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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^[1]
• John Bienenstock (1936– ), immunologist^[2]
• Daniel Borsuk OQ (1978– ), plastic surgeon^[3]
• Éric Cohen (1958– ), molecular virologist^[4]
• Max Cynader CM (1947– ), ophthalmologist and neuroscientist^[5]
• Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto^{[citation needed}
  ]
• William Feindel OC (1918–2014), neurosurgeon^[6]
• Samuel Freedman OC (1928– ), clinical immunologist^[7]
• Phil Gold CC (1936– ), medical researcher^[7]
• Larry Goldenberg CM (1953– ), medical researcher^{[citation needed]}
• Carl Goresky OC (1932–1996), physician and scientist^[8]
• Michael Hayden CM (1951– ), geneticist^[9]
• Sara Hestrin-Lerner (1918–2017), physiologist^[10]
• Abram Hoffer (1917–2009), physician and psychiatrist^[11]
• Charles Hollenberg OC (1930–2003), physician and medical researcher^{[citation needed]}
• Harold Kaplan (1928–1998), psychiatrist^[12]
• George Karpati OC (1934–2009), neurologist^[13]
• Gideon Koren (1947– ), pediatrician
• Gabor Maté CM (1944– ), physician^[14]
• Harry Medovy OC (1904–1995), paediatrician^[15]
• Henry Morgentaler CM (1923–2013), doctor and abortion activist^[16]
• Richard Goldbloom CM (1924–2021), paediatrician^[17]
• Mel Rosenberg (1951– ), microbiologist^{[citation needed]}
• Sydney Segal CM (1920–1997), pediatrician and neonatologist^[18]
• Louis Siminovitch CC (1920–2021), molecular biologist^[19]
• Nahum Sonenberg CM (1946– ), microbiologist and biochemist^[20]
• Ralph Steinman (1943–2011), medical researcher; Nobel Prize in Medicine (2011)^[21]
• Karl Stern (1906–1975), neurologist and psychiatrist^[22]
• Mark Wainberg OC (1945–2017), HIV/AIDS researcher^[4]
• Zena Werb (1945–2020), cell biologist^[23]

Computing and mathematics

• Dror Bar-Natan (1966– ), topologist^[24]
• Yoshua Bengio (1964– ), computer scientist^{[citation needed]}
• David Borwein (1924–2021), mathematician^[25]
• Jonathan Borwein (1951–2016), mathematician^[25]
• Peter Borwein (1953–2020), mathematician^[25]
• Nathan Divinsky (1925–2012), mathematician and chess master^[26]
• Ian Goldberg (1973– ), cryptographer^{[citation needed]}
• Calvin Gotlieb CM (1921–2016), computer scientist^[27]
• Michael Gurstein (1944–2017), computer scientist^[28]
• Israel Halperin CM (1911–2007), algebraist^[29]
• Hans Heilbronn (1908–1975), mathematician^[30]
• William Kahan (1933– ), computer scientist and mathematician; Turing Award (1989)^[31]
• Irving Kaplansky (1917–2006), mathematician^[32]
• Yael Karshon (1964– ), symplectic geometer^{[citation needed]}
• Cecilia Krieger (1894–1974), mathematician^[33]
• Nathan Mendelsohn CM (1917–2006), combinatorialist and group theorist^[34]
• Pierre Milman (1945– ), algebraic and differential geometer^[35]
• Louis Nirenberg (1925–2020), analyst; Abel Prize (2015)^[36]
• Anatol Rapoport (1911–2007), applied mathematician^[37]
• Robert Steinberg (1922–2014), algebraist^[38]
• George Zames (1934–1997), control theorist^[39]

Engineering

• Norbert Berkowitz CM (1924–2001), engineering researcher^[40]
• Gregory Chamitoff (1962– ), NASA astronaut and engineer^[41]
• Valery Fabrikant (1940– ), mechanical engineer and convicted murderer^[42]
• Charles Hershfield (1910–1990), structural engineer^{[citation needed]}
• Josef Kates (1921–2018), engineer^[43]
• Leon Katz (1924–2015), biomedical engineer^[44]
• Cyril Leonoff (1925–2016), geotechnical engineer^[45]

History

• Irving Abella CM (1940– ), historian^[46]
• Norman Cantor (1929–2004), historian^[47]
• Natalie Zemon Davis CC (1928– ), historian^[48]
• David Feuerwerker (1912–1980), historian^{[citation needed]}
• Jan Grabowski (1962– ), historian and writer^[49]
• Jack Granatstein OC (1939– ), political and military historian^[50]
• Ronald Hamowy (1937–2012), historian and political theorist^[51]
• Gabriel Kolko (1932–2014), historian^{[citation needed]}
• Michael Marrus CM (1941– ), historian^{[citation needed]}
• David Noble (1945–2010), historian of technology^{[citation needed]}
• Derek Penslar (1958– ), historian^{[citation needed]}
• Harold Troper (1942– ), historian^{[citation needed]}
• Daniel Woolf (1958– ), historian^[52]

Humanities

• Gregory Baum (1923–2017), priest and theologian^{[citation needed]}
• Pulitzer Prize (1963)^[53]
• Archie Green (1917–2009), folklorist^[54]
• Marvin Herzog (1927–2013), professor of Yiddish language^{[citation needed]}
• Norma Joseph (1944– ), professor of Jewish Studies^[46]
• Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (1942– ), scholar of Jewish studies^[55]
• Allan Nadler (1954– ), professor of Jewish studies^{[citation needed]}
• Adele Reinhartz (1953– ), professor of Biblical literature^[46]
• David Roskies (1948– ), literary scholar^{[citation needed]}
• Abraham de Sola (1825–1882), professor of Semitic languages and literature^[56]
• Ruth Wisse (1936– ), professor of Yiddish literature^[57]

Philosophy

• Howard Adelman CM (1938– ), philosopher^{[citation needed]}
• Gerald Cohen (1941–2009), political philosopher^[58]
• S. Morris Engel (1931– ), philosopher^{[citation needed]}
• Emil Fackenheim (1916–2003), philosopher and theologian^[59]
• Raymond Klibansky CC (1905–2005), historian of philosophy^[60]
• Lou Marinoff (1951– ), philosopher^{[citation needed]}
• Roger Nash (1946– ), philosopher^{[citation needed]}
• Michael Neumann (1946– ), philosopher^[61]
• Jay Newman (1948–2007), philosopher^[62]
• Leonard Peikoff (1933– ), philosopher^[63]
• Hillel Steiner (1942– ), political philosopher^{[citation needed]}

Physics and chemistry

• Isaac Abella (1934–2016), physicist^[64]
• Sidney Altman (1939–2022), molecular biologist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1989)
• Alfred Bader CBE (1924–2018), chemist^[65]
• Myer Bloom (1928–2016), physicist^[66]
• Jacques Distler (1961– ), physicist^{[citation needed]}
• Ursula Franklin CC (1921–2016) metallurgist and physicist^[67]
• Helen Freedhoff (1940–2017), theoretical physicist^{[citation needed]}
• Stanton Friedman (1934–2019 ), nuclear physicist and ufologist^[68]
• Jack Halpern (1925–2018), inorganic chemist^{[citation needed]}
• Shlomo Hestrin (1914–1962), biochemist^[69]
• Leopold Infeld (1898–1958), physicist^[70]
• Werner Israel OC (1931–2022), physicist^[71]
• Martin Kamen (1913–2002), chemist^[72]
• Leon Katz OC (1909–2004), physicist^[73]
• Victoria Kaspi CC (1967– ), astrophysicist^[74]
• Lawrence Krauss (1954– ), theoretical physicist^[75]
• David Levy (1948– ), astronomer^[76]
• Rudolph Marcus (1923– ), chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1997)^[77]
• Maya Paczuski (1963– ), physicist^{[citation needed]}
• John Polanyi CC (1929– ), chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1986)^[78]
• Juda Hirsch Quastel CC (1899–1987), biochemist^[79]
• Sara Seager (1971– ), astronomer^[80]
• Moshe Shapiro (1944–2013), chemist and physicist^[81]
• David Shugar (1915–2015), physicist^[82]
• Louis Slotin (1910–1946), physicist and chemist^[83]
• Joe Schwarcz, science writer and chemist^[84]
• Theodore Sourkes OC (1919–2015), biochemist^[85]
• Rudolf Vrba (1924–2006), biochemist^[86]
• Leo Yaffe OC (1916–1997), nuclear chemist and university administrator^[87]

