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Below you will find great Canadian personalities. Some famous - and not so famous - Canadians who have made a significant difference to the Canadian way of life. While we are sure there are others who deserve to be on this list as well, we hope this is a cross section of people which will give you some insight into what it means to be Canadian. |
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Abbott, The Honourable Sir John - Prime Minister Abbott, Maude - Medicine Aberdeen, The Earl of (Sir John Campbell Hamilton Gordon) - Governor General Adams, Bryan - Singer, Composer Alexander of Tunis, Field Marshal The Earl (Sir Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander) - Governor General, Soldier, Politician Allan, Sir Hugh - Financier, Shipowner Amyot, Dr. John A. - Health Scientist Anka, Paul - Singer, Composer Arbour, Louise - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Archibald, Sir Adams George - Father of Confederation Athlone, Major General The Earl of (Sir Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge) - Governor General, Soldier Atwood, Margaret - Author B Bailey, Donavan - Athlete Bain, Conrad - Actor Banting, Sir Frederick - Doctor, Inventor Barrie, Marc - Painter Bateman, Robert - Painter Bell, Alexander Graham - Inventor Bellows, Gil - Actor Bennett, The Right Honourable Richard - Prime Minister Berton, Pierre - Author, Journalist Bessborough, The Earl of (Sir Vere Brabazon Ponsonby) - Governor General, Politician, Lawyer Best, Charles - Scientist, Inventor Bethune, Dr. Norman - Doctor, Inventor Bishop, Air Marshal Billy - World War I Pilot Blanchard, Rachel - Actress Bombardier, Joseph-Armand - Inventor Bondar, Dr. Roberta - Astronaut Borden, The Right Honourable Sir Robert - Prime Minister Boucher, Gaetan - Athlete Bowell, The Honourable Sir Mackenzie - Prime Minister Brébeuf, Saint Jean de - Patron Saint of Canada Broadhead, Rick - Author Brockhouse, Bertram - Physicist Brown, George - Publisher, Politician, Father of Confederation Browning, Kurt - Athlete Bujold, Genevieve - Actress Burr, Raymond - Actor Byng, Lord (Sir Julian Hedworth George Byng) - Governor General, Soldier C Cameron, James - Director Campbell, Sir Alexander - Father of Confederation Campbell, The Right Honourable Kim - Prime Minister Campbell, Neve - Actress Candy, John - Actor, Comedian Cardinal, Tantoo - Actress Carmichael, Frank - Painter Carr, Emily - Painter, Writer Carrey, Jim - Actor, Comedian Carrier, Roch - Author Carroll, Jim - Author Cartier, Sir Georges Etienne - Politician, Father of Confederation Cartier, Jacques - Explorer Casgrain, The Honourable Marie - Politician Casselman, Bill - Author Casson, A.J. - Painter Chandler, Edward Barron - Father of Confederation Cherry, Don - T.V. Announcer (Hockey Night in Canada) Chong, Thomas - Actor, Comedian Chrétien, The Right Honourable Jean - Prime Minister Clark, The Right Honourable Joe - Prime Minister Clarkson, The Right Honourable Adrienne - Governor General, Journalist Cockburn, James - Father of Confederation Cohen, Leonard - Author, Musician Collip, Dr. James - Doctor, Inventor Connors, (Stompin') Tom - Singer Connaught and Strathearn, Field Marshall His Royal Highness the Prince Arthur, Duke of (HRH Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert) - Governor General, Soldier Coombs, Ernie - T.V. Personality (Mr. Dressup) Cox, Deborah - Singer Cronyn, Hume - Actor Cummings, Burton - Musician D Dallaire, Lieutenant-General The Honourable Roméo - Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda, Senator de Champlain, Samuel - Explorer Devonshire, The Duke of (Sir Victor Christian William Cavendish) - Governor General, Politician Dewhurst, Colleen - Actress Dickey, The Honourable Robert Barry - Father of Confederation Diefenbaker, The Right Honourable John - Prime Minister Dion, Celine - Singer Dionne, Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie, and Yvonne - First Quintuplets Doohan, James - Actor Douglas, The Honourable Tommy - Premier of Saskatchewan, Father of Medicare Dufferin, The Earl of (Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood) - Governor General Dupuis, Roy - Actor E Egoyan, Atom - Director Elliott, David James - Actor F Fairclough, The Right Honourable Ellen - Politician Fergusson, The Honourable Muriel - Politician Fessenden, Reginald - Physicist, Inventor Fisher, Charles - Father of Confederation FitzGerald, Lionel LeMoine - Painter Fleming, Sir Sandford - Inventor Foley, Dave - Actor, Comedian Follows, Megan - Actress Ford, Glenn - Actor Foster, David - Composer Fox, Michael J. - Actor Fox, Terry - Charity Francks, Don - Actor Fraser, Brendan - Actor Frechette, Louise - Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Frewer, Matt - Actor Frum, Barbara - Journalist G Galt, Sir Alexander Tilloch - Politician, Father of Confederation Garber, Victor - Actor Garneau, Marc - Astronaut Gerussi, Bruno - Actor Gosling, James - Programmer Gould, Glenn - Pianist Gray, John Hamilton - Father of Confederation Greene, Graham - Actor Greene, Lorne - Actor Grenfell, Sir Wilfred - Doctor Gretzky, Wayne - Athlete Grey, Earl (Sir Albert Henry George Grey) - Governor General Gross, Paul - Actor Gzowski, Peter - Reporter H Hadfield, Colonel Chris - Astronaut Haim, Corey - Actor Hall, Monty - Game Show Host Hansen, Rick - Charity Harris, Lawren Stewart - Painter Hart, Corey - Singer Hart, Evelyn - Ballerina Hartman, Phil - Actor, Comedian Haviland, Thomas Heath - Father of Confederation Hawerchuk, Dale - Athlete Heffernan, Gerald - Scientist Hennessy, Jillian - Actress Henning, Doug - Magician Henry, William Alexander - Father of Confederation Henstridge, Natash - Actress Herzberg, Gerhard - Scientist Hewitt, Foster - Radio Announcer Hnatyshyn, The Right Honourable Ramon - Governor General, Politician, Lawyer Holgate, Edwin Headley - Painter Homme, Robert - T.V. Personality (The Friendly Giant) Howe, Gordie - Athlete Howland, Sir William Pearce - Father of Confederation Hutt, William - Actor I Ironside, Michael - Actor Ito, Robert - Actor J Jackson, A.Y. - Painter Jackson, Joshua - Actor Jackson, Tom - Actor Jackson, Russ - Athlete Jenkins, Fergie - Athlete Jennings, Peter - Journalist (ABC World News Tonight) Jericho, Chris - Wrestler Jewison, Norman - Director Johnson, John Mercer - Father of Confederation Johnston, Frank Hans - Painter Johnston, Lynn - Cartoonist (For Better or For Worse) K Kain, Karen - Ballerina Kidder, Margot - Actress King, The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie - Prime Minister Klein, George J. - Engineer Ko, Marnie - Investigative Reporter, Magazine Editor Kotcheff, Ted - Director Kuzyk, Mimi - Actress L LaMarsh, The Honourable Judy - Politician Lang, K.D. - Singer Lansdowne, The Marquess of (Sir Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice) - Governor General, Politician Laure, Carole - Actress Laurence, Margaret - Author Laurier, The Right Honourable Sir Wilfrid - Prime Minister Law, The Right Honourable Andrew - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Leacock, Stephen - Author LeBlanc, The Right Honourable Roméo - Governor General, Politician, Teacher, Journalist LeCaine, Hugh - Engineer Léger, The Right Honourable Jules - Governor General, Diplomat Lemieux, Mario - Athlete Levy, Eugene - Actor, Comedian Lightfoot, Gordon - Musician Lillie, Beatrice - Actress Lisgar, Lord (Sir John Young) - Governor General, Politician Lismer, Arthur - Painter Little, Rich - Impressionist Logan, William - Geologist Longboat, Tom - Athlete Lorne, The Marquess of (Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell) - Governor General, Politician M Macdonald, Andrew Archibald - Father of Confederation MacDonald, James Edward Hervey - Painter Macdonald, The Right Honourable Sir John A. - Prime Minister, Father of Confederation MacDonald, Norm - Actor, Comedian MacEwan, The Honourable Grant - Author, Politician, Lieutenant Govenor of Alberta MacGill, Elizabeth - Aeronatics Mackenzie, The Honourable Alexander - Prime Minister Mackenzie, Sir Alexander - Explorer Mackenzie, William Lyon - Politician MacLean, Ron - T.V. Announcer (Hockey Night in Canada) MacLean, Steve - Astronaut MacLeod, Dr. John Doctor, Inventor MacPhail, Agnes - Politician Mandel, Howie - Actor, Comedian Manley, Elizabeth - Athlete Marie-Victorin, Frere - Scientist Marshall, Amanda - Singer Martin, The Right Honourable Paul - Prime Minister Massey, The Right Honourable Vincent - Governor General, Diplomat Maxwell, Lois - Actress McCarthy, Sheila - Actress McClung, Nellie - Politician McCrae, Lieutenant-Colonel John - Soldier, Physician, Poet (In Flanders Fields) McCully, Jonathan - Father of Confederation McDonald, Kevin - Actor, Comedian McDougall, William - Father of Confederation McGee, Thomas D'Arcy - Father of Confederation McKay, Major Mike - Astronaut McKennitt, Loreena - Singer McLuhan, Marshall - Communications McNaughton, Andrew - Engineer Meeker, Howie - Athlete, Radio Announcer (Hockey Night in Canada) Meighen, The Right Honourable