C.C. (Companions of the Order of Canada)

101. Preston Manning

Self | Tom Stone

102. Jean Marchand

Self | Saint-Jérôme

Jean Marchand was born on December 20, 1918 in Champlain, Québec, Canada. He died on August 28, 1988 in Saint-Augustin, Québec, Canada.

103. Vincent Massey

Vincent Massey was born on February 20, 1887 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor. He was married to Alice Stuart Parkin. He died on December 30, 1967 in London, England, UK.

104. Norman McLaren

Producer | Neighbours

Norman McLaren is one of the most awarded filmmakers in the history of Canadian cinema, and a pioneer in both animation and filmmaking. Born in Scotland, he entered the Glasgow School of Fine Arts in 1932 to study set design. His early experiments in animation included actually scratching and ...

105. Marshall McLuhan

Actor | Annie Hall

Marshall McLuhan was born on July 21, 1911 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Annie Hall (1977), Intercut (1980) and The Third Walker (1978). He was married to Corinne Lewis. He died on December 31, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

106. Monique Mercure

Actress | Naked Lunch

Monique Mercure was born on November 14, 1930 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Naked Lunch (1991), The Red Violin (1998) and J.A. Martin photographe (1977). She was married to Pierre Mercure. She died on May 16, 2020 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

107. Roland Michener

Self | Dief!

108. Albert Millaire

Actor | Témoignages

Albert Millaire was born on January 18, 1935 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Témoignages (1973), D'Iberville (1967) and Laurier (1984). He was married to Michèle Marchand. He died on August 15, 2018 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

109. Wilfrid Pelletier

Actor | The Big Broadcast of 1938

Wilfrid Pelletier was born on June 20, 1896 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and Children of the Sun (2017). He was married to Rose Bampton, Queena Mario and Berthe Jeannotte. He died on April 9, 1982 in New York ...

110. Wilder Penfield

Self | Bethune

Wilder Penfield was born on January 26, 1891 in Spokane, Washington, USA. He died on April 5, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

111. Jean-Luc Pépin

Writer | Les administrateurs

Jean-Luc Pépin was born on November 1, 1924 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada. He was a writer, known for Les administrateurs (1961), Cyrias Ouellet homme de science (1960) and On est au coton (1970). He died on September 7, 1995 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

112. Oscar Peterson

Soundtrack | Just Cause

Oscar Peterson, the famous jazz musician, started his recording career in the mid 40s with records for RCA. As member of the group "Jazz at the Philharmonic" he started touring in the 50s and continued until late in the 60s. During this time he made also numerous recordings for various labels. He ...

113. Chantal Petitclerc

Actress | Bye-Bye

Chantal Petitclerc is known for Bye-Bye (1968), Final Draw for Canada 2015 (2014) and Juste pour rire (1995).

114. Prince Philip

The Good Life

Prince Phillip was born on 10 June 1921 as a Prince of Greece and Denmark. His family was deposed and he lived in France and finally went to boarding school in Gordonstoun in Scotland. Eventually he sent his boys there. When he was 18 he met 13 year old Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth, his third ...

115. Gordon Pinsent

Actor | Away from Her

Gordon Edward Pinsent was born on July 12, 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, to Florence (Cooper) and Stephen Arthur Pinsent. Gordon was known as "Porky" as a child, and dreamed of performing as early as he can remember. He served with the Royal Canadian Regiment from 1948-51....

116. Gunther Plaut

Self | Secrets of War

Gunther Plaut was born on November 1, 1912 in Munster, Germany. He was married to Elizabeth Strauss Plaut. He died on February 8, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

117. Christopher Plummer

Actor | Beginners

Legendary actor Christopher Plummer, perhaps Canada's greatest thespian, delivered outstanding performances as Sherlock Holmes in Murder by Decree (1979), the chilling villain in The Silent Partner (1978), the iconoclastic Mike Wallace in The Insider (1999), the empathetic psychiatrist in A ...

118. Mary Pratt

Self | Adrienne Clarkson Presents: Infused with Light: A Journey with Mary Pratt

Mary Pratt was born on March 15, 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. She was married to James Rosen and Christopher Pratt. She died on August 15, 2015 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

119. Louis Quilico

Actor | Live from the Metropolitan Opera

Louis Quilico was born on January 14, 1925 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Festival (1960) and Something About Love (1988). He was married to Christina Petrowska. He died on July 15, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

120. Hubert Reeves

Actor | Trois pommes à côté du sommeil

Hubert Reeves was born on July 13, 1932 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Trois pommes à côté du sommeil (1989), La belle histoire (1992) and Grand beau (1990). He was married to Francine Brunel-Reeves and Camille Scoffier. He died on October 13, 2023 in ...

