Physicians from Canada

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Canadians Physicians of all time. This list of famous Canadians Physicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Canadians Physicians.

1. #1

   

   Frederick Banting

   1891 - 1941

   HPI 71.1173 langs

   Frederick Banting was a Canadian physician and scientist who, along with Charles Best, discovered the hormone insulin in 1921.

2. #2

   

   Oswald Avery

   1877 - 1955

   HPI 67.5835 langs

   Oswald Avery was a Canadian-American physician and microbiologist. He is most famous for his work with the Rockefeller Institute in...Read moreShow less

   Oswald Avery was a Canadian-American physician and microbiologist. He is most famous for his work with the Rockefeller Institute in developing the first effective vaccine for pneumococcus, a bacterial infection that causes pneumonia and meningitis.

3. #3

   

   David H. Hubel

   1926 - 2013

   HPI 67.0345 langs

   Canadian neurophysiologist

4. #4

   

   Charles Brenton Huggins

   1901 - 1997

   HPI 66.8949 langs

   American physiologist (1901-1997)

5. #5

   

   Norman Bethune

   1890 - 1939

   HPI 63.7128 langs

   Canadian physician

6. #6

   

   William Osler

   1849 - 1919

   HPI 63.2230 langs

   Canadian physician and co-founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital

7. #7

   

   Frances Oldham Kelsey

   1914 - 2015

   HPI 61.1633 langs

   Canadian-American pharmacologist

8. #8

   

   Édouard Gagnon

   1918 - 2007

   HPI 56.0217 langs

   Catholic cardinal (1918–2007)

9. #9

   

   Lucille Teasdale-Corti

   1929 - 1996

   HPI 54.4618 langs

   Canadian medical doctor and surgeon who worked in Uganda (1929–1996)

10. #10

    

    Maude Abbott

    1868 - 1940

    HPI 48.8616 langs

    Canadian physician (1868–1940)