Famous People Born In British Columbia

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Rosa Salazar
(Actress)
Rosa Salazar
8
Birthdate: July 16, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 2 
Thomas Middleditch
(Actor)
Thomas Middleditch
5
Birthdate: March 10, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 3 
Melissa Roxburgh
(Actress)
Melissa Roxburgh
13
Birthdate: December 10, 1992
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 4 
Devon Sawa
(Actor)
Devon Sawa
3
Birthdate: September 7, 1978
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 5 
Brendan Fehr
(Actor)
Brendan Fehr
1
Birthdate: October 29, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 6 
Carly Pope
(Actress)
Carly Pope
4
Birthdate: August 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 7 
Marc Singer
(Actor)
Marc Singer
3
Birthdate: January 29, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 8 
Christopher Heyerdahl
(Actor)
Christopher Heyerdahl
5
Birthdate: September 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 9 
Pascale Hutton
(Actress)
Pascale Hutton
6
Birthdate: June 14, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 10 
Alisha Newton
(Actress)
Alisha Newton
7
Birthdate: July 22, 2001
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 11 
Nolan Gerard Funk
(Actor)
Nolan Gerard Funk
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 28, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 12 
Erica Cerra
(Actress)
Erica Cerra
3
Birthdate: October 31, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 13 
Laura Harris
(Actress)
Laura Harris
4
Birthdate: November 20, 1976
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 14 
Brendan Fletcher
(Actor)
Brendan Fletcher
1
Birthdate: December 15, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 15 
Barbara Parkins
(Actress, Singer)
Barbara Parkins
3
Birthdate: May 22, 1942
Sun Sign: Gemini

Canadian-American actor Barbara Parkins was a 60s’ icon and is best remembered as Betty Anderson from the series Peyton Place and Anne Welles from the film Valley of the Dolls. The Emmy-nominated actor is now a wildlife activist and a photographer. She has also appeared in Playboy magazine.

 16 
Kristin Lehman
(Actress)
Kristin Lehman
7
Birthdate: May 3, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 17 
Brandon Jay McLaren
(Actor)
Brandon Jay McLaren
2
Birthdate: October 15, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 18 
Jessica Amlee
(Actress)
Jessica Amlee
15
Birthdate: July 17, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer

Jessica Amlee is a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of Mallory Wells in the family drama TV series, Heartland. Although she is yet to establish herself as a prominent feature film actress, Jessica Amlee has proved her mettle by delivering praiseworthy performance in TV films like Absolute Zero and Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story. 

 19 
Cameron Bright
(Actor)
Cameron Bright
3
Birthdate: January 26, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 20 
Jason Gray-Stanford
(Canadian Actor)
Jason Gray-Stanford
2
Birthdate: May 19, 1970
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 21 
Dean Butler
(Actor)
Dean Butler
1
Birthdate: May 20, 1956
Sun Sign: Taurus
 22 
Chelan Simmons
(Actress)
Chelan Simmons
0
Birthdate: October 29, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 23 
Crystal Lowe
(Actress)
Crystal Lowe
4
Birthdate: January 20, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 24 
Brett Kelly
(Actor)
Brett Kelly
5
Birthdate: October 30, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 25 
Alessandro Juliani
(Canadian Singer and Actor)
Alessandro Juliani
0
Birthdate: July 6, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 26 
Laura Mennell
(Actress)
Laura Mennell
1
Birthdate: April 18, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 27 
Arjan Bhullar
(Canadian Mixed Martial Artist)
Arjan Bhullar
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 13, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 28 
Andrew Francis
(Canadian Actor and Voice Actor)
Andrew Francis
0
Birthdate: May 27, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
 29 
James Paxton
(Baseball player)
James Paxton
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 6, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 30 
Stephanie Bennett
(Actress)
Stephanie Bennett
1
Birthdate: June 12, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
 31 
Jevon Holland
(American Football Safety)
Jevon Holland
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 3, 2000
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 32 
Patricia Owens
(Actress)
Patricia Owens
1
Birthdate: January 17, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: August 31, 2000
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 33 
Travis Turner
(Actor, singer and songwriter)
Travis Turner
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 9, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 34 
Kirsten Prout
(Actress)
Kirsten Prout
2
Birthdate: September 28, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 35 
Ryan Dempster
(Baseball player)
Ryan Dempster
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 36 
Ian Tyson
(Singer-Songwriter)
Ian Tyson
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 25, 1933
Sun Sign: Libra
 37 
Tony Richardson
(Football player)
Tony Richardson
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 17, 1971
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 38 
Elsie MacGill
(Aerospace Engineer)
Elsie MacGill
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: March 27, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: November 4, 1980
 39 
S.I. Hayakawa
(Canadian-born American Politician and Academic)
S.I. Hayakawa
3
Birthdate: July 18, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: February 27, 1992
 40 
Tara Teng
(Canadian Human Rights Activist and Former Pageant Winner)
Tara Teng
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo

Tara Teng is a Canadian human rights activist and former pageant winner. She achieved popularity in 2011, when she was named Miss Canada. The following year, she was crowned Miss World Canada. An advocate for human rights, Tara Teng spoke about human trafficking during her title reigns. In 2012, she received the Joy Smith Foundation's International Freedom Award.

 41 
Adam Braidwood
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Adam Braidwood
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 1, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 42 
Malcolm Smith
(Canadian-American Off-Road Racer)
Malcolm Smith
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 9, 1941
Sun Sign: Pisces
 43 
Eden Robinson
(Novelist, Writer)
Eden Robinson
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 19, 1968
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 44 
Joey Haywood
(Basketball Player)
Joey Haywood
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 3, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo

Joey Haywood is a Trinidadian-Canadian basketball player who represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2010 Centrobasket. Dubbed The King Handles due to his ball-handling expertise, Haywood has appeared in several NBL Canada Finals; he has received two Canadian of the Year Awards. Joey Haywood has also acted in films and aspires to pursue an acting career after retiring from basketball.

 45 
Chris Taylor
(Record Producer, Guitarist)
Chris Taylor
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 29, 1981
Sun Sign: Virgo
 46 
Tom Stade
(Comedian)
Tom Stade
0
Birthdate: September 22, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo

Tom Stade is a Canadian stand-up comedian who lives and works in Scotland. Known for his distinctive drunken Canadian accent, Stade has made appearances in popular TV shows like The Comedy Store, Live at the Apollo, Stand Up for the Week, and The Live Floor Show. Tom Stade is also well-known for his long-term association with the Edinburgh Festival.

 47 
Joy Kogawa
(Poet, Novelist)
Joy Kogawa
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 6, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
 48 
Nathan Hirayama
(Rugby union player)
Nathan Hirayama
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 23, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 49 
Sam Easton
(Actor)
Sam Easton
0
Birthdate: October 4, 1979
Sun Sign: Libra
 50 
Malcolm Smith
(Football Linebacker)
Malcolm Smith
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 5, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer