List of people from Regina, Saskatchewan
Notable persons who were born, grew up in or spent a portion of their life and/or career in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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- Velma Abbott (1929–1987), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player'
- Dan Achen, guitarist, producer, co-founder of alternative rock band Junkhouse
- Dick Assman, gas station attendant facetiously given fame on the David Letterman television show
B
- Joseph Baggaley (c. 1884–1918) trade unionist
- Bonnie Baker (1918–2003), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Staff Barootes (1918–2000), Senator
- Doris Barr (1921–2009), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Ethan Bear, hockey player in the NHL currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers
- Catherine Bennett (born 1920), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Red Berenson, Team Canada 1972, former NHL player and coach, Head Coach of the University of Michigan Ice Hockey Team
- Mike Blaisdell, former NHL player
- Ronald Bloore, Regina Five artist
- Bob Boyer, visual artist, elder, university professor
- Tyler Bozak, NHL player
- Beverley Breuer, actor whose credits include Scary Movie 4
- Garth Butcher, NHL player
C
- Jock Callander, IHL all-time scoring leader
- Ruth Chambers, sculptor
- Terry Cochrane, Canadian football player
- Martha Cole, fabric artist
D
- Charlie David, actor
- Stu Davis, (aka "Canada's Cowboy Troubadour"), singer/guitarist, known internationally for songwriting, recordings, radio and television
- Robert Dirk, former NHLer
- Shirley Douglas, actor, daughter of T.C. Douglas; mother of Kiefer Sutherland
- T.C. Douglas, CCF premier 1944–1961; later leader of the federal New Democratic Party
- Dave Dryburgh (1908–1948), Scotland-born sports journalist for The Leader-Post and Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee[1][2]
- Duke Dukowski, former NHLer
- Matt Dumba, ice hockey player for the Minnesota Wild
E
- Jordan Eberle, NHL player for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders and Seattle Kraken
- Murray Edwards, one of the richest Canadians
- Jack Engle, hot rodder and custom camshaft grinder, founder of Engle Cams (to American parents)
F
- Joe Fafard, sculptor and artist
- Holly Fay, painter
- Leanne Franson, cartoonist and illustrator
- Jackie Friesen, assistant coach with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team
G
- Genevieve George (1927–2002), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Chris Getzlaf, CFL player
- Ryan Getzlaf, NHL player
- Ted Godwin, Regina Five artist
- Dirk Graham, NHL player
- Roland Groome, first licensed commercial pilot in Canada
H
- Jack Hamilton (1886–1976), Canadian ice hockey and multi-sport executive[3]
- Kevin Hanson, basketball player and coach
- Trevor Herriot a naturalist and writer
- Scott Hartnell, NHL player
- Kyle Herranen, interdisciplinary artist
- Jamie Heward, NHL player
- Bill Hicke, NHL player with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Oakland Seals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Risa Horowitz, visual and media artist
I
- Roger Ing, painter
- Into Eternity, progressive metal band
- Dick Irvin, Jr., hockey broadcaster
J
- Colin James (born 1964), singer. James has won seven Juno Awards
- Christine Jewitt (1926-2018), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Arleene Johnson (1924–2017), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Marguerite Jones (1917–1995), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Daisy Junor (1919–2012), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
K
- Connie Kaldor, singer-songwriter
- Augustus Kenderdine, painter
- Donald M. Kendrick, Calgary native, choral conductor and teacher at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, in the 1970s
- Roy Kiyooka, painter
- Morgan Klimchuk, AHL player for the Belleville Senators
- Chris Kramer, actor
- Chris Kunitz, NHL player
L
- Michelle LaVallee, curator, artist, and educator
- Brock Lesnar: WWE and UFC Champion living in Regina
- Elyse Levesque, actress, born and raised in Regina
- Sarah Lind, actor
- Kenneth Lochhead, Regina Five artist
- Andrea Ludwig, soprano
M
- Jeannie Mah, ceramic artist
- John Joseph "Jack" Malone, ace fighter pilot in WWI, lived in Regina before enlisting
- Craig McMorris, snowboarder
- Don McMorris, politician
- Daniel Maslany, actor
- Tatiana Maslany, actress
- Mike Maurer, CFL player
- Ethel McCreary, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Mick McGeough, NHL referee
- Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering forensic pathologist and criminologist
- Arthur McKay, Regina Five artist
- Mark McMorris, snowboarding, bronze medalist winter Olympic winner on 2018 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang and 18 time Xgames medalist.
- Gerry Minor, former NHL player
- Douglas Morton, Regina Five artist
- Garth Murray, NHL player
- Maye Musk, model and mother of entrepreneur, Elon Musk
N
- Steve Nash, former basketball player and head basketball coach
- Zarqa Nawaz, creator of the CBC sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie
- Erik Nielsen, federal politician, former deputy prime minister
- Leslie Nielsen, actor whose credits include Airplane!, three Naked Gun movies and Scary Movie 3
O
- Paul Owen, cricketer
P
- Michael Peers, Archbishop of Qu'Appelle; Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada 1986–2004
- Janet Perkin (1921–2012), professional baseball and curling player
- Al Pickard (1895–1975), Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee[4][5]
- Jason Plumb, popular musician formerly with the Waltons
- David Plummer, software engineer for Microsoft MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
- Edward Poitras, multimedia artist
- Logan Pyett, AHL player and member of gold medal-winning Team Canada in 2005–2006 (U18 Junior World Cup) and 2007–08 (World Junior Championship)
R
- Erika Ritter, playwright and broadcaster
- Martha Rommelaere (1922–2011), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Jon Ryan (1982), NFL player
S
- Karl Schubach, vocalist of metalcore band Misery Signals
- Stu Scheurwater, Current Major League Baseball Umpire
- Jack Semple, blues guitarist
- Lyldoll, singer
- Andy Shauf, musician
- Mike Sillinger, NHL player
- Charley Stis (1884–1979), professional baseball player, manager and umpire
- Leesa Streifler, multimedia artist
- Stephen Surjik, television and motion picture director whose credits include The Kids in the Hall and Wayne's World 2
T
- Dione Taylor, jazz singer
V
- Darren Veitch, former NHL player
- Julia Voth, actress and model
W
- Mildred Warwick (1922–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Elizabeth Wicken (1927–2011), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Doug Wickenheiser (1961–99), NHL player
See also
References
- ^ "Boating accident takes life of Dave Dryburgh". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. July 12, 1948. p. 1.
; "Boating accident (Continued from page 1)". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. July 12, 1948. p. 9.
- ^ Mlazgar, Brian; Stoffel, Holden (2007). Saskatchewan Sports: Lives Past and Present. Regina, Saskatchewan: University of Regina Press. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-0-88977-167-3.
- ^ "Hall of Famer: Jack Hamilton". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. 1972. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ Ferguson, Bob (2005). Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. p. 350. ISBN 1-55041-855-6.
- ^ "Pickard, Allan — Biography — Honoured Builder". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
