List of Canadian Americans

This is a list of notable Americans of Canadian descent, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and were the principal founders of the United States, and their American descendants.

Americans of Canadian descent

Earl W. Bascom, rodeo pioneer, inventor, actor, cowboy artist/sculptor, sports hall of fame inductee, father was Canadian citizen
Drake Batherson, ice hockey player
Max Baucus, politician, former long-time U.S. Senator from Montana, and former U.S. Ambassador to China
Warren Beatty, actor and director
Tucker Carlson Grandfather is from Nova Scotia
Madonna, singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and businesswoman also known as "The Queen of Pop"
Lady Gaga, singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and businesswoman also known as "The New Queen of Pop"
John Cena, professional wrestler and actor
Walter Chrysler, automotive industry executive and founder of the Chrysler Corporation
Andrew Clyde, U.S. Representative from Florida
Stephen Curry, basketball player, 2024 olympic gold medalist in basketball
Ayesha Curry, actress and television personality
Roy Edward Disney, Walt Disney Company executive
Walt Disney, animator, film producer, voice actor, and businessman, and founder of The Walt Disney Company
Landon Donovan, former professional soccer player
Will Durant, historian and philosopher
Thomas Edison, inventor
Connor Fields, lacrosse player
Marcus Foligno, ice hockey player
Nick Foligno, ice hockey player; older brother of Marcus Foligno
Sam Forster, writer, cultural critic, and war correspondent
Jorja Fox, actress
Freddie Freeman, baseball first baseman
Missy Franklin, Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer
Brendan Fraser, film and stage actor
Elizabeth Furse, U.S. congresswoman from Oregon
Kenny G, musician
Rene Gagnon, U.S. Marine hero
Robert Goulet, singer and actor
Mike Gravel, politician, former U.S. Senator from Alaska, and 2008 Democratic presidential candidate
Matt Groening, cartoonist, writer, producer, animator, voice actor, and creator of The Simpsons
Edwin S. Grosvenor, editor, publisher, nonprofit manager
Gene Hackman, retired actor and novelist
Phil Hendrie, radio personality and comedian
Amy Jo Johnson, actress
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, actor, semi-retired WWE wrestler, and producer
Angelina Jolie, actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian; one-quarter Canadian through her maternal grandfather
Jack Kerouac, poet and writer
Emeril Lagasse, celebrity chef and restaurant entrepreneur ownership
Paul LePage, 74th Governor of Maine
Stephanie Lemelin, actress and animal rights activist; Canadian through her father
Brie Larson, actress
Paul "Triple H" Levesque, retired professional wrestler and business executive
Shirley MacLaine, Hollywood actress and activist
Josh Manson, ice hockey player
Rachel Maddow, newscaster, journalist tv host
Joel McHale, comedian, actor, writer, television producer, and television host
Grace Metalious, author
Jeffrey Miron, economist and professor at Harvard University
Walter Mondale, politician, 42nd vice president of the United States, and 1984 Democratic presidential nominee
Lisa Murkowski, attorney and politician, US Senator from Alaska
Elon Musk, inventor, engineer, owner of SpaceX, Tesla Motors, and SolarCity, founder of X Corp.
Tyler Myers, ice hockey player
Philip Nozuka, television actor
Tyler Gregory Okonma, rapper, singer, writer and producer; famously known as "Tyler, the Creator"
Matthew Perry actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the long-running NBC television sitcom Friends.
