List of Canadian sports personalities
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See also: Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century
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Alpine Skiing
- Jean-Luc Brassard, freestyle ski - moguls, Olympic Gold Medal - 1994
- Nancy Greene, alpine skiing - downhill, Olympic Gold Medal - 1968
- Ann Heggtveit, world and 1960 Winter Olympics ski champion
- Dave Irwin, a "Crazy Canuck,"
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner, alpine skiing - downhill, Olympic Gold Medal - 1992
- Dave Murray, a "Crazy Canuck,"
- Steve Podborski, a "Crazy Canuck,"
- Ken Read, a "Crazy Canuck" and the first non-European to win on the World Cup circuit
- Lucille Wheeler, alpine world ski champion
Automobile Racing
- Patrick Carpentier
- Scott Goodyear
- Greg Moore, (1975-1999)
- Paul Tracy CART Champion 2003
- Gilles Villeneuve, (1950-1982)
- Jacques Villeneuve, (born 1971), son of Gilles, Formula 1 World Champion 1997, Indy 500 Winner 1995, CART Champion 1995
- Dennis Grant, SCCA ProSolo Street Modified Champion & Honda Street Champion 2002
- Joe Cheng, SCCA Solo2 A Modified National Champion 1997
- Gary Milligan, SCCA Solo2 A Modified National Champion 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
- Ron Fellows, LeMans 24 Hour GTS winner
Baseball
- Reggie Cleveland
- Ferguson Jenkins - MLB Hall of Fame member
- Joseph Lannin - owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth
- Terry Puhl
current players
- Jason Bay - 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
- Rheal Cormier
- Ryan Dempster
- Éric Gagné - 2003 NL Cy Young Award
- Corey Koskie
- Paul Quantrill
- Matt Stairs, (born 1968)
- Larry Walker
- Jeff Zimmerman
Basketball
Current Players
- Steve Nash 2005 NBA MVP
- Jamaal MagloirePlayed in the All-Star Game 2003-04
Retired
- Rick Fox won three NBA Championship rings in 2000, 2001 and 2002 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers
- James Naismith, (1861-1939), Teacher who invented the game of Basketball
- Todd MacCulloch
- Norm Baker Inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979
- Hank Biasatti Inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
- Ron Crevier
- Stewart Granger
- Lars Hansen
- Brian Heaney
- Bob Houbregs Inducted into the BasketBall Hall of fame on May 5, 1987
- Leo Rautins
- Mike Smrek
- Gino Sovran
- Ernie Vandeweghe
- Bill Wennington won three championships with the Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997 and 1998)
- Jim Zoet
Biathlon
- Myriam Bédard, (born 1969), Olympic Gold Medal
Bobsleigh
- Pierre Lueders, Olympic Gold Medal - 1998
- David MacEachern, Olympic Gold Medal - 1998
- Vic Emery, Olympic Gold Medal
Boxing
- Tommy Burns, (1881-1955), World Heavyweight boxing Champion
- George Chuvalo
- Yvon Durelle
- Willie de Wit
- Lennox Lewis, grew up in Canada, and competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988, winning a gold medal.
- Eric Lucas, Former WBC world champion (1999-2001) Supermiddleweight.
- Otis Grant, Current WBC international champion Supermiddleweight.
- Arturo Gatti, Current WBC world champion in the Superlightweight.
Cricket
Cross country skiing
- Beckie Scott, Olympic Gold Medal - 2002
Curling
- Jan Betker
- Kerry Burtnyk
- Mark Dacey
- Randy Ferbey
- Suzanne Gaudet
- Jenn Hanna
- Russ Howard
- Colleen Jones
- Jennifer Jones
- Cathy King
- Kelley Law
- Kevin Martin
- Sherry Middaugh
- Wayne Middaugh
- John Morris
- Jill Mouzar
- Dave Nedohin
- Scott Patterson
- Pat Ryan
- Sandra Schmirler, (1963-2000)
- Jeff Stoughton
- Ernie Richardson
- Ed Werenich
Figure Skating
- Kurt Browning
- Toller Cranston
- Brian Orser
- Donald Jackson
- Elizabeth Manley
- Jamie Salé & David Pelletier, pairs, Olympic Gold
- Barbara Ann Scott, Olympic Gold Medal
- Elvis Stojko
- Barbara Wagner & Bob Paul - (pairs)
Football
- Russ Jackson
- Bronko Nagurski (1908-1990), Chicago Bears legend, member of U.S. Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Teyo Johnson (born 1981), Oakland Raiders Tight End
- Nate Burleson (born 1981), Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver
- Normie Kwong
- Tony Gabriel
- Vince Danielson
- Rocky Dipietro
- Dave Sapunjis
- Roger Aldag
- Dave Ridgeway
- Ray Elgaard
- Lionel Conacher
- Royal Copeland
- Peter Dalla Riva
- Danny Kepley
- Joe Krol
- Annis Stukus
- Mike Vanderjagt (born 1970), Indianapolis Colts placekicker
- William Zock
Golf
- Stephen Ames (born in Trinidad and Tobago)
- Gail Graham
- Dawn Coe-Jones
- Laurie Kane
- George Knudson
- Moe Norman
- Sandy Sommerville
- Mike Weir, (born 1970), winner of the 2003 Masters golf tournament
- Jennifer Wyatt
Horse racing and Equestrian Sports
- Big Ben, world show-jumping champion
- Billyjojimbob - distinguished aged pacer; winner of the Elitlopp
- John Campbell - harness racing driver
- Stewart Elliott - thoroughbred racing jockey
- Hervé Filion - harness racing driver
- Sandy Hawley thoroughbred jockey
- John Hayes (1917-1998), harness racing driver
- Nijinsky II, last English Triple Crown winner
- Northern Dancer - Canada's most successful and beloved race horse
- Red Pollard (1909-1981), Seabiscuit's jockey
- Strike Out - harness racing champion
- Dance Smartly - Breeders' Cup champion
- Ron Turcotte (born 1941), jockey of Secretariat
Ice hockey
- Dana Antal
- Syl Apps
- Jean Beliveau
- Todd Bertuzzi
- Mike Bossy
- Jennifer Botteril
- Ray Bourque (born 1960), 5 time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Martin Brodeur
- Cassie Campbell
- Don Cherry
- Ron MacLean
- Kelly Hrudey
- Marcel Dionne
- Bill Durnan
- Phil Esposito
- Danny Gallivan, play-by-play announcer
- Bernie Geoffrion, "Boom-Boom", developed the booming slap shot, second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season
- Danielle Goyette
- Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), "The Great One", holds most NHL scoring records
- George Hainsworth
- Glenn Hall
- Doug Harvey, 7-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Jayna Hefford
- Paul Henderson - scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/USSR match
- Foster Hewitt (1902-1985), play-by-play announcer
- Tim Horton
- Bronco Horvath
- Gordie Howe (born 1928), held most NHL scoring records before Gretzky
- Bobby Hull (born 1939), The "Golden Jet" first player in the NHL to ever score more than 50 goals in a season.
