List of Canadians

This is a list of well-known Canadians.

Humanitarians

• Grey Owl (Archibald Belaney) - Fur Trapper and Conservationist who posed as a Native American
• Norman Bethune, (1890-1939), surgeon,inventor, socialist, battlefield doctor in Spain and China
• Richard Bucke, 1837-1902, progressive psychiatrist, theorist, philosopher, early author on human development and human potentials
• Steve Fonyo, Retraced and completed Terry Fox's cross country cancer research fundraising marathon.
• Terry Fox, (1958-1981), attempted one-legged cross country run for cancer research, Canadian Hero
• Rick Hansen, Paraplegic athlete who completed an around the world marathon for spinal cord injury research.
• Jean Vanier Founder of L'arche.
• Alex Bancila - Amnesty International protector and fighter for human rights.