List of Canadians
This is a list of Canadians, people born in Canada, or who became citizens of Canada, grouped by their area of notability.
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Architects
- Douglas Cardinal OC RAIC (born 1934) – architect of Canadian Museum of Civilization
- Ernest Cormier OC RAIC (1885–1980) – architect of Supreme Court of Canada building
- A.J. Diamond OC RAIC (born 1934) – architect of Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
- David Ewart ISO (1841–1921) – Chief Dominion Architect (1896 to 1914), architech of Dominion Archives Building, Royal Canadian Mint, Victoria Memorial Museum, Connaught Building in Ottawa[1]
- Arthur Erickson CC RAIC (1924–2008) – architect of Simon Fraser University, Robson Square, and the Embassy of Canada in Washington
- Étienne Gaboury RAIC OAA (born 1930) – architect of the Embassy of Canada in Mexico and the Royal Canadian Mint building in Winnipeg
- Frank Gehry CC LLD (hc) PhD (hc) DEng (hc) DArch (hc) DA (hc) AIA (born 1929) – architect of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Experience Music Project, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Art Gallery of Ontario
- Dan Hanganu OQ DArch (hc) RAIC OAQ (born 1946) – architect of Pointe-à-Callière Museum and Montreal Archival Centre
- Stephen Irwin RAIC RIBA OAA (born c. 1944) – architect of Purdy's Wharf
- Bruce Kuwabara FRAIC OAA AIA (born 1949) RAIC – architect of the Gardiner Museum, and Kitchener City Hall
- E.J. Lennox RAIC OAA (1854–1933) – architect of Old City Hall in Toronto, and Casa Loma
- John M. Lyle FRIBA OAA (1872–1945) RAIC – architect of the New York Public Library, the Royal Alexandra Theatre, and Toronto's Union Station
- Raymond Moriyama CC OOnt (born 1929), architect of the Ontario Science Centre, Ottawa City Hall, and Canadian War Museum
- John Ostell (1813–1892) – architect of the McGill University Arts Building, and the Montreal Custom House
- Francis Rattenbury RAIC AIBC (1867–1935) – architect of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, and the Empress Hotel
- Moshe Safdie CC LLD (hc) FRAIC FAIA (born 1938) – architect of Habitat 67, the National Gallery of Canada, and Vancouver Library Square
- Fariborz Sahba (born 1948) Master's degree from Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran – architect of Lotus Temple, and Terraces (Bahá'í)
- Bing Thom CM FRAIC AIBC (born 1940) – architect of Central City Centre
- Ronald Thom FRAIC AIBC (1923–1986) – architect of Massey College, the Shaw Theatre, and Trent University
- Bob Topping RAIC OAA (born 1954) - Accessibility and Universal Design specialist
Artists
Actors
Main articles: List of Canadian actors and Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood
Broadcasters
Main articles: List of Canadian television personalities and List of Canadian radio personalities
Musicians
Main articles: List of Canadian musicians and List of bands from Canada
Visual arts
Main articles: List of Canadian artists and List of Canadian painters
Cartoonists
- Danny Antonucci (born 1957) – creator of Ed Edd n Eddy, Lupo the Butcher, and The Brothers Grunt
- Kate Beaton – creator of Hark! A Vagrant
- Chester Brown (born 1960) – creator of Yummy Fur, Underwater and Louis Riel
- John Byrne (born 1950) – influenced superhero characters like The Fantastic Four and Superman
- Andy Donato (born 1937) – editorial cartoonist for the Toronto Sun
- Hal Foster (1892–1982) – artist for Tarzan comic strip, creator of Prince Valiant
- J.D. Frazer (born 1965) – (moniker: Illiad) creator of the webcomic User Friendly
- Gregory Gallant (born 1962) – (moniker: Seth) creator of Palookaville
- Lynn Johnston CM OM (born 1947) – creator of For Better or For Worse
- John Kricfalusi (born 1955) – (moniker: John K.) creator of Ren and Stimpy
- Graeme MacKay (born 1968) – editorial cartoonist
- Todd McFarlane (born 1961) – creator of Spawn
- Win Mortimer (1919–1998) – illustrator for DC Comics' Superman and Batman
- Terry Mosher OC DLitt (hc) (born 1942) – (moniker: Aislin) Montreal Gazette newspaper
- Len Norris (1919–1997) – long-time editorial columnist for the Vancouver Sun
- Ryan North (born 1980) – creator of the webcomic Dinosaur Comics
- Scott Ramsoomair (born 1981) – creator of the webcomic VG Cats
- Dave Sim (born 1956) – creator of Cerebus the Aardvark
- Joe Shuster (1914–1992) – co-creator of Superman
- Fiona Staples (born 1984) – co-creator of the comic Saga
- Paul Szep (born 1941) – editorial cartoonist for the Boston Globe from 1967 to 2001
- Ben Wicks CM (1926–2000) – illustrator, comic strip cartoonist, and humanitarian
Astronauts
- Roberta Bondar OC OOnt ScD (hc) FRCP(C) FRSC (born 1945) – first Canadian woman in space.
- Marc Garneau CC CD ScD (hc) (born 1949) – first Canadian man in space.
- Chris Hadfield OOnt MSC LLD (hc) DEng (hc) (born 1959) – first Canadian to walk in space. First Canadian to command the International Space Station.
- Steven MacLean ScD (hc) (born 1954)
- Julie Payette CQ FMC (born 1963)
- Robert Thirsk (born 1953) Holds record for longest time spent for a Canadian astronaut in space.
