List of people from Manitoba
This is a list of notable people who are from Manitoba, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province.
Map and location of Manitoba in Canada
Business professionals
- Lila Bell Acheson Wallace, co-founder of the Reader's Digest
- Chip and Pepper, founders of Chip and Pepper California
- Ida Albo, managing partner of the Fort Garry Hotel
- Gerald Smedley Andrews, land surveyor, Order of Canada recipient
- Izzy Asper, founder of Global Television Network
- Lloyd Axworthy, politician and former UW President, Nobel prize nominee
- Tom Axworthy, Canadian civil servant
- G. Michael Bancroft, chemist and synchrotron scientist, first director of the Canadian Light Source
- Kathy Bardswick, President and CEO, The Co-operators
- Earl Barish, basketball coach and founder of Dickie Dee and Salisbury House
- George Montegu Black II, businessman, father of Conrad Black
- Montegu Black, businessman, older brother of Conrad Black
- Bill Blaikie, NDP politician
- Margaret Bloodworth, National Security Advisor (BA 1970)
- Saidye Rosner Bronfman, wife of businessman Samuel Bronfman
- Samuel Bronfman, distillery magnate
- Mark Chipman, founder of True North Sports & Entertainment
- David Culver, businessman, former CEO of Alcan
- Brian Dickson, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Waldron Fox-Decent, mediator, professor, Crown Corporation chairman
- Sydney Halter, lawyer, former CFL Commissioner, Officer of the Order of Canada
- Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace
- F. Ross Johnson, former head of RJR Nabisco, featured in the book and film Barbarians at the Gate
- Jim Ludlow, president & CEO of True North Sports & Entertainment
- Guy Maddin, film director
- Frances Gertrude McGill, criminologist
- Peter Nygård, founder of Nygård International
- Sylvia Ostry, economist
- John Paskievich, film director and photographer
- Howard Pawley, former Premier of Manitoba
- John Draper Perrin, business professional
- Bill Richardson, CBC radio host
- James Armstrong Richardson, businessman, politician, airport in Winnipeg was named for him
- James Armstrong Richardson Sr., father of James Armstrong Richardson
- Irv Robbins, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins
- Andrea Slobodian, reporter[1]
- Susan Thompson, former mayor of Winnipeg
- Jim Treliving, founder of Boston Pizza
- Omar Zakhilwal, Afghan Finance Minister as well as the Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Afghanistan
Athletes
Hockey players
Basketball players
- Todd MacCulloch, NBA player
- Gordon Malone, NBA player (raised in Winnipeg)
- Jack Madden, NBA referee
- Chad Posthumus NBA player
- MerleLynn Lange-Harris, WNBA Player
- Edward Dawson, 1936 Olympic team member
- Joey Johnson, wheelchair basketball player, member of Manitoba's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Bennie Lands, 1948 Olympic team member
- Martin Riley (basketball) Olympion
- Bob Town 1976 Summer Olympics
- Joey Vickery, pro player in Europe
- Roy Williams, 1952 Olympic team member
- Malcolm Wiseman, 1936 Olympic team member
- Eric Bridgeland, coach and NBA ambassador
- Carl Ridd Turned down an NBA contract
- Roy Williams (Canadian basketball) 1952 Summer Olympics
- Erfan Nasajpour in the Iranian Basketball Super League
- Rick McNair basketball player and coach
Football players
CFL players
- Al Ackland
- Donovan Alexander
- Bill Baker
- Keith Bennett
- Lorne Benson
- Mike Benson
- Andy Bieber
- Simon Blaszczak
- Ken Bochen
- Bill Boivin
- James Bond
- Brady Browne
- Jack Bruzell
- Zac Carlson
- Jim Carphin
- Bill Ceretti
- Walter Chikowski
- Scott Coe
- Anthony Coombs
- Billy Cooper
- Bruce Covernton
- Nic Demski
- Brian Dobie
- George Druxman
- Leo Ezerins
- Scott Flagel
- Jim Furlong
- Evan Gill
- Roger Hamelin
- John Hammond
- Andrew Harris
- Ben Hatskin
- Cal Murphy, CFL Coach
- Don Oramasionwu
- T-Dre Player
- Joe Poplawski
NFL players
Wrestlers
- Bob Brown, wrestler and former WWE referee
- Kerry Brown, wrestler for Stampede Wrestling
- Don Callis, WWE and ECW (WWE) wrestler
- Tony Condello, promoter
- Cathy Corino, TNA and Ring of Honor
- Steve Corino WWE, TNA, and ECW (WWE) wrestler
- Chi Chi Cruz, former WWE wrestler
- Allison Danger, TNA and Ring of Honor star
- Johnny Devine, former WWE and ECW (WWE) wrestler
- Paul Diamond, former WWE wrestler
- Danny Duggan, WWE wrestler
- Anthony Durante, former WWE wrestler
- Robert Evans, TNA and Ring of Honor star
- George Gordienko, wrestled for Stampede Wrestling
- David Hohl, former Olympic wrestler
- Ricky Hunter, WWE and NWA wrestler
- Chris Jericho, WWE wrestler
- Candice LeRae, NWA wrestler
- Tom Magee, WWE wrestler and power lifter
- Vance Nevada, former NWA wrestler
- Kenny Omega, WWE wrestler
- Fred Peloquin, AWA wrestler
- Rowdy Roddy Piper, WWE Hall of Fame
- Rosemary (wrestler), TNA wrestler
- Courtney Rush, TNA wrestler
- Sarah Stock, TNA and Ring of Honor star
