C.C. (Companions of the Order of Canada)

1. Václav Havel

Writer | Odcházení

Václav Havel was born on October 5, 1936 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Leaving (2011), The Beggar's Opera (1991) and Heart Beat 3D (2010). He was married to Dagmar Havlová and Olga Splíchalová. He died on December 18, 2011 in Hrádecek, Czech ...

2. His Highness the Aga Khan

Self | An Islamic Conscience: The Aga Khan and the Ismailis

3. Lincoln Alexander

Self | A Linc in Time

Lincoln Alexander served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II. He was the first Black Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons in 1968. He was named Federal Minister of Labour in 1979. In 1985 he was named as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, a position he held until 1991.

He ...

4. Louis Applebaum

Composer | Story of G.I. Joe

Louis Applebaum was born on April 3, 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a composer and writer, known for Story of G.I. Joe (1945), Walk East on Beacon! (1952) and The Mask (1961). He died on April 20, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

5. Louise Arbour

Self | Payback

Louise Arbour was born on February 10, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

6. Denys Arcand

Writer | Les invasions barbares

One of Québec's most politically aware filmmakers, Denys Arcand studied history at Université de Montréal, where he co-directed Seul ou avec d'autres (1962) with Denis Héroux and co-written with Stéphane Venne. He joined the National Film Board (NFB) in 1963, where his feature-length documentary on...

7. Kenojuak Ashevak

Self | Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

Kenojuak Ashevak was born on October 3, 1927 in near Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Canada [now Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada]. She was married to Johnniebo Ashevak, Itigajuaqujaku Pii, Joanasie Igiju and ? Kenojuak. She died on January 8, 2013 in Cape Dorset, ...

8. Ludmilla Chiriaeff

The Bell Telephone Hour

Ludmilla Chiriaeff was born on January 10, 1924 in Riga, Latvia. She was a production designer, known for The Bell Telephone Hour (1959), Pas de deux (1968) and Appelez-moi Lise (1972). She was married to Uriel Luft and Chiriaeff. She died on September 22, 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

9. Robert Choquette

Writer | Quatuor

Robert Choquette was born on April 22, 1905. He was a writer, known for Quatuor (1956), Le curé de village (1949) and Témoignages (1973). He died in 1991.

10. Jean Chrétien

Self | Walking Without Fear

Jean Chrétien was born on January 11, 1934 in Shawinigan, Québec, Canada. He was previously married to Aline Chrétien.

11. Adrienne Clarkson

Producer | Adrienne Clarkson Presents

Adrienne Clarkson was born on February 10, 1939 in Hong Kong. She is a producer and writer, known for Adrienne Clarkson Presents (1988), Artemisia (1997) and Corner Gas (2004). She has been married to John Ralston Saul since July 31, 1999. She was previously married to Stephen Clarkson.

12. Gilles Cloutier

Actor | Desjardins

Gilles Cloutier was born in 1943. He was an actor, known for Desjardins (1990), Les aventures tumultueuses de Jack Carter (2003) and Les muses orphelines (2000). He died on July 6, 2007 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

13. Leonard Cohen

Soundtrack | Watchmen

Leonard Cohen was born on September 21, 1934 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a music artist and composer, known for Watchmen (2009), Night Magic (1985) and Natural Born Killers (1994). He died on November 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

14. Alex Colville

Self | Alex Colville: The Splendour of Order

Alex Colville was born on August 24, 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Rhoda Wright. He died on July 16, 2013 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.

15. Charles Foulkes

16. Terry Fox

Self | Continuarà...

Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox was born on July 28, 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The son of Betty Fox and Rolly Fox, Terry had three siblings: Older brother Fred Fox, younger sister Judy Alder-Fox, and younger brother Darrell Fox. His father Rolly was a switchman for the Canadian National ...

17. Celia Franca

Actress | Festival

Celia Franca was born on June 25, 1922 in Mile End, London, England, UK. She was an actress and director, known for Festival (1960), The Dance of Salome (1949) and Folio (1955). She was married to James (Jay) Morton, Herbert Anderson and Leo Kersley. She died on February 19, 2007 in Ottawa, Ontario...

