List of Canadians

Milton Acorn, (1923-1986), poet, has published 18 volumes of poetry
Gilles Archambault, novelist, essayist, critic
Margaret Atwood, (born 1939), poet, novelist, essayist
Margaret Avison, (born 1918), poet, has published 8 volumes of poetry
Pierre Berton, (1920-2004), popularizer of Canadian history, TV personality, columnist
Earle Birney, (1904-1995), anti-conventional poet, also wrote novels, short stories, drama
Bill Bissett, (born 1939), poet, famous for incorporating sound and the visual into poetry
Di Brandt, (born 1952), Manitoba poet and literary critic
Nathan Braun, (born 1980), author and activist, famous for founding the Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA) and Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV) (and the unwitting subject of a 2005 sexual assault scandal)
Morley Callaghan, (1903-1990), novelist, short story writer
Bliss Carman, (1861-1929), poet, wrote Low Tide on Grand Pre
Roch Carrier, (born 1937)
Wayson Choy
Leonard Cohen, (born 1934), poet/singer
Douglas Coupland, (born 1961)
Robertson Davies, (1913-1995)
Timothy Findley, (1930-2002)
Louis Fréchette, (1839-1908), poet, essayist, journalist, dramatist
Mavis Gallant, (born 1922)
William Gibson, (born 1948), Neuromancer
Barbara Gowdy, The Romantic; The White Bone and short stories
Gwethalyn Graham, (1913-1965), wrote first Canadian novel to top a bestseller list in the United States
Arthur Hailey, (born 1920), author of 4 New York Times #1 bestsellers
G.R. Hambley, (born 1958), poet renowned for "The Passing"
Louis Hémon, (1880-1913), novelist and journalist, Maria Chapdelaine
Jack Hodgins, novelist
Nancy Huston, (born 1953)
Adel Iskandar, (born 1977), Al-Jazeera
Jane Jacobs, urban sociologist, activist, author
J. Robert Janes, (born 1932)
Naomi Klein, anti-globalization activist
Gordon Korman, children's author
Margaret Laurence, (1926-1987)
Stephen Leacock, (1869-1944), humorist
Dennis Lee, writer of children's poetry
Hugh MacLennan, (1907-1990), novelist and essayist, wrote Two Solitudes and Barometer Rising
Alistair MacLeod, (born 1936), novelist
Yann Martel, (born 1963), 2002 Booker Prize Winner
Leslie McFarlane (1902-1977), wrote Hardy Boys books
Rohinton Mistry, (born 1952)
W.O. Mitchell, author, Who has Seen the Wind
Lucy Maude Montgomery, (1874-1942), Anne of Green Gables
Susanna Moodie, (1803-1885), Roughing it in the Bush
Farley Mowat, (born 1921), Never Cry Wolf, My Discovery of America
Alice Munro, (born 1931), short story writer
Robert Munsch, American-born writer of children's books
Michael Ondaatje, (born 1943)
Jean Baptiste Proulx, (1846-1904), dramatist and essayist
David Adams Richards, (born 1950), novelist
Mordecai Richler, (1931-2001)
Sinclair Ross, As for Me and My House
Gabrielle Roy, (1909-1983)
Margaret Marshall Saunders, (1861-1947), "Beautiful Joe"
Robert W. Service, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew", "The Cremation of Sam McGee", "Songs of a Sourdough"
Jeffrey Simpson, prolific writer and national affairs columnist for the Globe and Mail.
Carol Shields, (1935-2003)
Elizabeth Smart, Author, "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"
Samuel Strickland, (1804-1867), Twenty-seven Years in Canada West
Catharine Parr Traill, (1802-1899), Life in the Backwoods of Canada
Michel Tremblay, (born 1942), playwright, poet
Jane Urquhart, (born 1949), novelist
George Woodcock, (1912-1995), poet, critic and anarchist author of Anarchism

