• Robert Pickton[?] -- charged with largest number of serial killings in Canadian history, and still counting
• Nicholas Ribic -- charged with having taken UN hostages during the war in the Balkans

Wrongfully convicted

• David Milgaard[?] - served 23 years for a murder he did not commit
• Donald Marshall Jr.[?] - wrongfully convicted of murder; subject of a Supreme Court of Canada case regarding First Nations rights to natural resources
• Guy Paul Morin[?] - was not only tried twice for the same crime but spent 10 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.

Explorers

• Louis Joliet, (1645-1700), explorer
• John Rae, (1813-1893), travelled widely through the Canadian Arctic
• Charles de Salaberry, (1778-1829), soldier
• William Grant Stairs, (1863-1892), Victorian explorer, discovered one source of the Nile River, first non-African to ever climb Mt.Ruwenzori
• Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye, (1685-1749), explored Lake Superior and Lake Winnipeg

Humanitarians

• Norman Bethune, (1890-1939), surgeon,inventor, socialist, battlefield doctor in Spain and China
• Terry Fox, (1958-1981), died on one legged cross county run, Canadian Hero
• Rick Hansen[?], "Man in Motion" Foundation

Inventors

• Alexander Graham Bell, (1847-1922), Invented the telephone in Canada, developed it in US. (Canadian/American/Scot)
• Joseph-Armand Bombardier - invented the snowmobile
• J. Brown[?] - invented the washing machine
• Thomas Carroll[?] - first self-propelled combine harvester
• Mathew Evans - co-inventor of the first electric light bulb
• Charles Fenerty[?] - pulp to paper process
• Reginald Fessenden - inventor the Radiotelephone and sonar - produced 1st radio broadcast
• Sir Sandford Fleming, (1827-1915), inventor of the system of time zones in use today
• James Gosling, (born 1956), invented Java computer language
• Larry Hanson[?] - co-inventor of green plastic garbage bag
• Rasmus Lerdorf[?] - invented PHP computer language used on internet
• Elijah McCoy, (born 1844), inventor, automatic machinery lubricator, lawn sprinkler, the "real McCoy"
• Samuel McKeen[?] - invented the Odometer
• Gideon Sundback[?] - invented the zipper
• Harry Wasyluk[?] - co-inventor of green plastic garbage bag
• Henry Woodward - co-inventor of the first electric light bulb

Military Figures

• Billy Bishop WW1 and WW2 Flying Ace
• Arthur Currie[?] The nation's greatest general responsible for the WW1 victory at Vimy Ridge
• John McCrae, (1872-1918), soldier, poet, author of In Flanders' Fields
• Tommy Prince[?] (1915-1977), Canada's most decorated soldier, a member of the joint US/Canada special commando unit known as the Devil's Brigade[?]

Motion Pictures, Radio, & Television

• See also: Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood
• Pamela Anderson, (born 1967), actress
• Dan Aykroyd, (born 1952), actor/comedian
• Karen Black, (born 1942), actress
• Bernard Braden[?] - comedian and satirist
• Raymond Burr, (1917-1993), actor
• James Cameron, (1954-), director
• Neve Campbell, (born 1973), actress
• John Candy, (1950-1994), actor/comedian
• Jim Carrey, (born 1962), actor/comedian
• Tommy Chong[?], (born 1938), actor/comedian
• David Cronenberg, (born 1943), director
• Hume Cronyn, (1911-2003), actor
• Yvonne De Carlo[?] - actress
• Dave Cash[?] - disc jockey
• Fifi D'Orsay, (1904-1983), actress
• Colleen Dewhurst[?], (1924-1991), actress
• Dudley Do-Right - cartoon character
• James Doohan, (born 1920), actor
• Atom Egoyan[?] - director (The Sweet Hereafter)
• David Foley[?] - actor
• Michael J. Fox, (born 1961), actor/comedian
• Brendan Fraser[?], (born 1968), actor/comedian
• Victor Garber[?] - actor
• Chief Dan George[?], (1899-1981), actor
• Rick Green[?] - actor/comedian
• Tom Green, (born 1971), actor/comedian
• Graham Greene, (born 1952), actor: Dances With Wolves
• Lorne Greene, (1915-1987), actor (Pa Cartwright on Bonanza), TV news anchor
• Paul Gross[?] - actor
• Peter Gzowski[?] -- radio personality
• Monty Hall[?], (born 1921), game show host
• Phil Hartman, (1948-1998), actor, Saturday Night Live
• Jillian Hennessy[?] - actress, Law & Order
• Foster Hewitt, (1902-1985), broadcaster
• Arthur Hiller[?], (born 1923), winner of 2001 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar
• Peter Jennings[?], (born 1938), News anchor
• Norman Jewison, (born 1926), director, received The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
• Margot Kidder, (born 1948), actress - "Superman's Lois Lane"
• Kids In The Hall - comedy troupe

