Category: Canada, Notables

Categories: Canada | North America, Notables

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This category hierarchy is intended to list notable, famous, or historically significant Canadians. For WikiTree's purposes, a person is defined as "notable" if they have an entry in Wikipedia, or some some similar resource such as The Canadian Encyclopedia, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, the Canada Heirloom Series, or some similar resource, or if they have been designated as a Person of National Historic Significance, or awarded the Order of Canada, or some other recognition. For Canadians who do not qualify as "notable", please use some other appropriate category such as the categories under the Occupations category, as well as location categories for their place of birth and death.

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See:

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Chief Justices of Canada

Who Do You Think You Are - Canada

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François Baby 16 Dec 1768 Detroit, Province of Quebec - 27 Aug 1852

Roger Bacon 29 Jun 1926 Upper Nappan, Nova Scotia, Canada - 04 Oct 2021

Elizabeth Bagshaw 19 Oct 1881 Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada - 05 Jan 1982

Donovan Bailey 1960s

James Bain 02 Aug 1842 London, England - 22 May 1908

Thomas Bain abt 14 Dec 1834 Denny, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom - 18 Jan 1915

Unity (Bainbridge) Brewster 06 Jul 1916 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - 30 Nov 2017

James Baird 30 Nov 1828 Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 30 May 1915

Emma Baker 27 Feb 1856 Milton, Halton, Canada West - 26 Oct 1943

John Bald 07 Apr 1868 Parsonstown, County Offaly, Ireland - 14 Jul 1961

Frederick Baldwin 02 Jan 1882 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - 07 Aug 1948

Robert Baldwin 12 May 1804 York, Upper Canada - 09 Dec 1858

William Baldwin 25 Apr 1775 County Cork, Ireland - 08 Jan 1844

Violetta Balestreri 24 Apr 1913 Montréal, Québec, Canada - 21 Feb 2000

St. Clair Balfour 30 Apr 1910 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada - 09 May 2002

William Balfour 02 Aug 1851 Forfarshire, Scotland - 19 Aug 1896

Dwight Ball 1950s

Henrietta (Ball) Banting 04 Mar 1912 Rock Island, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada - 26 Jul 1976

Thomas Ballantyne 13 Aug 1829 Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland - 29 Jun 1908

Geoffrey Ballard 16 Oct 1932 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - 02 Aug 2008

Russell Bannock 01 Nov 1919 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - 04 Jan 2020

Frederick Banting 14 Nov 1891 near Alliston, Essa, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - 21 Feb 1941

Andre Barbeau 27 May 1931 Montreal, Île-de-Montréal, Quebec, Canada - 09 Mar 1986

Marie Anne Barbel 26 Aug 1704 Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France - 16 Nov 1793

John Barber 05 Jul 1841 Georgetown, Upper Canada - 03 Mar 1917

William Barlow 02 Nov 1870 Montréal, Quebec, Canada - 14 Feb 1963

Robert Barr 16 Sep 1849 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom - 22 Oct 1912

David Barrett 02 Oct 1930 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 02 Feb 2018

Anthony Barringer 20 Oct 1925 Westhampnett, Hampshire, England - 15 Aug 2009

Marie Robertine Barry 26 Feb 1863 L'Isle-Verte, Bas-Canada - 07 Jan 1910

Robert Bartlett 15 Aug 1875 Brigus, Newfoundland - 28 Apr 1946

Henry Bate 09 Apr 1828 Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - 06 Apr 1917

Mona Bates 31 Oct 1889 Burlington, Ontario, Canada - 29 Mar 1971

Helen Battle 31 Aug 1903 Middlesex, Ontario, Canada - 17 Jun 1994

John Baxter 16 Feb 1868 West Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada - 27 Dec 1946

Moretta (Beall) Reilly 25 Feb 1922 Lindsay, Ontario, Canada - 24 Nov 1980

Joshua Beard bef 15 Oct 1797 Mottram, Longdendale, Chester, Cheshire, England - 09 Nov 1866

Bartholomew Beardsley 21 Oct 1775 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York - 24 Mar 1855

Richard Beasley 21 Jul 1761 Albany, Albany, New York - 10 Feb 1842

Edward Beatty 16 Oct 1877 Thorold, Welland, Ontario, Canada - 23 Mar 1943

William Beatty 10 Dec 1833 York, Upper Canada - 20 Nov 1912

James Beaty 10 Nov 1831 Trafalgar, Upper Canada - 15 Mar 1899

James Beaty 02 Oct 1798 Killeshandra, County Cavan, Ireland - 05 Mar 1892

André (Beauchemin) Millet dit Beauchemin 05 Nov 1824 St. Vital, Red River Settlement - 12 Dec 1902

Robert Beaven 20 Jan 1836 Leigh, Staffordshire, England - 18 Sep 1920

Frederick Beavis abt 08 Oct 1914 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - abt 11 Jul 1997

