This is a list of notable people who are from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city. Colloquially known as Prince Albertans.
World-renowned master diamond cutter and educator known for cutting the Baby Rose, part of the Premier Rose Diamond and the Esperanza Diamond. Creator of Sirius Star range of diamond shapes.
Burgess was a World War I flying ace who, in 1926, was the sole challenger to Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in a by-election held in Prince Albert. He ran as an Independent.
Clarke was a Hudson's Bay Company Official, early Territorial Government Representative and prominent local citizen considered by some to be the instigator of the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.[2]
Crawford practised law in Edmonton, Alberta, in the 1950s and 1960s. He served as an executive assistant to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker between 1961 and 1963 and served as Young Progressive Conservative Association President from 1963 to 1964. He had a jazz band composed of provincial MLAs called the Tory Blue Notes and played trumpet.
Author, illustrator, artist, activist and pioneer in both art therapy and pictography
Born in Prince Albert, moved to Kenora, Ontario. Received post secondary education at the University of Toronto where he received a general Bachelor of Arts. Ontario College of Education and received a High School Assistant's Certificate and Art Specialists Certificate. He also took a course in landscape painting.
Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC, FRSC, FRSA (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963. Diefenbaker House in Prince Albert is open as a museum to the public in the summer season. It is a home where Diefenbaker lived for ten years with his first wife, Edna Brower and when she died, his second, Olive Palmer.[4][5]
Ducommun, born July 3, 1956, in Prince Albert is a Canadian actor and comedian, often seen in supporting roles on both television and the silver screen.[6]
Was signed to a contract in the NHL with Ottawa Senators though he never played a game. Played in Europe during the latter part of his career, but retired due to sustaining an injury.
(née Simair) Dr. Haakensen is the founder, president and Principal Scientist of Contango Strategies Ltd. She was named by Profit (magazine) as one of Canada's Future Entrepreneurial Leaders under the age of 30 in 2011.[9] In 2014 Monique was appointed to Canada's Science, Technology and Innovation Council (Canada).[10]
Hicks, born in England but resided in Prince Albert, became a published poet during the last two decades of his life receiving the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from the University of Saskatchewan.[11]
Isbister was a Canadian Métis leader who founded the Isbister settlement the precursor of Prince Albert and may have been the first farmer to grow wheat in the area.[13]
Karloff was famous for his roles in horror films portraying characters like Frankenstein's Monster and The Mummy, resided in Prince Albert during the early 20th century.[15] He applied to Harry St. Clair of Prince Albert's Harry St. Clair players and toured with them between 1912 and 1914 before becoming famous in Hollywood.[16][17]
Krack is a notable freediver who broke records throughout his career. He also created Performance Freediving International, Canadian Association of Freediving and Apnea (CAFA) as well as the founding member of the United States Apnea Association (USAA). Also during his career he organized many competitions and was the head safety for the Cayman Challenge. He has done film and TV work associated with freediving.[18]
McGuire was an actress in the 40s in such films as Follies Girl and Captain Tugboat Annie.
Kim McCaw
Actor and voice-over actor
McCaw has been in a number of roles, most small roles in films such as the miniseries The Arrow and voice-over work in video games such as Mass Effect.
McKay represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1891 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1905. McKay was the brother-in-law of Lawrence Clarke, and like Clarke was connected to the Conservative Party of Canada. McKay was a Protestant Métis or Anglo-Métis individual, and was involved in the Saskatchewan Rebellion on the side of the federal government.
Montgomery, CBE, between 1890 and 1891 at the age of 16, lived in Prince Albert with her father and step-mother. She later went on to publish 20 novels, over 500 short stories, an autobiography and a book of poetry.[23]
Nerland was a white supremacist, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police informant, who garnered national media attention in 1991 after killing a man on the basis of his skin colour.[25]
Parenteau is a former fiddle player for country music star Neal McCoy, but moved back to Prince Albert to start a solo career. He has achieved success locally, provincially, and nationally.
Born in Prince Albert, Robson was a radio and television broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks from 1970 to 1999 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame and the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.[26]
Born in Prince Albert, Yurach starred in many commercials in Saskatchewan, but is most notable for her role as Ashley Littletent in the Saskatchewan made film Run, Broken Yet Brave.
^Shepard, R. Bruce. Diefenbaker, John George (1895–1979) The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, Canadian Plains Research Centre, University of Regina, 2006. Retrieved: December 10, 2007.
^"Rick Ducommun". IMDb.com, Inc. 1990–2009. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
^"Robson, Jim (1935– )". Pioneer — Member of CAB Hall of Fame. Canadian Communications Foundation — Fondation Des Communications... Retrieved 2009-05-22.[dead link]
^Jon Vickers: A Hero’s Life by Jeannie Williams, Northeastern University Press, 1999. ISBN 1-55553-408-2
