OC (Officer of the Order of Canada)

101. Paul-André Fortier

Self | Paul-André Fortier

102. David Foster

Music_department | St. Elmo's Fire

David Foster was born on November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is a composer and producer, known for St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Bodyguard (1992) and The Secret of My Success (1987). He has been married to Katharine McPhee since June 28, 2019. They have one child. He was ...

103. Michael J. Fox

Actor | Back to the Future

Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Phyllis Fox (née Piper), a payroll clerk, and William Fox. His parents moved their 10-year-old son, his three sisters, Kelli Fox, Karen, and Jacki, and his brother Steven, to Vancouver, British Columbia, ...

104. Harry Freedman

Composer | The Pyx

Harry Freedman was born on April 5, 1922 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was a composer, known for The Pyx (1973), Isabel (1968) and The Bloody Brood (1959). He died on September 16, 2005 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

105. Samuel Freedman

Producer | The Last Moment

Samuel Freedman was born on October 8, 1906 in Peabody, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Last Moment (1928), Sealed Lips (1931) and Stowaway (1932). He was married to Laura K. Johnson. He died on June 14, 1980 in Anaheim, California, USA.

106. Barbara Frum

Actress | The Raccoons

Barbara Frum was born in Niagara Falls, New York on September 8, 1937, the daughter of a successful local retailer; but she grew up across the river in Niagara Falls, Ontario. She married Toronto dentist Murray Frum at the age of 19, and they had three children: David, Linda and Matthew. Frum began...

107. Robert Fulford

Self | The Great Canadian Culture Hunt

He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 25, 1984 for his services to communications in Canada.

108. Michael Fullan

Self | Schauplätze der Zukunft

109. John Furlong

Self | The Hour

John Furlong was born on October 12, 1950 in Tipperary, Ireland.

110. Jean Coulthard

Composer | The Pines of Emily Carr

Jean Coulthard was born on February 10, 1908 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was a composer, known for The Pines of Emily Carr (2005) and The Canadian Music Centre in BC's Legacy Composer Film Series (2017). She was married to Donald Adams. She died on March 9, 2000 in North Vancouver, ...

111. Arlette Cousture

Writer | Les filles de Caleb

Arlette Cousture was born on April 3, 1948. She is a writer, known for Les filles de Caleb (1990), Gypsies (2000) and Blanche (1993).

112. F.R. Crawley

Producer | The Loon's Necklace

F.R. Crawley was born on November 14, 1911 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a producer and director, known for The Loon's Necklace (1949), The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975) and Great Lakes (1942). He was married to Judith Crawley. He died on May 13, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

113. David Cronenberg

Actor | The Fly

David Cronenberg, also known as the King of Venereal Horror or the Baron of Blood, was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1943. His father, Milton Cronenberg, was a journalist and editor, and his mother, Esther (Sumberg), was a piano player. After showing an inclination for literature at an early...

114. Hume Cronyn

Actor | Cocoon

Hume Cronyn was a Canadian actor with a lengthy career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Seventh Cross" (1944).

Cronyn was born to a prominent family. His father was politician Hume Blake Cronyn (1864-1933), Member of Parliament for London, ...

115. John Crosbie

Actor | The Book That Wrote Itself

John Crosbie was born on January 30, 1931 in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Book That Wrote Itself (1999), No Hell (2014) and The Cabin (2015). He was married to Jane Ellen Furneaux . He died on January 10, 2020 in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, ...

116. Jim Cuddy

Soundtrack | Navy Seals

Jim was born in Toronto, ON, but moved when he was very young. He and his family have lived in Montreal, QU, Brantford, ON, and the USA. He first asked for a guitar when he was 10 because he wanted to be like Roy Rogers. The first song he learned was Gordon Lightfoot`s "That`s What You Get For ...

117. Burton Cummings

Soundtrack | Almost Famous

Burton Cummings got his start in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada performing in a number of bands. Ultimately, the Guess Who became one of the most popular of all rock bands in the 1970s. Cummings came into contact with several other Winnipeg musicians. Randy Bachman was part of the Guess Who for many ...