See also List of Canadian writers for a much more extensive list

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Business personalities

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Max Aitken, (1879-1964), "Lord Beaverbrook", publishing baron, entrepreneur
Izzy Asper, (1932-2003)
Conrad Black, (born 1944), "Lord Black of Crossharbour", entrepreneur, publisher (born Canadian but gave up his citizenship)
Roy Thomson, (1894-1976), "Lord Thomson of Fleet", entrepreneur, publisher
Samuel Bronfman, founded the distillery empire that later took the name of Seagram
Robert Campeau, bankrupted Bloomingdale's Department Store, NYC
Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the Washington Redskins
Samuel Cunard, (1787-1865), Cunard Steamship Lines
Joseph Cunard, 19th century lumber baron on the Miramichi River of New Brunswick, brother of Samuel Cunard
Paul Desmarais, Chairman, Power Corporation of Canada
William Davidson (1740-1790), lumberman, shipbuilder, merchant and founder of European settlements on the Miramichi Valley of New Brunswick
Craig Dobbin, founder, chairman and CEO of CHC Helicopter Corporation, the world's largest helicopter company
Sir James Dunn, financier, steel magnate
Timothy Eaton, (1834-1907), founder of Eaton's (T. Eaton Company of Canada) department stores
Bernie Ebbers, former CEO of WorldCom - largest bankruptcy in world history
Alfred Fuller, (1885-1973), Fuller Brush Company
K.C. Irving, industrialist, Canada's first billionaire; interests centered in New Brunswick including shipbuilding, oil refinery, pulp, trucking, shipping, frozen foods
F. Ross Johnson (b. 1931), former CEO of RJR Nabisco
Ron Joyce, original partner with Horton in Tim Hortons, and primary builder of the chain
Izaak Walton Killam, (1885-1955), major financier
Victor Li, deputy chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, son of Li Ka Shing
Pete Luckett, owner of Pete's Frootique and host of The Food Hunter
William C. Macdonald (1831-1917), tobacco manufacturer, education philanthropist
Louis B. Mayer, (1885-1957), co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios
Harrison McCain, New Brunswick potato magnate
Sam McLaughlin, Buick Automobile Manufacturer
Simon McTavish (1750-1804), fur trader
John Molson, (1763-1836), founder of Molson Breweries
Peter Munk, (1927-), founder of Barrick Gold
Jim Pattison, West Coast billionaire
John Redpath, canal builder, sugar refinery founder
Paul Reichmann, sunk by Canary Wharf
John Roth, former CEO Nortel Networks, "the most successful businessman in modern Canadian history"....Time Europe 12/25/00
Lino Saputo, (1937-), founder of Saputo
Isadore Sharp, founder of the Four Seasons Hotel chain.
John F. Stairs, (1848-1904), entrepreneur, statesman
Frank Stronach, entrepreneur, founder of Magna International.
E. P. Taylor, entrepreneur, thoroughbred horse breeder
Nat Taylor, movie theatre mogul, originator of the multi auditorium movie theatre or cineplex
Ken Thomson, Canada's richest man.
Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, Railway executive who directly oversaw construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Jack Warner, (1892-1978), founder of Warner Bros. Studios
Galen Weston, Canada's second richest man
Greg & Mac Voisin, founders and co-owners of M&M Meat Shops
Victor Li
Reuven Cohen - Open Source Advocate
Edward Samuel Rogers, (1933), president and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc.

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Cartoonists

Aislin, Montreal Gazette newspaper
Chester Brown, comic book creator, Yummy Fur, Underwater and Louis Riel
John Byrne, cartoonist/writer best known for his work on superhero characters like The Fantastic Four and Superman.
Illiad, creator of the webcomic User Friendly
Lynn Johnston, writer/cartoonist, For Better or For Worse
Michael Lalonde, creator of the webcomic Orneryboy
Joe Matt, comic book creator, Peepshow
Todd McFarlane, (born 1961), cartoonist/writer, Spawn, Spider-Man
Ryan North, creator of the webcomic Daily Dinosaur Comics
Seth, comic book creator, Palookaville
Dave Sim, comic book creator, Cerebus the Aardvark
Joe Shuster, (1914-1992), creator of Superman
Ben Wicks, illustrator and comic strip cartoonist, as well as humanitarian
John Kricfalusi, cartoonist/writer, Ren and Stimpy

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Criminals

Paul Bernardo (born 1964), murderer, rapist
Edwin Alonzo Boyd, bank robber
Marc Carbonneau, terrorist
Jacques Cossette-Trudel, terrorist
Louise Cossette-Trudel, terrorist
Larry Fisher, murderer
Karla Homolka, killer (wife of Paul Bernardo)
Jacques Lanctôt, FLQ Terrorist
Yves Langlois, FLQ Terrorist
Robert Latimer, ended the life of his 12-year-old disabled daughter
Allan Legere, serial killer. first in Canada to be convicted on DNA evidence
Marc Lépine, killed 14 women at Montreal's École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989
Bernard Lortie, FLQ Terrorist
Denis Lortie, killed three people at the Quebec National Assembly in 1984
Clifford Olson, serial child killer
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the alleged bomb-maker of the device that blew up Air India Flight 182, pleaded guilty to the murder of the 329 passengers in 2003
Jacques Rose, terrorist
Paul Rose, terrorist
Francis Simard, terrorist
Colin Thatcher, murderer

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Alleged criminals

Grace Marks -- convicted of murder in 1843, her role in the murder has never been clear, became the subject of Margaret Atwood's 1996 novel Alias Grace.
Robert Pickton -- charged with largest number of serial killings in Canadian history, and still counting
Nicholas Ribic -- charged with having taken UN hostages during the war in the Balkans
Steven Truscott -- convicted of murder in 1959; as of 2004, his case is pending its third appeal on grounds of wrongful conviction
Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri -- charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of 329 passengers and crew on Air India Flight 182 and attempted murder of passengers and crew of Air India Flight 301 and the murders of two baggage handlers at the airport in Narita, Japan. They were found not guilty.

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Wrongfully convicted

Donald Marshall Jr. - wrongfully convicted of murder; subject of a Supreme Court of Canada case regarding First Nations rights to natural resources
David Milgaard - served 23 years for a murder he did not commit
Guy Paul Morin - was not only tried twice for the same crime but spent 10 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.

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Educators

Sue Johanson, sex educator

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Entertainment

See also: List of Canadian entertainers, Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood
Pamela Anderson (born 1967), model, actress
Denys Arcand (born 1941), director/ sreenwriter/ producer/ Oscar winner
Dan Aykroyd (born 1952), actor/comedian
Robert Beatty (1909 - 1992), actor
Samantha Bee (born 1969), actor/comedian
Ben Blue (1901-1975), actor/comedian
Geneviève Bujold (born 1942), actress
James Cameron (born 1954), director
Neve Campbell (born 1973), actress (Scream series, Party of Five)
John Candy (1950-1994), actor/comedian
Jim Carrey (born 1962), actor/comedian
Kim Cattrall, actress (Sex and the City (TV Show))
Tommy Chong (born 1938), actor
Hayden Christiansen, actor
Sidney M. Cohen (born 1947), TV Director and program creator
David Cronenberg (born 1943), director
Elisha Cuthbert (born 1982), actress
Richard Day, art director, winner of seven Academy Awards
Yvonne De Carlo, (born 1922), actress
James Doohan (1920-2005), actor ("Scotty" on Star Trek)
Marie Dressler, actress, Academy Award winner
Douglass Dumbrille (1889-1974), prominent character actor
Roy Dupuis (born 1963), actor
Erica Durance, actress (Lois Lane on Smallville)
Deanna Durbin (born 1921), singer and actress
Atom Egoyan - director (The Sweet Hereafter)
Joe Flaherty (born 1941), actor/comedian
Michael J. Fox (born 1961), actor/comedian
Brendan Fraser, actor
Barbara Frum - radio and television journalist
Ryan Gosling, actor
Tom Green (born 1971), actor/comedian
Lorne Greene (1915-1987), actor ('Pa Cartwright on Bonanza), TV news anchor
Peter Gzowski (1934-2002), radio personality
Monty Hall (born 1921), host of Let's Make a Deal
Natasha Henstridge (born 1974), actress, model
Foster Hewitt (1902-1985), broadcaster
May Irwin (1862-1938), vaudeville singer, actress
Peter Jennings (1938-2005), News anchor
Norman Jewison (born 1926), director, received The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Margot Kidder, Lois Lane in Superman
Kristin Kreuk, actress (Lana Lang on Smallville)
Michelle Latimer, actress (Paradise Falls)
Vanessa Lengies actress
Eugene Levy, actor/comedian
Beatrice Lillie (1894-1989), comedic actress
Evangeline Lilly (born 1979), actress (Lost)
Art Linkletter (born 1912), variety show host
Norm MacDonald - actor/comedian
Louis B. Mayer, co-founder MGM
Rachel McAdams, actress
Eric McCormack - actor Will & Grace
Rick Mercer - actor/comedian, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Lorne Michaels (born 1944), originator of Saturday Night Live
Rick Moranis, actor (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)
Colin Mochrie (born 1957), comedian
Carrie-Anne Moss, (born 1967), actor, The Matrix
Mike Myers (born 1963), actor (Austin Powers series, Saturday Night Live)
Leslie Nielsen (born 1926), actor
Anna Paquin (born 1982), actress (raised in New Zealand)
Matthew Perry (born 1969), actor, Friends
Mary Pickford (1892-1979), actress and producer, cofounder of United Artists
Christopher Plummer (born 1927), actor
Raffi Cavoukian, children's entertainer
Keanu Reeves (born 1964), actor
Mack Sennett (1880-1960) film producer
William Shatner (born 1931), actor (Captain Kirk on Star Trek)
Kim Schraner (born 1976), actor (Spynet)
Norma Shearer actress, Academy Award winner
Martin Short - actor/comedian, Saturday Night Live
Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), actress, Playboy model
Tara Strong - voice actress (The Fairly OddParents, Rugrats)
Donald Sutherland (born 1934), actor
Kiefer Sutherland (born 1966), actor (24), son of Donald, grandson of Tommy Douglas
Meg Tilly (born 1960), actress, sister of Jennifer Tilly
Alex Trebek (born 1940), game show host (Jeopardy!)
Emily VanCamp, actress (Everwood)
Nia Vardalos (born 1962), actress, producer, screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
Jack Warner, cofounder of Warner Brothers
Morgan Webb, (1978-, Host of G4TV's X-Play
Neil Young (born 1945), influential singer-songwriter
Moses Znaimer (born 1942), television mogul Citytv, Bravo, MuchMusic