Social sciences

• Bernard Avishai (1949– ), professor of business^[88]
• Ellen Bialystok OC (1948– ), psychologist^[48]
• Paul Bloom (1963– ), psychologist^[89]
• Reuven Brenner (1947– ), economist^{[citation needed]}
• Michel Chossudovsky (1946– ), economist^[90]
• Stanley Coren (1942– ), psychologist^{[citation needed]}
• Kurt Freund (1914–1996), sexologist^[91]
• Rochel Gelman (1942– ), psychologist^[92]
• Reva Gerstein CC (1917–2020), psychologist^[93]
• Erving Goffman (1922–1982), sociologist^[94]
• Myrna Gopnik, (1935–), linguist
• Ida Halpern CM (1910–1987), ethnomusicologist^[95]
• Samuel Hollander OC (1937– ), economist^[96]
• Gad Horowitz (1936– ), political scientist^[97]
• Helmut Kallmann CM (1922–2012), musicologist^[98]
• Ivan Kalmar (1948– ), anthropologist^{[citation needed]}
• James Laxer (1941–2018), political economist^[99]
• Daniel Levitin (1957– ), cognitive psychologist^[100]
• Ronald Melzack OC (1929–2019), psychologist^[101]
• Henry Mintzberg OC (1939– ), business theorist^[102]
• Sylvia Ostry CC (1927–2020), economist^[103]
• Leo Panitch (1945–2020), political scientist^[104]
• Norman Penner (1921–2009), political scientist and historian^[105]
• Steven Pinker (1954– ), cognitive psychologist and linguist^[106]
• Susan Pinker (1957– ), psychologist and writer^[107]
• Frances Fox Piven (1932– ), political scientist^[108]
• Gad Saad (1964– ), evolutionary psychologist^[109]
• Myron Scholes (1941– ), financial economist; Nobel Prize in Economics (1997)^[110]
• Vera Shlakman (1909–2017), economist^[111]
• Lionel Tiger, anthropologist^[112]
• Jacob Viner (1892–1970), economist^[113]
• Kenneth Zucker (1950– ), psychologist and sexologist^[114]
• Shlomo Weber (1949– ), economist^{[citation needed]}

University administration

• Isaac Hellmuth (1819–1901), founder of the University of Western Ontario^[115]
• Myer Horowitz OC (1932–2022), president of the University of Alberta
• Sheldon Levy (1949– ), president and vice-chancellor of Ryerson University^[116]
• Jack N. Lightstone (1951– ), provost of Concordia University; president of Brock University^{[citation needed]}
• Frederick Lowy OC (1933– ), president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University^[117]
• Arnold Naimark OC (1933– ), president of the University of Manitoba^[118]
• Mordechai Rozanski (1946– ), president of the University of Guelph
• Bernard Shapiro OC (1935– ), principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University^[119]
• Harold Shapiro (1935– ), president of Princeton University^[120]
• Daniel Woolf (1958– ), principal and vice-chancellor of Queen's University^[121]
• Max Wyman (1916–1991), president of the University of Alberta^{[citation needed]}

Activists

• Manuel Batshaw (1915–2016), social worker^[122]
• Marjorie Blankstein CM, community activist^[6]
• Judy Feld Carr CM (1938– ), human rights activist^[46]
• Sabina Citron (1928– ), activist and author^[123]
• Martha Cohen CM (1920–2015), community activist^[124]
• Betty Dubiner (1912–2008), disabilities activist^[125]
• Bernie Farber (1951– ), Jewish community leader and social activist^[126]
• Abraham Feinberg (1899–1986), human rights activist.^[127]
• Shulamith Firestone (1945–2012), radical feminist^[128]
• Ruth Frankel CC (1903–1989), activist^[48]
• Howard Galganov (1950– ), political activist^[129]
• Saul Hayes OC (1906–1980), activist^[130]: 207
• Goldie Hershon (1941–2020), activist and Jewish community leader^[131]
• Lotta Hitschmanova CC (1909-1990), international development and humanitarian leader^[132]
• Kalmen Kaplansky CM (1912–1997), human rights activist^[133]
• Hillel Neuer (1969– ), executive director of UN Watch^[134]
• Judy Rebick (1945– ), political activist^[135]
• Dorothy Reitman CM (1932– ), activist^[136]
• Léa Roback (1903–2000), social activist and feminist^[137]
• Irv Rubin (1945–2002), Kahanist activist^[138]
• David Shentow (1925–2017), Holocaust educator^[139]

Artists

Architects and designers

• Hans Blumenfeld OC (1892–1988), architect and city planner^[140]
• Benjamin Brown (1890–1974), architect^[141]
• Jack Diamond OC (1932–2022), architect^[142]
• Frank Gehry CC (1929– ), architect^[143]
• Gregory Henriquez (1963– ), architect
• Phyllis Lambert CC (1927– ), architect and philanthropist^[141]
• Cornelia Oberlander CC (1921–2021), landscape architect^[144]
• Peter Oberlander OC (1922–2008), architect^[145]
• Moshe Safdie CC (1938– ), architect^[141]
• Arnold Scaasi (1930–2015), fashion designer^[146]

Fine arts

• Omer Arbel (1976– ), sculptor and designer^{[citation needed]}
• Aba Bayefsky (1923–2001), artist^[147]
• Arnold Belkin (1930–1992), painter^[148]
• Barry Blitt (1958– ), illustrator^[149]
• Sam Borenstein (1908–1969), painter^[150]
• Ghitta Caiserman-Roth (1923–2005), artist^[151]
• Lynne Cohen (1944–2014), photography^[152]
• Yehouda Chaki (1938– ), artist^[153]
• Sorel Etrog (1933–2014), sculptor^[154]
• Albert Gilbert CM (1922–2019), photographer^[155]
• Gerald Gladstone (1929–2005), sculptor^[156]
• Eric Goldberg (1890–1969), painter
• Jack Goldstein (1945–2003), multimedia artist^[157]
• Pnina Granirer (1935– ), painter^[158]
• Philip Guston (1913–1980), abstract expressionist^[159]
• Gilah Yelin Hirsch (1944– ), artist^[160]
• Eli Ilan (1928–1982), sculptor^[161]
• Gershon Iskowitz (1921–1988), artist^[162]
• Sarah Jackson (1924–2004), artist^[163]
• Mayer Kirshenblatt (1916–2009), painter^[164]
• Sylvia Lefkovitz (1924–1987), painter and sculptor^[165]
• Stanley Lewis (1930–2006), sculptor^[166]
• Harry Mayerovitch (1910–2004), artist and architect^[167]
• Louis Muhlstock (1904–2001), painter^[168]
• Henry Orenstein (1918–2008), painter^{[citation needed]}
• Alfred Pinsky (1921–1999), painter^{[citation needed]}
• David Rabinowitch (1943– ), sculptor^[169]
• Royden Rabinowitch OC (1943– ), sculptor^[169]
• William Raphael (1833–1914), painter^[170]
• Miriam Schapiro (1923–2015), artist^[171]
• Regina Seiden (1897–1991), painter^[172]
• Yechiel Shainblum, (died 1987), painter and sculptor^[173]
• Joe Shuster (1914–1992), co-creator of Superman^[174]
• Erik Slutsky (1953– ), painter^{[citation needed]}
• Max Stern (1904–1987), art dealer^[4]
• Avrom Yanovsky (1911–1979), cartoonist^{[citation needed]}

