1. Saul Bellow (1915)

Novelist Short Story Writer Crit

Canadian-born American writer who won both the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1976. His most famous works include Herzog (1964), Humboldt's Gift (1975), and...

2. Jim Flaherty (1949)

Canadian Politician

Canadian Progressive Conservative who took office as the 37th Minister of Finance in February 2006. He represented Whitby-Oshawa in Canadian Parliament.

3. Bruce Richardson (1977)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Retired hockey centre who played for teams several teams, including the Chesapeake Icebreakers and Nottingham Panthers, during his 19-year hockey career. He later became a head coach with teams like...

4. Geneviève Jeanson (1981)

Canadian Racing Cyclist

Cycling phenom who won several junior championships and competed in the 2000 Olympics.

5. Tosca Reno (1959)

Canadian Health Writer

New York Times bestselling author who has become known for her healthy eating books Your Best Body Now and the Eat-Clean Diet series. She has also penned Oxygen's "Raise the...

6. François Legault (1957)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician, businessman, and founder of the Coalition Avenir Quebec Party. He served for a decade on the Quebec National Assembly and held office as both Minister of Health and...

7. Alain Giguère (1958)

Canadian Politician

Alain Giguère is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Marc-Aurèle-Fortin as a member...

8. Martin Savidge (1958)

American Journalist

Martin Savidge is an Edward R. Murrow and local Emmy Award-winning American television news correspondent. Savidge worked for NBC News and was a special correspondent and former anchor for public...

9. Liam Mahoney (1987)

Canadian Football League Player

Liam Mahoney is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Ottawa RedBlacks of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 41st overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the...

10. Stan Endersby (1947)

Canadian Musician

Stan Endersby is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He comes from an acting family and began his career in the early '60s playing with Toronto bands The Omegas and C...

11. George Bukator (1913)

Canadian Politician

George Bukator was an Ontario political figure. He represented Niagara Falls in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1958 to 1971 as a Liberal member. He served with the Niagara...

12. Bob Andras (1921)

Canadian Politician

Robert Knight Andras PC was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Port Arthur from 1965 to 1979 and Thunder Bay—Nipigon from 1979 to 1980 in the Canadian...

13. Anatole Carignan (1885)

Canadian Politicians

Anatole Carignan was a Canadian politician. Born in the parish of Saints-Anges-de-Lachine Quebec Carignan was educated at the Commercial College of Lachine. He worked for the Banque d'Épargne and the...

14. Bob Davis (basketball) (1950)

Professional Basketball Player

Robert Bob Davis is a retired professional basketball small forward who played one season in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers during the 1972–73...

15. Yurij (Kalistchuk) (Unknow)

Canadian Priest

Metropolitan Yurij of Winnipeg and Canada born George Kalistchuk in Lachine Quebec on May 26 1951 is the current primate of the autonomous Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada.

16. Jean Fournel (1956)

Canadian Canoeist

Jean Fournel was a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s. He competed in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal but was eliminated...

17. Royce Frith (1923)

Canadian Politician

Royce Herbert Frith CM QC was a Canadian diplomat public servant and politician. He received a BA from the University of Toronto an LL. B from Osgoode Hall Law School...

18. Leslie MacDougall (1970)

Canadian Curler

Leslie MacDougall is a Canadian curler from Cornwall Prince Edward Island. She currently plays lead for Suzanne Birt.

19. Derek Aucoin (1970)

Canadian Baseball Player

Derek Alfred Aucoin is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Aucoin pitched in two games for the Montreal Expos in the 1996 season. He had a 0–1 record in 2....

20. Thomas Dowd (bishop) (1970)

Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop

Thomas Dowd is a Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Dowd is currently serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Montréal.

21. Tim Harkness (1937)

Canadian Baseball Player

Thomas William Harkness is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1961 to 1964 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. Harkness was signed...

22. Michael Gaul (1973)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Michael S. Mike Gaul is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. After playing for St. Lawrence University he was drafted in the ninth round 262nd overall by the Los Angeles...

23. Tracy Wilson (1961)

Figure Skater

Tracy Wilson CM is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Rob McCall she won the Canadian national championship from 1982–1988 were three-time World bronze medalists and were the 1988 Olympic...

24. Skip Jensen (1967)

Canadian Singer-songwriter

Serge Gendron better known by the stage name Skip Jensen is a Canadian singer-songwriter and cartoonist raised in Lachine Montreal.