List of Canadian Jews

This list of Canadian Jews includes notable Canadian Jews or Canadians of Jewish descent, arranged by field of activity.

Academic figures

Biology and medicine

• Eric Berne (1910–1970), psychiatrist
• John Bienenstock (1936– ), immunologist
• Daniel Borsuk (1978– ), plastic surgeon
• Éric Cohen (1958– ), molecular virologist
• Max Cynader (1947– ), ophthalmologist and neuroscientist
• Dorothy Dworkin (1889–1976), nurse and founder of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
• William Feindel (1918–2014), neurosurgeon
• Samuel Freedman (1928– ), clinical immunologist
• Phil Gold (1936– ), medical researcher
• Larry Goldenberg (1953– ), medical researcher
• Carl Goresky (1932–1996), physician and scientist
• Michael Hayden (1951– ), geneticist
• Sara Hestrin-Lerner (1918–2017), physiologist
• Abram Hoffer (1917–2009), physician and psychiatrist
• Charles Hollenberg (1930–2003), physician and medical researcher
• Harold Kaplan (1928–1998), psychiatrist
• George Karpati (1934–2009), neurologist
• Gideon Koren (1947– ), pediatrician
• Gabor Maté (1944– ), physician
• Harry Medovy (1904–1995), paediatrician
• Henry Morgentaler (1923–2013), doctor and abortion activist
• Richard Goldbloom (1924–2021), paediatrician
• Mel Rosenberg (1951– ), microbiologist
• Sydney Segal (1920–1997), pediatrician and neonatologist
• Louis Siminovitch (1920–2021), molecular biologist
• Nahum Sonenberg (1946– ), microbiologist and biochemist
• Ralph Steinman (1943–2011), medical researcher; Nobel Prize in Medicine (2011)
• Karl Stern (1906–1975), neurologist and psychiatrist
• Mark Wainberg (1945–2017), HIV/AIDS researcher
• Zena Werb (1945–2020), cell biologist

Computing and mathematics

• Dror Bar-Natan (1966– ), topologist
• Yoshua Bengio (1964– ), computer scientist
• David Borwein (1924–2021), mathematician
• Jonathan Borwein (1951–2016), mathematician
• Peter Borwein (1953–2020), mathematician
• Nathan Divinsky (1925–2012), mathematician and chess master
• Ian Goldberg (1973– ), cryptographer
• Calvin Gotlieb (1921–2016), computer scientist
• Michael Gurstein (1944–2017), computer scientist
• Israel Halperin (1911–2007), algebraist
• Hans Heilbronn (1908–1975), mathematician
• William Kahan (1933– ), computer scientist and mathematician; Turing Award (1989)
• Irving Kaplansky (1917–2006), mathematician
• Yael Karshon (1964– ), symplectic geometer
• Cecilia Krieger (1894–1974), mathematician
• Nathan Mendelsohn (1917–2006), combinatorialist and group theorist
• Pierre Milman (1945– ), algebraic and differential geometer
• Louis Nirenberg (1925–2020), analyst; Abel Prize (2015)
• Anatol Rapoport (1911–2007), applied mathematician
• Robert Steinberg (1922–2014), algebraist
• George Zames (1934–1997), control theorist

Engineering

• Norbert Berkowitz (1924–2001), engineering researcher
• Gregory Chamitoff (1962– ), NASA astronaut and engineer
• Valery Fabrikant (1940– ), mechanical engineer and convicted murderer
• Charles Hershfield (1910–1990), structural engineer
• Josef Kates (1921–2018), engineer
• Leon Katz (1924–2015), biomedical engineer
• Cyril Leonoff (1925–2016), geotechnical engineer

History

• Irving Abella (1940– ), historian
• Norman Cantor (1929–2004), historian
• Natalie Zemon Davis (1928– ), historian
• David Feuerwerker (1912–1980), historian
• Jan Grabowski (1962– ), historian and writer
• Jack Granatstein (1939– ), political and military historian
• Ronald Hamowy (1937–2012), historian and political theorist
• Gabriel Kolko (1932–2014), historian
• Michael Marrus (1941– ), historian
• David Noble (1945–2010), historian of technology
• Derek Penslar (1958– ), historian
• Harold Troper (1942– ), historian
• Daniel Woolf (1958– ), historian

Humanities

• Gregory Baum (1923–2017), priest and theologian
• Leon Edel (1907–1997), literary critic; Pulitzer Prize (1963)
• Archie Green (1917–2009), folklorist
• Marvin Herzog (1927–2013), professor of Yiddish language
• Norma Joseph (1944– ), professor of Jewish Studies
• Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (1942– ), scholar of Jewish studies
• Allan Nadler (1954– ), professor of Jewish studies
• Adele Reinhartz (1953– ), professor of Biblical literature
• David Roskies (1948– ), literary scholar
• Abraham de Sola (1825–1882), professor of Semitic languages and literature
• Ruth Wisse (1936– ), professor of Yiddish literature

Philosophy

• Howard Adelman (1938– ), philosopher
• Gerald Cohen (1941–2009), political philosopher
• S. Morris Engel (1931– ), philosopher
• Emil Fackenheim (1916–2003), philosopher and theologian
• Raymond Klibansky (1905–2005), historian of philosophy
• Lou Marinoff (1951– ), philosopher
• Roger Nash (1946– ), philosopher
• Michael Neumann (1946– ), philosopher
• Jay Newman (1948–2007), philosopher
• Leonard Peikoff (1933– ), philosopher
• Hillel Steiner (1942– ), political philosopher

Physics and chemistry

• Isaac Abella (1934–2016), physicist
• Sidney Altman (1939–2022), molecular biologist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1989)
• Alfred Bader (1924–2018), chemist
• Myer Bloom (1928–2016), physicist
• Jacques Distler (1961– ), physicist
• Ursula Franklin (1921–2016) metallurgist and physicist
• Helen Freedhoff (1940–2017), theoretical physicist
• Stanton Friedman (1934–2019 ), nuclear physicist and ufologist
• Jack Halpern (1925–2018), inorganic chemist
• Shlomo Hestrin (1914–1962), biochemist
• Leopold Infeld (1898–1958), physicist
• Werner Israel (1931–2022), physicist
• Martin Kamen (1913–2002), chemist
• Leon Katz (1909–2004), physicist
• Victoria Kaspi (1967– ), astrophysicist
• Lawrence Krauss (1954– ), theoretical physicist
• David Levy (1948– ), astronomer
• Rudolph Marcus (1923– ), chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1997)
• Maya Paczuski (1963– ), physicist
• John Polanyi (1929– ), chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1986)
• Juda Hirsch Quastel (1899–1987), biochemist
• Sara Seager (1971– ), astronomer
• Moshe Shapiro (1944–2013), chemist and physicist
• David Shugar (1915–2015), physicist
• Louis Slotin (1910–1946), physicist and chemist
• Joe Schwarcz, science writer and chemist
• Theodore Sourkes (1919–2015), biochemist
• Rudolf Vrba (1924–2006), biochemist
• Leo Yaffe (1916–1997), nuclear chemist and university administrator

