This is a list of notable people associated with

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning Worl ...

, such as faculty members and alumni.

Lineage and establishment

Chancellors

* 1952–1954 Harry Stevenson Southam * 1954–1968 Jack Mackenzie * 1969–1972 Lester B. Pearson * 1973–1980

Gerhard Herzberg Gerhard Heinrich Friedrich Otto Julius Herzberg, (; December 25, 1904 – March 3, 1999) was a German- Canadian pioneering physicist and physical chemist, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971, "for his contributions to the knowle ...

* 1980–1990 Robert Gordon Robertson (Emeritus 1992–) * 1990–1992

Pauline Jewett Pauline Jewett, (December 11, 1922 – July 5, 1992) was a Canadian Liberal and later New Democratic Party Member of Parliament. Life and career Jewett was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, where she attended elementary and secondary sch ...

* 1993–2002 Arthur Kroeger (Emeritus 2002–2008) * 2002

Ray Hnatyshyn Ramon John Hnatyshyn ( ; uk, Роман Іванович Гнатишин, Roman Ivanovych Hnatyshyn, ; March 16, 1934December 18, 2002) was a Canadian lawyer and statesman who served as governor general of Canada, the 24th since Canadian Co ...

* 2003–2008

Marc Garneau Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (born February 23, 1949) is a Canadian politician, retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Garneau was the minis ...

* 2008–2011 Herb Gray * 2011–2017 Charles Chi * 2018– Yaprak Baltacioğlu Lester B

Presidents

* 1942–1947 Henry Marshall Tory * 1947–1955 Murdoch Maxwell MacOdrum * 1955–1956

James Alexander Gibson James Alexander Gibson (January 29, 1912 – October 23, 2003) was a Canadian academic, federal bureaucrat and private secretary to prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Born in Ottawa and raised in Victoria, Gibson did his undergraduate s ...

(''pro tempore'') * 1956–1958 Claude Bissell * 1958–1972 Davidson Dunton * 1972–1978 Michael Kelway Oliver * 1979 James Downey (''pro tempore'') 1 January – 15 May * 1979–1989

William Edwin Beckel William Edwin Beckel (April 11, 1926 – October 15, 2018) was a Canadian academic and former president of Carleton University in Ottawa and the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. He was an early proponent of the use of television as a univers ...

* 1989–1996 Robin Hugh Farquhar * 1996–2005

Richard J. Van Loon Richard Van Loon (born 1940) is a former Canadian civil servant and ex-president of Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. Van Loon was the first president of Carleton who was also a Carleton alumnus. He got his Bachelor of Science in chemistry th ...

* 2005–2006

David W. Atkinson David William Atkinson (born 1948) is a Canadian academic and former president of MacEwan University. He is the former president of Kwantlen Polytechnic University and two Ontario universities, Brock University in St. Catharines and Carleton Un ...

* 2006–2008

Samy Mahmoud Samy A. Mahmoud was the 5th chancellor of University of Sharjah (2008-2013), and formerly the acting president of Carleton University (2006-2008). Biography Samy A. Mahmoud was the 5th chancellor of the University of Sharjah (2008-2013). Previou ...

(''pro tempore''), from 20 November 2006 * 2008–2017 Roseann Runte * 2017–2018 Alastair Summerlee (''interim'') * 2018–2023

Benoit-Antoine Bacon Benoit-Antoine Bacon is a Canadian neuropsychologist and is the 15th President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University. Early life and education Born in Montreal, he graduated from Concordia University with a B.A. (Honours) degree in Psycholo ...

Chairs of the Board of Governors

* 1942–1949

Philip D. Ross, Honorary Chairman Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who populariz ...

* 1942–1947 Henry Marshall Tory * 1947–1952 Harry Stevenson Southam * 1952–1960 J.E. Coyne * 1960–1962 E.W. Richard Steacie * 1962–1965 C.C. Gibson * 1965–1972

David A. Golden David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

* 1972–1974

James Lorne Gray James Lorne Gray, (March 2, 1913 – March 2, 1987) was a Canadian administrator and President of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) from 1958 to 1974. Born in Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province ...

* 1974–1976

Russ J. Neill Russ is a masculine given name, often a short form of Russell, and also a surname. People Given name or nickname * Russ Abbot (born 1947), British musician, comedian and actor * Russ Adams (born 1980), American retired baseball player * Russ B ...

