List of Canadians of Polish descent
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This is a partial list of notable Canadians of full or partial Polish ancestral or national descent.
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[edit] Sports
- Wayne Gretzky, hockey legend
- Wojtek Wolski, hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche
- Daniel Tkaczuk, hockey player
- Peter Sidorkiewicz, former NHL goalie
- Tomasz Radzinski, soccer player
- Killer Kowalski, former wrestler
- Turk Broda, former NHL goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Merlin Malinowski, former NHL forward
- Aleksandra Wozniak, Polish-Canadian tennis player
[edit] Politics
- Jesse Flis, former MP
- Sir Kazimierz Stanisław Gzowski, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Hon.Stanley Haidasz, former senator
- Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, Canadian politician
- Don Mazankowski, former Canadian politician
- Stan Tyminski, Canadian businessman who ran in the 1990 and 2005 presidential elections in Poland.
[edit] Media
- Erica Ehm, former MuchMusic VJ
- Peter Gzowski, CBC broadcaster
- Anne Mroczkowski, CityTv reporter
- Billy Welychka, MuchMusic VJ
- William Shatner,Actor
[edit] Music
- Dan Bryk, singer-songwriter
- Ben Kowalewicz, lead singer for Canadian punk band Billy Talent
- Jan Lisiecki, classical pianist
- Aaron Solowoniuk, drummer for Canadian punk band Billy Talent
