Lists of Canadians

(Redirected from Famous Canadians)

This is a list of Canadians, people who are identified with Canada through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability.

Architects

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Artists

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Actors

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Animators

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  • Ryan Larkin (1943–2007) – nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Walking, 1969

Broadcasters

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Comedians

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Musicians

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Photographers

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Visual arts

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Cartoonists

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Astronauts

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Roberta Bondar

Athletes

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Businesspeople and entrepreneurs

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Timothy Eaton

Criminals and suspects

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Wrongfully convicted or lynched

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Directors

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Educators

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Environmentalists

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See Canadian environmentalists.

Fashion

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Humanitarians

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Inventors

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Media

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Medical

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Military figures

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Billy Bishop
 
John McCrae

Monarchs and Canadian Royal Family

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Main articles:

Magicians

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  • Shawn Farquhar (born 1962) – magician, winner of the Grand Prix Close Up at the 2009 FISM World Championship of Magic
  • Doug Henning (1947–2000) – credited with reviving the magic show in North America
  • Leon Mandrake (1911–1993) – Mandrake the Great; and his sons Lon and Ron, born in 1948 and 1949, respectively
  • James Randi (1928–2020) – magician, writer, skeptical investigator of paranormal and pseudo-scientific claims, founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation
  • Dai Vernon (1894–1992) – magician, known as "the man who fooled Houdini"

Musicians

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Politicians

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Jean Chrétien

Provincial premiers

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Main articles:

Territorial premiers

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Main articles:

Indigenous leaders

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Aatsista-Mahkan, taken by Edward Curtis
 
Louis Riel, leader of the Red River Rebellion and North-West Rebellion

Producers

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Religious figures

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Martyrs

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Religious community leaders

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Religious cult figures

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Scholars

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Scientists

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Singers

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Viceroys

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Writers

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Other personalities

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Daniel Negreanu
 
Sunny Leone

Fictional Characters

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Other

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National
Groupings and articles of relevance
Lists by city
Lists by province/territory

References

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  1. ^ Fulton, Gordon W. (2005). "David Ewart". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. ^ Werb, Jessica (November 4, 2009). "Cindy Lee". BC Business. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ "The New China". The McGill Daily. 56 (38). November 9, 1966. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "The Greatest Canadian – Top 100 – 11 to 100". CBC. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
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