- 13 th Prime minister of Canada (1957-1963).
- The dog in the TV series "Due South" is named after him.
- Pictured on a 17¢ Canadian commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor, 20 June 1980.
- Notorious for all but destroying Canada's aerospace industry when he cancelled construction of the Arrow fighter in the late 1950s. The Arrow was more powerful and more advanced than any American craft at that time, and it is believed the program was cancelled due to American pressure.
- Was elected as Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1940, and held the post continuously until his death in 1979.
- Interred near the Diefenbaker Canada Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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