By relation to Winnipeg[edit]
Born in Winnipeg[edit]
- Claire Adams, Hollywood film actress in the 1920s and 1930s who lived most of her life in Melbourne, Australia
- Randy Bachman, musician, The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO)
- Dustin Boyd, NHL hockey player for the Calgary Flames
- Cam Barker, professional ice hockey player for the Minnesota Wild
- Oscar Brand, folk singer
- Tyler Brûlé, journalist and publisher
- Len Cariou, actor
- Burton Cummings, musician, The Guess Who
- Nigel Dawes, professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames
- Meaghan DeWarrenne-Waller, model, winner of Canada's Next Top Model, cycle 3
- Deanna Durbin, actress
- Brent Fitz, musician (Slash, Theory of a Deadman, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Econoline Crush, Union)
- Terry Fox, cancer activist and national hero
- Andy Frost, radio DJ, currently working for Q107 in Toronto
- Aaron Funk, musician, Venetian Snares
- Evan Gill, CFL 1st round draft pick of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Jeremy Gillespie, designer, guitarist/composer, filmmaker (Projektor) (Astron-6)
- Dean Gunnarson, escapologist
- Monty Hall, television host of Let's Make a Deal
- Doug Henning, magician and entertainer
- Ted Irvine, former NHL player, father of Chris Jericho
- F. Ross Johnson, business leader
- Juliette, singer and TV personality
- Mike Keane, hockey player for the Manitoba Moose of the AHL; played in the NHL, winning the Stanley Cup three times with three different teams: Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche, and the Dallas Stars
- Duncan Keith, professional ice hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks
- Cindy Klassen, athlete
- Chantal Kreviazuk, singer-songwriter
- Guy Maddin, director
- Derek Meech, professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings
- Belinda Montgomery, actress
- John Paizs, filmmaker
- Anna Paquin, actress
- James Patrick, NHL player
- Leonard Peikoff, philosopher
- Fred Penner, children's entertainer, musician
- Raymond A. Price, geologist
- Mike Ridley, NHL player; player for the University of Manitoba Bisons hockey team
- Louis Riel, politician
- Irvine Robbins, founder of Baskin-Robbins
- Marshall Rothstein, judge, Supreme Court of Canada
- Gabrielle Roy, author
- John K. Samson, singer-songwriter, founding member and front man of The Weakerthans, former member of Winnipeg punk band Propagandhi
- Terry Sawchuk, NHL player
- Lee Scrivner, writer and artist
- Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
- Alexander Steen, professional ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues
- David Steinberg, comedian
- Sir William Stephenson (aka Intrepid), spy, man on whom the character of James Bond is based
- Sarah Stock, professional wrestler with TNA, under the ring name, Sarita
- Jonathan Toews, professional ice hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks
- Fred Turner, musician, Bachman–Turner Overdrive
- Geills Turner, wife of John Turner, sister of David Kilgour
- Nia Vardalos, actress and writer
- Katherena Vermette, poet
- Duvie Westcott, NHL hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets
- Gavin Williamson, pianist and harpsichordist
- Young Kidd, rapper
Raised but not born in Winnipeg[edit]
- Tyler Arnason, professional hockey player
- Bif Naked, musician
- Lenny Breau, jazz guitarist
- Wendy Crewson, actress
- Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare in Canada
- Steven Erikson, fantasy writer
- Ellie Harvie, actress
- Brett Hull, professional hockey player
- Chris Jericho, professional wrestler
- Guy Gavriel Kay, novelist and poet
- Gerard Kennedy, politician
- Donny Lalonde, former boxer champion
- Marshall McLuhan, media guru
- Harry Medovy, pediatrician and academic
- Sierra Noble, singer, songwriter, fiddler
- Roddy Piper, professional wrestler
- Dr. Robert (Bob) Brent Thirsk, astronaut, STS-78 shuttle mission
- A. E. van Vogt, science fiction writer
- Héctor Vergara, FIFA international referee
- Neil Young, musician
Achieved fame while living in Winnipeg[edit]
- Charles Adler, national radio broadcaster
- Izzy Asper, media mogul and philanthropist
- David Bergen, novelist
- Fanny, real name Fraser Runciman, electronic musician
- Evelyn Hart, ballerina
- Dale Hawerchuk, NHL player (first Winnipeg Jets superstar at the NHL level)
- Ella Cora Hind, Winnipeg Free Press writer
- Andrew McDermot, member of the Council of Assiniboia and along with A.G.B. Bannatyne donated land for Winnipeg General Hospital in 1875.