118. Charles Dutoit

Soundtrack | Le tout nouveau testament

Charles Dutoit was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, and his extensive musical training included history of music, composition, violin, viola, piano and percussion at the conservatoires of Geneva, Siena, Venice and Boston.

Renowned for polished and idiomatic interpretations of an eclectic array of ...

119. Gwynne Dyer

Writer | The Road to Total War

Gwynne Dyer was born on April 17, 1943 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He is a writer and actor, known for The Road to Total War (1983), Anybody's Son Will Do (1983) and The Defence of Canada (1985).

120. Jake Eberts

Producer | Open Range

Jake Eberts was born on July 10, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a producer and actor, known for Open Range (2003), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989). He was married to Fiona. He died on September 6, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

121. Atom Egoyan

Director | The Sweet Hereafter

Born in Egypt to Armenian parents, he was raised in Western Canada. Both his parents were painters, and he planned to be a playwright, but after making a short film, he became hooked on telling stories visually. Returned to ethnic "homeland" when he filmed Calendar (1993) in Armenia. Won attention ...

122. Marian Engel

Camera_department | Hector and the Search for Happiness

Marian Engel is known for Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014), Leben in der Stadt von Morgen (2007) and Schöne Frauen (2004).

123. Phil Esposito

Self | Mystery, Alaska

Phil Esposito is a Canadian broadcaster, and former professional ice hockey executive, coach and player. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, he played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers Hockey Team. He is considered one of the ...

124. André Gagnon

Composer | Phobia

André Gagnon was born on August 2, 1936 in Saint Pacôme-de-Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. He was a composer and actor, known for Phobia (1980), The Year I Became a Liar (2009) and Running (1979). He died on December 3, 2020 in Québec, Canada.

125. John Kenneth Galbraith

Writer | Festival

John Kenneth Galbraith was born on October 15, 1908 in Dunwich Township, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer, known for Festival (1960), Cold War (1998) and Prologue (1970). He was married to Catherine Merriam Atwater. He died on April 29, 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

126. Birute Galdikas

Self | Jalan-Jalan Men

Birute Galdikas was born on May 10, 1946 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. She has been married to Pak Bohap since 1981. They have two children. She was previously married to Rod Brindamour.

127. Serge Garant

Composer | Vertige

Serge Garant was born on September 22, 1929 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He was a composer and actor, known for Vertige (1969), Take It All (1963) and La Lanterne magique (1957). He died on November 1, 1986 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

128. Hermann Geiger-Torel

Director | Folio

Hermann Geiger-Torel was born on June 13, 1907 in Frankfurt am Main, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Folio (1955), Die Göttin vom Rio Beni (1950) and The Wayne & Shuster Show (1955). He died on October 6, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

129. Chief Dan George

Actor | Little Big Man

Actor, author, and musician Chief Dan George was born in present-day North Vancouver as Geswanouth Slahoot (later anglicized as 'Dan Slaholt'), the son of a tribal chief on Burrard Indian Reserve Nº. 3. He is the only Aboriginal actor in Canadian history to date with the right to use the title "...

130. Michel Gervais

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Michel Gervais is known for Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992).

131. Kenneth Gilbert

Music_department | Waiting for Caroline

Kenneth Gilbert was born on December 16, 1931 in Montreal, Québec, Canada. He was a composer, known for Waiting for Caroline (1969), Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603 (1964) and La route de l'Ouest (1965). He died on April 16, 2020 in Québec, Québec, Canada.

132. Alastair Gillespie

Self | Familie Kruik

133. Bobby Gimby

Soundtrack | Behind the Candelabra

Bobby Gimby was born on October 25, 1918 in Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor and composer, known for Behind the Candelabra (2013), Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948) and Once in a Blue Moon (1995). He was married to Grace Katherine. He died on June 20, 1998 in North Bay, Ontario, ...

