1904 – 1999
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1971)
1932 – 2000
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1993)
1946 – Present
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2025)
1956 – Present
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2021)
1932 – 2021
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1999)
1941 – Present
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1997)
1929 – Present
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1986)
1891 – 1941
Canadian medical scientist and doctor (1891-1941)
1892 – 1979
Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)
1874 – 1942
Canadian writer (1874–1942)
1897 – 1972
Canada's 14th Prime Minister who won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Crisis through United Nations peacekeeping.
1931 – 2024
Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author renowned for her masterful short stories exploring small-town life and human relationships.
1934 – 2016
Influential Canadian singer-songwriter and poet known for songs like "Hallelujah" and "Suzanne", blending folk music with profound literary imagery.
1919 – 2000
Liberal Prime Minister of Canada who served from 1968-1979 and 1980-1984, known for implementing the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
1911 – 1980
Canadian media theorist who coined the phrase "the medium is the message" and predicted the internet age with concepts like the "global village".
1940 – 2017
Canadian-American filmmaker who pioneered the modern zombie horror genre with "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) and directed influential sequels "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead."
1939 – 2024
Canadian politician and lawyer who served as the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993.
1971 – Present
Liberal Party leader who served as Canada's 23rd Prime Minister from 2015 to 2025, son of former PM Pierre Trudeau.
1947 – Present
Canada's first and only female Prime Minister, serving for 132 days in 1993 after succeeding Brian Mulroney as Conservative Party leader.
1985 – Present
Canadian pop singer who achieved international fame with her 2011 hit single Call Me Maybe.
1957 – Present
Haitian-born Canadian journalist who served as the 27th Governor General of Canada from 2005 to 2010, becoming the first black person to hold the office.
1939 – Present
Acclaimed Canadian author known for dystopian novels like "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Oryx and Crake".
1970 – Present
Canadian author and activist known for her critiques of globalization and capitalism in books like No Logo and The Shock Doctrine.
1967 – Present
Canadian film director acclaimed for science fiction films including Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune.
1943 – Present
Canadian filmmaker known for pioneering body horror cinema with films like The Fly, Videodrome, and Crash.