18. Ursula Franklin

Self | Nuclear Dynamite

Ursula Franklin was born on September 16, 1921 in Munich, Germany. She was married to Fred. She died on July 22, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

19. Northrop Frye

Actor | The Passerby

Northrop Frye was born on July 14, 1912 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Passerby (1995), University (1961) and The Scholar in Society: Northrop Frye in Conversation (1984). He was married to Elizabeth Brown and Helen Kemp. He died on January 23, 1991 in Toronto, ...

20. Margaret Atwood

Writer | The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood was born on November 18, 1939 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a writer and producer, known for The Handmaid's Tale (2017), Alias Grace (2017) and MaddAddam. She was previously married to Graeme Gibson and Jim Polk.

21. Marius Barbeau

Self | Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?

Marius Barbeau was born on March 5, 1883 in St-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada. He was a writer, known for Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? (1952), False Faces (1963) and Marius Barbeau et l'art totémique (1959). He was married to Marie Ernestine Larocque . He died on February 27, 1969 in ...

22. Lloyd Barber

Self | The Art of Governing (1968-1972)

Lloyd Barber was born on March 8, 1932 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

23. Michel Bélanger

Actor | L'homme de terre

Michel Bélanger is known for L'homme de terre (1989).

24. Jean Béliveau

Actor | Pour toujours, les Canadiens!

Jean Béliveau is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau is widely regarded as one of the Ten Greatest NHL players of...

25. Pierre Berton

Writer | Klondike

Pierre Berton was born on July 12, 1920 in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for Klondike (1960), Folio (1955) and ABC Weekend Specials (1977). He was married to Janet Berton. He died on November 30, 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

26. Charles H. Best

Self | Who Sheds His Blood

27. Ian Binnie

Special_effects | Elysium

Ian Binnie is known for Elysium (2013), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and The Predator (2018).

28. Marie-Claire Blais

Writer | La belle bête

Marie-Claire Blais was born on October 5, 1939 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. She was a writer, known for La belle bête (2006), Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel (1973) and Festival (1960). She died on November 30, 2021 in Key West, Florida, USA.

29. Roger Blais

Director | Grierson

Roger Blais was born on February 6, 1917 in Giffard, Québec, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Grierson (1973), Monsieur John Grierson (1974) and Vive le ski! (1946). He was married to Louise Bellavance. He died on November 9, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

30. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Actor | Walad w Bent

Boutros Boutros-Ghali was born on November 14, 1922 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Walad w Bent (2010), Ein Shams (2008) and Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace (2009). He was married to Leila Kahil and Leia Maria Nadler. He died on February 16, 2016 in Cairo, Egypt.

31. Clément Cormier

Actor | Possible Worlds

Clément Cormier is known for Possible Worlds (2000).

32. Paul Crépeau

Director | Ma passion, mon harmonie

Paul Crépeau was a director and actor, known for Ma passion, mon harmonie (1986), Les deux Marcelle (1987) and Lettre à Tom (1987). He died on January 19, 2015 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

33. Thomas Crerar

Thomas Crerar was born on June 17, 1876 in Molesworth, Ontario, Canada. He died in 1975.

34. Barney Danson

Barney Danson was born on February 8, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on October 17, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

35. Robertson Davies

Writer | First Person

Robertson Davies was born on August 28, 1913 in Thamesville, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for First Person (1960), Encounter (1952) and Teleplay (1976). He died on December 3, 1995 in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada.

36. Natalie Zemon Davis

Writer | Le retour de Martin Guerre

Natalie Zemon Davis was born on November 8, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Return of Martin Guerre (1982), Divine Magic (1995) and Apostrophes (1975). She was married to Chandler Davis. She died on October 21, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

37. Rock Demers

Producer | La grenouille et la baleine

Rock Demers was born on December 1, 1933 in Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Bécancour, Québec, Canada. He was a producer and actor, known for Tadpole and the Whale (1988), The Dog Who Stopped the War (1984) and Vincent and Me (1990). He died on August 17, 2021 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

38. Paul Desmarais

Self | Le confort et l'indifférence

Paul Desmarais was born on January 4, 1927 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Jacqueline Maranger. He died on October 8, 2013 in Sagard, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada.

39. Jacques Dextraze

Self | The Valour and the Horror

40. Mavis Gallant

Writer | Drága kisfiam!

