List of Canadian sports personalities

The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.
 * Nationally recognized honour lists:
 * Bobbie Rosenfeld Award (female only)
 * Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
 * Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century
 * Lionel Conacher Award (male only)
 * List of members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
 * Lou Marsh Trophy
 * Velma Springstead Trophy (female only)

Olympic athletes

 * Alex Baumann, Sudbury
 * Josh Binstock
 * Patrick Chan, Ottawa
 * Victor Davis, Guelph
 * Andre De Grasse, Scarborough/Markham
 * Lori Dupuis, Cornwall
 * Mark Fawcett, Nelson, British Columbia
 * Rosie MacLennan, King City
 * Conlin McCabe, Brockville
 * Scott Moir, London
 * Dylan Moscovitch, medallist pairs skater
 * Sam Schachter - Olympic beach volleyball player
 * Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill
 * Adam van Koeverden, Oakville
 * Tessa Virtue, London
 * Simon Whitfield, Kingston
 * Curt Harnett, Thunder Bay - cyclist

Uncategorised professional athletes

 * Dayana Cadeau, Vancouver - bodybuilder
 * Nick Denis, North Bay - MMA fighter
 * Cathy LeFrançois, Amqui, Quebec - bodybuilder

Alpine skiing

 * Jean-Luc Brassard, freestyle ski, moguls, Olympic gold medal, 1994
 * Todd Brooker
 * The Crazy Canucks, a group of downhill racers who were extraordinarily successful in the late 1970s and early 1980s:
 * Jim Hunter
 * Dave Irwin
 * Dave Murray
 * Steve Podborski, Canada's only overall World Cup winner
 * Ken Read, the first Canadian male to win on the World Cup circuit
 * Michel Daigle, 1970s freestyle skiing pioneer
 * Nancy Greene, alpine skiing, downhill, Olympic gold medal, 1968
 * Ann Heggtveit, world and 1960 Winter Olympics ski champion
 * Kathy Kreiner, alpine skiing, giant slalom, Olympic gold medal, 1976
 * Kerrin Lee-Gartner, alpine skiing, downhill, Olympic gold medal, 1992
 * Manuel Osborne-Paradis, North Vancouver, British Columbia
 * Gerry Sorensen, alpine skiing, downhill, world champion, 1982
 * Don Stevens, alpine world ski champion and in the 1988 winter Olympics
 * Melanie Turgeon, alpine skiing, downhill, world champion, 1993
 * Lucille Wheeler, alpine world ski champion
 * Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, alpine ski champions of the 1940s and 1950s

Australian rules football

 * Mike Pyke, former Canada rugby union international and first Canadian to play for an AFL premiership (championship) team

Automobile racing

 * Patrick Carpentier
 * Ron Fellows, 24 Hours of Le Mans GTS class winner
 * Scott Goodyear
 * James Hinchcliffe
 * Greg Moore (1975–1999)
 * Bruno Spengler, DTM winner
 * Lance Stroll
 * Alex Tagliani
 * Paul Tracy 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

Baseball

 * Jason Bay, 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
 * Érik Bédard
 * Reggie Cleveland
 * Rheal Cormier
 * Jesse Crain
 * Tom Daly, Major League Baseball (MLB) player and coach
 * Ryan Dempster
 * Jeff Francis
 * Éric Gagné, Cy Young Award winner (2003)
 * Ferguson Jenkins, first Canadian to gain election to National Baseball Hall of Fame (1991)
 * Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth
 * Kirk McCaskill
 * Justin Morneau, 2006 American League MVP
 * Terry Puhl
 * Paul Quantrill
 * Chris Reitsma
 * Goody Rosen, MLB All-Star outfielder
 * George Selkirk, succeeded Babe Ruth in right field for NY Yankees
 * Matt Stairs
 * Adam Stern
 * Scott Thorman
 * Larry Walker, first Canadian to win Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) of Major League Baseball (1997)
 * Nigel Wilson
 * Jeff Zimmerman

