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[[Canadians]] are people who are identified with [[Canada]] through residential, [[Canadian nationality law|legal]], [[History of Canada|historical]], or [[Culture of Canada|cultural means]]. This list groups people by their area of notability.

==Architects==
* [[Hans Blumenfeld]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1892–1988) – architect and city planner
* [[Joan Burt]] (1930–2021) – architect
* [[Douglas Cardinal]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]]</small> (born 1934) – architect of [[Canadian Museum of Civilization]]
* [[Mary Clark (architect)|Mary Clark]] (born 1936) – architect and transportation planner
* [[Ernest Cormier]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]]</small> (1885–1980) – architect of [[Supreme Court of Canada]] building
* [[A. J. Diamond]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]]</small> (1934–2022) – architect of [[Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts]]
* [[Margaret Synge Dryer]] (1921–1963) – architect
* [[Arthur Erickson]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]]</small> (1924–2008) – architect of [[Simon Fraser University]], [[Robson Square]], and the [[Embassy of Canada in Washington]]
* [[David Ewart]] <small>[[Imperial Service Order|ISO]]</small> (1841–1921) – Chief Dominion Architect (1896 to 1914), architect of [[Global Centre for Pluralism|Dominion Archives Building]], [[Royal Canadian Mint]], [[Canadian Museum of Nature|Victoria Memorial Museum]], [[Connaught Building]] in Ottawa<ref>{{cite DCB |first=Gordon W. |last=Fulton |title=David Ewart |volume=15 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ewart_david_15E.html}}</ref>
* [[Étienne Gaboury]] <small>[[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]] OAA</small> (1930–2022) – architect of the Embassy of Canada in [[Mexico]] and the [[Royal Canadian Mint]] building in Winnipeg
* [[Frank Gehry]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Engineering|DEng]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Architecture|DArch]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Arts|DA]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[American Institute of Architects|AIA]]</small> (born 1929) – architect of [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao]], [[Experience Music Project]], [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]], and the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]]
* [[Dan Hanganu]] <small>[[National Order of Quebec|OQ]] [[Doctor of Architecture|DArch]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]] OAQ</small> (1939–2017) – architect of [[Pointe-à-Callière Museum]] and Montreal Archival Centre
* [[Gregory Henriquez]] <small>[[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|FRAIC]] OAA [[American Institute of Architects|AIA]]</small> (born 1963) [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]] – architect of the [[Woodward's Building]], [[TELUS Garden]], and redevelopment of [[Honest Ed's]] location
* [[Stephen Irwin (architect)|Stephen Irwin]] <small>[[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]] [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] OAA</small> (1939–2019) – architect of [[Purdy's Wharf]]
* [[Bruce Kuwabara]] <small>[[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|FRAIC]] OAA [[American Institute of Architects|AIA]]</small> (born 1949) [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]] – architect of the [[Gardiner Museum]], and [[Kitchener City Hall]]
* [[E. J. Lennox]] <small>[[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]] OAA</small> (1854–1933) – architect of [[Old City Hall (Toronto)|Old City Hall]] in Toronto, and [[Casa Loma]]
* [[John M. Lyle]] <small>[[Royal Institute of British Architects|FRIBA]] OAA</small> (1872–1945) [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]] – architect of the [[New York Public Library]], the [[Royal Alexandra Theatre]], and Toronto's [[Union Station (Toronto)|Union Station]]
* [[Raymond Moriyama]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]]</small> (1929–2023) – architect of the [[Ontario Science Centre]], [[Ottawa City Hall]], and [[Canadian War Museum]]
* [[Samuel Oghale Oboh]] <small>[[Fellow of the American Institute of Architects|FAIA]], [[FRAIC]], Architect, AAA</small> (born 1971) – 2015 President of the [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]] – architect of the [[International Law Enforcement Academy]] Botswana and the [[Botswana Police College]]; Lead Architect of the Alberta Legislature Centre Redevelopment Master Plan
* [[John Ostell]] (1813–1892) – architect of the [[McGill University]] Arts Building, and the Montreal Custom House
* [[Joseph Perrault (architect)|Joseph Perrault]] (1866–1923) - architect of [[Centre d'histoire de Montréal]]
* [[Francis Rattenbury]] <small>[[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|RAIC]] [[Architectural Institute of British Columbia|AIBC]]</small> (1867–1935) – architect of the [[British Columbia Parliament Buildings]], and the [[The Empress (hotel)|Empress Hotel]]
* [[Moshe Safdie]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|FRAIC]] [[American Institute of Architects|FAIA]]</small> (born 1938) – architect of [[Habitat 67]], the [[National Gallery of Canada]], and [[Vancouver Public Library|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 (Baháʼí)]]
* [[Henry Sears (architect)|Henry Sears]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|FRAIC}} (1929–2003) – Massey medal-winning architect, urban and gallery planner
* [[Brigitte Shim]] (born 1958) – [[Order of Canada]] for architecture, and [[Integral House]]
* [[Bing Thom]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|FRAIC]] [[Architectural Institute of British Columbia|AIBC]]</small> (1940–2016) – architect of [[Central City Shopping Centre|Central City Centre]]
* [[Ronald Thom]] <small>[[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|FRAIC]] [[Architectural Institute of British Columbia|AIBC]]</small> (1923–1986) – architect of [[Massey College]], the Shaw Theatre, and [[Trent University]]
* [[Douglas A. Webber]] (1901–1971) – architect of several buildings in Nova Scotia

==Artists==
{{see also|List of Canadian women artists}}

===Actors===
{{main|List of Canadian actors|Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood}}

===Animators===
* [[Ryan Larkin]] (1943–2007) – nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, ''[[Walking (1968 film)|Walking]]'', 1969

===Broadcasters===
{{main|List of Canadian television personalities|List of Canadian radio personalities}}

===Comedians===
{{main|List of Canadian comedians|List of Canadian stand-up comedians}}

===Musicians===
{{Main|List of Canadian musicians|List of bands from Canada}}

===Photographers===
* [[Ivaan Kotulsky]] (1944–2008)

===Visual arts===
{{Main|List of Canadian artists|List of Canadian painters|List of Canadian women photographers}}

====Cartoonists====
* [[Michael de Adder]] (born 1967) – editorial cartoonist and caricaturist
* [[Danny Antonucci]] (born 1957) – creator of ''[[Ed Edd n Eddy]]''
* [[Kate Beaton]] (born 1983) – creator of ''[[Hark! A Vagrant]]''
* [[Chester Brown]] (born 1960) – creator of ''[[Yummy Fur (comics)|Yummy Fur]]'', ''[[Underwater (comics)|Underwater]]'' and ''[[Louis Riel]]''
* [[John Byrne (comics)|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 in comics#Comic strips|Tarzan]]'' comic strip, creator of ''[[Prince Valiant]]''
* [[J.D. Frazer]] (born 1965) (moniker: Illiad) – creator of the [[webcomic]] ''[[User Friendly]]''
* [[Seth (cartoonist)|Gregory Gallant]] (born 1962) (moniker: Seth) – creator of ''[[Palookaville (comics)|Palookaville]]''
* [[Lynn Johnston]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Order of Manitoba|OM]]</small> (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
* [[Sean Martin (cartoonist)|Sean Martin]] (1950–2020) – creator of the print and webcomic "[[Doc and Raider]]"
* [[Todd McFarlane]] (born 1961) – creator of ''[[Spawn (comics)|Spawn]]''
* [[Win Mortimer]] (1919–1998) – illustrator for [[DC Comics]]' [[Superman]] and [[Batman]]
* [[Terry Mosher]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Doctor of Letters|DLitt]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (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]]''
* [[Joe Shuster]] (1914–1992) – co-creator of ''[[Superman]]''
* [[Dave Sim]] (born 1956) – creator of ''[[Cerebus the Aardvark]]''
* [[Fiona Staples]] (born 1984) – co-creator of ''[[Saga (comics)|Saga]]''
* [[Paul Szep]] (born 1941) – editorial cartoonist for the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' 1967–2001
* [[Ben Wicks]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]]</small> (1926–2000) – illustrator, [[comic strip]] cartoonist, and humanitarian

==Astronauts==
[[File:Roberta Bondar NASA.jpg|thumb|[[Roberta Bondar]]]]
* [[Roberta Bondar]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada|FRCP(C)]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (born 1945) – first Canadian woman in space
* [[Marc Garneau]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1949–2025) – first Canadian man in space
* [[Chris Hadfield]] <small>[[Order of Ontario|OOnt]] [[Meritorious Service Decoration|MSC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Engineering|DEng]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1959) – first Canadian to walk in space, first Canadian to command the [[International Space Station]]
* [[Steven MacLean (astronaut)|Steven MacLean]] <small>[[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1954)
* [[Julie Payette]] <small>[[National Order of Quebec|CQ]] [[Massey College|FMC]]</small> (born 1963)
* [[David Saint-Jacques]] (born 1970), B.Eng., Ph.D., M.D.
* [[Robert Thirsk]] (born 1953) – holds Canadian record for longest time spent in space (204 days)
* [[Bjarni Tryggvason]] <small>[[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1945–2022)

==Athletes==
{{Main|List of Canadian sports personalities|Canada's athletes of the 20th century}}

