Inductees of Canada's Walk of Fame (by profession)
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This is a list of Canadians who have a star on Canada's Walk of Fame that is sorted by profession.
See also:
- Inductees of Canada's Walk of Fame sorted by Year Inducted
- Inductees of Canada's Walk of Fame sorted Alphabetically
This list of inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame is currently complete. Please note that some inductees are mentioned twice. This is not because they are inducted twice, but because they fall under more than one of the categories used here.
[edit] Actors and Radio/Television/Stage/Screen Personalities=
- Pamela Anderson (Actress & Model, 2006, Ladysmith, British Columbia)
- Dan Aykroyd (Actor, 2002, Ottawa, Ontario)
- John Candy (Comedic actor, 1998, Newmarket, Ontario)
- Jim Carrey (Comedic actor, 1998, Newmarket, Ontario)
- Hume Cronyn (Actor, 1999, London, Ontario)
- Shirley Douglas (Actress, 2004, Weyburn, Saskatchewan)
- Michael J. Fox (Actor, 2000, Edmonton, Alberta)
- Brendan Fraser (Actor, 2006, Indianapolis, Indiana, raised in Ottawa, Ontario)
- William Hutt (Stage Actor, 2000, Toronto, Ontario)
- Lou Jacobi (Actor, 1999, Toronto, Ontario)
- Eugene Levy (Comedian, 2006, Hamilton, Ontario)
- Mike Myers (Comedic actor, 2003, Scarborough, Ontario)
- Leslie Nielsen (Comedic actor, 2001, Regina, Saskatchewan)
- Mary Pickford (Academy Award Winning Actress and film executive, 1999, Toronto, Ontario)
- Christopher Plummer (Actor, 1998, Toronto, Ontario)
- Buffy Sainte-Marie (Singer, Songwriter, Actress on Sesame Street in the 1980s, 1999, Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan)
- William Shatner (Actor, 2000, Montréal, Quebec)
- Helen Shaver (Actress, 2004, St. Thomas, Ontario)
- Martin Short (Comedic actor, 2000, Hamilton, Ontario)
- David Steinberg (Comedian, Actor, Writer & Director, 2003, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Donald Sutherland (Film actor, 2000, Saint John, New Brunswick)
- Kiefer Sutherland (Television actor, 2005, London, England)
[edit] Artists and Illustrators
- Kenojuak Ashevak (Painter/sculptor, 2001, Cape Dorset, Nunavut)
- Alex Colville (Painter, printmaker, 2002, Toronto, Ontario)
- Lynn Johnston (Cartoonist, Creator of For Better or For Worse, 2003, Collingwood, Ontario)
- Jean-Paul Riopelle (Painter, 2000, Montréal, Quebec)
[edit] Comedians
- John Candy (Comedic actor, 1998, Newmarket, Ontario)
- Jim Carrey (Comedic actor, 1998, Newmarket, Ontario)
- Eugene Levy (Comedian, 2006, Hamilton, Ontario)
- Rich Little (Impressionist, 1998, Ottawa, Ontario)
- Lorne Michaels (Producer & Creator of Saturday Night Live, 2003, Toronto, Ontario)
- Mike Myers (Comedian, 2003, Scarborough, Ontario)
- Leslie Nielsen (Comedic actor, 2001, Regina, Saskatchewan)
- Royal Canadian Air Farce (Comedy Troupe, 2000, Montréal, Quebec)
- SCTV (Comedy Troupe, 2002, Toronto, Ontario)
- Martin Short (Comedic actor, 2000, Hamilton, Ontario)
- David Steinberg (Comedian, Actor, Writer & Director, 2003, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Wayne and Shuster (Comedy Duo, 1999, place of inception Toronto, Ontario in 1954)
[edit] Dancers and Performance Artists
- Cirque du Soleil (Circus troupe, 2002, Gaspé, Quebec)
- Rex Harrington (Ballet dancer, 2005, Peterborough, Ontario)
- Evelyn Hart (Ballet dancer, 2000, Toronto, Ontario)
- Karen Kain (Ballet dancer, 1998, Hamilton, Ontario)
- Veronica Tennant (Ballet dancer, 2001, London, Ontario)
[edit] Directors and Producers(Stage or Screen)