Current players

 * John Axford
 * Scott Diamond
 * Aaron Guiel
 * Rich Harden
 * Blake Hawksworth
 * George Kottaras
 * Pete Laforest
 * Brett Lawrie
 * Adam Loewen
 * Russell Martin
 * Scott Mathieson
 * Josh Naylor
 * Mike Nickeas
 * Tyler O'Neill
 * Pete Orr
 * Nick Pivetta
 * Ryan Radmanovich
 * Adam Stern
 * Mark Teahen
 * Joey Votto, 2010 National League MVP

Basketball
Current NBA players
 * Joel Anthony
 * Tyler Ennis
 * Cory Joseph
 * Kris Joseph
 * Trey Lyles
 * Andrew Nicholson
 * Kelly Olynyk
 * Dwight Powell
 * Robert Sacre
 * Nik Stauskas
 * Tristan Thompson
 * Andrew Wiggins
 * Jamal Murray

Current WNBA players
 * Natalie Achonwa
 * Kayla Alexander
 * Tammy Sutton-Brown
 * Kia Nurse

Playing in overseas leagues
 * Samuel Dalembert
 * Levon Kendall
 * Kevin Pangos
 * Andy Rautins
 * Shona Thorburn

Playing in other North American professional leagues
 * Anthony Bennett, first Canadian to be drafted #1 overall in the NBA Draft
 * Sim Bhullar, notable as the first person of Indian descent to play in the NBA
 * Keanau Post

Coaches
 * Jay Triano, first Canadian-born coach

Former NCAA Division I players awaiting professional play
 * Nirra Fields
 * Ruth Hamblin
 * Kyle Wiltjer

Retired
 * Jordan Adams
 * Norm Baker, inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979
 * Hank Biasatti, inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001
 * Ron Crevier
 * Stacey Dales, former WNBA player; currently a host on the NFL Network
 * Rick Fox, won three NBA Championship rings in 2000, 2001 and 2002 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers
 * Stewart Granger
 * Lars Hansen
 * Bob Houbregs, inducted into the Basketball Hall of fame in 1987
 * Todd MacCulloch
 * Jamaal Magloire
 * James Naismith (1861–1939), teacher; invented the game of basketball
 * Steve Nash, 2005, 2006 NBA MVP, 2007 MVP runner-up
 * Leo Rautins
 * Mike Smrek
 * Gino Sovran
 * Ernie Vandeweghe
 * Bill Wennington, won three championships with the Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997 and 1998)
 * Jim Zoet

Biathlon

 * Myriam Bédard (born 1969), Olympic gold medallist
 * Zina Kocher

Bobsleigh

 * Lascelles Brown, Olympic silver medal, 2006
 * Vic Emery, Olympic gold medal, 1964
 * Kaillie Humphries, Olympic gold medal, 2010
 * Pierre Lueders, Olympic gold medal, 1998 and silver medal, 2006
 * David MacEachern, Olympic gold medal, 1998
 * Heather Moyse, Olympic gold medal, 2010

Boxing

 * Trevor Berbick, former WBC heavyweight champion
 * Maxie Berger, world champion junior welterweight
 * Tommy Burns (1881–1955), world heavyweight boxing champion
 * George Chuvalo
 * Willie DeWitt
 * Yvon Durelle
 * Freddy Fuller
 * Arturo Gatti, former WBC world Super Lightweight champion
 * Otis Grant, current WBC Super Middleweight international champion
 * Kirk Johnson
 * Sam Langford
 * Mark Leduc
 * Lennox Lewis, grew up in Canada; competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988, winning a gold medal
 * Eric Lucas, former WBC world champion (1999–2001) Supermiddleweight
 * Sammy Luftspring, welterweight boxing champion, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
 * Steve Molitor, former IBF Super Bantamweight champion, record of 33–3 (12 KOs) as of September 2012
 * Tokunbo Olajide, light middleweight boxer
 * Jean Pascal, former IBO, WBC, Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion of the World
 * Donovan Ruddock
 * Shane Sutcliffe, Canadian former heavyweight champion, defeated former world champion "Neon" Leon Spinks by 8-round decision in 1994

Cricket

 * Ashish Bagai
 * Ian Billcliff
 * John Davison
 * Jimmy Hansra

Cycling

 * Steve Bauer
 * Ryder Hesjedal, 7th overall at the 2010 Tour de France, winner of 2012 Giro d'Italia
 * Andreas Hestler
 * Alison Sydor