Mavis Gallant was born on August 11, 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was a writer, known for Drága kisfiam! (1978), Contact, l'encyclopédie de la création (2006) and Telescope (1963). She was married to John Gallant. She died on February 18, 2014 in Paris, France.

41. Marc Garneau

Self | Space Station 3D

Marc Garneau was born on February 23, 1949 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He is married to Pamela Soame. They have four children.

42. Jean Gascon

Actor | A Man Called Horse

Brother of actor Gabriel Gascon and father of actress Nathalie Gascon, Jean was an important personality in Quebec theatre. With actor Jean-Louis Roux, his fellowman of the "Compagnons de Saint-Laurent" acting troupe, he founded the "Théâtre du Nouveau Monde" (litterally, "Theater of the New World"...

43. Frank Gehry

Producer | Miles Ahead

After graduating from Harvard University, Gehry studied architecture. In the middle of his studies he moved to the University of Los Angeles. In 1962 he founded his own architectural firm in Venice, California. In the following years he advanced from a conventional planner to an early ...

44. Gratien Gélinas

Actor | Tit Coq

Gratien Gélinas was born on December 8, 1909 in Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Tit Coq (1953), La dame aux camélias, la vraie (1942) and Les Quat' fers en l'air (1954). He was married to Huguette Oligny and Simone Lalonde. He died on March 16, 1999 in ...

45. Pierre Gendron

Producer | Jésus de Montréal

Pierre Gendron was born in 1952 in Grand-Mère, Québec, Canada. He is a producer and assistant director, known for Jesus of Montreal (1989), Un zoo la nuit (1987) and The 3 L'il Pigs (2007).

46. Paul Gérin-Lajoie

Self | Conférence de presse

Paul Gérin-Lajoie was born on February 23, 1920 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was married to Andrée Papineau. He died on June 25, 2018 in province of Québec, Canada.

47. Émile Girardin

Actor | La joueuse d'orgue

Émile Girardin is known for La joueuse d'orgue (1925).

48. Allan Gotlieb

Self | United We Fall

Allan Gotlieb was born on February 28, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was married to Sondra Gotlieb. He died on April 18, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

49. Yvette Brind'amour

Actress | The Pyx

Yvette Brind'amour was born on November 30, 1918 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Pyx (1973), Deburau (1962) and The Morning Man (1986). She was married to Paul Gury. She died on April 4, 1992 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

50. Ed Broadbent

Self | Monday Report

Ed Broadbent was born on March 21, 1936 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Ellen Meiksins Wood, Lucille Munroe and Yvonne Yamaoka. He died on January 11, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

51. Charles Bronfman

Producer | Oceans of Hope

Charles Bronfman was born on June 27, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a producer, known for Oceans of Hope (2001) and Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010). He was previously married to Andrea Morrison.

52. Samuel Bronfman

Self | American Justice: Target - Mafia

Samuel Bronfman was born on February 27, 1889 in Soroki, Bessarabskaya guberniya, Russian Empire [now Soroca, Moldova]. He was married to Saidye Rosner. He died on July 10, 1971 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

53. Robert Bryce

Writer | Juice: Power, Politics & The Grid

Robert Bryce is known for Juice: Power, Politics & The Grid (2024), Juice: How Electricity Explains the World (2019) and Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003).

54. Morley Callaghan

Writer | Suspense

Morley Callaghan was born on February 22, 1903 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for Suspense (1949), Now That April's Here (1958) and Programme X (1970). He was married to Loretto Florence Dee. He died on August 25, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

55. June Callwood

Writer | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science

June Callwood was a pioneering Canadian journalist who participated in the promotion of many causes, including child poverty, aboriginal rights, homelessness, free speech, racism, reproductive freedom, capital punishment and prison reform. She was involved in the organization and development of a ...

56. Kim Campbell

Self | The Robert MacNeil Report

Kim Campbell was born on March 10, 1947 in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. She has been married to Hershey Felder since 1997. She was previously married to Howard Eddy and Nathan Divinsky.

57. Claude Castonguay

Music_department | Mystery Hunters

Claude Castonguay is known for Mystery Hunters (2002), Reel Injun (2009) and A Silent Love (2004).