==Businesspeople and entrepreneurs==
* [[Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook]], Baron Beaverbrook <small>[[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]]</small> (1879–1964) – publishing baron, entrepreneur
* [[Francesco Aquilini]] (born 1969) – Chairman of the Aquilini Investment Group and owner of the [[Vancouver Canucks]]
* [[David Asper]] (born 1958) – chairman, Canwest Global Communications
* [[Izzy Asper]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] [[Order of Manitoba|OM]]</small> (1932–2003) – chairman, Canwest Global Communications
* [[Meghan Athavale]] – entrepreneur and visual artist
* [[Jeannine Bailliu]] – economist, policy advisor at the Bank of Canada
* [[Keenan Beavis]] (born 1995) – entrepreneur and investor, founder of Longhouse
* [[Conrad Black]] (born 1944) – Lord Black of Crossharbour <small>[[Order of St. Gregory the Great|KCSG]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1944) – entrepreneur, publisher
* [[Willard Boyle]] (1924–2011) – invented [[charge-coupled device]]
* [[Edgar Bronfman, Sr.]] (1929–2013) – head of [[Seagram]]'s and long-time president of the [[World Jewish Congress]]
* [[Samuel Bronfman]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]]</small> (1889–1971) – founder of [[Seagram]]'s
* [[Robert Campeau]] (1923–2017) – real-estate mogul
* [[Jack Kent Cooke]] (1912–1997) – owner of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Los Angeles Kings]], [[Washington Redskins]] and the [[Chrysler Building]]
* [[James Alexander Cowan]] (1901–1978) – public relations consultant and founder of [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]]
* [[Samuel Cunard]] <small>[[Baronet|Bt]]</small> (1787–1865) – founder of [[Cunard Line]]
* [[William Davidson (lumberman)|William Davidson]] (1740–1790) – lumberman, shipbuilder, merchant
* [[Christine M. Day]] (born 1962) – former CEO of the Canadian clothing company Lululemon Athletica
* [[Michael DeGroote]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1932–2022) – businessman and philanthropist
* [[Paul Desmarais]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]]</small> (1927–2013) – Chairman, Power Corporation of Canada
[[File:TimothyeatonstatueCommons.jpg|thumb|[[Timothy Eaton]]]]
* [[Craig Dobbin]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1935–2006) – founder, chairman and CEO of [[CHC Helicopter]] Corporation
* [[Denzil Doyle]] (born 1932/1933) – founding president of [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]'s Canadian subsidiary
* [[James Hamet Dunn]] <small>[[Baronet|Bt]]</small> (1874–1956) – financier, steel magnate
* [[Timothy Eaton]] (1834–1907) – founder of [[Eaton's]] [[department store]]s
* [[Bernie Ebbers]] (1941–2020) – former CEO of [[WorldCom]]
* [[Sam Feldman (music executive)|Sam Feldman]] <small>{{post-nominals|post-noms=OBC}}</small> (born 1949) – music executive
* [[Alfred Fuller]] (1885–1973) – Fuller Brush Company
* [[Arcadi Gaydamak]] (born 1952) – owner of [[Beitar Jerusalem]]
* [[Percy Girouard]] <small>[[Order of St Michael and St George|KSMG]]</small> (1867–1932) – railway builder, governor
* [[Angèle Grenier]] – [[maple syrup]] producer known for her legal battles with the [[Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers]]
* [[Elliot Grove]], founder of [[Raindance Film Festival]], [[British Independent Film Awards]] and the [[Independent Film Trust]].
* [[Charles Guillimin]] (1676–1739) – shipbuilder, merchant and moneylender
* [[Zabeen Hirji]] (born 1960) – speaker, writer, former Chief Human Resources Officer, [[Royal Bank of Canada]]
* [[Janet Holder]] – business executive, head of [[Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines]]
* [[K. C. Irving]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of New Brunswick|ONB]]</small> (1899–1992) – industrialist
* [[Suresh Joachim]] (born 1968) – co-founder of WBBAS, No Poverty No Disease No War, World Peace Marathon and Suresh Joachim International Group of Companies
* [[F. Ross Johnson]] (1931–2016) – former CEO of [[RJR Nabisco]]
* [[Ron Joyce]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]]</small> (1930–2019) – original partner with Horton in [[Tim Hortons]], primary builder of the chain
* [[Moez Kassam]] (born 1980) – hedge fund manager, founder of Anson Group
* [[Izaak Walton Killam]] (1885–1955) – major financier
* [[James L. Kraft]] (1874–1953) – entrepreneur and inventor, founder of L. Kraft & Bros. Company, which later became [[Kraft Foods|Kraft Foods Inc]]
* [[Richard L'Abbé]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (born 1956 or 1957) – co-founder and former CEO of Med-Eng Systems Inc, a company specializing in bomb disposal suits and helmets
* [[Guy Laliberté]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Ordre National du Québec|CQ]]</small> (born 1959) – founder and owner of the [[Cirque du Soleil]]
* [[Bernard Lamarre]] (1931–2016) – Chairman & C.E.O., Lavalin Group, 1972–1991; senior advisor, SNC-Lavalin Inc., 1991–2016
* [[Cindy Lee (businesswoman)|Cindy Lee]] – founder of [[T & T Supermarket]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Werb|first=Jessica|title=Cindy Lee|url=http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/top-stories/2009/11/04/cindy-lee|access-date=25 May 2012|newspaper=BC Business|date=November 4, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321203337/http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/top-stories/2009/11/04/cindy-lee|archive-date=21 March 2012}}</ref>
* [[Michael Lee-Chin]] <small>[[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (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]]
* [[Victor Li]] (born 1964) – deputy chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited
* [[William Secondo Lombardo]] (1930–2009) – owner of Lombardo Construction and CEO of Peerless-Cascade Plastics
* [[Pete Luckett]] (born 1953) – owner of Pete's Frootique and host of ''The Food Hunter''
* [[William Christopher Macdonald]] (1831–1917) – tobacco manufacturer, education philanthropist
* [[Terry Matthews]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Royal Academy of Engineering|FREng]]</small> (born 1943) – entrepreneur, chairman of [[Mitel]] and [[Wesley Clover]]
* [[Louis B. Mayer]] (1885–1957) – co-founder of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) Studios
* [[Harrison McCain]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of New Brunswick|ONB]]</small> (1927–2004) – New Brunswick potato magnate
* Colonel [[Samuel McLaughlin]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] [[Canadian Efficiency Decoration|ED]]</small> (1871–1972) – Buick automobile manufacturer
* [[Simon McTavish (fur trader)|Simon McTavish]] (1750–1804) – fur trader
* [[Hartland Molson]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[National Order of Quebec|GOQ]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]</small> (1907–2002) – [[Senate of Canada|Senator]], President of [[Molson]] Breweries
* [[John Molson]] (1763–1836) – founder of Molson Breweries
* [[Peter Munk]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1927–2018) – founder of [[Barrick Gold]]
* [[Saadia Muzaffar]]  –  entrepreneur, author and founder of TechGirls Canada
* [[Stephan Ouaknine]] – businessman in telecommunications and renewable energy
* [[Jim Pattison]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]]</small> (born 1928) – chairman, president, CEO, and owner of the [[Jim Pattison Group]]
* [[Pierre Péladeau]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[National Order of Quebec|OQ]]</small> (1925–1997) – founder of [[Quebecor]] Inc.
* [[Pierre Karl Péladeau]] (born 1961) – President, CEO of [[Quebecor|Quebecor Inc.]], [[Québecor Média|Québecor Média Inc.]] and [[Sun Media|Sun Media Corporation]]
* [[Marie Penny]] (died 1970) – owner and operator of one of the largest 20th-century frozen fish companies in [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]]
* [[John Draper Perrin]] (1890–1967) – entrepreneur, financier, mining executive
* [[Richard Porritt (businessman)|Richard Porritt]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1901–1985) – mining industry executive
* [[Jean Pouliot]] (1923–2004) – founder of CFCF et Télévision Quatre Saisons
* [[John Redpath]] (1796–1869) – canal builder, sugar refinery founder
* [[Paul Reichmann]] (1930–2013) – developer of [[Canary Wharf]]
* [[Edward Samuel Rogers]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1933–2008) – president and CEO of [[Rogers Communications]]
* [[John Roth (businessman)|John Roth]] (born 1942) – former CEO of [[Nortel|Nortel Networks]]
* [[Lino Saputo]] (born 1937) – founder of [[Saputo Incorporated|Saputo]]
* [[Isadore Sharp]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (born 1931) – founder of the [[Four Seasons Hotel]] chain
* [[E. D. Smith]] (1858–1943) – founder of E. D. Smith & Sons Ltd
* [[Levy Solomons]] (1730–1792) – merchant and fur trader
* [[Paul Soubry]] (born 1963) {{ndash}} ceo of New Flyers 
* [[John F. Stairs]] (1848–1904) – entrepreneur, statesman
* [[Frank Stronach]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]]</small> (born 1932) – entrepreneur, founder of [[Magna International]]
* [[E. P. Taylor]] (1901–1989) – entrepreneur, thoroughbred horse breeder
* [[Nat Taylor]] (1906–2004) – originator of [[Cineplex Entertainment]]
* [[Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet|Kenneth Thomson]], Baron Thomson of Fleet (1923–2006)
* [[Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet|Roy Thomson]], Baron Thomson of Fleet <small>[[Order of the British Empire|GBE]] </small> (1894–1976) – entrepreneur, publisher
* [[William Cornelius Van Horne]] <small>[[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]]</small> (1843–1915) – constructed the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]
* [[Jack L. Warner]] (1892–1978) – founder of [[Warner Bros.]] Studios
* [[Galen Weston]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]]</small> (1940–2021) – owner of [[Loblaws]], [[Holt Renfrew]], and [[Selfridges]]
* [[Chip Wilson]] (born 1956) – founder of [[Lululemon Athletica]]
* [[Walter Wolf]] (born 1939) – oil drilling equipment supplier and Formula 1 team owner
* [[Bob Young (businessman)|Bob Young]] (born 1953/1954) – self-publishing website, owner of CFL [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats|Hamilton Tiger Cats]]

