Guyanese Canadians are Canadian citizens of Guyanese descent or Guyana-born persons who reside in Canada.
The following are notable Canadians of Guyanese descent:
Notable Guyanese Canadians
Entertainers Anjulie - singer Dave Baksh - lead guitarist for the band Sum 41 (now Brown Brigade) Deborah Cox - singer Simone Denny - singer Melanie Fiona - singer Keysha Freshh - rapper Nicole Holness - singer and TV host JDiggz - rapper Vaughn Lal - bassist and backing vocalist for band Brown Brigade Rich London - rapper Shakira Baksh - fashion model and actress Maestro Fresh Wes - rapper and actor More or Les - rapper and DJ Saukrates - rapper and hip hop producer Melinda Shankar - actress, television series Degrassi: The Next GenerationStabroek News: Melinda Shankar returns to Guyanese roots to film new movie. Eon Sinclair - bassist for the band Bedouin Soundclash Maiko Watson - former member of Sugar Jones Roy Woods - rapper and singer P Reign now known as Preme - rapper Priyanka - drag queen, winner of the first season of Canada's Drag Race
Arts Sonnet L'Abbé - author and poet Yolanda T. Marshall - author
Politics James Douglas - Governor of Vancouver Island and Governor of British Columbia. James W. Douglas - British Columbia MLA Ovid Jackson - former Liberal Party Member of Parliament and former Mayor of Owen Sound Victor Quelch - Social Credit Party of Canada Member of Parliament for Acadia John Rodriguez - former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and former Mayor of Sudbury Mark Persaud - Liberal Party of Canada National Executive Liberal Party of Canada - twice elected
Sports Charles Allen - hurdler and sprinter Troy Amos-Ross - boxer Andreas Athanasiou - ice hockey player Natasha Bacchus - deaf athlete Sheridon Baptiste - bobsledder, sprinter, Canadian football player Ian Beckles - American football player Alex Bunbury - soccer player Laura Creavalle - Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder Keevil Daly - weightlifter Ian Danney - bobsledder Nicholas de Groot - first-class cricketer Dwayne De Rosario - soccer player Sunil Dhaniram - first-class cricketer Philip Edwards - Olympic sprinter 1928, 1932, 1936; five-time Olympic medalist Nicolette Fernandes - squash player Gary Holmes - wrestler Lawrence Holmes - wrestler Charmaine Hooper - soccer player Lyndon Hooper - soccer player Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - hurdler Egerton Marcus - boxer Mark McKoy - hurdler Jaime Peters - soccer player Danny Ramnarais - first-class cricketer Quillan Roberts, soccer player Abdool Samad - first-class cricketer Walter Spence - swimmer Paul Stalteri - soccer player Stella Umeh - gymnast
Business Shawn Allen - Founder Matrix Mortgage Global, 2022 Scarborough Walk Of Fame Inductee
Guyanese Canadians by Canadian province or territory (2016) Province Population Percentage Source 73,360 0.6% 3,670 0.1% 3,095 0.1% 1,930 0.0% 1,480 0.1% 355 0.0% 185 0.0% 120 0.0% 55 0.0% 10 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 0.0% 84,275 0.3%
See also Guyanese people Caribbean Canadians Indo-Canadians Chinese Canadians Guyanese Americans Guyanese in the United Kingdom
References
External links History of Guyanese Canadians