* 1976–1978

Hyman Soloway Surname Hyman is the surname of: * Alan Hyman (1910–1999), author and screenwriter * Alexander C. Hyman (Born 1993), American Businessman * Albert Hyman (1893–1972), co-inventor of the artificial pacemaker * Anthony Hyman (disambiguation), s ...

* 1978–1980

George A. Fierheller George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

* 1980–1982

Denis A. Ross Denis may refer to: People * Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris * Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure * Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary * Denis the Carthusian (1402–14 ...

* 1982–1984

Clifford Thomas Kelley Clifford may refer to: People *Clifford (name), an English given name and surname, includes a list of people with that name *William Kingdon Clifford * Baron Clifford *Baron Clifford of Chudleigh * Baron de Clifford *Clifford baronets * Clifford f ...

* 1984–1985

Jean Teron Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Je ...

* 1985–1987

Claude Edwards Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher ...

* 1987–1989

Ross Cruikshank Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...

* 1990–1992

Donald Yeomans Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

* 1992–1993

Sam Hughes Sir Samuel Hughes, (January 8, 1853 – August 23, 1921) was the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence during World War I. He was notable for being the last Liberal-Conservative cabinet minister, until he was dismissed from his cabinet pos ...

* 1993–1995

Maureen O'Neil Maureen O'Neil was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011 in recognition for "her contributions to international development, gender equality and human rights". She is the President of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. ...

* 1995–1997 Ivan Fellegi * 1997–2000

Robert Laughton The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

* 2000–2002

Allen Lumsden Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Unive ...

* 2002–2005

Jocelyn Ghent Mallett Jocelyn is a surname and first name. It is a unisex (male/female) name. Variants include Jocelin, Jocelyne, Jocelynn, Jocelynne, Joscelin, Josceline, Joscelyn, Joscelynn, Joscelynne, Joseline, Joselyn, Joselyne, Joslin, Joslyn, Josselin, Josselyn, ...

* 2005–2006 Margaret Bloodworth * 2006–2008

David M. Dunn David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

* 2008–2010

Jacques Shore Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

* 2010–2012

Gisele Samson-Verreault Gisele or Gisèle may refer to: Persons * Gisele (given name) * Gisele, mononym of Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen Gisele Caroline Bündchen (, , born 20 July 1980) is a Brazilian fashion model. Since 2001, she has been one of the highes ...

* 2012–2014 Ronald Jackson * 2014–2016

Anthony (Tony) Tattersfield Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton ...

* 2016–2018 Christopher Carruthers * 2018–2020 Nik Nanos * 2020–current Dan Fortin

Notable alumni and faculty

Academics

* Emma Anderson, professor at

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottaw ...

Andrew Brook Andrew Brook (born March 17, 1943) is a Canadian philosopher, author and academic particularly known for his writings on Immanuel Kant and the interplay between philosophy and cognitive science. Brook is Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Philo ...

, Chancellor's Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science *

Madhu Dikshit Madhu Dikshit (born 21 November 1957) is an Indian cardiovascular biologist, pharmacologist, who served as (2015–2017) director of the Central Drug Research Institute of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Known for her studies ...

, cardiovascular biologist and N-Bios laureate * Ivan Fellegi, former Chief Statistician of Canada * Peter Grünberg, Nobel laureate in Physics 2007 * Erin Johnson, professor of theoretical chemistry at Dalhousie University *

Lawrence M. Krauss Lawrence Maxwell Krauss (born May 27, 1954) is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who previously taught at Arizona State University, Yale University, and Case Western Reserve University. He founded ASU's Origins Project, now cal ...

, physics professor at

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in t ...

and popular science author *

Michael I. Krauss Michael Ian Krauss (born April 21, 1951) is a professor emeritus of law at Antonin Scalia Law School (previously George Mason University School of Law), specializing in tort law, products liability, jurisprudence and legal ethics. He writes a Torts ...

, professor at

George Mason University School of Law The Antonin Scalia Law School (previously George Mason University School of Law) is the law school of George Mason University, a public research university in Virginia. It is located in Arlington, Virginia, roughly west of Washington, D.C., an ...

* Randal Marlin, Carleton philosophy professor specializing in the study of propaganda *

Ryan North Ryan North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian writer and computer programmer. He is the creator and author of ''Dinosaur Comics'', and has written for the comic series of ''Adventure Time'' and Marvel Comics' '' The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl''. ...

