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Margaret Atwood [r]: Canadian poet, literary critic, essayist, and writer of novels (1939 - ) with an emphasis on feminism as well as Canadian nationalism and identity. [e]
Robertson Davies [r]: Canadian writer (1913-1995), considered one of the founders of modern Canadian literature. [e]
Northrop Frye [r]: Add brief definition or description

Tommy Douglas [r]: Premier of Saskatchewan, Douglas led the first socialist government in North America and brought universal public healthcare to Canada. [e]
Maurice Duplessis [r]: Add brief definition or description
William Lyon Mackenzie King [r]: Canadian politician (1874-1950) who was prime minister, off and on, over a 27 year period, leading the country through WWII and establishing a more independent relationship with Great Britain. [e]
Wilfred Laurier [r]: Canada's first French-Canadian prime minister (1841-1919); led Canada during the years of development of the west and transition to the 20th century. [e]
René Lévesque [r]: French Canadian political leader (1922-88) who led movement for Quebec separatism (Parti Québecois) and became premier of Quebec (1976). [e]
John A. Macdonald [r]: Add brief definition or description
Lester Pearson [r]: Prime Minister of Canada from 1963-68, of the Liberal Party (Canada) and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in resolving the Suez Crisis (1956) and in establishing the U.N. Peacekeeping forces. [e]
Pierre Trudeau [r]: Canadian politician (1919-2000) who, as prime minister, led Canada during the turbulent years of the Quebec seccesion movement and the patriation of the Constitution. [e]

Sidney Altman [r]: Canadian biologist (1938 - ) who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on transfer RNA. [e]
Frederick Banting [r]: Canadian physiologist (1891-1941) who was awarded a Nobel Prize for his discovery of insulin. [e]
Bertram Brockhouse [r]: Canadian physicist (1918- ) who was awarded a Nobel Prize for his work in the development of neutron spectroscopy. [e]
Charles Saunders [r]: Canadian agronomist (1867-1937) who developed Marquis wheat and thus greatly extended the area in which wheat could be grown. [e]

James Naismith [r]: Physical educationist and inventor of basketball (1861-1939); also credited with the invention of the football helmet. [e]
Dick Pound [r]: Former Olympic athlete and Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee, was head of World Anti-Doping Agency (1999-2007); born 1942. [e]

Pierre Berton [r]: Extremely popular and influential writer of books (1920 - ) on the theme of Canadian history and identity. [e]
Norman Bethune [r]: Add brief definition or description
George Brown [r]: Canadian newspaperman and politician who was instrumental in the establishment of the Canadian confederation. [e]
George Étienne Cartier [r]: French-Canadian politician who was instrumental in bringing Quebec into the Canadian confederation. [e]
Sandford Fleming [r]: Add brief definition or description
C.D. Howe [r]: Add brief definition or description
Nellie McClung [r]: Canadian social activist (1873-1951) who led the Women's Christian Temperance Union and later the struggle for women's suffrage in Canada; later elected to the Alberta legislature. [e]
Louis Riel [r]: Add brief definition or description
David Thompson [r]: Add brief definition or description