Most Famous Canadian Business People

Canada has produced 97 notable business people throughout history, led by Elizabeth Arden. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Elizabeth Arden — Canadian Entrepreneur (1878–1966) , ranked #19273
  2. Mark Carney — Canadian Bank (Born 1965) , ranked #58650
  3. William Cornelius Van Horne — Canadian Entrepreneur (1843–1915) , ranked #62182
  4. James J. Hill — Canadian Entrepreneur (1838–1916) , ranked #78313
  5. Samuel Bronfman — Canadian Business (1889–1971) , ranked #111838
  6. James L. Kraft — Canadian Entrepreneur (1874–1953) , ranked #132572
  7. Cyrus S. Eaton — Canadian Entrepreneur (1883–1979) , ranked #145839
  8. Donald McKay — Canadian Shipbuilder (1810–1880) , ranked #154515
  9. Stephen Elop — Canadian Business (Born 1963) , ranked #186860
  10. Stewart Butterfield — Canadian Entrepreneur (Born 1973) , ranked #210366
  11. Percy Schmeiser — Canadian Farmer (1931–2020) , ranked #231112
  12. Wallace McCain — Canadian Entrepreneur (1930–2011) , ranked #256534
  13. William Mackenzie (railway entrepreneur) — Canadian Entrepreneur (1849–1923) , ranked #266870
  14. Sunanda Pushkar — Canadian Business (1962–2014) , ranked #295858
  15. Samuel McLaughlin — Canadian Business (1871–1972) , ranked #307880
  16. Pierre du Calvet — Canadian Merchant (1735–1786) , ranked #319137
  17. Sinclair Ross — Canadian Bank (1908–1996) , ranked #333918
  18. Saidye Rosner Bronfman — Canadian Business (1897–1995) , ranked #371945
  19. William Christopher Macdonald — Canadian Business (1831–1917) , ranked #373271
  20. Alexander McSween — Canadian Business (1837–1878) , ranked #384449