List of people from Winnipeg
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This is a list of notable people who were born, raised or who achieved fame in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
[edit] By relation to Winnipeg[edit] Born in Winnipeg
[edit] Raised but not born in Winnipeg
[edit] Achieved fame while living in Winnipeg
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[edit] Artists
- Charles Comfort
- Marcel Dzama, artist
- LeMoine Fitzgerald, painter, Group of Seven member
- Étienne Gaboury, architect
- Clive Holden, multimedia artist
- Francis Hans Johnston, painter, Group of Seven member. 1888–1949, moved to Winnipeg in 1921 to accept the position of principal of the School of Art
- Wanda Koop, painter
- Carol Matas Author
- Joan Mitchell, art historian, first wife of Alan Greenspan, part of the The Ayn Rand Collective[1]
- Leo Mol, sculptor
- Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
- Arnold Spohr, former artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
[edit] Athletes
- Dawn Askin, curler
- Susan Auch, Olympic medal winner, speedskating
- Andy Bathgate, hockey player
- Larry Bolonchuk, hockey player
- Dominique Bosshart, Olympic medal winner, taekwondo
- Cyril Coaffee, track and field, member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Cathy Corino, professional wrestler
- Steve Corino, professional wrestler
- Jamie Cudmore, rugby player
- Randy Dutiaume, curler
- Ed Bruneteau, NHL hockey player
- Mud Bruneteau, NHL hockey player
- Kerry Burtnyk, curler
- Don Callis, professional wrestler
- Bob Chrystal, professional hockey player
- Johnny Devine, professional wrestler
- Joe Doerksen, professional MMA fighter
- Don Duguid, curler, sportscaster
- Brian Engblom, former professional hockey player
- Terry Fox, cancer activist
- Herb Gardiner, former professional hockey player, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Cathy Gauthier, curler
- Steve Gould, curler
- Norm Hadley, former rugby player
- Haldor Halderson, 1920 Olympic Gold Medal hockey player (Winnipeg Falcons)
- Janet Harvey, curler
- Cecil Hoekstra, former NHL player
- Clara Hughes, Olympic cyclist, speedskater
- Chris Jericho, professional wrestler
- Robin Johnstone, professional figure skater
- Jennifer Jones (curler), curler
- Mike Keane, professional hockey player
- Cindy Klassen, Olympic speedskater
- George Knudson, former PGA golf champion
- Max Labovitch, professional hockey player
- Connie Laliberte, curler
- Donny Lalonde, professional boxer
- Fred Maxwell, NHL Hall of Famer[citation needed]
- Todd MacCulloch, basketball player
- Mike McDermott, profestional skateboarder
- Jacob Micflikier, ice hockey player
- Doug McMahon, former soccer star
- Jon Mead, curler
- Orest Meleschuk, curler
- Colton Orr, hockey player
- John Morris, curler
- Bill Mosienko, former NHL hockey player, member Hockey Hall of Fame
- Jill Officer, curler
- Cathy Overton-Clapham, curler
- James Patrick, former NHL player
- Corinne Peters, curler
- Joe Poplawski, CFL Hall of Famer
- Kenny Reardon, NHL Hall of Famer
- Rowdy Roddy Piper, professional wrestler
- Rachel Riddell, water polo
- Terry Sawchuk, NHL goalie, member Hockey Hall of Fame
- Michael Schmidt, bowler
- Kelly Scott, curler
- Alexander Steen, current St. Louis Blues, and son of Winnipeg Jet, Thomas Steen
- Dave Semenko, Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Toronto Maple Leafs
- Jeff Stoughton, curler
- Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks, 2010 Olympic Gold Medal hockey player
- Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks
- Bob Ursel, curler
- Garry Van Den Berghe, curler
- Ken Watson former curler
- Ted Irvine, former NHL hockey player, father of Chris Jericho
- Travis Zajac, hockey player
[edit] Business professionals
- Izzy Asper, media mogul and philanthropist
- Montegu Black, business man, older brother of Conrad Black
- George Montegu Black II, business man, father of Conrad Black
- James Burns, former CEO of Power Corporation of Canada
- Albert D.Cohen(entrepreneur),founder of Gendis Inc.,brought Papermate Pen,SONY to Canada]]
- David Culver, business man, former CEO of Alcan
- Sol Kanee, lawyer
- Gerald T. McCaughey, president and CEO of CIBC
- Signy Hildur Stefansson Eaton wife of business man John David Eaton
- Sydney Halter, lawyer, former Commissioner of the Canadian Football League, Order of Canada recipient
- Arnold Watson Doucette, Founder of Arne's Trailer Sales Ltd.
- Walter Reginald Baker
[edit] Journalists
- Ashleigh Banfield, TV actress, TV host
- Tyler Brûlé, journalist and publisher
- John Wesley Dafoe, former Winnipeg Free Press editor
- Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace
- Ben Metcalfe, former chairman of Greenpeace
- Don Newman, CBC journalist
- Catherine Seipp, journalist National Review Online
- Brian Williams, CBC broadcaster
- Larry Zolf, journalist and commentator
[edit] Musicians
- Tracy Dahl, opera singer (Metropolitan, La Scala, San Francisco)
- Randy Bachman, musician, The Guess Who & Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO)
- Steve Bell, musician
- Burton Cummings, musician, (The Guess Who)
- Lenny Breau, jazz guitarist
- Tom Jackson, actor and musician
- Brent Fitz, musician, (Slash, Theory of a Deadman, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Econoline Crush, Union)
- Bif Naked, musician
- Bob Nolan, musician
- Fred Penner, children's entertainer, musician
- Brad Roberts, musician, Crash Test Dummies
- Christine Fellows, folk singer
- Aaron Funk, musician
- Ray St. Germain, musician
- Terry Jacks, singer
- Chantal Kreviazuk, musician & actress
- Gisele MacKenzie, singer
- Fraser MacPherson, jazz musician
- Zara Nelsova, cellist
- Sierra Noble, singer, songwriter, fiddler.
