Most Famous Canadian Writers

Canada has produced 216 notable writers throughout history, led by Margaret Atwood. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Margaret Atwood — Canadian Writer (Born 1939) , ranked #880
  2. Alice Munro — Canadian Writer (Born 1931) , ranked #1777
  3. Lucy Maud Montgomery — Canadian Writer (1874–1942) , ranked #2342
  4. A. E. van Vogt — Canadian Writer (1912–2000) , ranked #9386
  5. Douglas Coupland — Canadian Writer (Born 1961) , ranked #10756
  6. Northrop Frye — Canadian Writer (1912–1991) , ranked #13187
  7. Robertson Davies — Canadian Writer (1913–1995) , ranked #17800
  8. Guy Gavriel Kay — Canadian Writer (Born 1954) , ranked #20974
  9. Robin Sharma — Canadian Writer (Born 1965) , ranked #25688
  10. Chrystia Freeland — Canadian Journalist (Born 1968) , ranked #30703
  11. Bruce LaBruce — Canadian Writer (Born 1964) , ranked #31461
  12. R. Scott Bakker — Canadian Writer (Born 1967) , ranked #33547
  13. Nelly Arcan — Canadian Writer (1973–2009) , ranked #34411
  14. Luc Plamondon — Canadian Writer (Born 1942) , ranked #35370
  15. Réjean Ducharme — Canadian Playwright (1941–2017) , ranked #35567
  16. Phan Thi Kim Phuc — Canadian Writer (Born 1963) , ranked #36035
  17. William P. Young — Canadian Writer (Born 1955) , ranked #40188
  18. Margaret Laurence — Canadian Novelist (1926–1987) , ranked #46964
  19. Alistair MacLeod — Canadian Writer (1936–2014) , ranked #49866
  20. Jeff Lemire — Canadian Writer (Born 1976) , ranked #50914