Social sciences

• Bernard Avishai (1949– ), professor of business
• Ellen Bialystok (1948– ), psychologist
• Paul Bloom (1963– ), psychologist
• Reuven Brenner (1947– ), economist
• Michel Chossudovsky (1946– ), economist
• Stanley Coren (1942– ), psychologist
• Kurt Freund (1914–1996), sexologist
• Rochel Gelman (1942– ), psychologist
• Reva Gerstein (1917–2020), psychologist
• Erving Goffman (1922–1982), sociologist
• Myrna Gopnik, (1935–), linguist
• Ida Halpern (1910–1987), ethnomusicologist
• Samuel Hollander (1937– ), economist
• Gad Horowitz (1936– ), political scientist
• Helmut Kallmann (1922–2012), musicologist
• Ivan Kalmar (1948– ), anthropologist
• James Laxer (1941–2018), political economist
• Daniel Levitin (1957– ), cognitive psychologist
• Ronald Melzack (1929–2019), psychologist
• Henry Mintzberg (1939– ), business theorist
• Sylvia Ostry (1927–2020), economist
• Leo Panitch (1945–2020), political scientist
• Norman Penner (1921–2009), political scientist and historian
• Steven Pinker (1954– ), cognitive psychologist and linguist
• Susan Pinker (1957– ), psychologist and writer
• Frances Fox Piven (1932– ), political scientist
• Gad Saad (1964– ), evolutionary psychologist
• Myron Scholes (1941– ), financial economist; Nobel Prize in Economics (1997)
• Vera Shlakman (1909–2017), economist
• Lionel Tiger, anthropologist
• Jacob Viner (1892–1970), economist
• Kenneth Zucker (1950– ), psychologist and sexologist
• Shlomo Weber (1949– ), economist

University administration

• Isaac Hellmuth (1819–1901), founder of the University of Western Ontario
• Myer Horowitz (1932–2022), president of the University of Alberta
• Sheldon Levy (1949– ), president and vice-chancellor of Ryerson University
• Jack N. Lightstone (1951– ), provost of Concordia University; president of Brock University
• Frederick Lowy (1933– ), president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University
• Arnold Naimark (1933– ), president of the University of Manitoba
• Mordechai Rozanski (1946– ), president of the University of Guelph
• Bernard Shapiro (1935– ), principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University
• Harold Shapiro (1935– ), president of Princeton University
• Daniel Woolf (1958– ), principal and vice-chancellor of Queen's University
• Max Wyman (1916–1991), president of the University of Alberta

Activists

• Manuel Batshaw (1915–2016), social worker
• Marjorie Blankstein , community activist
• Judy Feld Carr (1938– ), human rights activist
• Sabina Citron (1928–2023 ), activist and author
• Martha Cohen (1920–2015), community activist
• Betty Dubiner (1912–2008), disabilities activist
• Bernie Farber (1951– ), Jewish community leader and social activist
• Abraham Feinberg (1899–1986), human rights activist.
• Shulamith Firestone (1945–2012), radical feminist
• Ruth Frankel (1903–1989), activist
• Howard Galganov (1950– ), political activist
• Saul Hayes (1906–1980), activist
• Goldie Hershon (1941–2020), activist and Jewish community leader
• Lotta Hitschmanova (1909-1990), international development and humanitarian leader
• Kalmen Kaplansky (1912–1997), human rights activist
• Hillel Neuer (1969– ), executive director of UN Watch
• Judy Rebick (1945– ), political activist
• Dorothy Reitman (1932– ), activist
• Léa Roback (1903–2000), social activist and feminist
• Irv Rubin (1945–2002), Kahanist activist
• David Shentow (1925–2017), Holocaust educator

Artists

Architects and designers

• Hans Blumenfeld (1892–1988), architect and city planner
• Benjamin Brown (1890–1974), architect
• Jack Diamond (1932–2022), architect
• Frank Gehry (1929– ), architect
• Gregory Henriquez (1963– ), architect
• Phyllis Lambert (1927– ), architect and philanthropist
• Cornelia Oberlander (1921–2021), landscape architect
• Peter Oberlander (1922–2008), architect
• Moshe Safdie (1938– ), architect
• Arnold Scaasi (1930–2015), fashion designer

Fine arts

• Omer Arbel (1976– ), sculptor and designer
• Aba Bayefsky (1923–2001), artist
• Arnold Belkin (1930–1992), painter
• Barry Blitt (1958– ), illustrator
• Sam Borenstein (1908–1969), painter
• Ghitta Caiserman-Roth (1923–2005), artist
• Lynne Cohen (1944–2014), photography
• Yehouda Chaki (1938– ), artist
• Sorel Etrog (1933–2014), sculptor
• Albert Gilbert (1922–2019), photographer
• Gerald Gladstone (1929–2005), sculptor
• Eric Goldberg (1890–1969), painter
• Jack Goldstein (1945–2003), multimedia artist
• Pnina Granirer (1935– ), painter
• Philip Guston (1913–1980), abstract expressionist
• Gilah Yelin Hirsch (1944– ), artist
• Eli Ilan (1928–1982), sculptor
• Gershon Iskowitz (1921–1988), artist
• Sarah Jackson (1924–2004), artist
• Mayer Kirshenblatt (1916–2009), painter
• Sylvia Lefkovitz (1924–1987), painter and sculptor
• Stanley Lewis (1930–2006), sculptor
• Harry Mayerovitch (1910–2004), artist and architect
• Louis Muhlstock (1904–2001), painter
• Henry Orenstein (1918–2008), painter
• Alfred Pinsky (1921–1999), painter
• David Rabinowitch (1943– ), sculptor
• Royden Rabinowitch (1943– ), sculptor
• William Raphael (1833–1914), painter
• Meyer Ryshpan (1898-1985), painter
• Miriam Schapiro (1923–2015), artist
• Regina Seiden (1897–1991), painter
• Yechiel Shainblum, (died 1987), painter and sculptor
• Joe Shuster (1914–1992), co-creator of Superman
• Erik Slutsky (1953– ), painter
• Max Stern (1904–1987), art dealer
• Avrom Yanovsky (1911–1979), cartoonist