- Teemu Selanne, NHL player
- Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist
- James Wickes Taylor, US Consul 1870–1893
- Miriam Toews, best-selling novelist
- Daniel Yanofsky, first chess supergrandmaster in the commonwealth
- Benjamin Zimmerman, businessman and community leader
Artists[edit]
- Bertram Brooker, painter, writer, businessman
- Charles Comfort
- Marcel Dzama, artist[1]
- LeMoine Fitzgerald, painter, Group of Seven member
- Étienne Gaboury, architect
- Clive Holden, multimedia artist
- Francis Hans Johnston, painter, Group of Seven member 1888–1949, moved to Winnipeg in 1921 to accept the position of principal of the School of Art
- Wanda Koop, painter
- Carol Matas, author
- Nicky Mehta, musician and founding member of The Wailin' Jennys
- Joan Mitchell, art historian; first wife of Alan Greenspan; part of The Ayn Rand Collective[2]
- Leo Mol, sculptor
- Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
- Arnold Spohr, former artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Athletes[edit]
- Dawn Askin, curler
- Susan Auch, Olympic medal winner, speedskating
- Andy Bathgate, hockey player
- Paul Baxter, hockey player
- Mike Benson, gridiron football player
- Andy Blair, hockey player
- Larry Bolonchuk, hockey player
- Dominique Bosshart, Olympic medal winner, taekwondo
- Ralph Bowman, NHL player
- Dustin Boyd, hockey player
- Ed Bruneteau, NHL player
- Mud Bruneteau, NHL player
- Kerry Burtnyk, curler
- Don Callis, professional wrestler
- Bob Chrystal, professional hockey player
- Cyril Coaffee, track and field, member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Cathy Corino, professional wrestler
- Steve Corino, professional wrestler
- Jamie Cudmore, rugby player
- Johnny Devine, professional wrestler
- Joe Doerksen, professional MMA fighter
- Don Duguid, curler, sportscaster
- Randy Dutiaume, curler
- Brian Engblom, former professional hockey player
- Terry Fox, cancer activist[3]
- Herb Gardiner, former professional hockey player, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Cathy Gauthier, curler
- Steve Gould, curler
- Norm Hadley, former rugby player
- Haldor Halderson, 1920 Olympic gold medal hockey player (Winnipeg Falcons)
- Janet Harvey, curler
- Cecil Hoekstra, former NHL player
- Clara Hughes, Olympic cyclist, speedskater
- Ted Irvine, former NHL player; father of Chris Jericho
- Chris Jericho, professional wrestler
- Robin Johnstone, professional figure skater
- Jennifer Jones, curler
- Mike Keane, professional hockey player
- Cindy Klassen, Olympic speedskater
- George Knudson, former PGA golf champion
- Max Labovitch, professional hockey player
- Connie Laliberte, curler
- Donny Lalonde, professional boxer
- Todd MacCulloch, basketball player
- Fred Maxwell, NHL Hall of Famer[citation needed]
- Doug McMahon, former soccer star
- Jon Mead, curler
- Orest Meleschuk, curler
- Jacob Micflikier, ice hockey player
- Nick Mickoski, former NHL hockey player, member Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
- John Morris, curler
- Bill Mosienko, former NHL hockey player, member Hockey Hall of Fame
- Jill Officer, curler
- Colton Orr, hockey player
- Cathy Overton-Clapham, curler
- James Patrick, former NHL player
- Corinne Peters, curler
- Taylor Pischke, Canadian beach volleyball player
- Rowdy Roddy Piper, professional wrestler
- T-Dre Player, CFL player
- Joe Poplawski, CFL Hall of Famer
- Kenny Reardon, NHL Hall of Famer
- Rachel Riddell, water polo
- Duncan Rousseau, WHA Winnipeg Jets player in the 1970s
- Terry Sawchuk, NHL goalie, member Hockey Hall of Fame
- Michael Schmidt, bowler
- Kelly Scott, curler
- Dave Semenko, Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Toronto Maple Leafs
- Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks, 2010, 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup Winner, 2014 Olympic gold medal hockey player
- Alexander Steen, current St. Louis Blues, and son of Winnipeg Jet, Thomas Steen
- Sarah Stock, professional wrestler currently with TNA, wrestling under the ring name "Sarita"
- Jeff Stoughton, curler
- Jonathan Toews, Captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, 2010 and 2014 Olympic gold medal hockey player, 2010, 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup Winner
