The Greatest Canadian - Other Editions

Other Editions

Other countries have produced similar shows, see also: Greatest Britons spin-offs
  • Germany ran their version on ZDF and called it Unsere Besten (Our Best).
  • KRO (part of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting) ran the De Grootste Nederlander (The Greatest Dutchman).
  • The Discovery Channel (in conjunction with AOL) ran The Greatest American in May 2005.
  • The South African Broadcasting Corporation ran the Great South Africans.
  • In Finland, YLE ran Suuret Suomalaiset (Great Finns).
  • In France Le Plus Grand Français (The Greatest Frenchman) ran on France 2.
  • In Belgium.: De Grootste Belg and Le plus grand belge.
  • A Czech version called The Greatest Czech (Největší Čech) aired in June 2005.
  • 100 Welsh Heroes was the result of an on-line poll carried out in 2003-4.
  • A Bulgarian version, The Great Bulgarians (Великите българи), finished in February 2007.
  • In Romania, the show called "Mari Români" (Great Romanians) started in May 2006; on 8 July, Televiziunea Română (TVR) presented the 100 Greatest Romanians, and on 21 October the Greatest Romanian of all the times.
  • In Portugal, RTP chose dictator António de Oliveira Salazar as the Greatest Portuguese.
  • Argentina ran their version on Telefe and called it El Gen Argentino (The Argentine Gene). Started on 27 August 2007.
  • In Spain, Antena 3 chose the current head of state, King Juan Carlos I, as The Most Important Spaniard in History, on 22 May 2007.
  • Ukraine ran their version on Inter and called it Великі українці (The Great Ukrainians). To broadcast 2007–2008 season, 2007.
  • In Greece, Skai TV ran the show Great Greeks.
  • In Italy, Rai Due chose Leonardo Da Vinci as the greatest Italian ever on 10 February 2010.

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