Business

Finance

• Mitch Garber (1964–), investor and business executive
• Sol Kanee (1909–2007), banker and Jewish community leader
• Alvin Libin (1931– ), investor and co-owner of Calgary Sports and Entertainment
• Lazarus Phillips (1895 –1986), director of the Royal Bank of Canada and senator
• Louis Rasminsky (1908–1998), Governor of Bank of Canada
• Jeff Rubin (1954– ), chief economist of CIBC World Markets
• Gerry Schwartz (1941– ), CEO of Onex Corporation
• Alex Shnaider (1968– ), co-founder of the Midland Group
• Lawrence Stroll (1959– ), investor
• Mark Wiseman (1970– ) CEO of the CPP Investment Board

Media

• Izzy Asper (1932–2003), chairman of Canwest Global Communications
• Leonard Asper (1964– ), president and CEO of Canwest Global Communications
• Avie Bennett (1928–2017), chairman of McClelland & Stewart
• Jacques Bensimon (1943–2012), director of the National Film Board of Canada
• Mark Breslin (1952– ), co-founder of Yuk Yuk's
• Edgar Bronfman Jr. (1955– ), CEO and chairman of Warner Music Group
• Paul Godfrey (1939– ), president and CEO of Postmedia Network
• Michael Goldbloom (1953– ), president of Star Media Group
• Ian Greenberg (1942– ), co-founder and CEO of Astral Media
• Michael Hirsh (1948– ), co-founder of Nelvana
• Mel Hurtig (1932–2016), publisher
• Jonathan Kay (1968– ), editor-in-chief of The Walrus
• Ezra Levant (1972– ), political commentator and founder of Rebel News
• David Margolese (1957– ), founder of Sirius XM Radio
• Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957), co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
• Andy Nulman (1959– ), co-founder of Just for Laughs
• M. J. Nurenberger (1911–2001), founder of the Canadian Jewish News
• Bernard Ostry (1927–2006), chair and CEO of TVOntario
• Robert Rabinovitch (1943– ), president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• A. M. Rosenthal (1922–2006), executive editor of The New York Times; Pulitzer Prize (1960)
• Brian Segal (1943– ), president and CEO of Rogers Publishing
• Jay Switzer (1956–2018), president and CEO of CHUM Limited
• Jack L. Warner (1892–1978), president of Warner Bros. Studios
• Moses Znaimer (1942– ), co-founder and head of Citytv
• Mortimer Zuckerman (1937– ), co-founder of Boston Properties and media proprietor

Natural resources

• Robert Friedland (1950– ), founder of Ivanhoe Mines
• Leon Joseph Koerner (1892–1972), philanthropist and industrialist
• Peter Munk (1927–2018), founder of Barrick Gold
• Joseph Rotman (1935–2015), businessman and philanthropist
• Seymour Schulich (1940– ), mining businessman and philanthropist
• Irving Schwartz (1929–2010), entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Levy Solomons (1730–1792), merchant and fur trader

Philanthropists

• Bluma Appel (1919–2007), philanthropist
• Jenny Belzberg (1928– ), philanthropist
• Alfred David Benjamin (1848–1900), businessman and philanthropist
• Lillian Bilsky Freiman (1885–1940), philanthropist and civil leader
• Ruth Goldbloom (1923–2012), co-founder of Pier 21

Real estate

• Marcel Adams (1920–2020), real estate investor
• Sylvan Adams (1958– ), real estate investor
• David Azrieli (1922–2014), real estate magnate
• Samuel Belzberg (1928–2018), businessman
• The Ghermezian family, shopping mall developers
• Mitchell Goldhar (1962– ), founder of SmartCentres and owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
• Michal Hornstein (1920–2016), businessman and philanthropist
• The Reichmann family, real estate magnates
• Edward Reichmann (1925–2005), real estate magnate
• Paul Reichmann (1930–2013), real estate magnate
• Jack Singer (1917–2013), real estate developer
• Allan Zeman (1949– ), developer

Retail

• Aldo Bensadoun (1939– ), founder of the Aldo Group
• The Bronfman family, businesspeople and philanthropists
• Charles Bronfman (1931– ), co-chairman of Seagram's
• Edgar Bronfman Sr. (1929–2013), head of Seagram's and president of the World Jewish Congress
• Samuel Bronfman (1889–1971), founder of Seagram's
• Dov Charney (1969– ), founder of American Apparel
• Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), businessman and philanthropist
• George Cohon (1937– ), founder of McDonald's Canada
• Nathan Cummings (1896–1985), co-founder of Consolidated Foods
• Leslie Dan (1929– ), founder of Novopharm
• Sir Mortimer Davis (1866–1928), tobacco industry executive
• Archibald Jacob Freiman (1880–1944), founder of Freimans
• Hershey Friedman (1950– ), owner of Agri Star
• Daniel Friedmann (1956– ), CEO of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates
• Daryl Katz (1961– ), founder of Katz Group of Companies and owner of the Edmonton Oilers
• Murray Koffler (1924–2017), founder of Shoppers Drug Mart
• Ed Mirvish (1914–2007), founder of Honest Ed's
• Jack Rabinovitch (1930–2017), philanthropist
• Heather Reisman (1948– ), founder and CEO of Indigo Books and Music
• Dani Reiss (1973– ), president and CEO of Canada Goose
• Irv Robbins (1917–2008), co-founder of Baskin-Robbins
• Bruce Rockowitz (1958– ), CEO and vice-chairman of Global Brands Group
• Harry Rosen (1931– ), founder of Harry Rosen Inc.
• Larry Rosen (1956– ), chairman and CEO of Harry Rosen Inc.
• Calin Rovinescu (1955– ), president and CEO of Air Canada
• Isai Scheinberg (1946– ), co-founder of PokerStars
• Mark Scheinberg (1973– ), co-founder of PokerStars
• Isadore Sharp (1931– ), founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
• Barry Sherman (1942–2017), chairman and CEO of Apotex
• Jeffrey Skoll (1965– ), president of eBay
• Sam Steinberg (1905–1978), president of Steinberg's
• Larry Tanenbaum (1945– ), chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Law

