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"Canada's Walk of Fame"
Canada's Walk
of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, is a walk of fame that
acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians. It consists of a series of
stars imbedded in 13 designated blocks worth of sidewalks in Toronto, located in
front of Roy Thomson
Hall, The Princess of Wales Theatre, and The Royal
Alexandra Theatre on King Street as well as Simcoe Street. The
first group of members was inducted in 1998, and it has since expanded to
include a young filmmakers competition and there are plans for a permanent
museum.Of the 143 stars on the
walk of fame, 131 are for individuals, including athletes; coaches; actors, directors, writers and producers
of movies, television and stage; singers, songwriters and musicians; playwrights; authors; comedians; cartoonists; and supermodels. Twelve stars have been given to groups.
In these cases, the group name is listed on the star and the names of individual
members are omitted.
| Year | Name | Area of Recognition | Hometown | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1972 Canadian Summit Series hockey team | Team, hockey | Various | Defeated the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summit Series, an eight game series. |
| 1998 | Bryan Adams | Musician | Kingston, Ontario | Won two Grammy Awards, nominated for three Academy Awards for songwriting.[9] Adams was unable to attend his 1998 induction and was later honoured at a ceremony in 2008.[10] |
| 2006 | Pamela Anderson | Actress; model | Ladysmith, British Columbia | Five-time Playboy cover girl; also noted for her role in Baywatch.[11] |
| 2005 | Paul Anka | Singer, songwriter | Ottawa, Ontario | Credited with writing over 900 songs, member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[12] |
| 2004 | Denys Arcand | Director | Deschambault, Quebec | His 2003 film The Barbarian Invasions won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film; Companion of the Order of Canada.[13] |
| 2006 | Jann Arden | Musician | Calgary, Alberta | Winner of eight Juno Awards.[14] |
| 2001 | Kenojuak Ashevak | Painter, sculptor | Cape Dorset, Nunavut | Companion of the Order of Canada.[15] |
| 2001 | Margaret Atwood | Author | Ottawa, Ontario | Won the Booker Prize for The Blind Assassin, companion of the Order of Canada.[16] |
| 2002 | Dan Aykroyd | Actor, comedian | Ottawa, Ontario | Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1989 for Driving Miss Daisy; charter member of Saturday Night Live.[17] |
| 2012 | Randy Bachman | Musician, singer | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Has earned 120 gold and platinum album/singles awards and sold over 40 million records worldwide as a solo artist and various bands, including The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. |
| 2008 | Frances Bay | Actress | Mannville, Alberta | Won a Gemini Award for Road to Avonlea.[18] |
| 2001 | Jean Béliveau | Athlete, ice hockey | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, two-time NHL MVP, won 10 Stanley Cups, companion of the Order of Canada.[19] |
| 1998 | Pierre Berton | Author | Whitehorse, Yukon | Winner of four Governor General's Awards, companion of the Order of Canada.[20] |
| 2009 | Blue Rodeo | Musicians | Toronto, Ontario | Won 11 Juno Awards, including five for Group of the Year.[21] |
| 2011 | Roberta Bondar | Astronaut | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | Canada's first female astronaut.[22] |
| 2003 | Scotty Bowman | Coach, ice hockey | Montreal, Quebec | Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, two-time NHL coach of the year, coached nine Stanley Cup-winning teams and has the highest winning percentage in NHL history.[23] |
| 2007 | Johnny Bower | Athlete, ice hockey | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, two-time Vezina Trophy winner, won four Stanley Cups.[24] |
| 2001 | Kurt Browning | Athlete, figure skating | Caroline, Alberta | Four-time World Figure Skating Champion.[25] |
| 2009 | Raymond Burr | Actor | New Westminster, British Columbia | Inducted as a Canadian Legends Award recipient. Known for his portrayal of Perry Mason in the television series of the same name, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor – Drama Series; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[26] |
| 2008 | James Cameron | Director | Kapuskasing, Ontario | Won three Academy Awards in 1997 for best director, best film editing and best picture for the film Titanic; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[27] |
| 1998 | John Candy | Actor, comedian | Toronto, Ontario | Part of SCTV.[28] |
| 1998 | Jim Carrey | Actor, comedian | Newmarket, Ontario | Won two Golden Globe Awards for The Truman Show and Man on the Moon.[29] Carrey was unable to attend his 1998 induction and was later honoured at a ceremony in 2004.[30] |
| 2009 | Dean and Dan Caten | Fashion designers | Toronto, Ontario | Creators of Dsquared2, a high-end fashion label.[31] |
