The Most Famous
VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS from Canada
This page contains a list of the greatest Canadian Volleyball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 199 Volleyball Players, 1 of which were born in Canada. This makes Canada the birth place of the 27th most number of Volleyball Players behind Montenegro, and Croatia.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Canadian Volleyball Players of all time. This list of famous Canadian Volleyball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Foluke Gunderson (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 26.48, Foluke Gunderson is the most famous Canadian Volleyball Player. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Foluke Atinuke Gunderson (née Akinradewo; born October 5, 1987) is an indoor volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally. Gunderson won gold with the national team at the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2014 World Championship, the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, silver at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Her 2020 Olympics win allowed her to complete the trifecta of winning an Olympic bronze, silver, and gold medal.
2. Blair Bann (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 0.00, Blair Bann is the 2nd most famous Canadian Volleyball Player. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Blair Cameron Bann (born 26 February 1988) is a former Canadian professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Canadian men's national volleyball team, a participant at two Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), and a bronze medallist at the 2017 World League.
3. Sarah Pavan (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 0.00, Sarah Pavan is the 3rd most famous Canadian Volleyball Player. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Sarah Lindsey Pavan (born August 16, 1986) is a Canadian former beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player. She was part of the Canada women's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. With Melissa Humana-Paredes, she won the women's gold medal at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Canadian volleyball players born between 1986 and 1988. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Canadian volleyball players include Foluke Gunderson, Blair Bann, and Sarah Pavan. As of April 2024, 2 new Canadian volleyball players have been added to Pantheon including Blair Bann, and Sarah Pavan.
Living Canadian Volleyball Players
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Foluke Gunderson
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.48
Blair Bann
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Sarah Pavan
1986 - Present
HPI: 0.00