, writer and computer scientist * Robin Neill, economic historian * Norm O'Reilly, Professor at

University of Guelph , mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities" , established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922) , type = Public university , chancellor ...

* John Porter, former Professor of Sociology * Kenneth B. Storey, current Professor of Biology * Lyal S. Sunga, expert in international human rights, humanitarian law and international criminal law *

Wayne Cox Wayne may refer to: People with the given name and surname * Wayne (given name) * Wayne (surname) Geographical Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad" Anth ...

, professor at Queen's University at Kingston * William Sweet, Professor of Philosophy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada * Edwin G. Pulleyblank, professor at the University of British Columbia

Entertainers

* Elizabeth Hanna, undergraduate major in philosophy and later graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada;

voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talen ...

and speech-language pathologist * Mervyn G.H. Hinds, Chicago blues musician, known as Harmonica Hinds * K-OS (Kheaven Brereton), musician * Mia Martina, pop singer, bestselling author * Melody Anderson, retired actress, social worker * Kayhan Kalhor, Grammy award–winning musician *

Norm Macdonald Norman Gene MacdonaldThe capitalization of Norm Macdonald's surname has been inconsistently reported in publications such as ''TV Guide''. Books that discuss him, such as ''Shales'' (2003) and Crawford' (2000), as well as other sources such as ...

, comedian, actor * Hamza Haq, actor *

Jeremy Gara Jeremy Gara (born June 6, 1978) is a Canadian drummer from Ottawa, Ontario. He is most well known as the drummer of the band Arcade Fire. Gara is an active performer in a number of other projects, including work as a solo performer. Career G ...

, band drummer of

Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member ...

Entrepreneurs

* Suhayya Abu-Hakima, co-founder and CEO of AmikaNow! and Amika Mobile Corporation * David Azrieli, architect, 10th richest man in Canada *

Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and writer. His father was businessman George Montegu Black II, who had significant holdings in Cana ...

, former businessman * Trevor Matthews, founder and CEO of Brookstreet Pictures * Eric Sprott, founder of Sprott Asset Management * Shane Smith, co-founder and CEO of ''

Vice A vice is a practice, behaviour, or Habit (psychology), habit generally considered immorality, immoral, sinful, crime, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refe ...

Journalists

* Rosemary Barton, political journalist and host of '' Power & Politics'' on CBC News Network *

Keith Boag Keith Boag is a retired Canadians, Canadian journalist. Until 2018, he worked with ''CBC News: The National, The National'' as the chief political correspondent, ''CBC News: Sunday'' and other current affairs programs, as chief political correspon ...

, chief political correspondent for

CBC News CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.c ...

* Rita Celli, host for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation *

Andrew Chang Andrew Chang (born 15 December 1982) is a Canadian television journalist, best known as a co-anchor of CBC Television's nightly flagship newscast '' The National''. Early life Chang was born on 15 December 1982 in Ottawa and graduated from Ca ...

, television journalist *

Petronila Cleto Petronila Cleto (October 18, 1945 - January 11, 2018), also known by her nickname Pet, was a Filipino writer and Activism, social activist best known for her advocacy work for women's rights in Ontario, Canada. Early life and education Petr ...

, Filipino journalist, film critic and social activist * James Duthie,

TSN TSN may refer to: Science and technology * Translin, DNA binding protein involved in microRNA function * Taxonomic serial number, a stable and unique taxonomic serial number issued by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System * The Science Netwo ...

host and Journalist * Matthew Fraser, former Editor-in-Chief of ''

National Post The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with ...

'' * Edward Greenspon, former Editor-in-Chief of '' The Globe and Mail'' * Greg Ip, economic journalist,

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

Peter Jennings Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings (July 29, 1938August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-born American television journalist who served as the sole anchor of '' ABC World News Tonight'' from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. He dropped ...

, journalist and news anchor for

ABC News ABC News is the journalism, news division of the American broadcast network American Broadcasting Company, ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other progra ...

, two-time

Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

winner, awarded a ''Litterarum doctor, honoris causa'' in 1997 *

Carolyn Mackenzie Carolyn Mackenzie (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian television journalist for Global News. She is currently the co-host for Global's Morning talk show program '' The Morning Show''. She graduated from Carleton University in 1998 with a Ba ...

, broadcaster *

Robert MacNeil Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, OC (born January 19, 1931) is a Canadian-American journalist and writer. He is a retired television news anchor who partnered with Jim Lehrer to create '' The MacNeil/Lehrer Report'' in 1975. Early life and ...