Lucas Pos professional football player who plays as a defender
S. M. Stirling, French-born author whose father descends from Canada; well known for his Draka series and later his Nantucket series and Emberverse series
Angus Sutherland, producer, actor and paternal half-brother of Kiefer Sutherland
Sarah Sutherland, actress and daughter of Kiefer Sutherland
Jake Tapper, author, journalist
Robin Thicke, R&B singer-songwriter
John Thune, Senate Majority Leader from South Dakota; mother and maternal grandfather were Canadian
Rudy Vallée, saxophone player
Vince Vaughn, actor
Donnie Wahlberg, singer
Mark Wahlberg, actor, and retired rapper

Born in/lived in Canada, with American citizenship

Howie Mandel comedian, television personality, screenwriter, actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, game show host, and author
Patrick J. Adams, actor, photographer and director
Lights, singer, composer and rock star
Neil Young, singer and guitarist
James Naismith, inventor of basketball as a gym professor in Springfield Illinois in 1891
John J. Adams, U.S. Congressman from New York
Foluke Akinradewo, Volleyball player
Stephen Amell, actor best known for playing Oliver Queen, the title character in the TV series Arrow
Nida Allam, Durham County Commissioner
Pamela Anderson, actress
Paul Anka, singer-songwriter and actor
David H. Armstrong, U.S. Senator from Missouri
Will Arnett, actor and comedian
Dan Aykroyd, actor and comedian
Earl W. Bascom, rodeo pioneer, inventor, actor, artist/sculptor, hall of fame inductee, born in Utah and raised in Alberta, Canada
David Baszucki, entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, and co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation
Brian Burke, broadcaster
Eric Bauza, comedian and voice actor
Sugar Lyn Beard, actress, voice actress, television personality, and former host of YTV's The Zone from 2001–2007
Justin Bieber, singer
Samantha Bee, comedian, actress, writer, producer, political commentator, media critic and television host
Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer especially notable for inventing and patenting the first practical telephone; co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885
Frank Bell, Governor of Nevada, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Manjul Bhargava, Fields Medal winning mathematician at Princeton University
Marty Biron, ice hockey goaltender and commentator
Joseph Edward Bland, former Michigan state senator and Michigan state representative
Paul Boyd, reporter
Len Blum, screenwriter, film producer, and film composer
Azariah Boody, U.S. congressman from New York
Brett Boyko, professional football player with the B.C. Lions
Dayana Cadeau, Haitian-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
Jim Carrey, comedian and actor
Sarah Carter, actress, musician
Kim Cattrall, British born Canadian-American actress, became an official U.S. citizen in 2020
Rae Dawn Chong, actress and daughter of Tommy
Tommy Chong, comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, musician, and contestant from Dancing with the Stars season 19
Emmanuelle Chriqui, actress
Kim Coates, actor, Tig Trager from Sons of Anarchy
Adam Cohen, singer-songwriter, and son of Leonard
Frank Henry Cooney, Governor of Montana, Lieutenant Governor of Montana
Claire Corlett, actress and singer, daughter of Ian James Corlett
Ian James Corlett, voice actor, musician, animator, and author providing voice work in both Vancouver and Los Angeles
Nazneen Contractor, Indian-born Canadian American actress most notable as Layla Hourani in The Border and Ruby in The Loud House
James Couzens, U.S. Senator from Michigan, 47th Mayor of Detroit, 7th Commissioner of the Detroit Police Department
Laura Creavalle, Guyanese-born Canadian/American female professional bodybuilder
Steven Crowder, political commentator
Rafael Cruz, Cuban-born Canadian/American Christian preacher and public speaker; father of Ted
Ted Cruz, politician, U.S. Senator from Texas since 2013, and 2016 Republican presidential candidate
Ayesha Curry, actress and television personality
Brian Daboll, head coach of the NFL's New York Giants since 2022
Geoff Davis, politician and former U.S. Representative from Kentucky
Trevor Devall, voice actor and podcaster, migrated to Los Angeles since 2013
Chris Diamantopoulos, actor and comedian, best known for his role as Green Arrow in the Batman Unlimited series, Unicorn in Go Away, Unicorn! and Mickey Mouse in the eponymous TV series
Michael Donovan, voice actor and director for many animated series and feature films
Marie Dressler, actress
Charles Aubrey Eaton, U.S. Representative from New Jersey
Jacob Falconer, U.S. Representative from Washington, Washington State Senator, Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives, Washington State Representative, 5th Mayor of Everett, Washington
Feist, singer-songwriter
Andrew Feustel, NASA geophysicist
Nathan Fillion, actor
Brent Fitz, musician and multi-instrumentalist
Dave Foley, actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer working out of both Canada and America with dual citizenship
Mike Foligno, former professional ice hockey player and coach; currently a scout for the Vegas Golden Knights; father of Nick and Marcus Foligno
Sam Forster, writer, cultural critic, and war correspondent
Michael Fougere, politician and Mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan since 2012
David Foster, arranger producer, songwriter, pianist, composer, musician and hitmaker
Michael J. Fox, actor, author, producer, and advocate
David Frum, speechwriter and journalist
Baruch Frydman-Kohl, Canadian-American who serves as the Rabbi Emeritus of Beth Tzedec Congregation. In 2022, he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada.
