he played with the Niagara IceDogs and the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League...
— ice hockey player - Frank PietrangeloFrank PietrangeloFrank Pietrangelo is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender.Pietrangelo started his National Hockey League career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988, winning the Stanley Cup in 1991. He also played for the Hartford Whalers. He left the NHL after the 1994 season...
— ice hockey player - Fernando PisaniFernando PisaniFernando Antonio Pisani is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently a free agent.-Playing career:...
— ice hockey player - Joseph PivatoJoseph PivatoJoseph Pivato is a Canadian writer and academic who first established the critical recognition of Italian-Canadian literature and changed our perception of Canadian writing.-Biography:...
— writer and academic - Claudio PolsinelliClaudio PolsinelliClaudio Polsinelli is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1985 to 1990....
— former Ontario politician - Carly PopeCarly Pope-Early life:Pope was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an older brother, Kris, also an actor, and a younger brother, Alexander. She began acting during her high school years in Vancouver where she appeared in stage classics such as The Odd Couple, playing Mickey, and A Midsummer...
— actress - Monica ProiettiMonica ProiettiMonica Proietti was a Montreal bank robber and folk hero better known as "Machine Gun Molly" ....
(1939 – 1967) (aka Machine Gun Molly) — bank robber - Carmen ProvenzanoCarmen ProvenzanoCarmen Provenzano was a Canadian politician. He represented the Sault Ste. Marie electoral district in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada....
(1942 – 2005) — politician - Dina PuglieseDina PuglieseDina Pugliese is an Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer....
— Toronto television personality - Sandra PupatelloSandra PupatelloSandra Pupatello was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2011 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, serving as a Minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty....
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- Domenic Racco — mobster
- Mike Racco — mobster
- Rick RavanelloRick RavanelloRick Ravanello is a Canadian actor who has appeared in several television series and movies.One of several brothers, Ravenello was raised in the Trout Brook Road area of Mira, Cape Breton, and graduated from Riverview Rural High School in 1986.-Filmography:-Guest appearances:*In Justice playing...
— Actor - Mark RecchiMark RecchiMark Louis Recchi is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 22 years in the National Hockey League , most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens...
— ice hockey player - Karen RedmanKaren RedmanKaren Redman, PC is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2008, representing the riding of Kitchener Centre for the Liberal Party. She served as Chief Government Whip in the 2004-05 Parliament, and was the Chief Official Opposition Whip in the...
— politician - Mike RicciMike RicciMichael Ricci is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes....
— ice hockey player - Nino RicciNino RicciNino Ricci is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He was born in Leamington, Ontario to Italian immigrants, Virginio and Amelia Ricci, from the province of Isernia, Molise....
— writer - Michele Rigali (1841 – 1910) — sculptor
- Tony RizzoTony RizzoTony Rizzo is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995....
— Ontario politician - Pietro RizzutoPietro RizzutoPietro Rizzuto was a Canadian politician.Born in Cattolica Eraclea, Italy, he came to Canada at the age of 20. In 1963, he founded Inter State Paving Inc., a construction company....
(1934 – 1997) — businessman and Senator - Vito RizzutoVito RizzutoVito Rizzuto , known as Montreal's Teflon Don, was alleged to be the leading Mafia boss of the Sicilian Mafia in Canada and heads the Rizzuto crime family.-Family:...
— mobster - David RoccoDavid RoccoDavid Rocco is a Canadian actor and producer. He is most famous for producing and hosting the television series David Rocco's Dolce Vita...
— actor & producer - Anthony RotaAnthony RotaAnthony Rota is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2011, representing the riding of Nipissing—Timiskaming....
— politician - Carlo RotaCarlo RotaCarlo Rota is a British-born Canadian actor, best known to Canadian audiences for his role on Little Mosque on the Prairie and to international audiences for starring on the FOX series 24.-Early life:...
— Actor - Adamo RuggieroAdamo RuggieroAdamo Angelo Ruggiero is an Italian-Canadian actor best known for his role of Marco Del Rossi in Degrassi: The Next Generation.-Career:...