- Bjarni Tryggvason ScD (hc) (born 1945)
Athletes
Main articles: List of Canadian sports personalities and Canada's athletes of the 20th century
Businesspeople and entrepreneurs
- Aquilini, Francesco, Chairman of the Aquilini Investment Group and owner of the Vancouver Canucks
- Aitken, Max, Baron Beaverbrook PC (1879–1964) – publishing baron, entrepreneur
- Asper, David (born 1958) – chairman, Canwest Global Communications
- Asper, Izzy OC QC OM PhD (hc) LLD (hc) (1932–2003) – chairman, Canwest Global Communications
- Black, Conrad, Lord Black of Crossharbour OC PC KCSG LLD (hc) (born 1944) – entrepreneur, publisher
- Boyle, Willard (born 1924) – invented Charge-coupled device
- Bronfman, Samuel CC (1889–1971) – founder of Seagram's
- Bronfman, Edgar (1929 – 2013) – head of Seagram's and long-time president of the World Jewish Congress
- Campeau, Robert (born 1923) – real-estate mogul
- Cooke, Jack Kent (1912–1997) – owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Redskins and the Chrysler Building
- Cowan, James Alexander (1901–1978) – public relations consultant and founder of Stratford Shakespeare Festival
- Cunard, Sir Samuel Bt (1787–1865) – founder of Cunard Line
- Davidson, William (1740–1790) – lumberman, shipbuilder, merchant
- DeGroote, Michael OC (born 1932) – businessman and philanthropist
- Desmarais, Paul PC CC LLD (hc) (1927-2013) – Chairman, Power Corporation of Canada
- Dobbin, Craig OC ScD (hc) LLD (hc) (1935–2006) – founder, chairman and CEO of CHC Helicopter Corporation
- Dunn, Sir James Hamet Bt (1874–1956) – financier, steel magnate
- Eaton, Timothy (1834–1907) – founder of Eaton's department stores
- Ebbers, Bernie LLD (hc) (born 1941) – former CEO of WorldCom
- Fuller, Alfred (1885–1973) – Fuller Brush Company
- Gaydamak, Arcadi (1952-) - owner of Beitar Jerusalem
- Girouard, Sir Édouard KSMG (1867–1932) – railway builder, governor
- Ingle, Robin – CEO and Chairman of the Ingle Group of Companies
- Irving, K. C. OC ONB (1899–1992) – industrialist
- Johnson, F. Ross (born 1931) – former CEO of RJR Nabisco
- Joyce, Ron CM DComm (hc) (born 1930) – original partner with Horton in Tim Hortons, primary builder of the chain
- Killam, Izaak Walton (1885–1955) – major financier
- Laliberté, Guy OC CQ (born 1959) – founder and owner of the Cirque du Soleil
- Lee, Cindy - founder of T&T Supermarket[2]
- Lee-Chin, Michael LLD (hc) (born 1951) – CEO of AIC Diversified Canada Split Corp. and The National Commercial Bank of Jamaica
- Li, Ka-shing (born 1928) - Chairman of the Board of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa
- Li, Victor (born 1964) – deputy chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited
- Luckett, Pete (unknown) – owner of Pete's Frootique and host of The Food Hunter
- Macdonald, Sir William C. (1831–1917) – tobacco manufacturer, education philanthropist
- Matthews, Sir Terence Hedley KBE FIEE FREng (hc) (born 1943) – entrepreneur, chairman of Mitel
- Mayer, Louis B. (1885–1957) – co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios
- McCain, Harrison CC ONB (1927–2004) – New Brunswick potato magnate
- Colonel McLaughlin, Samuel CC CD ED LLD (hc) (1871–1972) – Buick automobile manufacturer
- McTavish, Simon (1750–1804) – fur trader
- Molson, John (1763–1836) – founder of Molson Breweries
- Molson, Hartland OC GOQ OBE DCL (hc) (1907–2002) – Senator, President of Molson Breweries
- Munk, Peter OC LLD (hc) (born 1927) – founder of Barrick Gold
- Pattison, Jim CM OBC (born 1928) – chairman, president, CEO, and owner of the Jim Pattison Group
- Péladeau, Pierre CM OQ (1925–1997) – founder of Quebecor Inc.
- Péladeau, Pierre Karl (born 1961) – President, CEO of Quebecor Inc., Québecor Média Inc. and Sun Media Corporation
- Perrin, John Draper (1890-1967) - entrepreneur, financier, mining executive
- Porritt, Richard OC LLD (hc) (1901–1985) – mining industry executive
- Pouliot, Jean (1923–2004) – founder of CFCF et Télévision Quatre Saisons
- Redpath, John (1796–1869) – canal builder, sugar refinery founder
- Reichmann, Paul (born 1930) – developer of Canary Wharf
- Rogers, Edward Samuel OC ScD (hc) (1933–2008) – Was president and CEO of Rogers Communications
- Roth, John (born 1942) – former CEO of Nortel Networks
- Saputo, Lino (born 1937) – founder of Saputo
- Sharp, Isadore OC LLD (hc) DComm (hc) (born 1931) – founder of the Four Seasons Hotel chain
- Smith, E.D. (1858–1943) – founder of E.D. Smith & Sons Ltd
- Solomons, Levy (1730–1792) – merchant and fur trader
- Stairs, John F. (1848–1904) – entrepreneur, statesman
- Stronach, Frank CM (born 1932) – entrepreneur, founder of Magna International
- Taylor, E. P. (1901–1989) – entrepreneur, thoroughbred horse breeder
- Taylor, Nat (unknown) – originator of Cineplex Entertainment
- Thomson, Kenneth, Baron Thomson of Fleet (1923–2006)
- Thomson, Roy, Baron Thomson of Fleet GBE DLitt (hc) DCL (hc) LLD (hc) DHL (hc) (1894–1976) – entrepreneur, publisher
- Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius KCMG (1843–1915) – constructed the Canadian Pacific Railway
- Warner, Jack (1892–1978) – founder of Warner Bros. Studios
- Weston, Galen OC OOnt (born 1940) – owner of Loblaws, Holt Renfrew, and Selfridges
- Wilson, Chip (born 1956) - founder of Lululemon Athletica
- Young, Bob (unknown) – self-publishing web-site, owner of CFL Hamilton Tiger Cats
Criminals and suspects
- Angélique, Marie-Joseph (1710–1734) – executed for setting the city of Montreal on fire
- Aziga, Johnson (born 1956) – first person to be charged with first-degree murder in Canada for spreading HIV
- Bernardo, Paul (born 1964) – murderer, rapist
- Blass, Richard (1945–1975) – multiple murderer
- Boyd, Edwin Alonzo (1914–2002) – bank robber
- Cossette-Trudel, Jacques (born 1947) – FLQ Terrorist
- Cossette-Trudel, Louise (born 1947) – FLQ Terrorist
- Dick, Evelyn (born 1920) – convicted of infanticide; convicted and acquitted of having murdered her husband
- Fisher, Larry (born 1949) – convicted of the murder for which David Milgaard (see "Wrongfully convicted", below) was originally convicted and subsequently exonerated
- Guité, Charles (born c. 1943) – fraud
- Homolka, Karla (born 1970) – murderer
- Bindy Johal (b.1971 – 1998), Vancouver gangster
- Lanctôt, Jacques (born 1945) – FLQ Terrorist
- Langlois, Yves (born 1947) FLQ Terrorist
- Latimer, Robert (born 1953) – convicted of second-degree murder
- Legere, Allan (born 1948) – serial killer
- Lépine, Marc (1964–1989) – mass murderer
- Lortie, Bernard (born 1951) – FLQ Terrorist
- Lortie, Denis (unknown) – murderer
- Marks, Grace (1828-unknown) — convicted of murder in 1843
- Mitchell, Patrick (Paddy) – bank robber, leader of The Stopwatch Gang
- Allan McLean (1855–1881), son of Fort Kamloops Chief Trader and leader and eldest of the group known as the Wild McLean Boys, who went on a killing spree with his brothers and accomplice Alex Hare in the British Columbia Interior in 1876
- Olson, Clifford (1940–2011) – serial child murderer
- Perri, Rocco (1887 – c. 1944) – gangster, bootlegger
- Pickton, Robert (born 1949) – serial murderer
- Reyat, Inderjit Singh (unknown) – terrorist
- Riel, Louis (1844–1885) – Executed for treason
- Rivard, Lucien (c. 1915–2002) – narcotics smuggler
- Rose, Paul (born 1943) – FLQ Terrorist
- Ryan, Frank (born 1942) – gangster
- Simard, Francis (born 1946) – FLQ Terrorist
- Slumach (b? – 1891), Katzie man convicted and hung for the murder of Louis Bee, a Kanaka (Hawaiian) half-breed
- Smith, Cathy (born 1948) – convicted of manslaughter in death of John Belushi
- Thatcher, Colin (born 1938) – murderer
- Twitchell, Mark (born 1979) – murderer
- Williams, Russell (born 1963) – former RCAF military pilot and wing commander; convicted murderer, rank and decorations revoked upon conviction.