Jacob H. Gallinger, President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire, New Hampshire State Senator, New Hampshire State Representative
John Garand, inventor of the M1 Garand rifle
Victor Garber, actor and singer
Frank Gehry, architect
Giacomo Gianniotti, actor
Ryan Gosling, actor
Drake, rapper, singer-songwriter, and former actor
Jennifer Granholm, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and former Governor of Michigan
Wayne Gretzky, retired ice hockey player; considered the greatest ice hockey player of all time
Jennifer Hale, voice actress for various film and television series
Alexander M. Hardy, U.S. Congressman from Indiana
Winnie Harlow, fashion model and public spokesperson on the skin condition vitiligo
Bret Hart, professional wrestler
Owen Hart, professional wrestler
Roland H. Hartley, Governor of Washington, Washington State Representative, Mayor of Everett, Washington
Phil Hartman, actor, comedian, screenwriter, and graphic artist
David Archibald Harvey, U.S. Delegate from the Oklahoma Territory's at-large congressional district
S.I. Hayakawa, U.S. Senator from California
Felix Hebert, Senate Minority Whip, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
Tricia Helfer,, actress
Richard Conn Henry,, astrophysicist
Marieve Herington, voice actress for various television films, anime, and series
Sitara Hewitt, actress
Matt Hill, comedian and voice actor for various television/cartoon series
Jevon Holland, American football safety for the Miami Dolphins
Ernest "Tommy" Hughitt, professional football player
Chris Irvine, professional wrestler known as Chris Jericho; lead singer of Fozzy
Rick Jeanneret, sportscaster
Peter Jennings, TV journalist and anchor for ABC
Avan Jogia, Canadian-born actor raised in America
Amy Jo Johnson, actress
Jason Jones, actor and comedian known for The Daily Show with John Stewart
Cory Joseph, basketball player
Ash Kalra, California state assemblyman since 2016, former member of the San Jose City Council
Stana Katic, actress
David Kaye, voice actor most notable as Megatron in Beast Wars/Machines: Transformers, and in Transformers: Armada, Energon, and Cybertron
John Kay singer and rock star
Thomas Kearns, U.S. Senator from Utah
Brittany Kennell, singer and contestant from NBC's The Voice season 10
Donnie Keshawarz, actor
Kiawentiio, actress and singer-songwriter
Margot Kidder, actress and activist
Ben Klassen, former Florida State Representative and white supremacist leader
James L. Kraft, entrepreneur known for being the first to patent processed cheese
Chris Kunitz, NHL ice hockey player
Maurice LaMarche, voice actor and comedian
Franklin Knight Lane, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Interstate Commerce Commissioner and San Francisco City Attorney
Angela Lee, mixed martial arts female fighters
Christian Lee, mixed martial arts male fighter
Rachelle Lefevre, actress
Ashley Leggat, actress best known for her role as Casey McDonald from Life with Derek
Mario Lemieux, retired ice hockey player and current owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Rejean Lemelin, retired ice hockey goaltender and father of American actor, Stephanie Lemelin
Stephanie Lemelin, actress and animal rights activist; holding dual citizenship in Canada and the U.S.