| 2009 | Kim Cattrall | Actress | Little River, British Columbia | Born in Liverpool, England. Known for her portrayal of Samantha Jones in Sex and the City for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.[32] |
| 1999 | Juliette Cavazzi | Singer | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Member of the Order of Canada.[33] |
| 2005 | George Chuvalo | Athlete, boxing | Toronto, Ontario | Member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame.[34] |
| 2002 | Cirque du Soleil | Circus troupe | Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec | A world-renowned circus troup that originated in Quebec; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[35] |
| 2010 | David Clayton-Thomas | Musician, frontman | Surrey, England | Lead singer and frontman for Blood, Sweat & Tears. Won three Grammy Awards, and a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[36] |
| 2009 | Tom Cochrane | Musician | Lynn Lake, Manitoba | Member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Won six Juno Awards, including Single of the Year for "Life Is a Highway".[37] |
| 2005 | Michael Cohl | Music producer, concert promoter | Toronto, Ontario | Member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[38] |
| 2002 | Alex Colville | Painter, printmaker | Toronto, Ontario | Officer of the Order of Canada.[39] |
| 2005 | Pierre Cossette | Music producer | Valleyfield, Quebec | Executive-producer of Grammy Awards for 35 years, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[40] |
| 2003 | Toller Cranston | Athlete, figure skating | Hamilton, Ontario | Olympic figure skating bronze medalist in 1976.[41] |
| 2006 | Crazy Canucks | Athlete, downhill skiing | Various | Collectively earned 107 top 10 World Cup finishes from 1978 to 1984. Members were: Dave Irwin, Dave Murray, Steve Podborski and Ken Read.[42] |
| 1999 | David Cronenberg | Director | Toronto, Ontario | Officer of the Order of Canada, winner of the Cannes lifetime achievement award.[43] |
| 1999 | Hume Cronyn | Actor | London, Ontario | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1944 for The Seventh Cross.[44] |
| 2011 | Burton Cummings | Musician | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Lead singer for The Guess Who, six-time Juno Award winner.[45] |
| 1999 | Céline Dion | Singer | Charlemagne, Quebec | Won five Grammy Awards; has sold over 200 million albums worldwide. Member of the Order of Canada. Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[46] |
| 2004 | Shirley Douglas | Actress | Weyburn, Saskatchewan | Won a Gemini Award. Member of the Order of Canada.[47] |
| 2003 | Jim Elder | Athlete, equestrian | Toronto, Ontario | Olympic gold medalist in 1968.[48] |
| 2003 | Linda Evangelista | Supermodel | St. Catharines, Ontario | Supermodel.[49] |
| 2002 | Timothy Findley | Author; playwright | Toronto, Ontario | Won one Governor General's Award.[50] |
| 2000 | Maureen Forrester | Singer | Montréal, Quebec | Canada's "Grande Dame of Song."[51] |
| 2002 | David Foster | Music producer | Victoria, British Columbia | Won 15 Grammy Awards as a producer, including three for Producer of the Year, nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Song.[52] |
| 2000 | Michael J. Fox | Actor | Edmonton, Alberta | Won three Primetime Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe Awards for Family Ties and one Emmy Award and three Golden Globes for Spin City; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[53] Fox was unable to attend his 2000 induction and was later honoured at a ceremony in 2008.[10] |
| 2006 | Brendan Fraser | Actor | Indianapolis, Indiana | Raised in Ottawa, Ontario, was part of the Screen Actors Guild Award winning cast of Crash.[54] |
| 2010 | Nelly Furtado | Musician | Victoria, British Columbia | Five-time Juno Award winner; won a Grammy Award for her song "I'm like a Bird."[36] |
| 1998 | Glenn Gould | Musician | Toronto, Ontario | Inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame, won four Grammy Awards.[55] |
| 2006 | Robert Goulet | Singer; actor | Lawrence, Massachusetts | Raised in Edmonton, Alberta, won a Grammy Award in 1963 for Best New Artist, won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical in 1968 for The Happy Time; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[56] |
| 1999 | Nancy Greene | Athlete, downhill skiing | Ottawa, Ontario | Won a gold and silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics, Canadian female athlete of the half century (1950–1999), Officer of the Order of Canada.[57] |
| 2002 | Wayne Gretzky | Athlete, ice hockey | Brantford, Ontario | Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, highest scoring player in NHL history, nine-time NHL MVP, won four Stanley Cups, and was named Canadian male athlete of the half century (1950–1999).[58] |
| 2001 | The Guess Who | Musicians | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, first Canadian band to have a #1 single in the United States.[59] |
| 2002 | Monty Hall | Game show host; humanitarian | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Host of Let's Make a Deal; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[60] |