121. Maurice Richard

Actor | Life After Hockey

Maurice Richard is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season, accomplishing the feat in 50 games in 1944-45, and the first to reach 500 career...

122. Mordecai Richler

Writer | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Mordecai Richler was born on January 27, 1931 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Barney's Version (2010) and Fun with Dick and Jane (2005). He was married to Florence Wood. He died on July 3, 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

123. Romeo Leblanc

Self | Caméra 67

Romeo Leblanc was born on December 18, 1927 in Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada. He was married to Diana Fowler and Joslyn 'Lyn' Carter. He died on June 24, 2009 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada.

124. Paul-Émile Léger

Self | Tam-tams et balafons

Paul-Émile Léger was born on April 26, 1904. He died on November 13, 1991.

125. Roger Lemelin

Writer | Les Plouffe

Roger Lemelin was born on April 7, 1919 in Québec City, Québec, Canada. He was a writer, known for The Plouffe Family (1981), Odyssey of the Pacific (1982) and La famille Plouffe (1953). He died on March 16, 1992 in Québec City, Québec, Canada.

126. Robert Lepage

Actor | La face cachée de la lune

Robert Lepage is one of the foremost stage directors today and a leading figure in the Canadian avant garde, attracting particular attention for his multimedia-rich theatrical presentations as well as his innovative work with Shakespearian drama and opera.

127. Jean Lesage

Self | Le choix d'un peuple

Jean Lesage was born on June 10, 1912 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He died on December 12, 1980 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada.

128. Gordon Lightfoot

Soundtrack | Knives Out

Gordon Lightfoot may have been one of the most accomplished and well-known singer-songwriters to come out of Canada.

He is internationally known for such monumental folk/pop/rock hits as "Sundown", "If You Could Read My Mind", "Early Mornin' Rain", "Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald", and many more. ...

129. Peter Lougheed

Self | Life and Times

Peter Lougheed was born on July 26, 1928 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was married to Jeanne Lougheed. He died on September 13, 2012 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

130. Brian MacDonald

Director | This is My Normal

Brian MacDonald is known for This is My Normal (2011).

131. Brian Macdonald

Director | The Pirates of Penzance

Brian Macdonald was born on May 14, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Pirates of Penzance (1985), The Gondoliers (1984) and The Mikado (1983). He was married to Annette Av Paul and Margaret Olivia Wyatt. He died on November 29, 2014 in ...

132. Joni Mitchell

Soundtrack | Two Weeks Notice

Joni Mitchell is one of the most highly regarded and influential songwriters of the 20th century. Her melodious tunes support her poetic and often very personal lyrics to make her one of the most authentic artists of her time. As a performer she is widely hailed for her unique style of playing ...

133. Mavor Moore

Actor | Scanners

Mavor Moore was born on March 8, 1919 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Scanners (1981), Folio (1955) and Heavy Metal (1981). He was married to Alexandra Browning, Phyllis Grosskurth and Darwina "Dilly" Faessler. He died on December 18, 2006 in Victoria, British ...

134. Brian Mulroney

Self | The Black Moses

Brian Mulroney was born on March 20, 1939 in Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada. He was married to Mila Mulroney. He died on February 29, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

135. Robert Mundell

Self | Thinking Big

Robert Mundell was born on October 24, 1932 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Valerie Natsios and Barbara Sheff. He died on April 4, 2021 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

136. Peter Munk

Soundtrack | Der Kreis

137. Anne Murray

Soundtrack | Zodiac

Anne Murray is a major recording star. She has won numerous Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, as well as a number of Juno Awards in her native Canada. Anne lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and two children. She has sold over 24 million records. She is known for such hits as "Snowbird",...

138. Pete Newman

Writer | Daytime

Pete Newman was born on May 10, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for Daytime (2004), Empire of the Bay (1998) and Titans (2001). He was married to Christina McCall, Alvy Bjorklund, X N and Camilla Jane Turner. He died on September 7, 2023 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

139. Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Soundtrack | The Lost City of Z

Yannick Nézet-Séguin was born on March 6, 1975 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Lost City of Z (2016), Maestro (2023) and Bel Canto (2018). He is married to Pierre Tourville.