Sydney Leroux, soccer player
Alexander Lewis, 37th Mayor of Detroit
Shin Lim, magician and winner of America's Got Talent season 13
Guy Lombardo, bandleader and violinist
Erica Luttrell, Canadian-born actor, although American through her father; returned to America in the early 2000s
Rachel McAdams, actress
William Lyon Mackenzie, Scottish-born Canadian/American journalist, politician, and the 1st Mayor of Toronto
John C. Mackie, U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1965–1967, 9th Michigan State Highway Commissioner, 1957–1965
Robert MacNeil, journalist, writer and television news anchor. He partnered with Jim Lehrer to create the landmark public television news program The Robert MacNeil Report in 1975. MacNeil co-anchored the program until 1995. The show eventually became the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
Sean Patrick Maloney, politician and U.S. Representative from New York, 2013–2023
Rizwan Manji, actor
Louis B. Mayer, film producer
Eric McCormack, actor, comedian, singer, voice actor
Kevin McDonald, Canadian-born actor, voice actor and comedian best known for his roles as Agent Wendy Pleakley in Lilo & Stitch franchise, Waffle in Catscratch, and Almighty Tallest Purple in Invader Zim
Norm Macdonald, stand-up comedian, writer and actor notable as Norm the Genie in The Fairly OddParents
James McMillan, U.S. Senator from Michigan
Tate McRae, singer, songwriter, dancer and actress
Joseph Medill, Mayor of Chicago
Shawn Mendes, singer-songwriter
Burt Metcalfe, television and film producer, director, and writer
Joseph Millard, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
Joni Mitchell, singer-songwriter and painter
Frank C. Moore, Lieutenant Governor of New York, Comptroller of New York
Alanis Morissette, singer-songwriter
Kirby Morrow, actor and voice actor best known for voicing Hot Shot in Transformers: Cybertron and Miroku in the Inuyasha anime series.
Caroline Mulroney, Canadian lawyer and politician; Ontario's Minister of Francophone Affairs, Minister of Transportation and Attorney General, Member of Provincial Parliament for York—Simcoe ; daughter of 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney; American citizenship by marriage to investment banker Andrew Lapham
Elon Musk, South African-born Canadian/American businessman, investor, engineer, and inventor; founder of Tesla Motors
James E. Murray, politician and longtime U.S. Senator from Montana
Mike Myers, Canadian-born British/American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer
Timothy Naftali, historian
James Naismith, inventor of basketball
James Nesmith, U.S. Senator from Oregon, U.S. Congressman from Oregon, 4th Supreme Judge of the Provisional Government of Oregon
Samuel D. Nicholson,, U.S. Senator from Colorado
Leslie Nielsen, actor, comedian, and producer
Justin Nozuka, singer-songwriter
Catherine O'Hara, actress, writer and comedian
Sandra Oh, actress
Marie Owens, first female police officer in the US and in the Chicago Police Department who enforced child labor and welfare laws
Elliot Page actor, film producer
Dustin Penner, ice hockey player
Barry Pepper, actor
Frank Peppiatt, member of the variety show writing team Peppiatt and Aylesworth
Mary Pickford, actress and film executive
Jason Priestley, actor and director
Jim Peebles, Winnipeg-born American/Canadian senior physicistian genius
Jason Pominville, ice hockey player with the Buffalo Sabres
Aram J. Pothier, Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
James Randi, Toronto-born Canadian/American stage magician and scientific skeptic.
