List of people from Manitoba
This is a list of notable people who are from Manitoba, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province.
Business professionals
- Peter Nygård, Founder of Nygård International
- Jim Treliving, Founder of Boston Pizza
- Lila Bell Acheson Wallace, Co-founder of the Reader's Digest
- Earl Barish Basketball coach and founder of Dickie Dee and Salisbury House
- Ida Albo, Managing partner of the Fort Garry Hotel
- Gerald Smedley Andrews, land surveyor, Order of Canada recipient
- Izzy Asper, tax lawyer & media magnate (BA - 1953, LLB - 1957, LLM - 1964)[1]
- Lloyd Axworthy – politician and former UW President, Nobel prize nominee
- Tom Axworthy – Canadian Civil Servant
- G. Michael Bancroft, chemist and synchrotron scientist, first director of the Canadian Light Source
- Kathy Bardswick, President and CEO, The Co-operators
- George Montegu Black II, businessman, father of Conrad Black
- Montegu Black, businessman, older brother of Conrad Black
- Bill Blaikie – NDP politician
- Margaret Bloodworth – National Security Advisor (BA 1970)
- Samuel Bronfman, distillery magnate
- David Culver, businessman, former CEO of Alcan
- Brian Dickson, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Waldron Fox-Decent, mediator, professor, Crown Corporation chairman
- Sydney Halter, lawyer, former CFL Commissioner, Officer of the Order of Canada
- Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace
- F. Ross Johnson, former head of RJR Nabisco, featured in the book and film Barbarians at the Gate
- Guy Maddin – film director
- Frances Gertrude McGill criminologist
- Sylvia Ostry, economist
- John Paskievich – film director and photographer
- Howard Pawley – former Premier of Manitoba
- John Draper Perrin Business professional
- Bill Richardson – CBC radio host
- James Armstrong Richardson, businessman, politician, airport in Winnipeg was named for him
- James Armstrong Richardson Sr. Father of James Armstrong Richardson
- Andrea Slobodian, reporter[2]
- Susan Thompson – former mayor of Winnipeg
- Omar Zakhilwal- Afghan Finance Minister as well as the Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Afghanistan
Athletes
Hockey players
Basketball players
- Todd MacCulloch, NBA player
- Gordon Malone, NBA player (raised in Winnipeg)
- Jack Madden, NBA referee
- Elfrid Payton NBA player (raised in Winnipeg)
- Chad Posthumus NBA player
- MerleLynn Lange-Harris, WNBA Player
- Edward Dawson, 1936 Olympic team member
- Joey Johnson, wheelchair basketball player, member of Manitoba's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Bennie Lands, 1948 Olympic team member
- Martin Riley (basketball) Olympion
- Bob Town 1976 Summer Olympics
- Joey Vickery, pro player in Europe
- Roy Williams, 1952 Olympic team member
- Malcolm Wiseman, 1936 Olympic team member
- Carl Ridd Turned down an NBA contract
- Roy Williams (Canadian basketball) 1952 Summer Olympics
- Erfan Nasajpour in the Iranian Basketball Super League
CFL Players
- Al Ackland, CFL
- Donovan Alexander, CFL
- Bill Baker, CFL
- Keith Bennett, CFL
- Lorne Benson, CFL
- Mike Benson, CFL
- Andy Bieber, Great-Great-Great grandfather of Justin Bieber
- Simon Blaszczak, CFL
- Ken Bochen, CFL
- Bill Boivin, CFL
- James Bond, CFL
- Brady Browne, CFL
- Jack Bruzell, CFL
- Zac Carlson, CFL
- Jim Carphin, CFL