, journalist, Officer of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the c ...

* Gavin McInnes, writer, founder of ''Vice'' * Arthur Kent,

Emmy award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

–winning war correspondent *

Nahlah Ayed Nahlah Ayed ( Arabic: نهله عَايِد) is a Canadian journalist, who is currently the host of the academic documentary program '' Ideas'' on CBC Radio One and a reporter with CBC News. She was previously a foreign correspondent with the n ...

, Middle East correspondent for the CBC * Sheila MacVicar, Emmy and

–winning journalist *

Paul Watson Paul Franklin Watson (born December 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American conservation and environmental activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine conservation activism. Th ...

, Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist

Politicians

* Lester Bowles Pearson, former chancellor, professor,

Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority the elected House of Commons; as suc ...

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiolog ...

laureate *

Niki Ashton Niki Christina Ashton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian politician. She is the New Democratic Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in the 2008 fe ...

, Member of Parliament, New Democratic Party leadership candidate * Lindsay Blackett, first black Cabinet minister in

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

Patrick Boyer J. Patrick Boyer (born March 4, 1945) is a Canadian journalist, author, and book publisher, was a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1993. He holds an honours degree in economics and political science from Carleton Un ...

, Member of Parliament * Gord Brown, Member of Parliament * Mike Colle, Member of Provincial Parliament * Alex Cullen, Member of Provincial Parliament, Ottawa City Councillor *

Hans Daigeler Hans Wolfgang Daigeler (February 21, 1945 – November 9, 1995) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995 Background Daigeler was educated at the University of ...

, Member of Provincial Parliament * Barry Devolin, former Member of Parliament * Paul Dewar, former Member of Parliament *

Ward P.D. Elcock Ward P.D. Elcock (born August 1947) is a Canadian civil servant who served as the Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service from 1994 until May 2004. He remains the only Director to have ever served out his entire tenure. He served as ...

, Deputy Minister of Defence, former Director of

Canadian Security Intelligence Service The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS, ; french: Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité, ''SCRS'') is Canada's primary national intelligence agency. It is responsible for collecting, analysing, reporting and disseminating i ...

Catherine Fife Catherine Eileen Fife (born ) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Waterloo. She has been a Member of Provincial Parliament since first winning ...

, Member of Provincial Parliament, President of the Ontario Public School Boards Association *

Rob Ford Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etob ...

, former Mayor of the City of Toronto, studied

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

for a year * Evelyn Gigantes, Member of Provincial Parliament *

, Member of Parliament, professor and Chancellor of Carleton University *

Leo Jordan William Leo Jordan (December 29, 1929 – February 15, 2015) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999. Background Jordan studied Public Administratio ...

, Member of Provincial Parliament *

Wilbert Keon Wilbert Joseph Keon (May 17, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was a Canadian physician. A heart surgeon and researcher by profession, Keon was a longtime Canadian senator. Biography Born in Sheenboro, Quebec, Keon received a Bachelor of Science from ...

, Senator, heart surgeon *

Catherine Kitts Catherine Kitts (born May 28, 1988) is a Canadian politician. She is currently the city councillor for Orléans South-Navan Ward on Ottawa City Council. Kitts received a bachelors of journalism degree from Carleton University in 2010. After tha ...

, Ottawa City Councillor *

John Manley John Paul Manley (born January 5, 1950) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the eighth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2002 to 2003. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa South from 1988 to ...

, former

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

and

Finance Minister of Canada The minister of finance (french: ministre des Finances) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Finance and presenting the federal government's budget each year. It is one of t ...

John Milloy John Christopher Milloy (born June 29, 1965) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2014 who represented the riding of the Kitchener Centre. He served as a cabin ...

Member of Provincial Parliament, Minister * Claudia Mo, Member of

Hong Kong Legislative Council The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's "one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong' ...

* John Nater, Member of Parliament * Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament, former Member of Provincial Parliament *

Tom Nevakshonoff Thomas George Nevakshonoff (born December 22, 1958) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Manitoba legislature, prior to his defeat in 2016. Nevakshonoff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew up in Popl ...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba * Paul Okalik, former premier of

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the '' Nunavut Act'' and the '' Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act'' ...

Ernie Parsons Ernie Parsons (born June 5, 1946) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings for the Ontario Liberal Party from 1999 to 2007. In 2007 ...