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Explorers

George Mercer Dawson, (1849-1901), explored and surveyed Canadian Rockies, Canada/US boundary
Simon Fraser, (1776-1862), established first trading posts west of the Rockies; explored the Fraser River.
Louis Joliet, (1645-1700), explorer
Alexander Mackenzie, first to reach the Pacific north of Mexico via an overland route
John Rae, (1813-1893), travelled widely through the Canadian Arctic
Charles de Salaberry, (1778-1829), soldier
William Grant Stairs, (1863-1892), Victorian era explorer, discovered one source of the Nile River, first non-African to ever climb Mt.Ruwenzori
David Thompson, (1770-1857), mapped the Columbia River from source to mouth.
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye, (1685-1749), explored Lake Superior and Lake Winnipeg

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Humanitarians

Grey Owl (Archibald Belaney) - Fur trapper and Conservationist who posed as an Aboriginal person
Richard Bucke, 1837-1902, progressive psychiatrist, theorist, philosopher, early author on human development and human potentials
Steve Fonyo, Retraced and completed Terry Fox's cross country cancer research fundraising marathon.
Terry Fox, (1958-1981), attempted one-legged cross country run for cancer research, Canadian Hero
Rick Hansen, Paraplegic athlete who completed an around the world marathon for spinal cord injury research.
Stephen Lewis, AIDS activist, United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Lester B. Pearson - won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his intervention in the Suez Crisis.
Jean Vanier - Activist for mentally disabled, founder of L'arche.

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Inventors

Alexander Graham Bell, (1847-1922), Invented the telephone in Canada, developed it in US. (Canadian/American/Scot)
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - invented the snowmobile
Thomas Carroll - first self-propelled combine harvester
Mathew Evans - co-inventor of the first electric light bulb
Reginald Fessenden, (1866-1932), inventor the Radiotelephone and sonar - produced 1st radio broadcast
Sir Sandford Fleming, (1827-1915), inventor of the system of standard time zones in use today
Wilbur R. Franks - invented the "anti-black-out-suit" (the G-suit)
James Gosling, (born 1956), invented Java computer language
Larry Hanson - co-inventor of green plastic garbage bag
Sam Jacks - inventor of ringette
Rasmus Lerdorf - invented PHP computer language used on Internet
Elijah McCoy, (born 1844), Black inventor, automatic machinery lubricator, lawn sprinkler, the "real McCoy"
P.L. Robertson invented the Robertson screw
Gideon Sundback - invented the zipper
Lewis Urry - invented the long-lasting alkaline battery
Harry Wasyluk - co-inventor of green plastic garbage bag
Henry Woodward - co-inventor of the first electric light bulb

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Journalists

Ken Hechtman, Maverick journalist jailed by the Afghanistan's Taliban government as a suspected United States spy in 2001
Peter Newman, eminent journalist and writer
Peter Mansbridge - currently the news anchor of CBC's The National

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Medical

Frederick Banting, Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the co-discoverers of insulin.
Norman Bethune, (1890-1939), surgeon, inventor, socialist, battlefield doctor in Spain and China.
Tommy Douglas, introduced public health care in Canada. He is more commonly known as the Father of Medicare.

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Military figures

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Gustave Biéler (1904-1944), SOE agent, executed by the Nazis
Billy Bishop WW1 and WW2 Flying Ace
Sir Isaac Brock, (1769-1812) War of 1812 general who successfully defended Canada in the early phase of the war
Roy Brown, (1893-1944) - WWI fighter pilot officially credited with shooting down the Red Baron
Arthur Currie The nation's greatest general responsible for the WW1 victory at Vimy Ridge
Roméo Dallaire - UN peacekeeping General who attempted to interfere with the Rwandan Genocide, with little support from his superiors.
Peter Dmytruk (1920-1943), WW II Flight Sergeant and member of the French Resistance
William Hall, first Nova Scotian recipient of the Victoria Cross
John Kenneth Macalister (1914-1944), SOE agent, executed by the Nazis
John McCrae (1872-1918), soldier, poet, author of In Flanders' Fields
Andrew McNaughton, Minister of Defense during World War II
Henry Norwest (1884-1918), one of the most famous snipers of World War I
Francis Pegahmagabow (1891-1952), the most highly decorated aboriginal Canadian soldier of World War I
Frank Pickersgill (1915-1944), SOE agent, executed by the Nazis
George Lawrence Price (1898-1918), last soldier killed in World War I.
Tommy Prince (1915-1977), one of Canada's most decorated soldiers, a member of the joint US/Canada special commando unit known as the Devil's Brigade
James Ralston, Minister of Defense during World War II
Roméo Sabourin (1923-1944), SOE agent, executed by the Nazis
Sam Steele (1851-1919), A member of the North West Mounted Police most famous for his command of a detachment in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush
William Stephenson (codename: Intrepid) (1896-1989), soldier, airman, spymaster, and the senior representative of British intelligence for the western hemisphere in World War II.

