This is a list of notable people from, or who spent considerable time residing in, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A Alison Acheson, writer Sean Anthony, basketball player Fardaws Aimaq, basketball player Daniel Adair, musician Bryan Adams, singer Robert Campbell Aitken, electrical engineer Vikky Alexander, artist Glenn Anderson, NHL hockey player Pamela Anderson, actress Omer Arbel, multidisciplinary artist and designer, co-founder of Bocci Arteezy, professional Dota 2 player B Neeru Bajwa, actress Peter Bakonyi (1933–1997), Hungarian-born Canadian Olympic fencer Fairuza Balk, actress Ashleigh Ball, voice actress known for her lead role on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and lead singer of Hey Ocean! Joan Balzar, painter James Barber (1923–2007), cookbook author, aka "The Urban Peasant" bbno$, recording artist AC Bonifacio, dancer Barry Beck, hockey player Gil Bellows, actor Vicki Berner (1945–2017), tennis player Ray Bethell (1928-2008), master multiple kite flier Jean-Luc Bilodeau, actor Linwood Boomer, actor and television producer and writer Eddy Boudel Tan, writer Sage Brocklebank, actor Troy Brouwer, NHL hockey player Rod Bruno, musician Karin Bubaš, artist Hy Buller (1926–1968), All Star NHL ice hockey player C Alexander Calvert, actor Kim Campbell, former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Campbell, actor Siobhan Carroll, professor, scholar and writer Anna Cathcart, actress Eliana Cuevas, jazz Latin singer Erin Cebula, TV personality Erica Cerra, actress Sarah Chalke, actress Alina Chan, biologist Angela Chang, Mandopop singer Peter Chao, comedian Osric Chau, actor Edison Chen, Hong Kong entertainer Ying Chen, Francophone author Fred Cheng, Hong Kong actor/musician Joyce Cheng, actress Kevin Cherkas, chef Kayi Cheung, actress, Miss Hong Kong 2007 Charlene Choi, actress and singer Edward (Woo-Shik) Choi, actor Tommy Chong, actor, comedian, musician Hayden Christensen, actor Frances Chung, ballet dancer Linda Chung, actress/musician Brandon Clarke, current NBA player for the Memphis Grizzlies Christy Clark, provincial politician and former Premier of British Columbia Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, artist and chef Meredith Coloma, luthier and musician Wayde Compton, author Torrance Coombs, actor Douglas Coupland, author Christian Covington, National Football League player Michelle Creber, actress, singer, songwriter, dancer Amanda Crew, actress Roger Cross, actor Seán Cummings, actor and playwright D Mackenzie Davis, actress Brian Day, doctor Yvonne De Carlo (1922-2007), actress, dancer, singer of Hollywood's Golden Age Haley de Jong, gymnast for the Georgia Gymdogs Jay DeMerit, MLS, World Cup soccer player Katherine DeMille (1911-1995), actress of Hollywood's Golden Age Dana Devine, blood transfusion researcher Ranj Dhaliwal, writer Michele Di Menna (born 1980), artist Lexa Doig, actress James