Most Famous Canadian Politicians

Canada has produced 1,112 notable politicians throughout history, led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. William Lyon Mackenzie King — Canadian Politician (1874–1950) , ranked #4611
  2. Jean Chrétien — Canadian Politician (Born 1934) , ranked #5742
  3. John Diefenbaker — Canadian Politician (1895–1979) , ranked #7023
  4. Wilfrid Laurier — Canadian Politician (1841–1919) , ranked #7583
  5. Brian Mulroney — Canadian Politician (Born 1939) , ranked #7790
  6. Kim Campbell — Canadian Politician (Born 1947) , ranked #10554
  7. Robert Borden — Canadian Politician (1854–1937) , ranked #11562
  8. René Lévesque — Canadian Politician (1922–1987) , ranked #11639
  9. Stéphane Dion — Canadian Politician (Born 1955) , ranked #12624
  10. R. B. Bennett — Canadian Politician (1870–1947) , ranked #14468
  11. Louis St. Laurent — Canadian Politician (1882–1973) , ranked #14550
  12. Arthur Meighen — Canadian Politician (1874–1960) , ranked #19690
  13. Tommy Douglas — Canadian Politician (1904–1986) , ranked #20088
  14. John Abbott — Canadian Politician (1821–1893) , ranked #25500
  15. George-Étienne Cartier — Canadian Politician (1814–1873) , ranked #32559
  16. Nellie McClung — Canadian Suffragette (1873–1951) , ranked #32614
  17. Joe Clark — Canadian Politician (Born 1939) , ranked #34108
  18. Mackenzie Bowell — Canadian Politician (1823–1917) , ranked #37655
  19. Jeanne Sauvé — Canadian Politician (1922–1993) , ranked #41517
  20. Emily Murphy — Canadian Activist (1868–1933) , ranked #41641