• René Lecavalier[?] -- broadcaster
• Eugene Levy[?] - actor/comedian
• Art Linkletter, (born 1912), TV personality
• Rich Little[?], (born 1938), impressionist
• Howie Mandell[?] - actor/comedian
• Andrea Martin[?] - actor/comedian
• Norm MacDonald, (born 1963), actor/comedian, Saturday Night Live
• Robert MacNeil[?] - journalist: "PBS- MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour"
• Rick Mercer[?] - actor/comedian, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
• Lorne Michaels, (born 1944), originator of Saturday Night Live
• Rick Moranis[?], (born 1954), actor
• Carrie-Anne Moss, (born 1967), actor, The Matrix
• Mike Myers, (born 1963), actor (Austin Powers), Saturday Night Live
• Leslie Nielsen, (born 1926), actor
• Catherine O'Hara[?] - actress
• Sidney Olcott - (1873-1949) - directed (1907) Ben-Hur
• Jason Priestly[?] - actor Beverly Hills 90210
• Mary Pickford, (1892-1979), actress and producer
• Christopher Plummer[?], (born 1927), actor
• Gilda Radner, (1946-1989), actress, Saturday Night Live
• Keanu Reeves, (born 1964), actor
• Ivan Reitman[?], (born 1946), Director and Producer
• Gloria Reuben[?], (born 1964), actor: ER[?]
• Morely Safer[?] - journalist: "60 Minutes"
• Frank Schuster[?] - comedian
• Mack Sennett, (1880-1960), movie director
• William Shatner, (born 1931), actor
• Martin Short[?] - actor/comedian, Saturday Night Live
• Jay Silverheels, (1912-1980), actor: "Tonto"
• Steve Smith[?] - actor/comedian, The Red Green Show[?]
• Dorothy Stratten[?] (1960-1980) - Playboy Playmate & Actress
• Donald Sutherland, (born 1934), actor
• Kiefer Sutherland[?], (born 1966), actor
• Terrance & Phillip[?] - cartoon characters
• Dave Thomas[?] - actor/comedian
• Alex Trebek[?], (born 1940), game show host
• Nia Vandalos[?] - actor/screenwriter, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding[?]"
• Lyman Ward - actor
• Johnny Wayne[?] - comedian
• Fay Wray, (1907-), actress

Musicians

• Bryan Adams, (born 1959), singer
• Paul Anka, (born 1941), singer
• Randy Bachman, (born 1943), singer
• The Band (excepting Levon Helm)
• Bruce Cockburn, (born 1945), singer
• Stomping Tom Conners, Canadian country/folk singer/songwriter
• Celine Dion, (born 1968), singer
• Georges Dor[?], chansonnier, composer and singer of "La Manic"
• Percy Faith[?], (1908-1976), band leader
• Maynard Ferguson, (born 1928), band leader, trumpet
• Nelly Furtado, pop singer
• Glenn Gould, (1932-1982), pianist, composer
• Paul Horn, flute player
• Chantal Kreviazuk, singer
• k.d. lang, (born 1961), singer
• Avril Lavigne, (born 1984), singer/songwriter
• Geddy Lee, (born 1953), singer, bassist, keyboardist rush
• Gordon Lightfoot, (born 1938), singer/songwriter
• Guy Lombardo, (1902-1977), his band's instumental version of Auld Lang Syne brought in the new year across North America for more than a generation.
• Sarah McLachlan, (born 1968), singer/songwriter
• Joni Mitchell, (born 1943), singer/songwriter
• Alanis Morissette, (born 1974), best known for her album "Jagged Little Pill," playing God in "Dogma," and her groundbreaking work on "You Can't' Say That On Television"
• Anne Murray, (born 1945), In addition to her 1970 most popular hit Snowbird she recorded some 40 albums, and won numerous Grammys. Her melodic style appeals to a slightly more adult audience, and much of her music has been adapted to elevator service.
• Geoffrey O'Hara, (1882-1967), Canadian songwriter
• Walter Ostanek[?] - Polka, three-time Grammy Award winner
• Oscar Peterson - (1925- ) jazz pianist
• Stan Rogers, (died 1983), folk musician
• Paul Shaffer, (born 1949), Musical director "Letterman" show
• Jane Siberry, (born 1955), singer entrepreneur
• Sarah Slean, singer, songwriter, pianist
• Hank Snow, (1914-1999), country & western singer
• Shania Twain, (born 1965), singer
• Gilles Vigneault[?] - his song Mon pays has been a significant rallying song among the Québécois.
• Neil Young, (1945-), singer/songwriter