Judges

• Rosalie Abella (1946– ), Supreme Court Justice
• Harry Batshaw (1902–1984), Quebec Superior Court Justice
• Charles Dubin (1921–2008), Chief Justice of Ontario
• Morris Fish (1938– ), Supreme Court Justice
• Samuel Freedman (1908–1993), Chief Justice of Manitoba
• Constance Glube (1931–2016), Chief Justice of Nova Scotia
• Alan Gold (1917–2005), Chief Justice of Quebec
• Sydney Harris (1917–2009), judge
• Bora Laskin (1912–1984), 14th Chief Justice of Canada
• Herbert Marx (1932–2020), Quebec Superior Court Justice and Minister of Justice
• Michael Moldaver (1947– ), Supreme Court Justice
• Nathaniel Nemetz (1913–1997), Chief Justice of British Columbia
• Marshall Rothstein (1940– ), Supreme Court Justice
• Tillie Taylor (1922–2011), Saskatchewan's first female magistrate

Lawyers

• Monroe Abbey (1904–1993), lawyer
• Maurice Alexander (1889–1945), barrister
• Dennis Beker (1989–present), lawyer
• Louis Bloomfield (1906–1984), lawyer and businessman
• Alan Borovoy (1932–2015), lawyer and human rights activist
• Harold Buchwald (1928–2008), lawyer
• Reuben Cohen (1921–2014), lawyer and businessman
• Martin Friedland (1932– ), lawyer
• Rocco Galati (1959– ), constitutional lawyer
• Edward Greenspan (1944–2014), lawyer
• Adolphus Hart (1814–1879), lawyer and activist
• David Matas (1943– ), human rights lawyer
• Ed Morgan (1955– ), international lawyer
• Harry Rankin (1920–2002), lawyer
• William Schabas (1950– ), professor of international law
• Morris Shumiatcher (1917–2004), lawyer and human rights activist
• Harvey Strosberg (1944– ), lawyer
• Harry Walsh (1913–2011), criminal lawyer
• Benjamin Zimmerman (1862–1923), justice of the peace

Military

• Morris Cohen (1887–1970), Canadian Expeditionary Force officers and adventurer
• Eleazar David David (1811–1887), cavalry officer
• Ben Dunkelman (1913–1997), World War II and 1948 Arab–Israeli War soldier
• Moe Hurwitz (1919–1944), World War II soldier
• Maxwell Kogon (1920–1980), World War II bomber pilot
• Yank Levy (1897–1965), soldier and military instructor
• Gill Rosenberg (1983– ), member of the Women's Protection Units
• Sydney Shulemson (1915–2007), World War II fighter pilot
• Peter Stevens (RAF officer) (1919–1979), German born WWII RAF officer, and RCAF post-war, best known for multiple POW escapes

Performing arts

Actors and performers

• Harvey Atkin (1942–2017), actor and voice actor
• Aviva Armour-Ostroff, actress and filmmaker
• Liane Balaban (1980– ), actress
• Jay Baruchel (1982– ), actor, comedian, and screenwriter
• Frances Bay (1919–2011), character actress
• Lani Billard (1979– ), television actress
• Lionel Blair (1928–2021), actor and choreographer
• Ben Blue (1901–1975), actor and comedian
• Lloyd Bochner (1924–2005), actor
• Bobby Breen (1927–2016), actor and singer
• Howard Busgang, comedian
• Neve Campbell (1973– ), film and television actress
• Maury Chaykin (1949–2010), actor
• Boris Cherniak (1964– ), hypnotist
• Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975– ), actress
• Lauren Collins (1986– ), television actress
• Pauline Donalda (1882–1970), operatic soprano
• Barbara Dunkelman (1989– ), actress and internet personality
• Ophira Eisenberg (1972– ), comedian
• Jamie Elman (born 1976 or 1977), actor
• Jake Epstein (1987– ), television actor
• Stacey Farber (1987– ), television actress
• Maureen Forrester (1930–2010), operatic contralto
• Celia Franca (1921–2007), founder of the National Ballet of Canada
• Victor Garber (1949– ), actor
• Jessalyn Gilsig (1971– ), television actress
• Joanna Gleason (1950– ), actress
• Jake Goldsbie (1988– ), television actor
• Anais Granofsky (1973– ), actress
• Lorne Greene (1915–1987), actor
• Nathan Fielder (1983– ), actor and comedian
• Corey Haim (1971–2010), actor
• Monty Hall (1921–2017), game show host
• Melissa Hayden (1923–2006), ballerina
• Lou Jacobi (1913–2009), actor
• Jonathan Keltz (1988– ), actor
• Shane Kippel (1986– ), television actor
• Mia Kirshner (1975– ), actress
• Jack Kruschen (1922–2002), character actor
• Paul Kligman (1923–1985), actor
• Rachelle Lefevre (1979– ), actress
• Sylvia Lennick (1915–2009), actress
• Caissie Levy (1981– ), stage actress and singer
• Eugene Levy (1946– ), actor and director
• Jaclyn Linetsky (1986–2003), television actress
• Mary Livingstone (1905–1983), radio comedian and actress
• Howie Mandel (1955– ), actor and comedian
• Rick Moranis (1953– ), actor and comedian
• Harley Morenstein (1985–), actor and Internet personality
• Irene Pavloska (1889–1962), mezzo-soprano
• Gloria Reuben (1964– ), television actress
• Spencer Rice (1963– ), writer, director and performer
• Seth Rogen (1982– ), film and television actor
• Sasha Roiz (1973– ), actor
• Saul Rubinek (1948– ), actor, director, producer and playwright
• Jonathan Sagall (1959– ), actor
• Mort Sahl (1927–2021), stand-up comedian
• William Shatner (1931– ), actor, director, and writer
• Norma Shearer (1902–1983), actress and Hollywood star
• Frank Shuster (1916–2002), comedian
• Anna Silk (1974– ), actress
• David Steinberg (1942– ), comedian and director
• Stuart Stone (1980– ), actor
• Tara Strong (1973– ), actress
• Kyle Switzer (1985– ), television actor
• Theresa Tova (1955– ), actress and playwright
• Al Waxman (1935–2001), actor
• Johnny Wayne (1918–1990), comedian
• Joseph Wiseman (1918–2009), theatre and film actor
• Finn Wolfhard (2002– ), actor

