The Most Famous

Physicians from Canada

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This page contains a list of the greatest Canadians Physicians. The pantheon dataset contains 726 Physicians, 12 of which were born in Canada. This makes Canada the birth place of the 18th most number of Physicians behind Czechia and Ukraine.

Top 10 Canadian Physicians

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
    Photo of Frederick Banting

    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
    Photo of Oswald Avery

    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. #6
    Photo of William Osler

    William Osler

    1849 - 1919

    HPI 63.2230 langs

    Canadian physician and co-founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital

  4. #8
    Photo of Édouard Gagnon

    Édouard Gagnon

    1918 - 2007

    HPI 56.0217 langs

    Catholic cardinal (1918–2007)

  5. #9
    Photo of Lucille Teasdale-Corti

    Lucille Teasdale-Corti

    1929 - 1996

    HPI 54.4618 langs

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

  6. #10
    Photo of Maude Abbott

    Maude Abbott

    1868 - 1940

    HPI 48.8616 langs

    Canadian physician (1868–1940)

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Canadians Physicians grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Physicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 10 most globally memorable Physicians since 1700.

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