List of Canadians Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
This is a list of well-known Canadians.
Architects
Artists
See also List of Canadian painters
Astronauts
Authors
See also List of Canadian writers for a much more extensive list
Business personalities
Cartoonists
Criminals
Alleged criminals
Wrongfully convicted
Educators
Explorers
Humanitarians
Inventors
Military figures
Stage, Motion pictures, radio and television
Musicians
Political leaders
(See also lists: Prime Minister of Canada, Canadian Confederation, Members of the Canadian House of Commons)
Religious personalities
Scholars
Scientists
For a more detailed list of renowned Canadian scientists, including Nobel Prize winners, see the outside link:
Sports personalities
- Donovan Bailey, (born 1967), sprinter
- Jean Béliveau, (born 1931), ice hockey player
- Marilyn Bell, first person to swim Lake Ontario
- Big Ben, (1976-1999), world champion show-jumping horse
- Tommy Burns, (1881-1955), World Heavyweight boxing Champion
- Myriam Bédard, (born 1969), Olympic Gold Medal
- Don Cherry, ice hockey coach and commentator
- 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
- 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 legend
- Ned Hanlan, world champion sculler
- 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 Canada/Russia match
- Matthew Hilton, world champion boxer
- Clara Hughes, (born 1972), speed skating and cycling medalist in both summer and winter Olympics
- Bobby Hull, (born 1939), The "Golden Jet" first player in the NHL to score more than 50 goals in a season.
- Russ Jackson, Canadian footballer
- Ferguson Jenkins, (born 1943), baseball pitcher, MLB Hall of Fame member
- Gordie Howe, (born 1928), ice hockey legend
- Ben Johnson, (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
- Colleen Jones, (born 1959), world's most successful female Curler
- 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
- Mario Lemieux, (born 1965), ice hockey player
- Ian Millar, World Champion equestrian rider
- Howie Meeker, (1924-) Hockey player, commentator, coach
- Greg Moore, (1975-1999)
- 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), NBA star with Dallas Mavericks
- 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, considered by many to be the best ever, revolutionized the role of a defenceman
- Guy Owen, (1911-1952), ice skating champion
- Paris Crew, world rowing champions in 1867
- Scott Patterson, (born ~1970), curler, killed in a vehicle accident at age 34
- Jacques Plante, (1929-1986), pioneer ice hockey goaltender
- Terry Puhl, baseball player
- Maurice Richard, (1921-2000), ice hockey player, "The Rocket," first to score 50 goals in a season
- Patrick Roy, (born 1965), legendary ice hockey goalie
- Sandra Schmirler, (1963-2000), curler
- Barbara Ann Scott, figure skater, Olympic Gold Medal
- Matt Stairs, (born 1968), professional baseball player
- Paul Tracy, (born 1968), CART racing Champion
- Ron Turcotte, (born 1941), jockey of Secretariat
- Mike Vanderjagt, (born 1970), placekicker for Indianapolis Colts
- Gilles Villeneuve, (1950-1982), race car driver
- Jacques Villeneuve, (born 1971), race car driver, son of Gilles
- Larry Walker, (born 1966), baseball star for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Mike Weir, (born 1970), golfer, Masters tournament winner
- Lucille Wheeler, (born 1935), alpine ski champion
- Percy Williams, (1908-1982), sprinter
- Steve Yzerman, (born 1965), ice hockey player
Other personalities
- Frédéric Jeanbart, one of the main promoters and thinkers of the IT/Web expansion in Quebec
- 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
- Linda Evangelista, (born 1965), supermodel
- Bret Hart, (born 1957), professional wrestler
- Owen Hart, (1965-1999), professional wrestler, brother of Bret
- Chris Haney - co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit
- Josiah Henson - former slave, believed to be the inspiration for "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
- 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.
- Edgar Randolph Parker - better known as "Painless" Parker - flamboyant dentist
- Winnie the Pooh - aka Winnipeg the Bear who inspired Milne
- Sue Rodriguez, (-1994), ALS sufferer and right to die advocate
- Margaret Trudeau (born 1948), former wife of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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