Top 20 Entrepreneur celebrities in Canada
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Entrepreneur celebrities [Updated January 29, 2023].
Jim Pattison was born
on October 1, 1928
in Saskatoon, Canada.
In 2008, his name was included on Forbes magazine's list of the world's wealthiest people.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Billion
Paul Desmarais was born
on January 4, 1927
in Canada.
He was on the board at Total SA and Suez.
Net Worth 2020: $4.5 Billion
Jeffrey Skoll was born
on January 16, 1965
in Canada.
He founded the indie movie production company Participant Media.
Net Worth 2020: $3.8 Billion
Ron Southern was born
on July 25, 1930
in Canada.
He earned both Order of Canada and Order of the British Empire honors.
Net Worth 2020: $2 Billion
Guy Laliberte was born
on September 2, 1959
in Quebec City, Canada.
He competed at the 2012 World Series of Poker.
Net Worth 2020: $1.8 Billion
Kevin O'Leary was born
on July 9, 1954
in Montreal, Canada.
He also starred on the Canadian series The Lang and O'Leary Exchange with journalist Amanda Lang and Dragons' Den in both Canada and the United States.
Net Worth 2020: $400 Million
Jack Warner was born
on August 2, 1892
in Canada.
President of the Warner Brothers Studio alongside his brother Sam Warner.
He bought the film rights for the musical My Fair Lady, which became a success starring
Audrey Hepburn.
Net Worth 2020: $300 Million
Joe Weider was born
on November 29, 1920
in Canada.
He was investigated, and eventually sued, for several instances of false advertising. In one such case (in the early 1970s), one of his nutritional supplement products falsely claimed to result in a one-pound-per-day weight gain.
Net Worth 2020: $35 million (2018)
Oliver El-Khatib was born
on October 1, 1986
in Toronto, Canada.
Founder of the Canadian record label October's Very Own (OVO) and co-manager of Drake. He is also credited for discovering The Weekend and PartyNextDoor.
His name was dropped on Drake's "Stay Scheming" verse.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Dov Charney was born
on January 31, 1969
in Montreal, Canada.
He was named Retailer of the Year at the Michael Awards in 2008, an award that has previously been won by
Calvin Klein.
Net Worth 2020: $100 Thousand
Brett Wilson was born
on July 1, 1957
in Canada.
He spent three seasons working on the show Dragons' Den. He's a part-owner of Derby County FC and the Nashville Predators.
Manjit Minhas was born
on May 31, 1980
in Canada.
In 2008, she and her brother released the book Brewing Up a Damn Good Story about their entrepreneurial creations.
Menaye Donkor was born
on March 20, 1981
in Canada.
Tim Bray was born
on June 21, 1955
in Canada.
He co-founded OpenText Corporation, a prominent Canadian software development company.
Brian Wong was born
on April 14, 1991
in Vancouver, Canada.
Kiip was recognized by Forbes as one of the "4 Hot Online Ad Companies to Put on Your Watch List," and listed on Fast Company's "50 Most Innovative Companies." Brian himself was listed by Business Insider as a "Top 25 Under 25 in Silicon Valley," "30 Under 30 in Advertising" and one of the "18 Most Important People in Mobile Advertising."
Mac Harmon was born
on August 9, 1999
in Maple Ridge, Canada.
He has traveled to multiple places across the globe including Japan, Paris, London, Indonesia, Belgium, Taiwan, Germany, Holland, Amsterdam, Toronto and California.
Nour Kaiss Soliman was born
on August 26, 1992
in Canada.
She named her company after nourka92, better known as the name of her old Instagram blog where she gave advice.
Yael Braun was born
on November 5, 1986
in Canada.
She was named The Globe and Mail′s 12 People Who Are Transforming Philanthropy in 2011 and Fast Company 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2012. She has over 430,000 followers on her yael Instagram account.
Alex MacLean was born
on October 25, 1991
in Canada.
He was named as 2014's Canadian Student Entrepreneur Of The Year by Enactus Canada.
Braydon Ross was born
on September 7, 1994
in Calgary, Canada.
His personal Mrairbnb Instagram account has earned more than 140,000 followers. He has been recognized by
Tai Lopez,
Grant Cardone and
Gary Vaynerchuk for his entrepreneurial endeavors.