Wrongfully convicted or lynched
- Baltovich, Robert (born 1965) – wrongfully convicted of murder
- Marshall, Donald (1953–2009) – wrongfully convicted of murder
- Milgaard, David (born 1952) – wrongfully convicted of murder
- Morin, Guy Paul (unknown) – wrongfully convicted of murder
- Sam, Louie – wrongfully accused of murder and hanged by lynch mob in Whatcom County, Washington
- Truscott, Steven (born 1945) – wrongfully convicted of murder
Educators
- Ambrose, J. Willis (c. 1911-unknown) – Queen's University professor
- Armstrong, Richard Lee FRSC (1937–1991) – University of British Columbia professor, geochemist
- Calvert, Stephen E. FRSC (born 1962) – University of British Columbia emeritus professor, geologist, oceanographer
- Cerny, Petr ScD (hc) FRSC (unknown) – University of Manitoba professor, mineralogist and crystallographer
- Cunning, Henry C. ScD (hc) FRSC (1901–1991) – University of British Columbia professor, geologist
- Dreimanis, Aleksis (born 1914) – University of Western Ontario emeritus professor, quaternary geologist
- Gill, James E. (1901–1980) – McGill University professor, geologist
- Hawley, James Edwin (1897–1965) – Queen's professor, geologist (Hawleyite)
- Hawthorne, Frank OC FRSC (born 1946) – University of Manitoba professor, mineralogist and crystallographer
- Hoodless, Adelaide (1858–1910) – education and women's activist
- Ignatieff, Michael (born 1947) – University of Toronto, Harvard University, University of Oxford and University of Cambridge professor, political science
- Johanson, Sue CM (born 1930) – sex educator
- Keen, Michael John (1935–1991) – Dalhousie University professor, marine geoscientist
- Kelly, Sean, (born 1940) – Pratt Institute, NYC, Humanities & Media Studies, writer
- Mackay, J. Ross OC FRSC (born 1915) – University of British Columbia professor, geologist
- Mehta, Michael D.(born 1965) – Thompson Rivers University Dean and Professor, environmental sociologist
- Mountjoy, Eric W. FRSC (born c. 1930) – McGill University professor, geologist
- Middleton, Gerald V. FRSC (born 1931) – McMaster University professor, geologist
- Naldrett, Anthony J. FRSC (born c. 1930) – University of Toronto emeritus professor, geologist
- Peltier, William Richard ScD (hc) FRSC (born c. 1942) – University of Toronto professor, physicist
- Ryerson, Egertron (1803–1882) – public education advocate
- Sakayan, Dora, Full Professor, Department of German Studies, McGill University - Armenology, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Translation, Genocide Studies
- Simpson, Colin (born c. 1965) – George Brown College, best-selling author
- Stelck, Charles R. OC ScD (hc) FRSC (born 1917) – University of Alberta professor, petroleum geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher
- Strangway, David OC ScD (hc) FRSC (born c. 1935) – geophysicist and university administrator
- Symons, Thomas CC OOnt (born c. 1929) – Founding President of Trent University, Professor of Canadian Studies
- Walker, Roger G. FRSC (unknown) – McMaster University emeritus professor
- Winegard, William PC OC (born 1924) – educator, engineer, scientist and former Member of Parliament
Environmentalists
See Canadian environmentalists
Fashion
- Beker, Jeanne (born 1952) – reporter
- Caten, Dean and Dan (born 1965) – renowned designers known as Dsquared, honoured on the Canadian Walk of Fame
- Collison, Meghan (born 1988) - model
- Chante, Keshia (born 1988) – model and singer
- Cojocaru, Steven (born 1962) – (known as Cojo) critic and correspondent on Entertainment Tonight
- Evangelista, Linda (born 1965) – model
- Harlow, Shalom (born 1973) – model and actress
- Lazareanu, Irina (born 1982) – model
- Manuel, Jay (born 1972) – expert on America's Next Top Model and "Canada's Next Top Model"
- Marks, Heather (born 1988) – model
- Mills, Kenneth G. (1923–2004) – designer
- Muise, Alana (born 1987) – model
- Nygård, Peter (born 1943) - designer
- Ogilvie, Lana – model
- Rocha, Coco (born 1988) – model
- Schnarre, Monika (born 1971) – model
- Stam, Jessica (born 1986) – model
- Werbowy, Daria (born 1983) – Polish-born Canadian model.
- Zimmer, Alana (born 1987)- model
- Taryn Davidson (born 1991) – model
Humanitarians
- Barry, J. Esmonde (1923–2007) – healthcare activist and political commentator in New Brunswick
- Belaney, Archibald Stanfield (1888–1938) – (known as Grey Owl) conservationist who falsely presented himself as an Aboriginal person and worked to save the beavers of Saskatchewan and Manitoba
- Bethune, Norman
- Bucke, Richard Maurice FRSC (1837–1902) – psychiatrist, philosopher, early author on human development and human potentials
- Fonyo, Steve OC Rescinded 2010 (born 1966) – retraced and completed Terry Fox's cross country cancer research fundraising marathon
- Fox, Terry CC OD (1958–1981) – attempted one-legged cross country run for cancer research
- Hansen, Rick CC OBC LLD (hc) DLitt (hc) (born 1957) – paraplegic athlete who completed an around the world marathon for spinal cord injury research
- Lewis, Stephen CC (born 1937) – AIDS activist, United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Rogers, Harold OC OBE (1899–1994) – founder of Kin Canada
- Vanier, Jean CC GOQ (born 1928) – activist for mentally disabled, founder of L'Arche
- Arbour, Louise (born 1947) – former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and a former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
Inventors
- Abbott, Scott (unknown) – co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit
- Ahearn, Thomas PC(1855–1938) – invented the electric cooking range and the electric car heater
- Barringer, Anthony R. (born 1925) – 70 patents for mineral exploration technology
- Bascom, Earl W. (1906–1995) – co-invented rodeo's side-delivery chute, invented reverse-opening side-delivery chute, hornless bronc saddle, one-hand bareback rigging and high-cut chaps
- Bell, Alexander Graham (1847–1922) – born in Scotland, invented the telephone in Canada and developed it in the United States
- Bombardier, Joseph-Armand (1907–1964) – invented the snowmobile
- Bull, Gerald (1928–1990) – invented the G5 howitzer and the Iraqi supergun
- Carroll, Thomas (1888–1868) – developed first self-propelled combine harvester[3]
- Dow, Herbert Henry (1866–1930) – invented a method of bromine extraction known as the Dow process
- Evans, Mathew (unknown) – co-inventor of the first electric light bulb
- Fenerty, Charles (c. 1821–1892) – Canadian inventor of the wood pulp process for making paper.