| 2007 | Rick Hansen | Athlete, wheelchair | Williams Lake, British Columbia | "Man in Motion", won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Paralympics.[61] |
| 2005 | Rex Harrington | Ballet dancer | Peterborough, Ontario | Officer of the Order of Canada.[62] |
| 2000 | Evelyn Hart | Ballet dancer | Toronto, Ontario | Companion of the Order of Canada.[63] |
| 2012 | Phil Hartman | Actor, voice actor | Brantford, Ontario | Inducted as a Canadian Legends Award recipient. Known as "The Man of A Thousand Voices", Hartman gained fame playing various characters on shows such as Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons. |
| 2002 | Ronnie Hawkins | Musician | Huntsville, Arkansas | Lived adult life in Toronto and later in Peterborough, Ontario; inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[64] |
| 2007 | Jill Hennessey | Actress | Edmonton, Alberta | Best known for roles on Law & Order and Crossing Jordan.[65] |
| 2010 | Doug Henning | Magician | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Inducted as a Canadian Legends Award recipient.[36] |
| 2002 | Arthur Hiller | Director | Edmonton, Alberta | Won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for Love Story, Officer of the Order of Canada.[66] |
| 2000 | Gordie Howe | Athlete, ice hockey | Floral, Saskatchewan | Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, six-time NHL MVP, winner of four Stanley Cups.[67] |
| 2010 | Clara Hughes | Athlete, speed skating | Winnipeg, Manitoba | One of Canada's most decorated Olympic athletes; won two bronze medals in cycling in 1996, and four medals (including a gold in 2006) in speed skating.[36] |
| 2000 | William Hutt | Actor, stage | Toronto, Ontario | Acted in the Stratford Festival since it first started in 1953; Companion of the Order of Canada.[68] |
| 2012 | Russ Jackson | Athlete, Football | Hamilton, Ontario | A three-time winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award and was named the Most Outstanding Canadian four times. |
| 1999 | Lou Jacobi | Actor | Toronto, Ontario | Broadway actor.[69] |
| 2001 | Ferguson Jenkins | Athlete, baseball | Chatham, Ontario | Won the National League Cy Young Award in 1971, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.[70] |
| 2001 | Harry Jerome | Athlete, sprinting | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Won an Olympic bronze medal in 1964.[71] |
| 1998 | Norman Jewison | Director | Toronto, Ontario | Nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Director for In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof and Moonstruck, awarded the Irving Thalberg Award in 1999; Companion of the Order of Canada. Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[72] |
| 2003 | Lynn Johnston | Cartoonist | Collingwood, Ontario | Creator of For Better or For Worse, won a Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year in 1985.[73] |
| 1998 | Karen Kain | Ballet dancer | Hamilton, Ontario | Companion of the Order of Canada.[74] |
| 2004 | John Kay | Musician, frontman | Toronto, Ontario | Born in Germany, moved to Canada as a teenager, and began his musical career in Toronto. Frontman of the band Steppenwolf.[75] |
| 2008 | The Kids in the Hall | Comedy troupe | Toronto, Ontario | Members include: Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson.[76] |
| 2004 | Diana Krall | Musician | Nanaimo, British Columbia | Won a Grammy Award and three Juno Awards.[77] |
| 2008 | k.d. lang | Musician | Consort, Alberta | Won four Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards.[78] |
| 2005 | Daniel Lanois | Music producer | Hull, Quebec | Producer, won seven Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year in 1993.[79] |
| 2004 | Mario Lemieux | Athlete, ice hockey | Montreal, Quebec | Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medalist in 2002, three-time NHL MVP, winner of two Stanley Cups.[80] |
| 2001 | Robert Lepage | Director; playwright | Quebec City, Quebec | Former director of the Canadian Opera Company.[81] |
| 2006 | Eugene Levy | Comedian | Hamilton, Ontario | Member of SCTV, won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy.[82] |
| 1998 | Gordon Lightfoot | Musician | Orillia, Ontario | Won 16 Juno Awards, nominated for five Grammy Awards, inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1986 and Companion of the Order of Canada.[83] |
| 1998 | Rich Little | Impressionist | Ottawa, Ontario | Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[84] |
| 2002 | Guy Lombardo | Bandleader | London, Ontario | Member of Canadian Music Hall of Fame, has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[85] |
| 2009 | Howie Mandel | Game show host; comedian | Toronto, Ontario | Comedian, known for his roles in Bobby's World and St. Elsewhere and as host of the game show Deal or No Deal.[86] |
| 2004 | Louis B. Mayer | Hollywood pioneer | Minsk, Belarus | Founder and head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios, raised in Saint John, New Brunswick. Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[87] |