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Musicians

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James Labrie, (born 1963), singer Dream Theater
Bryan Adams, (born 1959), singer
Paul Anka, (born 1941), singer
Talena Atfield, bassist and vocalist of Kittie
Randy Bachman, (born 1943), singer
Tal Bachman, singer and the son of Randy
The Band (excepting Levon Helm)
Lenny Breau, (1941-1984), guitarist
Len Cariou, (born 1939), actor/singer
Wilf Carter, (1904-1996), singer
Leslie Cheung, (1946-2003), Hong Kong-based actor/singer
Bruce Cockburn, (born 1945), singer
Leonard Cohen, (born 1934), singer, songwriter
Holly Cole, jazz singer
Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country/folk singer/songwriter
Andy Creeggan, the Barenaked Ladies
Burton Cummings,(born 1947), singer-songwriter
Céline Dion, (born 1968), singer
Fefe Dobson, (born 1987), singer/songwriter
Georges Dor, chansonnier, composer and singer of "La Manic", novelist, playwright
Percy Faith, (1908-1976), band leader
Maynard Ferguson, (born 1928), band leader, trumpet
Nelly Furtado, pop singer
Matthew Good, singer/songwriter
Glenn Gould, (1932-1982), pianist, composer
Ben Heppner, operatic tenor
Paul Horn, flute player
Tommy Hunter (born 1937), country singer
Colin James,(b. 1964), singer/songwriter
Pauline Julien (1928-1998), singer/songwriter
Andy Kim (born 1952), singer/songwriter
Diana Krall, jazz singer/pianist
Chantal Kreviazuk, singer
Chad Kroeger, singer of the popular band, Nickelback.
La Bolduc, (born 1897-1941), singer
Mary Jane Lamond, (born 1960), singer
k.d. lang, (born 1961), singer
Avril Lavigne, (born 1984), singer/songwriter
Geddy Lee, (born 1953), singer, bassist, keyboardist Rush
Gordon Lightfoot, (born 1938), singer/songwriter
Guy Lombardo, (1902-1977), his band's instrumental version of Auld Lang Syne brought in the new year across North America for more than a generation.
Raine Maida, (born 1970, singer of Canadian band Our Lady Peace
Loreena McKennitt (born 1957), singer
Sarah McLachlan, (born 1968), singer/songwriter
Joni Mitchell, (born 1943), singer/songwriter
Alanis Morissette, (born 1974), singer/songwriter
Anne Murray, (born 1945), singer/songwriter
Geoffrey O'Hara, (1882-1967), songwriter
Walter Ostanek - Polka, three-time Grammy Award winner
Oscar Peterson - (1925- ) jazz pianist
Stan Rogers, (1949-1983), folk musician
Paul Shaffer, (born 1949), Musical director "Letterman" show
Jane Siberry, (born 1955), singer entrepreneur
Sarah Slean, singer, songwriter, pianist
Hank Snow, (1914-1999), country & western singer
Harry Somers (1925-1999), composer
Lara St. John (born 1971), violinist
Lucille Starr (born 1938), singer
Skye Sweetnam (born 1989), singer
Salli Terri, (1922-1996), mezzo soprano
Devin Townsend, (born 1972), singer/songwriter/producer
Shania Twain, (born 1965), singer/songwriter
Gilles Vigneault - his song Gens du pays has been a significant rallying song among the Québécois.
Dawud Wharnsby Ali, (born 1972), poet, singer/songwriter, producer, performer
Hawksley Workman, singer/songwriter/producer/performer
Neil Young, (born 1945), singer/songwriter
J.D. Fortune, singer INXS