- Fessenden, Reginald (1866–1932) – radio inventor who made the first radio-transmitted audio transmission and the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission; also invented sonar and patented the first television system
- Sir Fleming, Sandford KCMG DSc (hc) FRSC (1827–1915) – inventor of the system of Standard Time zones
- Franks, Wilbur R. OBE (1901–1986) – invented the anti-black-out-suit (the G-suit)
- Gesner, Abraham Pineo (1797–1864) – inventor of kerosene; known as the "Father of the Petroleum Industry"
- Gosling, James OC (born 1955) – invented Java computer language
- Haney, Chris (1950–2010) – co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit
- Jacks, Sam (1915–1975) – inventor of ringette
- Klein, George OC MBE LLD (hc) (1904–1992) – developed: electric wheelchairs, microsurgical staple gun, the ZEEP nuclear reactor, and the Canadarm
- Krogh, Thomas Edward ScD (hc) FRSC (born 1936) – developed technique of radiometric uranium-lead dating to further the precision of geochronology
- Le Caine, Hugh (1914–1977) – invented the music synthesizer in 1945
- McCoy, Elijah (1844–1929) – developed automatic machinery lubricator, lawn sprinkler, the "Real McCoy"
- MacPherson, Cluny (1879–1966) – invented the first general-issue gas mask used by the British Army in World War I
- Markle, Wilson – (born 1938) – invented film colorization process in 1983
- Naismith, James (1861–1939) – invented basketball
- Robertson, Peter Lymburner (1879–1951) – invented the Robertson Screw
- Ruttan, Henry (June 12, 1792 – July 31, 1871) – invented air-conditioned railway coach
- Ryan, Thomas F. (1872–1971) – invented five-pin bowling
- Sicard, Arthur (unknown) invented the snowblower in 1925
- Sunatori, Simon (born 1959) – engineer, inventor and entrepreneur; created the MagneScribe and the Magic Spicer
- Urry, Lewis (1927–2004) – invented the long-lasting alkaline battery
- Wasylyk, Harry – (born 1925) – invented the disposable green polyethylene garbage bag in 1950
- Willson, Thomas (1860–1915) – invented arc lamps and process for creating calcium carbide
- Woodward, Henry (unknown) – co-inventor of the first electric light bulb
Media
- Bee, Samantha (born 1969) – senior correspondent for The Daily Show
- Brunt, Stephen (born 1959) – lead sports columnist for The Globe and Mail since 1989
- Cameron, Stevie (born 1943) – journalist, author
- Donaldson, Gordon (1926–2001) – amateur historian
- Frum, Barbara OC LLD (hc) (1937–1992) – CBC radio and television journalist
- Ghomeshi, Jian (born 1967) - radio broadcaster
- Hechtman, Ken (unknown) – maverick journalist jailed by Afghanistan's Taliban government as a suspected United States spy in 2001
- Hotz, Kenny (born 1973) – the only registered Canadian journalist to cover the Gulf War
- Irwin, Mark CSC/ASC (born 1950)- Hollywood Director of Photography
- Jennings, Peter CM (1938–2005) – ABC news anchor
- Jones, Jason (unknown) – senior correspondent for The Daily Show
- Kharas, Firdaus (born 1955) - human rights activist, founder of Chocolate Moose Media
- Kiernan, Pat (1968) - Morning anchor of NY1 since 1997
- Kesterton, Michael (born 1945) – The Globe and Mail columnist
- Macdonald, Neil (born 1957) – CBC reporter
- McNeil, Robert (born 1931) – journalist, author, longtime co-anchor of The MacNeil/Lehrer Report on PBS
- Mansbridge, Peter OC LLD (hc) (born 1948) – news anchor of CBC's The National
- Michael, Mosha – Canada's first Inuk film maker
- Murray, Margaret (unknown) – editor and co-publisher of the Bridge River-Lillooet News
- Newman, Peter C. CC CD LLD (hc) (born 1929) – eminent journalist and writer
- Newman, Sydney OC (1917–1997) – supervisor of drama at the CBC, head of drama at the BBC, creator of the Doctor Who television series, chairman of the NFB
- Paikin, Steve (born 1960) – journalist, film producer and author, best known for hosting TVOntario's Studio 2
- Pete Parker (1895–1991) – made the first ever broadcast of a professional hockey game
- Roberts, John (born 1956) – Fox News Channel reporter, previously a CNN reporter and host of The New Music on MuchMusic
- Robertson, Lloyd OC LLD (hc) (born 1934) – chief anchor and senior editor for CTV National News
- Safer, Morley (born 1931) – investigative journalist for CBS News and 60 Minutes
- Stroumboulopoulos, George (born 1972) - television journalist
- Trueman, Peter OC (born 1934) – original newsman on Global TV
- Wong, Jan (born 1952) - journalist
Medical
- Bagshaw, Elizabeth CM (1881–1982) – physician and birth control activist
- Banting, Major Sir Frederick KBE MC LLD (hc) ScD (hc) FRSC (1891–1941) – Nobel laureate noted as one of the co-discoverers of insulin
- Bell, John (born 1953) – pioneer of oncolytic virus therapies for cancer
- Bethune, Norman (1890–1939) – surgeon, inventor, socialist, battlefield doctor in Spain and China
- Bigelow, Wilfred OC LLD (hc) FRSC (1913–2005) – inventor of the first artificial pacemaker
- Boulton, Basil (1938-2008) - Pediatrician and child health advocate
- Callaghan, John OC AOE (1923–2004) – pioneer of open-heart surgery
- Dick, John FRSC (born 1957) – credited with discovery of cancer stem cell
- Douglas, Tommy PC CC SOM LLD (hc) (1904–1986) – introduced publicly funded health care in Canada; commonly known as the Father of Medicare
- Goresky, Carl A. OC (1932–1996) – physician and scientist
- Hubel, David (1926-2013) – Nobel Prize winner in medicine for mapping the visual cortex
- Johns, Harold E. OC (1915–1998) – medical physicist, noted for his extensive contributions to the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancer
- Kimura, Doreen (1933-2013) – behavioural psychologist, world expert on sex differences in the brain
- Mance, Jeanne (1606–1673) – established the first hospital in North America – the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal – in 1644
- McCulloch, Ernest CM OOnt FRSC FRS (1926-2011) – cellular biologist credited with the discovery of stem cell with James Till
- Morgentaler, Henry CM LLD (hc) (1923-2013) – abortionist who helped legalize abortion in Canada and strengthen the power of jury nullification
- Osler, Sir William Bt (1849–1919) – physician, called "father of modern medicine"; wrote Principles and Practice of Medicine
- Palmer, Daniel David (1845–1913) – founded the chiropractic profession
- Parker, Edgar Randolph (1871–1951) – (known as "Painless" Parker) flamboyant dentist
