List of Ukrainian Canadians

See also: Category:Canadian people of Ukrainian descent

This is a list of notable Ukrainian Canadians, including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Ukrainian Canadian or must have references showing they are Ukrainian Canadian and are notable.

Actors / entertainers / filmmakers

• Nikki Benz, pornographic actress
• Roman Danylo, comedian
• Fred Ewanuick, actor
• Luba Goy, comedian
• Jeremy Kushnier, actor/singer, currently in the Chicago cast of the musical Jersey Boys
• Tatiana Maslany, actress
• James Motluk, filmmaker
• William Shatner, actor
• Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
• Alex Trebek, television game show host
• Katheryn Winnick, actress

Artists and designers

• Edward Burtynsky, photographer
• William Kurelek, artist
• Denys Drozdyuk, ballroom dancer, Season 3 winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada
• John Kricfalusi, cartoonist
• Oleg Lipchenko, artist

Athletes

• Dave Andreychuk, hockey player
• Bill Barilko, hockey player
• Mike Bossy, hockey player
• Tyler Bozak, hockey player
• Turk Broda, hockey player
• John Bucyk, hockey player
• Kerry Burtnyk, curler
• J.D. Michaels (Jordan Danyluk), professional wrestler
• Randy Ferbey, curler
• Wayne Gretzky, hockey player
• Dale Hawerchuk, hockey player
• Joffrey Lupul, hockey player
• Orest Meleschuk, curler
• Bill Mosienko, hockey player, fastest hat-trick (3 goals in 21 seconds)
• Kelly Olynyk, basketball player
• Terry Sawchuk, ice hockey goaltender
• Alexei Ponikarovsky, hockey player
• Eddie Shack, hockey player
• Jordin Tootoo, hockey player
• Ed Werenich, curler

Business figures

• Eugene Melnyk, owner of Biovail Pharma and the Ottawa Senators NHL hockey team

Government / civil servants

• Edward Bayda, former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
• John Sopinka, puisne justice, Supreme Court of Canada

Military figures

• Peter Dmytruk, war hero (WWII), Royal Canadian Air Force
• Filip Konowal, Victoria Cross recipient

Musicians

• Randy Bachman, musician
• Paul Brandt (born Paul Rennée Belobersycky), country music artist
• Ron Cahute, musician
• Rick Danko, musician, former bassist and singer of The Band
• Ivan and Stefan Doroschuk, musicians (Men Without Hats)
• Gordie Johnson, musician
• Juliette, singer and CBC television host
• Theresa Sokyrka, singer

Politicians

• James Bezan, member of parliament
• Ernie Eves, former Premier of Ontario
• Ed Ewasiuk, labour activist, city councilor
• Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian scientist, curler, and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
• Gary Filmon, former premier of Manitoba
• Ramon John Hnatyshyn, governor-general of Canada
• Stephen Juba, former mayor of Winnipeg
• Gerard Kennedy, Ontario cabinet minister
• Peter Liba, former lieutenant-governor of Manitoba
• Steve Peters, Ontario cabinet minister
• Roy Romanow, former premier of Saskatchewan
• Don Rusnak, member of parliament
• Edward Schreyer, former governor-general of Canada
• Michael Starr (born Michael Starchewsky), former cabinet minister
• Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta from 2006 to 2011
• Judy Wasylycia-Leis, former member of parliament, former Manitoba provincial cabinet minister
• Borys Wrzesnewskyj, member of parliament
• John Yaremko, longest serving cabinet minister
• Paul Yuzyk, former senator

Religious figures

• Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak), former primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy), former metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

Scientists / scholars

• Albert Bandura, psychologist
• Roberta Bondar, astronaut
• Isydore Hlynka, biochemist, Ukrainian Canadian community leader
• Taras Kuzio, Ukraine expert
• George S. N. Luckyj, scholar of Ukrainian literature
• Lubomyr Romankiw, scientist, Ph.D. degrees (in metallurgy and materials)
• Jaroslav Rudnyckyj, linguist, a founding father of Canadian multiculturalism

Writers / journalists

• Alex Biega, lawyer and author
• Chrystia Freeland, editor of the Financial Times
• Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman
• Marsha Skrypuch, writer

Other

• Fedor Bohatirchuk, chess player
• Annie Buller, union organizer
• Vladimir Katriuk, beekeeper and alleged Nazi war criminal
• Daria Werbowy, model

See also

• List of Ukrainian Americans
• List of Ukrainians