==Criminals and suspects==
* [[Marie-Joseph Angélique]] (1710–1734) – executed for setting the city of Montreal on fire
* [[Johnson Aziga]] (born 1956) – first person to be charged with first-degree murder in Canada for spreading [[HIV]]
* [[Paul Bernardo]] (born 1964) – serial killer, serial rapist
* [[Richard Blass]] (1945–1975) – multiple murderer
* [[Edwin Alonzo Boyd]] (1914–2002) – bank robber
* [[Alfonso Caruana]] (born 1946) – mobster
* [[Paul Joseph Cini]] (born 1944) – Canada's first [[skyjack]]er, sentenced to life imprisonment
* [[John Etter Clark]] (1915–1956) – provincial politician, teacher, farmer, mass murderer
* [[Robert Raymond Cook|Robert Cook]] (1937–1960) – mass murderer
* [[Jacques Cossette-Trudel]] (1947–2023) – [[FLQ|FLQ terrorist]]
* [[Louise Cossette-Trudel]] (born 1947) – [[FLQ|FLQ terrorist]]
* [[Vincenzo Cotroni]] (1911–1984) – mobster
* [[Frank Cotroni]] (1931–2004) – mobster
* [[John Martin Crawford]] (1962–2020) – serial killer
* [[Raynald Desjardins]] (born 1953) – mobster
* [[Evelyn Dick]] (1920–?) – convicted of infanticide; convicted and acquitted of having murdered her husband
* [[Terry Driver]] (1965–2021) – murderer
* [[Valery Fabrikant]] (born 1940) – former university professor and [[Concordia University massacre|mass murderer]]
* [[Larry Fisher (murderer)|Larry Fisher]] (1949–2015) – convicted of the murder for which David Milgaard (see "Wrongfully convicted", below) was originally convicted and subsequently exonerated
* [[Charles Guité]] (born c. 1943) – fraud
* [[John Hamilton (gangster)|John Hamilton]] (1899–1934) – bank robber, killer
* [[Shell Lake murders|Victor Hoffman]] (1946–2004) – mass murderer
* [[Karla Homolka]] (born 1970) – serial killer
* [[Bindy Johal]] (1971–1998) – Vancouver gangster
* [[Peter Woodcock|David Michael Krueger]] (1939–2010) – serial killer and child rapist
* [[Jacques Lanctôt]] (born 1945) – [[FLQ|FLQ terrorist]]
* [[Yves Langlois]] (born 1947) – [[FLQ|FLQ terrorist]]
* [[Robert Latimer]] (born 1953) – convicted of second-degree murder
* [[Allan Legere]] (born 1948) – serial killer
* [[Blake Leibel]] (born 1981) – murderer 
* [[Marc Lépine]] (1964–1989) – mass murderer
* [[Denis Lortie]] (born 1959) – murderer
* [[Murder of Jun Lin|Luka Rocco Magnotta]] (born 1982) – murderer
* [[Grace Marks]] (c. 1828–after c. 1873) – convicted of murder in 1843
* Lucien Marmette (1853–1935) – Forger and petty criminal
* [[2010–2017 Toronto serial homicides|Bruce McArthur]] (born 1951) – serial killer
* [[Allan McLean (outlaw)|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<!--1877-->
* [[Paddy Mitchell]] (1942–2007) – bank robber, leader of [[The Stopwatch Gang]]
* [[Kenneth Murdock]] (born 1963) – hitman
* [[Dale Nelson]] (1939–1999) – cannibal and mass murderer
* [[Clifford Olson]] (1940–2011) – serial child murderer
* [[Johnny Papalia]] (1924–1997) – mobster
* [[Rocco Perri]] (1887–c. 1944) – gangster, bootlegger
* [[Robert Pickton]] (1949–2024) – serial murderer
* [[Monica Proietti]] (1940–1967) – bank robber
* [[Kenneth Ratte]] (born 1963) – career criminal
* [[Louis Riel]] (1844–1885) – executed for treason
* [[Lucien Rivard]] (c. 1915–2002) – narcotics smuggler
* [[Nicolo Rizzuto]] (1924–2010) – mobster
* [[Vito Rizzuto]] (1946–2013) – mobster
* [[Paul Rose (political figure)|Paul Rose]] (1943–2013) – [[FLQ|FLQ terrorist]]
* [[Frank "Dunie" Ryan]] (1942–1984) – gangster
* [[Pietro Scarcella]] (born 1950) – mobster
* [[Jeffrey Shuman]] (born 1962) – bank robber
* [[Francis Simard]] (1946–2015) – [[FLQ|FLQ terrorist]]
* [[Slumach]] (died 1891) – [[Katzie]] man convicted and hung for the murder of Louis Bee, a Kanaka (Hawaiian) half-breed
* [[Cathy Smith]] (1947–2020) – convicted of manslaughter in death of [[John Belushi]]
* [[Stanley James Tippett]] – kidnapper and rapist
* [[Colin Thatcher]] (born 1938) – murderer
* [[Mark Twitchell]] (born 1979) – murderer
* [[Paolo Violi]] (1931–1978) – mobster
* [[Paul Volpe (mobster)|Paul Volpe]] (1927–1983) – mobster
* [[Elizabeth Wettlaufer]] (born 1967) – serial killer
* [[Russell Williams (criminal)|Russell Williams]] (born 1963) – former RCAF military pilot and wing commander; convicted murderer, rank and decorations revoked upon conviction
* [[2020 Nova Scotia attacks|Gabriel Wortman]] (1968–2020) – spree killer
* [[Thomas Young (mass murderer)|Thomas Young]] (1931–1959) – rapist and mass murderer
* [[Rocco Zito]] (1928–2016) – mobster

===Wrongfully convicted or lynched===
* [[Robert Baltovich]] (born 1965) – wrongfully convicted of murder
* [[Donald Marshall, Jr.]] (1953–2009) – wrongfully convicted of murder
* [[David Milgaard]] (1952–2022) – wrongfully convicted of murder
* [[Guy Paul Morin]] (born 1961) – wrongfully convicted of murder
* [[Louie Sam]] (c. 1870–1884) – wrongfully accused of murder and hanged by lynch mob in Whatcom County, Washington
* [[Steven Truscott]] (born 1945) – wrongfully convicted of murder

==Directors==
{{Main|List of Canadian directors}}

==Educators==
* [[J. Willis Ambrose]] (1911–1974) – Professor at the [[Queen's University at Kingston]]
* [[Sonia Aïssa]] – Professor at the [[Institut national de la recherche scientifique]]
* [[Richard Lee Armstrong]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1937–1991) – [[University of British Columbia]] professor, geochemist
* [[Annie Mottram Craig Batten]] (1883-1964) –  Professor in the Vocal Faculty of the College of Music, [[University of Southern California]]
* [[Martha Black (art historian)|Martha Black]] – art historian, curator and author
* [[Marguerite Bourgeoys]] (1620–1700) – founder of the [[Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal]]
* [[Stephen E. Calvert]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (born 1935) – [[University of British Columbia]] emeritus professor, geologist, oceanographer
* [[Petr Cerny]] (1934–2018) <small>[[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> – [[University of Manitoba]] professor, mineralogist and crystallographer
* [[Aleksis Dreimanis]] (1914–2011) – [[University of Western Ontario]] emeritus professor, quaternary geologist
* [[George Georgiou (professor)|George Georgiou]] (living) – university professor
* [[James E. Gill]] (1901–1980) – [[McGill University]] professor, geologist
* [[Henry C. Gunning]] <small>[[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1901–1991) – University of British Columbia professor, geologist
* [[James Edwin Hawley]] (1897–1965) – Professor at Queen's, geologist ([[Hawleyite]])
* [[Frank Hawthorne]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (born 1946) – [[University of Manitoba]] professor, mineralogist and crystallographer
* [[Adelaide Hoodless]] (1858–1910) – education and women's activist
* [[Michael Ignatieff]] (born 1947) – [[University of Toronto]], [[Harvard University]], [[University of Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge]] professor, political science
* [[Sue Johanson]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]]</small> (1930–2023) – [[sex education|sex educator]]
* [[Michael John Keen]] (1935–1991) – [[Dalhousie University]] professor, marine geoscientist
* [[Sean Kelly (writer)|Sean Kelly]] (1940–2022) – [[Pratt Institute]], NYC, Humanities & Media Studies, writer
* [[J. Ross Mackay]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1915–2014) – [[University of British Columbia]] professor, geologist
* [[Eric W. Mountjoy]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1931–2010) – McGill University professor, geologist
* [[Gerard V. Middleton]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1931–2021) – [[McMaster University]] professor, geologist
* [[Anthony J. Naldrett]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1933–2020) – [[University of Toronto]] emeritus professor, geologist
* [[Santa J. Ono]] <small>[[Canadian Academy of Health Sciences|FCAHS]]</small> (born c. 1962) – [[University of British Columbia]] 15th President & Vice-Chancellor, professor, medical scientist
* [[William Richard Peltier]] <small>[[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (born c. 1942) – University of Toronto professor, physicist
* [[Jordan Peterson]] (born 1962) – Canadian clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto
* [[Paula Rochon]] – Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Toronto in 2022
* [[Egerton Ryerson]] (1803–1882) – [[public education]] advocate
* [[Dora Sakayan]] (born 1931) – full professor, Department of German Studies, McGill University; Armenology, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Translation, Genocide Studies
* [[Colin Simpson (electronics professor)|Colin Simpson]] (born c. 1965) – [[George Brown College]], best-selling author
* [[Charles R. Stelck]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1917–2016) – [[University of Alberta]] professor, petroleum geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher
* [[David Strangway]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1934–2016) – geophysicist and university administrator
* [[Thomas Symons]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]]</small> (1929–2021) – founding president of Trent University, Professor of Canadian Studies
* [[Claude Vivier]] (1948–1983) – [[pipe organ|organ]] pedagogue and professor at [[Collège Montmorency]] 
* [[Roger G. Walker]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> – McMaster University emeritus professor
* [[William Winegard]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1924–2019) – educator, engineer, scientist and former Member of Parliament

==Environmentalists==
''See [[:Category:Canadian environmentalists|Canadian environmentalists]]''.

