Most Famous Canadian Explorers

Canada has produced 42 notable explorers throughout history, led by Reginald Fessenden. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Reginald Fessenden — Canadian Inventor (1866–1932) , ranked #14974
  2. Vilhjalmur Stefansson — Canadian Explorer (1879–1962) , ranked #27835
  3. Rasmus Lerdorf — Canadian Programmer (Born 1968) , ranked #30435
  4. Joseph-Armand Bombardier — Canadian Inventor (1907–1964) , ranked #63649
  5. John Garand — Canadian Inventor (1888–1974) , ranked #67981
  6. Robert Bartlett (explorer) — Canadian Explorer (1875–1946) , ranked #87733
  7. George Simpson (HBC administrator) — Canadian Explorer (1787–1860) , ranked #106245
  8. Elijah McCoy — Canadian Inventor (1844–1929) , ranked #108032
  9. Elsie MacGill — Canadian Engineer (1905–1980) , ranked #131097
  10. Henry Larsen (explorer) — Canadian Explorer (1899–1964) , ranked #137688
  11. Joseph-Elzéar Bernier — Canadian Explorer (1852–1934) , ranked #159499
  12. William Kennedy (explorer) — Canadian Explorer (1814–1890) , ranked #161441
  13. Marie-Anne Gaboury — Canadian Explorer (1780–1875) , ranked #177064
  14. Mina Benson Hubbard — Canadian Explorer (1870–1956) , ranked #185639
  15. Alexander Ross (fur trader) — Canadian Explorer (1783–1856) , ranked #191875
  16. Keish — Canadian Explorer (1855–1916) , ranked #283205
  17. Frederick G. Creed — Canadian Inventor (1871–1957) , ranked #294207
  18. Thomas Willson — Canadian Inventor (1860–1915) , ranked #337267
  19. Frederick Newton Gisborne — Canadian Inventor (1824–1892) , ranked #359880
  20. François Xavier Aubry — Canadian Explorer (1824–1854) , ranked #436556