- Penfield, Wilder OM CC CMG FRS (1891–1976) – neurosurgeon, discovered electrical stimulation of the brain
- Sackett, David CC FRSC (born 1934) – founded the first department of clinical epidemiology in Canada at McMaster University
- Till, James OC OOnt FRSC FRS (born 1931) – biophysicist, credited for the discovery of stem cell with Ernest McCulloch
- Tilley, A. Ross (1904–1988) MD FRCS(C) OBE OC plastic surgeon
- Uchida, Irene Ayako OC (1917-2013) – cytogenticist, Down Syndrome researcher
Military figures
Further information: List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients
- General Baril, Maurice OMM CD (born 1943) – Military Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General, head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations, and Chief of the Defence Staff
- Biéler, Gustave DSO MBE (1904–1944) – Special Operations Executive agent, executed by the Nazis
- Air Commodore Birchall, Leonard CM OBE DFC OOnt CD DMSc (hc) LLD (hc) (1915–2004) – war hero
- Air Marshall Bishop, William Avery VC CB DSO* MC DFC ED (1894–1956) – (commonly known as Billy Bishop) World War I flying ace
- Brigadier-General Boyle, Jean CMM CD (born 1947) – fighter pilot, and businessman
- Brock, Major General Sir Isaac KB (1769–1812) – War of 1812 general
- Captain Brown, Roy DSC* RNAS (1893–1944) – World War I fighter pilot officially credited with shooting down the Red Baron
- Colonel Cosgrave, Lawrence Moore DSO* (1890–1971) – Canadian signatory to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
- General Crear, Harry CH CB DSO CD PC (1888–1965) – "leading field commander" in World War II
- Lieutenant-General Sir Currie, Arthur KCB GCMG (1875–1933) – first Canadian commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Lieutenant-General Dallaire, Roméo OC CMM GOQ MSC CD LLD (hc) ScDHum (hc) DHL (hc) (born 1946) – UN peacekeeping General, attempted to prevent the Rwandan Genocide
- D'Artosis, Guy DSO GM (1917–1999) – SOE agent, recipient of the Croix de Guerre
- General de Chastelain, John CH OC CMM CD LLD (hc) ScDMil (hc) FLMH (born 1937) – head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning
- Dmytruk, Peter (1920–1943) – WWII Flight Sergeant and member of the French Resistance
- Brigadier-General Dury, Charles PC OC QC CBE DSO (1912–1991) – soldier, businessman, and politician
- Foote, John Weir VC CD (1904–1988) – military chaplain, Ontario cabinet minister, and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Captain Goddard, Nichola MSM (1980–2006) – first female Canadian soldier killed in combat
- Hall, William VC (1827–1904) – first Nova Scotian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Macalister, John Kenneth (1914–1944) – SOE agent, executed by the Nazis
- Vice-Admiral MacLean, Bruce CMM, CD – Chief of the Maritime Staff from 2004 to 2006.
- Captain Mailloux, Simon (born 1983) First Canadian Soldier with an amputation to deploy on a combat mission and recipient of the Sacrifice Medal.
- Lieutenant Colonel McCrae, John (1872–1918) – soldier, poet, author of In Flanders' Fields
- McLeod, Alan Arnett VC (1899–1918) – fighter pilot, youngest Canadian-born winner of the Victoria Cross
- General McNaughton, Andrew CH CB CMG DSO CD PC (1887–1966) – Co-Minister of Defence during World War II
- Lieutenant Colonel Meighen, Theodore (1905–1979) – lawyer and philanthropist
- Lieutenant Colonel Merritt, Charles Cecil VC (1908–2000) – recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Major General Mewburn, Sydney Chilton PC (1863–1956) – lawyer and politician, Minister of Militia and Defence
- Rear Admiral Leonard W. Murray (1896–1971) – Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Northwest Atlantic during World War II
- Norwest, Henry MM & Bar (1884–1918) – sniper in World War I
- Lieutenant-Colonel Pearkes, George VC PC CC CB DSO MC CD (1888–1984) – recipient of the Victoria Cross, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
- Pegahmagabow, Francis MM** (1891–1952) – the most highly decorated aboriginal Canadian soldier of World War I
- Pickersgill, Frank (1915–1944) – SOE agent, executed by the Nazis
- Rear Admiral Piers, Desmond CM DSC CD ScDMil (hc) (1913–2005) – war hero
- Price, George Lawrence (1898–1918) – last soldier killed in World War I
- Prince, Tommy MM (1915–1977) – one of Canada's most decorated soldiers, member of the Devil's Brigade
- Ralston, James PC (1881–1948) – Co-Minister of Defence during World War II
- Ricketts, Thomas VC (1901–1967) – recipient of the Victoria Cross (Newfoundlander at the time of his award)
- Rogers, Harold A. OC OBE (1889–1994) – founder of Kin Canada
- Sabourin, Roméo (1923–1944) – SOE agent, executed by the Nazis
- General Simonds, Guy CC CB CBE DSO CD (1903–1974) – commandee of the II Canadian Corps
- Smith, Ernest (1914–2005) – VC, CM, OBC, CD, Seaforth Highlander Private/ Sergeant, the last living Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, awarded for gallantry in actions at the River Savio, Northern Italy 1944
- Steele, Sam CB KCMG MVO (1851–1919) – member of the North-West Mounted Police, commander of Yukon detachment
- Stephenson, William CC MC DFC (1897–1989) – (codename: Intrepid) senior representative of British intelligence for the Western Hemisphere in World War II
- Lieutenant-General Stuart, Kenneth CB DSO MC (1891–1945) – Chief of the General Staff 1941–1943, educator
- Rear Admiral Timberell, Robert CMM DSC CD (1920–2006) – first Canadian to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross
- General Vokes, Christopher CB CBE DSO CD (1904–1985) – General Officer commanding the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Europe
- Wheeler, Brigadier Sir Edward Oliver (1890–1962) – Corps of Royal Engineers surveyor
- General Withers, Ramsey Muir CMM CD LLD (hc) (born 1930) – Chief of the Defense Staff
- Yeo, Sir James Lucas (1782–1818) – commander of Royal Navy forces in Canada during the War of 1812
Monarchs
Main article: List of Canadian monarchs
Magicians
- Henning, Doug (1947–2000) – credited with reviving the magic show in North America
- Mandrake, Leon (1911–1993) Mandrake the Great – and his sons Lon and Ron, born in 1948 and 1949, respectively
- Randi, James (born 1928) – magician, writer, skeptical investigator of paranormal and pseudo-scientific claims, and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation.
