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- Sidney Altman [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 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]
- 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]
- 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
- Sandford Fleming [r]: Add brief definition or description
- C.D. Howe [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 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]
- 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]
- Louis Riel [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pierre Trudeau [r]: Canadian politician (1919-2000) who, as prime minister, led Canada during the turbulent years of the Quebec secession movement and the patriation of the Constitution. [e]