- Bill Ceretti, CFL
- Walter Chikowski, CFL
- Scott Coe, CFL
- Anthony Coombs, CFL
- Billy Cooper, CFL
- Bruce Covernton, CFL
- Nic Demski, CFL
- Brian Dobie, CFL and coach at University of Manitoba
- George Druxman, CFL
- Leo Ezerins, CFL
- Scott Flagel, CFL
- Jim Furlong, CFL
- Evan Gill, CFL
- Roger Hamelin, CFL
- John Hammond, CFL
- Andrew Harris, CFL
- Ben Hatskin, CFL
- Don Oramasionwu, CFL
- T-Dre Player, CFL
- Joe Poplawski, CFL Hall of Famer
NFL Players
- John Urschel, Winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy
- Israel Idonije, Led NFL in blocked punts/fields goals in 2005, 2006, 2007
- T. J. Jones, NFL player
- Rod Hill, NFL All-Star
- Les Lear, NFL and CFL player
- David Onyemata, NFL player
- Cal Murphy, NFL Coach
- Chad Rempel, NFL player
Wrestlers
- Bob Brown, wrestler and former WWE referee
- Kerry Brown, wrestler for Stampede Wrestling
- Don Callis, WWE and ECW (WWE) wrestler
- Tony Condello, promoter
- Cathy Corino, TNA and Ring of Honor
- Steve Corino WWE, TNA, and ECW (WWE) wrestler
- Chi Chi Cruz, former WWE wrestler
- Jon Cutler, former WWE wrestler
- Allison Danger, TNA and Ring of Honor star
- Johnny Devine, former WWE and ECW (WWE) wrestler
- Paul Diamond, former WWE wrestler
- Danny Duggan, WWE wrestler
- Anthony Durante, former WWE wrestler
- Robert Evans, TNA and Ring of Honor star
- George Gordienko, wrestled for Stampede Wrestling
- David Hohl, former Olympic wrestler
- Ricky Hunter, WWE and NWA wrestler
- Chris Jericho, WWE wrestler
- Jaime Koeppe, former WWE Diva
- Candice LeRae, NWA wrestler
- Tom Magee, WWE wrestler and power lifter
- Kenny Omega, WWE wrestler
- Fred Peloquin, AWA wrestler
- Rowdy Roddy Piper, WWE Hall of Fame
- Rosemary (wrestler), TNA wrestler
- Courtney Rush, TNA wrestler
- Sarah Stock, TNA and Ring of Honor star
- Al Tomko, AWA wrestler
- The Von Steigers, former WWE Tag team
Curlers
- Dawn Askin
- Kerry Burtnyk
- Cathy Gauthier
- Steve Gould
- Don Duguid, curler, sportscaster
- Randy Dutiaume
- Janet Harvey
- Jennifer Jones
- Jon Mead
- John Morris
- B. J. Neufeld
- Chris Neufeld
- Denni Neufeld
- Jill Officer
- Cathy Overton-Clapham
- Gord Paterson
- Sam Penwarden
- Corinne Peters
- Daley Peters
- Vic Peters
- Kelly Scott
- Jeff Stoughton
- Bob Ursel
- Garry Van Den Berghe
- Ken Watson
SpeedSkating
- Susan Auch, Olympic medal winner, speedskating
- Clara Hughes, 6 time Olympic gold Medallist in cycling and speedskating
- Robin Johnstone, professional figure skater
- Cindy Klassen 6 time Olympic medallist in speedskating
- Doreen McCannell-Botterill Skater
Olympic Medal Winners
- Dominique Bosshart, Olympic medal winner, taekwondo
- Jon Montgomery, Skeleton Racing Olympic gold medalist, host of The Amazing Race Canada
- Joe Keeper Olympic Runner, Grandfather of Tina Keeper
- Cyril Coaffee, track and field, member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- John Morris (curler) Olympic gold medal winner
- Carolyn McRorie Olympic Silver medal
- Duncan Keith Olympic Gold medal
- Jennifer Botterill Olympic Gold medal
Rugby
- James Campbell, former rugby player
- Jamie Cudmore, rugby player
- Brian Erichsen, rugby player
- Norm Hadley, former rugby player
- Kevin Tkachuk, Former rugby player
Golf
- Isabelle Beisiegel
- George Knudson
- Margaret Todd
- Harold Eidsvig
- Bill Ezinicki
- Dan Halldorson