Directors and producers

• Barry Avrich (1963– ), television producer and film director
• Laszlo Barna (1948– ), television producer
• Zack Bernbaum, film director
• Murray Cohl (1929–2008), film director
• David Cronenberg (1943– ), filmmaker and screenwriter
• Garth Drabinsky (1949– ), film and theatrical producer
• Bob Ezrin (1949– ), music producer
• Ken Finkleman (1946– ), television producer
• Jay Firestone (1956– ), film and television producer
• Sidney Furie (1933– ), film director
• Herman Geiger-Torel (1907–1976), opera director
• Jake Gold (1958– ), musician manager
• Harold Greenberg (1930–1996), film producer
• Al Guest (1933– ), animation producer and director
• Arthur Hiller (1923–2016), director
• John Hirsch (1930–1989), theatre director
• Michael Hirsh (1948– ), television producer
• Kenny Hotz (1967– ), producer and entertainer
• Simcha Jacobovici (1953– ), film director
• Estelle Klein (1930–2004), artistic director
• Franz Kraemer (1914–1999), radio producer
• Shawn Levy (1968– ), film director and producer
• Avi Lewis (1968– ), documentary filmmaker and television host
• Benjamin Lumley (1811–1875), opera director
• Francis Mankiewicz (1944–1993), director
• Lorne Michaels (1944– ), television producer
• David Mirvish (1944– ), theatre producer
• Sydney Newman (1917–1997), producer
• Noah Pink, screenwriter and television producer
• Jeremy Podeswa (1962– ), film and television director
• Ivan Reitman (1946–2022), film producer and director
• Jason Reitman (1977– ), film director
• J.R. Rotem (1975– ), record producer
• Albert Ruddy (1930– ), film director
• Harry Saltzman (1915–1994), film producer
• Paul Saltzman (1943– ), film director and producer, founder of Sunrise Films
• Arna Selznick (1948– ), film director and story artist specializing in animation
• Dora Wasserman (1919–2003), playwright and theater director

Composers

• Murray Adaskin (1906–2002), composer
• Karel Ančerl (1908–1973), conductor
• István Anhalt (1919–2012), composer
• Louis Applebaum (1918–2000), film score composer
• Milton Barnes (1931–2001), composer and conductor
• Boris Berlin (1907–2001), musical instructor and composer
• David Botwinik (1920–2022), composer
• Alexander Brott (1915–2005), conductor and composer
• Boris Brott (1944– ), conductor
• Percy Faith (1908–1976), bandleader
• Harry Freedman (1922–2005), composer
• Lewis Furey (1949– ), composer
• Srul Glick (1934–2002), composer
• Helmut Kallmann (1918–1985), composer
• Uri Mayer (1946– ), conductor and violinist
• Oskar Morawetz (1917–2007), composer
• Albert Pratz (1914–1995), conductor and violinist
• Paul Shaffer (1949– ), bandleader
• Howard Shore (1946– ), composer
• Ben Steinberg (1930– ), composer and conductor
• Heinz Unger (1895–1965), conductor
• Maurice Zbriger (1896–1981), composer and violinist

Musicians

Classical

• Frances Adaskin (1900–2001), pianist
• Harry Adaskin (1901–1994), violinist
• Ellen Ballon (1898–1969), pianist
• Denis Brott (1950– ), cellist
• Rivka Golani (1946– ), viola player
• Moshe Hammer (1946– ), violinist
• Ofra Harnoy (1965– ), cellist
• Jacques Israelievitch (1948–2015), violinist
• Minuetta Kessler (1914–2002), concert pianist
• Anton Kuerti (1938– ), pianist
• Zara Nelsova (1918–2002), cellist
• Isidor Philipp (1863–1958), pianist and composer
• Ari Posner (born 1970), film and television score composer
• Ezra Schabas (1924–2020), musician
• Harold Sumberg (1905–1994), violinist
• Ethel Stark (1910–2012), violinist and conductor
• John Weinzweig (1913–2006), composer
• George Zukerman (1927– ), bassoonist and impresario

Jazz

• Paul Bley (1932–2016), pianist
• Jim Gelcer (1961– ), jazz musician
• James Gelfand (1959– ), jazz pianist
• Moe Koffman (1928–2001), jazz musician
• Sophie Milman (1983– ), jazz musician
• Nikki Yanofsky (1994– ), jazz-pop singer

Popular

• Leonard Cohen
• A-Trak (1982– ), DJ
• Oscar Brand (1920–2016), folk singer
• Drake (1986– ), rapper and actor
• Corey Hart (1962– ), singer
• Paul Hoffert (1943– ), founding member of Lighthouse
• Geddy Lee (1953– ), lead singer of Rush
• Efrim Menuck (1971– ), musician
• Ben Mink (1951– ), songwriter and musician
• Steven Page (1970– ), founding member of Barenaked Ladies
• Peaches (1966– ), electronic musician
• Robbie Robertson (1943–2023), lead guitarist of The Band
• Eddie Schwartz (1949– ), songwriter and music producer
• Sharon, Lois & Bram, children's music group
• Amy Sky (1960– ), singer-songwriter
• Socalled, rapper and producer
• Chaim Tannenbaum, folk singer
• Vanity (1959–2016), singer-songwriter
• David Usher (1966– ), frontman for Moist
• Bob Wiseman (1962– ), composer and founding member of Blue Rodeo
• Zal Yanovsky (1944–2002), rock musician, the Lovin' Spoonful guitarist
• Alissa White-Gluz (1985– ), death metal vocalist

Politics

Diplomats

• Klaus Goldschlag (1922–2012), ambassador
• Allan Gotlieb (1928–2020), ambassador
• Saul Rae (1914–1999), diplomat
• Norman Spector (1949– ), diplomat and journalist

Mayors

• Michael Applebaum (1963– ), mayor of Montreal
• Sidney Buckwold (1916–2001), mayor of Saskatoon
• Martin Dobkin (1942– ), first mayor of Mississauga
• Lumley Franklin (1808–1873), mayor of Victoria
• Philip Givens (1922–1995), mayor of Toronto and Liberal MP
• Lorry Greenberg (1933–1999), mayor of Ottawa
• Jacquelin Holzman (1935– ), mayor of Ottawa
• Sam Katz (1951– ), mayor of Winnipeg
• Leonard Arthur Kitz (1916–2006), mayor of Halifax
• Mel Lastman (1933–2021), mayor of Toronto
• Saul Laskin (1918–2008), mayor of Thunder Bay
• Stephen Mandel (1945– ), mayor of Edmonton and leader of the Alberta Party
• Danny Nathanson, mayor of New Waterford, Nova Scotia
• David Oppenheimer (1834–1897), mayor of Vancouver
• Nathan Phillips (1892–1976), mayor of Toronto
• Harvey Rosen (1949– ), mayor of Kingston
• Morley Rosenberg (1937– ), mayor of Kitchener
• Max Silverman (1906-1966), mayor of Sudbury

