Most Famous Canadian Politicians & Lawyers

50 Canadian Politicians & Lawyers in view out of 1,222

Politics & Law 1,222
Canada 3,744
WL
William Lyon Mackenzie King Canadian Politician 1874 – 1950
#4,611
Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien Canadian Politician Born 1934
#5,742
John Diefenbaker
John Diefenbaker Canadian Politician 1895 – 1979
#7,023
Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier Canadian Politician 1841 – 1919
#7,583
Brian Mulroney
Brian Mulroney Canadian Politician Born 1939
#7,790
Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell Canadian Politician Born 1947
#10,554
Robert Borden
Robert Borden Canadian Politician 1854 – 1937
#11,562
René Lévesque
René Lévesque Canadian Politician 1922 – 1987
#11,639
SD
Stéphane Dion Canadian Politician Born 1955
#12,624
R. B. Bennett
R. B. Bennett Canadian Politician 1870 – 1947
#14,468
Louis St. Laurent
Louis St. Laurent Canadian Politician 1882 – 1973
#14,550
Arthur Meighen
Arthur Meighen Canadian Politician 1874 – 1960
#19,690
Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas Canadian Politician 1904 – 1986
#20,088
John Abbott
John Abbott Canadian Politician 1821 – 1893
#25,500
Lucien Bouchard
Lucien Bouchard Canadian Lawyer Born 1938
#32,388
George-Étienne Cartier
George-Étienne Cartier Canadian Politician 1814 – 1873
#32,559
Nellie McClung
Nellie McClung Canadian Suffragette 1873 – 1951
#32,614
Joe Clark
Joe Clark Canadian Politician Born 1939
#34,108
Mackenzie Bowell
Mackenzie Bowell Canadian Politician 1823 – 1917
#37,655
Jeanne Sauvé
Jeanne Sauvé Canadian Politician 1922 – 1993
#41,517
Emily Murphy
Emily Murphy Canadian Activist 1868 – 1933
#41,641
Bernard Landry
Bernard Landry Canadian Politician 1937 – 2018
#46,220
LL
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Canadian Politician 1807 – 1864
#53,141
Maurice Strong
Maurice Strong Canadian Politician 1929 – 2015
#56,202
Paul Hellyer
Paul Hellyer Canadian Politician Born 1923
#57,867
Big Bear
Big Bear Canadian Politician 1825 – 1888
#58,808
Gabriel Dumont (Métis leader)
Gabriel Dumont (Métis leader) Canadian Politician 1837 – 1906
#59,504
David Lewis (politician)
David Lewis (politician) Canadian Politician 1909 – 1981
#59,797
William Aberhart
William Aberhart Canadian Politician 1878 – 1943
#61,577
Agnes Macphail
Agnes Macphail Canadian Politician 1890 – 1954
#68,141
Bill Davis
Bill Davis Canadian Politician Born 1929
#69,650
Roland Michener
Roland Michener Canadian Lawyer 1900 – 1991
#73,182
Beverley McLachlin
Beverley McLachlin Canadian Judge Born 1943
#75,422
MB
Molly Brant Canadian American Revolution 1736 – 1796
#77,668
Edward Schreyer
Edward Schreyer Canadian Politician Born 1935
#77,762
Honoré Beaugrand
Honoré Beaugrand Canadian Politician 1848 – 1906
#78,675
AM
Anna Mae Aquash Canadian Activist 1945 – 1975
#85,039
Joey Smallwood
Joey Smallwood Canadian Politician 1900 – 1991
#87,381
Adélard Godbout
Adélard Godbout Canadian Politician 1892 – 1956
#91,344
Sam Hughes
Sam Hughes Canadian Politician 1853 – 1921
#94,140
Edward Blake
Edward Blake Canadian Politician 1833 – 1912
#96,483
Allan MacEachen
Allan MacEachen Canadian Politician 1921 – 2017
#106,056
Maxime Bernier
Maxime Bernier Canadian Politician Born 1963
#107,660
Samuel Leonard Tilley
Samuel Leonard Tilley Canadian Politician 1818 – 1896
#110,194
Peter MacKay
Peter MacKay Canadian Politician Born 1965
#113,685
Roméo LeBlanc
Roméo LeBlanc Canadian Politician 1927 – 2009
#113,720
Étienne-Paschal Taché
Étienne-Paschal Taché Canadian Politician 1795 – 1865
#114,042
William McDougall (politician)
William McDougall (politician) Canadian Politician 1822 – 1905
#115,010
Ernest Manning
Ernest Manning Canadian Politician 1908 – 1996
#115,288
John McLoughlin
John McLoughlin Canadian Politician 1784 – 1857
#119,148

By the numbers

Inside Canada Politicians & Lawyers

1,222 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous canada politicians & lawyers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Canada Politicians & Lawyers peaked in the 1930s with 115 people.

What Canada Politicians & Lawyers Are Known For

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Politician are Canada Politicians & Lawyers's biggest group — 87% of all notables (1,066).

Canada Politicians & Lawyers over-index on politician5.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician1,066
  2. Lawyer95
  3. Judge13
  4. Activist12
  5. Governor5
  6. Diplomat4
  7. Minister4
  8. Trade Union3
  1. Politician1,0665.2×
  2. Lawyer954.8×
  3. Activist124.3×
  4. Judge133.2×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Canada Politicians & Lawyers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.