Cross-country skiing

 * Brian McKeever (born 1979), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals
 * Robin McKeever (born 1973), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals
 * Beckie Scott, Olympic gold medal, 2002

Curling

 * Sherry Anderson
 * Dawn Askin
 * Matt Baldwin
 * Cheryl Bernard
 * Jan Betker
 * Suzanne Birt
 * Marilyn Bodogh
 * Kerry Burtnyk
 * Garnet Campbell
 * Chelsea Carey
 * Jim Cotter
 * Andrea Crawford
 * Mark Dacey
 * Lyall Dagg
 * Mabel DeWare
 * Don Duguid
 * John Epping
 * Randy Ferbey
 * Rick Folk
 * Rob Fowler
 * Kerry Galusha
 * Hec Gervais
 * Alison Goring
 * Ab Gowanlock
 * Brad Gushue
 * Al Hackner
 * Jenn Hanna
 * Mike Harris
 * Richard Hart
 * Ben Hebert
 * Guy Hemmings
 * Amber Holland
 * Rachel Homan
 * Heather Houston
 * Glenn Howard
 * Russ Howard
 * Gordon Hudson
 * Brad Jacobs
 * Colleen Jones
 * Jennifer Jones
 * Marc Kennedy
 * Cathy King
 * Shannon Kleibrink
 * Jamie Koe
 * Kevin Koe
 * Brent Laing
 * Connie Laliberte
 * Penny LaRocque
 * Marie-France Larouche
 * Kelley Law
 * Kaitlyn Lawes
 * Stefanie Lawton
 * Ed Lukowich
 * Jack MacDuff
 * Murray Macneill
 * Cliff Manahan
 * Kevin Martin
 * Greg McAulay
 * Krista McCarville
 * Mike McEwen
 * Joyce McKee
 * Orest Meleschuk
 * Jean-Michel Ménard
 * Sherry Middaugh
 * Wayne Middaugh
 * Marj Mitchell
 * Linda Moore
 * John Morris
 * Dave Nedohin
 * Heather Nedohin
 * Ron Northcott
 * Jill Officer
 * Scott Patterson
 * Vic Peters
 * Vera Pezer
 * Ernie Richardson
 * Pat Ryan
 * Pat Sanders
 * Craig Savill
 * Sandra Schmirler (1963–2000)
 * Kelly Scott
 * Julie Skinner
 * Heather Smith-Dacey
 * Lindsay Sparkes
 * Jeff Stoughton
 * Billy Walsh
 * Ed Werenich
 * Pappy Wood

Disc sports

 * Ken Westerfield, disc sport (Frisbee) pioneer, athlete, showman, promoter

Figure skating

 * Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz - Ice Dancing, World Champions, 2003
 * Kurt Browning
 * Patrick Chan
 * Toller Cranston
 * Donald Jackson
 * Elizabeth Manley
 * Dylan Moscovitch, Olympic medallist pair skater
 * Brian Orser
 * Cynthia Phaneuf
 * Jennifer Robinson
 * Joannie Rochette
 * Louis Rubenstein, (pre-Olympic) World Championship gold, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
 * Jamie Salé and David Pelletier - Pairs, Gold Medal 2002 Winter Olympics
 * Emanuel Sandhu
 * Barbara Ann Scott, Olympic gold medal
 * Elvis Stojko
 * Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini - Pairs, World Champions, 1984
 * Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir - Ice Dancing, Gold Medal 2010 Winter Olympics, Ice Dancing Silver Medal 2014 Winter Olympics, Ice Dancing Gold Medal 2018 Winter Olympics
 * Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul, pairs
 * Tracey Wainman