Adam Beck 20 Jun 1857 Baden, Canada West - 15 Aug 1925

Julia (Beckwith) Hart 10 Mar 1796 Fredericton, York, New Brunswick - 28 Nov 1867

William Beech 04 Jun 1898 Edmonton, Middlesex, England - 28 May 1971

William Beers 05 May 1841 Montreal, Lower Canada - 26 Dec 1900

Barbara (Beggs) Cass-Beggs 10 Nov 1904 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom - 13 Sep 1990

John Beikie 14 Feb 1766 Gibraltar - 20 Mar 1839

Archibald Belaney 18 Sep 1888 Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - 13 Apr 1938

Joseph Béliveau 31 Aug 1931 Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada - 02 Dec 2014

Charles Bell 12 Apr 1858 Dublin, Ireland - 02 Oct 1929

Charles Bell 05 Feb 1854 Perth, Lanark, Canada West - 29 Aug 1936

James Bell 23 Sep 1877 St. Andrews, Quebec, Canada - 31 Mar 1934

John Bell 18 Mar 1838 Desmond, Lennox and Addington County, Upper Canada - 05 Jul 1901

John Bell 13 Dec 1846 Cape Traverse, Prince, Prince Edward Island - 29 Jan 1929

Robert Bell 03 Jun 1841 Toronto Twp., Upper Canada - 17 Jun 1917

Frederic Bell-Smith 26 Sep 1846 London, England - 23 Jun 1923

Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau 20 Oct 1808 Sainte-Foy, Bas-Canada - 14 Sep 1894

Solomon (Bellows) Bellow 10 Jun 1915 Lachine, Quebec, Canada - 05 Apr 2005

John Bengough 07 Apr 1851 Toronto, York, Canada West - 02 Oct 1923

Charles Bennett 11 Jun 1793 Shaftesbury, Dorset, England - 05 Dec 1883

John Bennett 08 Aug 1866 St. John's, Newfoundland - 23 Oct 1941

Marion Bennett 07 Feb 1903 South Dumfries Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada - 12 Nov 1956

Richard Bennett 03 Jul 1870 Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada - 26 Jun 1947

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William Bennett 06 Sep 1900 Hastings, Alma, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada - 23 Feb 1979

William Bennett 14 Apr 1932 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada - 03 Dec 2015

Margaret (Benning) Henniker-Major 23 Aug 1921 Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada - 29 Oct 1974

Jeanne (Benoit) Sauvé 26 Apr 1922 Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, Canada - 26 Jan 1993

Clara Benson 05 Jun 1875 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada - 24 Mar 1964

James Benson 21 Jan 1807 Ireland - 18 Mar 1885

Manly Benson abt 27 Apr 1842 Prince Edward County, Canada West - 20 Jul 1919

Mina (Benson) Ellis 15 Apr 1870 Bewdley, Hamilton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada - 04 May 1956

Philip Bent 03 Jan 1891 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - 01 Oct 1917

Charles Berczy 22 Aug 1794 Newark, Upper Canada - 09 Jun 1858

Hewitt Bernard 25 Jun 1825 Spanish Town, Jamaica - 24 Feb 1893

Mary (Bernard) FitzGibbon abt 1861 Barrie, Canada West - 17 Jul 1933

Pierre Berton 12 Jul 1920 Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada - 30 Nov 2004

George Bertram 12 Mar 1847 Fenton Barns, Scotland - 20 Mar 1900

John Bertram 16 Oct 1837 Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland - 28 Nov 1904

Jean-Jacques Bertrand 20 Jun 1916 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada - 22 Feb 1973

Julie Winnefred Bertrand 16 Sep 1891 Coaticook, Québec, Canada - 18 Jan 2007

Alfred Bessette 09 Aug 1845 Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Bas-Canada - 06 Jan 1937

Charles Best 27 Feb 1899 West Pembroke, Pembroke, Washington, Maine, United States - 31 Mar 1978

Charles Best 07 Jul 1931 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 25 Mar 1978

Henry Bethune 04 Mar 1890 Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada - 12 Nov 1939

Norman Bethune 13 Aug 1822 Moose Factory, Upper Canada - 12 Oct 1892

Robert Bethune 1836 Cobourg, Upper Canada - 27 Mar 1895

Louis (Betourne) Bétournay 13 Nov 1825 Saint-Lambert, Chambly, Lower Canada - 30 Oct 1879

Frederick Betts 04 Jul 1896 London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada - 07 May 1938

Henry Bibb 10 May 1815 Shelby, Kentucky, United States - 01 Aug 1854

Marshall Bidwell 16 Feb 1799 Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Oct 1872

