Famous people who grew up or lived in and around Vancouver
3 notable people grew up or lived in and around Vancouver. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
Lynn Seymour1945–1954
📍 Vancouver, BC, Canada
I was born Berta Lynn Springbett in Wainwright, Alberta, in March 1939, and grew up in western Canada; my father was a dentist, and my brother became an athlete who ran for Canada. We moved…
Michael Bublé1975–1995
📍 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Michael Bublé was born in September 1975 in Burnaby, a suburb just east of Vancouver, British Columbia, the eldest child and only son of Lewis, a salmon fisherman, and Amber, a homemaker…
Ryan Reynolds1976–1994
📍 Kitsilano, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ryan Reynolds was born in Vancouver in October 1976 and grew up in Kitsilano, a leafy neighbourhood of wooden houses on the south shore of English Bay, with beaches, a big outdoor pool and…