Famous People Born In Victoria

Nelly Furtado is a Portuguese-Canadian record producer and singer-songwriter. Known for her constant reinvention and musical versatility, Furtado is one of the most successful musical artists from Canada, having sold more than 40 million records. Her work has also inspired fellow musicians like Dua Lipa and Bridgit Mendler. Also a philanthropist, Furtado is a member of Artists Against Racism charity.

Canadian musician, composer, and arranger David Foster is a prominent figure in the international music scene and has worked with the likes of  Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, and Madonna. The winner of 16 Grammy Awards, he has also been nominated for the Academy Awards thrice. He launched the David Foster Foundation to help sick children.

Trained in ballet and gymnastics since childhood, Taya Valkyrie graced the covers of fitness magazines quite early in life. After acing the Lucha Libre AAA circuit in Mexico, she moved to Impact Wrestling. In 2021, she signed with WWE. She is married to fellow wrestler John Hennigan.

Canadian actor Calum Worthy, best known for his roles in The Act and American Vandal, had started his career as a child actor. A prominent environment activist, he makes his fans aware about climate change through his social-media profiles and has been associated with the Climate Reality Project.

Canadian ice-hockey player Jamie Benn is a talented winger and captain for the NHL team Dallas Stars. He won the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2009 World Junior Championships for Canada. He also won the 2015 Art Ross Trophy and was named to the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 Sports list.

Emily Carr was a Canadian writer and artist remembered for painting landscapes and authoring one of the earliest chronicles of life in British Columbia. Considered a Canadian icon, Carr was one of the first modernist painters to portray the spirit of Canada. In 2013, one of her paintings The Crazy Stair sold at a Toronto art auction for $3.39 million.

Canadian-American economist William Vickrey was declared the winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on incentives under asymmetric information just 3 days before he died. A Columbia University alumnus and faculty member, he had economists such as David Colander as his doctoral students.

While he excelled in boxing in his younger days, Muzz Patrick later pursued hockey as a potential career. He was one of the five members of his family to be named to the BC Sports Hall of Fame, along with his father, brother, uncle, and grandfather.

Scottish civil engineer David Anderson initially served the army and then formed the firm Mott Hay and Anderson, along with engineers David Hay and Basil Mott. He was made the president of the Institution of Civil Engineers and was also later knighted. He was a qualified lawyer, too.