• See also: List of Canadian musicians

Political Leaders

• William Aberhart, (1878-1943), premier of Alberta 1935-09-03 to 1943-05-23
• Robert Baldwin, (1804-1858)
• Henri Bourassa, (1868-1952), Quebec politician
• Rosemary Brown, (1930-2003), Canadian politician
• John E. Brownlee, (1884-1961), premier of Alberta 1925-11-23 to 1934-07-10
• Gordon Campbell, premier of British Columbia 2001-06-05 to ...
• Georges-Étienne Cartier, (1814-1873), French statesman
• Jean Charest, Quebec politician
• Glen Clark, (born 1957), premier of British Columbia1996-02-22 to 1999-08-25
• Amor De Cosmos, (1825-1897), premier of British Columbia 1872-12-23 to 1874-02-11
• Ujjal Dosanjh, (2000-2001), premier of British Columbia 2000-02-24 to 2001-06-05
• Maurice Duplessis, (1890-1959), premier of Quebec
• Lord Durham, (1792-1840), (John George Lambton)
• Andrew Charles Elliott[?], premier of British Columbia (1876-02-01), to 1878-06-25
• Donald Getty, premier of Alberta 1985-11-01 to 1992-12-13
• Herbert Greenfield, (1869-1949), premier of Alberta 1921-08-13 to 1925-11-23
• Michael Harcourt, (born 1943), premier of British Columbia 1991-11-05 to 1996-02-22
• C.D. Howe[?]
• Joseph Howe[?]
• Rita Johnston, (born 1935), premier of British Columbia 1991-04-02 to 1991-11-05
• William Lyon Mackenzie King, (1874-1950), Canadian prime minister
• Ralph Klein, (born 1942), premier of Alberta 1992-12-14 to ...
• Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, (1807-1864)
• Wilfrid Laurier, (1896-1911), Canadian prime minister
• René Lévesque, (1922-1987)
• Peter Lougheed, (born 1928), premier of Alberta 1971-09-10 to 1985-11-01
• William Lyon Mackenzie
• Ernest C. Manning, (1908-1996), premier of Alberta 1943-05-31 to 1968-12-12
• Thomas D'Arcy McGee, (1825-1868), promoter of a federal union for the Canadian provinces
• Louis-Joseph Papineau, (1786-1871)
• Richard G. Reid, (1879-1980), premier of Alberta 1934-07-10 to 1935-09-03
• Louis Riel, (1844-1885), controversial Canadian figure (hanged for treason)
• Alexander C. Rutherford, (1857-1941), premier of Alberta 1905-09-02 to 1910-05-26
• Louis Stephen Saint Laurent, (1882-1973), prime minister
• Jeanne Sauvé, (1922-1993), governor general
• Arthur L. Sifton, (1858-1921), premier of Alberta 1910-05-26 to 1917-10-30
• Charles Stewart (1868-1946), premier of Alberta (1868-1946), 1917-10-30 to 1921-08-13
• Harry E. Strom, (1914-1984), premier of Alberta 1968-12-12 to 1971-09-10
• John Sparrow David Thompson, (1845-1913), prime minister
• Pierre Elliott Trudeau, (1919-2000), Prime minister of Canada
• William N. Vander Zalm, (born 1934), premier of British Columbia 1986-08-06 to 1991-04-02

(See also lists: Prime Minister of Canada, Canadian Confederation)

Religious personalities

• St. Marguerite Bourgeoys[?] - first Canadian saint
• St. Marie-Marguerite d'Youville[?] - founder of the Grey Nuns[?]
• St. Jean de Brébeuf - martyr
• St. Isaacs Jogues[?] - martyr
• St. Charles Garnier[?] - martyr
• St. Anthony Danile[?] - martyr
• St. Gabriel Lallemant[?] - martyr
• St. Noel Chabanel[?] - martyr
• St. John de Lalande[?] - martyr
• St. Rene Goupil[?] - martyr
• Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha[?]
• Blessed Frère André
• Paul-Émile Cardinal Léger[?]
• Abbé Lionel Groulx