- Vernon, Dai (1894–1992) – magician – known as "the man who fooled Houdini"
Politicians
Further information: List of Prime Ministers of Canada, Members of the Canadian House of Commons and List of Canadian senators
- Axworthy, Lloyd PC OC OM (born 1939) – former Cabinet minister
- Bain, Thomas (1834–1915)- former Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
- Baldwin, Robert (1804–1858)
- Barlow, Maude LLD (hc) DHL (hc) (born 1947) – activist, Chairperson of the Council of Canadians
- Beatty, Perrin PC (born 1950) – former cabinet minister, president of CBC
- Bégin, Monique PC OC ScD (hc) FRSC (born 1936) – former cabinet minister
- Berger, Thomas OC OBC (born 1933) – Jurist
- Blondin-Andrew, Ethel PC (born 1951) – former Cabinet minister
- Bourassa, Henri (1868–1952) – Quebec politician
- Bourgault, Pierre (1934–2003) – President of Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale
- Broadbent, Ed PC CC (born 1936) – former New Democratic Party leader
- Brown, George (1818–1880)
- Brown, Rosemary PC CC OBC LLD (hc) (1930–2003)
- Buck, Tim (1891–1973) – leader of the Canadian Communist Party
- Campbell, Kim (born 1947) the 19th Prime Minister of Canada
- Cartier, Sir George-Étienne Bt KSMG PC (1814–1873) – Cabinet minister
- Chrisholm, Brock CC MC* LLD (hc) (1896–1971) – first Director-General of the World Health Organization
- Clark, Joe, 16th Prime Minister of Canada, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1976 to 1983, and again from 1998 to 2003.
- Copps, Sheila PC (born 1952)
- Copps, Victor K. (1919–1988) – Mayor of Hamilton
- Lambton, John George, Earl of Durham GCB PC (1792–1840)
- Fairclough, Ellen PC CC OOnt (1905–2004) – first female member of the Canadian Cabinet
- Granholm, Jennifer (born 1959) – first female Governor of Michigan
- Grewal, Gurmant (born 1957) - The 'Ironman of Canadian Parliament'.
- Grewal, Nina (born 1958) - First South Asian and Sikh woman elected to Parliament. With her husband Gurmant, Grewals are the first married couple to concurrently serve in Canadian Parliament.
- Howe, Clarence PC (1886–1960) – Cabinet minister
- Howe, Joseph PC (1804–1873) – Father of Confederation
- Keyes, Stan PC (born 1953)
- Lafontaine, Sir Louis-Hippolyte Bt (1807–1864) – co-premier of the United Province of Canada
- Layton, Jack PC (1950–2011) – leader of the New Democratic Party
- William Lyon Mackenzie (1795–1861) – Mayor of Toronto
- McNab, Sir Allan Bt (1798–1862) – Prime Minister of Upper Canada
- McGee, Thomas D'Arcy PC (1825–1868)
- Macphail, Agnes (1890–1954) – first female Member of Parliament
- McLachlin, Beverly PC LLD (hc) (born 1943) – Chief Justice of Canada
- McMillan, James (1838–1902) – US Senator for Michigan
- Munro, John PC (1931–2003)
- Papineau, Louis-Joseph (1786–1871) – reformer and 1837 rebellion leader
- Studholme, Allan (1846–1919)
- Tanner, Nathan Eldon (1898–1982)
- Trudeau, Pierre Elliott, 15th Prime Minister of Canada, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1968 to 1984.
- The Famous Five, 1920s women's rights activists
- Franklin K. Lane, 1910s United States Secretary of the Interior(1913–1920)
Provincial premiers
- Main articles:
- List of premiers of Alberta
- List of premiers of British Columbia
- List of premiers of Manitoba
- List of premiers of New Brunswick
- List of premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of premiers of Nova Scotia
- List of premiers of Ontario
- List of premiers of Prince Edward Island
- List of premiers of Quebec
- List of premiers of Saskatchewan
Territorial premiers
- Main articles:
First Nations leaders
See also: Aboriginal Canadian personalities
Aatsista-Mahkan taken by Edward Curtis
- Big Bear (1825–1888) – Cree leader
- Brant, Joseph (1742–1807) – Mohawk leader
- Brant, Mary (1736–1796) – leader of Six Nations women's federation
- Riel, Louis (1844–1885) – leader of two Métis rebellions before being hung for treason
- Piapot (c. 1816–1908) – Cree Chief
- Tecumseh (1768–1813) – Shawnee leader
- Nicola (1780/1785 — c. 1865) – Grand chief of the Okanagan people, and jointly chief of the Nlaka'pamux-Okanagan-Nicola Athapaskan alliance in the Nicola Valley and of the Kamloops group of the Secwepemc
- Cumshewa – 18th Century Haida chief at the inlet now bearing his name
- Maquinna – 18th Century Nuu-chah-nulth chief (Yuquot/Mowachaht).
- Wickanninish 19th Century Nuu-chah-nulth chief (Opitsaht/Tla-o-qui-aht)
- August Jack Khatsahlano – Skwxwu7mesh
- Joe Capilano – Skwxwu7mesh
- Harriet Nahanee – Skwxwu7mesh and Nuu-chah-nulth (Pacheedaht)
- Andy Paull – Skwxwu7mesh
- Frank Calder – Nisga'a
- Elijah Harper – Cree
- Guujaaw – modern-day Haida leader
- Shawn Atleo
- William Beynon
- Arthur Wellington Clah
- Heber Clifton
- Harley Desjarlais
- Alfred Dudoward
- Dan George – Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard)
- Joseph Gosnell – Nisga'a
- Simon Gunanoot – Gitxsan
- Chief Hunter Jack ( -d.1905) – St'at'imc
- Mary John, Sr.
