List of Canadians

This is a list of well-known Canadians.

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
• Reginald Fessenden, (1866-1932), inventor the Radiotelephone and sonar - produced 1st radio broadcast
• Sir Sandford Fleming, (1827-1915), inventor of the system of standard time zones in use today
• Wilbur R. Franks - invented the "anti-black-out-suit" (the G-suit)
• James Gosling, (born 1956), invented Java computer language
• Larry Hanson - co-inventor of green plastic garbage bag
• Sam Jacks - inventor of ringette
• Rasmus Lerdorf - invented PHP computer language used on Internet
• Elijah McCoy, (born 1844), Black inventor, automatic machinery lubricator, lawn sprinkler, the "real McCoy"
• Samuel McKeen - invented the Odometer
• P.L. Robertson invented the Robertson screw
• Gideon Sundback - invented the zipper
• Lewis Urry - invented the long-lasting alkaline battery
• Harry Wasyluk - co-inventor of green plastic garbage bag
• Henry Woodward - co-inventor of the first electric light bulb