List of Irish Canadians

Last updated March 24, 2025

The following is a list of notable Irish Canadians.

List

Eugenie Bouchard - Tennis player
Jim Brennan - soccer player
Chartres Brew - Gold commissioner, Chief Constable and judge in the Colony of British Columbia
Ed Broadbent - politician and political scientist
Morley Callaghan - novelist and playwright
Mark Carney - governor of the Bank of Canada (2008-2013), governor of the Bank of England (2013-2020), Prime Minister of Canada (2025)
Jordan Clark - dancer and actress
D'Alton Corry Coleman (1879–1956), president of Canadian Pacific Railway ^[1]^[2]
Jim Coleman (1911–2001), Canadian sports journalist and Member of the Order of Canada^[1]^[2]
Stompin' Tom Connors – country and folk musician
Peter Cullen – voice actor
Philip J. Currie - author and historian
Peter Warren Dease - Arctic explorer
Bernard Devlin - 19th-century lawyer, journalist, politician
Elias Disney – the father of Roy and Walt Disney.
Denny Doherty - singer and songwriter, The Mamas & the Papas
Timothy Eaton - founder of Eaton's
Jimmy Ferguson - musician, The Irish Rovers
Michael Foley, Cyclist
John Furlong - CEO of Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Ryan Gosling - actor
David Griffin (athlete) – Olympic athlete and journalist^[3]
Shenae Grimes - actress
Emm Gryner - guitarist, songwriter-singer
Ciaran Hearn - rugby union player
Jill Hennessy - actress
W. A. Hewitt - sports executive and journalist, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee^[4]
Walter Huston - actor
Joshua Jackson - actor
Rocky Johnson, professional wrestler and father of Dwayne ("The Rock") Johnson
Jason Kenney - Premier Of Alberta
Larkin Kerwin - Physicist, First Lay Rector of Université Laval, founding president of the Canadian Space Agency
W. P. Kinsella - novelist and short story writer
Paul Martin - 21st Prime Minister of Canada
Bat Masterson - lawman
Connor McDavid - NHL player
James McGee - tennis player
Thomas D'Arcy McGee – Father of Confederation
Logan McGuinness - professional boxer
Catherine McKenna - Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada
Amybeth McNulty - actress
George Millar - musician of The Irish Rovers
Will Millar - musician, The Irish Rovers
Tom Mulcair - politician, former Leader of Official Opposition
Stefan Molyneux - far-right activist
Ben Mulroney - television personality, host of etalk , and son of Brian Mulroney
Brian Mulroney – 18th Prime Minister of Canada
Alice Munro - author
Owen Nolan - NHL player
Eugene O'Keefe - Canadian businessman and philanthropist; born in Bandon, County Cork; founded the O'Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto Limited in 1891
Kevin O'Leary - Businessman and television personality
Seamus O'Regan - Canadian-Irish former television personality, and Member of Parliament
Chauncey O'Toole - rugby union player
Erin O'Toole - Canadian politician and leader of the opposition
Lindi Ortega - singer-songwriter
Gerard Parkes - actor
John Draper Perrin - entrepreneur, mining executive
Pierre Poilievre - leader of the Conservative Party and Official Opposition
Johnny Reid - singer-songwriter
Ryan Reynolds - actor
Morgan Rielly - Hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Pat Riordan - rugby union player
Claude Ryan - Quebec Liberal Party leader
Frank Ryan - gangster
Louis St. Laurent - 12th Prime Minister of Canada
Mack Sennett - producer, director, writer, actor and founder of Keystone Studios
Martin Short - comedian, actor, singer and writer
Sir John Thompson - 4th Prime Minister of Canada
Daniel Tracey - doctor, journalist, politician
Shania Twain - singer-songwriter
Kevin Vickers - former ambassador and diplomat
Mary Walsh – comedian
Brandon Yip - ice hockey player

References

1 2 "Former President of CPR D. C. Coleman Dies at 77". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. October 17, 1956. p. 3.
1 2 "Canadian Pacific Facts and Figures". CPR Set-off Siding. Foundation Library Article. 1946. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
↑ "Royal Canadian Air Force Officer's Application and Record Sheet". Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Ottawa, Ontario: Veterans Affairs Canada. November 12, 1942. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
↑ Wallace, R. B. (April 3, 1944) [May 15, 1875], Province of Ontario: Certificate of Registration of Birth, Cobourg, Ontario, p. 63412{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[tribune-obituary-1] 1 2 "Former President of CPR D. C. Coleman Dies at 77". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. October 17, 1956. p. 3.

[CPR-2] 1 2 "Canadian Pacific Facts and Figures". CPR Set-off Siding. Foundation Library Article. 1946. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

[3] "Royal Canadian Air Force Officer's Application and Record Sheet". Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Ottawa, Ontario: Veterans Affairs Canada. November 12, 1942. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

[4] Wallace, R. B. (April 3, 1944) [May 15, 1875], Province of Ontario: Certificate of Registration of Birth, Cobourg, Ontario, p. 63412{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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