- Klattasine – Tsilhqot'in war chief, surrendered on terms of amnesty in times of war, hanged for murder
- Koyah – 18th Century chief of the Haida
- George Manuel
- Stewart Phillip
- Steven Point – modern Sto:lo leader, current Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
- James Sewid – Kwakwaka'wakw
- Alec Thomas
- Walter Wright
Religious figures
Martyrs
- Bourgeoys, St. Marguerite (1620–1700) – first Canadian saint
- Chabanel, St. Noël (1613–1649) – Jesuit missionary
- Daniel, St. Anthony (1601–1648) – Jesuit missionary
- de Brébeuf, St. Jean (1539–1649) – Jesuit missionary
- de Lalande, St. Jean (unknown) – Jesuit missionary
- Garnier, St. Charles (1606–1649) – Jesuit missionary
- Goupil, St. René (1608–1642) – first North American martyr of the Roman Catholic Church
- Jogues, St. Isaacs (1607–1646) – Jesuit missionary
- Lallemant, St. Gabriel (1610–1649) – Jesuit missionary
Religious Community Leaders
- Alexis, André (1832–1893) – Catholic missionary priest, spiritual advisor to Louis Riel
- Ambrozic, Aloysius Matthew (1930-2011) – Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto
- Besette, André (1845–1937) – Holy Cross Brother known as the "Miracle Man of Montreal"
- Bond, Linda (born 1946) – General of The Salvation Army 2011–present
- Brown, Arnold (1913–2002) – General of The Salvation Army 1977–81
- Brown, Hugh B. (1883–1975) – Latter-day Saint apostle
- Ranj Dhaliwal (born 1976) – Sikh, writer, activist and co-founder of the Sikh Youth orthodox political party in Surrey, British Columbia.
- Groulx, Lionel (1878–1967) – Roman Catholic priest, historian, nationalist, and traditionalist
- Lacombe, Albert (1827–1916) – Roman Catholic missionary
- Cardinal Léger, Paul-Émile (1904–1991) – Catholic clergyman and humanitarian
- Lybbert, Merlin (1926–2001) – general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Mainse, David (born 1936) – broadcaster, founder of 100 Huntley Street and CITS-TV
- McPherson, Aimee Semple (1890–1944) – founder of the Foursquare Church
- Morrow, William D. (unknown) – General Superintendent of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
- Bishop Power, Michael (1804–1847) – Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto
- Taché, Alexandre (1823–1894) – Roman Catholic priest, missionary of the Oblate order
- Tanner, Nathan Eldon (1898–1982) – Latter-day Saint apostle
- Taylor, John (1808–1887) – president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Tekakwitha, Kateri (1656–1680) – "The Lily of the Mohawks", first Native American canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church
- Rúhíyyih Khanum (1910-2000) - Wife of Shoghi Effendi, the head of the Bahá'í Faith until 1957. She was appointed as a Hand of the Cause. In 2004, CBC viewers voted her number 44 on the list of "greatest Canadians" on the television show The Greatest Canadian.[4]
- Tillsley, Bramwell (born 1931) – General of The Salvation Army 1993–94
- Wiseman, Clarence (1907–1985) – General of The Salvation Army 1974–77
Religious cult figures
- Thériault, Roch (1947–2011) – cult leader
- Brother XII (1878–1934) – cult leader
Scholars
- Arbour, Louise (born 1947) – jurist
- Brook, Timothy (?-) – professor, historian and writer
- Chambers, Jack (born 1938) – linguist
- Clark, Thomas H. (1893–1996) – McGill Geology professor, Thomasclarkite
- Cohen, Gerald (1941–2009) – Oxford Philosopher
- Frye, Northrop (1912–1991) – influential critic, Shakespeare and Blake scholar
- Galbraith, John Kenneth (1908–2006) – economist
- Grant, George (1918–1988) – philosopher
- Humphrey, John Peters (1905–1995) – legal scholar, principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Innis, Harold (1894–1952) – political economist; author of seminal works on Canadian economic history, media and communications
- McLuhan, Marshall (1911–1980) – communications theorist, coined phrase "the medium is the message" and "global village"
- Pinker, Steven (born 1954) – psychologist, cognitive scientist, writer of popular science
- Saul, John Ralston (born 1947) – businessman, essayist, diplomat
- Scott, F. R. (1899–1985) – law professor, philosopher, poet
- Sylvestre, Guy (born 1918) – literary critic
- Sztybel, David (born 1967) – philosopher
- Taylor, Charles (born 1931) – philosopher
Scientists
- Altman, Sidney (born 1939) – molecular biologist, winner of Nobel Prize in chemistry
- Bandura, Albert (born 1921) – psychologist
- Bell, Robert FRSC (1841–1917) – geologist
- Bell, Walter A. (1889–1969) – geologist, paleontologist
- Blaylock, Selwyn G. ScD (hc) (1879–1945) – chemist and mining executive
- Blusson, Stewart OC (born 1939) – geologist, diamond prospector, multimillionaire and philanthropist
- Boyle, Willard (born 1924) – inventor of the charge coupled device, winner of nobel prize in physics
- Brockhouse, Bertram CC FRSC (1918–2003) – designer of the Triple-Axis Neutron Spectrometer, winner of Nobel Prize for Physics
- Brossard, Georges CM CQ ScD (hc) (born 1940) – entomologist, television personality and founder of the Montreal Insectarium
- Brown, Moira (unknown) – North Atlantic Right Whale researcher and conservationist
- Clague, John J. FRSC (born 1946) – authority in quaternary and environmental earth sciences
- Currie, Philip J. – world renowned palaeontologist
- Dawson, Sir John William CMG FRS FRSC (1820–1899) – first Canadian-born scientist of worldwide reputation
- Derry, Duncan R. LLD (hc) (1906–1987) – economic geologist
- Douglas, Robert John Wilson FRSC (1920–1979) – petroleum geologist
- Fields, John Charles FRS FRSC (1863–1932) – mathematician and founder of the Fields Medal
- Fraser, J. Keith (born 1922), geographer
- Gabrielse, Hu (unknown) – geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada
- Giauque, William Frances (born 1949) – Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
- Herzberg, Gerhard PC CC ScD (hc) LLD (hc) FRSC FRS (1904–1999) – Nobel Prize winner in chemistry for molecular spectroscopy
- Hillier, James OC (1915–2007) – inventor of the electron microscope
- Hoffman, Paul OC FRSC (born 1941) – geologist noted for research into Snowball Earth events
- Irving, Edward CM ScD (hc) FRSC FRS (born 1927) – provided the first physical evidence of continental drift
- Ling, Victor CC (1944–) – medicine, drug resistance in cancer
- Logan, Sir William Edmond FRS (1798–1875) – founded the Geological Survey of Canada
- Macoun, John (1831–1920) – noted botanist
- Mak, Tak Wah (born 1946) – immunologist who discovered the T-cell receptor
- Marcel-Hillaire, Claude FRSC (born 1944) – world leader in quaternary research
- Marcus, Rudolph (born 1923) – Nobel Prize in chemistry recipient for electron transfer reactions
- Marsden, Jerrold E. (1942-2010) - applied mathematician, founder of the Fields Institute
- McCulloch, Ernest CC FRSC FRS (born 1926) – cellular biologist who – with James Till – demonstrated the existence of stem cells
- Menten, Maud (1879–1960) – medical scientist, made groundbreaking work in enzyme kinetics
- Polanyi, John Charles PC CC FRSC FRS (born 1929) – Nobel Prize in chemistry recipient for infrared chemiluminescence