| 2010 | Eric McCormack | Actor | Toronto, Ontario | Won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Will Truman in Will & Grace.[36] |
| 2012 | Sarah McLachlan | Singer, songwriter | Brantford, Ontario | Won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. |
| 2003 | Lorne Michaels | Producer | Toronto, Ontario | Creator of Saturday Night Live.[88] |
| 2000 | Joni Mitchell | Singer | Fort Macleod, Alberta | Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, won nine Grammy Awards, companion of the Order of Canada.[89] |
| 2005 | Alanis Morissette | Singer | Ottawa, Ontario | Winner of 12 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards.[90] |
| 2010 | Farley Mowat | Author | Belleville, Ontario | Best-selling author whose books include People of the Deer and Never Cry Wolf; Officer of the Order of Canada.[36] |
| 2009 | Robert Munsch | Author, children's | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Has lived and worked in Guelph, Ontario since 1975. Author of over 50 children's books, member of the Order of Canada.[91] |
| 1998 | Anne Murray | Singer | Springhill, Nova Scotia | Winner of four Grammy Awards, has 24 gold or platinum albums, companion of the Order of Canada.[92] |
| 2003 | Mike Myers | Actor, comedian | Scarborough, Ontario | Won an Primetime Emmy Award for his work on Saturday Night Live; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[93] |
| 2008 | Steve Nash | Athlete, basketball | Victoria, British Columbia | Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, but raised from early childhood in Victoria. Won two consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player Awards.[94] |
| 2011 | Daniel Nestor | Athlete, Tennis | Toronto, Ontario | Born in Yugoslavia. Won over 70 ATP doubles titles, including seven Grand Slams and a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[95] |
| 2007 | Nickelback | Musicians | Hanna, Alberta | Won 12 Juno Awards, sold almost 30 million records worldwide.[96] |
| 2001 | Leslie Nielsen | Actor, comedian | Regina, Saskatchewan | Officer of the Order of Canada; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[97] |
| 2011 | Sandra Oh | Actress | Ottawa, Ontario | Won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Dr. Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy.[98] |
| 2007 | Catherine O'Hara | Actress, comedian | Toronto, Ontario | Member of SCTV, won a Primetime Emmy Award.[99] |
| 1998 | Bobby Orr | Athlete, ice hockey | Parry Sound, Ontario | Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, three-time NHL MVP, winner of two Stanley Cups.[80] |
| 2001 | Walter Ostanek | Musician, Polka | Duparquet, Quebec | "The Polka King", won three Grammy Awards for Best Polka Album.[100] |
| 2011 | Russell Peters | Comedian | Toronto, Ontario | One of the best-selling comedians in the United States, and winner of one Gemini Award.[101] |
| 2009 | Chantal Petitclerc | Athlete, wheelchair | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebec | Won 21 medals, including 14 gold, in wheelchair racing at the Paralympic Games.[102] |
| 1999 | Mary Pickford | Actress | Toronto, Ontario | Won an Academy Award in 1929 for Coquette and a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 1976; has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[103] |
| 2007 | Gordon Pinsent | Actor | Grand Falls, Newfoundland | Won three Gemini Awards and two Genie Awards, companion of the Order of Canada.[104] |
| 2003 | Luc Plamondon | Musician | Saint-Raymond, Quebec | Officer of the Order of Canada.[105] |
| 1998 | Christopher Plummer | Actor | Toronto, Ontario | Companion of the Order of Canada, won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Beginners, won two Tony Awards.[106] |
| 2010 | Sarah Polley | Actress, writer, director | Toronto, Ontario | Won two Gemini Awards and four Genie Awards; nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Away from Her.[36] |
| 2001 | Ivan Reitman | Director, producer | Komárno, Czechoslovakia | Raised in Toronto, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[107] Reitman was unable to attend his 1998 induction and was later honoured at a ceremony in 2007.[108] |
| 2000 | Ginette Reno | Singer, actress | Montréal, Quebec | Officer of the Order of Canada.[109] |
| 1999 | Maurice Richard | Athlete, ice hockey | Montréal, Quebec | Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, first player to score 50 goals in 50 games, Hart Trophy winner, eight-time Stanley Cup champion, companion of the Order of Canada.[110] |
| 2011 | Mordecai Richler | Author | Montreal, Quebec | Inducted as a Canadian Legends Award recipient. Two-time winner of the Governor General's Awards, received Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film adaptation of his novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. Companion of the Order of Canada.[111] |
| 2000 | Jean-Paul Riopelle | Painter | Montréal, Quebec | Companion of the Order of Canada.[112] |
| 2007 | Lloyd Robertson | Journalist, anchor | Stratford, Ontario | Anchor of CTV National News for 30 years, won three Gemini Awards.[113] |