134. Ted Godwin

Self | A World Away: Stories from the Regina Five

Ted Godwin was born on August 13, 1933 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He died on January 3, 2013 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

135. Ivan Head

136. Paul Hébert

Actor | Mouchette

Paul Hébert was born on May 28, 1924 in Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Mouchette (1967), The Confessional (1995) and Les compagnons de Baal (1968). He died on April 20, 2017 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

137. Tom Hendry

Writer | King of Kensington

Tom Hendry was born in 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a writer, known for King of Kensington (1975), Royal Suite (1976) and Festival (1960). He died on December 2, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

138. Denis Héroux

Producer | Atlantic City

Denis Héroux was born on July 15, 1940 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a producer and director, known for Atlantic City (1980), Quest for Fire (1981) and The Bay Boy (1984). He died on December 10, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

139. Peter Herrndorf

Producer | The Way It Is

Peter Herrndorf was born on October 27, 1940 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was a producer, known for The Way It Is (1967), Capturing Captain Canada (a.k.a Peter A. Hernndorf (2018) and The Agenda with Steve Paikin (2006). He was married to Eva Czigler. He died on February 18, 2023 in Toronto, ...

140. Tom Jackson

Actor | Cold Pursuit

One of Canada's most popular actors and country folk singers, Jackson is also well known as an entrepreneur. He was born to Rose, a Cree mother and Marshall, an English father on the One Arrow Reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada. His family moved to Namao, Alberta when he was seven years old. He moved ...

141. Jane Jacobs

Self | Empire City

Jane Jacobs was born on May 4, 1916 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. She was married to Robert Hyde Jacobs Jr.. She died on April 25, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

142. Herbert Jasper

Self | Something Hidden - A Portrait of Wilder Penfield

143. Jack Granatstein

Canvas of War

Jack Granatstein is known for Canvas of War (2000).

144. George Grant

Self | Babies are Still Murdered Here

145. Harold Greenberg

Producer | Porky's

Harold Greenberg was born on January 11, 1930 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a producer, known for Porky's (1981), The Neptune Factor (1973) and The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976). He died on July 1, 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

146. Lorne Greene

Actor | Bonanza

Lorne Greene was born Lyon Himan "Chaim" Green on February 12, 1915, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He began acting while attending Canada's Queen's University, and after graduation got a job in radio broadcasting. His rich, deep, authoritarian voice quickly propelled him to prominence as Canada's top...

147. Paul Grégoire

148. Deborah Grey

Self | Monday Report

149. Richard Gwyn

Writer | John A.: Birth of a Country

Richard Gwyn was born on May 26, 1934 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK. He was a writer, known for John A.: Birth of a Country (2011), Life and Times (1996) and 90 Minutes Live (1976). He was married to Carol Bishop-Gwyn and Alexandra Sandra Fraser. He died on August 15, 2020 in Toronto, ...

150. Monty Hall

Producer | Let's Make a Deal

Monty Hall was born Maurice Halperin on August 25, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba in 1945. He's the father of Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason, television writer/director Sharon Hall, and Emmy Award winner ...

151. Marc-André Hamelin

Soundtrack | Paris à tout prix

He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003 for his services to music.

152. Jacques Hétu

Composer | Au pays de Zom

Jacques Hétu was born on August 8, 1938 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He was a composer, known for Au pays de Zom (1983), Des fleurs sur la neige (1991) and Journal d'une création (2010). He died on February 9, 2010 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

153. Angela Hewitt

Soundtrack | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Angela Hewitt is known for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Tree of Life (2011) and MGC Presents Red (2018).