- Nick Taylor
Volleyball
- Nadine Alphonse
- Simon Berleur
- Steven Brinkman
- Doug Bruce
- Marisa Field
- Wanda Guenette
- Shainah Joseph
- Marie-Pier Murray-Méthot
- Jarrod Offereins
- Taylor Pischke
- Michelle Sawatzky-Koop
- Adam Simac
Water Polo
- Rachel Riddell, water polo
- Justin Boyd (water polo) Water polo
- David Hart (water polo) Water polo
- Nic Youngblud Water polo
Cricketers
- David Chapman (cricketer) Cricketer
- Damian Mills Cricketer
Canadian Icon's
- Terry Fox Cancer research activist Was named The Greatest Canadian
- Betty Fox Mother of Terry Fox Founder of The Terry Fox Foundation
- James Armstrong Richardson Sr. Father of James Armstrong Richardson
- James Armstrong Richardson Named after the airport in Winnipeg
Soccer
- George Anderson
- Marco Bustos
- Bob Harley
- Robin Hart
- Doug McMahon
- Tony Nocita
- Sophie Schmidt
- Desiree Scott
- Frederick Stambrook
- Chelsea Stewart
- Héctor Vergara, FIFA Referee
- Troy Westwood
Nascar drivers
- Joe Mazzucco Racing driver
- David Richert Racing Driver
MMA/UFC Fighters
- Krzysztof Soszynski UFC Fighter On BuzzFeed
- Joe Doerksen UFC Fighter
- Roland Delorme UFC Fighter
- Robin Black MMA Fighter
- Baxter Humby Kick boxer winner of an ESPY Award in the music video of Renegades (X Ambassadors song) in Spider-Man 3
- Donny Lalonde MMA Fighter and boxer
MLB/Baseball Players
- Martha Rommelaere Former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player
- Doris Barr Former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player
- Dottie Hunter Former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player
- Eleanor Callow Former Baseball Player
- Russ Ford Former MLB Player
- Gene Ford Former MLB Player
- Audrey Haine Baseball Player
- Mel Kerr MLB Player
- Corey Koskie MLB Player
- Olive Little Former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player
- Bud Sketchley Former MLB Player
- Evelyn Wawryshyn Former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player
Religious leaders
- Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba
- Marie-Louise Valade, established the Sisters of Charity at the Red River Mission
- Louis Riel Civil rights leader
- Abishabis Aboriginal leader
- John Bruce (Canada) Aboriginal leader
- Rod Bushie Aboriginal leader
- David Chartrand Aboriginal leader
- Ken Courchene Aboriginal leader
- Ron Evans (politician) Aboriginal leader
- Jerry Fontaine Aboriginal leader
- Elijah Harper Aboriginal leader
- John Joseph Harper Aboriginal leader
- Tepastenam Aboriginal leader
- Frank Whitehead Aboriginal leader
Singers, songwriters, musicians
- Maria Aragon, performed with Lady Gaga also on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Paula Abdul, singer/songwriter, American Idol judge, raised in Manitoba
- Chad Allan (musician)
- Don Amero
- Jeffrey Anderson (radio producer)
- W. H. Anderson
- Randy Bachman
- Tal Bachman
- Tim Bachman
- Del Barber
- Ishq Bector
- Steve Bell (musician)
- Herbert Belyea
- Bif Naked
- Lloyd Blackman (musician)
- Heather Blush
- Oscar Brand
- Lenny Breau
- Jon Buller
- Stephen Carroll
- Marco Castillo
- Jason Churko
- Cityreal
- Amanda Cook (singer)
- Burton Cummings
- Mychael Danna
- Victor Davies
- Andy de Jarlis
- Diz Disley
- Mitch Dorge
- Matt Epp
- Ed Evanko
- Christine Fellows
- Brent Fitz
- Ken Fleming (musician)
- Fresh I.E.
