The people who make us, us.

At 21, he ran a marathon a day across Canada on one leg to raise money for cancer research. He didn’t finish — but his run never stopped.

Refused to give up her seat in a segregated Nova Scotia theatre in 1946. Now featured on the $10 bill.

The Saskatchewan premier who gave Canada universal public healthcare. Voted ‘Greatest Canadian.’

Astronaut, ISS commander, and the man who made the world fall in love with science from space.

Onondaga long-distance runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1907 in record time.

Canada’s first female astronaut and first neurologist in space.

Won the Nobel Peace Prize for inventing modern UN peacekeeping. Later, Prime Minister and architect of our flag.

“The Great One.” Held or shared 61 NHL records when he retired.

Novelist, poet, and one of Canada’s most beloved literary voices.

Co-discovered insulin in 1921 — a gift Canada chose to share with the world.