Top 10 Most Famous Canadians
#9 Michael J. Fox
He is best known for his role on Family Ties and, later, as Marty McFly in the Back To The Future trilogy. He semi-retired from acting after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991.
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10:
William Shatner
He was Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise and appeared in numerous other Westerns and detective shows.
9:
Michael J. Fox
He is best known for his role on Family Ties and, later, as Marty McFly in the Back To The Future trilogy. He semi-retired from acting after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991.
8:
Alexander Graham Bell
Ok so, he’s not technically a Canadian, but he first began working on the telephone while living in Canada. He also lived there on and off until his death, so we'll count it.
7:
Alex Trebek
Host of the popular game show, Jeopardy, Trebek is well versed in foreign languages and was originally a sportscaster.
6:
Wayne Gretzky
Gretzky is arguably the most famous and successful hockey player of all time. He holds 40 regular season records,15 playoff records, and 6 All-Star records.
5:
Pierre Trudeau
He is the Canadian Prime Minister. He held the position for an amazing 15 years, longer than any Prime Minister before or since.
4:
John Kenneth Galbraith
Though not extremely well known, he was one of the main intellectuals behind much of our modern economic theories. He's also super tall at 6'8''
3:
James Cameron
One of the most famous directors of all time. He directed the action blockbusters: Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and the two top-grossing movies ever, Titanic and Avatar.
2:
Shania Twain
The Canadian born singer and songwriter's album became the best-selling album of all time by a female in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time with over 40 million copies sold worldwide.
1:
Justin Bieber
The singer, songwriter and actor was discovered on YouTube and later signed with Raymond Braun Media Group.