- Bryan Fustukian
- Ian Gardiner (musician)
- Heidi Gluck
- Daniel Greaves (musician)
- Frederick Grinke
- David Guillas
- Tim Harwill
- Dianne Heatherington
- Filmer Hubble
- Terry Jacks
- David James (singer)
- Rob James (singer)
- Gordie Johnson
- Juliette (Canadian singer)
- Jim Kale
- James Keelaghan
- Wab Kinew
- Allan Kingdom
- Ash Koley
- Mark Korven
- Chantal Kreviazuk
- Joel Kroeker
- Daniel Lavoie
- Ashley Leitão
- Greg Leskiw
- Alana Levandoski
- Live on Arrival (band)
- Cara Luft
- Earl MacDonald
- Gisele MacKenzie
- Laurie MacKenzie
- Fraser MacPherson
- Greg MacPherson
- Keith Macpherson
- Damian Marshall
- Julie Masi
- Romi Mayes
- Donnie McDougall
- Loreena McKennitt, nominated for a Grammy Award
- Matt McLennan
- Holly McNarland
- Glen Meadmore
- Siegfried Meier
- Neil Merryweather
- Amy Metcalfe
- Jenn Mierau
- Ruth Moody
- Lorne Munroe
- Zara Nelsova
- Jon Neufeld
- Tim Neufeld
- Bob Nolan
- Tiny Parham
- Brandon Paris
- Fred Penner
- Julie Penner
- Johnny Perrin
- Randolph Peters
- Garry Peterson
- Eric Radford
- Jackie Rae
- Donn Reynolds
- Brad Roberts
- Dan Roberts (bassist)
- Ashley Robertson (singer)
- Bob Rock
- John K. Samson
- Bernie Senensky
- Joey Serlin
- Remy Shand
- Leonard Shaw
- Shingoose
- Al Simmons (musician)
- Sagkeeng's Finest, winners of Canada's Got Talent
- Son of Dave
- Fred Turner (musician)
- Venetian Snares
- Lindy Vopnfjörð
- Bill Wallace (musician)
Actors/Actresses
- Will Arnett on Dispicable Me
- Ted Atherton on Traders (TV series)
- Cameron Bancroft on Supernatural (season 2)
- Adam Beach on Suicide Squad (film)
- Erik J. Berg on The Big White with Robin Williams
- Robert Bockstael (actor) on X-Men (TV series)
- Steve Braun on The Skulls III
- Jay Brazeau Voice Actor on Mega Man (1994 TV series)
- Greg Bryk on Immortals (2011 film) and The Incredible Hulk (film)
- Len Cariou on Prisoners
- Jonas Chernick The Best Laid Plans (TV series)
- Ari Cohen on A Little Thing Called Murder
- Michael Cohen on Henry's World
- Wallace Douglas on Spies of the Air
- Brian Drader Shall We Dance? (2004)
- Ed Evanko on Double Jeopardy
- Tibor Feheregyhazi actor
- Brendan Fehr on Guardians of the Galaxy
- Darcy Fehr on Desire (2000 film)
- Ken Finkleman on Grease 2
- Daniel Gillies in Spider-Man 2
- Monty Hall Host of Let's Make a Deal
- Joshua Henry on The Scottsboro Boys (musical)
- David Huband on The Ladies Man (2000 film)
- Tom Jackson on Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Simon James on Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
- Gerald MacIntosh Johnston on Little Friend (film)
- Richard Kahan on Supernatural
- Ryan Kennedy on Scream (1996 film)
- Terry Klassen in Barbie (film series)
- Jack Kruschen on Batman (TV series)
- Jeremy Kushnier Actor
- Peter Lhotka on Level Up (TV series)
- Fletcher Markle on Thriller (U.S. TV series)
- Paul Maxwell on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Tom McCamus on The Newsroom (Canadian TV series)
- Glen Meadmore friends with John Wayne Gacy
- Lee Montgomery On The Million Dollar Duck
- Peter Mooney On Camelot (TV series)
- Bob Nolan on Night Time in Nevada
- John Paizs on The Kids in the Hall
- Ross Petty on X-Men (film series)
- Douglas Rain on The Man Who Skied Down Everest
- Donnelly Rhodes on The X-Files
- Kenny Robinson (comedian) Friends with Russell Peters and Vince Carter
- Ron Rubin (voice actor) is Morph in X-Men
- Ted Rusoff on After Death
- Aaron Schwartz (Canadian actor) on The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
- Kerry Shale on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV serial)
- David Steinberg Actor, Winner of five Emmy Award
- Perry Mark Stratychuk Actor