Business

Finance

• Mitch Garber (1964–), investor and business executive^[175]
• Sol Kanee OC (1909–2007), banker and Jewish community leader^{[citation needed]}
• Alvin Libin OC (1931– ), investor and co-owner of Calgary Sports and Entertainment^{[citation needed]}
• Lazarus Phillips OBE (1895 –1986), director of the Royal Bank of Canada and senator^[176]
• Louis Rasminsky CC (1908–1998), Governor of Bank of Canada^[177]
• CIBC World Markets^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Gerry Schwartz OC (1941– ), CEO of Onex Corporation^{[citation needed]}
• Alex Shnaider (1968– ), co-founder of the Midland Group^[178]
• Lawrence Stroll (1959– ), investor^[179]
• Mark Wiseman (1970– ) CEO of the CPP Investment Board^[180]

Media

• Izzy Asper OC (1932–2003), chairman of Canwest Global Communications^[181]
• Leonard Asper (1964– ), president and CEO of Canwest Global Communications^[181]
• Avie Bennett CC (1928–2017), chairman of McClelland & Stewart^[182]
• Jacques Bensimon CM (1943–2012), director of the National Film Board of Canada^[183]
• Mark Breslin CM (1952– ), co-founder of Yuk Yuk's^{[citation needed]}
• Edgar Bronfman Jr. (1955– ), CEO and chairman of Warner Music Group^[48]
• Paul Godfrey CM (1939– ), president and CEO of Postmedia Network^[184]
• Star Media Group^[185]
• Ian Greenberg (1942– ), co-founder and CEO of Astral Media^[186]
• Michael Hirsh (1948– ), co-founder of Nelvana^{[citation needed]}
• Mel Hurtig OC (1932–2016), publisher^[187]
• Jonathan Kay (1968– ), editor-in-chief of The Walrus^[188]
• Ezra Levant (1972– ), political commentator and founder of Rebel News^[189][190]
• Sirius XM Radio^[191]
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios^[192]
• Andy Nulman OC (1959– ), co-founder of Just for Laughs^[193]
• M. J. Nurenberger (1911–2001), founder of the Canadian Jewish News^[194]
• TVOntario^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Robert Rabinovitch (1943– ), president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation^[195]
• A. M. Rosenthal (1922–2006), executive editor of The New York Times; Pulitzer Prize (1960)^[196]
• Rogers Publishing^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Jay Switzer CM (1956–2018), president and CEO of CHUM Limited^{[citation needed]}
• Jack L. Warner (1892–1978), president of Warner Bros. Studios^[197]
• Moses Znaimer (1942– ), co-founder and head of Citytv^{[citation needed]}
• Mortimer Zuckerman (1937– ), co-founder of Boston Properties and media proprietor^[198]

Natural resources

• Robert Friedland (1950– ), founder of Ivanhoe Mines^[199]
• Leon Joseph Koerner (1892–1972), philanthropist and industrialist^[200]
• Peter Munk CC (1927–2018), founder of Barrick Gold^[201]
• Joseph Rotman OC (1935–2015), businessman and philanthropist^[202]
• Seymour Schulich OC (1940– ), mining businessman and philanthropist^[203]
• Irving Schwartz OC (1929–2010), entrepreneur and philanthropist^[204]
• Levy Solomons (1730–1792), merchant and fur trader^[205]

Philanthropists

• Bluma Appel OC (1919–2007), philanthropist^[206]
• Jenny Belzberg CM (1928– ), philanthropist^{[citation needed]}
• Alfred David Benjamin (1848–1900), businessman and philanthropist^[207]
• Lillian Bilsky Freiman OBE (1885–1940), philanthropist and civil leader^[46]
• Ruth Goldbloom OC (1923–2012), co-founder of Pier 21^{[citation needed]}

Real estate

• Marcel Adams (1920–2020), real estate investor^[208]
• Sylvan Adams (1958– ), real estate investor^[208]
• David Azrieli CM (1922–2014), real estate magnate^[209]
• Samuel Belzberg OC (1928–2018), businessman^[210]
• The Ghermezian family, shopping mall developers^{[citation needed]}
• Mitchell Goldhar (1962– ), founder of SmartCentres and owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.^{[citation needed]}
• Michal Hornstein CM (1920–2016), businessman and philanthropist^[211]
• The Reichmann family, real estate magnates^{[citation needed]}
  • Edward Reichmann (1925–2005), real estate magnate^{[citation needed]}
  • Paul Reichmann (1930–2013), real estate magnate^{[citation needed]}
• Jack Singer (1917–2013), real estate developer^{[citation needed]}
• Allan Zeman GBM (1949– ), developer^[212]

Retail

• Aldo Group^[213]
• The Bronfman family, businesspeople and philanthropists^{[citation needed]}
  • Charles Bronfman CC (1931– ), co-chairman of Seagram's^[48]
  • Edgar Bronfman Sr. (1929–2013), head of Seagram's and president of the World Jewish Congress^[48]
  • Samuel Bronfman CC (1889–1971), founder of Seagram's^{[citation needed]}
• Dov Charney (1969– ), founder of American Apparel^[48]
• Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), businessman and philanthropist^[214]
• George Cohon OC (1937– ), founder of McDonald's Canada^[48]
• Nathan Cummings (1896–1985), co-founder of Consolidated Foods^[215]
• Leslie Dan CM (1929– ), founder of Novopharm^{[citation needed]}
• Sir Mortimer Davis (1866–1928), tobacco industry executive^[216]
• Archibald Jacob Freiman (1880–1944), founder of Freimans^[217]
• Hershey Friedman (1950– ), owner of Agri Star^{[citation needed]}
• Daniel Friedmann (1956– ), CEO of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates^{[citation needed]}
• Daryl Katz (1961– ), founder of Katz Group of Companies and owner of the Edmonton Oilers^{[citation needed]}
• Murray Koffler OC (1924–2017), founder of Shoppers Drug Mart^[218]
• Ed Mirvish OC (1914–2007), founder of Honest Ed's^[219]
• Jack Rabinovitch CC (1930–2017), philanthropist^[48]
• Heather Reisman CM (1948– ), founder and CEO of Indigo Books and Music^[220]
• Dani Reiss CM (1973– ), president and CEO of Canada Goose^[221]
• Irv Robbins (1917–2008), co-founder of Baskin-Robbins^[222]
• Bruce Rockowitz (1958– ), CEO and vice-chairman of Global Brands Group^[223]
• Harry Rosen CM (1931– ), founder of Harry Rosen Inc.^{[citation needed]}
• Larry Rosen (1956– ), chairman and CEO of Harry Rosen Inc.^{[citation needed]}
• Calin Rovinescu CM (1955– ), president and CEO of Air Canada^[224]
• Isai Scheinberg (1946– ), co-founder of PokerStars^{[citation needed]}
• Mark Scheinberg (1973– ), co-founder of PokerStars^{[citation needed]}
• Isadore Sharp OC (1931– ), founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts^[225]
• Barry Sherman CM (1942–2017), chairman and CEO of Apotex^[226]
• Jeffrey Skoll OC (1965– ), president of eBay^[227]
• Sam Steinberg (1905–1978), president of Steinberg's^[228]
• Larry Tanenbaum OC (1945– ), chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment^[141]