154. Foster Hewitt

First Performance

Foster Hewitt was born on November 21, 1902 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for First Performance (1955), Hockey Night in Canada (1952) and Hockey: Canada's National Game (1932). He died on April 21, 1985 in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

155. Arthur Hiller

Director | Love Story

Arthur Hiller was born on November 22, 1923 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Love Story (1970), The Hospital (1971) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989). He was married to Gwen Hiller. He died on August 17, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

156. James Hillier

James Hillier was born on August 22, 1915 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Florence Marjory Bell. He died on January 15, 2007 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

157. Rick Hillier

Self | Power Play with Vassy Kapelos

158. John Hirsch

Director | Festival

John Hirsch was born on May 1, 1930 in Siofok, Hungary. He was a director and actor, known for Festival (1960), Peep Show (1975) and Drága kisfiam! (1978). He died on August 1, 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

159. Bert Hoffmeister

160. Sam Hollander

Soundtrack | Mirror Mirror

With 21 US Top 40 hits to his name, Sam Hollander is one of the most talented and diverse writers and producers in the game. He has had multi-platinum success writing and producing for major artists such as One Direction, Katy Perry, Fitz and the Tantrums, Train, Daughtry, The Fray, Carole King, ...

161. Hugh Hood

Writer | The Red Kite

Hugh Hood was born on April 30, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer, known for The Red Kite (1965). He died on August 1, 2000 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

162. Eric Hoskins

Self | Power Play with Vassy Kapelos

163. Gordie Howe

Actor | E.N.G.

Gordie Howe is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played twenty-six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA). His first 25 seasons were spent with the Detroit Red Wings. Nicknamed Mr. Hockey, Howe is considered ...

164. Pauline Jewett

Self | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather

165. Molly Johnson

Soundtrack | The Sentinel

Molly Johnson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is known for The Sentinel (2006), You Kill Me (2007) and Pretty Hard Cases (2021).

166. John Jonas

Self | The Best Government Money Can Buy?

167. Oliver Jones

Composer | Exchange

Oliver Jones is known for Exchange (2010).

168. Pierre Juneau

Self | Le ciné-club de Radio-Canada

Pierre Juneau was born on October 17, 1922 in Verdun, Québec, Canada. He was married to Fernande Martin. He died on February 21, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

169. Naim Kattan

Self | La longueur de l'alphabet

Naim Kattan was born on August 26, 1928 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was married to Gaëtane Laniel. He died on July 2, 2021 in Paris, France.

170. Greg Keelor

Soundtrack | Navy Seals

Greg was taken from his birth mother when he was about three months old. He didn`t find out he was adopted until 1996 (approx). He first met Jim Cuddy in a grade 11 math class. After high school they formed The HiFis, which broke up after a few years. They then went to university, but Greg dropped ...

171. Betty Kennedy

Self | Front Page Challenge

Betty Kennedy was born on January 4, 1926 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She was married to G. Allan Burton and Gerhard Kennedy. She died on March 20, 2017 in Canada.

172. Eric Kierans

Self | Les champions (Bobine 2, 1re partie)

Eric Kierans was born on February 2, 1914 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He died on May 10, 2004 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

173. Allan King

Director | Dying at Grace

Allan King was born on February 6, 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Dying at Grace (2003), Warrendale (1967) and Avonlea (1990). He was married to Colleen Murphy. He died on June 15, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

174. W.P. Kinsella

Writer | Field of Dreams

W.P. Kinsella was born on May 25, 1935 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was a writer, known for Field of Dreams (1989), Sister Ann of the Cornfield and Dance Me Outside (1994). He was married to Barbara. He died on September 16, 2016 in Hope, British Columbia, Canada.

175. Buzz Hargrove

Self | Caterpillar: The Story of a Plant Closure

176. Rex Harrington

The January Man

Rex Harrington was born on October 30, 1962 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for The January Man (1989), This Is Wonderland (2004) and King (2011).

177. Donald Harron

Actor | The Time Tunnel

Donald Harron was born on September 19, 1924 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for The Time Tunnel (1966), The Spy with My Face (1965) and The Hospital (1971). He was married to Claudette Gareau, Catherine McKinnon, Virginia Leith and Gloria Fisher. He died on January ...

178. Stanley Hartt

Producer | An Improbable Dream

Stanley Hartt was born on November 11, 1937 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Stanley was a producer, known for An Improbable Dream (2016). Stanley was married to Linda Joan Bloomfield. Stanley died on January 3, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

179. Eric Harvie

Actor | Wildfire

Eric Harvie is known for Wildfire (1988).