- Robert Tinkler on Cyberchase
- Kristopher Turner on Saving Hope
- Ryan Ward (actor) on Son of the Sunshine
- Marshall Williams on How to Build a Better Boy
- Ty Wood on Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story
- Ken Kostick On The Food Network
Actresses
- Nia Vardalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Nadia Litz in The Mighty
- Claire Adams in The Big Valley
- Martha Burns on Mad Ship
- Sarah Carter on Smallville
- Ma-Anne Dionisio on Les Misérables (musical)
- Heather Doerksen on Pacific Rim (film)
- Deanna Durbin on For the Love of Mary
- Melissa Elias on Tamara (2005 film)
- Ida Engel on The Gong Show
- Dianne Heatherington on Zero Patience
- Tina Keeper on For Angela
- Chantal Kreviazuk on Saturday Night Live
- Mimi Kuzyk on A Christmas Wedding
- Carla Lehmann on Fame Is the Spur (film)
- Micheline Marchildon on Inertia (2001 film)
- Mara Marini on Black-ish
- Belinda Montgomery on Tron: Legacy
- Libby Morris on Not Quite Paradise
- Brooke Palsson on Between (TV series)
- Anna Paquin on X-Men (film) and Phineas and Ferb
- Dorothy Patrick Was married to Lynn Patrick
- Shirley Patterson on Batman (serial)
- Gwynyth Walsh on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Supernatural (season 1)
- Courtney-Jane White on The Lookout (2007)
- Catherine Wreford on Wrestlemaniac
- Tracy Spiridakos on Revolution (TV series)
Performers
- Paula Abdul, singer and judge on American Idol
- Shawn Farquhar, magician on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Amber Fleury on Canadian Idol
- Dean Gunnarson, magician
- Doug Henning, magician
- Ashley Leitão on Canadian Idol
- Keith Macpherson on Canadian Idol
- Luke McMaster on Canadian Idol
- Darcy Oake, magician, appeared on Britain's Got Talent
- David Steinberg, comedian on The Johnny Carson Show
- Meaghan Waller, winner of Canada's Next Top Model
- Zack Werner, judge on Canadian Idol
- Brian Zembic, magician
War heroes
- Leo Clarke Victoria Cross winner
- Frederick William Hall, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Coulson Norman Mitchell, Victoria Cross winner World War I
- Andrew Charles Mynarski, Victoria Cross winner in World War II
- Frank Pickersgill, SOE agent in World War II executed by the Nazis
- Tommy Prince, Highly decorated Aboriginal soldier with the Devil's Brigade in World War II
- Robert Shankland, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Sir William Stephenson (a.k.a. Intrepid), spy, man on whom the character of James Bond is based
Writers
- David Bergen, novelist[3]
- Norman Cantor, writer, historian
- Solomon Cleaver, writer
- Betty Gibson, author
- Paul Hiebert, author
- Guy Gavriel Kay, novelist and poet
- Margaret Laurence, novelist
- Jake MacDonald, novelist
- Mary MacLane, writer[4]
- Bill Mason, author, filmmaker, environmentalist
- Marshall McLuhan, writer, media theorist
- David Reimer, writer, sex reassignment
- Gabrielle Roy, author
- Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist
- Miriam Toews, author
- A. E. van Vogt, science fiction writer
- Armin Wiebe, writer
- Adele Wiseman, author
- George Woodcock, writer
Journalists
- Ralph Allen
- Jeffrey Anderson, radio producer
- Ashleigh Banfield, TV host
- Rosemary Barton
- Paul Boyd, reporter for Inside Edition
- Barry Broadfoot
- Bertram Brooker
- Cecily Brownstone
- Tyler Brûlé
- George Fisher Chipman
- Lisa R. Cohen
- John Wesley Dafoe
- Suzanne Goldenberg
- Dawna Friesen, NBC correspondent
- Kaj Hasselriis
- Ella Cora Hind
- Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace
- Ben Metcalfe, former chairman of Greenpeace
- Don Newman CBC broadcaster
- Scott Oake, sports broadcaster father of Britain's Got Talent contestant Darcy Oake