Scholars

• Louise Arbour, (born 1947), jurist, controversialist
• Northrop Frye, (1912-1991), influential critic, Shakespeare and Blake scholar
• John Kenneth Galbraith, (born 1908), economist
• Marshall McLuhan, (1911-1980), Communications theorist, "The medium is the message"
• John Ralston Saul, businessman, essayist, diplomat
• Charles Taylor -- philosopher

Scientists

• Sid Altman[?] - Molecular Biology
• Frederick Banting, (1891-1941), medical scientist, co-discovered insulin
• Charles Best, (1899-1978), medical scientist, co-discovered insulin
• Wilfred Bigelow[?] - first artificial pacemaker
• Bertram Brockhouse[?] - designed the Triple-Axis Neutron Spectroscope
• William Logan, (1798-1875), founded the Geological Survey of Canada, knighted by Queen Victoria, awarded the French Legion of Honor.
• Charles Edward Saunders[?] - Marquis Wheat
• David Suzuki, (born 1936), Geneticist and science popularizer

For a more detailed list of renowned Canadian scientists, including Nobel Prize winners, see the outside link:

• http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientists.php

Sports Personalities

• Donovan Bailey, (born 1967), sprinter
• Marilyn Bell, first person to swim Lake Ontario
• Tommy Burns, (1881-1955), World Heavyweight boxing Champion
• Myriam Bédard, (born 1969), Olympic Gold Medal
• Don Cherry (hockey), ice hockey coach and commentator
• Catriona LeMay Doan, (born 1970)
• Marc Gagnon, (born 1975), Olympic Gold medalist
• [[Nancy Greene), (born 1943), Olympic Gold Medal in Downhill Skiing
• Wayne Gretzky, (born 1961), ice hockey legend
• Ned hanlan[?], world champion sculler[?]
• John Hayes, (1917-1998), harness racing driver
• Paul Henderson, ice hockey player, scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/Russia match
• Clara Hughes, (born 1972), speed skating and cycling medalist in both summer and winter olympics
• Bobby Hull, (born 1939), The "Golden Jet" first player in the NHL to score more than 50 goals in a season.
• Russ Jackson, Canadian footballer
• Ferguson Jenkins, (born 1943), baseball pitcher[?], MLB Hall of Fame member
• Gordie Howe, (born 1928), ice hockey player
• Ben Johnson, (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
• Joe Krol, Canadian footballer
• Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth
• Mario Lemieux, (born 1965), ice hockey player
• Greg Moore[?], (1975-1999)
• Bronko Nagurski, (1908-1990), player with Chicago Bears
• James Naismith, (1861-1939), YMCA instructor[?] who invented the game of Basketball
• Bobby Orr, (born 1948), ice hockey player, considered by many to be the best ever, revolutionized the role of a defenceman
• Jacques Plante, (1929-1986), pioneer ice hockey goaltender
• Terry Puhl, baseball player
• Maurice Richard, (1921-2000), ice hockey player, "The Rocket," first player to score 50 goals in a season
• Sandra Schmirler, (1963-2000), curler
• Barbara Ann Scott, figure skater, Olympic Gold Medal
• Matt Stairs, (born 1968), professional baseball player
• Ron Turcotte, (born 1941), jockey[?] of Secretariat
• Gilles Villeneuve, (1950-1982), race car driver
• Jacques Villeneuve, (born 1971), race car driver
• Mike Weir, (born 1970), golfer, Masters tournament winner
• Percy Williams, (1908-1982), sprinter
• Steve Yzerman, (born 1965), ice hockey player

See List of famous Canadian sports personalities

Other Personalities

• Scott Abbott - co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit
• Linda Evangelista[?], (born 1965), supermodel
• Brett Hart[?] - pro wrestler entertainer
• Owen Hart, (1965-1999), pro wrestler entertainer
• Chris Haney - co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit
• Bat Masterson[?] - (1853-1921) gunfighter, fight promoter, sports journalist
• Edgar Randolph Parker[?] - better known as "Painless" Parker - flamboyant dentist
• Winnie the Pooh - aka Winnipeg the Bear who inspired Milne
• Marie-Joseph Angélique, (died 1734), African slave

See also: Asian-Canadian, List of people by nationality