==Fashion==
* [[Jeanne Beker]] (born 1952) – reporter
* [[Sahar Biniaz]] (born November 17, 1985) – model
* [[Dean and Dan Caten]] (born 1965) – designers known as Dsquared
* [[Keshia Chanté]] (born 1988) – model and singer
* [[Steven Cojocaru]] (born 1970) (known as Cojo) – critic and correspondent on ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''
* [[Taryn Davidson]] (born 1991) – model
* [[Linda Evangelista]] (born 1965) – model
* [[Shalom Harlow]] (born 1973) – model and actress
* [[Winnie Harlow]] (born 1994) – model 
* [[Irina Lazareanu]] (born 1982) – model
* [[Jay Manuel]] (born 1972) – expert on ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' and ''[[Canada's Next Top Model]]''
* [[Heather Marks]] (born 1988) – model
* [[Kenneth G. Mills]] (1923–2004) – designer
* [[Peter Nygard]] (born 1941) – designer
* [[Lana Ogilvie]] (born 1968) – model
* [[Coco Rocha]] (born 1988) – model
* [[Monika Schnarre]] (born 1971) – model
* [[Jessica Stam]] (born 1986) – model
* [[Daria Werbowy]] (born 1983) – Polish-born Canadian model
* [[Jason Wu]] (born 1982) – fashion designer, dolls artist

==Humanitarians==
* [[Louise Arbour]] (born 1947) – former [[UN High Commissioner for Human Rights]], former justice of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]], former Chief Prosecutor of the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia|International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia]] and [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda|Rwanda]]
* [[J. Esmonde Barry]] (1923–2007) – healthcare activist and political commentator in [[New Brunswick]]
* [[Norman Bethune]] (1890–1939) – physician and medical innovator
* [[Richard Maurice Bucke]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1837–1902) – psychiatrist, philosopher, early author on human development and human potentials
* [[Steve Fonyo]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC Rescinded 2010]]</small> (born 1966) – retraced and completed Terry Fox's cross country cancer research fundraising marathon
* [[Terry Fox]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of the Dogwood|OD]]</small> (1958–1981) – attempted one-legged cross country run for cancer research
*[[Marc Kielburger]] (born 1977) – author, social entrepreneur, columnist, humanitarian and activist for children's rights; co-founder, with his brother [[Craig Kielburger|Craig]], of the [[WE (organization)|We Movement]]
* [[Grey Owl]] (1888–1938) (real name Archibald Stanfield Belaney) – [[conservation movement|conservationist]] who falsely presented himself as an [[Aboriginal people in Canada|Aboriginal person]] and worked to save the [[beaver]]s of [[Saskatchewan]] and [[Manitoba]]
* [[Rick Hansen]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Letters|DLitt]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1957) – paraplegic athlete who completed an around-the-world marathon for spinal cord injury research
* [[Stephen Lewis]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]]</small> (born 1937) – [[AIDS]] activist, [[United Nations]] special envoy for [[HIV/AIDS]] in [[Africa]]
* [[Harold A. Rogers]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]</small> (1899–1994) – founder of Kin Canada
* [[Jean Vanier]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[National Order of Quebec|GOQ]]</small> (1928–2019) – activist for the mentally disabled, founder of [[L'Arche]]

==Inventors==
* [[Scott Abbott]] – co-inventor of [[Trivial Pursuit]]
* [[Thomas Ahearn]] [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] (1855–1938) – invented the [[Electric stove#Early patents|electric cooking range]] and the electric car heater
* [[Anthony R. Barringer]] (1925–2009) – holds 70 patents for [[mineral exploration]] technology
* [[Earl W. Bascom]] (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
* [[Alexander Graham Bell]] (1847–1922) – born in Scotland, invented the telephone in Canada and developed it in the United States
* [[Joseph-Armand Bombardier]] (1907–1964) – invented the [[snowmobile]]
* [[Gerald Bull]] (1928–1990) – invented the [[G5 howitzer]] and the [[Project Babylon|Iraqi supergun]]
* [[Herbert Henry Dow]] (1866–1930) – invented a method of bromine extraction known as the [[Dow process (bromine)|Dow process]]
* [[Mathew Evans]] – co-inventor of the first electric [[light bulb]]
* [[Charles Fenerty]] (c. 1821–1892) – inventor of the [[wood pulp]] process for making [[paper]]
* [[Reginald Fessenden]] (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 [[Sandford Fleming]] <small>[[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1827–1915) – inventor of the system of [[Standard Time]] zones
* [[Wilbur R. Franks]] <small>[[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]</small> (1901–1986) – invented the anti-black-out-suit (the [[G-suit]])
* [[Abraham Pineo Gesner]] (1797–1864) – inventor of kerosene; known as the "father of the petroleum industry"
* [[James Gosling]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (born 1955) – invented Java computer language
* [[Chris Haney (Trivial Pursuit)|Chris Haney]] (1950–2010) – co-inventor of [[Trivial Pursuit]]
* [[Sam Jacks]] (1915–1975) – inventor of [[ringette]]
* [[George Klein (inventor)|George Klein]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1904–1992) – developed: electric wheelchairs, microsurgical staple gun, the ZEEP nuclear reactor, and the [[Canadarm]]
*[[James L. Kraft|James L Kraft]] (1874–1953) – entrepreneur and inventor, founder of L. Kraft & Bros. Company, which later became [[Kraft Foods|Kraft Foods Inc]]; patented processed cheese (AKA American cheese)
* [[Thomas Edvard Krogh]] <small>[[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1936–2008) – developed technique of [[Radiometric dating|radiometric]] [[uranium]]-[[lead]] dating to further the precision of [[geochronology]]
* [[Hugh Le Caine]] (1914–1977) – invented the [[music synthesizer]] in 1945
* [[Cluny Macpherson (physician)|Cluny MacPherson]] (1879–1966) – invented the first general-issue [[WWI gas mask|gas mask]] used by the British Army in [[World War I]]
* [[Wilson Markle]] (1938–2020) – invented [[film colorization]] process in 1983
* [[Elijah McCoy]] (1844–1929) – developed automatic machinery lubricator, lawn sprinkler, the "Real McCoy"
* [[James Naismith]] (1861–1939) – invented [[basketball]]
* [[P. L. Robertson]] (1879–1951) – invented the Robertson screw
* [[Henry Ruttan]] (1792–1871) – invented air-conditioned railway coach
* [[Thomas F. Ryan]] (1872–1971) – invented [[five-pin bowling]]
* Arthur Sicard (1876–1946) – invented the [[snowblower]] in 1925
* [[Lewis Urry]] (1927–2004) – invented the long-lasting [[alkaline battery]]
* [[Harry Wasylyk]] (1925–2013) – invented the disposable green polyethylene garbage bag in 1950
* [[Thomas Willson]] (1860–1915) – invented [[arc lamp]]s and process for creating [[calcium carbide]]
* [[Henry Woodward (inventor)|Henry Woodward]] – co-inventor of the first electric [[light bulb]]

==Law==
* [[J. S. Ewart]] (1849–1933) – lawyer, advocate for Canadian independence
* [[Frances Fish]] (1888–1975) – first woman to be called to the bar of Nova Scotia
* [[Mabel French]] (1881– 1955) – the first woman to practice law in two separate Canadian provinces: [[New Brunswick]] and [[British Columbia]]
* [[Catherine Latimer (lawyer)|Catherine Latimer]] – lawyer and criminologist
* [[Alfred Scow]] (1927–2013) – First Nations judge

==Media==
* [[Samantha Bee]] (born 1969) – host of ''[[Full Frontal with Samantha Bee]]''
* [[Stephen Brunt]] (born 1959) – lead sports columnist for ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' since 1989
* [[Stevie Cameron]] (1943–2024) – journalist, author
* [[Richard Gizbert]] (born 1960) {{ndash}} cable network journalist of ''[[Al Jazeera English]]''
* [[Gordon Donaldson (journalist)|Gordon Donaldson]] (1926–2001) – amateur historian, journalist
* [[Barbara Frum]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1937–1992) – [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] radio and television journalist
* [[Jian Ghomeshi]] (born 1967) – former musician and radio broadcaster
* [[Ken Hechtman]] (born 1967) – maverick journalist jailed by [[Afghanistan]]'s [[Taliban]] government as a suspected United States spy in 2001
* [[Kenny Hotz]] (born 1967) – only registered Canadian journalist to cover the [[Gulf War]]
* [[Mark Irwin]] CSC/ASC (born 1950) – Hollywood Director of Photography
* [[Peter Jennings]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]]</small> (1938–2005) – [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] news anchor
* [[Jason Jones (actor)|Jason Jones]] (born 1967) – senior correspondent for ''[[The Daily Show]]''
* [[Pat Kiernan]] (born 1968) – morning anchor of [[NY1]] since 1997
* [[Michael Kesterton]] (1946–2018) – ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' columnist
* [[Lisa LaFlamme]] (born 1964) – journalist, occasional chief anchor, and senior editor for [[CTV National News]]
* [[L. Ian MacDonald]] (born 1947) – author, columnist, broadcaster, and diplomat
* [[Neil Macdonald]] (born 1957) – CBC reporter
* [[Robert MacNeil]] (1931–2024) – journalist, author, longtime co-anchor of ''[[The MacNeil/Lehrer Report]]'' on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]
* [[Peter Mansbridge]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1948) – news anchor of CBC's ''[[The National (CBC)|The National]]''
* [[Rick Mercer]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] </small> (born 1969) – comedian, TV personality, political satirist and author
* [[Mosha Michael]] (c. 1948–2009) – Canada's first [[Inuk]] filmmaker
*[[Cory Morgan (blogger)|Cory Morgan]] (born 1971) – blogger, [[Alberta Independence Party|Alberta independence]] politician and activist, and columnist
* [[Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray]] (1888–1982) – editor and co-publisher of the ''Bridge River-Lillooet News''
* [[Peter C. Newman]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1929–2023) – eminent journalist and writer
* [[Sydney Newman]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1917–1997) – supervisor of drama at the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], head of drama at the [[BBC]], creator of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television series, chairman of the [[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]
* [[David Oancia]] (1929–1995) – journalist<ref>{{cite journal |date=November 9, 1966 |title=The New China |url=https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-mcgill-daily-v56-n038-november-09-1966-11211 |journal=The McGill Daily |volume= 56 |issue=38 |access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref> 
* [[Steve Paikin]] (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
* [[Sandie Rinaldo]] (born 1950) – journalist and occasional news anchor for [[CTV National News]]
* [[John Roberts (journalist)|John Roberts]] (born 1956) – [[Fox News Channel]] reporter, previously a [[CNN]] reporter and host of ''[[The New Music]]'' on [[MuchMusic]]
* [[Lloyd Robertson]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1934) – senior editor and former longtime anchor for [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] National News
* [[Morley Safer]] (1931–2016) – investigative journalist for [[CBS]] News and ''[[60 Minutes]]''
* [[Linus Sebastian]] (born 1986) – owner and founder of Linus Media Group
* [[Shane Smith (journalist)|Shane Smith]] (born 1969) – founder of [[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]
* [[George Stroumboulopoulos]] (born 1972) – television journalist
* [[Scott Taylor (journalist)|Scott Taylor]] (born 1960) – publisher, [[Esprit de Corps (magazine)|Esprit de Corps Magazine]] 
* [[Peter Trueman]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1934–2021) – original newsman on [[Global Television Network|Global TV]]
* [[Robyn Urback]] (born 1988) – journalist and political commentator
* [[Jan Wong]] (born 1952) – journalist