- Price, Raymond A. OC ScD (hc) FRSC (born 1933) – geologist
- Reeves, Hubert CC OQ (born 1932) – astrophysicist and science popularizer
- de Puyjalon, Henry (born 1841) – biologist and ecologist
- Sangster, Donald F. LLD (hc) ScD (hc) FRSC (unknown) – geologist
- Saunders, Charles E. (1867–1937) – agronomist
- Schawlow, Arthur (1921–1999) – Nobel Prize winner in physics (for lasers)
- Schindler, David W. OC (born 1940) – limnologist
- Scholes, Myron (born 1941) – Nobel Prize winner in economics
- Selye, Hans CC (1907–1982) – pioneering stress researcher
- Smith, Michael CC OBE (1932–2000) – Nobel Prize winner in chemistry for site-based mutagenesis
- Steinman, Ralph M. (1943 - 2011) - Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity
- Stewart, Peter A. (1921–1993) – physiologist, quantitative acid-base physiology
- Summerbell, Richard (born 1956) – mycologist
- Suzuki, David CC OBC LLD (hc) ScD (hc) ScDEnv (hc) ScDComm (hc) DHL (hc) (born 1936) – geneticist and science popularizer
- Taube, Henry FRSC (1915–2005) – Nobel Prize in chemistry for electron transfer reactions
- Taylor, Richard CC FRSC FRS (born 1929) – Nobel Prize in physics recipient for verifying the Quark Theory
- Till, James CC FRS (born 1931) – biophysicist who – with Ernest McCulloch – demonstrated the existence of stem cells
- Tyrrell, Joseph (1858–1957) – geologist, cartographer, discoverer of dinosaur bones in Alberta
- Vickrey, William (1914–1996) – Nobel Prize winner in economics
- Williams, Harold FRSC (born 1934) – geologist, expert on the Appalachian Mountains
- Wilson, John Tuzo CC OBE ScD (hc) FRSC FRS FRSE (1908–1993) – geophysicist, expert in plate tectonics
Viceroys
- Main articles:
- List of Governors General of Canada
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Alberta
- List of Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba
- List of Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island
- List of Lieutenant-Governors of Quebec
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Saskatchewan
Writers
Main article: List of Canadian writers
Other personalities
- Ariel Rebel (born 1985) French softcore pornographic model, currently living in Quebec.
- Babson, Janis (1950–1961) Organ Donation, subject of two books.
- Barichievich, Antonio (1925–2003) – (known as The Great Antonio) strongman, showman, and eccentric
- Grant Bristow (born 1958), CSIS undercover agent who started the Heritage Front, planted as political operative within Reform Party
- de Ste-Claire, René Lepage (1656–1718) – lord-founder of Rimouski, Quebec
- Donnelly family – (known as the Black Donnellys) the participants and/or victims of a vicious community feud
- Henson, Josiah (1789–1883) – former slave, believed to be the inspiration for Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Karam, Marc (born 1980) – professional poker player
- Lang, Anna Ruth CV (unknown) – recipient of the Cross of Valour
- Leone,Sunny (born 13 May 1981 age 32) Canadian, Indian pornographic actress and Bollywood actress
- Masterson, Bat (1853–1921) – gunfighter, fight promoter, sports journalist
- Millar, Charles Vance (1853–1926) – lawyer, financier, and posthumous practical joker
- Mizzi, Sorel (born 1986) – professional poker player
- Murray, John Wilson (1840–1906) – Canada's first major detective.
- Negreanu, Daniel (born 1974) – professional poker player
- Rodriguez, Sue (1950–1994) – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) sufferer and right to die advocate
- Ross, Alexander Milton (1832–1897) – (known as The Birdman) pre-American Civil War abolitionist and participant in the Underground Railroad
- Russell, Craig – female impersonator and actor (January 10, 1948 – October 30, 1990)
- Secord, Laura (1775–1868) – heroine of the War of 1812, warned the British of a surprise American attack at Battle of Beaver Dams
- Slocum, Joshua (1844–1909) – first man to sail around the world solo
- Trudeau, Margaret (1948) – former wife of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Fictional
- Amuro Ray – Main character in the Mecha Anime Mobile Suit Gundam and varrying roles in subsequent sequels
- Broflovski, Ike - character on South Park
- Evans, Tom – (known as Captain Canuck) cartoon character
- Fraser, Benton – Mountie on the 90s television show Due South
- Howlett, James – (AKA "Logan", AKA "Wolverine") member of the X-Men
- McKay, Rodney – character on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis
- Oak, Darren – (known as Captain Canuck) cartoon character
- Trevor Philips- One of the three protagonists of Grand Theft Auto V.
- Scott Pilgrim- From the titular graphic novel series.
- Sergeant William Preston – heroic Mountie of radio and TV series from the 1950s
- Puck, Peter – Hockey Night in Canada symbol from the 1970s
- Scherbatsky, Robin – a supporting character on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother
- Terrance and Phillip – characters on South Park
- Semple, Dave – (known as Captain Canuck) cartoon character
- Shirley, Anne – known as Anne of Green Gables
- Wilson, Wade – (AKA "Deadpool") comic book anti-hero
- Justin Jones from Justin Time (TV series)
Other
- National
- Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)
- List of Companions of the Order of Canada
- List of inductees of Canada's Walk of Fame
- The Greatest Canadian
- Groupings and articles of relevance
Main article: Ethnic origins of people in Canada
- Asian-Canadian
- Black Canadian
- List of Canadian Jews
- List of Canadians by net worth
- Lists by city
- List of people from Calgary
- List of people from Edmonton
- List of people from Fredericton
- List of people from Greater Sudbury
- List of people from Hamilton, Ontario
- List of people from Lethbridge
- List of people from London, Ontario
- List of people from Longueuil
- List of people from Moncton
- List of people from Montreal
- List of people from Oakville, Ontario
- List of people from Ottawa
- List of people from Peterborough, Ontario
- List of people from Quebec City
- List of people from Regina, Saskatchewan
- List of people from Sarnia
- List of people from Toronto
- List of people from Vancouver
- List of people from Windsor, Ontario
- List of people from Winnipeg
- Lists by province
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References
- ↑ David Ewart, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- ↑ Werb, Jessica (November 4, 2009). "inShare Cindy Lee". BC Business. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ "Carroll, Thomas (Tom) (1888–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ↑ CBC (2004). "The Greatest Canadian - Top 100 - 11 to 100". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
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- Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada – biographies of Canadian architects and lists of their buildings from 1800 to 1950.
- "Canada Questions and Answers: Everything You Need to Know About Canada" by canadafaq.ca.
- The Canadian Encyclopedia - click on "people" for links to articles about Canadians. English/French availability.
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