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

Henry Taube

• Abraham Pineo Gesner – physician and geologist, inventor of kerosene^[4]
• Gerhard Herzberg – physicist and physical chemist born in Hamburg^[5]
• David H. Hubel – Nobel Prize-winning neurophysiologist^[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, awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry^[9]

Artists

See also: List of German artists and List of Canadian 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

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• 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

See also: List of German painters and List of Canadian 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

John Diefenbaker

• 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]
• 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]
• Ralph Klein – 12th premier of Alberta

Sportspeople

• Sven Butenschön – ice hockey player and coach born in Itzehoe^[27]
• Sven Habermann – soccer player, former member of the Canada men's national soccer team, born in West Berlin^[28]
• Hermann Kerckhoff – slalom canoeist born in Berlin^[29]
• 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^[30]
• Alfred Wurr – wrestler who competed for Canada in the 1972 Summer Olympics, member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, born in Hamburg^[31]