Lists of Canadians

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This is a list of Canadians , people who are identified with Canada through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability.

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Architects

Artists

Actors

Animators

Broadcasters

Comedians

Musicians

Photographers

Visual arts

Cartoonists

Astronauts

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Roberta Bondar

Athletes

Businesspeople and entrepreneurs

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Timothy Eaton

Criminals and suspects

Wrongfully convicted or lynched

Directors

Educators

Environmentalists

See Canadian environmentalists .

Fashion

Humanitarians

Inventors

Law

Media

Medical

Military figures

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Billy Bishop
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John McCrae

Monarchs and Canadian Royal Family

Main articles:

Magicians

Musicians

Politicians

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Jean Chrétien

Provincial premiers

Main articles:

Territorial premiers

Main articles:

Indigenous leaders

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Aatsista-Mahkan, taken by Edward Curtis
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Louis Riel, leader of the Red River Rebellion and North-West Rebellion

Producers

Religious figures

Martyrs

Religious community leaders

Religious cult figures

Scholars

Scientists

Singers

Viceroys

Writers

Other personalities

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Daniel Negreanu
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Sunny Leone

Fictional Characters

Other

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Groupings and articles of relevance
Lists by city

List of people from Canada by city

Lists by province/territory

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Toronto Schools</span> Independent laboratory school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Order of British Columbia</span> Civilian honour of the Canadian province of British Columbia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal School of Mines</span> Former mining college, now part of the Imperial College

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Order of Quebec</span> Honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences</span> Medical school in Canada

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Physicians in Canada</span> Canadian physician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Canadian honours</span>

The following are the appointments to various Canadian Honours of 2019. Usually, they are announced as part of the New Year and Canada Day celebrations and are published within the Canada Gazette during year. This follows the custom set out within the United Kingdom which publishes its appoints of various British Honours for New Year's and for monarch's official birthday. However, instead of the midyear appointments announced on Victoria Day, the official birthday of the Canadian Monarch, this custom has been transferred with the celebration of Canadian Confederation and the creation of the Order of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Canadian honours</span>

The following are the appointments to various Canadian Honours of 2016. Usually, they are announced as part of the New Year and Canada Day celebrations and are published within the Canada Gazette during year. This follows the custom set out within the United Kingdom which publishes its appoints of various British Honours for New Year's and for monarch's official birthday. However, instead of the midyear appointments announced on Victoria Day, the official birthday of the Canadian Monarch, this custom has been transferred with the celebration of Canadian Confederation and the creation of the Order of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Canadian honours</span>

The following are the appointments to various Canadian Honours of 2015. Usually, they are announced as part of the New Year and Canada Day celebrations and are published within the Canada Gazette during year. This follows the custom set out within the United Kingdom which publishes its appoints of various British Honours for New Year's and for monarch's official birthday. However, instead of the midyear appointments announced on Victoria Day, the official birthday of the Canadian Monarch, this custom has been transferred with the celebration of Canadian Confederation and the creation of the Order of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Canadian honours</span>

The following are the appointments to various Canadian Honours of 2014. Usually, they are announced as part of the New Year and Canada Day celebrations and are published within the Canada Gazette during year. This follows the custom set out within the United Kingdom which publishes its appoints of various British Honours for New Year's and for monarch's official birthday. However, instead of the midyear appointments announced on Victoria Day, the official birthday of the Canadian Monarch, this custom has been transferred with the celebration of Canadian Confederation and the creation of the Order of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Canadian honours</span> Canadian awards

The following are the appointments to various Canadian Honours of 2009. Usually, they are announced as part of the New Year and Canada Day celebrations and are published within the Canada Gazette during year. This follows the custom set out within the United Kingdom which publishes its appoints of various British Honours for New Year's and for monarch's official birthday. However, instead of the midyear appointments announced on Victoria Day, the official birthday of the Canadian Monarch, this custom has been transferred with the celebration of Canadian Confederation and the creation of the Order of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Canadian honours</span>

The following are the appointments to various Canadian Honours of 2008. Usually, they are announced as part of the New Year and Canada Day celebrations and are published within the Canada Gazette during the year. This follows the custom set out within the United Kingdom which publishes its appoints of various British Honours for New Year's and for monarch's official birthday. However, instead of the midyear appointments announced on Victoria Day, the official birthday of the Canadian Monarch, this custom has been transferred with the celebration of Canadian Confederation and the creation of the Order of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Canadian honours</span> Awards list for Canada

The Canadian Honours of 2021 were announced on 30 December 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Canadian honours</span> 2022 Canadian Honours

The following are the appointments to various Canadian Honours of 2022. Usually, they are announced as part of the New Year and Canada Day celebrations and are published within the Canada Gazette during the year. This follows the custom set out within the United Kingdom which publishes its appoints of various British Honours for New Year's and for monarch's official birthday. However, instead of the midyear appointments announced on Victoria Day, the official birthday of the Canadian Monarch, this custom has been transferred with the celebration of Canadian Confederation and the creation of the Order of Canada.

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