==Medical==
* [[Evan Adams]] (born 1966) – First Nations medical doctor, medical advisor, Deputy Provincial Health Advisor (BC), and actor
* [[Maria Louisa Angwin]] (1849–1898) – first woman licensed to practice medicine in Nova Scotia
* [[Elizabeth Bagshaw]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]]</small> (1881–1982) – physician and birth control activist
* [[Frederick Banting]] <small>[[Order of the British Empire|KBE]] [[Military Cross|MC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1891–1941) – [[Nobel laureate]], co-discoverer of [[insulin]]
* [[John Cameron Bell]] (born 1953) – pioneer of [[oncolytic virus]] therapies for cancer
* [[Norman Bethune]] (1890–1939) – surgeon, inventor, socialist, battlefield doctor in Spain and China
* [[Wilfred Bigelow]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1913–2005) – inventor of the first artificial pacemaker
*[[Yvette Bonny]] (born 1938) – pediatrician
* [[Basil Boulton]] (1938–2008) – pediatrician and child health advocate
* [[John Callaghan (physician)|John Callaghan]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Alberta Order of Excellence|AOE]]</small> (1923–2004) – pioneer of open-heart surgery
* [[John Dick (scientist)|John Dick]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (born 1954) – credited with discovery of [[cancer stem cell]]
* [[Tommy Douglas]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Saskatchewan Order of Merit|SOM]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1904–1986) – introduced [[publicly funded health care]] in Canada; commonly known as the "[[father of Medicare]]"
* [[Carl Goresky]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1932–1996) – physician and scientist
* [[David H. Hubel]] (1926–2013) – Nobel Prize winner in medicine for mapping the visual cortex
* [[Harold E. Johns]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1915–1998) – medical physicist, noted for his extensive contributions to the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancer
* [[Doreen Kimura]] (1933–2013) – behavioural psychologist, world expert on sex differences in the brain
* [[William Harding le Riche]] (1916–2010) – epidemiologist
* [[Jeanne Mance]] (1606–1673) – established the first hospital in [[North America]] – the [[Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal]] – in 1644
* [[Ernest McCulloch]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (1926–2011) – cellular biologist credited with the discovery of [[stem cell]] with [[James Till]]
* [[Frances Gertrude McGill]] (1882–1959) – pioneering [[forensic pathologist]] and criminologist
* [[Henry Morgentaler]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1923–2013) – [[abortion]] care provider who helped legalize abortion in Canada and strengthen the power of [[jury nullification]]
* [[William Osler]] <small>[[Baronet|Bt]]</small> (1849–1919) – physician, called the "father of modern medicine"; wrote ''Principles and Practice of Medicine''
* [[Daniel David Palmer]] (1845–1913) – founded the chiropractic profession
* [[Edgar Randolph Parker]] (1871–1951) (known as "Painless" Parker) – flamboyant dentist
* [[Wilder Penfield]] <small>[[Order of Merit|OM]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of St. Michael and St. George|CMG]] [[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (1891–1976) – neurosurgeon, discovered electrical stimulation of the brain
* [[Jack Pickup]] (1919–1996) – general practitioner and surgeon, also known as the "Flying Doctor of British Columbia"
* [[Octavia Ritchie]] (1868–1948) – physician, suffragist and the first woman to receive a medical degree in Québec
* [[David Sackett]] <small> [[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] </small> (1934–2015) – founded the first department of [[clinical epidemiology]] in Canada at [[McMaster University]]
* [[Mary Elizabeth MacCallum Scott]] (1865–1941) – physician and missionary in Ceylon
* [[Sydney Segal]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|OBC}} (1920–1997) – pediatrician and neonatologist particularly known for his work with [[sudden infant death syndrome]]
* [[James Till]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (1931–2025) – biophysicist, credited for the discovery of [[stem cell]] with [[Ernest McCulloch]]
* [[A. Ross Tilley]] (1904–1988) <small> MD FRCS(C) [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> – plastic surgeon
* [[Irene Ayako Uchida]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1917–2013) – cytogenticist, [[Down syndrome]] researcher
* [[Amelia Yeomans]] (1842–1913) – physician and suffragist, first female physician in [[Manitoba]]

==Military figures==
{{Further|List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients}}
[[File:BillyBishop.jpg|thumb|[[Billy Bishop]]]]
[[File:JohnMcCraeportrait.jpg|thumb|[[John McCrae]]]]
* General [[Maurice Baril]] <small>[[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|OMM]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]]</small> (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 (Canada)|Chief of the Defence Staff]]
* [[Gustave Biéler]] <small>[[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small> (1904–1944) – [[Special Operations Executive]] agent, executed by the Nazis
* [[Louis-Nicolas-Emmanuel de Bigault d'Aubreville]] – head of the nightwatch in Montreal 
* Air Commodore [[Leonard Birchall]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] DMSc (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1915–2004) – war hero
* Air Marshall [[Billy Bishop]] <small>[[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO*]] [[Military Cross|MC]] [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] [[Canadian Efficiency Decoration|ED]]</small> (1894–1956) (commonly known as Billy Bishop) –World War I flying ace
* Brigadier-General [[Jean Boyle]] <small>[[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|CMM]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]]</small> (born 1947) – fighter pilot, and businessman
* Major General Sir [[Isaac Brock]] <small>[[Order of the Bath|KB]]</small> (1769–1812) – [[War of 1812]] general
* Captain [[Roy Brown (pilot)|Roy Brown]] <small>[[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC*]] [[Royal Naval Air Service|RNAS]]</small> (1893–1944) – [[World War I]] [[fighter pilot]] officially credited with shooting down the [[Red Baron]]
* Colonel [[Lawrence Moore Cosgrave]] <small>[[Distinguished Service Order|DSO*]]</small> (1890–1971) – Canadian signatory to the [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender]]
* General [[Harry Crerar]] <small>[[Order of the Companions of Honour|CH]] [[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (1888–1965) – "leading field commander" in [[World War II]]
* Lieutenant-General Sir [[Arthur Currie]] <small>[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath|KCB]] [[Order of Saint Michael and Saint George|GCMG]]</small> (1875–1933) – first Canadian commander of the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]
* Lieutenant-General [[Roméo Dallaire]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|CMM]] [[National Order of Quebec|GOQ]] [[Meritorious Service Decoration (Canada)|MSC]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|ScDHum]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Humane Letters|DHL]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1946) – UN peacekeeping General, attempted to prevent the [[Rwandan genocide]]
* [[Guy D'Artois]] <small>[[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[George Medal|GM]]</small> (1917–1999) – SOE agent, recipient of the ''Croix de Guerre''
* General [[John de Chastelain]] <small>[[Order of the Companions of Honour|CH]] [[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|CMM]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|ScDMil]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford|FLMH]]</small> (born 1937) – head of the [[Independent International Commission on Decommissioning]]
* [[Peter Dmytruk]] (1920–1943) – WWII Flight Sergeant and member of the [[French Resistance]]
* Brigadier-General [[Charles Drury|Dury, Charles]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]]</small> (1912–1991) – soldier, businessman, and politician
* [[John Weir Foote]] <small>[[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]]</small> (1904–1988) – military chaplain, Ontario cabinet minister, and recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
* Captain [[Nichola Goddard]] <small>[[Meritorious Service Medal (Canada)|MSM]]</small> (1980–2006) – first female Canadian soldier killed in combat
* [[William Hall (VC)|William Hall]] <small>[[Victoria Cross|VC]]</small> (1827–1904) – first Nova Scotian recipient of the Victoria Cross
* [[John Kenneth Macalister]] (1914–1944) – [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, executed by the Nazis
* Vice-Admiral [[Bruce MacLean]] CMM, CD – Chief of the Maritime Staff 2004–2006
* Captain [[Simon Mailloux]] (born 1983) – first Canadian soldier with an amputation to deploy on a combat mission; recipient of the [[Sacrifice Medal]]
* Lieutenant Colonel [[John McCrae]] (1872–1918) – soldier, poet, author of ''[[In Flanders' Fields]]''
* [[Alan Arnett McLeod]] <small>[[Victoria Cross|VC]]</small> (1899–1918) – fighter pilot, youngest Canadian-born winner of the [[Victoria Cross]]
* General [[Andrew McNaughton]] <small>[[Order of the Companions of Honour|CH]] [[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Order of Saint Michael and Saint George|CMG]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (1887–1966) – Co-Minister of Defence during World War II
* Lieutenant Colonel [[Theodore Meighen]] (1905–1979) – lawyer and philanthropist
* Lieutenant Colonel [[Charles Merritt]] <small>[[Victoria Cross|VC]]</small> (1908–2000) – recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Major General [[Sydney Chilton Mewburn]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (1863–1956) – lawyer and politician, Minister of Militia and Defence
* [[Jerri Mumford|Minnie "Jerri" Mumford]] (1909–2002) – serving member of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) during World War II
* Rear Admiral [[Leonard W. Murray]] (1896–1971) – Commander-in-Chief of the [[Canadian Northwest Atlantic]] during [[World War II]]
* [[Henry Norwest]] <small>[[Military Medal|MM & Bar]]</small> (1884–1918) – sniper in [[World War I]]
* Lieutenant-Colonel [[George Pearkes]] <small>[[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Military Cross|MC]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]]</small> (1888–1984) – recipient of the Victoria Cross, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
* [[Francis Pegahmagabow]] <small>[[Military Medal|MM**]]</small> (1891–1952) – the most highly decorated aboriginal Canadian soldier of [[World War I]]
* [[Frank Pickersgill]] (1915–1944) – [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, executed by the Nazis
* Rear Admiral [[Desmond Piers]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] [[Doctor of Science|ScDMil]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1913–2005) – war hero
* [[George Lawrence Price]] (1898–1918) – last soldier killed in [[World War I]]
* [[Tommy Prince]] <small>[[Military Medal|MM]]</small> (1915–1977) – one of [[Canada]]'s most decorated soldiers, member of the [[First Special Service Force|Devil's Brigade]]
* [[James Ralston]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (1881–1948) – Co-Minister of Defence during [[World War II]]
* [[Thomas Ricketts (VC)|Thomas Ricketts]] <small>[[Victoria Cross|VC]]</small> (1901–1967) – recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] (Newfoundlander at the time of his award)
* [[Harold A. Rogers]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]</small> (1889–1994) – founder of Kin Canada
* [[Roméo Sabourin]] (1923–1944) – [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, executed by the Nazis
* General [[Guy Simonds]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]]</small> (1903–1974) – commander of the [[II Canadian Corps]]
* [[Ernest Smith]] (1914–2005) – [[Victoria Cross|VC]], [[Order of Canada|CM]], [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]], [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|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
* [[Sam Steele]] <small>[[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] [[Royal Victorian Order|MVO]]</small> (1851–1919) – member of the [[North-West Mounted Police]], commander of Yukon detachment
* [[William Stephenson]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Military Cross|MC]] [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]]</small> (1897–1989) (codename: ''Intrepid'') – senior representative of British intelligence for the Western Hemisphere in [[World War II]]
* Lieutenant-General [[Kenneth Stuart]] <small>[[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Military Cross|MC]]</small> (1891–1945) – Chief of the General Staff 1941–1943, educator
* [[Tecumseh]] (1768–1813) – Leader of First Nations British Allies, War of 1812, died defeating American invasion
* Rear Admiral [[Robert Timbrell]] <small>[[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|CMM]] [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]]</small> (1920–2006) – first Canadian to be decorated with the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]]
* General [[Christopher Vokes]] <small>[[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]]</small> (1904–1985) – General Officer commanding the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Europe
* Brigadier Sir [[Edward Oliver Wheeler]] (1890–1962) – Corps of Royal Engineers surveyor
* General [[Ramsey Muir Withers]] <small>[[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|CMM]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1930–2014) – Chief of the Defense Staff
* Sir [[James Lucas Yeo]] (1782–1818) – commander of Royal Navy forces in Canada during the War of 1812

