Canadiens1958
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When he is dead, he may very well will.
Schools in Canada have been named after the living for generations.
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When he is dead, he may very well will.
I file this under "Not Everything Needs to be a Competition". However, I get what you're trying to do. I agree that Gretzky is internationally the most recognizable Canadian of the two.
I bet Justin Beiber smokes them alli bet steve nash is probably more internationally famous than either, tbh. not that that’s an indication of anything of great importance.
I don't know for the rest of Canada but certainly not here in the Quebec province or not everywhere in the province at least.Gretzky is not as well known in Canada as Terry Fox. Every Canadian child learns about Terry Fox in school; every new citizen learns about Terry Fox; almost every segment of Canadian society knows Fox.
I don't know for the rest of Canada but certainly not here in the Quebec province or not everywhere in the province at least.
Even if he goes beyond that, I still never learned about him in school in contrary at what the other poster mentioned and he said "every Canadian".I understand caring for your French-Canadian heritage but I'd think Terry Fox goes beyond that...
I don't know for the rest of Canada but certainly not here in the Quebec province or not everywhere in the province at least.
Rush
I don't even know this place lol...
I don't even know this place lol...
But I saw it was a small town near of Montreal so maybe because of this but certainly not in other cities far away from Montreal like mine.
Really? I didn't know it.Traveled extensively throughout Quebec, Abitibi to the Gaspé and the Terry Fox run and fundraising is present especially when cancer strikes a youngster or a popular member of the community.
Yes, there are many Canadians in the entertainment world who are better known internationally than Gretzky or Fox.I've never heard of Terry Fox.
But I am not sure Wayne Gretzky is a bigger name worldwide than Justin Bieber, Geddy Lee, or Leonard Cohen.
I also feel like bobby Orr is more known than Gretzky in Canada. Or am I out to lunch?
Depends on the definition of icon. Gretzky is easily the most recognizable Canadian name around the world. But at the end of the day, he was just really good at a game. Terry Fox embodied courage, strength, passion, resiliency, selflessness and so many other things, he was a true hero and something for every Canadian to look up to.
I also feel like bobby Orr is more known than Gretzky in Canada. Or am I out to lunch?
1 | T.C. Douglas |
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2 | Terry Fox |
3 | Pierre Trudeau |
4 | Sir Frederick Banting |
5 | David Suzuki |
6 | Lester Pearson |
7 | Don Cherry |
8 | Sir John A. Macdonald |
9 | Alexander Graham Bell |
10 | Wayne Gretzky |
Terry Fox was admired and idolized even by people who had no interest in sports.
It's hard to explain to people who weren't around back then, but the inspiration of his marathon and the sadness of his death had an impact on this country that hasn't been matched by anything in my lifetime.