Famous Canadian Athletes
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  • Bailey, Donovan [1] [2] [3] [4]: World's fastest man.
  • Browning, Kurt [1]: Figure Skater. 4-time World Champion.
  • Butler, Rob: Baseball player. Former Toronto Blue Jay, now playing for Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Cripps, Bobby Lee: Baseball player. Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Otis Nixon.
  • Dryden, Ken [1] [2] [3]: Hockey player. Was the first hockey player to ever win the Conn Smythe trophy before winning Rookie of the year honours. Played for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series.
  • Ducey, Rob: Baseball player. Former Toronto Blue Jay, now playing for Seattle Mariners.
  • Gretzky, Wayne [1] [2] [3]: Hockey player. Highest scorer in history. Holds or shared 61 individual NHL records.
  • 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
  • Kariya, Paul: Hockey player.
  • Lafleur, Guy: Hockey player.
  • Lemieux, Mario: Hockey player. Scoring champion for five years
  • Nagurski, Bronko: Football player. Charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • Naismith,James: Inventor of basketball
  • Nash, Steve: Basketball player. Plays for the Phoenix Suns.
  • Orr, Bobby: Hockey player. Won the Norris Trophy 8 consecutive years.
  • Quantrill, Paul: Baseball player. Plays for the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • Richard, Maurice: Hockey player.
  • Spoljaric, Paul: Baseball player. Former Toronto Blue Jay, now plays for Seattle Mariners.
  • Tracy, Paul: IndyCar driver
  • Villeneuve, Gilles: Formula One driver
  • Villeneuve, Jacques: Formula One driver. 1995 Indy 500 winner, and winner of the 1997 Formula 1 Points championship (first Canadian to win).
  • Walker, Larry: Baseball player.

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