==Monarchs and Canadian Royal Family==
''Main articles:''
* [[List of Canadian monarchs]]
* [[Monarchy of Canada#Canada's royal family and house|Canadian Royal Family]]

==Magicians==
* [[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==
{{main|List of Canadian musicians}}

==Politicians==
{{Further|List of Prime Ministers of Canada|Members of the Canadian House of Commons|List of Canadian senators}}
[[File:Chrétien crop Sept 9 2002.jpg|thumb|[[Jean Chrétien]]]]
* [[Lloyd Axworthy]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of Manitoba|OM]]</small> (born 1939) – former Cabinet minister
* [[Thomas Bain]] (1834–1915) – former Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
* [[Robert Baldwin]] (1804–1858)
* [[Maude Barlow]] <small>[[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Humane Letters|DHL]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1947) – [[activist]], Chairperson of the [[Council of Canadians]]
* [[Perrin Beatty]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (born 1950) – former cabinet minister, president of CBC
* [[Monique Bégin]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1936–2023) – former cabinet minister
* [[Thomas R. Berger]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]]</small> (1933–2021) – jurist
* [[Ethel Blondin-Andrew]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (born 1951) – former Cabinet minister
* [[Henri Bourassa]] (1868–1952) – Quebec politician
* [[Pierre Bourgault]] (1934–2003) – President of [[Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale]]
* [[Ed Broadbent]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]]</small> (1936–2024) – former [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]] leader
* [[George Brown (Canadian politician)|George Brown]] (1818–1880)
* [[Rosemary Brown (Canadian politician)|Rosemary Brown]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1930–2003)
* [[Tim Buck]] (1891–1973) – leader of the Canadian Communist Party
* [[George-Étienne Cartier]] <small>[[Baronet|Bt]] [[Order of St Michael and St George|KSMG]] [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (1814–1873) – Cabinet minister
* [[Brock Chisholm]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Military Cross|MC*]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1896–1971) – first Director-General of the [[World Health Organization]]
* [[Joe Clark]] (born 1939) – 16th Prime Minister of Canada, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 1976–1983, and again 1998–2003
* [[Sheila Copps]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (born 1952)
* [[Victor Copps]] (1919–1988) – Mayor of Hamilton
* [[John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham]], Earl of Durham <small>[[Order of the Bath|GCB]] [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]]</small> (1792–1840)
* [[Ellen Fairclough]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]]</small> (1905–2004) – first female member of the Canadian Cabinet
* [[The Famous Five (Canada)|The Famous Five]] – 1920s women's rights activists
* [[Janice Filmon]] (born 1943) – Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba since 2015
* [[Iqwinder Singh Gaheer]] (born 1993) – member of Parliament for the riding of Mississauga—Malton
* [[Jennifer Granholm]] (born 1959) – first female governor of [[Michigan]]
* [[Gurmant Grewal]] (born 1957) – the "Ironman of Canadian Parliament"
* [[Nina Grewal]] (born 1958) – first South Asian and Sikh woman elected to Parliament; with her husband Gurmant, the Grewals are the first married couple to concurrently serve in Canadian Parliament
* [[Elijah Harper]] (1949–2013) – Cree chief (Red Sucker Lake Nation), MLA Manitoba, successfully blocked the [[Meech Lake Accord]] (proposed Constitutional amendment)
* [[C. D. Howe]] <small>[[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]]</small> (1886–1960) – Cabinet minister
* [[Joseph Howe]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (1804–1873) – "father of Confederation"
*[[Michael Kerzner]] – [[Solicitor General of Ontario]]
* [[Stan Keyes]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (born 1953)
* [[Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine]] <small>[[Baronet|Bt]]</small> (1807–1864) – co-premier of the United Province of Canada
* [[Franklin K. Lane]] (1864–1921) – 1910s United States Secretary of the Interior (1913–1920)
* [[Jack Layton]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (1950–2011) – leader of the [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]]
* [[William Lyon Mackenzie]] (1795–1861) – Mayor of Toronto
* [[Allan MacNab]] <small>[[Baronet|Bt]]</small> (1798–1862) – Prime Minister of Upper Canada
* [[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (1825–1868)
* [[Agnes Macphail]] (1890–1954) – first female [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] (MP)
* [[Beverley McLachlin]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1943) – [[Chief Justice of Canada]]
* [[James McMillan (Senator)|James McMillan]] (1838–1902) – US Senator from [[Michigan]]
*[[Cory Morgan (blogger)|Cory Morgan]] (born 1971) – [[Alberta Independence Party|Alberta independence]] politician
* [[John Munro (Canadian politician)|John Munro]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (1931–2003)
* [[Louis-Joseph Papineau|Papineau]] (1786–1871) – reformer and 1837 rebellion leader
* [[Pierre Poilievre]] (born 1979) – Member of Parliament, leader of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] and the [[Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)|leader of the Official Opposition]]
* [[Allan Studholme]] (1846–1919)
* [[Nathan Eldon Tanner]] (1898–1982)

===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'':
* ''[[List of premiers of the Northwest Territories]]''
* ''[[List of premiers of Nunavut]]''
* ''[[List of premiers of Yukon]]''

===Indigenous leaders===
{{See also|Aboriginal Canadian personalities}}
[[File:Aatsista-Mahkan-LOC.jpg|thumb|right|alt=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]]
[[File:Louis Riel.jpg|thumb|right|alt="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]]]]
* [[Shawn Atleo]] (born 1967)
* [[William Beynon]] (1888–1958)
* [[Big Bear]] (1825–1888) – Cree leader
* [[Joseph Brant]] (1742–1807) – Mohawk leader
* [[Mary Brant]] (1736–1796) – leader of Six Nations women's federation
* [[Frank Calder]] (1877–1943) – [[Nisga'a]]
* [[Joe Capilano]] (c. 1854–1910) – Squamish
* [[Rose Charlie]] (1930–2018)
* [[Arthur Wellington Clah]] (1831–1916)
* [[Heber Clifton]] (1871–1964)
* [[Cumshewa]] – 18th-century Haida chief at the inlet now bearing his name
* [[Harley Desjarlais]]
* [[Alfred Dudoward]] (ca. 1850–1914)
* [[Dan George]] (1899–1981) – [[Tsleil-Waututh First Nation|Tsleil-Waututh]] (Burrard)
* [[Joseph Gosnell]] (1936–2020) – [[Nisga'a]]
* [[Simon Gunanoot]] (1874–1933) – [[Gitxsan]]
* [[Guujaaw]] (born 1953) – modern-day Haida leader
* [[Elijah Harper]] (1949–2013) – [[Cree]]<!--Ojbiwa?-->
* [[Chief Hunter Jack]] (died 1905) – [[St'at'imc]]
* [[Mary John, Sr.]] (1913–2004)
* [[August Jack Khatsahlano]] (1877–1971) – [[Squamish people|Squamish]]
* [[Klattasine]] (died 1864) – [[Tsilhqot'in]] war chief, surrendered on terms of amnesty in times of war, hanged for murder
* [[Koyah]] (fl. 1787–1795) – 18th-century chief of the Haida <!--at Skungwai I think-->
* [[George Manuel]] (1921–1989)
* [[Maquinna]] – 18th-century Nuu-chah-nulth chief ([[Yuquot]]/[[Mowachaht]])
* [[Harriet Nahanee]] (1935–2007) – Squamish and [[Nuu-chah-nulth people|Nuu-chah-nulth]] ([[Pacheedaht First Nation|Pacheedaht]])
* [[Nicola (chief)|Nicola]] (1780/1785–c. 1865) – Grand chief of the [[Okanagan people]], and jointly chief of the [[Nlaka'pamux]]-Okanagan-[[Nicola Athapaskans|Nicola Athapaskan]] alliance in the [[Nicola Valley]] and of the [[Kamloops]] group of the [[Secwepemc]]
* [[Andy Paull]] (1892–1959) – Squamish
* [[Stewart Phillip]] –Okanagan leader
* [[Chief Poundmaker]] (c. 1842–1886) – Cree chief
* [[Piapot]] (c. 1816–1908) – Cree chief
* [[Steven Point]] (born 1951) – modern [[Sto:lo]] leader, current Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
* [[Louis Riel]] (1844–1885) – leader of two [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] rebellions before being hung for treason
* [[James Sewid]] (1913–1988) – [[Kwakwaka'wakw]]
* [[Tecumseh]] (1768–1813) – [[Shawnee]] leader
* [[Alec Thomas]] (1894–?) – [[Tseshaht First Nation|Tseshaht]] politician
* [[Wickanninish]] – 19th-century Nuu-chah-nulth chief ([[Opitsaht]]/[[Tla-o-qui-aht]])
* [[Walter Wright (oral historian)|Walter Wright]] (died 1949)
* [[Muriel Stanley Venne]] (1937–2024) – [[Métis]] community leader and Indigenous rights activist