Football

 * Roger Aldag, retired CFL offensive lineman
 * Oshiomogho Atogwe, Philadelphia Eagles free safety
 * Jamie Boreham, retired CFL kicker
 * Doug Brown, retired CFL and NFL defensive tackle
 * Nate Burleson, Detroit Lions wide receiver
 * Noah Cantor, DT, Canadian Football League
 * Steve Christie, NFL placekicker
 * Pinball Clemons, current Vice Chair for Toronto Argonauts, born in the United States
 * Lionel Conacher, former CFL halfback
 * Royal Copeland
 * Peter Dalla Riva
 * Vince Danielsen, retired CFL quarterback
 * Jason David, New Orleans Saints
 * Rocky Dipietro
 * Ray Elgaard
 * Don Fuell
 * Tony Gabriel
 * Russ Jackson
 * Teyo Johnson, free agent, NFL tight end
 * Danny Kepley
 * Joe Krol
 * Normie Kwong
 * Rueben Mayes, former NFL running back
 * Angelo Mosca, retired CFL defensive tackle
 * Eddie Murray, retired NFL placekicker
 * Bronko Nagurski (1908–1990), Chicago Bears legend, member of US Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Dave Ridgway
 * Mark Rypien, former NFL quarterback
 * Dave Sapunjis
 * Annis Stukus, former CFL player and executive
 * Shaun Suisham, Pittsburgh Steelers placekicker
 * Mike Vanderjagt, retired placekicker for several CFL, NFL and Arena league teams
 * Troy Westwood

Golf

 * Stephen Ames, born in Trinidad and Tobago
 * Al Balding
 * Dave Barr, winner of two PGA Tour events (1981 Quad Cities Open, 1987 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic)
 * Jocelyne Bourassa, winner of the 1973 Canadian Women's Open
 * Dawn Coe-Jones
 * Graham DeLaet
 * Gail Graham
 * Dan Halldorson
 * Adam Hadwin
 * David Hearn
 * Brooke Henderson
 * Laurie Kane
 * George Knudson
 * Jim Nelford
 * Moe Norman
 * Sandra Post
 * Sandy Somerville
 * Mike Weir, winner of the 2003 Masters Tournament
 * Jennifer Wyatt, winner of the 1992 Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic
 * Richard "Dick" Zokol

Gymnastics

 * Elfi Schlegel

Horse racing and equestrian sports

 * Ted Atkinson, Hall of Fame jockey
 * Russell Baze (born 1958), Hall of Fame jockey; currently #2 winningest jockey in history
 * Big Ben, world show-jumping champion
 * Billyjojimbob, distinguished aged trotter; winner of the Elitlopp
 * John Campbell, harness racing driver
 * Dance Smartly, Canadian Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup champion
 * Jim Day, Olympic equestrian gold medallist, champion thoroughbred trainer
 * Laetitia du Couëdic, equestrian rider
 * Stewart Elliott, thoroughbred racing jockey
 * Hervé Filion, harness racing driver
 * Sandy Hawley, Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey
 * John Hayes (1917–1998), harness racing driver
 * Johnny Longden (1907–2003), Hall of Fame jockey
 * Ian Millar (born 1947), owner and rider of Big Ben
 * Nijinsky II, last English Triple Crown winner
 * Northern Dancer, Canada's most successful and beloved race horse
 * Red Pollard (1909–1981), Seabiscuit's jockey
 * Strike Out, harness racing champion
 * Ron Turcotte (born 1941), Hall of Fame jockey of Secretariat
 * George Woolf (1910–1946), Hall of Fame jockey