See also: List of Canadian musicians

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Political leaders

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Bill Aberhart, (1878-1943), premier of Alberta September 3, 1935, to May 23, 1943
Lincoln Alexander, (1922- ), Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Lloyd Axworthy, (1939- ), former Cabinet Minister
Robert Baldwin, (1804-1858), Co-premier of Canada
Maude Barlow, activist, Chairperson of the Council of Canadians
Perrin Beatty, (1950- ), former cabinet minister, president of CBC
Monique Begin, (1936- ), former cabinet minister
Richard Bedford Bennett, (1870-1947), Prime Minister
W.A.C. Bennett, (1900-1979), Premier of British Columbia
William Richards Bennett,(1932- ), Premier of British Columbia
Thomas Berger, (1933- ), Jurist
Big Bear, (1825-1888) Cree leader
Ethel Blondin-Andrew (1951- ), Cabinet minister
Sir Robert Borden, (1854-1937), Prime Minister of Canada
Lucien Bouchard, (1938- ), Premier of Quebec
Henri Bourassa, (1868-1952), Quebec politician
Robert Bourassa, (1933-1996), Premier of Quebec
Pierre Bourgault, (1934-2003), President of Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale
John Bracken, (1883-1969), former Premier of Manitoba
Joseph Brant, (1742-1807), Mohawk leader
Molly Brant, (1736-1796), leader of Six Nations women's federation
Ed Broadbent, (1936- ), former New Democratic Party leader
George Brown, (1818-1880), played major role in confederation
Rosemary Brown, (1930-2003), Canadian politician
Tim Buck, (1891-1973), leader of the Canadian Communist Party
Kim Campbell, first female prime minister of Canada in 1993
Sir George-Étienne Cartier, (1814-1873), cabinet minister
Jean Charest, (born 1958) elected premier of Quebec in 2003.
Brock Chisholm, (1896 - 1971), first Director-General of the WHO
Jean Chrétien (born 1934), prime minister of Canada 1993-2003
Amor De Cosmos, (1825-1897), premier of British Columbia 1872-12-23 to 1874-02-11
Tommy Douglas (1904-1986) premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961, first leader of the New Democratic Party
Maurice Duplessis, (1890-1959), premier of Quebec
Lord Durham, (1792-1840), (John George Lambton)
Stephen Harper (born 1959), Prime Minister of Canada 2006-present
C. D. Howe, senior Cabinet minister in the governments of Mackenzie King and St. Laurent
Joseph Howe, 19th century Nova Scotia politician and Father of Confederation
Rita Johnston, (born 1935), premier of British Columbia 1991-04-02 to 1991-11-05
William Lyon Mackenzie King, (1874-1950), Canadian prime minister
Ralph Klein, (born 1942), premier of Alberta 1992-12-14 to ...
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, (1807-1864) co-premier of the United Province of Canada
Wilfrid Laurier, (1896-1911), Canadian prime minister
Jack Layton, (1950-), current leader of the New Democratic Party
René Lévesque, (1922-1987), premier of Quebec
William Lyon Mackenzie, first mayor of Toronto and 1837 rebellion leader
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, (1825-1868), promoter of a federal union for the Canadian provinces
Agnes Macphail - Canada's first female Member of Parliament and subsequently a leader in penal reform for Canada
Paul Martin (born 1938), Prime Minister of Canada 2003-2006
Vincent Massey - Canada's first Canadian-born Governor General.
Beverley McLachlin - Current Chief Justice of Canada
Brian Mulroney (born 1939), prime minister 1984-1993
Piapot, (c.1816 – 1908) Cree Chief
Louis-Joseph Papineau, (1786-1871) Quebec politician, reformer and 1837 rebellion leader
Louis Riel, (1844-1885), leader of two Métis uprisings (hanged for treason)
Louis Stephen St. Laurent, (1882-1973), prime minister
Jeanne Sauvé, (1922-1993), first female governor general
Tecumseh (1768-1813) Shawnee leader who played a key role in the defence of Canada in the War of 1812
W. Ross Thatcher, (1917–1971), premier of Saskatchewan 1964-May 2 to 1971-June 30
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, (1919-2000), prime minister of Canada 1968-1979; 1980-1984.
William N. Vander Zalm, (born 1934), premier of British Columbia 1986-08-06 to 1991-04-02
The Valiant Five, 1920s women's rights activists

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Religious personalities

St. Marguerite Bourgeoys - first Canadian saint
St. Marie-Marguerite d'Youville - founder of the Grey Nuns
St. Jean de Brébeuf - martyr
St. Isaacs Jogues - martyr
St. Charles Garnier - martyr
St. Anthony Danile - martyr
St. Gabriel Lallemant - martyr
St. Noel Chabanel - martyr
St. John de Lalande - martyr
St. Rene Goupil - martyr
Aviel Barclay, first certified female Torah scribe (soferet) in Jewish history
Albert Lacombe
Alexis André
Alexandre Taché
Kateri Tekakwitha
Frère André
Paul-Émile Cardinal Léger
Lionel Groulx

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Scholars

Louise Arbour, (born 1947), jurist
Jack Chambers, linguist
Northrop Frye, (1912-1991), influential critic, Shakespeare and Blake scholar
John Kenneth Galbraith, (born 1908), economist
Marshall McLuhan, (1911-1980), communications theorist, "The medium is the message"
John Peters Humphrey, (1905-1995), legal scholar, principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
John Ralston Saul, businessman, essayist, diplomat
F. R. Scott, (1899-1985), law professor, philosopher, poet
Charles Taylor, philosopher
Michael Ignatieff, notable scholar and intellectual

