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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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Architects

Artists

Actors

Main articles: List of Canadian actors and Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood

Animators

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

Astronauts

Roberta Bondar

Athletes

Main articles: List of Canadian sports personalities and Canada's athletes of the 20th century

Businesspeople and entrepreneurs

Timothy Eaton

Criminals and suspects

Wrongfully convicted or lynched

Educators

Environmentalists

See Canadian environmentalists.

Fashion

Humanitarians

Inventors

Law

Media

Medical

Military figures

Further information: List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients
Billy Bishop
John McCrae

Monarchs and Canadian Royal Family

Main articles:

Magicians

  • 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
  • Darcy Oake (born 1987) – illusionist, born in Winnipeg, finalist on Britain's Got Talent
  • James Randi (born 1928) – 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"

Politicians

Further information: List of Prime Ministers of Canada, Members of the Canadian House of Commons, and List of Canadian senators
Jean Chrétien

Provincial premiers

Main articles:

Territorial premiers

Main articles:

First Nations leaders

See also: Aboriginal Canadian personalities
A sepia photograph of Aatsista-Mahkan (Running Rabbit). He is wearing what is usually described as a buckskin outfit. It is elaborate and he is holding a pole.
Aatsista-Mahkan, taken by Edward Curtis
"A bust portrait of Métis leader Louis Riel c1870 after a carte de visite in 1884."
Louis Riel, leader of the Red River Rebellion and North-West Rebellion

Religious figures

Martyrs

Religious community leaders

Religious cult figures

Scholars

Scientists

Viceroys

Main articles:

Writers

Main article: List of Canadian writers

Other personalities

Daniel Negreanu
Sunny Leone

Fictional

Other

National
Groupings and articles of relevance
Main article: Ethnic origins of people in Canada
Lists by city

List of people from Canada by city

Lists by province/territory

References

  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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "The Greatest Canadian - Top 100 - 11 to 100". CBC. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-07-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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