Ice hockey

 * Syl Apps (1915–1998)
 * Jean Beliveau (1931–2014)
 * Todd Bertuzzi
 * Mike Bossy
 * Jennifer Botterill
 * Ray Bourque (born 1960), five-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
 * Daryl Boyle
 * Martin Brodeur, more NHL wins than any other goaltender
 * Hy Buller (1926–1968), NHL All-Star defenceman
 * Michael Cammalleri, left wing (Calgary Flames)
 * Cassie Campbell
 * Don Cherry
 * Mike Craig
 * Sidney Crosby
 * Jason Demers (born 1988), defenceman
 * Marcel Dionne
 * Steve Dubinsky (born 1970), NHL center
 * Matt Duchene
 * Mathew Dumba
 * Bill Durnan
 * Phil Esposito
 * Tony Esposito
 * Mike Fisher, Peterborough
 * Kaleigh Fratkin (born 1992), professional ice hockey player
 * Danny Gallivan, play-by-play announcer
 * Bernie Geoffrion, "Boom-Boom", developed the booming slap shot, second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season
 * Doug Gilmour
 * Claude Giroux, Hearst, Ontario
 * Danielle Goyette
 * Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), "The Great One", holds most NHL scoring records
 * George Hainsworth
 * Glenn Hall
 * Doug Harvey, seven-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
 * Dany Heatley
 * Jayna Hefford
 * Paul Henderson, scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/USSR match
 * Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), play-by-play announcer
 * Corey Hirsch (born 1972), NHL goaltender
 * Joshua Ho-Sang (born 1996), forward
 * Tim Horton
 * Bronco Horvath
 * Gordie Howe, held most NHL scoring records before Gretzky
 * Kelly Hrudey
 * Bobby Hull (born 1939), the "Golden Jet"; first player in the NHL to score more than 50 goals in a season
 * Brett Hull, star for several teams, son of Bobby Hull
 * Zach Hyman (born 1992), NHL ice hockey player
 * Jarome Iginla
 * Curtis Joseph, Keswick
 * Paul Kariya
 * Duncan Keith
 * Red Kelly
 * Ted Kennedy
 * Dave Keon
 * Max Labovitch (1924–2018), NHL ice hockey player
 * Reggie Leach
 * Guy Lafleur
 * Brendan Leipsic
 * Mario Lemieux (born 1965), player/owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins
 * Alex "Mine Boy" Levinsky (1910–1990), NHL hockey player
 * Eric Lindros
 * Roberto Luongo
 * Brooks Macek
 * Ron MacLean
 * Frank Mahovlich
 * Mark Messier (born 1961), starred alongside Gretzky during Edmonton Oilers dynasty and Captain of New York Rangers when they won the Cup in 1994
 * Stan Mikita
 * Howie Morenz, voted top athlete of the first half of the 20th century
 * Bill Mosienko
 * Rick Nash
 * Rob Niedermayer
 * Scott Niedermayer
 * Bobby Nystrom (born 1952), NHL right wing
 * Bobby Orr (born 1948), considered by many to be the best ever, revolutionized the role of a defenseman becoming the first to win the scoring title (twice)
 * Caroline Ouellette
 * Bernie Parent
 * Cherie Piper
 * Bob Plager (born 1943)
 * Jacques Plante (1929–1986), pioneered active defensive play and use of face masks by goalies
 * Denis Potvin
 * Manon Rhéaume (born 1972), first woman to play in a men's professional game
 * Maurice Richard (1921–2000), "The Rocket", first player to score 50 goals in a season
 * Brad Richards, Stanley Cup and Lady Byng trophy winner
 * Larry Robinson, Hall of Fame defenseman
 * Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987)
 * Patrick Roy
 * Jim Rutherford, Beeton
 * Kim St-Pierre, goaltender for Canada's Women's National Hockey team from 1999 to 2011
 * Joe Sakic
 * Derek Sanderson
 * Serge Savard
 * Terry Sawchuk
 * Luke Schenn
 * Patrick Sharp
 * Eddie Shore
 * Darryl Sittler
 * Sami Jo Small
 * Trevor Smith (born 1985), NHL centre
 * Eric Staal, Thunder Bay
 * Jordan Staal, Thunder Bay
 * Marc Staal, Thunder Bay
 * Steven Stamkos, Markham
 * Ronnie Stern (born 1967), NHL right wing
 * Vicky Sunohara
 * Frederick Cyclone Taylor
 * Joe Thornton, NHL centre (San Jose Sharks)
 * Jonathan Toews, captain (Chicago Blackhawks)
 * Raffi Torres, Toronto
 * Mike Veisor (born 1952), NHL goaltender
 * Stephen Weiss (born 1983), center (Florida Panthers)
 * Hayley Wickenheiser, member of Canada's Women's National Hockey team from 1995, played in Finland's men's professional league (Mestis)
 * Bernie Wolfe (born 1951), NHL goaltender
 * Steve Yzerman, GM of Tampa Bay Lightning, long-time captain of Detroit Red Wings
 * Chick Zamick (1926–2007)
 * Larry "Rock" Zeidel (1928–2014)

Judo

 * Mark Berger, Olympic silver and bronze (heavyweight)

Lacrosse

 * Gary Gait
 * Paul Gait
 * John Grant, Jr.
 * Gaylord Powless
 * Geoff Snider
 * John Tavares