==Producers==
{{Main|List of Canadian producers}}

==Religious figures==

===Martyrs===
* St. [[Marguerite Bourgeoys]] (1620–1700) – first Canadian saint
* St. [[Noël Chabanel]] (1613–1649) – Jesuit missionary
* St. [[Anthony Daniel]] (1601–1648) – Jesuit missionary
* St. [[Jean de Brébeuf]] (1593–1649) – Jesuit missionary
* St. [[Jean de Lalande]] (died 1646) – Jesuit missionary
* St. [[Saint Charles Garnier]] (1606–1649) – Jesuit missionary
* St. [[René Goupil]] (1608–1642) – first North American martyr of the Roman Catholic Church
* St. [[Isaacs Jogues]] (1607–1646) – Jesuit missionary
* St. [[Gabriel Lallemant]] (1610–1649) – Jesuit missionary

===Religious community leaders===
* [[Alexis André]] (1832–1893) – Catholic missionary priest, spiritual advisor to [[Louis Riel]]
* [[Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic]] (1930–2011) – [[Roman Catholic Archbishops of Toronto|Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto]]
* [[André Besette]] (1845–1937) – [[Holy Cross Brother]] known as the "Miracle Man of Montreal"
* [[Linda Bond]] (born 1946) – [[Generals of the Salvation Army|General]] of [[The Salvation Army]], 2011–2013
* [[Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army)|Arnold Brown]] (1913–2002) – [[Generals of the Salvation Army|General]] of [[The Salvation Army]], 1977–81
* [[Hugh B. Brown]] (1883–1975) – [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saint]] [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|apostle]]
* [[Ranj Dhaliwal]] (born 1976) – [[Sikh]], writer, activist and co-founder of the Sikh Youth orthodox political party in Surrey, British Columbia
* [[Lionel Groulx]] (1878–1967) – Roman Catholic priest, historian, nationalist, and traditionalist
* [[Albert Lacombe]] (1827–1916) – Roman Catholic missionary
* [[John G. Lake]] (1870–1935) – leader of the Pentecostal Movement, born in St. Marys, Ontario
* Cardinal [[Paul-Émile Léger]] (1904–1991) – Catholic clergyman and humanitarian
* [[Merlin Lybbert]] (1926–2001) – [[general authority]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[David Mainse]] (1936–2017) – broadcaster, founder of 100 Huntley Street and [[CITS-TV]]
* [[Aimee Semple McPherson]] (1890–1944) – founder of the [[Foursquare Church]]
* [[William D. Morrow]] – General Superintendent of the [[Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada]]
* Bishop [[Michael Power (Canadian bishop)|Michael Power]] (1804–1847) – Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto
* [[Alexandre-Antonin Taché]] (1823–1894) – [[Roman Catholic]] priest, [[missionary]] of the [[Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate|Oblate order]]
* [[Nathan Eldon Tanner]] (1898–1982) – Latter-day Saint apostle
* [[John Taylor (Latter Day Saints)|John Taylor]] (1808–1887) – [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|president]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[Kateri Tekakwitha]] (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 [[Baháʼí Faith]] until 1957; she was appointed as a [[Hands of the Cause|Hand of the Cause]]; in 2004, [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] viewers voted her number 44 on the list of "greatest [[Canadians]]" on the television show ''[[The Greatest Canadian]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/greatcanadians/index.html#41 |title=The Greatest Canadian – Top 100 – 11 to 100 |publisher=CBC |access-date=2008-07-05 |year=2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420130011/http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/greatcanadians/index.html |archive-date=2008-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Bramwell Tillsley]] (1931–2019) – [[Generals of the Salvation Army|General]] of [[The Salvation Army]], 1993–94
* [[Clarence Wiseman]] (1907–1985) – [[Generals of the Salvation Army|General]] of [[The Salvation Army]], 1974–77

===Religious cult figures===
* [[Roch Thériault]] (1947–2011) – cult leader
* [[Brother XII]] (1878–1934) – cult leader

==Scholars==
* [[Louise Arbour]] (born 1947) – jurist
* [[Marc Van Audenrode|Marc van Audenrode]] (born 1961) – economist
* [[Pratima Bansal]] – economist
* [[Timothy Brook (historian)|Timothy Brook]] (born 1951) – professor, historian and writer
* [[Joseph-Alphonse-Paul Cadotte]] (1897–1979) – professor, author
* [[Jack Chambers (linguist)|Jack Chambers]] (born 1938) – linguist
* [[T. H. Clark|Thomas H. Clark]] (1893–1996) – [[McGill University|McGill]] geology professor, namesake of [[Thomasclarkite]]
* [[Gerald Cohen]] (1941–2009) – [[Oxford University|Oxford]] Philosopher
* [[Northrop Frye]] (1912–1991) – influential critic, Shakespeare and Blake scholar
* [[John Kenneth Galbraith]] (1908–2006) – economist
* [[George Grant (philosopher)|George Grant]] (1918–1988) – philosopher
* [[John Peters Humphrey]] (1905–1995) – legal scholar, principal drafter of the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]
* [[Harold Innis]] (1894–1952) – political economist; author of seminal works on Canadian economic history, media and communications
* [[Marshall McLuhan]] (1911–1980) – communications theorist, coined phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village"
* [[Steven Pinker]] (born 1954) – psychologist, cognitive scientist, writer of popular science
* [[John Ralston Saul]] (born 1947) – businessman, essayist, diplomat
* [[F. R. Scott]] (1899–1985) – law professor, philosopher, poet
* [[Guy Sylvestre]] (1918–2010) – literary critic
* [[David Sztybel]] (born 1967) – philosopher
* [[Charles Taylor (philosopher)|Charles Taylor]] (born 1931) – philosopher
* [[William White (economist)|William R. White]] (born 1943) – economist
* [[Marc Zender]] – Mayanist