Politicians

• Jack Austin (1932– ), senator and cabinet minister
• Dave Barrett (1930–2018), 26th Premier of British Columbia
• George Benjamin (1799–1864), Conservative MP
• Peter Bercovitch (1879–1942), Liberal MP and Quebec Liberal MNA
• Lawrence Bergman (1940– ), Quebec Liberal MNA and cabinet minister
• Harry Blank (1925– ), Quebec Liberal MPP
• Annie Buller (1895–1973), co-founder of the Communist Party of Canada

• Elinor Caplan (1944– ), Liberal MP and cabinet minister
• Jim Carr, Liberal MP and Minister of Natural Resources
• Leon Crestohl (1900–1963), Liberal MP
• Saul Cherniack (1917–2018), Manitoba NDP MP and cabinet minister
• Tony Clement (1961– ), Minister of Industry and Minister of Health
• Irwin Cotler (1940– ), Liberal MP and Minister of Justice
• David Croll (1900–1991), senator and Liberal MP
• Julie Dabrusin (1971– ), Liberal MP
• Barney Danson (1921–2011), Liberal MP and Minister of National Defence
• Samuel Factor (1892–1962), first Jewish MP elected in Ontario
• Sheila Finestone (1927–2009), Liberal MP and senator

• Myra Freeman (1949– ), 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
• Linda Frum (1963– ), senator
• Irving Gerstein (1941– ), senator and businessman
• Marc Gold (1950– ), senator and law professor
• Carl Goldenberg (1907–1996), senator
• Victor Goldbloom (1923–2016), Quebec Liberal MNA and doctor
• Yoine Goldstein (1934–2020), senator
• Karina Gould (1987– ), Liberal MP and Minister of Democratic Institutions
• Herb Gray (1931–2014), Liberal MP and Deputy Prime Minister
• Larry Grossman (1943–1997), leader of the Ontario PC Party
• Ezekiel Hart (1770–1843), first Jew elected to a Canadian Parliament
• Solomon Hart Green (1885–1969), first Jew to sit in a provincial legislature
• Stanley Hartt (1937–2018), Chief of Staff
• Sharren Haskel (1984– ), Likud MK
• Chaviva HoÅ¡ek (1946– ), academic and politician
• Anthony Housefather (1971– ), Liberal MP and mayor of Côte Saint-Luc
• Samuel William Jacobs (1871–1938), Liberal MP and Jewish community leader
• Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General of Ontario
• René-Joseph Kimber (1786–1843), member of Parliament in Lower Canada and the Province of Canada
• Monte Kwinter (1931–2023), Ontario Liberal MPP and cabinet minister
• Melissa Lantsman (1984—), first Jewish woman elected as a Conservative MP
• Howard Levine, Toronto city councillor
• Michael Levitt, Liberal MP
• David Lewis (1909–1981), NDP leader and MP
• Stephen Lewis (1937–2026), Ontario NDP leader, MP and ambassador
• Jack Marshall (1919–2004), PC MP and senator
• Tom Marshall (1946– ), 11th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

• Herbert Marx (1932-2020), Quebec Liberal MNA, Minister of Justice, Solicitor-General
• Arthur Mitchell, leader of the Yukon Liberal Party
• Marty Morantz (1962– ), Conservative MP
• Nicolas Muzin, political strategist
• Henry Nathan Jr. (1842–1914), first Jew elected to the House of Commons
• Joe Oliver (1940– ), Conservative MP and Minister of Finance
• Annamie Paul, leader of the Green Party of Canada
• Bob Rae (1948–), Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and 21st Premier of Ontario
• Simon Reisman (1991–2008), civil servant
• Fred Rose (1907–1983), Labour–Progressive MP and Soviet spy
• Jacques Saada (1947– ), Liberal MP and cabinet minister
• Hugh Segal (1950– ), senator
• Morton Shulman (1925–2000), Ontario PC and NDP MPP
• Peter Shurman (1947– ), Ontario PC MPP
• Mira Spivak (1934– ), senator
• Sidney Spivak (1928–2002), leader of the Manitoba PC Party
• Maitland Steinkopf (1912–1970), first Jewish cabinet minister in Manitoba
• Hunter Tootoo (1963– ), Liberal MP
• Gerry Weiner (1933– ), PC MP
• Dov Yosef (1899–1980), Israeli minister

Religious leaders

• Reuven Bulka (1944–2021), rabbi and writer
• Jacob Raphael Cohen (1738–1811), rabbi
• Solomon Frank (1900–1982), synagogue rabbinical leader in Winnipeg and Montreal
• Simon Glazer (1876–1938), rabbi
• Elyse Goldstein (born 1955), Reform rabbi
• Joan Friedman, first female rabbi in Canada
• Yitzchak Hendel (1916–2007), Lubavitch rabbi
• Sheea Herschorn (1893–1969), Chief Rabbi of Montreal
• Pinhas Hirschprung (1912–1998), Chief Rabbi of Montreal
• Solomon Jacobs (1861–1920), rabbi
• Israel Isaac Kahanovitch (1872–1945), Chief Rabbi of Winnipeg
• Meshulim Feish Lowy (1921–2015), Tosher Rebbe
• Gunther Plaut (1912–2012), rabbi and author
• Avraham Aharon Price (1900–1994), Chief Rabbi of Toronto
• Nahum Rabinovitch (1928–2020), rabbi and posek
• Eli Rubenstein (1959– ), rabbi and Holocaust educator
• Erwin Schild (1920–2024), rabbi
• Jacob Immanuel Schochet (1935–2013), rabbi and scholar
• Shmuel Abba Twersky (1872–1947), Makarover Rebbe
• Joseph Weinreb (1869–1943), Chief Rabbi of Toronto

