Well Known People Who Happen to be Canadian

Athletes

• Browning, Kurt: Champion Figure Skater, film on Browning
• Gretzky, Wayne: Hockey player. highest scorer in history
• Goodyear, Scott: IndyCar driver
• Hanlan, Ned: Champion Rower. played by Nicholas Cage in "The Boy in Blue"
• Howe, Gordie: Hockey player. second highest scorer in history
• Jenkins, Ferguson: Baseball player. Hall of Fame pitcher
• Johnson, Ben: Runner. Fastest man on drugs at the Seoul Olympics, 1988
• Lafleur, Guy: Hockey player.
• Lemieux, Mario: Hockey player. scoring champion for four years
• Nagurski, Bronko: Football player. charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Naismith,James : physical education teacher. inventor of basketball
• Orr, Bobby: Hockey player. named best defenseman eight consecutive years
• Roy, Patrick: Hockey player.
• Tracy, Paul: IndyCar driver
• Villeneuve, Gilles: Formula One driver
• Villeneuve, Jacques: IndyCar driver. 1995 Indy 500 winner, 1997 Formula One World Champion

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