- Bob Ursel, curler
- Garry Van Den Berghe, curler
- Ken Watson, former curler
- Travis Zajac, hockey player
Business professionals[edit]
- Izzy Asper, media mogul and philanthropist
- Walter Reginald Baker
- George Montegu Black II, businessman, father of Conrad Black
- Montegu Black, businessman, older brother of Conrad Black
- James Burns, former CEO of Power Corporation of Canada
- David Culver, businessman, former CEO of Alcan
- Signy Hildur Stefansson Eaton, wife of businessman John David Eaton
- David Forgay, former VP at Kraft Canada
- Sydney Halter, lawyer, former Commissioner of the Canadian Football League, Order of Canada recipient
- Sol Kanee, lawyer
- Gerald T. McCaughey, president and CEO of CIBC
- John Draper Perrin, mining entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist
Journalists[edit]
- Ashleigh Banfield, TV actress, TV host[4]
- Tyler Brûlé, journalist and publisher
- John Wesley Dafoe, former Winnipeg Free Press editor
- Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace
- Ben Metcalfe, former chairman of Greenpeace
- Don Newman, CBC journalist
- Catherine Seipp, journalist, National Review Online
- Brian Williams, CBC broadcaster
- Larry Zolf, journalist and commentator
Musicians[edit]
- Randy Bachman, musician, The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive
- Steve Bell, musician
- Bif Naked, musician
- Oscar Brand, folk singer, television personality, editor
- Lenny Breau, jazz guitarist
- Burton Cummings, musician, The Guess Who
- Tracy Dahl, opera singer (Metropolitan, La Scala, San Francisco)
- Christine Fellows, folk singer
- Brent Fitz, musician, Slash, Theory of a Deadman, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Econoline Crush, Union
- Aaron Funk, musician
- Daniel Greaves, musician, The Watchmen, Audio Playground High + Wide, Doctor
- Terry Jacks, singer
- Tom Jackson, actor and musician
- Chantal Kreviazuk, musician and actress[5]
- The Lytics, hip-hop group
- Gisele MacKenzie, singer
- Fraser MacPherson, jazz musician
- Zara Nelsova, cellist
- Sierra Noble, singer, songwriter, fiddler
- Bob Nolan, musician
- Fred Penner, children's entertainer, musician[6]
- Brad Roberts, musician, Crash Test Dummies
- Bob Rock, musician, record producer
- Ray St. Germain, musician
- John K. Samson, singer-songwriter, former member of Winnipeg punk band Propagandhi (The Weakerthans)
- Joey Serlin, musician, The Watchmen
- Remy Shand, musician
- Lucille Starr, singer
- Fred Turner, musician Bachman–Turner Overdrive
- Maiko Watson, musician, founding member of girl-group Sugar Jones; wife of Remy Shand
- Winnipeg's Most, hip-hop trio
- Young Kidd, rapper
Politicians[edit]
- Reginald Alcock, MP, President of the Treasury Board
- Lloyd Axworthy, MP and Liberal Foreign Minister, current president of U. of Winnipeg
- Douglas Campbell, Premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958
- Ruby Dhalla, MP for the Ontario riding of Brampton—Springdale
- Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare in Canada
- Ronald Duhamel, former Veterans Affairs minister in Jean Chrétien government
- John Harvard, former MP, former CBC broadcaster, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- S. I. Hayakawa, former United States senator
- Francis Lawrence Jobin, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Gerard Kennedy, politician
- Huntly Ketchen, politician and soldier
- David Kilgour, former Liberal Party of Canada federal cabinet minister
- Stanley Knowles, former MP, Order of Canada recipient
- Peter Liba, journalist, businessman, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Hugh John Macdonald, former Premier of Manitoba
- John Stewart McDiarmid, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Pearl McGonigal, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- William John McKeag, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Daniel Hunter McMillan, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Louis Riel, former MP and revolutionary
- Dufferin Roblin, former Premier of Manitoba
