List of German Canadians
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This is a list of notable German Canadians.
Academics
- Heribert Adam – political sociologist with a focus on ethnonationalism, born in Germany[1]
- Hans Heilbronn – mathematician born in Berlin[2]
- Fritz Heichelheim – German Jewish historian of ancient economics, born in Giessen, Hesse[3]
Scientists
- Abraham Pineo Gesner – physician and geologist, inventor of kerosene[4]
- Gerhard Herzberg – physicist and physical chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1971) [5]
- David H. Hubel – neurophysiologist; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1981)[6]
- Heinz Lehmann – psychiatrist, known for his use of chlorpromazine in treating schizophrenia[7]
- Walter Mandler – lens designer for ELCAN, pioneer in computer-aided design
- Georg Naumann – trapper, explorer, and self-taught scientist who studied the Athabasca oil sands, born in Radeberg, Saxony
- Bernhard Schlegel – computational and theoretical chemist born in Frankfurt am Main[8]
- Henry Taube – chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1983)[9]
Artists
- Eric Bergman – artist primarily known for his engraving work, born in Dresden[10]
- Emanuel Hahn – sculptor and coin designer, co-founder and first president of the Sculptors' Society of Canada, brother of Gustav Hahn, born in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg[11]
- Ulrich "Fred" Herzog – photographer notable for capturing Vancouver street scenes, born in Stuttgart[12]
Musicians
- Andrea Ludwig – mezzo-soprano
- Justin Bieber – musician, paternal great grandfather was of German ancestry.
- Matt Brouwer – gospel singer
- Deadmau5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman) – electronic music producer and DJ[13]
- Joe Hall (born Hans Joachim Boenke) – folk rock musician born in Wuppertal[14]
- John Kay – rock star, singer and composer
- Tate McRae – singer born to a German mother
- Lights – singer and rock artist
- K.D. Lang – singer, composer
Painters
- Gustav Hahn – painter, muralist, and interior decorator associated with the Art Nouveau movement, brother of Emanuel Hahn, born in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg
- Otto Reinhold Jacobi – painter, president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, born in Königsberg[15]
Businesspeople
- Philip Ludwig "Louis" Breithaupt – tanner and mayor of Berlin, Ontario, born in Allendorf, Hesse[16]
- Friedrich Gaukel – innkeeper, distiller, hotelier born in Württemberg[17]
- Thorsten Heins – businessman and former chief executive officer of BlackBerry, born in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony[18]
- Jacob Hespeler – founder of Hespeler, Ontario, born in Ehningen, Württemberg[19]
- William Hespeler – founder of Niverville, Manitoba
- Stephen A. Jarislowsky – business magnate and investor born in Berlin[20]
- John Adam Rittinger – proprietor and editor of Berliner Journal (1904–1915), Pennsylvania German humorist[21]
- Tobias Lütke – founder and CEO of Shopify, born in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate[22][23]
Politicians
- Adam Beck – politician and hydroelectricity advocate
- Henry Eilber – early Ontario businessman and political figure, born to a German father
- John Diefenbaker – 13th Prime Minister of Canada[24]
- Ralph Klein – 12th premier of Alberta
- Hugo Kranz – member of parliament for Waterloo North, mayor of Berlin, Ontario, born at Lehrbach, Hesse[25]
- John Motz – mayor of Berlin, Ontario, 1880–1881. Co-founder of Berliner Journal newspaper.[26]
- William Steeves – merchant, lumberman, and politician; Father of Canadian Confederation[27]
Sportspeople
- Sven Butenschön – ice hockey player and coach born in Itzehoe[28]
- Sven Habermann – soccer player, former member of the Canada men's national soccer team, born in West Berlin[29]
- Hermann Kerckhoff – slalom canoeist born in Berlin[30]
- Brock Lesnar – American born professional wrestler and former MMA fighter, obtained Canadian citizenship during the 2010s
- Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty – professional soccer player
- Heinz Poenn – slalom canoeist born in Fürth, Bavaria[31]
- Alfred Wurr – wrestler who competed for Canada in the 1972 Summer Olympics, member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, born in Hamburg[32]