Gustave Bieler 26 Mar 1904 Beurlay, Charente-Maritime, France - 05 Sep 1944

James Biggar 04 Feb 1824 Carrying Place, Prince Edward, Upper Canada - 24 May 1879

Oliver Biggar 11 Oct 1876 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 04 Sep 1948

Samuel Biggs abt Oct 1844 Ancaster Township, Wentworth, Canada West - 27 Sep 1911

Alfred Billes 01 Dec 1902 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 03 Apr 1995

John Billes abt 04 Dec 1895 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 16 Nov 1956

Lillian (Bilsky) Freiman abt 06 Jun 1885 Mattawa, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada - 02 Nov 1940

Moses Bilsky abt 10 Dec 1829 Kovno, Russian Empire - abt 04 Jan 1923

Patrick Binns 1940s

Leonard Birchall 06 Jul 1915 St. Catharines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada - 10 Sep 2004

James Bird 03 Feb 1798 Rupert's Land, Hudson Bay Company - 11 Dec 1892

James Bird abt 03 Feb 1773 Acton, Middlesex, England - 18 Oct 1856

Thomas Birkett 01 Feb 1844 Bytown, Canada West - 21 Oct 1920

Henry Birkland 16 Aug 1917 Caldwell, Manitoba, Canada - 31 Mar 1944

Alfred Birney 13 May 1904 Calgary, Alberta, Canada - 03 Sep 1995

Joseph Étienne (Birtz) Desmarteau 04 Feb 1873 Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec, Canada - 29 Oct 1905

William Bishop 08 Feb 1894 Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada - 11 Sep 1956

Hugh Blackadar 13 Jan 1808 Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia - 13 Jun 1863

Josiah Blackburn 06 Mar 1823 London, England, United Kingdom - 11 Nov 1890

Victoria Blackburn 17 Apr 1865 Quebec City, Canada East - 04 Mar 1928

Laura (Blackwell) de Turczynowicz 28 Aug 1878 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - 25 Oct 1953

David Blackwood 07 Nov 1941 Wesleyville, Newfoundland - 02 Jul 2022

Frederick (Blackwood) Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 21 Jun 1826 Florence, Italy - 12 Feb 1902

Andrew Blair 07 Mar 1844 Fredericton, York, New Brunswick - 25 Jan 1907

Duncan Blair 23 Dec 1919 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - 14 Jun 2006

Dominick Blake 13 Oct 1833 Adelaide Township, Middlesex, Upper Canada - 01 Mar 1912

Samuel Blake 31 Aug 1835 Toronto, Upper Canada - abt 23 Jun 1914

William Blake 10 Mar 1809 Humewood, Kiltegan, County Wicklow, Ireland - 15 Nov 1870

Allan Blakeney 07 Sep 1925 Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada - 16 Apr 2011

Hiram Blanchard 17 Jan 1820 West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia - 17 Dec 1874

Samuel Blandford 10 Aug 1840 Greenspond, Newfoundland - 08 Mar 1909

Christie Blatchford 20 May 1951 Rouyn, Abitibi, Quebec, Canada - 12 Feb 2020

Howard Blatchford 25 Feb 1912 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - 03 May 1943

Paul Blundy 1918 Ontario, Canada - 11 May 1992

Bronislaw Bobak 28 Dec 1923 Wawelowska, Poland - 24 Sep 2012

Constance (Bodington) Hamilton 26 Sep 1862 Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 27 Jun 1945

Ebenezer Bodwell 30 Apr 1827 Nissouri Township, Oxford, Upper Canada - 18 Oct 1889

Nicolas Gaspard Boisseau 10 Oct 1765 Saint-Pierre, Île-d'Orléans, Province de Québec - 09 Mar 1842

Joseph-Armand Bombardier 16 Apr 1907 Valcourt, Quebec, Canada - 18 Feb 1964

Laura (Bond) Borden 26 Nov 1861 Haliifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - 07 Sep 1940

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Robert Bond 25 Feb 1857 St. John's, Newfoundland - 16 Mar 1927

Margerie (Bonner) Lowry 17 Feb 1905 Michigan, United States - 28 Sep 1988

John Booth 05 Apr 1827 Waterloo, Lower Canada - 08 Dec 1925

Joshua Booth 1759 Orange County, New York - 1813

Robert Borden 26 Jun 1854 Grand Pré, Kings Co., Nova Scotia - 10 Jun 1937

Edward Borron 06 Dec 1820 Woolden Hall, Eccles, Lancashire, England - 23 Apr 1915

Arthur Boswell 03 Jan 1838 Cobourg, Northumberland, Upper Canada - 16 May 1925

George Boswell 23 Jun 1804 Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Aug 1889

Amos Botsford 25 Sep 1804 Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada - 19 Mar 1894

Lucien Bouchard 1930s

Simone Bouchard 19 Jun 1912 Baie-St.-Paul, Québec, Canada - 30 Jul 1945

Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville 04 May 1822 Montreal, Bas-Canada - 10 Sep 1915