58. Gretta Chambers

Self | Sucre noir

Gretta Chambers was born on January 15, 1927 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was married to Egan Chambers. She died on September 9, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

59. Céline Dion

Soundtrack | Titanic

Hailing from the small town of Charlemagne, Québec, Céline Dion has become one of the all-time greatest singers. Céline was born in 1968, the youngest of 14 children. Early in childhood, she sang with her siblings in a small club owned by her parents. From these early experiences, Céline gained the...

60. Tommy Douglas

Actor | The Great Debate

Tommy Douglas was born on October 20, 1904 in Falkirk, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Great Debate (1974) and 90 Minutes Live (1976). He was married to Irma Dempsey. He died on February 24, 1986 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

61. Jean Drapeau

Self | Chantal: en vrac

Jean Drapeau was born on February 18, 1916 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He died on August 12, 1999 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

62. George Drew

Self | Nova

George Drew was born on May 7, 1894 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Fiorenza Johnson. He died on January 4, 1973.

63. Richard Drouin

Self | Cirque du Soleil: Varekai

64. Davidson Dunton

Davidson Dunton was born on July 4, 1912 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He died on February 7, 1987 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

65. Pierre Dupuy

Self | Toast of the Town

Pierre Dupuy was born on July 9, 1896 in Montreal, Québec, Canada. He was married to Thérèse Ferron . He died on May 21, 1969 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

66. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Soundtrack | The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was born on August 4, 1900 in St. Paul's Waldenbury, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She was married to King George VI. She died on March 30, 2002 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.

67. Arthur Erickson

Self | Telescope

Arthur Erickson was born on June 14, 1924 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He died on May 20, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

68. Maureen Forrester

Soundtrack | Alien Resurrection

Maureen Forrester was born on July 25, 1930 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Alien: Resurrection (1997), Iolanthe (1984) and The Adventures of Tintin (1991). She was married to Eugene Kash. She died on June 16, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

69. Eugene Forsey

Self | The Canadian Federation

Eugene Forsey was born on May 28, 1904 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, Canada. He died on February 20, 1991 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

70. Wayne Gretzky

Actor | D2: The Mighty Ducks

Wayne Gretzky, nicknamed "The Great One, " is widely considered the greatest hockey player of all-time. At the time of his retirement at the end of the 1998-99 NHL season he was the NHL's all-time scoring leader in Goals, Assists & Points in both the regular season & Stanley Cup Playoffs. He led ...

71. Peter Gzowski

Actor | Fighting Words

Peter Gzowski was born on July 13, 1934 in Toronto, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Fighting Words (1970), Gzowski & Co. (1985) and The Industry (1998). He died on January 24, 2002 in Toronto, Canada.

72. Rick Hansen

Self | CTV National News

Rick Hansen was born on August 26, 1957 in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. He has been married to Amanda Reid since October 1987. They have three children.

73. Evelyn Hart

Actress | II

Evelyn Hart was born on April 4, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for II (2012), Decorum (2013) and Scored by time (2022).

74. Anne Hébert

Writer | La mercière assassinée

Anne Hébert was born on August 1, 1916 in Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault, Québec, Canada. She was a writer, known for La mercière assassinée (1958), Kamouraska (1973) and Les fous de Bassan (1987). She died on January 22, 2000 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

75. Martha Henry

Actress | Great Performances

Martha Henry was born on February 17, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress and director, known for Great Performances (1971), Dancing in the Dark (1986) and The Wars (1983). She was married to Rod Beattie, Douglas Rain and Donnelly Rhodes. She died on October 21, 2021 in Stratford, ...

76. Ben Heppner

Actor | Live from the Metropolitan Opera

Ben Heppner was born on January 14, 1956 in Murrayville, Langley, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Shadow Conspiracy (1997) and Tristan und Isolde (1999).

77. Harley Hotchkiss

Self | Flames 88-89

78. William Hutt

Actor | Great Performances

William Hutt was born on May 2, 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Slings and Arrows (2003) and Folio (1955). He died on June 27, 2007 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

79. Frank Iacobucci

Self | The Agenda with Steve Paikin

80. Flora MacDonald

Self | Escape from Iran: The Inside Story

Flora MacDonald was born on June 3, 1926 in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. She died on July 26, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

81. Ronald St. John MacDonald

Self | The Struggle for Democracy

82. Hugh MacLennan

Writer | Barometer Rising

Hugh MacLennan was born on March 20, 1907 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was a writer, known for Barometer Rising, Two Solitudes (1978) and Each Man's Son (1954). He was married to Frances Waker and Dorothy Duncan. He died on November 7, 1990 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

83. Antonine Maillet

Writer | Gapi

Antonine Maillet was born on May 10, 1929 in New Brunswick, Canada. She is a writer, known for Gapi (1982), Séraphin: Heart of Stone (2002) and La sagouine (1975).

