Most Famous People from Canada
Canada has produced 3,744 notable individuals throughout history, with politicians and athletes being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Justin Bieber. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
JB
Justin Bieber Canadian Singer Born 1994
#
127
LC
Leonard Cohen Canadian Singer 1934 – 2016
#
136
CD
Celine Dion Canadian Singer Born 1968
#
173
JC
James Cameron Canadian Film Born 1954
#
201
AL
Avril Lavigne Canadian Singer Born 1984
#
269
JC
Jim Carrey Canadian Comedian Born 1962
#
494
BA
Bryan Adams Canadian Singer Born 1959
#
545
NY
Neil Young Canadian Singer Born 1945
#
554
MJ
Michael J. Fox Canadian Actor Born 1961
#
640
WS
William Shatner Canadian Actor Born 1931
#
669
KR
Keanu Reeves Canadian Actor Born 1964
#
671
PA
Pamela Anderson Canadian Actor Born 1967
#
862
MA
Margaret Atwood Canadian Writer Born 1939
#
880
JM
Joni Mitchell Canadian Singer Born 1943
#
1,104
DS
Donald Sutherland Canadian Actor Born 1935
#
1,156
MB
Michael Bublé Canadian Singer Born 1975
#
1,160
ST
Shania Twain Canadian Singer Born 1965
#
1,161
LN
Leslie Nielsen Canadian Actor 1926 – 2010
#
1,218
AP
Anna Paquin Canadian Actor Born 1982
#
1,486
WG
Wayne Gretzky Canadian Hockey Born 1961
#
1,501