1. The 100 Greatest Canadians
Canadian & World Issues

2. 100. J.S. Woodsworth
Pioneer of the social democratic movement

3. 99. MGen Sir Sam Steele
Northwest Mounted Police Officer

4. 98. Mordecai Richler
Author

5. 97. Louise Arbour
Chief Prosecutor, U.N. War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Puisne Justice, Supreme Court of Canada
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights

6. 96. Geddy Lee
Musician

7. 95. Lord Stanley
Governor General of Canada

8. 94. Anne Murray
Singer

9. 93. Joni Mitchell
Singer

10. 92. John Molson
Brewer

11. 91. Preston Manning Founder, Reform Party of Canada
Leader of the Official Opposition

12. 90. Bryan Adams
Singer

13. 89. Donovan Bailey
Olympic Sprinter

14. 88. Farley Mowat
Author

15. 87. Dr. Henry Morgentaler
Physician
Abortion Rights Activist

16. 86. Mike Weir
Golfer

17. 85. Emily Carr
Painter
Author

18. 84. Kurt Browning
Olympic Figure Skater

19. 83. Elijah Harper Politician
Held up the Meech Lake Accord from being passed in the Manitoba Legislature

20. 82. Dan Aykroyd
Actor

21. 81. Sandra Schmirler
Olympic Curler

22. 80. Chief Dan George
Actor

23. 79. Ed Belfour
Hockey Player

24. 78. Robert Munsch
Children’s Author

25. 77. Dr. Charles Best
Physician
Co-discovered insulin

26. 76. LCol John McCrae, M.D.
Physician
Author, In Flander’s Field

27. 75. Sarah McLachlan
Singer

28. 74. Emily Murphy
Women’s Rights Activist

29. 73. David Thompson
Surveyor
Explorer

30. 72. The Hon. Senator Anne Cools
Social Services Proponent

31. 71. Margaret Atwood
Author

32. 70. Dr. James Naismith
Inventor of Basketball

33. 69. René Lévesque
Premier of Quebec

34. 68. Jean Béliveau
Hockey Player

35. 67. Patrick Roy
Hockey Player

36. 66. Sheila Fraser
Auditor General of Canada

37. 65. Burton Cummings
Singer

38. 64. The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
Prime Minister of Canada

39. 63. Dr. Roberta Bondar
Astronaut

40. 62. Marshall McLuhan
Communications Professor

41. 61. Sir William Edmond Logan
Geologist

42. 60. Stan Rogers
Singer

43. 59. Tim Horton
Hockey Player
Founder of Tim Horton’s

44. 58. Paul Henderson Hockey Player
Scored the winning goal in the 1972 summit against the Soviet Union

45. 57. Lucy Maud Montgomery
Author, Anne of Green Gables

46. 56. William Shatner
Actor

47. 55. Glenn Gould
Pianist

48. 54. Sir William Stephenson
Soldier
Inventor
Spy Trainer

49. 53. Gordie Howe
Hockey Player

50. 52. Craig Kielburger Children’s Rights Activist
Founder, Free the Children
Author, Me to We: Turning Self-Help on Its Head

51. 51. Pamela Anderson
Actor

52. 50. Rick Mercer
Comedian

53. 49. The Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King
Prime Minister of Canada

54. 48. Billy Bishop
Airman

55. 47. The Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker
Prime Minister of Canada

56. 46. Leonard Cohen
Author
Singer

57. 45. The Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien
Prime Minister of Canada

58. 44. Mary Maxwell
Bahá'í adherent

59. 43. The Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Prime Minister of Canada

60. 42. Sir Sandford Fleming
Engineer
Inventor, Standard Time

61. 41. John Candy
Actor

62. 40. Avril Lavigne
Singer

63. 39. Bret Hart
Wrestler

64. 38. Mario Lemieux
Hockey Player

65. 37. Tecumseh
Aboriginal Leader

66. 36. Ernie Coombs
Children’s Entertainer
“Mr. Dressup”

67. 35. Laura Secord
War Heroine

68. 34. Hal Anderson Radio Show Host
Encouraged his listeners to continually vote for him as the Greatest Canadian

69. 33. Gordon Lightfoot
Singer

70. 32. Michael J. Fox
Actor

71. 31. Pierre Berton
Author
Historian
Broadcaster

72. 30. Rick Hansen
Athlete
Humanitarian

73. 29. Jim Carrey
Actor

74. 28. MGen Sir Isaac Brock
Soldier

75. 27. Céline Dion
Singer

76. 26. Dr. Norman Bethune Physician
Inventor, medical instruments and blood transfusion procedure

77. 25. Nellie McClung
Women’s Rights Activist

78. 24. Gen Sir Arthur Currie
Soldier

79. 23. Maurice Richard
Hockey Player

80. 22. Harold A. Rogers
Founder, Kin Clubs of Canada

81. 21. The Unknown Soldier
To represent all soldiers who were lost in battle

82. 20. Mike Myers
Actor

83. 19. Bobby Orr
Hockey Player

84. 18. Shania Twain
Singer

85. 17. H.E. Stephen Lewis Leader, Ontario New Democratic Party
Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations
Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa

86. 16. LGen The Hon. Roméo Dallaire
Soldier
Commander, United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda
Senator of Canada

87. 15. Peter Gzowski
Broadcaster

88. 14. Neil Young
Singer

89. 13. Stompin' Tom Connors
Singer

90. 12. Jean Vanier
Founder, L’Arche - an international network of faith-based communities creating homes and day programs with people who have developmental disabilities
Son of former GG MGen The Rt. Hon. Georges Vanier

91. 11. Louis Riel “Father of Manitoba” Métis Leader
Politician (although he never took his seat)

92. 10. Wayne Gretzky
Hockey Player, Owner, Coach

93. 9. Alexander Graham Bell
Inventor

94. 8. The Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald
Prime Minister of Canada

95. 7. Don Cherry
Hockey Coach, Commentator

96. 6. The Rt. Hon Lester B. Pearson
Prime Minister of Canada

97. 5. Dr. David Suzuki
Scientist

98. 4. Sir Frederick Banting, M.D.
Physician
Co-discovered insulin

99. 3. The Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada

100. 2. Terry Fox
Cancer Activist

101. 1. The Hon. Tommy Douglas Premier of Saskatchewan
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada
Founder, Universal Medicare in Canada

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