David Reale, actor, voice actor, and voice of Kai Hiwatari and Tsubasa Otori from the Beyblade anime series
Leon Redbone, Cypriot-born Canadian-American singer
Keanu Reeves, actor
Charles Revson cosmetics pioneer, founder of Revlon
Ryan Reynolds, actor
John Roberts, journalist
Alphonse Roy, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1938–1939, New Hampshire State Representative, 1925–1931
Caroline Rhea, actor and comedian best known for her role as Hilda Spellman in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Eugenia Scrimmage in the Bruno & Boots movie franchise
Rino Romano, actor
Seth Rogen, actor, comedian and filmmaker
Jon Ryan, professional football player with the Seattle Seahawks
Joe Sakic, retired hockey player and current general manager of the Colorado Avalanche
Andrew Scheer, politician, 35th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, former Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Member of Parliament for
Regina-Qu'Appelle, natural-born American citizen by descent from father
Jack Scott, singer-songwriter
Drew Scott, television personality; host of the various Property Brothers TV shows
Jonathan Scott, television personality; host of the various Property Brothers TV shows
Pablo Schreiber, actor
Mack Sennett, film director
Patrick Sharp, retired ice hockey player
George Beverly Shea, gospel music singer-songwriter
William Shatner, veteran actor
Norma Shearer, actress
Martin Short, actor, comedian, singer, voice actor
Joe Shuster, comic book artist, co-creator of Superman
Lilly Singh, YouTuber, actress, and current judge on Canada's Got Talent
Vandana Slatter, Washington state senator since 2025, former Washington state representative
Cobie Smulders,, actress
Tyson Smith,, Professional wrestler known as Kenny Omega
Hank Snow, country music singer-songwriter
David Sobolov, voice actor and director most notable for his role as Drax the Destroyer
Paul Stastny, ice hockey player with the Vegas Golden Knights
Jerry Simpson, U.S. Congressman from Kansas
Stan Stephens, politician, broadcaster, and former Governor of Montana, President of the Montana Senate
Isaac Stephenson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
Geoff Stirling, broadcaster and eccentric
Tara Strong, actress and voice actress
Cree Summer, voice actress for various film and television series, born in Los Angeles but raised in Toronto.
Daniel Sutherland, U.S. Delegate from Alaska, President of the Alaska Territorial Senate, Alaska Territorial Senator
Brad Swaile, voice actor best known for roles such as Light Yagami from Death Note, and Kicker Jones from Transformers: Energon
John Swainson, Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, Governor of Michigan, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, Michigan State Senator
The Weeknd, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor
Daniel Thompson, inventor of the automatic bagel maker and the folding ping pong table
Chantal Thuy, actress
Arthur H. Taylor, U.S. Congressman from Indiana
Chris Taylor Video Game developer known for Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege, and Supreme Commander
Robert Tinkler, voice actor best known for roles such as Brooklyn Masefield and Gingka Hagane from the Beyblade anime series, Lync Volan from Bakugan: New Vestroia, and Crimson Rubeus from the DIC Entertainment dub of Sailor Moon
Shania Twain, pop/country singer
Alex Trebek, former long-time host of the game show Jeopardy! from 1984-2020
Charles W. Upham, Massachusetts State Representative, 1849, 1859–1860, Massachusetts State Senator, 1850, 1857–1858, President of the Massachusetts Senate, 1857–1858, U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts, 1853–1855, Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853, 7th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, 1852–1853
Ali Velshi, television journalist, a senior economic and business correspondent for NBC News, and an anchor for MSNBC.
Richard Verma, politician and former U.S. Ambassador to India
Sam Vincent, voice actor best known for roles such as Double D from Ed, Edd, n' Eddy, and the titular character from Martin Mystery
Weston E. Vivian, U.S. Congressman from Michigan, 1965–1967
Sugith Varughese,, writer, director, and actor
Jack L. Warner, film executive
Marianne Meed Ward, politician, journalist
Oswald West, Governor of Oregon
Harland Williams, actor, comedian, author, artist, singer, musician, and radio personality
Calum Worthy, actor, writer, and producer most notable as Dez on Austin & Ally
Samantha Win, actress and wushu taolu athlete
Katheryn Winnick, actress and director
Chase G. Woodhouse, U.S. Congresswoman from Connecticut, 1945–1947, 1949–1951, Secretary of State of Connecticut, 1941–1943
Fay Wray, actor and author, Wray became a naturalized American citizen in 1933
Jason Wu, Taiwanese-born Canadian/American fashion designer; dress designer of former First Lady Michelle Obama