- Prime minister of Canada (1963-1968).
- Toronto's main international and domestic airport is named after him, Lester B. Pearson International Airport.
- Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member)
- Was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for helping to resolve the Suez Canal crisis as Canada's Minister of External Affairs. Furthermore, he was the first Canadian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 (inaugural class).
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