This is a list of notable German Canadians.
Academics Heribert Adam – political sociologist with a focus on ethnonationalism, born in Germany Hans Heilbronn – mathematician born in Berlin Fritz Heichelheim – German Jewish historian of ancient economics, born in Giessen, Hesse
Scientists
Abraham Pineo Gesner – physician and geologist, inventor of kerosene Gerhard Herzberg – physicist and physical chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1971) David H. Hubel – neurophysiologist; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1981) Heinz Lehmann – psychiatrist, known for his use of chlorpromazine in treating schizophrenia 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 Henry Taube – chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1983)
Artists
Eric Bergman – artist primarily known for his engraving work, born in Dresden 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 Ulrich "Fred" Herzog – photographer notable for capturing Vancouver street scenes, born in Stuttgart
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 Joe Hall (born Hans Joachim Boenke) – folk rock musician born in Wuppertal "Joe Hall: Obituary", National Post, March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019 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
Businesspeople Philip Ludwig "Louis" Breithaupt – tanner and mayor of Berlin, Ontario, born in Allendorf, Hesse Friedrich Gaukel – innkeeper, distiller, hotelier born in Württemberg Thorsten Heins – businessman and former chief executive officer of BlackBerry, born in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony Jacob Hespeler – founder of Hespeler, Ontario, born in Ehningen, Württemberg William Hespeler – founder of Niverville, Manitoba Stephen A. Jarislowsky – business magnate and investor born in Berlin John Adam Rittinger – proprietor and editor of Berliner Journal (1904–1915), Pennsylvania German humorist Tobias Lütke – founder and CEO of Shopify, born in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate
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 Ralph Klein 12th premier of Alberta Hugo Kranz – member of parliament for Waterloo North, mayor of Berlin, Ontario, born at Lehrbach, Hesse John Motz – mayor of Berlin, Ontario, 1880–1881. Co-founder of Berliner Journal newspaper. William Steeves – merchant, lumberman, and politician; Father of Canadian Confederation
Sportspeople Sven Butenschön – ice hockey player and coach born in Itzehoe Sven Habermann – soccer player, former member of the Canada men's national soccer team, born in West Berlin Hermann Kerckhoff – slalom canoeist born in Berlin 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 Alfred Wurr – wrestler who competed for Canada in the 1972 Summer Olympics, member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, born in Hamburg
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