- John Christian Schultz, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Alfred Henry Scott, Louis Riel delegate
- Mitchell Sharp, former Liberal Party of Canada federal cabinet minister
- William Johnston Tupper, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Senator for Queensland
- J. S. Woodsworth, first leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)
Public servants[edit]
Religious leaders[edit]
Scientists[edit]
TV, radio and film stars[edit]
- Claire Adams, Hollywood film actress in the 1920s and 30s; spent most of her life in Melbourne, Australia
- Cordell Barker, actor, director, writer, producer; Oscar-nominated animator of The Cat Came Back[7]
- Reginald Barker, Hollywood director[8]
- Adam Beach, Native Canadian actor (Squanto: A Warrior's Tale)
- Greg Bryk, actor[9]
- Len Cariou, actor[10]
- Bill Cody, actor
- Johnny Colatruglio, houseguest on Big Brother Canada (season 3)
- Richard Condie, Oscar-nominated animator The Big Snit
- Ted Corday, soap opera producer (Days of Our Lives)
- Wendy Crewson, movie and TV star (The Santa Clause)
- Ma-Anne Dionisio, lead role of Kim in Miss Saigon in Toronto and in Sydney, Australia
- Deanna Durbin, actress[11]
- Brendan Fehr, acto, star of the television series Roswell[12]
- Danny Finkleman, former CBC radio host
- Ken Finkleman, director, writer and actor[13]
- Daniel Gillies, actor[14]
- Joanna Gleason, actress[15]
- Monty Hall, TV celebrity, television game show host[16]
- Doug Henning, magician[17]
- Tom Jackson, Metis singer and actor
- Simon James, actor
- Richard Kahan, actor[18]
- Tina Keeper, actress, politician[19]
- Mimi Kuzyk, TV actress[20]
- Nadia Litz, actress[21]
- Gisele MacKenzie, actress[22]
- Guy Maddin, director[23]
- Paul Maxwell, actor[24]
- Tom McCamus, actor
- Kyle McCulloch, actor, writer for South Park[25]
- Belinda Montgomery, actress[26]
- Scott Oake, Gemini Award-winning sportscaster for CBC Sports
- John Paizs, filmmaker
- Anna Paquin, actress[27]
- Douglas Rain, actor,[28] voice of HAL in 2001 Space Odyssey[29]
- Donnelly Rhodes, actor
- Bill Richardson, writer, radio host
- Percy Saltzman, former CBC weatherman
- Eric Schweig, Native Canadian actor (The Last of the Mohicans)
- Britney Smith, actress, model; known for Silent Night, Todd & the Book of Pure Evil, Less Than Kind[30]
- Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
- Tracy Spiridakos, actor
- David Steinberg, actor, comedian
- Kerry Talmage, actor, comedian
- Nia Vardalos, actress and writer[31]
- Gwynyth Walsh, actress[32]
- Catherine Wreford, stage actress; former wife of Jeff Goldblum[33]
Military[edit]
- Leo Clarke, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Robert Cruickshank, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Frederick William Hall Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Coulson Norman Mitchell, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Andrew Charles Mynarski, Victoria Cross winner in World War II
- Walter Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff
- Christopher O'Kelly, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Frank Pickersgill, SOE agent in World War II executed by the Nazis
- H. L. N. Salmon, commander of the 1st Canadian Division in World War II
- Robert Shankland, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Sir William Stephenson (aka Intrepid), spy, man on whom the character of James Bond is based
Writers[edit]
- David Bergen, novelist[34]
- Barbara Branden, author and associate of Ayn Rand
- Norman Cantor, writer, historian
- Solomon Cleaver, writer
- Steven Erikson, fantasy writer
- Jon Paul Fiorentino, poet
- George R. D. Goulet, Metis writer, historian
- Terry Goulet, writer, historian
- Guy Gavriel Kay, novelist and poet
- Jake MacDonald, novelist
- Mary MacLane, writer[35]
- Bill Mason, author, filmmaker, environmentalist
- Marshall McLuhan, writer, cultural theorist
- David Reimer, writer, sex reassignment
- Gabrielle Roy, author
- Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist
- Miriam Toews, author
- A. E. van Vogt, science fiction writer
- Adele Wiseman, author
- Miriam Waddington, poet and short story writer
- George Woodcock, writer
References[edit]
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