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==Literature==
{{r|Margaret Atwood}}
{{r|Robertson Davies}}
==Politicians==
{{r|Tommy Douglas}}
{{r|Maurice Duplessis}}
{{r|William Lyon Mackenzie King}}
{{r|Wilfred Laurier}}
{{r|René Lévesque}}
{{r|John A. Macdonald}}
{{r|Lester Pearson}}
{{r|Pierre Trudeau}}
==Scientists==


{{r|Sidney Altman}}
{{r|Sidney Altman}}
{{r|Margaret Atwood}}
{{r|Frederick Banting}}
{{r|Frederick Banting}}
{{r|Bertram Brockhouse}}
==Sports==
{{r|James Naismith}}
{{r|Dick Pound}}
==Others (not yet sorted)==
{{r|Pierre Berton}}
{{r|Pierre Berton}}
{{r|Norman Bethune}}
{{r|Norman Bethune}}
{{r|Bertram Brockhouse}}
{{r|George Brown}}
{{r|George Brown}}
{{r|George Étienne Cartier}}
{{r|George Étienne Cartier}}
{{r|Tommy Douglas}}
{{r|Maurice Duplessis}}
{{r|Sandford Fleming}}
{{r|Sandford Fleming}}
{{r|C.D. Howe}}
{{r|C.D. Howe}}
{{r|Wilfred Laurier}}
{{r|René Lévesque}}
{{r|Nellie McClung}}
{{r|Nellie McClung}}
{{r|John A. Macdonald}}
{{r|James Naismith}}
{{r|Lester Pearson}}
{{r|Dick Pound}}
{{r|Louis Riel}}
{{r|Louis Riel}}
{{r|Charles Saunders}}
{{r|Charles Saunders}}
{{r|David Thompson}}
{{r|David Thompson}}
{{r|Pierre Trudeau}}

Revision as of 17:29, 17 February 2008


Literature

  • Margaret Atwood [r]: (1939 - ) Canadian poet, literary critic, essayist, and writer of novels 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]

Politicians

Scientists

Sports

  • 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]

Others (not yet sorted)