| 2003 | Robbie Robertson | Musician | Toronto, Ontario | Guiter player of The Band, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[114] |
| 2012 | Sonia Rodriguez | Ballet dancer | Brantford, Ontario | Longtime member of the National Ballet of Canada and was promoted to principal dancer in 2000. |
| 2000 | Royal Canadian Air Farce | Comedy troupe | Montréal, Quebec | Founding members include: Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan.[115] |
| 1999 | Rush | Musicians | Toronto, Ontario | Have 23 Gold and 14 Platinum records, inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[116] |
| 1999 | Buffy Sainte-Marie | Singer, actress | Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan | Won an Academy Award for the song "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman in 1982.[117] |
| 1998 | Barbara Ann Scott | Athlete, figure skating | Ottawa, Ontario | Olympic Gold medalist in 1948.[118] |
| 2002 | Second City Television | Comedy troupe | Toronto, Ontario | Original members include: John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Dave Thomas and later Rick Moranis and Martin Short.[119] |
| 2004 | Mack Sennett | Hollywood pioneer | Montreal, Quebec | Co-founded Keystone Studios; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[120] |
| 2006 | Paul Shaffer | Musician | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Musical Director for the Late Show with David Letterman, won one Grammy Award.[121] |
| 2000 | William Shatner | Actor | Montréal, Quebec | Portrayed Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek, won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Boston Legal; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[122] |
| 2004 | Helen Shaver | Actress | St. Thomas, Ontario | Won a Gemini Award in 2003.[123] |
| 2008 | Douglas Shearer | Sound designer | Westmount, Quebec | Inducted as a Canadian Legends Award recipient. Won seven Academy Awards (the most of any Canadian) for sound and special effects, nominated for fourteen more.[124] |
| 2008 | Norma Shearer | Actress | Montreal, Quebec | Inducted as a Canadian Legends Award recipient. Won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930 for The Divorcee, nominated for the same award five more times, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[125] |
| 2000 | Martin Short | Actor, comedian | Hamilton, Ontario | Won a Primetime Emmy Award, Member of the Order of Canada.[126] |
| 2003 | David Steinberg | Actor, comedian, writer, director | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Won two Primetime Emmy Awards for directing Academy Awards telecasts, appeared on The Tonight Show 140 times.[127] |
| 2001 | Teresa Stratas | Opera soprano | Toronto, Ontario | Won two Grammy Awards, Officer of the Order of Canada.[128] |
| 2000 | Donald Sutherland | Actor | Saint John, New Brunswick | Won a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globes, Officer of the Order of Canada; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[129] |
| 2005 | Kiefer Sutherland | Actor | St. Thomas, Ontario | Born in London, England, won a Primetime Emmy Award for 24, son of fellow inductees Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[130] |
| 2001 | Veronica Tennant | Ballet dancer | London, Ontario | Companion of the Order of Canada.[131] |
| 2002 | The Tragically Hip | Musicians | Kingston, Ontario | Won 14 Juno Awards, inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[132] |
| 2006 | Alex Trebek | Game Show host | Sudbury, Ontario | Long-time host of Jeopardy!, won five Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host; also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[133] |
| 2003 | Shania Twain | Musician | Windsor, Ontario | Won five Grammy Awards.[134] |
| 1998 | Jacques Villeneuve | Athlete, race car driving | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec | Became the first Canadian to win the Indianapolis 500 in 1995, also won the Formula One World Championship in 1997 and the Champ Car championship in 1995.[135] |
| 2004 | Jack Warner | Hollywood pioneer | London, Ontario | One of the Warner Bros..[136] |
| 1999 | Wayne and Shuster | Comedy duo | Toronto, Ontario | Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster, won the Margaret Collier Award in 1998.[137] |
| 2008 | Daria Werbowy | Supermodel | Mississauga, Ontario | Born in Krakow, Poland, ninth highest-earning model in the world.[138] |
| 2005 | Fay Wray | Actress, Hollywood pioneer | Cardston, Alberta | Portrayed Ann Darrow in King Kong (1933), has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[139] |
| 2000 | Neil Young | Singer | Toronto, Ontario | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, with Buffalo Springfield and as a solo artist. Also was a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.[140] |
^ Many people (Canadian and non-Canadian) don't seem to have a clue that this even exists. The people in Bold I have heard of before. It's good that a country recognizes the men and women that help define and build it. ^
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