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Scientists

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Sid Altman - Molecular Biology
Sir Frederick Banting, (1891-1941), medical scientist, co-discovered insulin
Charles Best, (1899-1978), medical scientist, co-discovered insulin
Wilfred Bigelow - first artificial pacemaker
Bertram Brockhouse - designed the Triple-Axis Neutron Spectroscope
Sir William Dawson, (1820 – 1899), first Canadian-born scientist of worldwide reputation
William Francis Giauque - 1949 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry
James Gosling - Programmer, inventor of Java
Gerhard Herzberg - 1971 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry for Molecular Spectroscopy
David Hubel - 1981 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine for mapping the visual cortex
Doreen Kimura - Behavioural Psychologist: World expert on sex differences in the brain
Julia Levy - Microbiologist: co-discovered photodynamic anti-cancer drugs
Sir William Logan, (1798-1875), founded the Geological Survey of Canada, knighted by Queen Victoria, awarded the French Legion of Honor.
John Macoun, (1831 – 1920) - Noted botanist.
Rudolph Marcus - 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for electron transfer reactions (e.g. rust)
Ernest McCulloch - cellular biologist created for the discovery of stem cell with James Till.
Maud Menten - (1879-1960), medical scientist, made groundbreaking work in enzyme kinetics
Henry Morgentaler - abortionist who helped legalize abortion in Canada and strengthen the power of jury nullification
Sir William Osler - Physician, "most influential physician in history"
Wilder Penfield - Neurosurgeon, discovered electrical stimulation of the brain
John Polanyi - 1986 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for infrared chemiluminescence
Hubert Reeves - Astrophysicist and science popularizer
Charles Edward Saunders - Marquis Wheat
Arthur Schawlow - 1981 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (for lasers)
Myron Scholes - 1997 Nobel Prize winner in Economics
Hans Selye - (1907-1982) - pioneering stress researcher
Michael Smith (1932-2000), 1993 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry for site-based mutagenesis
David Suzuki, (born 1936), geneticist and science popularizer
Henry Taube - 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for electron transfer reactions
Richard Taylor - 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics for verifying the Quark Theory
James Till - Canadian biophysicist, created for the discovery of stem cell with Ernest McCulloch.
Irene Ayako Uchida - Cytogenticist: World-famous Down syndrome researcher
William Vickrey - 1996 Nobel Prize winner in economics
Harold Williams - Geologist. World-famous expert on the Appalachian Mountains.
Tuzo Wilson - Geophysicist. plate tectonics

For a more detailed list of renowned Canadian scientists, including Nobel Prize winners, see the outside link:

