List of people from Saskatoon
Appearance
Notable persons who were born, grew up or lived in Saskatoon:
A
- Mark Abley – writer
- Mel Angelstad – professional ice hockey player
- Colby Armstrong – NHL hockey player with Toronto Maple Leafs
- Riley Armstrong – NHL hockey player with Detroit Red Wings
- Brent Ashton – former NHL hockey player
B
- Mike Babcock – NHL head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Lorne Babiuk – director, VIDO
- Wade Belak – former NHL player with Nashville Predators (deceased 2011)
- Byron Bitz – NHL player with Florida Panthers
- Trevor Blackwell – entrepreneur
- Allan Blakeney – former Premier of Saskatchewan
- Derek Boogaard – former NHL hockey player with New York Rangers (deceased 2011)
- Dave Brown – former NHL player
- Sidney Buckwold – former Mayor of Saskatoon
C
- Hugh Cairns (VC) – World War I soldier awarded the Victoria Cross
- Ethel Catherwood – Olympic medalist
- Kim Coates (born 1958) – Canadian/American actor, Sons of Anarchy; born in Saskatoon
D
- Mark Dacey – 2004 Brier Champion
E
- Michael Eklund – actor
- Dan Ellis – NHL goaltender with Florida Panthers
- Shane Endicott – former NHL hockey player
F
- Sylvia Fedoruk – scientist, former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
- Larry Fisher – murderer of Gail Miller
- Don Freed – singer/songwriter
- Dawna Friesen – newscaster
- Pete Friesen – guitar player for Alice Cooper, Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden and The Almighty
- Gayleen Froese – author
- Wes Funk – writer
G
- Michael Garnett – former NHL goaltender with the Atlanta Thrashers
- Joanna Glass – playwright
- Glenda Goertzen – author
- Tom Grummett – comic book artist
- Eric Gryba – NHL player with the Edmonton Oilers
- Lyell Gustin – music educator
H
- Chris Hajt – professional ice hockey player, Lukko
- Emmett Hall – former Supreme Court Justice
- Stu Hart – professional wrestling patriarch
- Ray Hnatyshyn – former Governor General of Canada
- Gustin House – Lyell Gustin, decades-long teacher of many eminent pianists province-wide
- Gordie Howe – former NHL and WHA hockey player
- Bill Hunter – ice hockey entrepreneur (deceased 2002)
J
- Susan Jacks - (ne: Pesklevits), singer-songwriter, producer, member of The Poppy Family
K
- Miklos Kanitz – Holocaust survivor
- Ryan Keller – NHL hockey player – Ottawa Senators
- Dave King – university and NHL hockey coach
- Darcy Kuemper – goalie for the NHL franchies Minnesota Wild
- Kaylyn Kyle – member of the Canada women's national soccer team
L
- Annette Lapointe – writer
- Regan Lauscher – Canadian luge champion
- James Le Jeune (born 1910) – painter, born in Saskatoon
- Catriona Le May Doan – speed skater, Olympic medalist
- Curtis Leschyshyn – former NHL hockey player
- Peter Loubardias – sportscaster
- Trey Lyles – professional basketball player
M
- Keith Magnuson (died 2003) – former NHL hockey player, Chicago Blackhawks
- Tyler Mane – former pro wrestler and actor
- Yann Martel – Booker Prize winning author
- Mike Maurer – CFL fullback
- Daniel Mason - architect
- Chris McAllister – former NHL hockey player
- Michael D. Mehta – professor, author, director of SaskPower and Canadian Blood Services
- David Milgaard – falsely accused/convicted/imprisoned for murder of Gail Miller
- Gail Miller – victim murder by Larry Fisher, for which David Milgaard was falsely convicted
- Joni Mitchell – musician, artist
- Allan Moffat – racing car driver and four-time winner of the Bathurst 1000
- Keith Morrison – former NBC television news anchor
- Farley Mowat – novelist
N
- Carey Nelson – long-distance runner
- Darin Nesbitt – professor at Douglas College
P
- Michaela Pereira – CNN anchor
- Krista Phillips – professional basketball player (former University of Michigan Women's Basketball player)
- Rich Pilon – former NHL hockey player
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs) (died 2015) – professional wrestler and film actor
R
- Doug Redl – Canadian football player
- Scott Redl – Canadian football player
- Drew Remenda – TV colour analyst for the San Jose Sharks and radio show host
- Kyle Riabko – actor and musician
- Roy Romanow – former Premier of Saskatchewan
S
- William Sarjeant – geology professor and author
- Brayden Schenn – NHL hockey player with Philadelphia Flyers
- Luke Schenn – NHL hockey player with Philadelphia Flyers
- Brian Skrudland – former NHL hockey forward, two-time Stanley Cup Champion
- Arthur Slade – author
- Theresa Sokyrka – 2nd place, Hedley won
- Brent Sopel – NHL hockey player with Atlanta Thrashers
- Jarret Stoll – NHL hockey player with Los Angeles Kings
- Neil Stonechild – high profile victim of a starlight tour
- Joey Stylez (Joseph Laplante) – "hip hop", sure "artist"
- David Sutcliffe – actor
- Anne Szumigalski – poet
T
- Gordon Tootoosis – First Nations actor
- Shannon Tweed – actor, wife of Gene Simmons of KISS
V
- Guy Vanderhaeghe – author
- Sugith Varughese – writer, director and actor
- Suzie Vinnick – folk/blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
W
- Cam Ward – NHL hockey goaltender, Carolina Hurricanes
- Ed Whalen – host and commentator, Stampede Wrestling
- Steven Woods – Quack.com co-founder, current Google Waterloo site director
- Henry Woolf – actor
- Janet Wright – actress and cast member of Corner Gas