84. John C. Parkin

Self | Herr Ostrowski sucht das Glück

85. George Pearkes

86. Lester B. Pearson

Self | Front Page Challenge

Born in Newtonbrook, Ontario, Lester Bowles Pearson was the son of Annie Sarah Bowles and Edwin Arthur Pearson. Throughout World War I, Pearson volunteered for service and entered in it. He survived an aeroplane crash and Pearson went by the code name, "Mike".

After World War I, Pearson returned ...

87. Gérard Pelletier

Writer | Les 90 jours

Gérard Pelletier was born on June 21, 1919 in Victoriaville, Québec, Canada. He was a writer, known for Les 90 jours (1959), La communauté juive de Montréal (1956) and Les parents à l'école (1954). He was married to Alec Pelletier. He died on June 22, 1997 in Montréal, ...

88. Michaëlle Jean

Producer | Black Life: Untold Stories

Michaëlle Jean was born on September 6, 1957 in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. She is a producer, known for Black Life: Untold Stories (2023), Tropique nord (1994) and Turin 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games (2006). She is married to Jean-Daniel Lafond. They have one child.

89. Norman Jewison

Director | Jesus Christ Superstar

Norman Jewison was an award-winning, internationally acclaimed filmmaker who produced and directed some of the world's most memorable, entertaining and socially important films, exploring controversial and complicated subjects and giving them a universal accessibility. Some of his most well-known ...

90. Raoul Jobin

Self | La joie de vivre

Raoul Jobin was born on April 8, 1906 in Québec City, Québec, Canada. He died on January 13, 1974 in Québec City, Québec, Canada.

91. Karen Kain

Actress | The Magic of Aladdin

Karen Kain was born on March 28, 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for The Magic of Aladdin (1989), Seeing Things (1981) and Adolphe Adam Giselle (1976). She has been married to Ross Petty since May 28, 1983.

92. Yousuf Karsh

Lancelot and Guinevere

One of the greatest photographers of all time Yousuf Karsh arrived in Canada as an Armenian refugee from the Turkish Ottoman Empire which perpetrated the Armenian genocide. In 1928 Karsh apprenticed with photographer John Garo in Boston then returned to Canada where Prime Minister Mackenzie King ...

93. Raymond Klibansky

Self | Metropolis

94. Huguette Labelle

Self | Davos 2013: The Debate

95. Jean-Daniel Lafond

Director | Salam Iran: A Persian Letter

Jean-Daniel Lafond was born in France. He is known for Salam Iran: A Persian Letter (2002), Madwoman of God (2008) and Le voyage au bout de la route ou La ballade du pays qui attend (1988).

96. Phyllis Lambert

Actress | Victor Bourgeau, architecte, 1809-1888

Phyllis Lambert was born on January 24, 1927 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She is an actress, known for Victor Bourgeau, architecte, 1809-1888 (1984), Mies (1986) and Citizen Lambert: Joan of Architecture (2007). She was previously married to Jean Lambert.

97. Margaret Laurence

Writer | Rachel, Rachel

Margaret Laurence was born on July 18, 1926 in Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada. She was a writer, known for Rachel, Rachel (1968), A Bird in the House (1973) and To Set Our House in Order (1985). She was married to John F. Laurence. She died on January 5, 1987 in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada.

98. Gerald LeDain

Gerald LeDain was born on November 27, 1924 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He died on December 18, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

99. Diana Leblanc

Actress | North of 60

Diana Leblanc was born in 1943 in Montreal, Canada. She was a founding member of the Soulpepper Theatre Company in Toronto and a member of the Neptune Theatre, as well as artistic director for the French Theatre of Toronto. She has directed for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, The National Arts ...

100. Nelson Mandela

Writer | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013) was the former leader of the African National Congress (ANC). He was known for his lifelong struggle against apartheid (enforced racial separation), which was instituted in South Africa in 1948. The ANC was soon declared a terrorist ...