Arthur - Prime Minister Michaels, Lorne - Producer, Writer Michener, The Right Honourable Roland - Governor General, Soldier, Politician Millar, Ian - Athlete Minto, The Earl of (Sir Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot) - Governor General, Soldier Mitchell, Joni - Singer Mitchell, Kim - Singer Mitchell, Peter - Father of Confederation Monck, The Viscount (Sir Charles Stanley Monck) - Governor General Money, Dr. Ken - Astronaut Montgomery, Lucy Maude - Author Moranis, Rick - Actor, Comedian Morisette, Alanis - Singer Morrison, Kieth - Journalist Mowat, Farley - Author Mowat, The Honourable Sir Oliver - Father of Confederation, Premier and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Mulroney, The Right Honourable Brian - Prime Minister Munro, Alice - Author Murray, Anne - Singer Myers, Mike - Actor, Comedian N Naismith, James - Inventor (Basketball) Nelligan, Kate - Actress Newton, Margaret - Agricultural Scientist Nielsen, Leslie - Actor Norman, Moe - Athlete O O'Hara, Catherine - Actress, Comedienne Ogilvie, Archibald, A.W., Alexander, and William - Flour Mill Owners, Politicians, Bankers Ontkean, Michael - Actor Orr, Bobby - Athlete Orser, Brian - Athlete Ouimet, Alphonse - Communications P Palmer, Edward - Father of Confederation Payette, Julie - Astronaut Pearson, The Right Honourable Lester B. - Prime Minister Pelletier, David - Athlete Pickford, Mary - Actress Pinsent, Gordon - Actor, Writer Plummer, Christopher - Actor Polanyi, John - Scientist Polley, Sarah - Actress Pope, William Henry - Father of Confederation Priestley, Jason - Actor Q Qualen, John - Actor Quilico, Louis - Opera Singer R Reeves, Keanu - Actor Richard, Maurice "Rocket" - Athlete Richler, Mordecai - Author Riel, Louis - Politician Ritchie, John William - Father of Confederation Roy, Patrick - Athlete S Salé, Jamie - Athlete Sauvé, The Right Honourable Jeanne - Governor General, Politician Sawa, Devon - Actor Schnarre, Monika - Actress, Model Schreyer, The Right Honourable Edward - Governor General, Premier of Manitoba, Diplomat Scott, Barbara Ann - Athlete Secord, Laura - War of 1812 heroine Service, Robert W. - Author Shaffer, Paul - Musician (The Late Show with David Letterman) Shatner, William - Actor Shaver, Helen - Actress Shea, Sir Ambrose - Father of Confederation Short, Martin - Actor, Comedian Shuster, Frank - Comedian Smith, Michael - Chemist Smith, Steve - Actor, Comedian Stanley, Colonel The Honourable George F.G. - Professor, Soldier, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick Stanley, Lord (Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley) - Governor General, Politician Steele, Sam - RCMP Officer Steacie, E.W.R. "Ned" - Chemist Steen, Jessica - Actress Steeves, William Henry - Father of Confederation St. Laurent, The Right Honourable Louis - Prime Minister Stojko, Elvis - Athlete Storm, Lance - Wrestler Strong, Maurice - President of the United Nations University for Peace Sutherland, Donald - Actor Sutherland, Kiefer - Actor, Director T Tache, Sir Etienne Paschal - Father of Confederation Tamblyn, Ian - Musician Tamia - Singer Thicke, Alan - Actor Thirsk, Bob - Astronaut Thomas, Dave - Actor, Comedian Thompson, The Right Honourable Sir John - Prime Minister Thompson, Scott - Actor, Comedian Thomson, Tom - Painter Tilley, Sir Leonard - Father of Confederation Tilly, Jennifer - Actress Tilly, Meg - Actress Travers-Bolduc, Mary - Singer, songwriter Trebek, Alex - Actor, Game Show Host Trudeau, The Right Honourable Pierre Elliott - Prime Minister Tryggvason, Bjarni - Astronaut Tupper, The Honourable Sir Charles - Prime Minister, Father of Confederation Turnbull, Wallace - Aeronautics Turner, The Right Honourable John - Prime Minister Twain, Shania - Singer Tweed, Shannon - Actress Tweedsmuir, Lord (Sir John Buchan) - Governor General V Vanier, Major General The Right Honourable Georges - Governor General, Soldier, Diplomat, Lawyer Varley, Frederick Horsman - Painter Vernon, John - Actor Villeneuve, Gilles - Formula One driver Villeneuve, Jacques - IndyCar driver Voisine, Roch - Singer W Waxman, Al - Actor Wayne, Johnny - Comedian Weir, Mike - Athlete Whelan, Edward - Father of Confederation Williams, Dave - Astronaut Willingdon, The Viscount (Sir Freeman Freeman-Thomas) - Governor General, Politician Wilmot, Robert Duncan - Father of Confederation Wilson, The Honourable Cairine - Politician Wincott, Jeff - Actor Wincott, Michael - Actor Wiseman, Joseph - Actor Wray, Fay - Actress Y Young, Neil - Singer Z Zegers, Kevin - Actor |