- Denys Arcand (Director who won an Academy Award in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions, 2004, Deschambault, Quebec)
- David Cronenberg (Film director, 1999, Toronto, Ontario)
- Arthur Hiller (Film director, 2002, Edmonton, Alberta)
- Norman Jewison (Feature film director, 1998, Toronto, Ontario)
- Robert Lepage (Film Director, Playwright, 2001, Montréal, Quebec)
- Lorne Michaels (Producer & Creator of Saturday Night Live, 2003, Toronto, Ontario)
- Ivan Reitman (Producer/director, 2001, Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), raised in Toronto)
- David Steinberg (Comedian, Actor, Writer & Director, 2003, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
[edit] Game Show Hosts
- Monty Hall (Host of Let's Make a Deal & Humanitarian, 2002, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Alex Trebek (Host of Jeopardy, 2006, Sudbury, Ontario)
[edit] Hollywood Pioneers
- Louis B. Mayer (Producer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios, 2004, born Minsk, Belarus, raised in Saint John, New Brunswick)
- Mack Sennett (Producer, co-founded Keystone productions, 2004, Montreal, Quebec)
- Jack Warner (Producer, one of the famous Warner Brothers, 2004, London, Ontario)
- Fay Wray (Actress, 2005, Cardston, Alberta)
[edit] Humanitarians
- Monty Hall (Host of Let's Make a Deal & Humanitarian, 2002, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
[edit] Models & Supermodels
- Pamela Anderson (Actress & Model, 2006, Ladysmith, British Columbia)
- Linda Evangelista (Supermodel, 2003, St. Catharines, Ontario)
[edit] Music (Singers, musicians and producers, etc.)
NOTE: There are three bands inducted (Rush, The Guess Who and The Tragically Hip). The most famous members of these bands are listed. The official website of Canada's Walk of Fame lists the members that are listed as being the primary members, and thus, they are listed here. However, each member does not have their own star. They are all just considered part of the main band.
[edit] Solo artists
- Bryan Adams (Musician, 1998, Kingston, Ontario)
- Paul Anka (Singer, songwriter, 2005, Ottawa, Ontario)
- Jann Arden (Singer, 2006, Calgary, Alberta)
- Céline Dion (Singer, 1999, Charlemagne, Quebec)
- Maureen Forrester (Singer, 2000, Montréal, Quebec)
- Glenn Gould (Musician, 1998, Toronto, Ontario)
- Robert Goulet (Singer, 2006, born Lawrence, Massachusetts, raised in Edmonton, Alberta)
- Ronnie Hawkins (Country singer, 2002, born Huntsville, Arkansas, lived adult life in Peterborough, Ontario)
- Diana Krall (Jazz singer, 2004, Nanaimo, British Columbia)
- Juliette (Singer, 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Gordon Lightfoot (Musician, 1998 Orillia, Ontario)
- Joni Mitchell (Singer, 2000, Fort Macleod, Alberta)
- Alanis Morissette (Singer, 2005, Ottawa, Ontario)
- Anne Murray (Singer, 1998, Springhill, Nova Scotia)
- Walter Ostanek ("The Polka King", 2001, Duparquet, Quebec)
- Ginette Reno (Singer, 2000, Montréal, Quebec)
- Buffy Sainte-Marie (Singer, Songwriter, Actress on Sesame Street in the 1980s, 1999, Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan)
- Teresa Stratas (Opera Soprano, 2001, Toronto, Ontario)
- Shania Twain (Singer, 2003, Born Windsor, Ontario, raised in Timmins, Ontario)
- Neil Young (Singer, 2000, Toronto, Ontario)
[edit] Producers/Promoters
- Michael Cohl (Producer & Concert promoter), 2005, Toronto, Ontario)
- Pierre Cossette (Producer, Executive Producer of Gramy's for 35 years, 2005, Valleyfield, Quebec)
- David Foster (Music producer, 2002, Victoria, British Columbia)