140. Huguette Oligny

Actress | Les lumières de ma ville

Huguette Oligny was born on January 31, 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Les lumières de ma ville (1950), La demoiselle d'Avignon (1972) and Friday the 13th: The Series (1987). She was married to Gratien Gélinas and Marcel Alexandre. She died on May 9, 2013 in ...

141. John Robarts

Self | Le Québec est au monde

John Robarts was born on January 11, 1917 in Banff, Alberta, Canada. He died on October 18, 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

142. Guy Rocher

Self | Une histoire sur le goût de la langue

Guy Rocher was born on April 20, 1924 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada.

143. Joseph Rouleau

Soundtrack | Marathon Man

Joseph Rouleau was born on February 28, 1929 in Matane, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Marathon Man (1976), Folio (1955) and Au pays de Zom (1983). He was married to Renee. He died on July 12, 2019 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

144. Jean-Louis Roux

Actor | C.R.A.Z.Y.

Jean-Louis Roux was born on May 18, 1923 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), Monsieur Lecoq (1964) and The Hotel New Hampshire (1984). He died on November 28, 2013 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

145. Gabrielle Roy

Writer | Le vieillard et l'enfant

Gabrielle Roy was born on March 25, 1909 in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. She was a writer, known for Le vieillard et l'enfant (1985), Bonheur d'occasion (1983) and Restless River (2019). She was married to Marcel Carbotte. She died on July 13, 1983 in Québec, Canada.

146. Claude Ryan

Self | Le Québec est au monde

Claude Ryan was born on January 26, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was married to Madeleine Guay. He died on February 9, 2004 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

147. Moshe Safdie

Self | Camera Three

Moshe Safdie was born on July 14, 1938 in Haifa, Palestine [now Israel].

148. Louis St. Laurent

Self | Royal Journey

Louis St. Laurent was born on February 1, 1882 in Compton, Québec, Canada. He was married to Jeanne Renault. He died on July 25, 1973 in Québec City, Québec, Canada.

149. John Ralston Saul

Self | The Corporate Coup D'État

John Ralston Saul was born on June 19, 1947 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Corporate Coup D'État (2018), Who's the Man: Masculinity, Mythos and the Media (2004) and Extraordinary Canadians (2011).

150. Jeanne Sauvé

Self | Calgary 1988: XV Olympic Winter Games

Jeanne Sauvé was born on April 26, 1922 in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, Canada. She died on January 26, 1993 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

151. Raymond Murray Schafer

Soundtrack | xXx

Raymond Murray Schafer was born on July 18, 1933 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He was a composer and writer, known for xXx (2002), Lilly (1993) and Carnival of Shadows (1989). He was married to Phyllis Mailing, Eleanor James and Jean Reed. He died on August 14, 2021 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

152. Ed Schreyer

Self | 90 Minutes Live

Ed Schreyer was born on December 21, 1935 in Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada.

153. Fernand Séguin

154. Hans Selye

Writer | Stress

Hans Selye was born on January 26, 1907 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for Stress (1956), Man kann auch anders leben (1975) and Pour l'amour du stress (1990). He died on October 25, 1982.

155. Mitchell Sharp

Self | The Way It Is

Mitchell Sharp was born on May 11, 1911 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He died on March 19, 2004 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

156. Carol Shields

Writer | The Republic of Love

Carol Shields studied at Hanover College, the University of Exeter in England, and the University of Ottawa, where she received an M.A. In 1957 she married Donald Hugh Shields, a professor of Civil Engineering, and moved to Canada. Carol Shields lived in Canada until her death in Victoria, BC, in ...

157. Harry Somers

Composer | Folio

Harry Somers was born on September 11, 1925 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a composer, known for Folio (1955), Louis Riel (1969) and The Hill (1956). He was married to Barbara Chilcott. He died on March 9, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

158. Arnold Spohr

Self | Concertante: Arnold Spohr and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

159. Graham Spry

Self | Los Canadienses

Graham Spry was born on February 20, 1900 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Irene Mary Biss. He died on November 24, 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

160. William Stephenson

Writer | College in the Wilds

William Stephenson is known for College in the Wilds (1954), Frontier College (1954) and Backstage at Parliament (1955).

161. Maurice Strong

Self | Survival of Spaceship Earth

Maurice Strong was born in 1929 in Oak Lake, Manitoba. He was married to ??? and Hanne. He died on November 28, 2015 in Canada.

162. Janine Sutto

Actress | Le père Chopin

Janine Sutto is one of Canada's most celebrated and respected actresses. In a career spanning over 70 years, she has played hundreds of roles on stage, radio and television. She has appeared at major theatres across Canada in productions ranging from classics by Molière and Shakespeare to works by ...