180. Vanessa Harwood

Actress | Stepping Out

Vanessa Harwood is known for Stepping Out (1991), Avonlea (1990) and A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001).

181. Clara Hughes

Self | Canada's Ultimate Challenge

Clara Hughes was born on September 27, 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

182. Bobby Hull

Actor | Dug Up

Bobby Hull is a Canadian former ice hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, legendary skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity together earned him the name "The Golden Jet".

In his 23 years in the ...

183. Mel Hurtig

Self | The Great Canadian Culture Hunt

Mel Hurtig was born on June 24, 1932 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He died on August 3, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

184. Nancy Huston

Actress | Emporte-moi

Nancy Huston was born on September 16, 1953 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Set Me Free (1999), Stolen Life (1998) and The House of the Dead (1978). She was previously married to Tzvetan Todorov and Tzvetan Todorov.

185. Frances Hyland

Actress | The Changeling

Frances Hyland was born on April 25, 1927 in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Changeling (1980), Happy Birthday to Me (1981) and Hounds of Notre Dame (1980). She was married to George McCowan. She died on July 11, 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

186. Bruce Hutchison

Self | The Hecklers

Bruce Hutchison was born in 1901 in Prescott, Ontario, Canada.

187. Bonnie Sherr Klein

Producer | Dark Lullabies

Bonnie Sherr Klein was born on April 1, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a director and producer, known for Dark Lullabies (1985), Speaking Our Peace (1985) and Shameless: The Art of Disability (2006).

188. Ralph Klein

Self | WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

Ralph Klein was born on November 1, 1942 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was married to Hilda Hepner and Colleen. He died on March 29, 2013 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

189. Bev Koester

190. Moe Koffman

Music_department | The Jazzman

Moe Koffman was born on December 28, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and composer, known for The Jazzman (2009), Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983) and The January Man (1989). He was married to Gisele Koffman. He died on March 28, 2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

191. Franz Kramer

Music_department | Juro que te amo

Franz Kramer is known for Juro que te amo (2008).

192. Diana Krall

Soundtrack | Public Enemies

Diana Jean Krall was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, to Adella A. (Wende), an elementary school teacher, and Stephen James Krall, an accountant. She has Czech, German, English, and Scottish ancestry. Krall was raised in Nanaimo, a small community on Vancouver Island, where she began ...

193. Robert Kroetsch

Self | The Great Canadian Culture Hunt

Robert Kroetsch was born on June 26, 1927 in Heisler, Alberta, Canada. He died on June 21, 2011 in Leduc, Alberta, Canada.

194. James Kudelka

Director | Against Nature I À Rebours

James Kudelka is known for Against Nature I À Rebours (2016), The Firebird (2003) and Opening Night (2001).

195. Zacharias Kunuk

Director | Atanarjuat

Zacharias Kunuk was born on November 27, 1957 in Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001), The Shaman's Apprentice (2021) and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006).

196. Bruce Kuwabara

Self | The Nature of Things

197. Andrée Lachapelle

Actress | Il pleuvait des oiseaux

Andrée Lachapelle was born on November 13, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for And the Birds Rained Down (2019), Cap Tourmente (1993) and Le misanthrope (1966). She was married to Dominique Briand and André Melançon. She died on November 21, 2019 in Canada.

198. Guy Lafleur

Actor | Les Boys IV

Guy Lafleur is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was the first player in the National Hockey League (NHL) to score 50 goals and 100 points in six straight seasons. Between 1971 and 1991, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers Hockey Team and Quebec Nordiques in an...

199. Guy Laliberté

Writer | La magie continue

Guy Laliberté was born on September 2, 1959 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for La magie continue (1986), Cirque du Soleil: O (2017) and Zumanity (2003).

200. Marc Lalonde

Composer | 1er amour

Marc Lalonde is known for 1er amour (2013), Durs à cuire (2007) and Sauvage (2010).