List of Canadians

This is a list of well-known Canadians.

Political leaders

• Bill Aberhart, (1878-1943), premier of Alberta 1935-09-03 to 1943-05-23
• Lincoln Alexander, (1922- ), Lieutennant Governor of Ontario
• Lloyd Axworthy, (1939- ), Former Cabinet Minister
• Robert Baldwin, (1804-1858), Co-premier of Upper Canada
• Maude Barlow, activist, Chairperson of the Council of Canadians
• Perrin Beatty, (1950- ), former cabinet minister, president of CBC
• Monique Begin, (1936- ), former cabinet minister
• Richard Bedford Bennett, (1870-1947), former Prime Minister
• W.A.C. Bennett, (1900-1979), former Premier of British Columbia
• William Richards Bennett,(1932- ), former Premier of British Columbia
• Thomas Berger, (1933- ), Jurist
• Big Bear, (1825-1888) Cree leader
• Ethel Blondin-Andrew (1951- ), Cabinet minister
• Sir Robert Borden, (1854-1937), former Prime Minister of Canada
• Lucien Bouchard, (1938- ), former Premier of Quebec
• Henri Bourassa, (1868-1952), Quebec politician
• Robert Bourassa, (1933-1996), former Premier of Quebec
• Pierre Bourgault, (1934-2003), President of Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale
• John Bracken, (1883-1969), former Premier of Manitoba
• Joseph Brant, (1742-1807), Mohawk leader
• Molly Brant, (1736-1796), leader of Six Nations women's federation
• Ed Broadbent, (1936- ), former NDP leader
• George Brown, (1818-1880), played major role in confederation
• Rosemary Brown, (1930-2003), Canadian politician
• Tim Buck, (1891-1973), former leader of the Canadian Communist Party
• Kim Campbell, The first female prime minister of Canada in 1993
• Sir George-Étienne Cartier, (1814-1873), French-Canadian statesman
• Jean Charest, (born 1958) elected premier of Quebec in 2003.
• Brock Chisholm, (1896 - 1971), first Director-General of the WHO
• Jean Chrétien (born 1934), prime minister of Canada 1993-2003
• Amor De Cosmos, (1825-1897), premier of British Columbia 1872-12-23 to 1874-02-11
• Tommy Douglas (1904-1986) premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961.
• Maurice Duplessis, (1890-1959), premier of Quebec
• Lord Durham, (1792-1840), (John George Lambton)
• C. D. Howe, senior Cabinet minister in the governments of Mackenzie King and St. Laurent
• Joseph Howe, 19th century Nova Scotia politician and Father of Confederation
• 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) co-premier of the United Province of Canada
• Wilfrid Laurier, (1896-1911), Canadian prime minister
• René Lévesque, (1922-1987), premier of Quebec
• William Lyon Mackenzie, first mayor of Toronto and 1837 rebellion leader
• Ernest 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
• Agnes Macphail - Canada's first female Member of Parliament and subsequently a leader in penal reform for Canada
• Beverley McLachlin - Current Chief Justice of Canada
• Brian Mulroney (born 1939), prime minister 1984-1993
• Piapot, (c.1816 – 1908) Cree Chief
• Louis-Joseph Papineau, (1786-1871) Quebec politician, reformer and 1837 rebellion leader
• Louis Riel, (1844-1885), leader of two Métis uprisings (hanged for treason)
• Louis Stephen St. Laurent, (1882-1973), prime minister
• Jeanne Sauvé, (1922-1993), first female governor general
• Tecumseh (1768-1813) Shawnee leader who played a key role in the defence of Canada in the War of 1812
• W. Ross Thatcher, (1917–1971), premier of Saskatchewan 1964-May 2 to 1971-June 30
• Pierre Elliott Trudeau, (1919-2000), prime minister of Canada 1968-1979; 1980-1984.
• William N. Vander Zalm, (born 1934), premier of British Columbia 1986-08-06 to 1991-04-02
• The Valiant Five, 1920s women's rights activists

(See also lists: Prime Minister of Canada, Canadian Confederation, Members of the Canadian House of Commons)

Related Topics:
Prime Minister of Canada - Canadian Confederation - Members of the Canadian House of Commons

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