==Scientists==
*[[Robert Campbell Aitken]] (born 1963) – electrical engineer
*[[Judie Alimonti]] (1960–2017) – immunologist
* [[Sidney Altman]] (1939–2022) – molecular biologist, winner of [[Nobel Prize]] in chemistry
*[[Brenda Andrews]] (born 1957) – academic, researcher and biologist specializing in systems biology and molecular genetics.
* [[Albert Bandura]] (1925–2021) – psychologist
* [[Neil Banerjee]] – earth scientist 
* [[Karen Bailey]] – plant pathologist
* [[Karen Beauchemin]] (born 1956) – livestock ruminant nutrition
* [[Robert Bell (Canadian geologist)|Robert Bell]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1841–1917) – geologist
* [[Walter A. Bell]] (1889–1969) – geologist, paleontologist
* [[Manjul Bhargava]] (born 1974) – mathematician and [[Fields Medal|Fields medallist]]
* [[Selwyn G. Blaylock]] <small>[[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1879–1945) – chemist and mining executive
* [[Stewart Blusson]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (born 1939) – geologist, diamond prospector, multimillionaire and philanthropist
* [[Adolfo J. de Bold]] (1942–2021) – biomedical scientist, discoverer of hormone secreted by heart muscle cells
* [[Willard Boyle]] (1924–2011) – inventor of the charge coupled device, winner of [[Nobel Prize in Physics]]
* [[Bertram Brockhouse]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1918–2003) – designer of the [[Neutron triple-axis spectrometry|Triple-Axis Neutron Spectrometer]], winner of Nobel Prize for Physics
* [[Georges Brossard]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[National Order of Quebec|CQ]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1940–2019) – entomologist, television personality and founder of the Montreal Insectarium
* [[Moira Brown]] – North Atlantic Right Whale researcher and conservationist
* [[Vernon Douglas Burrows|Vernon Burrows]] (1930–2020) – oat breeder
* [[John J. Clague]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (born 1946) – authority in quaternary and environmental earth sciences
* [[Kate Crooks (botanist)|Kate Crooks]] (1833–1871) – botanist
* [[Claire Cupples]] – microbiologist
* [[Philip J. Currie]] (born 1949) – palaeontologist
* [[John William Dawson]] <small>[[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] [[Royal Society|FRS]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1820–1899) – first Canadian-born scientist of worldwide reputation
* [[Duncan R. Derry]] <small>[[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (1906–1987) – [[Economic geology|economic geologist]]
* [[Raymond L. Desjardins|Raymond Desjardins]] – agrometeorologist
* [[Donald B. Dingwell]] – earth scientist
* [[Martine Dorais]] – plant physiologist, organic horticulture
* [[R. J. W. Douglas|Robert John Wilson Douglas]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1920–1979) – petroleum geologist
* [[Eugenia Duodu]] – chemist
* [[Lorne Elias]] – chemist, inventor of the explosives vapour detector EVD-1
* [[John Charles Fields]] <small>[[Royal Society|FRS]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1863–1932) – mathematician and founder of the [[Fields Medal]]
* [[J. Keith Fraser]] (born 1922) – geographer
* [[Hu Gabrielse]] (1926–2024) – geologist with the [[Geological Survey of Canada]]
* [[William Giauque]] (1895–1982) – Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
* [[Anne-Claude Gingras]] – molecular geneticist
* [[Cynthia Grant (soil scientist)|Cynthia Grant]] – soil fertility and crop nutrition specialist
* [[Donald O. Hebb]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (1904–1985) – neuroscientist, published his theory of [[Hebbian learning]]
* [[Gerhard Herzberg]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (1904–1999) – [[Nobel Prize]] winner in chemistry for molecular spectroscopy
* [[James Hillier]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]]</small> (1915–2007) – inventor of the electron microscope
* [[Vanessa M. Hirsch]] – veterinary pathologist and virologist
* [[Paul F. Hoffman]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (born 1941) – geologist noted for research into [[Snowball Earth]] events
* [[Edward A. Irving]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (1927–2014) – provided the first physical evidence of [[continental drift]]
* [[Charles Legge]] (1829–1881) – civil engineer
* [[Victor Ling]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]]</small> (born 1944) – medicine, drug resistance in cancer
* Sir [[William Edmond Logan]] <small>[[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (1798–1875) – founded the Geological Survey of Canada
* [[Mary MacArthur]] – botanist, cytologist, horticulturalist
* [[John Macoun]] (1831–1920) – botanist
* [[Tak Wah Mak]] (born 1946) – immunologist who discovered the T-cell receptor
* [[Claude Hillaire-Marcel]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (born 1943) – world leader in [[quaternary]] research
* [[Rudolph A. Marcus]] (born 1923) – Nobel Prize in chemistry recipient for electron transfer reactions
* [[Jerrold E. Marsden]] (1942–2010) – applied mathematician, founder of the Fields Institute
* [[Ernest McCulloch]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (1926–2011) – cellular biologist who, with James Till, demonstrated the existence of stem cells
* [[Maud Menten]] (1879–1960) – medical scientist, made groundbreaking work in [[enzyme]] [[chemical kinetics|kinetics]]
* [[Robert Mundell]] (1932–2021) – economist and Nobel laureate
* [[John Charles Polanyi]] <small>[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (born 1929) – Nobel Prize in chemistry recipient for infrared [[chemiluminescence]]
* [[Isabella Preston]] (1881–1965) – ornamental horticulturalist
* [[Raymond A. Price]] <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1933–2024) – geologist
* [[Hubert Reeves]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[National Order of Quebec|OQ]]</small> (1932–2023) – [[astrophysicist]] and science popularizer
*[[Soon Jai Park]] (1937–2018) – dry bean breeder
* [[Elizabeth Pattey]] – agricultural micrometeorologist
* [[Henry de Puyjalon]]  (1841–1905) – [[biologist]] and [[ecologist]]
* [[Carmelle Robert]] (born 1962) – astrophysicist
*[[Laurie Rousseau-Nepton]] – astrophysicist, first [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|indigenous]] woman in [[Quebec]] to obtain a PhD in [[astrophysics]] 
* [[Donald F. Sangster]] <small>[[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> – geologist
* [[Charles E. Saunders]] (1867–1937) – agronomist
* [[Arthur Schawlow]] (1921–1999) – Nobel Prize winner in physics (for lasers)
* [[David Schindler]] [[Order of Canada|OC]] (1940–2021) – [[limnologist]]
* [[Myron Scholes]] (born 1941) – Nobel Prize winner in economics
* [[Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein]] – animal ethologist
* [[Hans Selye]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]]</small> (1907–1982) – pioneering stress researcher
* [[Michael Smith (chemist)|Michael Smith]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]</small> (1932–2000) – Nobel Prize winner in chemistry for site-based mutagenesis
* [[Ralph M. Steinman]] (1943–2011) – Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity
* [[Peter A Stewart]] (1921–1993) – physiologist, quantitative acid-base physiology
*[[Donna Strickland]] (born 1959) – Nobel Prize winner in Physics, optical physicist and pioneer in the field of pulsed lasers
* [[Richard Summerbell]] (born 1956) – mycologist
* [[David Suzuki]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|ScDEnv]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|ScDComm]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Humane Letters|DHL]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'')</small> (born 1936) – geneticist and science popularizer
* [[Felicitas Svejda]] (1920–2016) – horticulturalist
* [[Henry Taube]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1915–2005) – Nobel Prize in chemistry for electron transfer reactions
* [[Richard Taylor (physicist)|Richard Taylor]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (1929–2018) – Nobel Prize in physics recipient for verifying the [[quark]] theory
* [[James Till]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (1931–2025) – biophysicist who, with Ernest McCulloch, demonstrated the existence of stem cells
* [[Joseph Tyrrell]] (1858–1957) – geologist, cartographer, discoverer of [[dinosaur]] bones in [[Alberta]]
* [[William Vickrey]] (1914–1996) – Nobel Prize winner in economics
* [[Harold Williams (geologist)|Harold Williams]] <small>[[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]</small> (1934–2010) – geologist, expert on the [[Appalachian Mountains]]
* [[John Tuzo Wilson]] <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] (''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal Society|FRS]] [[Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]]</small> (1908–1993) – geophysicist, expert in plate tectonics

==Singers==
{{main|List of Canadian singers}}

==Viceroys==
* [[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|List of Canadian writers}}

==Other personalities==
[[File:Daniel Negreanu 2007.jpg|125px|thumb|right|[[Daniel Negreanu]]]]
[[File:Sunny Leone 2012.jpg|125px|thumb|right|[[Sunny Leone]]]]
* [[Alexandre Trudeau]] (born 1973) &ndash; author, filmmaker and journalist
* [[Janis Babson]] (1950–1961) – organ donor, subject of two books
* [[Great Antonio|Antonio Barichievich]] (1925–2003) (known as The Great Antonio) – strongman, showman, and eccentric
* [[Grant Bristow]] (born 1958) – [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service|CSIS]] undercover agent who started the Heritage Front, planted as political operative within [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform Party]]
* [[William J. Bruce III]] author, producer and celebrity publicist
* [[René Lepage de Sainte-Claire]] (1656–1718) – lord-founder of [[Rimouski, Quebec]]
* [[Black Donnellys|Donnelly family]] (known as the Black Donnellys) – participants and/or victims of a vicious community [[feud]]
* [[Josiah Henson]] (1789–1883) – former slave, believed to be the inspiration for ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]''
* [[Trevor James (traveler)|Trevor James]] (born 1988) – [[YouTuber]]
* [[Harold Kandel]] (1906–1995) – legendary theatregoer from [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] known for speaking out during theatre events, now commemorated through the Harold Awards
* [[Marc Karam]] (born 1980) – professional poker player
* [[Anna Ruth Lang]] <small>[[Cross of Valour (Canada)|CV]]</small> – recipient of the [[Cross of Valour (Canada)|Cross of Valour]]
* [[Sunny Leone]] (born 1981) – Canadian and [[Indian people|Indian]] [[pornographic actress]]; [[Bollywood]] actress
* [[Bat Masterson]] (1853–1921) – gunfighter, fight promoter, sports journalist
* [[Charles Vance Millar]] (1853–1926) – lawyer, financier, and posthumous [[practical joke]]r
* [[Sorel Mizzi]] (born 1986) – professional poker player
* [[John Wilson Murray]] (1840–1906) – Canada's first major [[detective]]
* [[Daniel Negreanu]] (born 1974) – professional poker player
* [[Minnie Patterson]] (died 1911) – [[heroine]] noted for her daring rescue of everyone on board the [[Barquentine|barkentine]] (barque) ''[[Coloma (barquentine)|Coloma]]'' during a severe storm in 1906
* [[Sue Rodriguez]] (1950–1994) – [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS) sufferer and [[right to die]] advocate
* [[Alexander Milton Ross]] (1832–1897) (known as The Birdman) – pre-[[American Civil War]] [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] and participant in the [[Underground Railroad]]
* [[Craig Russell (Canadian actor)|Craig Russell]] (1948–1990) – [[Drag queen|female impersonator]] and actor
* [[Laura Secord]] (1775–1868) – heroine of the [[War of 1812]], warned the British of a surprise American attack at [[Battle of Beaver Dams]]
* [[Chris Sky]] (born 1983) – conspiracy theorist
* [[Joshua Slocum]] (1844–1909) – first man to sail around the world solo
* [[Byron Sonne]], activist
* [[Margaret Trudeau]] (born 1948) – widow; former wife of [[Pierre Elliott Trudeau]]

==Fictional characters==
* [[Amuro Ray]] – main character in the mecha anime ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' and varying roles in subsequent sequels
* [[Ike Broflovski]] – character on ''[[South Park]]''
* [[Captain Canuck|Tom Evans]] (known as Captain Canuck) – cartoon character
* [[Benton Fraser]] – Mountie on the 90s television show ''[[Due South]]''
* [[Wolverine (character)|James Howlett]] (aka "Logan", aka "Wolverine") – member of the [[X-Men]]
* Justin Jones from ''[[Justin Time (TV series)|Justin Time]]''
* [[Rodney McKay]] – character on ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' and ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
* [[Bob and Doug McKenzie]] – characters on ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]''
* [[Captain Canuck|Darren Oak]] (known as Captain Canuck) – cartoon character
* [[Trevor Philips]] – one of the three protagonists of ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
* [[Scott Pilgrim]] – from the graphic novel series of the same name
* [[Sergeant William Preston]] – heroic [[Mountie]] of radio and TV series from the 1950s
* [[Peter Puck]] – ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' symbol from the 1970s
* [[Robin Scherbatsky]] – supporting character on the sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
* [[Captain Canuck|Dave Semple]] (known as Captain Canuck) – cartoon character
* [[Anne Shirley]] – known as ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]''
* [[Terrance and Phillip]] – characters on ''[[South Park]]''
* [[Deadpool|Wade Wilson]] (aka "Deadpool") – comic book anti-hero

==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|Ethnic origins of people in Canada}}
* [[Aboriginal Canadian personalities]]
* [[Asian Canadians]]
* [[Black Canadians]]
* [[European Canadians]]
* [[List of First Nations people]]
* [[List of Canadian Jews]]
* [[List of Canadians by net worth]]

;Geographic
* [[Lists of Canadians by city]]

;Lists by province/territory
{{Canada topic|List of people from}}

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