Mixed martial arts

 * Patrick Côté
 * Gary Goodridge
 * Jonathan Goulet
 * TJ Grant
 * Mark Hominick
 * Denis Kang
 * David Loiseau
 * Rory MacDonald
 * Carlos Newton, former UFC welterweight champion
 * Georges St-Pierre, former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion
 * Sam Stout

Multiple sports

 * Lionel Conacher, played multiple sports and turned professional in ice hockey, Canadian football and lacrosse
 * Clara Hughes (born 1972), speed skating and cycling medallist in both summer and winter Olympics
 * Hayley Wickenheiser, known as being one of the best female ice hockey players in the world; also participated for Canada in the Olympics in softball

Professional rodeo

 * Earl W. Bascom, designer of hornless bronc saddle (1922) and bareback rigging (1924)

Professional wrestling

 * Abdullah the Butcher (Lawrence Shreve) (born 1941)
 * Chris Benoit (1967–2007)
 * Traci Brooks (born 1975)
 * Don Callis (born 1969)
 * Christian Cage (Jason Reso) (born 1973)
 * Rene Dupree (Rene Goguen) (born 1983)
 * Earthquake (John Tenta) (1963–2006)
 * Edge (Adam Copeland) (born 1973)
 * Ronnie Garvin
 * Sylvain Grenier
 * Hart wrestling family:
 * Stu Hart (1915–2003), family patriarch married American Helen Smith and had twelve children
 * Smith Hart (1948–2017)
 * Bruce Hart (born 1950)
 * Keith Hart (born 1951)
 * Wayne Hart (born 1952)
 * Dean Hart (1954–1990)
 * Bret 'The Hitman' Hart (born 1957)
 * Ross Hart (born 1960)
 * Alison Hart, daughter of Stu and Helen married Canadian wrestler Ben Bassarab (born 1960)
 * Diana Hart (born 1963), involved in 1990s WWE storylines, author of several wrestling books, and one-time wife of British wrestler Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002)
 * Owen Hart (1965–1999)
 * Teddy Hart (Edward Annis) (born 1980), son of Stu's daughter Georgia Hart and American wrestler B.J. Annis (born c. 1947)
 * Natalya (Natalie Neidhart) (born 1982), daughter of Stu's daughter Ellie Hart and American wrestler Jim Neidhart (born 1955), she is married to Tyson Kidd (TJ Wilson) (born 1980)
 * David Hart Smith (Harry Smith) (born 1985), son of Diana Hart and Davey Boy Smith
 * Brooke B. Hart, daughter of Alison Hart and Ben Bassarab married Pete Wilson (born 1985)
 * Matt Hart (born 1994) son of Smith Hart
 * Mike Hart (born 1982) stepson of Smith Hart
 * Chris Jericho (Chris Irvine) (born 1970)
 * Gail Kim (born 1976)
 * Kurrgan (Robert Maillet) (born 1969)
 * Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli)
 * Rick Martel
 * Fred Oberlander, world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion
 * Kenny Omega (Tyson Smith) (born 1983)
 * Maryse Ouellet
 * Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs) (1954-2015)
 * Bobby Roode (born 1978)
 * Jacques Rougeau
 * Raymond Rougeau
 * Tiger Ali Singh (born 1971)
 * Tiger Jeet Singh (born 1944)
 * Lance Storm (Lance Evers) (born 1969)
 * Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias) (born 1975)
 * Val Venis (Sean Morley) (born 1971)
 * Vampiro (Ian Hodgkinson) (born 1967)
 * Whipper Billy Watson (1915–1990)
 * Petey Williams (born 1981)
 * Eric Young (born 1980)
 * Sami Zayn (born 1984)

Rowing, kayaking

 * Louis Ginglo
 * Silken Laumann
 * Marnie McBean
 * Adam van Koeverden

Rugby union

 * Dan Baugh
 * Norm Hadley
 * Dave Moonlight
 * Gareth Rees
 * Kevin Tkachuk

Skeleton

 * Jon Montgomery, Olympic gold medal, 2010
 * Jeff Pain, Olympic silver medal, 2006

