George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (died 2002)

Colonel George Francis Gillman Stanley was a Canadian author, soldier, historian at Mount Allison University, public servant, and designer of the Canadian Flag.

The National flag of Canada, popularly referred to as the Maple Leaf, consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1∶2∶1, in which is featured one stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre. It is the first flag to have been adopted by both houses of Parliament and officially proclaimed by the Canadian monarch as the country's official national flag. The flag has become the predominant and most recognizable national symbol of Canada.