Law

Jurists

• Rosalie Abella (1946– ), Supreme Court Justice^[229]
• Harry Batshaw (1902–1984), Quebec Superior Court Justice^[230]
• Charles Dubin OC (1921–2008), Chief Justice of Ontario^[230]
• Morris Fish CC (1938– ), Supreme Court Justice^[231]
• Samuel Freedman OC (1908–1993), Chief Justice of Manitoba^[232]
• Constance Glube OC (1931–2016), Chief Justice of Nova Scotia^[233]
• Alan Gold OC (1917–2005), Chief Justice of Quebec^[230]
• Sydney Harris (1917–2009), judge^[234]
• Bora Laskin CC (1912–1984), 14th Chief Justice of Canada^[230]
• Herbert Marx (1932–2020), Quebec Superior Court Justice and Minister of Justice
• Michael Moldaver (1947– ), Supreme Court Justice^[235]
• Nathaniel Nemetz CC (1913–1997), Chief Justice of British Columbia^[48]
• Marshall Rothstein CC (1940– ), Supreme Court Justice^[236]
• Tillie Taylor (1922–2011), Saskatchewan's first female magistrate^[237]

Lawyers

• Monroe Abbey CM (1904–1993), lawyer^[238]
• Maurice Alexander (1889–1945), barrister^[239]
• Dennis Beker (1989–present), lawyer^{[citation needed]}
• Louis Bloomfield (1906–1984), lawyer and businessman^{[citation needed]}
• Alan Borovoy OC (1932–2015), lawyer and human rights activist^[240]
• Harold Buchwald CM (1928–2008), lawyer^[241]
• Reuben Cohen CC (1921–2014), lawyer and businessman^[48]
• Martin Friedland CC (1932– ), lawyer^[242]
• Rocco Galati (1959– ), constitutional lawyer^[243]
• Edward Greenspan (1944–2014), lawyer^{[citation needed]}
• Adolphus Hart (1814–1879), lawyer and activist^[244]
• David Matas CM (1943– ), human rights lawyer^[245]
• Ed Morgan (1955– ), international lawyer^{[citation needed]}
• Harry Rankin (1920–2002), lawyer^[246]
• William Schabas OC (1950– ), professor of international law^[247]
• Morris Shumiatcher OC (1917–2004), lawyer and human rights activist^[248]
• Harvey Strosberg (1944– ), lawyer^[249]
• Harry Walsh OC (1913–2011), criminal lawyer^[250]
• Benjamin Zimmerman (1862–1923), justice of the peace^[251]

Military

• Morris Cohen (1887–1970), Canadian Expeditionary Force officers and adventurer^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Eleazar David David (1811–1887), cavalry officer^[252]
• Ben Dunkelman (1913–1997), World War II and 1948 Arab–Israeli War soldier^[253]
• Moe Hurwitz DCM (1919–1944), World War II soldier^[254]
• Maxwell Kogon DFC (1920–1980), World War II bomber pilot^{[citation needed]}
• Yank Levy (1897–1965), soldier and military instructor^[255]
• Gill Rosenberg (1983– ), member of the Women's Protection Units^[256]
• Sydney Shulemson DFC (1915–2007), World War II fighter pilot^[257]
• Peter Stevens (RAF officer) (1919–1979), German born WWII RAF officer, and RCAF post-war, best known for multiple POW escapes^{[citation needed]}

Performing arts

Actors and performers

• Harvey Atkin (1942–2017), actor and voice actor^[258]
• Aviva Armour-Ostroff, actress and filmmaker^[259]
• Liane Balaban (1980– ), actress^[260]
• Jay Baruchel (1982– ), actor, comedian, and screenwriter^[261]
• Frances Bay (1919–2011), character actress^[262]
• Lani Billard (1979– ), television actress^[263]
• Lionel Blair (1928–2021), actor and choreographer^[264]
• Ben Blue (1901–1975), actor and comedian^[265]
• Lloyd Bochner (1924–2005), actor^[266]
• Bobby Breen (1927–2016), actor and singer^[267]
• Howard Busgang, comedian^[268]
• Neve Campbell (1973– ), film and television actress^[269]
• Maury Chaykin (1949–2010), actor^[270]
• Boris Cherniak (1964– ), hypnotist^[271]
• Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975– ), actress
• Lauren Collins (1986– ), television actress^[272]
• Pauline Donalda OC (1882–1970), operatic soprano^[273]
• Barbara Dunkelman (1989– ), actress and internet personality^{[citation needed]}
• Ophira Eisenberg (1972– ), comedian^[274]
• Jamie Elman (born 1976 or 1977), actor
• Jake Epstein (1987– ), television actor^[272]
• Stacey Farber (1987– ), television actress^[272]
• Maureen Forrester CC (1930–2010), operatic contralto^[275]
• Celia Franca CC (1921–2007), founder of the National Ballet of Canada^[276]
• Victor Garber (1949– ), actor
• Jessalyn Gilsig (1971– ), television actress^[277]
• Joanna Gleason (1950– ), actress^[278]
• Jake Goldsbie (1988– ), television actor^[272]
• Anais Granofsky (1973– ), actress^[279]
• Lorne Greene (1915–1987), actor^[280]
• Nathan Fielder (1983– ), actor and comedian^[281]
• Corey Haim (1971–2010), actor^[282]
• Monty Hall (1921–2017), game show host^[278]
• Melissa Hayden (1923–2006), ballerina^[283]
• Lou Jacobi (1913–2009), actor^[284]
• Jonathan Keltz (1988– ), actor^[285]
• Shane Kippel (1986– ), television actor^[272]
• Mia Kirshner (1975– ), actress^{[citation needed]}
• Jack Kruschen (1922–2002), character actor^{[citation needed]}
• Paul Kligman (1923–1985), actor^[266]
• Rachelle Lefevre (1979– ), actress^[286]
• Sylvia Lennick (1915–2009), actress^[287]
• Caissie Levy (1981– ), stage actress and singer
• Eugene Levy CM (1946– ), actor and director^[288]
• Jaclyn Linetsky (1986–2003), television actress^[289]
• Mary Livingstone (1905–1983), radio comedian and actress^[290]
• Howie Mandel (1955– ), actor and comedian^[291]
• Rick Moranis (1953– ), actor and comedian^[292]
• Harley Morenstein (1985–), actor and Internet personality
• Irene Pavloska (1889–1962), mezzo-soprano^[293]
• Gloria Reuben (1964– ), television actress^[294]
• Spencer Rice (1963– ), writer, director and performer^[295]
• Seth Rogen (1982– ), film and television actor^[296]
• Sasha Roiz (1973– ), actor^[297]
• Saul Rubinek (1948– ), actor, director, producer and playwright^[298]
• Jonathan Sagall (1959– ), actor
• Mort Sahl (1927–2021), stand-up comedian^[299]
• William Shatner OC (1931– ), actor, director, and writer^[300]
• Norma Shearer (1902–1983), actress and Hollywood star^[301]
• Frank Shuster OC (1916–2002), comedian^[302]
• Anna Silk (1974– ), actress^[303]
• David Steinberg CM (1942– ), comedian and director^[304]
• Stuart Stone (1980– ), actor^[305]
• Tara Strong (1973– ), actress
• Kyle Switzer (1985– ), television actor^[306]
• Theresa Tova (1955– ), actress and playwright
• Al Waxman CM (1935–2001), actor^[307]
• Johnny Wayne (1918–1990), comedian^[273]
• Joseph Wiseman (1918–2009), theatre and film actor^[308]
• Finn Wolfhard (2002– ), actor^[309]