Snowboarding

 * Mark McMorris, Olympic bronze medallist
 * Ross Rebagliati, Olympic snowboarding champion
 * Maelle Ricker, Olympic gold medallist

Soccer (football)

 * Adam Braz, soccer defender (Montreal Impact and national team)
 * Jim Brennan
 * John Catliff
 * Tomer Chencinski (born 1984), Israeli-Canadian football player
 * Jonathan de Guzman
 * Julian de Guzman, 2007 Gold Cup MVP
 * Dwayne De Rosario, 2007 MLS Cup MVP
 * David Edgar
 * Rob Friend
 * Gottfried Fuchs (1889–1972), German (national team)-Canadian Olympic football player
 * Owen Hargreaves, England international
 * Junior Hoilett
 * Charmaine Hooper
 * Atiba Hutchinson
 * Simeon Jackson
 * Will Johnson
 * Bobby Lenarduzzi
 * Kevin McKenna, Team Canada Captain
 * Dale Mitchell
 * Jimmy Nicholl, played for N. Ireland
 * Olivier Occéan
 * Pedro Pacheco
 * Paul Peschisolido
 * Tomasz Radzinski
 * Randy Samuel
 * Christine Sinclair
 * Paul Stalteri
 * John van't Schip, played for the Netherlands

Long track

 * Susan Auch
 * Gaétan Boucher, four-time Olympic medallist, 1980, 1984
 * Lela Brooks
 * Sylvia Burka
 * Sylvie Daigle
 * Charles Gorman
 * Clara Hughes
 * Catriona Le May Doan
 * Christine Nesbitt, Olympic gold medallist, 1000m long track, 2010
 * Frank Stack
 * Jeremy Wotherspoon, world record holder at 500m

Short track

 * Guillaume Bastille, Olympic gold medallist, 2010
 * Isabelle Charest
 * Sylvie Daigle, Olympic gold medallist, 1992
 * Marc Gagnon, Olympic gold medallist, 1998 and 2002
 * Charles Hamelin, Olympic gold medallist, 2010
 * François Hamelin, Olympic gold medallist, 2010
 * Olivier Jean, Olympic gold medallist, 2010
 * Nathalie Lambert, Olympic gold medallist, 1992
 * Annie Perreault, Olympic gold medallist, 1992 and 1998
 * Kalyna Roberge

Squash

 * Jonathon Power, the only North American squash player to attain the #1 world ranking
 * Graham Ryding

Swimming – diving

 * Jennifer Abel
 * Alex Baumann, 1984 medley Olympic champion
 * Marilyn Bell, first person to swim Lake Ontario
 * Meaghan Benfeito
 * Sylvie Bernier, Canada's first gold medal in Olympic diving
 * Victor Davis (1964–1989), Olympic swimming champion
 * Alexandre Despatie, world diving champion
 * Dick Pound
 * Mark Tewksbury, Olympic gold medallist

Synchronized swimming

 * Sylvie Fréchette
 * Carolyn Waldo

Tennis

 * Françoise Abanda
 * Felix Auger Aliassime
 * Carling Bassett-Seguso
 * Eugenie Bouchard, highest world ranking #5
 * Frank Dancevic
 * Sharon Fichman, Israeli-Canadian
 * Helen Kelesi
 * Jesse Levine, American-Canadian
 * Glenn Michibata
 * Daniel Nestor
 * Vasek Pospisil, highest world ranking #25
 * Mary Pierce, naturalized French
 * Milos Raonic, highest world ranking #4
 * Greg Rusedski, naturalized British
 * Denis Shapovalov, Israeli-Canadian, highest world ranking #29
 * Andrew Sznajder, highest world ranking #46
 * Aleksandra Wozniak, highest world ranking #21

