List of Canadians of Asian Ancestry - Notable Asian Canadians

Notable Asian Canadians

  • Ken Adachi, Toronto Star writer
  • Tahmena Bokhari, professor and social worker who won Mrs Pakistan World 2010.
  • Mikey Bustos, singer, Canadian Idol finalist of Filipino ancestry
  • Raymond Chan, Member of Parliament
  • Terry Chen, film and television actor
  • Wei Chen, television news anchor (CTV Television Network, Toronto One)
  • Ben Chin, former television news anchor (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto One) and now advisor to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
  • Ken Chinn, also known as Mr. Chi Pig, vocalist and co-founding member of seminal Canadian punk rock group SNFU
  • Denise Chong, writer and economist
  • Ida Chong, British Columbia Cabinet Minister
  • Kevin Chong, novelist
  • Tommy Chong, actor and comedian
  • Olivia Chow, Member of Parliament, and wife of New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton
  • Wayson Choy, novelist
  • Nathalie Chung, journalist and television news anchor of Korean and French-Canadian descent, (RDI / SRC)
  • Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005, former journalist, novelist, publisher, winner of a Gemini Award
  • Monika Deol, television presenter of Sikh ancestry
  • Herb Dhaliwal, Liberal Member of Parliament and cabinet minister of Indian ancestry
  • Lexa Doig Actress of Filipino ancestry
  • Ujjal Dosanjh, former premier of British Columbia, of Indian ancestry, Liberal MP and federal Minister of Health
  • Tzvi Erez virtuoso classical pianist of Israeli ancestry
  • Sorel Etrog artist, writer, and philosopher of Israeli ancestry
  • Ghazi Falah Israeli-born Canadian geographer
  • Hedy Fry, Liberal Member of Parliament
  • Yasmeen Ghauri, Canadian supermodel of Pakistani descent
  • Jian Ghomeshi, musician (Moxy Früvous) and CBC television host
  • Gurmant Grewal and Nina Grewal, Conservative Members of Parliament, the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
  • Emm Gryner, singer-songwriter of mixed Filipino ancestry
  • Corey Haim Canadian actor of Israeli ancestry
  • Ian Hanomansing, CBC journalist of Indian ancestry
  • Tariq Hussain, Canadian singer-songwriter and radio personality of Pakistani descent. Currently a host for CBC Radio 3.
  • Robert Ito, actor
  • Simcha Jacobovici Israeli-born film director, producer, free-lance journalist, and writer.
  • Rahim Jaffer, politician of Pakistani ancestry
  • Zillur Rahman John, Bangladeshi Canadian, mime and pantomime artist
  • Ron Josol, stand-up comedian and TV host of Filipino ancestry
  • Nazem Kadri, draftee of the Toronto Maple Leafs born and raised in London, Ontario, of Lebanese descent
  • Paul Kariya, NHL star of partial Japanese ancestry
  • Wajid Khan, businessman and politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville for the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the special advisor of the Prime Minister of Canada for the Middle East and South Asia.
  • Gail Kim, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler of Korean heritage
  • Tanya Kim, CTV personality, Host of eTalk Daily (with Ben Mulroney)
  • Joy Kogawa, writer of Japanese ancestry
  • Kristin Kreuk, actress born to a Chinese-Indonesian mother
  • Jenny Kwan, Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
  • Miranda Kwok, actress, screenwriter and film producer
  • Norman Kwong, former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, former Canadian Football League player and National Hockey League team executive
  • Larissa Lai, writer
  • David Lam, former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, lawyer, real estate tycoon
  • Evelyn Lau, poet and novelist
  • Henry Lau, violinist and member of boy band Super Junior M
  • Jeannie Lee, CBC journalist
  • Sook-Yin Lee, musician, television (MuchMusic) and radio (CBC Radio One) personality
  • Sophia Leung, Liberal Member of Parliament
  • Eugene Levy actor of Jewish ancestry
  • Rex Liu, classical bassoonist
  • Alan Lowe, Victoria BC, Mayor of Victoria, BC
  • Linlyn Lue, actress
  • Mig Macario, actor of Filipino descent
  • Hazel Mae, sports broadcaster of Filipino descent
  • Shaun Majumder, comedian
  • Gurbax Malhi, Liberal Member of Parliament
  • Inky Mark, Conservative Member of Parliament
  • Deepa Mehta, film director of Indian ancestry
  • Roy Miki, poet of Japanese ancestry
  • Bharati Mukherjee, novelist
  • Sharon Navarro, newscaster/reporter of Filipino descent
  • Zarqa Nawaz, freelance writer, broadcaster, and filmmaker of Pakistani descent. Creator and writer of a popular Canadian CBC sitcom called Little Mosque on the Prairie
  • George Nozuka, singer/songwriter
  • Sandra Oh, actor of Korean ancestry, who appeared in the 2004 film Sideways. She also appears on the TV show Grey's Anatomy
  • Santa J. Ono, Japanese-Canadian-American biologist, university administrator
  • Ruth Ozeki, novelist
  • Rey Pagtakhan, former Liberal Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister
  • Alex Pagulayan, billiards world champion of Filipino origin
  • Jon Kimura Parker, classical pianist and recording artist of Japanese ancestry
  • Russell Peters, comedian of Anglo-Indian ancestry
  • Vivienne Poy, Senator
  • Keanu Reeves, actor of partial Chinese and Hawaiian ancestry
  • Sasha Roiz actor of Israeli descent
  • Kerri Sakamoto, novelist of Japanese ancestry
  • Eric San, musician and turntablist who records as Kid Koala
  • Jordan Leon Schidlowski soccer player
  • Shyam Selvadurai, novelist
  • Tetsuro Shigematsu, CBC radio host
  • Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star journalist, columnist
  • Jaspreet Singh, author
  • Ashwin Sood, drummer for (and husband of) Sarah McLachlan, of Indian descent
  • Alfred Sung, fashion designer
  • Hannah Sung, MuchMusic videographer
  • David Suzuki, scientist and television personality of Japanese ancestry
  • Siu Ta, actress (This is Wonderland)
  • Harinder Takhar, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament, currently Minister of Transportation
  • Jennifer Tilly and Meg Tilly, actresses of mixed Chinese ancestry
  • Osnat Tzadok Israeli-born painter
  • David Usher, singer-songwriter of mixed Thai ancestry
  • Gil Vainshtein association football player.
  • M.G. Vassanji, novelist of Indian descent, although born in Kenya
  • Adnan Virk, anchorman of The Score, of Pakistani descent
  • Fred Wah, poet and novelist
  • Jan Wong, Globe & Mail reporter and authour
  • Jean Yoon, poet and playwright
  • Christine Yoshikawa, classical pianist and recording artist of Japanese ancestry
  • Catalina Yue, actress, singer, songwriter and recording artist of Chinese and Japanese ancestry
  • Lani Maestro, visual artist
  • Ken Lum, visual artist
  • Ed Pien, visual artist

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