Writers

Authors

• David Albahari (1948– ), novelist
• Sue Ann Alderson (1940– ), children's novelist
• Lisa Appignanesi (1946– ), writer and novelist
• Isidore Gordon Ascher (1835–1914), novelist and poet
• Saul Bellow (1915–2005), writer; Nobel Prize in Literature (1976), Pulitzer Prize (1976)
• David Berman, (1962–), graphic designer, author
• David Bezmozgis (1973– ), author
• Martha Blum (1913–2007), writer
• Matt Cohen (1942–1999), novelist and children's writer
• Cory Doctorow (1971– ), science fiction author and blogger
• Sheila Fischman (1937– ), translator
• Kathy Friedman, poet
• Phoebe Gilman (1940–2002), children's author
• Nora Gold, writer
• Adam Gopnik (1956– ), writer and essayist
• Phyllis Gotlieb (1926–2009), science fiction novelist
• Charles Yale Harrison (1898–1954), novelist
• Sheila Heti (1976– ), novelist
• George Jonas (1935–2016), writer and journalist
• Guy Gavriel Kay (1954– ), fantasy writer
• Naïm Kattan (1928–2021), novelist and essayist
• Naomi Klein (1970– ), author and filmmaker
• Eric Koch (1919–2018), author, broadcaster and academic
• Gordon Korman (1963– ), children's and young adult fiction writer
• Henry Kreisel (1922–1991), writer and novelist
• Allan Levine (1956– ), historian and novelist
• Norman Levine (1923–2005), writer and poet
• Shar Levine (1953– ), children's author
• Jack Ludwig (1922–2018), novelist and sportswriter
• Seymour Mayne (1944– ), author and poet
• Judith Merril (1923–1997), science fiction writer
• Anne Michaels (1958– ), poet and novelist
• Sarah Mlynowski (1977– ), writer
• Alison Pick (1975– ), novelist
• David Rakoff (1964–2012), author
• Edeet Ravel (1955– ), novelist
• Mordecai Richler (1931–2001), author and essayist
• Nancy Richler (1957–2018), novelist
• Joel Rosenberg (1954–2011), science fiction author
• Chava Rosenfarb (1923–2011), author and poet
• Devyani Saltzman (1979– ), author
• Gail Simmons (1976– ), food writer
• Mariko Tamaki (1975– ), graphic novelist
• Morley Torgov (1927– ), novelist
• Aren X. Tulchinsky (1958– ), author and screenwriter
• Eleanor Wachtel (1947– ), writer and broadcaster
• William Weintraub (1926–2017), author
• Michael Wex (1954– ), novelist
• Adele Wiseman (1928–1992), author
• Hirsch Wolofsky (1878–1949), Yiddish author
• Shulamis Yelin (1913–2002), writer and teacher

Journalists and broadcasters

• Barbara Amiel (1940– ), journalist
• Sonia Benezra (1960– ), television and radio interviewer
• David Brooks (1961– ), political commentator
• Andrew Cohen (1955– ), journalist
• Nathan Cohen (1923–1971), theatre critic, broadcaster
• Michael Coren (1959– ), columnist and talk show host
• Red Fisher (1926–2018), sports journalist
• Josh Freed, columnist
• Barbara Frum (1937–1992), journalist
• David Frum (1960– ), political commentator
• Eli Glasner, entertainment reporter
• Ian Halperin (1964– ), investigative journalist
• Ken Hechtman (1967– ), journalist
• Ariel Helwani (1982– ), mixed martial arts journalist
• Simma Holt (1922–2015), journalist and politician
• Barbara Kay (1943– ), columnist
• Jonah Keri (1974– ), sports writer
• Karin Kloosterman, journalist
• Charles Krauthammer (1950–2018), columnist
• Michele Landsberg (1939– ), journalist and feminist activist
• Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate
• Jonathan Mann (1960– ), journalist
• Peter Newman (1929– ), journalist
• Hal Niedzviecki (1971– ), writer
• Steve Paikin (1960– ), journalist and author
• Abraham Rhinewine (1887–1932), journalist
• Carol Rosenberg, journalist
• Morley Safer (1931–2016), broadcast journalist and reporter
• Percy Saltzman (1915–2007), weather forecaster
• Joe Schlesinger (1928–2019), journalist
• Lionel Shapiro (1908–1958), journalist and novelist
• Dan Shulman (1967– ), sportscaster
• Evan Solomon (1968– ), journalist
• Larry Zolf (1934–2011), journalist

Poets

• Elizabeth Brewster (1922–2012), poet
• Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), poet and singer-songwriter
• Adeena Karasick (1965– ), poet
• A. M. Klein (1909–1972), poet and novelist
• Rachel Korn (1898–1982), poet and author
• Aaron Kreuter
• Irving Layton (1912–2006), poet
• Eli Mandel (1922–1992), poet
• Ida Maze (1893–1962), Yiddish poet
• Melech Ravitch, (1893–1976), Yiddish poet
• Joe Rosenblatt (1933–2019), poet
• Gregory Scofield (1966– ), poet
• Esther Segal (1895–1974), Yiddish poet
• J. I. Segal (1896–1954), Yiddish poet
• Joseph Sherman (1945–2006), poet
• Sholem Shtern (1907–1990), Yiddish poet
• Mark Strand (1934–2014), poet and essayist
• Miriam Waddington (1917–2004), poet
• Tom Wayman (1945– ), poet
• Yudika (1898–1988), Yiddish poet

Screenwriters and playwrights

• Ted Allan (1916–1995), screenwriter and playwright
• Ben Barzman (1910–1989), screenwriter
• Len Blum (1951– ), screenwriter
• Joel H. Cohen, television writer
• Robert Cohen, comedy writer
• Stan Daniels (1934–2007), screenwriter, director, and producer
• Evan Goldberg (1982– ), screenwriter
• Elan Mastai (1974– ), screenwriter
• Hannah Moscovitch (1978– ), playwright
• Sharon Pollock (1936–2021), playwright
• Oren Safdie (1965– ), playwright
• Rick Salutin (1942– ), playwright
• Adam Seelig (1975– ), playwright
• David Shore (1959– ), television writer
• Beverley Simons (1938– ), playwright
• Sandor Stern (1936– ), screenwriter
• Mel Tolkin (1913–2007), television comedy writer

Sports

Athletics

• Sasha Gollish (1981– ), competitive runner
• Abby Hoffman (1947– ), track and field athlete
• Gordon Orlikow (1960– ), decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor, Athletics Canada Chairman, Canadian Olympic Committee member, Korn/Ferry International partner
• Corson Robert Micheal Brown (1904—1969), runner and long Jew