- Daniel Lanois (Musician/Producer, 2005 Hull, Quebec)
- Luc Plamondon (Songwriter for artists like Céline Dion and Ginette Reno, playwright, 2003, Céline Dion)
[edit] Bands
- The Guess Who (Rock group, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Randy Bachman (Lead Guitar, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Jim Kale (Bass, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Garry Peterson (Drums, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Burton Cummings (Keyboard, Lead Singer, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Rush (Music group, 1999, place of inception Toronto, Ontario in 1968)
- Geddy Lee (Bass & Lead Vocals, Toronto, Ontario
- Alex Lifeson (Lead Guitar, Fernie, British Columbia)
- Neil Peart (Drums, Caledonia, Ontario)
- The Tragically Hip (Music Band, 2002, Kingston, Ontario)
- Rob Baker (Lead Guitar, Kingston, Ontario)
- Gordon Downie (Lead Singer & Guitar,Kingston, Ontario)
- Johnny Fay (Drums, Kingston, Ontario)
- Paul Langlois (Rhythym Guitar, Kingston, Ontario)
- Gord Sinclair (Bass, Kingston, Ontario)
[edit] Frontmen/Bandleaders/musical directors
- John Kay (Frontman of Steppenwolf, 2004, Toronto, Ontario)
- Guy Lombardo (Bandleader, 2002, London, Ontario)
- Robbie Robertson (Fronted The Band, 2003, Toronto, Ontario)
- Paul Shaffer (Musical Director for The Late Show, 2006, Thunder Bay, Ontario)
[edit] Sports Figures (Players, Coaches, etc.)
- Jean Béliveau (Hockey player, 2001, Trois Rivieres, Quebec)
- Scotty Bowman (Coach with the highest winning percentage in NHL history, 2003, Montreal, Quebec)
- Kurt Browning (Figure skater, 2001, Caroline, Alberta)
- George Chuvalo (Boxer, 2005, Toronto, Ontario)
- Toller Cranston (Figure skater, 2003, Hamilton, Ontario)
- Crazy Canucks (Downhill Skiers, 2006) (NOTE: All four were given the same star)
- Dave Irwin (Downhill Skier, 2006)
- Dave Murray (Downhill Skier, 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Steve Podborski (Downhill Skier, 2006, Toronto, Ontario)
- Ken Read (Downhill Skier, later would be head of Alpine Canada, 2006, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, raised in Calgary, Alberta)
- Jim Elder (Olympic equestrian, 2003, Toronto, Ontario)
- Nancy Greene (Downhill Skier, 1999, Ottawa, Ontario)
- Wayne Gretzky (Hockey Player, 2002, Brantford, Ontario)
- Gordie Howe (Hockey player, 2000, Floral, Saskatchewan)
- Ferguson Jenkins (Baseball player, 2001, Chatham, Ontario)
- Harry Winston Jerome (Sprinter, 2001, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan)
- Mario Lemieux (Hockey player, 2004, Montreal, Quebec
- Bobby Orr (Hockey player, 1998, Parry Sound, Ontario)
- Maurice Richard (Hockey player, 1999, Montréal, Quebec)
- Barbara Ann Scott (Figure skater, 1998, Ottawa, Ontario)
- Jacques Villeneuve (Race car driver, 1998, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec)
[edit] Writers (Literature, Press, Music, Screen)
- Margaret Atwood (Author, 2001, Ottawa, Ontario)
- Pierre Berton (Author, 1998, Whitehorse, Yukon)
- Timothy Findley (Novelist/playwright, 2002, Toronto, Ontario)
- Luc Plamondon (Songwriter for artists like Céline Dion and Ginette Reno, playwright, 2003, Saint-Raymond de Portneuf, Quebec)
- Buffy Sainte-Marie (Singer, Songwriter, Actress on Sesame Street in the 1980s, 1999, Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan)
- David Steinberg (Comedian, Actor, Writer & Director, 2003, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Wayne and Shuster (Comedy Duo, 1999, place of inception Toronto, Ontario in 1954)