— Actor - Sandra RinomatoProperty VirginsProperty Virgins is a reality television series produced by Cineflix. The show portrays the experiences of prospective first-time home buyers, or "property virgins." The program originated on HGTV Canada in March 2006 and expanded to HGTV in the United States in its second season. The program is...
— Host of "Property Virgins" on HGTV
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- Bobby Sanguinetti — ice hockey player
- Ivana SantilliIvana SantilliIvana Santilli is a Canadian R&B singer and multi-instrumentalist, who has recorded both as a solo artist and as a member of the 1990s R&B/pop combo Bass is Base. Santili is presently signed to CP Records.-Early life and career:...
— singer - Lino SaputoLino SaputoEmanuele "Lino" Saputo is a Canadian businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the Canadian-based cheese manufacturer Saputo, Inc.. He is 6th richest man in Canada, and the 323rd richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of $3.4 billion as of March 2011.-Early life:Saputo was born...
— businessman and billionaire - Will SassoWill SassoWilliam "Will" Sasso is a Canadian comedian and actor. He is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on the American sketch comedy series MADtv, spending five seasons on the show.-Early life:...
— actor and comedian - Ray ScapinelloRay ScapinelloRaymond Angelo Joseph "Scampy" Scapinello is a former National Hockey League linesman, known for having the longest on-ice career of anyone in the history of the NHL.-Early life:...
— ice hockey player - Francis ScarpaleggiaFrancis ScarpaleggiaFrancis Scarpaleggia, MP is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for the riding of Lac-Saint-Louis, which encompasses the western tip of the island of Montreal, Quebec...
— politician - Rob ScuderiRob ScuderiRobert John Scuderi is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.-Amateur:...
— ice hockey player - Mario Sergio — Ontario politician
- Tony SilipoTony SilipoTony Silipo is a former Canadian politician.Silipo was educated at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall at York University, and began practising law in 1984...
— former Ontario politician - Greg SorbaraGreg SorbaraGregory Sam "Greg" Sorbara, MPP a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Vaughan. Sorbara served as the Minister of Finance in the Ontario Liberal Party government of Premier Dalton McGuinty from 2003 to 2007.He resigned on October 11, 2005, following a police investigation involving...
— Ontario politician - Martina SorbaraMartina SorbaraMartina Sorbara is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of Greg Sorbara, who is a Member of Provincial Parliament, formerly the Minister of Finance in Ontario....
— singer-songwriter - Jean-Fernand Spagniolini (1704 – 1764) — physician in New France
- Jason SpezzaJason SpezzaJason Anthony Rocco Spezza is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, an alternate captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League...
— ice hockey player - Paul StalteriPaul StalteriPaul Stalteri is a Canadian association football player who has spent most of his professional career in Germany. He won the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in the 2003-04 season, and is currently a Free Agent...
— soccer player (Italian father) - Zack StortiniZack StortiniZachery "Zack" Stortini is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...
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- Jeff TambelliniJeff TambelliniJeff Tambellini is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger playing for the ZSC Lions of the National League A . Originally selected 27th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, he joined the NHL in 2005. During his rookie season, he was traded to the New York Islanders...
— ice hockey player - Steve TambelliniSteve TambelliniSteven Anthony Tambellini is a former NHL player and is currently the general manager for the Edmonton Oilers hockey franchise in Edmonton, Alberta.-Playing career:...
— ice hockey general manager - Martin TielliMartin TielliMartin Tielli is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He was a member of the Rheostatics, and has also released material as a solo artist and with the side project Nick Buzz. As well, he has appeared as a guest musician on albums by Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn, The Waltons, Jane Siberry, Ashley...
— musician and artist - Rick TocchetRick TocchetRichard Tocchet is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes. He was most recently the head coach of the...
— ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player - Sylvana Palma TomaselliSylvana Windsor, Countess of St AndrewsSylvana Palma Windsor, Countess of St Andrews , is the wife of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, the eldest son and heir of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. Lady St Andrews was born in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, the daughter of Maximilian Karl Tomaselli, formerly of Salzburg, and Josiane...