Directors and producers

• Barry Avrich (1963– ), television producer and film director^[310]
• Laszlo Barna (1948– ), television producer^[311]
• Zack Bernbaum, film director^[312]
• Murray Cohl CM (1929–2008), film director^{[citation needed]}
• David Cronenberg CC (1943– ), filmmaker and screenwriter^[313]
• Garth Drabinsky (1949– ), film and theatrical producer^[314]
• Bob Ezrin (1949– ), music producer^{[citation needed]}
• Ken Finkleman (1946– ), television producer^{[citation needed]}
• Jay Firestone (1956– ), film and television producer^{[citation needed]}
• Sidney Furie (1933– ), film director^[315]
• Herman Geiger-Torel OC (1907–1976), opera director^[316]
• Jake Gold (1958– ), musician manager^{[citation needed]}
• Harold Greenberg CM (1930–1996), film producer^{[citation needed]}
• Al Guest (1933– ), animation producer and director^{[citation needed]}
• Arthur Hiller OC (1923–2016), director^[317]
• John Hirsch OC (1930–1989), theatre director^[273]
• Michael Hirsh (1948– ), television producer^[318]
• Kenny Hotz (1967– ), producer and entertainer^[295]
• Simcha Jacobovici (1953– ), film director^[319]
• Estelle Klein (1930–2004), artistic director^[320]
• Franz Kraemer OC (1914–1999), radio producer^[321]
• Shawn Levy (1968– ), film director and producer^[322]
• Avi Lewis (1968– ), documentary filmmaker and television host
• Benjamin Lumley (1811–1875), opera director^[323]
• Francis Mankiewicz (1944–1993), director^[324]
• Lorne Michaels CC (1944– ), television producer^[325]
• David Mirvish CM (1944– ), theatre producer^[219]
• Sydney Newman OC (1917–1997), producer^[326]
• Noah Pink, screenwriter and television producer^[327]
• Jeremy Podeswa (1962– ), film and television director^[328]
• Ivan Reitman OC (1946–2022), film producer and director^[329]
• Jason Reitman (1977– ), film director^[330]
• J.R. Rotem (1975– ), record producer^[331]
• Albert Ruddy (1930– ), film director^[332]
• Harry Saltzman (1915–1994), film producer^[333]
• Dora Wasserman (1919–2003), playwright and theater director^[334]
• Arna Selznick (1948– ), film director and story artist specializing in animation.

Composers

• Murray Adaskin OC (1906–2002), composer^[335]
• Karel Ančerl (1908–1973), conductor^[321]
• István Anhalt OC (1919–2012), composer^[336]
• Louis Applebaum OC (1918–2000), film score composer^[273]
• Milton Barnes (1931–2001), composer and conductor^[273]
• Boris Berlin OC (1907–2001), musical instructor and composer^[321]
• David Botwinik (1920–2022), composer^[337]
• Alexander Brott CM (1915–2005), conductor and composer^[338]
• Boris Brott OC (1944– ), conductor^[338]
• Percy Faith (1908–1976), bandleader^[321]
• Harry Freedman OC (1922–2005), composer^[273]
• Lewis Furey (1949– ), composer^{[citation needed]}
• Srul Glick CM (1934–2002), composer^[273]
• Helmut Kallmann (1918–1985), composer^[321]
• Uri Mayer (1946– ), conductor and violinist^[339]
• Oskar Morawetz CM (1917–2007), composer^[273]
• Albert Pratz (1914–1995), conductor and violinist^[321]
• Paul Shaffer CM (1949– ), bandleader^[340]
• Howard Shore OC (1946– ), composer^[341]
• Ben Steinberg (1930– ), composer and conductor^[342]
• Heinz Unger (1895–1965), conductor^[321]
• Maurice Zbriger (1896–1981), composer and violinist^[343]

Musicians

Classical

• Frances Adaskin CM (1900–2001), pianist^[344]
• Harry Adaskin CM (1901–1994), violinist^[345]
• Ellen Ballon (1898–1969), pianist^[321]
• Denis Brott CM (1950– ), cellist^[338]
• Rivka Golani (1946– ), viola player^[339]
• Moshe Hammer (1946– ), violinist^[339]
• Ofra Harnoy CM (1965– ), cellist^[339]
• Jacques Israelievitch CM (1948–2015), violinist^[346]
• Minuetta Kessler (1914–2002), concert pianist^[347]
• Anton Kuerti OC (1938– ), pianist^[348]
• Zara Nelsova (1918–2002), cellist^[321]
• Isidor Philipp (1863–1958), pianist and composer^[349]
• Ari Posner (born 1970), film and television score composer^[350]
• Ezra Schabas CM (1924–2020), musician^[321]
• Harold Sumberg (1905–1994), violinist^[321]
• Ethel Stark CM (1910–2012), violinist and conductor^[321]
• John Weinzweig OC (1913–2006), composer^[273]
• George Zukerman OC (1927– ), bassoonist and impresario^[321]

Jazz

• Paul Bley CM (1932–2016), pianist^[351]
• Jim Gelcer (1961– ), jazz musician^[352]
• James Gelfand (1959– ), jazz pianist
• Moe Koffman OC (1928–2001), jazz musician^[353]
• Sophie Milman (1983– ), jazz musician^[354]
• Nikki Yanofsky (1994– ), jazz-pop singer^[355]

Popular

• A-Trak (1982– ), DJ^[356]
• Oscar Brand (1920–2016), folk singer^[357]
• Drake (1986– ), rapper and actor^[358][359]
• Corey Hart (1962– ), singer^[360]
• Paul Hoffert CM (1943– ), founding member of Lighthouse^[321]
• Geddy Lee OC (1953– ), lead singer of Rush^[361]
• Efrim Menuck (1971– ), musician^{[citation needed]}
• Ben Mink (1951– ), songwriter and musician^{[citation needed]}
• Steven Page (1970– ), founding member of Barenaked Ladies^{[citation needed]}
• Peaches (1966– ), electronic musician^[362]
• Robbie Robertson OC (1943–2023), lead guitarist of The Band^[363]
• Eddie Schwartz CM (1949– ), songwriter and music producer^[364]
• Sharon, Lois & Bram, children's music group^[365][366]
• Amy Sky (1960– ), singer-songwriter^[367]
• Socalled, rapper and producer^{[citation needed]}
• Chaim Tannenbaum, folk singer^{[citation needed]}
• Vanity (1959–2016), singer-songwriter^[368]
• Moist^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Bob Wiseman (1962– ), composer and founding member of Blue Rodeo^[369]
• Zal Yanovsky (1944–2002), rock musician, the Lovin' Spoonful guitarist^[370]
• Alissa White-Gluz (1985– ), death metal vocalist^[371]

Politics

Diplomats

• Klaus Goldschlag OC (1922–2012), ambassador^[372]
• Allan Gotlieb CC (1928–2020), ambassador^[6]
• Saul Rae (1914–1999), diplomat^[373]
• Norman Spector (1949– ), diplomat and journalist^[374]

