List of Ukrainian Canadians

This is a list of notable Ukrainian Canadians, including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Ukrainian Canadian or must have references showing they are Ukrainian Canadian and are notable.

Actors / entertainers / filmmakers

• Roman Danylo, comedian
• Erik Everhard, actor and director
• Fred Ewanuick, actor
• Luba Goy, comedian
• Jeremy Kushnier, actor/singer, currently in the Chicago cast of the musical Jersey Boys
• Mimi Kuzyk, actor
• Tatiana Maslany, actor
• James Motluk, filmmaker
• William Shatner, actor
• Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
• Alex Trebek, television game show host
• Katheryn Winnick, actress

Artists and designers

• Edward Burtynsky, photographer
• Denys Drozdyuk, ballroom dancer, Season 3 winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada
• Alexander Hryshko, photographer
• John Kricfalusi,[1] cartoonist
• William Kurelek, artist
• Oleg Lipchenko, artist
• John Max, photographer

Athletes

• Dave Andreychuk, hockey player
• Bill Barilko, hockey player
• Mike Bossy, hockey player
• Tyler Bozak, hockey player
• Turk Broda, hockey player
• John Bucyk, hockey player
• Kerry Burtnyk, curler
• Randy Ferbey, curler
• Wayne Gretzky, hockey player
• Dale Hawerchuk, hockey player
• Joffrey Lupul, hockey player
• Cale Makar, hockey player
• Orest Meleschuk, curler
• Bill Mosienko, hockey player, fastest hat-trick in NHL history (3 goals in 21 game seconds)
• Bronko Nagurski, National Football League player
• Kelly Olynyk, basketball player
• Nolan Patrick, hockey player
• Alexei Ponikarovsky, hockey player
• Terry Sawchuk, ice hockey goaltender
• Eddie Shack, hockey player
• Jordin Tootoo, hockey player
• Ed Werenich, curler

Business figures

• Eugene Melnyk, owner of Biovail Pharma and the Ottawa Senators NHL hockey team

Government / civil servants

• Edward Bayda, former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
• John Sopinka, puisne justice, Supreme Court of Canada

Military figures

• Peter Dmytruk, war hero (World War II), Royal Canadian Air Force
• Filip Konowal, World War I Victoria Cross recipient
• Paul Wynnyk Lieutenant General, 2016-2018 Commander of the Canadian Army.

Musicians

• Randy Bachman, musician
• Paul Brandt (born Paul Rennée Belobersycky), country music artist
• Ron Cahute, musician
• Rick Danko, musician, former bassist and singer of The Band
• Ivan and Stefan Doroschuk, musicians (Men Without Hats)
• Gordie Johnson, musician
• Juliette, singer and CBC television host
• Brett Kissel, country music artist
• Theresa Sokyrka, singer
• Roman Soltykewych, conductor
• Alex Tanas, musician, drummer of Magic!

Politicians

• Yvan Baker, member of parliament
• James Bezan, member of parliament
• Ernie Eves, former Premier of Ontario
• Ed Ewasiuk, labour activist, city councilor
• Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian scientist, curler, and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
• Gary Filmon, former Premier of Manitoba
• Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs since January 10, 2017 (see also "Writers / journalists" section)
• William Hawrelak, former Mayor of Edmonton
• Anthony Hlynka, second Canadian MP of Ukrainian descent, active in reforming Canada's immigration laws to promote eastern European immigration after World War II
• Ramon John Hnatyshyn, former Governor General of Canada
• Stephen Juba, former Mayor of Winnipeg
• Gerard Kennedy, Ontario cabinet minister
• Tymofei Koreichuk, labour organiser
• Peter Liba, former Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
• MaryAnn Mihychuk, member of parliament, former Canadian Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour
• Steve Peters, Ontario cabinet minister
• Roy Romanow, former Premier of Saskatchewan
• Don Rusnak, member of parliament
• Edward Schreyer, former Governor General of Canada
• Andrew Shandro, first member of a Canadian legislature of Ukrainian origin, World War I veteran
• Michael Starr (born Michael Starchewsky), former cabinet minister
• Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta from 2006 to 2011
• David Tkachuk, Canadian senator
• Judy Wasylycia-Leis, former member of parliament, former Manitoba provincial cabinet minister
• Patrick Weiler, member of parliament
• Borys Wrzesnewskyj, member of parliament
• John Yaremko, longest serving cabinet minister
• Paul Yuzyk, former senator

Religious figures

• Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak), former primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy), former metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

Scientists / scholars

• Albert Bandura, psychologist
• Roberta Bondar, astronaut
• Isydore Hlynka, biochemist, Ukrainian Canadian community leader
• Taras Kuzio, Ukraine expert
• George S. N. Luckyj, scholar of Ukrainian literature
• Lubomyr Romankiw, scientist, Ph.D. degrees in metallurgy and materials
• Jaroslav Rudnyckyj, linguist, a founding father of Canadian multiculturalism

Writers / journalists

• Alex Biega, lawyer and author
• Chrystia Freeland, editor of the Financial Times (see also "Politicians" section)
• Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman
• Marsha Skrypuch, writer

Other

• Fedor Bohatirchuk, chess player
• Annie Buller, union organizer
• Cyril Genik, immigration agent
• Bohdan Hawrylyshyn (born 1926), economist, visionary and economic advisor to the Ukrainian government
• Vladimir Katriuk, beekeeper and alleged Nazi war criminal
• Vladimir Mackiw, inventor and industrialist
• Iwan Pylypow, first Ukrainian Canadian immigrant and pioneer settler
• Daria Werbowy, model
• Marta Czurylowicz, The Weather Network metrologist and former reporter for CTV News Kitchener and CTV News Winnipeg

See also

• List of Ukrainian Americans
• List of Ukrainians

References

1. Kricfalusi, John. "Happy Birthday Dad!". John K. Stuff. Retrieved 23 January 2015.