Most Famous Canadian Athletes

Canada has produced 973 notable athletes throughout history, led by Wayne Gretzky. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Wayne Gretzky — Canadian Hockey (Born 1961) , ranked #1501
  2. Roddy Piper — Canadian Wrestler (1954–2015) , ranked #3726
  3. Gordie Howe — Canadian Hockey (1928–2016) , ranked #3974
  4. Jacques Villeneuve — Canadian Driver (Born 1971) , ranked #5709
  5. Ben Johnson (sprinter) — Canadian Athletic (Born 1961) , ranked #8868
  6. Bobby Orr — Canadian Hockey (Born 1948) , ranked #9443
  7. Sidney Crosby — Canadian Hockey (Born 1987) , ranked #9604
  8. Donovan Bailey — Canadian Sprint (Born 1967) , ranked #14315
  9. Steve Yzerman — Canadian Hockey (Born 1965) , ranked #15966
  10. Jean Béliveau — Canadian Hockey (1931–2014) , ranked #18496
  11. Phil Esposito — Canadian Hockey (Born 1942) , ranked #19199
  12. Milos Raonic — Canadian Player (Born 1990) , ranked #20456
  13. Stan Mikita — Canadian Hockey (1940–2018) , ranked #22348
  14. Jacques Plante — Canadian Hockey (1929–1986) , ranked #24299
  15. Robert Maillet — Canadian Wrestler (Born 1969) , ranked #25887
  16. Tim Horton — Canadian Hockey (1930–1974) , ranked #27050
  17. Kurt Browning — Canadian Sport (Born 1966) , ranked #29437
  18. Hayley Wickenheiser — Canadian Hockey (Born 1978) , ranked #30015
  19. Ray Bourque — Canadian Hockey (Born 1960) , ranked #30327
  20. Chris Pronger — Canadian Hockey (Born 1974) , ranked #30654