This is a list of notable people who are from Toronto, Canada, or have spent a large part of their career in that city.

• Margaret Atwood - Writer, fiction and poetry
• Dan Aykroyd - Comic actor
• Margita Bangova - Beggar
• Barenaked Ladies - Band, rock
• Hédi Bouraoui - poet, novelist and academic
• Theresa Burke - Journalist
• Neve Campbell - Actress (Party of Five, Scream series)
• John Candy - Comic actor
• Jim Carrey - Comic actor
• Choclair - Musician, rap
• George Chuvalo - boxer
• Cowboy Junkies - Musicians
• Deborah Cox - Singer
• David Cronenberg - Film director
• Robertson Davies - Writer
• Fefe Dobson - Singer
• Edge - Professional wrestler
• Atom Egoyan - Film director
• Linda Evangelista - Model
• Timothy Findley - Writer
• Frank Gehry - Architect
• Emma Goldman - Political activist
• Glenn Gould - Pianist
• Barbara Gowdy - Writer, fiction
• Phil Hartman - Comic actor
• John Huston - Actor
• Michael Ironside - Actor
• Jane Jacobs - Urban activist, writer
• Kids in the Hall - Television-based comedy troup
• Naomi Klein - Writer on social/economic issues (No Logo)
• Stephen Leacock - Writer, humour
• Geddy Lee - Musician
• Eugene Levy - Comic actor
• Norm MacDonald - Comic actor (SNL)
• Jamaal Magloire - NBA player
• Bruce McDonald - Film director
• Don McKellar - Actor
• Maestro Fresh Wes - Musician
• Martha and the Muffins - Musicians
• Bruce Mau - Designer (SMLXL )
• Marshall McLuhan - Academic and writer (Understanding Media)
• Joni Mitchell - Musician
• Kim Mitchell - Musician
• Raymond Moriyama - Architect
• Farley Mowat - Writer
• Anne Murray - Singer
• Mike Myers - Actor (Austin Powers)
• Alannah Myles - Singer
• Catherine O'Hara - comedic actress (SCTV, Beetlejuice, Best in Show)
• Mary Margaret O'Hara - singer/songwriter
• Kardinal Offishall - Musician, hip-hop
• Michael Ondaatje - Writer (The English Patient, and more)
• Mary Pickford - Actress, co-founder of United Artists
• Jason Priestley - Actor (Beverly Hills 90210)
• Rascalz - Musician
• Keanu Reeves - Actor (The Matrix)
• John D. Roberts - News Anchor CBS News Chief White House Correspondent, former CBS Evening News Sunday edition anchor and substitute anchor on Face The Nation
• Rush - Rock band
• Moshe Safdie - Architect
• Monika Schnarre - Supermodel and actress
• Martin Short - Actor
• Joe Shuster - Creator of Superman
• Jane Siberry - Musician
• Michael Snow - Artist
• Trish Stratus - Professional wrestler, model
• Don Tapscott - Writer and consultant, technology and business
• Alex Trebek - game show host (Jeopardy!)
• Nia Vardalos - Actress and writer, stage and film (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
• Yellow Plastic Bucket - musicians
• Neil Young - Rock musician
• Zeroption - musicians
• Moses Znaimer - Media mogul (CHUM, founder of Citytv)

See also: List of Toronto mayors