Scottish-Canadian
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Scottish-Canadian is an ethnic group in Canada with a population of 4,157,210 people, according to the 2001 Census of Canada data. Scottish-Canadians are the 3rd biggest ethnic group in Canada. Scottish-Canadians or Scots Canadians are citizens of Canada whose ancestry originates in the northwest European country of Scotland.
Notable Scottish-Canadians
* Richard B. Angus, banker and philanthropist- Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia
- Neve Campbell, actress (Scottish father)
- William Davidson, pioneer settler in New Brunswick
- Tommy Douglas, Premier of Saskatchewan and first leader of the New Democratic Party
- Shirley Douglas, actress (daughter of Tommy)
- Alexander Keith, brewer (Alexander Keith's)
- Erik Knudsen - actor (half Scottish)
- William Lyon Mackenzie King, longest serving Prime Minister of Canada
- Sir John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada
- William Christopher Macdonald, tobacco producer and philanthropist
- Alexander MacKenzie, explorer of the Canadian Northwest
- Alexander Mackenzie, second Prime Minister of Canada
- William Lyon Mackenzie, journalist and rebel
- Agnes Macphail, first woman to sit in the Canadian House of Commons
- Colin Mochrie, actor and comedian
- James Naismith, inventor of basketball
- Callum Keith Rennie, actor
- Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
- George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
- Donald Sutherland, actor
- * Kiefer Sutherland, actor (son of Donald)
- John G. Williams, Member of Parliament (Conservative Party)
See also
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