Famous people who grew up or lived in and around Toronto
4 notable people grew up or lived in and around Toronto. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
Craig Kielburger1982–2000
📍 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Craig Kielburger was born in Toronto in December 1982 and grew up in Thornhill, a suburb north of the city, with his parents, both teachers, and his older brother, Marc. In April 1995, when…
Drake2000–2006
📍 82 Walmsley Boulevard, Forest Hill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aubrey Drake Graham was born in Toronto in October 1986, the son of Sandi Graham, a teacher, and Dennis Graham, a drummer from Memphis. His parents separated when he was five, and he lived…
Keanu Reeves1970–1986
📍 Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut in 1964 to an English mother, Patricia, and a Hawaiian-Chinese father, Samuel, and his first name is Hawaiian for cool breeze over the mountains. His father…
The Weeknd1990–2007
📍 Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye was born in Toronto in February 1990, the only child of Ethiopian immigrants who had come to Canada in the 1980s. His parents separated soon after he was born, and he…