Track and field

 * Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (born 1984), decathlete and gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
 * Dylan Armstrong (born 1981), shot putter, Pan American Games record, second at world championships
 * Donovan Bailey (born 1967), sprinter, former 100m world record holder
 * Simon Bairu (born 1983), distance runner, 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
 * Bryan Barnett (born 1987), sprinter, 100m and 200m
 * Joël Bourgeois (born 1971), 3000 meter Steeplechase, 1996 and 2000 Olympics
 * Nathan Brannen (born 1982), 800m, 2009 World Championships
 * Pierre Browne (born 1980), sprinter, 100m in the Olympics
 * Jared Connaughton (born 1985), sprinter, 100m and 200m
 * Reid Coolsaet born (1979), marathon runner, London 2012 Olympics
 * Bruce Deacon (born 1966), marathon runner, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games
 * Andre De Grasse (born 1994), sprinter, 100m Bronze, 200m Silver, and 4 × 100 m relay Bronze Medallist at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
 * Étienne Desmarteau (1873–1905), weight thrower, Olympic champion
 * Jerome Drayton (born 1945), marathon runner; three-time winner of the Fukuoka Marathon; Canadian marathon record holder since 1969; 1968 and 1976 Olympic Games
 * Sam Effah (born 1988), sprinter, 100m
 * Alice Falaiye (born 1978), long jumper, gold medallist at the 2009 Pan American Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games
 * Perdita Felicien (born 1980), 2003 world champion in 100m hurdles
 * Nicole Forrester (born 1976), high jumper, gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
 * Sultana Frizell (born 1984), hammer thrower, gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
 * Phylicia George (born 1987), 100m hurdles
 * Eric Gillis born (1980), marathon runner, 2008 Beijing & London 2012 Olympics
 * Sasha Gollish (born 1981), competitive runner, bronze medallist in the 2015 Pan American Games 1500m and gold medallist in the 2013 Maccabiah Games half-marathon
 * Matthew Hughes (born 1989), 3000m steeplechase, gold medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2016 Rio Olympics
 * Nikkita Holder (born 1987), 100m hurdles
 * Harry Jerome (1940–1982), sprinter, bronze medallist in the 100m at the 1964 Olympic Games
 * Ben Johnson (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
 * Jennifer Joyce (born 1980), hammer thrower, silver medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
 * Robert Kerr (1882–1963), sprinter, Olympic gold and bronze medallist at the 1908 Olympics
 * Michael LeBlanc (born 1987), sprinter, 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
 * Cameron Levins (born 1989), distance runner, first Canadian to win the Bowerman Award (NCAA male athlete of the year), London 2012 Olympics
 * Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (born 1982), 100m hurdles, silver medallist at the 2009 World Championships
 * George Orton (1873–1958), first Canadian to become Olympic champion
 * Hank Palmer (born 1985), sprinter, 2008 Olympics
 * Bruno Pauletto (born 1954), shot putter
 * Gary Reed (born 1981), 800m, silver medallist at the 2007 World Championships
 * Fanny Rosenfeld (1904–1969), runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic champion (4x100-m relay) and silver (100-m)
 * Scott Russell (born 1979), javelin thrower, 2001 World Championships, bronze medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2008 Olympic Games
 * Bruny Surin (born 1967), sprinter, tied with Donovan Bailey for Canadian 100m record
 * Brianne Theisen (born 1988), heptathlete, 2009 World Championships
 * Justyn Warner (born 1987), sprinter, 100m
 * Angela Whyte (born 1980), 100m hurdles, silver medallist at the 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games
 * Percy Williams (1908–1982), sprinter, double gold medallist at the 1928 Olympics, former world record holder in the 100m
 * Dylan Wykes (born 1983), marathon runner, 2009 World Championships and London 2012 Olympics
 * Jessica Zelinka (born 1981), heptathlete and pentathlete, gold medallist at the 2007 Pan American Games

Triathlon

 * Paula Findlay (born 1989), bronze medallist at the 2009 ITU World Championships, London 2012 Olympics
 * Kyle Jones (born 1984), London 2012 Olympics
 * Brent McMahon (born 1980), silver at the 2007 Pan American Games, bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games, London 2012 Olympics
 * Kathy Tremblay (born 1982), London 2012 Olympics
 * Simon Whitfield (born 1975), gold at the 2000 Olympics and silver at the 2008 Olympics, competed at the London 2012 Olympics

Weightlifting

 * Louis Cyr, weightlifter
 * The Great Antonio, strongman and wrestler

Water skiing

 * Chantal Singer, internationally ranked waterskier

Wrestling

 * Ari Taub, Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
 * David Zilberman, Olympic heavyweight wrestler