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The following is a list of notable Scottish Canadians .
List [ ] H. Montagu Allan (1860–1951), banker, ship owner, sportsmanHugh Allan (1810–1882), financier and shipping magnateRichard B. Angus , banker and philanthropistAlexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), eminent scientist, credited with inventing the first practical telephoneJohn Bethune (1751-1815), founded the first Presbyterian Church in MontrealNorman Bethune (1890–1939), medical innovator and a hero of the Chinese RevolutionBill Blaikie , former Member of Parliament (MP) , deputy leader of the New Democratic Party and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Daniel Blaikie , Member of Parliament (MP) of the New Democratic Party Rebecca Blaikie , former president of the New Democratic Party Liam Bouvier , Canadian vocalist and guitarist, mother was of Scottish descentGeorge Brown (1818–1880), founder of the Toronto Globe Liberal Party of Canada James Cameron , film directorDouglas Campbell (1922-2009), stage actorGordon Campbell , Premier of British Columbia Kim Campbell , first female Prime Minister of CanadaNeve Campbell , actress (Scottish father)John Candy (1950–1994), actor and comedian, father was of Scottish descentWilf Carter , Nova Scotia-born country musicianJim Carrey , actor and comedian (his mother is Scottish Canadian from the Gordon Clan)[ 1] [ 2] James Cockburn , first Speaker of the House in Canada (Conservative Party )William Davidson , pioneer settler in New Brunswick Stu Davis (1921–2007), singer/songwriter, radio and television performer aka Canada's Cowboy Troubadour (b. David Alexander Stewart)John William Dawson (1820–1899), scientist, educatorRichard Dobie (1731–1805), fur trader, businessmanSir James Douglas , chief factor of the HBC's Columbia District (1843–1858) and Governor of the colonies of the Colony of Vancouver Island (1851–64) and the Colony of British Columbia (1858–62)Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), Premier of Saskatchewan and first leader of the New Democratic Party Shirley Douglas , actress (daughter of Tommy Douglas)William Dow (1800–1868), brewer and businessmanGeorge Alexander Drummond (1829–1910), entrepreneurTimothy Eaton (1834-1907), founded Eaton's (Scottish ancestry)David Ewart (1841-1921), Chief Dominion ArchitectSandford Fleming (1827–1915), railway engineer and proponent of standard time zonesDon Francks (1932-2016), actor and voice actorSimon Fraser (1776–1862), Northwest Company trader and explorerJohn Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006), Ontario, California and Massachusetts academic and economist, U.S. and Canadian diplomatAlexander Tilloch Galt (1817–1893), politician and a Father of Confederation (Father was of Scottish ancestry)Donald Gordon , Chairman, Wartime Prices and Trade Board, Chairman and President, Canadian National Railways, builder of Churchill FallsRyan Gosling , actor and musicianLaurie Gough , Canadian-American travel writerHugh Graham (1848–1938), newspaper publisherGeorge Monro Grant (1835-1902), President of the Royal Society of CanadaIain Hume , Canadian international football (soccer) playerAlexander Keith , brewer (Alexander Keith's )William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), longest-serving Prime Minister of Canada Elanie Kohama , Canadian singer-songwriter, mother of Scottish descentKaylyn Kyle , Canadian footballer of Scottish descentAvril Lavigne , Canadian singer-songwriter, mother of Scottish descentBrave Littlewing , actress and voice actressGrace Annie Lockhart , first woman in the British empire to graduate from university (May 25, 1875)Angus MacAskill (1825-1863), tallest non-pathological personJ. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932), painter, member of the Group of Seven John MacDonald of Glenaladale (1742-1810), colonistJohn A. Macdonald , first Prime Minister of CanadaJohn Sandfield Macdonald (1812-1872), first Premier of OntarioNorm Macdonald (1959-2021), stand-up comedian, writer and actorRodney MacDonald , former Premier of Nova Scotia Scott MacDonald , musicianWilliam Christopher Macdonald , tobacco producer and philanthropistPeter MacKay , Minister of National Defence Robert Mackay (1840–1916), businessman, statesmanSir Alexander MacKenzie (1764–1820) Northwest Company trader and explorerAlexander Mackenzie , second Prime Minister of CanadaWilliam Lyon Mackenzie , journalist and rebelColin Francis MacKinnon (1851-1877), founded St. Francis Xavier College, which grew into St. Francis Xavier UniversityAlistair MacLeod , writer, recipient of the Order of Canada Kevin S. MacLeod , current Canadian Secretary to the Queen David MacNaughton , ambassador and diplomatPeter MacNeill , film actorAgnes Macphail , first woman to sit in the House of Commons of Canada Gidi Matas , actor and filmmakerJosey Matas , actor and filmmakerAbraham Martin (1589-1664), St. Lawrence River pilotEric McCormack , award-winning Canadian actor, television producer and writer, best known for his role as Will Truman in the American comedy Will & Grace John McDermott , vocal tenorWilliam McDougall (1822-1905), one of the Fathers of ConfederationTodd McFarlane , entrepreneurJames McGill (1744–1813), fur trader, merchantPeter McGill (1789–1860), businessman, politicianWilliam McGillivray (1764–1825), fur traderGavin McInnes (born 1970), writer, actor, comedian, commentator, co-founder of Vice Media and Vice Magazine Duncan McIntyre (1834–1894), businessmanSarah McLachlan , musician, singer, and songwriterBeverley McLachlin , Chief Justice of Canada Norman McLaren (1914–1987), film animation pioneerTara MacLean singer-songwriterMarshall McLuhan (1911–1980), communication and media theoristBobby McMahon , football analyst for Fox Soccer Channel Craig McMorris , snowboardingMark McMorris , snowboardingSimon McTavish (1750–1804), fur trader, sawmill and flour mill operatorColin Mochrie , actor and comedianHenry Morgan (1819–1893), built the first department store in CanadaDonald Morrow , Ontario politician, soldier and teacherFarley Mowat (1921-2014), author, Scottish ancestryOliver Mowat (1820-1903), third Premier of OntarioAlice Munro , Nobel laureate author and short story writerGeorge Murdoch , first mayor of Calgary James Murray (1721-1794), first civil governor of the Province of QuebecAnne Murray , singer, entertainerMike Myers , actorPaulina Myers , actressSpike Myers , actorSunday Molly Myers , actressJames Naismith , inventor of basketballAlexander Walker Ogilvie (1829–1902), miller, statesmanHero Peregrine , actress and voice actressRoddy Piper (1954–2015), WWE wrestlerFrancine Racette , actressJohn Redpath (1796–1869), contractor, industrialistPeter Redpath (1821–1894), businessmanCallum Keith Rennie , actorJohn Robertson , sports journalist, covered Expos and Blue Jays & coined the term "Rider Pride" (son of Scots immigrant)Bernie Shaw , lead singer of Uriah Heep since 1986George Simpson (1787–1860), executive, fur traderIndia Sood , musican and singer-songwriterTaja Sood , musician and singer-songwriterDonald Alexander Smith , 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount RoyalGeorge Stephen , 1st Baron Mount StephenArran Stephens , founder of Nature's Path FoodsDavid Stirling (1822–1887), architect; associate architect of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Aden Strong , voice actorSammy Strong , voice actorTara Strong , voice actressCree Summer , actress and voice actressMiles Summer-Pullen , actor and voice actorOcean Summer-Pullen , actor and voice actorDaniel Sutherland (1756–1832), businessmanDonald Sutherland , actorKiefer Sutherland , actor (grandson of NDP leader Tommy Douglas , who was born in Scotland)Rossif Sutherland , actorTamara Taylor , actressDave Thomas (born 1949), comedian and actor, Scottish-born motherIan Thomas (born 1950), singer and songwriter, Scottish-born motherWilliam Fraser Tolmie (1812-1886), member of the Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaJustin Trudeau (born 1971), 23rd Prime Minister of Canada (his mother, Margaret, is daughter of Scots immigrant Jimmy Sinclair)Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000), 15th Prime Minister of Canada (his mother, Grace Elliott, was of Scottish ancestry)Tessa Virtue , Olympian ice dancerSee also [ ] Lua error: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').
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