Mayors

• Michael Applebaum (1963– ), mayor of Montreal^[375]
• Sidney Buckwold OC (1916–2001), mayor of Saskatoon^[376]
• Martin Dobkin (1942– ), first mayor of Mississauga^{[citation needed]}
• Lumley Franklin (1808–1873), mayor of Victoria^[377]
• Philip Givens (1922–1995), mayor of Toronto and Liberal MP^[378]
• Lorry Greenberg (1933–1999), mayor of Ottawa^[379]
• Jacquelin Holzman (1935– ), mayor of Ottawa^[380]
• Sam Katz (1951– ), mayor of Winnipeg^[381]
• Leonard Arthur Kitz (1916–2006), mayor of Halifax^[382]
• Mel Lastman (1933–2021), mayor of Toronto^[383]
• Saul Laskin (1918–2008), mayor of Thunder Bay^[382]
• Stephen Mandel (1945– ), mayor of Edmonton and leader of the Alberta Party^[384]
• Danny Nathanson, mayor of New Waterford, Nova Scotia^[385]
• David Oppenheimer (1834–1897), mayor of Vancouver^[386]
• Nathan Phillips (1892–1976), mayor of Toronto^[387]
• Harvey Rosen (1949– ), mayor of Kingston^[388]
• Morley Rosenberg (1937– ), mayor of Kitchener^[389]
• Stephen Mandel (1945-),mayor of Edmonton^{[citation needed]}

Politicians

• Jack Austin CM (1932– ), senator and cabinet minister^[390]
• Dave Barrett OC (1930–2018), 26th Premier of British Columbia^[391]
• George Benjamin (1799–1864), Conservative MP^[392]
• Peter Bercovitch (1879–1942), Liberal MP and Quebec Liberal MNA^[393]
• Lawrence Bergman (1940– ), Quebec Liberal MNA and cabinet minister^[394]
• Harry Blank (1925– ), Quebec Liberal MPP^[395]
• Annie Buller (1895–1973), co-founder of the Communist Party of Canada^[396]
• Elinor Caplan (1944– ), Liberal MP and cabinet minister^[397]
• Jim Carr, Liberal MP and Minister of Natural Resources^[398]
• Leon Crestohl (1900–1963), Liberal MP^[399]
• Saul Cherniack CM (1917–2018), Manitoba NDP MP and cabinet minister^[400]
• Tony Clement (1961– ), Minister of Industry and Minister of Health^[401]
• Irwin Cotler OC (1940– ), Liberal MP and Minister of Justice^[46]
• David Croll (1900–1991), senator and Liberal MP^[402]
• Julie Dabrusin (1971– ), Liberal MP^[398]
• Barney Danson CC (1921–2011), Liberal MP and Minister of National Defence^[403]
• Samuel Factor (1892–1962), first Jewish MP elected in Ontario
• Sheila Finestone (1927–2009), Liberal MP and senator^[404]
• Myra Freeman CM (1949– ), 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia^[405]
• Linda Frum (1963– ), senator^[406]
• Irving Gerstein CM (1941– ), senator and businessman^[407]
• Marc Gold (1950– ), senator and law professor^[408]
• Carl Goldenberg OC OBE (1907–1996), senator^[266]
• Victor Goldbloom CC (1923–2016), Quebec Liberal MNA and doctor^[393]
• Yoine Goldstein (1934–2020), senator^[409]
• Karina Gould (1987– ), Liberal MP and Minister of Democratic Institutions^[398]
• Herb Gray CC (1931–2014), Liberal MP and Deputy Prime Minister^[391]
• Larry Grossman (1943–1997), leader of the Ontario PC Party^[410]
• Ezekiel Hart (1770–1843), first Jew elected to a Canadian Parliament^[411]
• Solomon Hart Green (1885–1969), first Jew to sit in a provincial legislature^[46]
• Stanley Hartt OC (1937–2018), Chief of Staff^[374]
• Sharren Haskel (1984– ), Likud MK^[412]
• Chaviva Hošek OC (1946– ), academic and politician^[413]
• Anthony Housefather (1971– ), Liberal MP and mayor of Côte Saint-Luc^[414]
• Samuel William Jacobs (1871–1938), Liberal MP and Jewish community leader^[130]
• Solicitor General of Ontario
• Monte Kwinter (1931– ), Ontario Liberal MPP and cabinet minister^[415]
• Melissa Lantsman (1984—), first Jewish woman elected as a Conservative MP^{[citation needed]}
• Michael Levitt, Liberal MP^[398]
• David Lewis CC (1909–1981), NDP leader and MP^[416]
• Stephen Lewis CC (1937– ), Ontario NDP leader, MP and ambassador^[416]
• Jack Marshall CM (1919–2004), PC MP and senator
• Tom Marshall (1946– ), 11th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador^[417]
• Herbert Marx (1932-2020), Quebec Liberal MNA, Minister of Justice, Solicitor-General^[418]
• Arthur Mitchell, leader of the Yukon Liberal Party^[419]
• Marty Morantz (1962– ), Conservative MP^[420]
• Nicolas Muzin, political strategist^[421]
• Henry Nathan Jr. (1842–1914), first Jew elected to the House of Commons^[422]
• Joe Oliver (1940– ), Conservative MP and Minister of Finance^[423]
• Annamie Paul, leader of the Green Party of Canada^[424]
• Bob Rae (1948–), Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and 21st Premier of Ontario^[425]
• Simon Reisman OC (1991–2008), civil servant^[220]
• Fred Rose (1907–1983), Labour–Progressive MP and Soviet spy^[273]
• Jacques Saada (1947– ), Liberal MP and cabinet minister^[390]
• Hugh Segal OC (1950– ), senator^[426]
• Morton Shulman OC (1925–2000), Ontario PC and NDP MPP^[427]
• Peter Shurman (1947– ), Ontario PC MPP
• Mira Spivak (1934– ), senator^[428]
• Sidney Spivak (1928–2002), leader of the Manitoba PC Party^[428]
• Maitland Steinkopf OC (1912–1970), first Jewish cabinet minister in Manitoba^[429]
• Hunter Tootoo (1963– ), Liberal MP^[430]
• Gerry Weiner (1933– ), PC MP^[431]
• Dov Yosef (1899–1980), Israeli minister^[432]

Religious leaders

• Reuven Bulka CM (1944–2021), rabbi and writer^[433]
• Jacob Raphael Cohen (1738–1811), rabbi^[434]
• Solomon Frank (1900–1982), synagogue rabbinical leader in Winnipeg and Montreal^[435]
• Simon Glazer (1876–1938), rabbi^[436]
• Elyse Goldstein (born 1955), Reform rabbi^[437]
• Joan Friedman, first female rabbi in Canada^[438]
• Yitzchak Hendel (1916–2007), Lubavitch rabbi^[439]
• Sheea Herschorn (1893–1969), Chief Rabbi of Montreal^{[citation needed]}
• Pinhas Hirschprung (1912–1998), Chief Rabbi of Montreal^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Solomon Jacobs (1861–1920), rabbi^[440]
• Israel Isaac Kahanovitch (1872–1945), Chief Rabbi of Winnipeg^[441]
• Meshulim Feish Lowy (1921–2015), Tosher Rebbe^[442]
• Gunther Plaut CC (1912–2012), rabbi and author^[273]
• Avraham Aharon Price (1900–1994), Chief Rabbi of Toronto^{[citation needed]}
• Nahum Rabinovitch (1928–2020), rabbi and posek^{[citation needed]}
• Eli Rubenstein (1959– ), rabbi and Holocaust educator^{[citation needed]}
• Erwin Schild CM (1920–2024), rabbi^[443]
• Jacob Immanuel Schochet (1935–2013), rabbi and scholar^[444]
• Shmuel Abba Twersky (1872–1947), Makarover Rebbe^[445]
• Joseph Weinreb (1869–1943), Chief Rabbi of Toronto

