Most Famous Canadian Jurists

Canada has produced 118 notable jurists throughout history, led by Lucien Bouchard. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Lucien Bouchard — Canadian Lawyer (Born 1938) , ranked #32388
  2. Roland Michener — Canadian Lawyer (1900–1991) , ranked #73182
  3. Beverley McLachlin — Canadian Judge (Born 1943) , ranked #75422
  4. Angus Lewis Macdonald — Canadian Lawyer (1890–1954) , ranked #182738
  5. William Henry Pope (Canadian politician) — Canadian Lawyer (1825–1879) , ranked #206239
  6. Edmund James Flynn — Canadian Lawyer (1847–1927) , ranked #206673
  7. Lyman Duff — Canadian Judge (1865–1955) , ranked #208234
  8. Antoine-Aimé Dorion — Canadian Lawyer (1818–1891) , ranked #221872
  9. Charles Vance Millar — Canadian Lawyer (1853–1926) , ranked #261319
  10. John Hamilton Gray (New Brunswick politician) — Canadian Lawyer (1814–1889) , ranked #265203
  11. Escott Reid — Canadian Diplomat (1905–1999) , ranked #268216
  12. Jonathan McCully — Canadian Judge (1809–1877) , ranked #273849
  13. William Mulock — Canadian Lawyer (1843–1944) , ranked #300269
  14. Clyde Wells — Canadian Justice (Born 1937) , ranked #308448
  15. François Langelier — Canadian Lawyer (1838–1915) , ranked #313538
  16. Frank McKenna — Canadian Lawyer (Born 1948) , ranked #317596
  17. Laurent-Olivier David — Canadian Lawyer (1840–1926) , ranked #339162
  18. John Sopinka — Canadian Lawyer (1933–1997) , ranked #346450
  19. Henry Sherwood — Canadian Lawyer (1807–1855) , ranked #363530
  20. James Lorimer Ilsley — Canadian Lawyer (1894–1967) , ranked #363987