This is a list of notable people who are from Vaughan, Ontario, or who have spent a large or formative part of their career in that city.
A
edit- Max Aitken — Canadian-British newspaper publisher
- Elizabeth Arden – founder of cosmetic company Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
- Andreas Athanasiou – NHL Player
B
edit- Robert Barbieri – professional rugby player for Benetton Treviso and the Italian national team
- Massimo Bertocchi – Olympic decathlete
- Mark Bocek – UFC fighter
C
edit- Luca Caputi – ice hockey player
- Franklin Carmichael – Canadian artist and member of the Group of Seven
- Jesse Carere – actor
- Anthony Cirelli – hockey player
- Andrew Cogliano – NHL player
- Frank Corrado – National Hockey League player
D
edit- Justin DiBenedetto – ice hockey player
- Chris DiDomenico – ice hockey player
- Phil Di Giuseppe – ice hockey player
- Natalie Di Luccio – international multilingual singer
- Sergio Di Zio – actor
E
edit- Steve Eminger – hockey player
F
edit- Danny Fernandes – singer
G
edit- Duff Gibson – skeleton racer and gold medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics
H
edit- Mike Harris – 22nd Premier of Ontario
J
edit- Mendelson Joe – artist raised in Maple
- Franz Johnston – Canadian artist associated with the Group of Seven.
K
edit- Marc Kielburger – social entrepreneur, co-founder of WE Charity and Me to We
- Craig Kielburger – social entrepreneur, co-founder of WE Charity and Me to We
L
edit- Michael Liambas – ice hockey player
- Arthur Lismer – English-Canadian painter, educator, and member of the Group of Seven
M
edit- Adam Mascherin – hockey player
- Tyler Medeiros – teen singer
- Victor Mete – hockey player
N
edit- Steve Nease – cartoonist
P
edit- Sarina Paris - dance/pop singer; grew up in Thornhill-Vaughan
- Al Palladini – politician
- Russell Peters – international comedian; owns a house in Vaughan
- Michael Petrasso – soccer player
- Andi Petrillo – sports anchor
- Dina Pugliese – television personality
R
edit- Marco Reda – professional soccer player
- David Rocco – actor and television cooking show host
- Vince Rocco – ice hockey player
S
edit- Roman Sadovsky – Canadian figure skater and two-time Junior Grand Prix Finalist
- Denis Shapovalov – Israeli-Canadian tennis player
- Martina Sorbara – lead singer and songwriter of Juno-Award-winning band Dragonette
T
edit- Marco Terminesi – soccer player
V
edit- Phil Varone – hockey player
- Fred Varley – was a member of the Canadian Group of Seven artists.
W
edit- Andrew Wiggins – professional basketball player