# The greatest Canadians (CBC poll)

The result of CBC's The Greatest Canadian (2004), voted by viewers. Tommy Douglas, father of Canadian medicare, won ahead of Terry Fox.

- 67 votes · 15 items
- Jul 29, 2020 · Nathan McLean
- https://even.best/en/l/686/the-greatest-canadians-cbc-poll

## Top 10

1. **Terry Fox** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 1958-1981. Ran the Marathon of Hope across Canada on one leg to raise money for cancer research.
2. **Lester B. Pearson** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1897-1972. Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner for creating UN peacekeeping.
3. **Tommy Douglas** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1904-1986. Premier of Saskatchewan and father of Canadian medicare.
4. **John A. Macdonald** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 1815-1891. First Prime Minister of Canada.
5. **Neil Young** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Born 1945. Singer-songwriter; 14th.
6. **Pierre Trudeau** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1919-2000. Prime Minister who brought home the constitution and the Charter of Rights.
7. **Louis Riel** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1844-1885. Métis leader and founder of Manitoba; 11th.
8. **Frederick Banting** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1891-1941. Co-discoverer of insulin, Nobel Prize 1923.
9. **David Suzuki** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Born 1936. Environmentalist and broadcaster.
10. **Alexander Graham Bell** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 1847-1922. Inventor of the telephone.
11. **Don Cherry** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Born 1934. Ice hockey commentator.
12. **Bobby Orr** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Born 1948. Hockey defenceman; 19th.
13. **Wayne Gretzky** (0 · ▲3 ▼3) — Born 1961. "The Great One", holder of dozens of NHL records.
14. **Jean Vanier** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1928-2019. Humanitarian and founder of L'Arche; 12th.
15. **Lucy Maud Montgomery** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Author of Anne of Green Gables (1908), one of the best-selling Canadian books of all time.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.