The Greatest Canadian

Officially launched on April 5, 2004, The Greatest Canadian was a project by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, to find who is the greatest ever Canadian. The project was inspired by the BBC series Great Britons.

The next 50

CBC also published the next 50, although they did not appear on the show.

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51. Pamela Anderson (television actress, model, producer)

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52. Craig Kielburger (children's rights activist)

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53. Gordie Howe (hockey player)

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54. William Stephenson (soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, spymaster, intelligence representative)

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55. Glenn Gould (pianist)

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56. William Shatner (actor, writer)

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57. Lucy Maud Montgomery (author)

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58. Paul Henderson (ice hockey player)

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59. Tim Horton (ice hockey player, founder of the Tim Hortons donut chain)

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60. Stan Rogers (folk musician, composer)

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61. Sir William Edmond Logan (geologist)

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62. Marshall McLuhan (educator, academic, philosopher)

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63. Roberta Bondar (astronaut)

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64. Brian Mulroney (prime minister)

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65. Burton Cummings (musician)

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66. Sheila Fraser (auditor general)

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67. Patrick Roy (ice hockey goaltender)

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68. Jean Béliveau (professional ice hockey player)

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69. René Lévesque (reporter, founder of the Parti Quebecois, premier of Quebec)

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70. James Naismith (inventor of basketball)

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71. Margaret Atwood (novelist, poet, literary critic, author)

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72. Senator Anne C. Cools (senator)

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73. David Thompson (surveyor, explorer)

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74. Emily Murphy (women's rights activist)

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75. Sarah McLachlan (musician, singer)

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76. John McCrae (poet, doctor)

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77. Dr. Charles Best (medical scientist)

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78. Robert Munsch (children?s author)

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79. Ed Belfour (NHL goalie)

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80. Chief Dan George (actor)

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81. Sandra Schmirler (curler)

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82. Dan Aykroyd (comedian, actor, screenwriter)

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83. Elijah Harper (politician, band chief)

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84. Kurt Browning (figure skater)

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85. Emily Carr (artist, writer)

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86. Mike Weir (professional golfer)

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87. Dr. Henry Morgentaler (physician)

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88. Farley Mowat (novelist, non-fiction author)

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89. Donovan Bailey (athlete)

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90. Bryan Adams (singer, songwriter)

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91. Preston Manning (politician, leader of the Reform Party)

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92. John Molson (brewer, entrepreneur)

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93. Joni Mitchell (musician, painter)

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94. Anne Murray (singer)

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95. Lord Stanley (governor general)

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96. Geddy Lee (musician, vocalist, bassist, keyboardist)

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97. Louise Arbour (jurist)

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98. Mordecai Richler (author, scriptwriter, essayist)

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99. Sam Steele (member of the Northwest Mounted Police)

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100. J. S. Woodsworth (pioneer of the social democratic movement)

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