163. David Suzuki

Producer | Beyond Climate

David Suzuki is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he earned a B.A. at Amherst College (Mass.) in 1958, followed by a PhD in genetics at the University of Chicago in 1961. He was a professor of genetics at the University of ...

164. Pierre Trudeau

Writer | Reason Over Passion

Pierre Trudeau was born Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau on October 18, 1919 in Montreal, Quebec. He was the son of Charles-Émile Trudeau and Grace Elliott. Trudeau had an older sister and a younger brother, Suzette and Charles Jr.

Trudeau's father died when Pierre was 15. After that, ...

165. Jean Vanier

Self | Man Alive

Jean Vanier was born on September 10, 1928 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. He died on May 7, 2019 in Paris, France.

166. Pauline Vanier

Self | Something Hidden - A Portrait of Wilder Penfield

Pauline Vanier is married to Georges Vanier.

167. Jon Vickers

Soundtrack | Captain America: The First Avenger

Outspoken and somewhat controversial, but highly acclaimed, Canadian tenor with a huge voice and a repertoire ranging from German, to English, to Italian and to French opera and song. He is the most highly acclaimed "Peter Grimes" of the last forty years. He is known not only for his beautiful and ...

168. Leopold Simoneau

Soundtrack | Slumdog Millionaire

Leopold Simoneau was born on May 2, 1918 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Gallipoli (1981) and Festival (1960). He was married to Pierrette Alarie. He died on August 24, 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

169. Joey Smallwood

Self | Waiting for Fidel

Joey Smallwood was born on December 24, 1900 in Gambo, Newfoundland, Canada. He died on December 18, 1991 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

170. Veronica Tennant

Director | Shadow Pleasures

Veronica Tennant was born in London, England, on January 15, 1946. Tennant began dancing at the age of four. In 1955, she immigrated to Toronto, Canada with her family. She was the Prima Ballerina with The National Ballet of Canada for 25 years. Since 1989, she has garnered acclaim as a filmmaker, ...

171. Shirley Thomson

172. Bertha Wilson

Actress | Many a Slip

Bertha Wilson is known for Many a Slip (1927).

173. Pierrette Alarie

Actress | Scope

Pierrette Alarie was born on November 9, 1921 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Scope (1949) and Festival (1960). She was married to Leopold Simoneau. She died on July 10, 2011 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

174. Donald Sutherland

Actor | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The towering presence of Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is often noticed, as are his legendary contributions to cinema. He has appeared in almost 200 different shows and films. He is also the father of renowned actor Kiefer Sutherland, among others.

Donald McNichol Sutherland was born in Saint ...

175. Yann Martel

Writer | Life of Pi

Yann Martel was born on June 25, 1963 in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a writer, known for Life of Pi (2012), National Theatre Live: Life of Pi (2023) and Manners of Dying (2004).

176. Eugene Levy

Actor | A Mighty Wind

Eugene Levy is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer. He has appeared in more than 60 motion pictures to date, eight of which having topped the $100M mark. The box office success of films such as Bringing Down the House (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) , and Father of the Bride Part II ...

177. Serge Joyal

Self | L'invité

The Honourable Joyal was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on November 14, 1996 and Invested on April 16, 1997 from the Canadian Governor General. He lives in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. He is the Protector of Canada's heritage, founder of the Joliette art gallery and patron of the ...

178. 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 ...

179. Ronald Stewart

Self | Trauma: Life in the E.R.

He was awarded the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on November 14, 2023 from the Canadian Governor General.He has been responsible for creating Los Angeles's paramedic system, as well as for establishing a major association dedicated to the advancement of hospital care and an ...

180. Stacey Allaster

Self | Wimbledon

Mrs. Allaster was awarded the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada on May 19, 2022 from the Canadian Governor General. She lives in St. Petersburg, Canada .

181. Lorne Michaels

Producer | Saturday Night Live

Lorne Michaels was born on November 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), 30 Rock (2006) and The Kids in the Hall (1988). He has been married to Alice Barry since 1991. They have three children. He was previously married to Susan ...

182. Princess Anne

Self | The Late Queen's Husband

Anne, Princess Royal is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. She is 15th in the line of succession to the British throne and has been Princess Royal since 1987.

Born at Clarence House, Anne was educated at Benenden School and began ...

183. Angus Topshee

Self | The West Block

He was awarded the Officer of Military Merit Order of Military Merit on October 12, 2017 and Invested on May 27, 2019 from the Canadian Governor General.