- John K. Samson, singer-songwriter, and former member of Winnipeg punk band Propagandhi (The Weakerthans)
- Bob Rock, musician, record producer
- Remy Shand, musician
- Lucille Starr, singer
- Fred Turner, musician Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO)
- Maiko Watson, musician, founding member of girl-group Sugar Jones, wife of Remy Shand
- Neil Young, musician
- Daniel Greaves, musician, The Watchmen, Audio Playground High + Wide, Doctor
- Joey Serlin, musician, The Watchmen
[edit] Politicians
- Lloyd Axworthy, MP and Liberal Foreign Minister, current president of U. of Winnipeg
- Ruby Dhalla, MP for the Ontario riding of Brampton—Springdale
- Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare in Canada
- Ronald Duhamel, former Veterans Affairs minister in Jean Chrétien government
- Douglas Campbell, Premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958
- John Harvard, former MP, former CBC broadcaster, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Francis Lawrence Jobin, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Gerard Kennedy, politician
- David Kilgour, former Liberal Party of Canada federal cabinet minister
- Stanley Knowles, former MP, Order of Canada recipient
- Peter M. Liba, journalist, business man, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Hugh John Macdonald, former Premier of Manitoba
- John Stewart McDiarmid, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Pearl McGonigal, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- William John McKeag, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Daniel Hunter McMillan, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Louis Riel, former MP and revolutionary
- Dufferin Roblin, former Premier of Manitoba
- John Christian Schultz, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Alfred Henry Scott, Louis Riel delegate
- Mitchell Sharp, former Liberal Party of Canada federal cabinet minister
- William Johnston Tupper, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- S. I. Hayakawa, former United States senator
[edit] Public servants
- Gerald Smedley Andrews, land surveyor, Order of Canada recipient
- Brian Dickson, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Waldron Fox-Decent, mediator, professor, Crown Corporation chairman
- Ray Henault, General and former Chief of Defence Staff of Canadian Forces
- Sylvia Ostry, economist
[edit] Religious leaders
[edit] Scientists
- Dr. Robert (Bob) Brent Thirsk, Canadian astronaut, STS-78 shuttle mission
- Jim Peebles, famous cosmologist
- Louis Slotin, Physicist and Chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project
[edit] TV, radio and film stars
- Adam Beach, actor (Squanto: A Warrior's Tale)
- Claire Adams, Hollywood film actress in the 1920's and 30's who would later live most of her life in Melbourne, Australia.
- Cordell Barker, actor, director, writer, producer, Oscar nominated animator The Cat Came Back
- Reginald Barker, Hollywood director
- Greg Bryk, actor
- Len Cariou, actor
- Bill Cody, actor
- Richard Condie, Oscar nominated animator The Big Snit
- Ted Corday, soap opera producer (Days of our Lives)
- Wendy Crewson, movie and TV star (The Santa Clause)
- Ma-Anne Dionisio, lead role of Kim in Miss Saigon in Toronto and in Sydney, Australia
- Deanna Durbin, actress
- Brendan Fehr, actor, star of the television series Roswell
- Danny Finkleman, former CBC radio host
- Ken Finkleman, director, writer and actor
- Daniel Gillies, actor
- Joanna Gleason, actress
- Monty Hall, TV celebrity, television game show host
- Doug Henning, magician
- Tom Jackson, singer, actor
- Simon James, actor
- Richard Kahan, actor
- Mimi Kuzyk, tv actress
- Tina Keeper, actress, politician
- Nadia Litz, actress
- Paul Maxwell, actor
- Tom McCamus, actor
- Kyle McCulloch, actor, writer for South Park
- Gisele MacKenzie, actress
- Guy Maddin, director
- Belinda Montgomery, actress
- John Paizs, filmmaker
- Anna Paquin, actress
- Douglas Rain, actor, voice of HAL in2001 Space Odyssey
- Donnelly Rhodes, actor
- Bill Richardson, writer, radio host
- Percy Saltzman, former CBC weatherman
- Eric Schweig, actor (The Last of the Mohicans)
- Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
- David Steinberg, actor, comedian
- Kerry Talmage, actor, comedian
- Nia Vardalos, actress and writer
- Gwynyth Walsh, actress
- Catherine Wreford, stage actress, former wife of Jeff Goldblum
[edit] War heroes
- Leo Clarke, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Robert Cruickshank, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Frederick William Hall Victoria Cross winner in 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
- 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
[edit] Writers
- Robert Rohloff, writer.[1]
- David Bergen, novelist
- Barbara Branden, author and associate of Ayn Rand
- Norman Cantor, writer, historian
- Solomon Cleaver, writer
- Steven Erikson, fantasy writer
- Jon Paul Fiorentino, poet
- George R. D. Goulet, Metis writer, historian
- Terry Goulet, writer, historian
- Guy Gavriel Kay, novelist and poet
- Mary MacLane, writer
- Jake MacDonald, novelist
- Marshall McLuhan, writer, cultural theorist
- Bill Mason, author, filmmaker, environmentalist
- David Reimer, writer, sex reassignment
- Gabrielle Roy, author
- Carol Shields, Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist
- Miriam Toews, author
- A. E. van Vogt, science fiction writer
- Adele Wiseman, author
- George Woodcock, writer
[edit] Notes
- ^ Alan Greenspan. "The Age of Turbulence". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=301&S=3&O=D. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