- Catherine Seipp
- Diana Swain, CBC broadcaster
- Brian Williams, sports broadcaster
- Larry Zolf
Medical professionals and teachers
- Teresa McDonell nun, nurse and teacher
- Robert Archambeau ceramic artist, Governor General's Award winner
- Arthur Henry Reginald Buller F.R.S.C., FRS, mycologist
- Aniruddha M. Gole, IEEE Fellow
- Frank Hawthorne F.R.S.C., mineral sciences professor
- Guy Maddin, film director and former Professor
- Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, major founder of the Jewish Renewal Movement
- Arthur Schafer, director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics and prominent ethicist
- Vaclav Smil, energy systems scientist and policy analyst
- Jean Friesen, former Deputy Premier and Minister of Intergovernment Affairs of New Democratic Premier Gary Doer's cabinet
- Reg Alcock, former President of the Treasury Board of Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin's cabinet
- H. C. Wolfart, professor of linguistics
- Patricia Churchland and Paul Churchland, former Professors of philosophy, known for the school of eliminative materialism
- Nathan Mendelsohn, Professor of mathematics
- Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Dr. Robert (Bob) Brent Thirsk, Canadian astronaut, STS-78 shuttle mission
Politicians
- Niki Ashton
- Candice Bergen
- Rana Bokhari
- Maria Chaput
- Marlene Cowling
- Shari Decter Hirst
- Bev Desjarlais
- Dorothy Dobbie
- Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Premier of Manitoba, longest-serving Manitoba MLA
- Thomas Crerar, Member of Parliament, Senator, leader of the Progressive Party, first politician appointed Companion of the Order of Canada
- Ruby Dhalla, Ontario Member of Parliament
- Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare in Canada
- Ronald Duhamel, Veterans Affairs minister in the Jean Chrétien government
- S. I. Hayakawa, United States senator
- Elijah Harper, Native leader, Manitoba MLA
- John Harvard, Member of Parliament, CBC broadcaster, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Francis Lawrence Jobin, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Stanley Knowles, Member of Parliament, Order of Canada recipient
- Peter Liba, journalist, businessman, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Sterling Lyon, Premier of Manitoba
- Hugh John Macdonald, Premier of Manitoba
- John Stewart McDiarmid, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Pearl McGonigal, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- William John McKeag, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Daniel Hunter McMillan, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Arthur Meighen, Prime Minister of Canada
- Louis Riel, Metis leader, Member of Parliament
- Dufferin Roblin, Premier of Manitoba
- Denise Savoie, British Columbia Member of Parliament, Assistant Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
- Edward Schreyer, Premier of Manitoba, Governor General of Canada
- John Christian Schultz, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Alfred Henry Scott, Louis Riel delegate
- Mitchell Sharp, Liberal federal cabinet minister
- William Johnston Tupper, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- J. S. Woodsworth, Member of Parliament, first leader of CCF
References
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- ↑ "Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor". GlobalWinnipeg.com. Shaw Media Inc. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ "http://www.mbwriter.mb.ca/mapindex/b_profiles/bergen_d.html". External link in
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