List of people from the Northwest Territories
This is a list of notable people who are from the Northwest Territories, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that territory.
A
- Leona Aglukkaq, former member of Parliament for the electoral district of Nunavut
- Roger Allen, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
B
- Zac Boyer, former National Hockey League right winger
- Tom Butters, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
C
- Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England and former governor of the Bank of Canada
D
- Alex Debogorski, local truck driver and personality on Ice Road Truckers
- Paul Delorey, professional curler and former MLA and speaker in the Northwest Territories Legislature
E
- Jason Elliott, former professional ice hockey player
- Kingmeata Etidlooie, Inuk visual artist and sculptor
F
- Alice Masak French, Inuk author
G
- Brendan Green, Canadian team biathlete; participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in the men's 4x7.5 km relay
- Jane Groenewegen, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from Hay River South
- Leela Gilday, Juno Award-winning Dene singer/songwriter from Yellowknife
H
- Sarah Hardisty, Dene elder and quillworker
- Courtney Howard, Physician and one0time leadership candidate, Green Party of Canada
K
- Helen Kalvak, Copper Inuit graphic artist
- Margot Kidder, film and television actress best known for playing Lois Lane in the Superman movies of the 1970s and 1980s
- Fred Koe, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
- Kevin Koe, world champion curler
- Shane Koyczan, poet and spoken word artist
- Floyd Kuptana, Inuk sculptor
M
- Joe McBryan (Buffalo Joe), president and owner of Buffalo Airways featured on Ice Pilots NWT
- Mikey McBryan, Buffalo Airways General Manager and featured on Ice Pilots NWT
- Rob McVicar, professional ice hockey goaltender
- Tobias Mehler, film and television actor best known for his roles on Battlestar Galactica and Stargate SG-1
- Vic Mercredi, Métis hockey player, first person born in the NWT to be drafted into the National Hockey League
- Dustin Milligan, film and television actor; lead actor in the first season of the Beverly Hills, 90210 spinoff
N
- Melaw Nakehk'o, Dene artist and film actress, known for role in The Revenant (2015)
- Phoebe Nahanni, Dene geographer
- Agnes Nanogak, Inuit artist
- Leslie Nielsen, actor, comedian, and producer best known for his roles on The Forbidden Planet and The Poseidon Adventure
P
- David Ruben Piqtoukun, Inuit artist and sculptor
- John Pollard, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1987 until 1995
R
- Floyd Roland, Mayor of Inuvik; former Premier and member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
S
- Geoff Sanderson, former National Hockey League player
- Eric Schweig, Inuvialuit/Chippewa/Dene actor
- John Sissons, politician and the first judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
- Donald Morton Stewart, former mayor and speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature
- Les Stroud, filmmaker and survival expert; host of the television program Survivorman
T
- Ovilu Tunnillie, Inuit sculptor, member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
V
- Greg Vaydik, National Hockey League player
W
- Max Ward, pioneering bush pilot and founder of Wardair airlines (later sold to Canadian Airlines)
