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880 MA Margaret Atwood Canadian Writer b. 1939
1,777 AM 
Alice Munro Canadian Writer b. 1931
Alice Munro Canadian Writer b. 1931 2,342 LM 
Lucy Maud Montgomery Canadian Writer 1874–1942
Lucy Maud Montgomery Canadian Writer 1874–1942 7,575 MO 
Michael Ondaatje Canadian Poet b. 1943
Michael Ondaatje Canadian Poet b. 1943 9,386 AE 
A. E. van Vogt Canadian Writer 1912–2000
A. E. van Vogt Canadian Writer 1912–2000 10,756 DC 
Douglas Coupland Canadian Writer b. 1961
Douglas Coupland Canadian Writer b. 1961 13,187 NF Northrop Frye Canadian Writer 1912–1991
17,800 RD 
Robertson Davies Canadian Writer 1913–1995
Robertson Davies Canadian Writer 1913–1995 20,974 GG 
Guy Gavriel Kay Canadian Writer b. 1954
Guy Gavriel Kay Canadian Writer b. 1954 23,548 JV 
Jean Vanier Canadian Philosopher 1928–2019
Jean Vanier Canadian Philosopher 1928–2019 25,688 RS 
Robin Sharma Canadian Writer b. 1965
Robin Sharma Canadian Writer b. 1965 28,804 PC 
Patricia Churchland Canadian Philosopher b. 1943
Patricia Churchland Canadian Philosopher b. 1943 30,703 CF 
Chrystia Freeland Canadian Journalist b. 1968
Chrystia Freeland Canadian Journalist b. 1968 31,461 BL 
Bruce LaBruce Canadian Writer b. 1964
Bruce LaBruce Canadian Writer b. 1964 33,547 RS 
R. Scott Bakker Canadian Writer b. 1967
R. Scott Bakker Canadian Writer b. 1967 33,779 FL 
Félix Leclerc Canadian Poet 1914–1988
Félix Leclerc Canadian Poet 1914–1988 34,116 AH 
Anne Hébert Canadian Poet 1916–2000
Anne Hébert Canadian Poet 1916–2000 34,411 NA 
Nelly Arcan Canadian Writer 1973–2009
Nelly Arcan Canadian Writer 1973–2009 34,822 GV 
Gilles Vigneault Canadian Poet b. 1928
Gilles Vigneault Canadian Poet b. 1928 35,370 LP 
Luc Plamondon Canadian Writer b. 1942
Luc Plamondon Canadian Writer b. 1942 35,567 RD Réjean Ducharme Canadian Playwright 1941–2017
36,035 PT 
Phan Thi Kim Phuc Canadian Writer b. 1963
Phan Thi Kim Phuc Canadian Writer b. 1963 40,188 WP 
William P. Young Canadian Writer b. 1955
William P. Young Canadian Writer b. 1955 46,964 ML Margaret Laurence Canadian Novelist 1926–1987
49,866 AM 
Alistair MacLeod Canadian Writer 1936–2014
Alistair MacLeod Canadian Writer 1936–2014 50,914 JL 
Jeff Lemire Canadian Writer b. 1976
Jeff Lemire Canadian Writer b. 1976 51,132 S 
Salarrué Canadian Author 1889–1975
Salarrué Canadian Author 1889–1975 54,257 AM 
Antonine Maillet Canadian Novelist b. 1929
Antonine Maillet Canadian Novelist b. 1929 59,304 GM Gaston Miron Canadian Poet 1928–1996
59,673 IL Irving Layton Canadian Poet 1912–2006
60,228 HM 
Hugh MacLennan Canadian Author 1907–1990
Hugh MacLennan Canadian Author 1907–1990 71,194 PD 
Patrick deWitt Canadian Novelist b. 1975
Patrick deWitt Canadian Novelist b. 1975 75,692 LB 
Linwood Barclay Canadian Author b. 1955
Linwood Barclay Canadian Author b. 1955 82,750 MM Michel Marc Bouchard Canadian Playwright b. 1958
83,781 JO Janette Oke Canadian Writer b. 1935
97,011 IP Isabel Paterson Canadian Novelist 1886–1961
98,386 DD Dave Duncan (writer) Canadian Writer 1933–2018
100,089 SV 
Stephen Vizinczey Canadian Writer b. 1933
Stephen Vizinczey Canadian Writer b. 1933 101,450 LS Lynsay Sands Canadian Writer
103,336 MP Martin Popoff Canadian Journalist b. 1963
113,913 EJ E. J. Pratt Canadian Poet 1882–1964
120,314 CG 
Charles G. D. Roberts Canadian Novelist 1860–1943
Charles G. D. Roberts Canadian Novelist 1860–1943 123,346 AR 
Adolphe-Basile Routhier Canadian Writer 1839–1920
Adolphe-Basile Routhier Canadian Writer 1839–1920 126,072 JP Jacques Poulin Canadian Writer b. 1937
137,459 SY Scott Young (writer) Canadian Biographer 1918–2005
137,944 RC 
Ralph Connor Canadian Writer 1860–1937
Ralph Connor Canadian Writer 1860–1937 138,009 JF Jacques Ferron Canadian Playwright 1921–1985
139,860 TH 
Ted Honderich Canadian Philosopher b. 1933
Ted Honderich Canadian Philosopher b. 1933 140,109 LB Luc Brisson Canadian Philosopher b. 1946
141,136 JG 
Jean Grondin Canadian Philosopher b. 1955
Jean Grondin Canadian Philosopher b. 1955
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