Writers

Authors

• David Albahari (1948– ), novelist^[446]
• Sue Ann Alderson (1940– ), children's novelist^[447]
• OBE (1946– ), writer and novelist^[448]
• Isidore Gordon Ascher (1835–1914), novelist and poet^[449]
• Saul Bellow (1915–2005), writer; Nobel Prize in Literature (1976), Pulitzer Prize (1976)^[450]
• David Berman, (1962–), graphic designer, author
• David Bezmozgis (1973– ), author^[451]
• Martha Blum (1913–2007), writer^[452]
• Matt Cohen (1942–1999), novelist and children's writer^[453]
• Cory Doctorow (1971– ), science fiction author and blogger^[454]
• Sheila Fischman CM (1937– ), translator^[455]
• Kathy Friedman, poet^[456]
• Phoebe Gilman (1940–2002), children's author^{[citation needed]}
• Nora Gold, writer^[457]
• Adam Gopnik (1956– ), writer and essayist^[458]
• Phyllis Gotlieb (1926–2009), science fiction novelist^[459]
• Charles Yale Harrison (1898–1954), novelist^[460]
• Sheila Heti (1976– ), novelist^[453]
• George Jonas CM (1935–2016), writer and journalist^[461]
• Guy Gavriel Kay CM (1954– ), fantasy writer^[462]
• Naïm Kattan OC (1928–2021), novelist and essayist^[273]
• Naomi Klein (1970– ), author and filmmaker^[4]
• Eric Koch (1919–2018), author, broadcaster and academic^{[citation needed]}
• Gordon Korman (1963– ), children's and young adult fiction writer^[447]
• Henry Kreisel OC (1922–1991), writer and novelist^[273]
• Allan Levine (1956– ), historian and novelist^[453]
• Norman Levine (1923–2005), writer and poet^[463]
• Shar Levine CM (1953– ), children's author^{[citation needed]}
• Jack Ludwig (1922–2018), novelist and sportswriter^[4]
• Seymour Mayne (1944– ), author and poet^[453]
• Judith Merril (1923–1997), science fiction writer^[464]
• Anne Michaels (1958– ), poet and novelist^[465]
• Sarah Mlynowski (1977– ), writer^[466]
• Alison Pick (1975– ), novelist^[467]
• David Rakoff (1964–2012), author^[468]
• Edeet Ravel (1955– ), novelist^[453]
• Mordecai Richler CC (1931–2001), author and essayist^[453]
• Nancy Richler (1957–2018), novelist^[469]
• Joel Rosenberg (1954–2011), science fiction author
• Chava Rosenfarb (1923–2011), author and poet^[453]
• Gail Simmons (1976– ), food writer^[470]
• Mariko Tamaki (1975– ), graphic novelist^[471]
• Morley Torgov CM (1927– ), novelist^[472]
• Aren X. Tulchinsky (1958– ), author and screenwriter^{[citation needed]}
• Eleanor Wachtel OC (1947– ), writer and broadcaster^[48]
• William Weintraub (1926–2017), author^{[citation needed]}
• Michael Wex (1954– ), novelist^[473]
• Adele Wiseman (1928–1992), author^[474]
• Hirsch Wolofsky (1878–1949), Yiddish author^[475]
• Shulamis Yelin (1913–2002), writer and teacher^[476]

Journalists and broadcasters

• Barbara Amiel (1940– ), journalist^[477]
• Sonia Benezra (1960– ), television and radio interviewer^[478]
• David Brooks (1961– ), political commentator^[479]
• Andrew Cohen (1955– ), journalist^[4]
• Nathan Cohen (1923–1971), theatre critic, broadcaster^[480]
• Michael Coren (1959– ), columnist and talk show host^[481]
• Red Fisher CM (1926–2018), sports journalist^[482]
• Josh Freed, columnist^[483]
• Barbara Frum OC (1937–1992), journalist^[484]
• David Frum (1960– ), political commentator^[485]
• Eli Glasner, entertainment reporter^{[citation needed]}
• Ian Halperin (1964– ), investigative journalist^{[citation needed]}
• Ken Hechtman (1967– ), journalist^[486]
• Ariel Helwani (1982– ), mixed martial arts journalist^[487]
• Simma Holt CM (1922–2015), journalist and politician^[46]
• Barbara Kay (1943– ), columnist^[188]
• Jonah Keri (1974– ), sports writer^[488]
• Karin Kloosterman, journalist^[489]
• Charles Krauthammer (1950–2018), columnist^[490]
• Michele Landsberg OC (1939– ), journalist and feminist activist^[491]
• Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate^[492]
• Jonathan Mann (1960– ), journalist^[493]
• Peter Newman CC (1929– ), journalist^[494]
• Hal Niedzviecki (1971– ), writer^[495]
• Steve Paikin OC (1960– ), journalist and author^[496]
• Abraham Rhinewine (1887–1932), journalist^[497]
• Carol Rosenberg, journalist
• Morley Safer (1931–2016), broadcast journalist and reporter^[498]
• Percy Saltzman CM (1915–2007), weather forecaster^[266]
• Joe Schlesinger CM (1928–2019), journalist^[499]
• Lionel Shapiro (1908–1958), journalist and novelist^[500]
• Dan Shulman (1967– ), sportscaster^[501]
• Evan Solomon (1968– ), journalist^[502]
• Larry Zolf (1934–2011), journalist^[503]

Poets

• Elizabeth Brewster CM (1922–2012), poet^[467]
• Leonard Cohen OC (1934–2016), poet and singer-songwriter^[46]
• Adeena Karasick (1965– ), poet^{[citation needed]}
• A. M. Klein (1909–1972), poet and novelist^[453]
• Rachel Korn (1898–1982), poet and author^[504]
• Aaron Kreuter^{[citation needed]}
• Irving Layton OC (1912–2006), poet^[453]
• Eli Mandel (1922–1992), poet^[505]
• Ida Maze (1893–1962), Yiddish poet^[506]
• Melech Ravitch, (1893–1976), Yiddish poet^[507]
• Joe Rosenblatt (1933–2019), poet^[273]
• Gregory Scofield (1966– ), poet^[508]
• Esther Segal (1895–1974), Yiddish poet^[509]
• J. I. Segal (1896–1954), Yiddish poet^[510]
• Joseph Sherman OC (1945–2006), poet^{[citation needed]}
• Sholem Shtern (1907–1990), Yiddish poet^[511]
• Mark Strand (1934–2014), poet and essayist^[512]
• Miriam Waddington (1917–2004), poet^[513]
• Tom Wayman (1945– ), poet^{[citation needed]}
• Yudika (1898–1988), Yiddish poet^[514]

Screenwriters and playwrights

• Ted Allan (1916–1995), screenwriter and playwright^[4]
• Ben Barzman (1910–1989), screenwriter^{[citation needed]}
• Len Blum (1951– ), screenwriter^[515]
• Joel H. Cohen, television writer^[516]
• Robert Cohen, comedy writer^[517]
• Stan Daniels (1934–2007), screenwriter, director, and producer^[518]
• Evan Goldberg (1982– ), screenwriter^[519]
• Elan Mastai (1974– ), screenwriter^[520]
• Hannah Moscovitch (1978– ), playwright^[521]
• Sharon Pollock OC (1936–2021), playwright^[459]
• Oren Safdie (1965– ), playwright^[522]
• Rick Salutin (1942– ), playwright^[459]
• Adam Seelig (1975– ), playwright^[523]
• David Shore (1959– ), television writer^{[citation needed]}
• Beverley Simons (1938– ), playwright^[524]
• Sandor Stern (1936– ), screenwriter^{[citation needed]}
• Mel Tolkin (1913–2007), television comedy writer^[525]