Baseball

• Gabe Cramer (born 1994), baseball player, pitcher
• Goody Rosen (1912–1994), baseball player, outfielder, All-Star
• Adam Stern (1980– ), baseball player, outfielder

Basketball

• Doodie Bloomfield (1918–1950), basketball player
• Julius Goldman (1910–2001), basketball player
• Bennie Lands (1921–2014), basketball player
• Irving Meretsky (1912–2006), basketball player
• Mendy Morein (1926–2003), basketball player
• Cy Strulovitch (1925–2020), basketball player
• Sol Tolchinsky (1929–2020), basketball
• Murray Waxman (1925–2022), basketball

Canadian football

• Sam Berger (1900–1992), president of the CFL
• Noah Cantor (1971– ), CFL player
• Mark Cohon (1966– ), CFL Commissioner
• Sydney Halter (1905–1990), CFL Commissioner
• Lew Hayman (1908–1984), Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes coach

Chess

• Jacob Ascher (1841–1912), chess master
• Mark Bluvshtein (1988– ), chess grandmaster
• Nathan Divinsky (1925–2012), chess master
• Selim Franklin (1814–1885), chess master
• Sofia Polgar (1974– ), chess grandmaster
• Daniel Yanofsky (1925–2000), Canada's first chess grandmaster

Combat sports

• Mark Berger (1954– ), judoka, Olympic silver & bronze (heavyweight)
• Maxie Berger (1917–2000), boxer
• Eddie Creatchman (1928–1994), wrestler and manager
• Al Foreman (1904–1954), boxer
• Sarah Kaufman (1985– ), mixed martial artist
• Sammy Luftspring (1916–2000), boxer, Canadian champion welterweight, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
• Fred Oberlander (1911–1996), wrestler; world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion
• Lanny Poffo (1954– ), wrestler
• Irving Ungerman (1923–2015), boxing promoter and manager
• David Zilberman (1982– ), freestyle wrestler

Figure skating

• Ellen Burka (1921–2016), figure skater
• Petra Burka (1946– ), figure skater
• Dylan Moscovitch (1984– ), pairs skater
• Louis Rubenstein (1861–1931), world figure skating champion

Hockey

• Murray Bannerman (1957– ), ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
• Hy Buller (1926–1968), ice hockey, All-Star defenceman (NHL)
• Michael Cammalleri (1982– ), ice hockey, left wing (New Jersey Devils)
• Jason Demers (1988– ), ice hockey defenseman (Arizona Coyotes)
• Steve Dubinsky (1970– ), ice hockey, centre (NHL)
• Oren Eizenman (1985– ), ice hockey centre
• Kaleigh Fratkin (1992– ), ice hockey defenseman (Metropolitan Riveters)
• Mark Friedman (1995– ), ice hockey, NHL
• Cecil Hart (1883–1940), Montreal Canadiens coach and namesake of the Hart Memorial Trophy
• Adam Henrich (1984– ), ice hockey, left wing/centre (Serie A)
• Michael Henrich (1980– ), ice hockey, right wing, first Jewish player drafted in first round to the NHL
• Eric Himelfarb (1983– ), ice hockey centre (HC Thurgau)
• Corey Hirsch (1972– ), ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
• Josh Ho-Sang (1996– ), ice hockey forward (New York Islanders)
• Zach Hyman (1992– ), ice hockey left wing/centre (Edmonton Oilers)
• Joe Ironstone (1898–1972), ice hockey goaltender (NHL)
• Max Labovitch (1924–2018), ice hockey, right wing (NHL)
• Brendan Leipsic (1994– ), ice hockey left wing (Vancouver Canucks)
• Devon Levi (2001– ), ice hockey, goaltender (Northeastern Huskies, Canada men's national junior ice hockey team)
• Alex Levinsky (1910–1990), ice hockey, defenceman (NHL)
• Jacob Micflikier (1984– ), ice hockey forward (EHC Biel)
• David Nemirovsky (1976– ), ice hockey, right wing (CSKA Moscow)
• Bob Nystrom (1952– ), ice hockey, right wing (NHL)
• Eric Nystrom (1983– ), ice hockey, left wing (NHL)
• Cory Pecker (1981– ), ice hockey, right wing (NHL, Nationalliga B)
• Bob Plager (1943–2021), ice hockey defense (NHL)
• Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987), ice hockey left wing (NHL)
• Eliezer Sherbatov (1991– ), ice hockey, left wing (KHL)
• Max Silverman (1900–1966), ice hockey manager
• Trevor Smith (1985– ), ice hockey, centre (Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Ronnie Stern (1967– ), ice hockey, right wing (NHL)
• Josh Tordjman (1985– ), ice hockey goaltender (EC Red Bull Salzburg)
• Mike Veisor (1952– ), ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
• Stephen Weiss (1983– ), ice hockey, forward (Detroit Red Wings, NHL)
• Ethan Werek (1991– ), ice hockey, forward (OHL, NHL)
• Bernie Wolfe (1951– ), ice hockey, goaltender
• Larry Zeidel (1928–2014), ice hockey defenceman (NHL)

Racing

• Tanya Dubnicoff (1969– ), track cyclist
• Leah Goldstein (1969– ), Canadian-Israeli professional road racing cyclist winner of the Race Across America, World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel Duathlon national champion
• Yonnie Starr (1905–1990), racehorse trainer
• Lance Stroll (1998– ), Formula One driver

Racket sports

• Sharon Fichman (1990– ), tennis player
• Sherman Greenfeld (1962– ), racquetball player
• Jesse Levine (1987– ), Canadian-American tennis player
• Denis Shapovalov (1999– ), tennis player
• Andrew Sznajder (1967– ), tennis player

Soccer

• Adam Braz (1981– ), former professional soccer player
• Tomer Chencinski (1984– ), Israeli-Canadian soccer player
• Gottfried Fuchs (1889–1972), soccer (German national team)
• Daniel Haber (1992– ), soccer player
• Samuel Hazan (1983– ), soccer player
• Frederick Stambrook (1929–2005), president of the Canadian Soccer Association

Other

• Josh Binstock (1981– ), beach volleyball player
• Sam Schachter (1990– ), beach volleyball player
• Ben Weider (1923–2008), bodybuilder and entrepreneur
• Joe Weider (1919–2013), bodybuilder and entrepreneur

See also

• History of the Jews in Canada
• Lists of Jews
• Lists of Canadians

References