List of people from Vaughan
This is a list of notable people who are from Vaughan, Ontario, or who have spent a large or formative part of their career in that city.
A
[edit]- Max Aitken — Canadian-British newspaper publisher
- Elizabeth Arden – founder of cosmetic company Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
- Andreas Athanasiou – NHL Player
B
[edit]- Robert Barbieri – professional rugby player for Benetton Treviso and the Italian national team
- Massimo Bertocchi – Olympic decathlete
- Mark Bocek – UFC fighter
C
[edit]- Luca Caputi – ice hockey player
- Franklin Carmichael – Canadian artist and member of the Group of Seven
- Jesse Carere – actor
- Anthony Cirelli – hockey player
- Andrew Cogliano – NHL player
- Frank Corrado – National Hockey League player
D
[edit]- Justin DiBenedetto – ice hockey player
- Chris DiDomenico – ice hockey player
- Phil Di Giuseppe – ice hockey player
- Natalie Di Luccio – international multilingual singer
- Sergio Di Zio – actor
E
[edit]- Steve Eminger – hockey player
F
[edit]- Danny Fernandes – singer
G
[edit]- Duff Gibson – skeleton racer and gold medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics
H
[edit]- Mike Harris – 22nd Premier of Ontario
J
[edit]- Mendelson Joe – artist raised in Maple
- Franz Johnston – Canadian artist associated with the Group of Seven.
K
[edit]- Marc Kielburger – social entrepreneur, co-founder of WE Charity and Me to We
- Craig Kielburger – social entrepreneur, co-founder of WE Charity and Me to We
L
[edit]- Michael Liambas – ice hockey player
- Arthur Lismer – English-Canadian painter, educator, and member of the Group of Seven
M
[edit]- Adam Mascherin – hockey player
- Tyler Medeiros – teen singer
- Victor Mete – hockey player
N
[edit]- Steve Nease – cartoonist
P
[edit]- Sarina Paris - dance/pop singer; grew up in Thornhill-Vaughan
- Al Palladini – politician
- Russell Peters – international comedian; owns a house in Vaughan
- Michael Petrasso – soccer player
- Andi Petrillo – sports anchor
- Dina Pugliese – television personality
R
[edit]- Marco Reda – professional soccer player
- David Rocco – actor and television cooking show host
- Vince Rocco – ice hockey player
S
[edit]- Roman Sadovsky – Canadian figure skater and two-time Junior Grand Prix Finalist
- Denis Shapovalov – Israeli-Canadian tennis player
- Martina Sorbara – lead singer and songwriter of Juno-Award-winning band Dragonette
T
[edit]- Marco Terminesi – soccer player
V
[edit]- Phil Varone – hockey player
- Fred Varley – was a member of the Canadian Group of Seven artists.
W
[edit]- Andrew Wiggins – professional basketball player