Guyanese Canadian
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A Guyanese Canadian is a Canadian citizen of Guyanese descent or a Guyana-born person who resides in Canada.
The following are notable Canadians of Guyanese descent:
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Notable Guyanese Canadians
Entertainers
- Dave Baksh - lead guitarist for the band Sum 41 (now Brown Brigade)
- Deborah Cox - singer
- Simone Denny - singer
- Melanie Fiona - singer
- Anjulie - singer
- JDiggz - rapper
- Vaughn Lal- bassist and backing vocals for band Brown Brigade
- Rich London - rapper
- Maestro - rapper and actor
- More Or Les - rapper and DJ
- Saukrates - rapper and hip hop producer
- Eon Sinclair - bassist for the band Bedouin Soundclash
- Melinda Shankar - actress, television series Degrassi: The Next Generation [2]
- Maiko Watson - former member of Sugar Jones
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.
- John Rodriguez - former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and former Mayor of Sudbury.
Sports
- Charles Allen - hurdler and sprinter
- Troy Amos-Ross - boxer
- Ian Beckles - American football player
- Alex Bunbury - soccer player
- Laura Creavalle - Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
- Sunil Dhaniram - first-class cricketer
- Nicholas de Groot - first-class cricketer
- Dwayne De Rosario - soccer player
- Philip Edwards - Olympic Sprinter 1928, 1932, 1936 5 time Olympic Medalist
- Charmaine Hooper - soccer player
- Lyndon Hooper - soccer player
- Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - hurdler
- Egerton Marcus - boxer
- Mark McKoy - hurdler
- Danny Ramnarais - first-class cricketer
- Abdool Samad - first-class cricketer
- Walter Spence - swimmer
- Paul Stalteri - soccer player
See also
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- ↑ Stabroek News: Melinda Shankar returns to Guyanese roots to film new movie.