- Henri de TontiHenri de TontiHenri de Tonti was an Italian-born soldier, explorer, and fur trader in the service of France.-Early life:Henri de Tonti, a Sicilian, was mostly likely born near Gaeta, Italy in either 1649 or 1650. He was the son of Lorenzo de Tonti, a financier and former governor of Gaeta...
(1649 – 1704) — explorer in New FranceNew FranceNew France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763... - Alphonse de TontyAlphonse de TontyPierre Alphonse de Tonty, or Alphonse de Tonty, Baron de Paludy was an officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac and helped establish the first European settlement at Detroit, Michigan, Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit on the Detroit River in 1701...
(1659 – 1727) — explorer in New France - Anna Maria TremontiAnna Maria TremontiAnna Maria Tremonti is a Canadian radio and television journalist, who has been featured on a variety of programs on the CBC.She has previously been a senior reporter for The National, and a host of The Fifth Estate...
— journalist and CBCCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
radio announcer - Domenic TroianoDomenic TroianoDomenic Troiano was a Canadian rock guitarist, most notable for his contributions to Mandala, The James Gang, The Guess Who and as a solo artist.-History:...
(1946 – 2005) — musician - Marty TurcoMarty TurcoMarty Turco is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has played professionally with the Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks. Because of his puckhandling prowess, Canadian hockey personality Don Cherry named Turco: "the smartest goalie in the...
— ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
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- Michael Vadacchino — politician
- Tony ValeriTony ValeriTony Valeri, PC is a former Canadian politician. Valeri was the Canadian Government House Leader in Paul Martin's government from 2004 until 2006...
— politician - Gino VannelliGino VannelliGino Vannelli is an Italian-Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and composer.-Early years:Born in Montreal, Quebec, Vannelli is one of three sons born to Russ and Delia Vannelli. Russ, his father, was a big band musician. As a child, Gino's greatest passion was music, and he began playing...
— musician - Pasquale Venuta — maestroMaestroMaestro is a title of extreme respect given to a master musician. The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera. This is associated with the ubiquitous use of Italian vocabulary for classical music terms...
, teacher of GuyGuy LombardoGaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist.Forming "The Royal Canadians" in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor and other musicians from his hometown, Lombardo led the group to international success, billing themselves as creating "The Sweetest...
, CarmenCarmen LombardoCarmen Lombardo was the younger brother of bandleader Guy Lombardo. He was a vocalist and composer whose compositions included the 1928 classic "Sweethearts on Parade", which was number one for three weeks in 1929 on the U.S...
, and Lebert LombardoLebert LombardoLebert Lombardo was a younger brother of Royal Canadians bandleader Guy Lombardo. Along with other brother Carmen, he was a member of the original Royal Canadians, playing trumpet and occasionally singing... - Joe VolpeJoe VolpeGiuseppe Joseph "Joe" Volpe, PC, was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until the 2011 federal election, being surpassed by the conservative member Joe Oliver Joe Oliver, and held two senior positions in Prime Minister Paul Martin's Cabinet...
— politician - Joey VottoJoey VottoJoseph Daniel "Joey" Votto, is a Canadian Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. He is the 2010 NL MVP, the recipient of the National League Hank Aaron Award for 2010, and won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year in 2010.-Early life:Votto was born on...
— Baseball player - Lisa VultaggioLisa VultaggioLisa Vultaggio is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Hannah Scott on General Hospital.-Personal life:...
— actress - Alexandero Vultaggio — musician
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- Giuliano ZaccardelliGiuliano ZaccardelliGiuliano Zaccardelli, COM is a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who was the Commissioner of the RCMP from 2 September 2000 to 15 December 2006. Zaccardelli's departure from the RCMP was linked to the force's involvement in the Maher Arar Affair...
— former Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceCommissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceCommissioner is the highest rank of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , and of its predecessor agencies, the North-West Mounted Police and the Royal Northwest Mounted Police . The Commissioner reports directly to the Minister of Public Safety.The Commissioner of RCMP is the Principal Commander of... - Dominic ZamprognaDominic ZamprognaDominic Zamprogna is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on television series Edgemont and General Hospital.-Early life:...
— actor