Jean Baptiste (Bouchet) Bouchette 05 Jul 1736 Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France - 28 Apr 1804

Joseph Bouchette 14 May 1774 Québec, Province de Québec - 08 Apr 1841

Robert Bouchette 12 Mar 1805 Québec, Bas-Canada - 04 Jun 1879

Robert Errol Bouchette 02 Jun 1862 Québec, Bas-Canada - 13 Aug 1912

Alfred Boultbee 05 Mar 1828 Southampton, Hampshire, England - 29 Dec 1901

Edith (Boulton) Nordheimer 1847 Toronto, Canada West - 14 Nov 1912

George Boulton 11 Sep 1797 Greenbush, New York, United States - 13 Feb 1869

Henry Boulton 22 Jun 1790 Kensington, London, England - 18 Jun 1870

William Boulton 19 Apr 1812 York (Toronto), Upper Canada - 01 Feb 1874

Robert Bourassa 14 Jul 1933 Montréal, Québec, Canada - 02 Oct 1996

Arthur Bourinot 03 Oct 1893 Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada - 17 Jan 1969

John Bourinot 24 Oct 1836 Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia - 13 Oct 1902

Rowland Bourke 28 Nov 1885 Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 29 Aug 1958

Mark Bourque 04 Mar 1948 Stoneham, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, La Jacques-Cartier, Québec, Canada - 20 Dec 2005

Robert Bowden 13 Aug 1926 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - 09 Apr 1991

Mackenzie Bowell 27 Dec 1823 Rickinghall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom - 10 Dec 1917

John Bowes 1812 Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland - 20 May 1864

Stanley Bowman 1970s

Scotty Bowman 1930s

John Bown 30 Dec 1821 Upper Stoke, Dorset, England - 26 Sep 1890

Benjamin Bowring bef 17 May 1778 Exeter, Devon, England - 01 Jun 1846

Charles Bowring 07 Oct 1839 St. John's, Newfoundland - 31 Jan 1890

William Bowser 03 Dec 1867 Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada - 25 Oct 1933

Alfred Boyd 20 Sep 1835 Hackney St John, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 16 Aug 1908

John Boyd 23 Apr 1837 Toronto, York, Upper Canada - 23 Nov 1916

Mossom Boyd 07 Dec 1814 India - 24 Jul 1883

Trevor Boys 03 Nov 1957 Calgary, Alberta, Canada - 02 Feb 2023

John Bracken 22 Jun 1883 Leeds and Landsdowne, Ontario, Canada - 18 Mar 1969

George Braden 04 Nov 1949 Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada - 25 May 2015

Robert Bradford 17 Dec 1923 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 25 May 2023

Eva Bradshaw Mar 1870 London Township, Ontario, Canada - Aug 1938

John Braithwaite 07 Dec 1911 Nokomis, Saskatchewan, Canada - 19 Mar 1995

Dee Brasseur 1950s

Jean (Brebeuf) de Brébeuf 25 Mar 1593 Condé-sur-Vire, Normandie, France - 16 Mar 1649

Frederick Brecken 09 Dec 1828 Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island - 14 Oct 1903

Thomas Breen 18 Apr 1881 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - abt 1954

Harlan Brewster 10 Nov 1870 Harvey, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada - 01 Mar 1918

William Briggs 09 Sep 1836 Banbridge, County Down, Ireland - 05 Nov 1922

Edmund Bristol abt 04 Sep 1861 Napanee, Canada West - 14 Jul 1927

Harry Broadbent 13 Jul 1892 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - 06 Mar 1971

Jeffry Brock 06 Jan 1850 Guelph, Canada West - 27 Mar 1915

Reginald Brock 10 Jan 1874 Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada - 30 Jul 1935

William Brock 14 Feb 1836 Eramosa Township, Upper Canada - 01 Nov 1917

Bertram Brockhouse 15 Jul 1918 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada - 13 Oct 2003

Harold Brodie 03 Dec 1907 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 23 Mar 1989

Paul Brodie 10 Apr 1934 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 19 Nov 2007

Edgar Bronfman 20 Jun 1929 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 21 Dec 2013

Samuel Bronfman 27 Feb 1889 Soroca, Canada - 10 Jul 1971

Henry Bronson 24 Feb 1817 Moreau, Saratoga, New York, United States - 07 Dec 1889

Alfred Brooks 14 Sep 1889 Gagetown, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada - 07 Dec 1967

Harriet (Brooks) Pitcher 02 Jul 1876 Exeter, Ontario, Canada - 17 Apr 1933

William Brouse 15 Jun 1824 Matilda, Dundas, Upper Canada - 23 Aug 1881

George Brown 29 Nov 1818 Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 09 May 1880

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