, Member of Provincial Parliament * Michael Prue, Member of Provincial Parliament * Scott Reid, Member of Parliament *

Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (; so, Cumar Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, ar, عمر شرماركي) (born 18 June 1960), popularly known as Omar Sharmarke, is a Somali diplomat and politician. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Prime Minister of Som ...

, former Prime Minister of Somalia * Norm Sterling, Member of Provincial Parliament * Barbara Sullivan, Member of Provincial Parliament *

Judy Wasylycia-Leis Klazina Judith Wasylycia-Leis (; born 1951) is a Canadian politician. She was a Manitoba cabinet minister in the government of Howard Pawley from 1986 to 1988, and was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from September 22, 1997, to April ...

, former Member of Parliament * Jim Watson, Member of Provincial Parliament, Mayor and City Councillor of Ottawa * Omar Zakhilwal, former Professor of Economics, Afghan Finance Minister and Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Afghanistan *

Larisa Galadza Larisa Galadza ( uk, Лариса Ґаладза; born May 19, 1971) is a Canadian diplomat who has served as Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine since 2019. Early life and education Galadza's grandparents, all born in Ukraine, immigrated to the U ...

, Executive Director of the

Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

Others

* Shirley Barrie, playwright * Chris Bailey, writer and productivity consultant *

Louise Charron Louise Charron, (born March 2, 1951) is a Canadian jurist. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in October, 2004, and is the first native-born Franco-Ontarian Supreme Court judge. (This distinction has sometimes been attributed to Lo ...

, Puisne Justice of the

Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada. It comprises nine justices, whose decisions are the ultimate application of Canadian law, and grants permission to ...

* Tong Daochi, former secretary of the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Ci ...

of Sanya Committee *

Lorna deBlicquy Lorna Vivian deBlicquy (1931–2009) was a pioneering female Canadian aviator who flew for over 50 years, becoming Canada's first woman civil aviation flight test inspector. She contributed significantly to improve conditions for working women p ...

, pioneering woman aviator * Michelle Douglas, human rights activist *

Lorne Elias Lorne Elias is a Canadian chemist, inventor, and a pioneer in explosives detection technology. He invented the explosives vapour detector, EVD-1, a portable bomb detection instrument deployed at international airports in Canada in the 1980s. He c ...

, inventor of the explosives vapour detector EVD-1 * Daniel Francis, writer and historian * Allan Gregg, pollster, political pundit * Sara Gruen, fiction author known best for award-winning novel ''

Water for Elephants ''Water for Elephants'' is the third novel by the Canadian–American author Sara Gruen. The book was published in 2006 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. The historical fiction novel is a 20th century circus drama. Gruen wrote the book as par ...

'' * Gregory Henriquez, architect, Governor-General's Medal for Architecture * Derek Holmes, IIHF Hall of Fame inductee *

Abdul Rahman Jabarah Abdul Rahman Jabarah (عبدالرحمن جبارة) was a Canadian killed in a July 2003 firefight with Saudi Arabian officials who believed he was involved in the Riyadh compound bombings by al-Qaeda. Life The brother of Mohammed Jabarah and a ...

, alleged

al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...

member killed in 2003 * Jim Judd, Director of the

* Warren Kinsella, lawyer, author, musician, political consultant, lobbyist and commentator * Chalmers Jack Mackenzie, former chancellor, first president of

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) is a Canadian federal Crown corporation and Canada's largest nuclear science and technology laboratory. AECL developed the CANDU reactor technology starting in the 1950s, and in October 2011 licensed this ...

* Kenneth Chan Kai-tai, Hong Kong actor and television host for Cable TV Hong Kong channel * Karim Rashid, industrial designer * Amy Miller, filmmaker *

Michelle Mohabeer Michelle Mohabeer is a Canadian filmmaker and writer. Her films have received many rewards including the Isabella Liddell Art Award and the 5 Feminist Minutes Award. Her first work, ''Exposure'' (1990) was produced through the National Film Boar ...

, filmmaker * Howard Nuk, industrial designer (former VP of Design at Samsung and Co-founder at Palm) * Cristine Rotenberg, crime statistics analyst and

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YouTube personality * Wayne Smith, current Chief Statistician of Statistics Canada *

Steven Sullivan Stephen Sullivan or Steve Sullivan may refer to: * Stephen Sullivan (American football) (born 1996), American football tight end *Stephen D. Sullivan (born 1959), American author * Steve Sullivan (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player * Steve Su ...

