Canada's Walk of Fame
145 items • Updated 5/11/2015
2012 1972 Canadian Summit Series Hockey Team
Juliette Cavazzi; 1999 induction; singer; hometown is Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Awarded the CM.
Crazy Canucks; 2006 induction; downhill skiing athletes; Various hometown. Collectively earned 107 top 10 World Cup finishes from 1978 to 1984. Members include Dave Irwin, Dave Murray, Steve Podborski, Jim Hunter, and Ken Read.
Jim Elder; 2003 induction; equestrian athlete; Hometown is Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Olympic Gold Medalist in 1968.
Terry Fox; 2013 induction; athlete, runner. Hometown is Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Youngest person to be awarded the Companion of the Order of Canada. He won the 1980 Lou Marsh Award as nation's top sportsman and named Canadian Newsmaker of the Year in both 1980 and 1981. He died at 22 from cancer.
Nancy Greene; 1999 induction; downhill skiing athlete. Hometown is Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Won a Gold and Silver Medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics; Canadian Female Athlete of the Half Century (1950-1997). Awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada.
Rick Hansen; 2007 induction; wheelchair athlete. Hometown is Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada. "Man in Motion" won a Gold Medal at the 1980 Summer Paralympics.
Clara Hughes; 2010 induction; speed skating athlete. Hometown is Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. one of Canada's most decorated Olympic athletes; won 2 bronze medals in cycling in 1996 and 4 medals (including a gold in 2006) in speed skating.
Harry Jerome; 2001 induction; sprinting athlete. Hometown is Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Won an Olympic Bronze Medal in 1964.
The Kids in the Hall; 2008 induction; comedy troupe from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Members include Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson.
Steve Nash; 2008 induction; basketball athlete; Hometown is Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. born in Johannesburg, South Africa but raised from early childhood in Victoria. Won 2 consecutive NBA MVP awards.
Jean-Paul Riopelle; 2000 induction; painter; Hometown is Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Awarded Companion of the Order of Canada.
Second City Television or SCTV; 2002 induction; Hometown is Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Original members include John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Dave Thomas, and later Rick Moranis and Martin Short.
Juliette Cavazzi; 1999 induction; singer; hometown is Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Awarded the CM.
Crazy Canucks; 2006 induction; downhill skiing athletes; Various hometown. Collectively earned 107 top 10 World Cup finishes from 1978 to 1984. Members include Dave Irwin, Dave Murray, Steve Podborski, Jim Hunter, and Ken Read.
Jim Elder; 2003 induction; equestrian athlete; Hometown is Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Olympic Gold Medalist in 1968.
Terry Fox; 2013 induction; athlete, runner. Hometown is Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Youngest person to be awarded the Companion of the Order of Canada. He won the 1980 Lou Marsh Award as nation's top sportsman and named Canadian Newsmaker of the Year in both 1980 and 1981. He died at 22 from cancer.
Nancy Greene; 1999 induction; downhill skiing athlete. Hometown is Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Won a Gold and Silver Medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics; Canadian Female Athlete of the Half Century (1950-1997). Awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada.
Rick Hansen; 2007 induction; wheelchair athlete. Hometown is Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada. "Man in Motion" won a Gold Medal at the 1980 Summer Paralympics.
Clara Hughes; 2010 induction; speed skating athlete. Hometown is Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. one of Canada's most decorated Olympic athletes; won 2 bronze medals in cycling in 1996 and 4 medals (including a gold in 2006) in speed skating.
Harry Jerome; 2001 induction; sprinting athlete. Hometown is Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Won an Olympic Bronze Medal in 1964.
The Kids in the Hall; 2008 induction; comedy troupe from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Members include Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson.
Steve Nash; 2008 induction; basketball athlete; Hometown is Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. born in Johannesburg, South Africa but raised from early childhood in Victoria. Won 2 consecutive NBA MVP awards.
Jean-Paul Riopelle; 2000 induction; painter; Hometown is Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Awarded Companion of the Order of Canada.
Second City Television or SCTV; 2002 induction; Hometown is Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Original members include John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Dave Thomas, and later Rick Moranis and Martin Short.
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