http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientists.php

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Sportspeople

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Donovan Bailey (born 1967 in Jamaica), sprinter
Jason Bay (born 1978), baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Russell Baze (born 1958), Hall of Fame jockey
Jean Béliveau (born 1931), ice hockey player
Marilyn Bell, first person to swim Lake Ontario
Chris Benoit (born 1967), WWE wrestler
Big Ben (1976-1999), world champion show-jumping horse
Tommy Burns (1881-1955), World Heavyweight boxing Champion
Myriam Bédard (born 1969), Olympic Gold Medal
Patrick Carpentier, Indy Racing League driver
Don Cherry (born 1934), ice hockey coach and commentator
Adam Copeland (born 1973), a.k.a. "Edge", WWE wrestler
Rheal Cormier, baseball pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies
Victor Davis (1964-1989), Olympic swimming champion
George Dixon (1870-1909), first black World boxing champion; first Canadian-born World boxing champion
Catriona LeMay Doan (born 1970), two-time Olympic gold medalist in speed skating
Yvon Durelle (born 1929), boxing champion
Stewart Elliott (born 1965), jockey
Randy Ferbey (born 1959), curling
Eric Gagne (born 1976), baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers closer, 2003 National League Cy Young Award
Marc Gagnon (born 1975), Olympic Gold medalist
Nancy Greene (born 1943), Olympic Gold Medal in Downhill Skiing
Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), ice hockey player
Ned Hanlan, world champion sculler
Rich Harden, baseball pitcher (Oakland Athletics)
Mike Harris (born 1967), curler
Bret Hart (born 1957), professional wrestler
Owen Hart (1965-1999), professional wrestler
Stu Hart (1915-2003), professional wrestler and wrestling promoter; father of Bret and Owen
Sandy Hawley (born 1949), Hall of Fame jockey
John Hayes (1917-1998), harness racing driver
Ann Heggtveit (born 1939), world and 1960 Winter Olympics ski champion
Paul Henderson, ice hockey player, scored winning goal in 1972 Summit Series
Matthew Hilton, world champion boxer
Tim Horton (1930-1974), ice hockey player and the founder of Tim Hortons
Clara Hughes, (born 1972), speed skating and cycling medalist in both summer and winter Olympics
Bobby Hull (born 1939), ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Golden Jet" first player in the NHL to score more than 50 goals in a season.
Chris Jericho (born 1970 in the USA as Chris Irvine), professional wrestler
Russ Jackson, Canadian footballer
Ferguson Jenkins (born 1943), baseball pitcher, MLB Hall of Fame member
Jennifer Jones
Gordie Howe (born 1928), ice hockey player
Ben Johnson (born 1961 in Jamaica), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for use of a banned substance
Colleen Jones (born 1959), Curler
Gail Kim (born 1976), TNA wrestler
Corey Koskie, baseball player (Minnesota Twins)
Joe Krol, Canadian footballer
Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth
Lucien Laurin (1912-2000), Hall of Fame trainer of Secretariat
Kelley Law (born 1966), curler
Joe Malone, ice hockey player
Mario Lemieux (born 1965), ice hockey player
Kevin Martin, (born 1966), curler
Ian Millar, World Champion equestrian rider
Howie Meeker (1924-) ice hockey player, commentator, coach
Greg Moore (1975-1999), Champcar driver
Bronko Nagurski (1908-1990), player with Chicago Bears, member of U.S. Pro Football Hall of Fame
James Naismith (1861-1939), YMCA instructor who invented the game of basketball
Steve Nash (born 1974 in South Africa), NBA star with Phoenix Suns
Northern Dancer, thoroughbred racing champion
Willie O'Ree (born 1935), first black ice hockey player in the NHL
Bobby Orr (born 1948), ice hockey player
Guy Owen (1911-1952), ice skating champion
Paul Quantrill, baseball pitcher
Paris Crew, world rowing champions in 1867
Scott Patterson (born ~1970), curler, killed in a vehicle accident at age 34
Jacques Plante (1929-1986), ice hockey player (goalie), first to wear a mask in the NHL.
Sandra Post (born 1948), golfer
Terry Puhl, baseball player
Andrew Ranger, Champcar driver
Jason Reso (born 1973), a.k.a. "Christian Cage", TNA wrestler
Maurice Richard, (1921-2000), ice hockey player, "The Rocket," first to score 50 goals in a season
Manon Rhéaume, first female to be given an NHL tryout, ice hockey goalie, olympic medalist
Patrick Roy, (born 1965), ice hockey player (goalie)
Sandra Schmirler, (1963-2000), curler
Barbara Ann Scott, figure skater, Olympic Gold Medal
Trish Stratus (born 1975 as Patricia Stratigias), WWE wrestler and diva
Shane Sutcliffe (born 1975), Canadian heavyweight champion during the late 1990s
Paul Tracy (born 1968), Champcar racing Champion
Ron Turcotte (born 1941), Hall of Fame jockey of Secretariat
Mike Vanderjagt (born 1970), placekicker for Dallas Cowboys
Gilles Villeneuve (1950-1982), race car driver
Jacques Villeneuve (born 1971), race car driver, son of Gilles
Larry Walker (born 1966), baseball player
Mike Weir (born 1970), golfer, Masters tournament winner
Lucille Wheeler (born 1935), alpine ski champion
Percy Williams (1908-1982), sprinter
George Woolf (1910-1946), Hall of Fame jockey
Steve Yzerman (born 1965), ice hockey player

Other personalities

Scott Abbott - co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit
Marie-Joseph Angélique, executed for setting the city of Montreal on fire
The Great Antonio - strongman, showman, and eccentric
Louise Arbour - eminent lawyer and jurist
The Black Donnellys - the common nickname for the notorious Donnelly family who were the participants and/or victims of a vicious community feud in Lucan, Ontario that ended with a home invasion and massacre of the family by the residents of the community.
Yves Engler, political writer and activist
Linda Evangelista, (born 1965), supermodel
Chris Haney - co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit
Josiah Henson - former slave, believed to be the inspiration for "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
Neil MacDonald - CBC journalist
Bat Masterson - (1853-1921) gunfighter, fight promoter, sports journalist
Charles Vance Millar - (1853-1926) Lawyer and financier and posthumous practical joker and birth control activist with his will.
Henry Morgentaler - Doctor, who caused Canada's abortion statute to be struck down as unconstitutional.
John Wilson Murray - Canada's first major detective.
Daniel Negreanu (born 1974), professional poker player
Edgar Randolph Parker - better known as "Painless" Parker - flamboyant dentist
Alexander Ross -aka The Birdman, pre-American Civil War abolitionist and participant in the Underground Railroad
Sue Rodriguez, (1950-1994), ALS sufferer and right to die advocate
Joshua Slocum, (1844-1909?) - First man who sail around the world solo.
Margaret Trudeau (born 1948), former wife of Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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