, CEO MADD Canada * Harley Swedler, architect *

Katie Tallo Katie Tallo is a Canadian screenwriter, director, and author. Early life Tallo grew up in Ottawa in the Carleton Heights neighbourhood of Nepean. She is a graduate of Carleton University and Algonquin College. Career Inspired by her time wi ...

, filmmaker and writer *

Brian Wilks Brian Wilks (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 48 games for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League between 1985 and 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1985 to 1990, was s ...

(born 1966), NHL hockey player *

Susan Wood Susan Wood may refer to: * Susan Wood (visual artist) (1953–2018), Canadian artist * Susan Wood (literary scholar) (1948–1980), Canadian professor, critic, and science fiction fan * Susan Wood (poet) (born 1946), professor at Rice University * ...

, Canadian literature scholar, pioneer of feminist science fiction studies *

Peter Worthington Peter John Vickers Worthington (February 16, 1927 – May 12, 2013) was a Canadian journalist. A foreign correspondent with the ''Toronto Telegram'' newspaper from 1956, Worthington was an eyewitness to the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963, an ...

, Editor-in-Chief of the ''

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'' * Waneek Horn-Miller, Olympian and activist * Linda Thom, Olympic gold medal-winning shooter

Notable honorary degree recipients

* Daniel Alfredsson, former

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captain * Murray Sinclair, Chairman of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2009–2015), awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2015 * Robert Thirsk, Canadian astronaut and engineer; awarded D.Eng., ''honoris causa'' in 2019 *

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son o ...

, 21st Prime Minister of Canada (2003–2006); awarded Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2019 *

Dag Hammarskjöld Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( , ; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 196 ...

, United Nations Secretary-General (1953–1961), Nobel Peace Prize laureate; awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 1954 *

U Thant Thant (; ; January 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974), known honorifically as U Thant (), was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-Scandinavian to hold the position. He held th ...

, United Nations Secretary-General (1961–1971); awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 1962 *

Kurt Waldheim Kurt Josef Waldheim (; 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. Waldheim was the Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981 and president of Austria from 1986 to 1992. While he was running for th ...

, United Nations Secretary-General (1972–1981); awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 1972 *

Tommy Douglas Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist min ...

, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan; led the first socialist government in North America and introduced universal public health care to Canada; awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 1980 *

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra (; ; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as Prime Min ...

, United Nations Secretary-General (1982–1992); awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 1985 * Mikhail Gorbachev,

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; awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 1993 *

Boutros Boutros-Ghali Boutros Boutros-Ghali (; , ar, بطرس بطرس غالي ', ; 14 November 1922 – 16 February 2016) was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) from 1992 to 1996. An academic ...

, United Nations Secretary-General (1992–1997); awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 1995 * Romano Prodi, 79th Prime Minister of Italy; awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2001 *

Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan (; 8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the found ...

, United Nations Secretary-General (1997–2007), Nobel Peace Prize laureate; awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2004 * Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada (2005–2010); awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2012 *

David Johnston David Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served from 2010 to 2017 as Governor General of Canada, the 28th since Canadian Confederation. He is the commissioner of the Leaders' Debates Commi ...

, Governor General of Canada (2010–2017); awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2016 * Peter Mansbridge, Canadian Broadcaster; awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2014 *

Tomson Highway Tomson Highway (born 6 December 1951) is an Indigenous Canadian playwright, novelist, and children's author. He is best known for his plays '' The Rez Sisters'' and ''Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing'', both of which won the Dora Mavor Mo ...

, Indigenous playwright and novelist; awarded Doctor of Fine Arts, ''honoris causa'' in 2013 *

Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinanc ...

, Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader; awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2010 *

Herman Van Rompuy Herman Achille, Count Van Rompuy (; born 31 October 1947) is a Belgian politician, who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 2008 to 2009 and then as the first permanent president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014. A politici ...

, 49th Prime Minister of Belgium (2008–2009) and then as the first permanent President of the European Council (2009–2014); awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2017 *

Helen Clark Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008, and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was ...

, 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008) and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (2009–2017); awarded a Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2012 * Sheilah L. Martin, Canadian Judge, awarded Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2021 * Buffy Ste-Marie, Indigenous musician; awarded Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2008 * André Picard, Canadian journalist; awarded Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2017 * Wanda Thomas Bernard; Canadian Senator; awarded Legum Doctor, ''honoris causa'' in 2021

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