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This is a list of notable people who were born, raised or who achieved fame in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada .
By relation to Winnipeg
Born in Winnipeg
Raised but not born in Winnipeg
Terry Fox
Achieved fame while living in Winnipeg
Artists
Athletes
Hockey players
Gord Labossiere Max Labovitch Gord Lane Pete Langelle Derek Laxdal Jamie Leach Mike Leclerc Grant Ledyard Chuck Lefley Brendan Leipsic Bob Leiter Curtis Leschyshyn Odie Lowe Bill MacKenzie Bill Masterton Fred Maxwell Dunc McCallum Kevin McCarthy Ab McDonald Jacob Micflikier Nick Mickoski , member Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Bill Mosienko , member Hockey Hall of Fame Colton Orr James Patrick Steve Patrick Johnny Peirson Alf Pike Ken Reardon , member NHL Hall of FameTerry Reardon Billy Reay James Reimer Mike Ridley Dunc Rousseau , WHA Winnipeg Jets player in the 1970sTerry Sawchuk , member Hockey Hall of Fame Dave Semenko Damon Severson Patrick Sharp , 2010, 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup Winner, 2014 Olympic gold medalistAlex Shibicky Ron Shudra Warren Skorodenski Art Somers Emory Sparrow Lorne Stamler Wally Stanowski Alexander Steen Pete Stemkowski Blair Stewart Mark Stone Billy Taylor Jimmy Thomson Kevin Todd Jonathan Toews , 2010 and 2014 Olympic gold medalist, 2010, 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup WinnerLindsay Vallis Dale Weise Duvie Westcott Ian White Neil Wilkinson Carey Wilson Allan Woodman Bob Woytowich Ken Wregget Travis Zajac
Basketball players
Al Ackland , CFLDonovan Alexander , CFLBill Baker , CFLKeith Bennett , CFLLorne Benson , CFLMike Benson , CFLAndy Bieber , CFLSimon Blaszczak , CFLKen Bochen , CFLBill Boivin , CFLJames Bond , CFLBrady Browne , CFLJack Bruzell , CFLZac Carlson , CFLJim Carphin , CFLBill Ceretti , CFLWalter Chikowski , CFLScott Coe , CFLAnthony Coombs , CFLBilly Cooper , CFLBruce Covernton , CFLNic Demski , CFLBrian Dobie , CFL and coach at University of Manitoba George Druxman , CFLLeo Ezerins , CFLScott Flagel , CFLJim Furlong , CFLEvan Gill , CFLRoger Hamelin , CFLJohn Hammond , CFLAndrew Harris , CFLBen Hatskin , CFLIsrael Idonije , NFLT. J. Jones , NFLGlenn McWhinney , CFLDavid Onyemata , NFLDon Oramasionwu , CFLT-Dre Player , CFLJoe Poplawski , CFL Hall of FamerJohn Urschel , NFL
Wrestlers
Curlers
SpeedSkating
Olympic Medal Winners
Rugby
Golf
Volleyball
Water Polo
Bowling
Soccer
Race Car drivers
Businesspeople
Ida Albo Izzy Asper , media mogul and philanthropistGeorge Montegu Black II , businessman, father of Conrad Black Montegu Black , businessman, older brother of Conrad BlackRay Clark , Southern California-based nutrition supplement vendor; also, since 2015, president of the right-wing John Birch Society David Culver , businessman, former CEO of Alcan Sydney Halter , lawyer, former CFL Commissioner, Officer of the Order of Canada F. Ross Johnson , former head of RJR Nabisco , featured in the book and film Barbarians at the Gate John Draper Perrin , business professionalG. Michael Bancroft , chemist and synchrotron scientist, first director of the Canadian Light Source Margaret Bloodworth , National Security Advisor (BA 1970)Guy Maddin , film directorGerald Smedley Andrews , land surveyor, Order of Canada recipientBrian Dickson , former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Waldron Fox-Decent , mediator, professor, Crown Corporation chairmanSylvia Ostry , economistDon Newman , award-winning journalistPeter Nygård , founder of Nygård International John Paskievich , film director and photographerFred Penner , children's entertainerJames Armstrong Richardson Bill Richardson , CBC radio hostBrad Roberts , pop singer, Crash Test Dummies Susan Thompson , former mayor of WinnipegAndrea Slobodian , reporter[ 1]
Journalists
Musicians
Politicians
Public servants
Military
Writers
Scientists
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