List of people from Regina, Saskatchewan
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Notable persons who were born, grew up in or established their fame in Regina, Saskatchewan:
- Velma Abbott (1929–87), 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
- Doris Barr (1921–2009), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- 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
- Sarah Binks, fictional character created by Paul Hiebert, in whose gently satirical biography Regina figures as the rustic's metropolis
- Mike Blaisdell, former NHL player
- Bob Boyer, visual artist, elder, university professor
- Tyler Bozak, NHL player
- Beverley Breuer, actor whose credits include Scary Movie 4
- Garth Butcher, NHL player
- Jock Callander, IHL all-time scoring leader
- Terry Cochrane, Canadian football player
- Charlie David, actor
- 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
- Duke Dukowski, former NHLer
- Jordan Eberle, NHL player for the Edmonton Oilers
- Murray Edwards, one of the richest Canadians
- Joe Fafard, sculptor and artist
- Leanne Franson, cartoonist and illustrator
- Jackie Friesen, assistant coach with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team
- Chris Getzlaf, CFL player
- Ryan Getzlaf, NHL player
- Dirk Graham, NHL player
- Roland Groome, first licensed commercial pilot in Canada
- Scott Hartnell, NHL player
- Brad Herauf, ECHL, AHL player
- Jamie Heward, NHL player
- Bill Hicke, NHL player with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Oakland Seals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Roger Ing, artist
- Into Eternity, progressive metal band
- Dick Irvin, Jr., Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster
- Colin James, six-time Juno award winning blues-rock musician
- Christine Jewett (born 1926), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Arleene Johnson (born 1924), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Marguerite Jones (1917–95), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Daisy Junor (1919–2012), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Connie Kaldor, singer
- Donald M. Kendrick, Calgary native, choral conductor and teacher at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, in the 1970s
- Chris Kunitz, NHL player
- Brock Lesnar, professional wrestler currently signed with WWE; residence in Regina
- Sarah Lind, actor
- Tatiana Maslany, actor
- Ethel McCreary, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Mick McGeough, NHL referee
- Mark McMorris, Professional Snowboarder
- Gerry Minor, former NHLer
- Garth Murray, NHL player
- Steve Nash, NBA player
- 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!, Naked Gun and Scary Movie 4
- Chad Novak, mayoral candidate
- Paul Owen, cricketer
- Michael Peers, Archbishop of Qu'Appelle; Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada 1986–2004
- Janet Perkin (1921–2012), professional baseball and curling player
- Jason Plumb, popular musician formerly with the Waltons
- Logan Pyett, AHL player (Detroit Red Wings organization) and member of gold-medal winning Team Canada in 2005–2006 (U18 Junior World Cup) and 2007–08 (World Junior Championship)
- Erika Ritter, playwright and broadcaster
- Martha Rommelaere (1922–2011), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Steve Schneider, entertainment producer, socialite
- Karl Schubach, vocalist of metalcore band Misery Signals
- Jack Semple, blues guitarist
- Shiloh, singer
- Mike Sillinger, NHL player
- Charley Stis (1884–1979), professional baseball player, manager and umpire
- Stephen Surjik, television and motion picture director whose credits include The Kids in the Hall and Wayne's World 2
- Dione Taylor, jazz singer
- Dave Tippett, former NHL player, NHL coach
- Darren Veitch, former NHL player
- 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
- Steven Yeun, actor
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