The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Canadian Producers of all time. This list of famous Canadian Producers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
With an HPI of 63.10, René Angélil is the most famous Canadian Producer. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
René Angélil (French pronunciation: [ʁəne ɑ̃ʒelil]; (1942-01-16)16 January 1942 – (2016-01-14)14 January 2016) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was latterly the manager and husband of singer Celine Dion.
With an HPI of 49.41, Harry Saltzman is the 2nd most famous Canadian Producer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Herschel "Harry" Saltzman (; (1915-10-27)October 27, 1915 – (1994-09-28)September 28, 1994) was a Canadian theatre and film producer. He is best remembered for co-producing the first nine of the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli. He lived most of his life in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England.
With an HPI of 43.84, Lorne Michaels is the 3rd most famous Canadian Producer. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Lorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian-American television writer and film producer. He created and produces Saturday Night Live (1975–1980, 1985–present) and produced the Late Night series (since 1993), The Kids in the Hall (from 1989 to 1995) and The Tonight Show (since 2014).He has received 21 Primetime Emmy Awards from 98 nominations, holding the record as the most nominated individual in the award show's history.
With an HPI of 41.92, Albert S. Ruddy is the 4th most famous Canadian Producer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Albert Stotland Ruddy (born March 28, 1930) is a Canadian-American film and television producer. He is known for producing The Godfather (1972) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), both of which won him the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as co-creating the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971).
Pantheon has 4 people classified as producers born between 1915 and 1944. Of these 4, 2 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living producers include Lorne Michaels and Albert S. Ruddy. The most famous deceased producers include René Angélil and Harry Saltzman. As of April 2022, 1 new producers have been added to Pantheon including Albert S. Ruddy.