- Brett Hull (born 1964), star for several teams, son of Bobby
- Dave Keon
- Red Kelly
- Ted Kennedy
- Guy Lafleur
- Mario Lemieux (born 1965), player/owner Pittsburgh Penguins
- Eric Lindros
- Mike Looby
- Frank Mahovlich
- Mark Messier (born 1961), starred alongside Gretzky during Edmonton Oilers dynasty
- Jay McClement
- Stan Mikita
- Howie Morenz, voted top athlete of the 1st half of the 20th century
- Bobby Orr (born 1948), considered by many to be the best ever, revolutionized the role of a defenseman becoming the first to win the scoring title (twice).
- Caroline Ouellette
- Bernie Parent
- Cherie Piper
- Jacques Plante (1929-1986), pioneered active defensive play and use of face masks by goalies
- Denis Potvin
- Manon Rheaume (born 1972), first woman to play in a men's professional game
- Maurice Richard (1921-2000), "The Rocket," first player to score 50 goals in a season
- Larry Robinson, Hall of Fame defenseman
- Patrick Roy (born 1965), all-time NHL leader in goalie wins and games played
- Kim Saint-Pierre
- Joe Sakic (born 1969)
- Derek Sanderson
- Serge Savard
- Terry Sawchuk
- Eddie Shore
- Sami Jo Small
- Vicky Sunohara
- Cyclone Taylor, Frederick Taylor
- Hayley Wickenheiser
- Steve Yzerman, (born 1965)
See also: List of retired NHL players, List of current NHL players
Lacrosse
Multiple sports
- Clara Hughes, (born 1972), speed skating and cycling medalist in both summer and winter olympics
- Hayley Wickenheiser better known as being one of the, if not the best female ice hockey player in the world, but also has participated for Canada in the olympics in softball.
- Lionel Conacher
Professional wrestling
- Chris Benoit (born 1967)
- Christian (Jason Reso) (born 1973)
- Rene Dupree (Rene Goguen) (born 1983)
- Edge (Adam Copeland) (born 1973)
- Sylvain Grenier
- Bret 'The Hitman' Hart (born 1957)
- Owen Hart (1965-1999)
- Stu Hart (1915-2003), father of Bret and Owen
- Chris Jericho (Chris Irvine) (born 1970)
- Gail Kim (born 1976)
- Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs) (born 1954)
- Lance Storm (Lance Evers) (born 1969)
- Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias) (born 1975)
- Val Venis (Sean Morley) (born 1971)
- Whipper Billy Watson (1915-1990)
Rowing, Kayaking
Snowboarding
- Ross Rebagliati - Olympic snowboarding champion
Soccer (football)
- John Catliff
- Charmaine Hooper
- Dale Mitchell
- Tomasz Radzinski
- Randy Samuel
- Christine Sinclair
- Paul Stalteri
Speed skating
- Susan Auch
- Lela Brooks Potter
- Gaétan Boucher four-time Olympic medalist - 1980, 1984
- Sylvia Burka
- Sylvie Daigle
- Marc Gagnon, (born 1975), short track speed skater
- Charles Gorman
- Clara Hughes, (born 1972)
- Catriona Le May Doan, (born 1970)
- Annie Perreault, short track speed skaterOlympic Gold Medal - 1992 & 1998
- Frank Stack
- Jeremy Wotherspoon
Swimming - Diving
- Marilyn Bell, first person to swim Lake Ontario
- Sylvie Bernier, Canada's first gold medal in Olympic diving
- Victor Davis (1964-1989), Olympic swimming champion
- Mark Tewksbury, Olympic Gold Medal
Synchronized swimming
Track and field
- Donovan Bailey, (born 1967), sprinter, former 100m world record holder
- Étienne Desmarteau, weight thrower, Olympic champion
- Ben Johnson, (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
- Bobby Kerr, Olympic champion in 1908
- George Orton, first Canadian to become Olympic champion
- Percy Williams, (1908-1982), sprinter
Triathlon
- Simon Whitfield - Olympic triathelete
Weightlifting
- Louis Cyr - weightlifter
- The Great Antonio - strongman and wrestler