List of Canadian sports personalities
See also: Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rheal Cormier
- Ryan Dempster
- Eric Gagne - 2003 NL Cy Young Award
- Corey Koskie
- Paul Quantrill
- Matt Stairs, (born 1968)
- Larry Walker
- Jeff Zimmerman
- Rick Fox
- James Naismith, (1861-1939), Teacher who invented the game of Basketball
- Todd MacCulloch
- Jamaal Magloire
- Steve Nash
- Myriam Bédard, (born 1969), Olympic Gold Medal
- Pierre Leuders, Olympic Gold Medal - 1998
- David MacEachern, Olympic Gold Medal - 1998
- Vic Emery, Olympic Gold Medal
- 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 and won a gold medal.
- Becky Scott, Olympic Gold Medal - 2002
- Colleen Jones
- Randy Ferbey
- Sandra Schmirler, (1963-2000)
- Ernie Richardson
- 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)
- Russ Jackson
- Bronko Nagurski (1908-1990), Chicago Bears legend, member of U.S. Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Normie Kwong
- Tony Gabriel
- Vince Danielson
- Rocky Dipietro
- Dave Sapunjin
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Syl Apps
- Jean Beliveau
- Todd Bertuzzi
- Mike Bossy
- Ray Bourque (born 1960), 5 time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Martin Brodeur
- 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
- 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
- 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 S. 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).
- Bernie Parent
- 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
- Joe Sakic (born 1969)
- Derek Sanderson
- Serge Savard
- Terry Sawchuk
- Eddie Shore
- Cyclone Taylor, Frederick Taylor
- Hayley Wickenheiser
- Steve Yzerman, (born 1965)
See also: List of retired NHL players, List of current NHL players
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.
- 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 (Rodderick 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
- Ross Rebagliati - Olympic snowboarding champion
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Simon Whitfield - Olympic triathelete
- Louis Cyr - weightlifter
- The Great Antonio - strongman and wrestler
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