Sports

Athletics

• Sasha Gollish (1981– ), competitive runner^[526]
• Abby Hoffman OC (1947– ), track and field athlete^[527]
• Gordon Orlikow (1960– ), decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor, Athletics Canada Chairman, Canadian Olympic Committee member, Korn/Ferry International partner^{[citation needed]}
• Corson Robert Micheal Brown (1904—1969), runner and long Jew^[528]

Baseball

• Goody Rosen (1912–1994), baseball player, outfielder, All-Star^[529]
• Adam Stern (1980– ), baseball player, outfielder^{[citation needed]}

Basketball

• Doodie Bloomfield (1918–1950), basketball player^[530]
• Julius Goldman (1910–2001), basketball player^[531]
• Bennie Lands (1921–2014), basketball player^[530]
• Irving Meretsky (1912–2006), basketball player^[532]: 227
• Mendy Morein (1926–2003), basketball player^[530]
• Cy Strulovitch (1925–2020), basketball player^[530]
• Sol Tolchinsky (1929–2020), basketball^[530]
• Murray Waxman (1925–2022), basketball^[530]

Canadian football

• Sam Berger CM (1900–1992), president of the CFL^[533]
• Noah Cantor (1971– ), CFL player^[534]
• Mark Cohon (1966– ), CFL Commissioner^[535]
• Sydney Halter OC (1905–1990), CFL Commissioner^[535]
• Lew Hayman (1908–1984), Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes coach^[536]

Chess

• Jacob Ascher (1841–1912), chess master^{[citation needed]}
• Mark Bluvshtein (1988– ), chess grandmaster^{[citation needed]}
• Nathan Divinsky (1925–2012), chess master^[537]
• Selim Franklin (1814–1885), chess master^[538]
• Sofia Polgar (1974– ), chess grandmaster^[539]
• Daniel Yanofsky OC (1925–2000), Canada's first chess grandmaster^{[citation needed]}

Combat sports

• Mark Berger (1954– ), judoka, Olympic silver & bronze (heavyweight)^{[citation needed]}
• Maxie Berger (1917–2000), boxer^[540]
• Eddie Creatchman (1928–1994), wrestler and manager^[541]
• Al Foreman (1904–1954), boxer^[542]
• Sarah Kaufman (1985– ), mixed martial artist^[543]
• Sammy Luftspring (1916–2000), boxer, Canadian champion welterweight, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame^[544]
• Fred Oberlander (1911–1996), wrestler; world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion^[545]
• Lanny Poffo (1954– ), wrestler^[546]
• Irving Ungerman (1923–2015), boxing promoter and manager^[531]
• David Zilberman (1982– ), freestyle wrestler^[547]

Figure skating

• Ellen Burka CM (1921–2016), figure skater^[531]
• Petra Burka (1946– ), figure skater^[531]
• Dylan Moscovitch (1984– ), pairs skater^[548]
• Louis Rubenstein (1861–1931), world figure skating champion^[549]

Hockey

• NHL)^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Hy Buller (1926–1968), ice hockey, All-Star defenceman (NHL)^{[citation needed]}
• Michael Cammalleri (1982– ), ice hockey, left wing (New Jersey Devils)^[550]
• Jason Demers (1988– ), ice hockey defenseman (Arizona Coyotes)^[551]
• Steve Dubinsky (1970– ), ice hockey, centre (NHL)^{[citation needed]}
• Oren Eizenman (1985– ), ice hockey centre^[550]
• Kaleigh Fratkin (1992– ), ice hockey defenseman (Metropolitan Riveters) ^[552][553]
• Mark Friedman (1995– ), ice hockey, NHL^{[citation needed]}
• Cecil Hart (1883–1940), Montreal Canadiens coach and namesake of the Hart Memorial Trophy^[554]
• Serie A)^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Michael Henrich (1980– ), ice hockey, right wing, first Jewish player drafted in first round to the NHL^[555]
• Eric Himelfarb (1983– ), ice hockey centre (HC Thurgau)^{[citation needed]}
• Corey Hirsch (1972– ), ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)^{[citation needed]}
• Josh Ho-Sang (1996– ), ice hockey forward (New York Islanders)^[556]
• Zach Hyman (1992– ), ice hockey left wing/centre (Edmonton Oilers)^{[citation needed]}
• Joe Ironstone (1898–1972), ice hockey goaltender (NHL)^[557]
• Max Labovitch (1924–2018), ice hockey, right wing (NHL)^[558]
• Brendan Leipsic (1994– ), ice hockey left wing (Vancouver Canucks)^[559]
• Devon Levi (2001– ), ice hockey, goaltender (Northeastern Huskies, Canada men's national junior ice hockey team)
• Alex Levinsky (1910–1990), ice hockey, defenceman (NHL)^{[citation needed]}
• Jacob Micflikier (1984– ), ice hockey forward (EHC Biel)^[560]
• David Nemirovsky (1976– ), ice hockey, right wing (CSKA Moscow)^{[citation needed]}
• Bob Nystrom (1952– ), ice hockey, right wing (NHL)^{[citation needed]}
• Eric Nystrom (1983– ), ice hockey, left wing (NHL)^[532]: 174
• Cory Pecker (1981– ), ice hockey, right wing (NHL, Nationalliga B)^[561]
• Bob Plager (1943–2021), ice hockey defense (NHL)^[562]
• Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987), ice hockey left wing (NHL)^[557]
• Eliezer Sherbatov (1991– ), ice hockey, left wing (KHL)^[563]
• Max Silverman (1900–1966), ice hockey manager
• Trevor Smith (1985– ), ice hockey, centre (Toronto Maple Leafs)^[564]
• 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)^[565]
• Stephen Weiss (1983– ), ice hockey, forward (Detroit Red Wings, NHL)^[566]
• Ethan Werek (1991– ), ice hockey, forward (OHL, NHL)^{[citation needed]}
• Bernie Wolfe (1951– ), ice hockey, goaltender^[567]
• Larry Zeidel (1928–2014), ice hockey defenceman (NHL)

Racing

• Tanya Dubnicoff (1969– ), track cyclist^[532]: 239
• road racing cyclist winner of the Race Across America, World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel Duathlon national champion^{[citation needed}
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• Yonnie Starr (1905–1990), racehorse trainer^{[citation needed]}
• Lance Stroll (1998– ), Formula One driver^[179]

Racket sports

• Sharon Fichman (1990– ), tennis player^[568]
• Sherman Greenfeld (1962– ), racquetball player^[531]
• Jesse Levine (1987– ), Canadian-American tennis player^[569]
• Denis Shapovalov (1999– ), tennis player^[570]
• Andrew Sznajder (1967– ), tennis player^[532]: 258

Soccer

• Adam Braz (1981– ), former professional soccer player^[571]
• Tomer Chencinski (1984– ), Israeli-Canadian soccer player^[572]
• Gottfried Fuchs (1889–1972), soccer (German national team)^[573]
• Daniel Haber (1992– ), soccer player^[574]
• Samuel Hazan (1983– ), soccer player^{[citation needed]}
• Frederick Stambrook (1929–2005), president of the Canadian Soccer Association^[575]

Other

• Josh Binstock (1981– ), beach volleyball player^[576]
• Sam Schachter (1990– ), beach volleyball player^[576]
• Ben Weider OC (1923–2008), bodybuilder and entrepreneur^[577]
• Joe Weider (1919–2013), bodybuilder and entrepreneur^[577]

See also

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

References