- Al Tomko, AWA wrestler
- The Von Steigers, former WWE Tag team
Curlers
- Dawn Askin
- Kerry Burtnyk
- Cathy Gauthier
- Steve Gould
- Don Duguid, curler, sportscaster
- Randy Dutiaume
- Janet Harvey
- Jennifer Jones
- Connie Laliberte
- Jon Mead
- John Morris
- B. J. Neufeld
- Chris Neufeld
- Denni Neufeld
- Jill Officer
- Cathy Overton-Clapham
- Gord Paterson
- Sam Penwarden
- Corinne Peters
- Daley Peters
- Vic Peters
- Kelly Scott
- Jeff Stoughton
- Bob Ursel
- Garry Van Den Berghe
- Ken Watson
Speedskating
- Susan Auch, Olympic medal winner
- Clara Hughes, 6 time Olympic gold medallist in cycling and speedskating
- Cindy Klassen, 6 time Olympic medallist
- Doreen McCannell-Botterill
Olympic medal winners
- Dominique Bosshart, Olympic medal winner, taekwondo
- Jon Montgomery, Skeleton Racing Olympic gold medalist, host of The Amazing Race Canada
- Joe Keeper Olympic Runner, Grandfather of Tina Keeper
- Cyril Coaffee, track and field, member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- John Morris (curler) Olympic gold medal winner
- Carolyn McRorie Olympic Silver medal
- Duncan Keith Olympic Gold medal
- Jennifer Botterill Olympic Gold medal
Rugby
- James Campbell, former rugby player
- Jamie Cudmore, rugby player
- Brian Erichsen, rugby player
- Norm Hadley, former rugby player
- Kevin Tkachuk, former rugby player
- Amanda Thornborough, current Canada women’s 15’s rugby player
Golf
Volleyball
Water polo
- Rachel Riddell, water polo
- David Hart (water polo) Water polo
- Nic Youngblud Water polo
Cricketers
Canadian icons
- Terry Fox, cancer research activist, was named The Greatest Canadian
- Betty Fox, mother of Terry Fox, founder of the Terry Fox Foundation
Soccer (football)
NASCAR drivers
- Joe Mazzucco, racing driver
- Bon MacDougall, racing driver
MMA/UFC fighters
- Mark Berger, fighter
- Robin Black, MMA fighter
- Joe Doerksen, UFC fighter
- Roland Delorme, UFC fighter
- Baxter Humby, kick boxer, winner of an ESPY Award in the music video of Renegades (X Ambassadors song) in Spider-Man 3
- Donny Lalonde, MMA fighter and boxer
- Krzysztof Soszynski, UFC fighter on BuzzFeed in the movie Logan (film)
MLB/baseball players
- Martha Rommelaere, former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Doris Barr, former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Dottie Hunter, former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Eleanor Callow, former baseball player
- Russ Ford, former MLB player
- Gene Ford, former MLB player
- Audrey Haine, baseball player
- Mel Kerr, MLB player
- Corey Koskie, MLB player
- Olive Little, former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Bud Sketchley, former MLB player
- Evelyn Wawryshyn, former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Religious leaders
- Abishabis, Aboriginal leader
- John Bruce (Canada), Aboriginal leader
- Rod Bushie, Aboriginal leader
- David Chartrand, Aboriginal leader
- Ken Courchene, Aboriginal leader
- Ron Evans (politician), Aboriginal leader
- Jerry Fontaine, Aboriginal leader
- John Joseph Harper, Aboriginal leader
- Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba
- Tepastenam, Aboriginal leader
- Marie-Louise Valade, established the Sisters of Charity at the Red River Mission
- Frank Whitehead, Aboriginal leader
Singers, songwriters, musicians
- Maria Aragon, performed with Lady Gaga also on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Chad Allan, Juno Award winning artist
- Allan Kingdom, Grammy nominated hip-hop artist
- Don Amero
- Tom Cochrane, nominated for a Grammy
- Jeffrey Anderson
- W. H. Anderson
- Randy Bachman
- Tal Bachman
- Tim Bachman
- Del Barber
- Remy Shand, nominated for 4 Grammy awards
- Ishq Bector
- Steve Bell
- Herbert Belyea
- Bif Naked
- Lloyd Blackman
- Heather Blush
- Oscar Brand
- Lenny Breau
- Jon Buller
- Stephen Carroll
- Brother
- Marco Castillo
- Jason Churko
- Amanda Cook
- Burton Cummings
- Mychael Danna
- Victor Davies
- Andy de Jarlis
- Diz Disley
- Mitch Dorge
- Matt Epp
- Ed Evanko
- Christine Fellows
- Brent Fitz
- Ken Fleming
- Fresh I.E.
- Bryan Fustukian
- Ian Gardiner
- Heidi Gluck
- Daniel Greaves
- Frederick Grinke
- David Guillas
- Tim Harwill
- Dianne Heatherington
- Filmer Hubble
- Terry Jacks
- David James
- Rob James
- Gordie Johnson
- Juliette
- Jim Kale
- James Keelaghan
- Wab Kinew
- Allan Kingdom
- Ash Koley
- Mark Korven
- Chantal Kreviazuk
- Joel Kroeker
- Daniel Lavoie
- Ashley Leitão
- Greg Leskiw
- Alana Levandoski
- Live on Arrival
- Cara Luft
- Earl MacDonald
- Gisele MacKenzie
- Laurie MacKenzie
- Fraser MacPherson
- Greg MacPherson
- Keith Macpherson
- Damian Marshall
- Julie Masi
- Romi Mayes
- Donnie McDougall
- Loreena McKennitt, nominated for a Grammy Award
- Matt McLennan
- Holly McNarland
- Glen Meadmore
- Neil Merryweather
- Amy Metcalfe
- Jenn Mierau
- Ruth Moody
- Lorne Munroe
- Zara Nelsova
- Jon Neufeld
- Tim Neufeld
- Bob Nolan
- Tiny Parham
- Brandon Paris
- Fred Penner
- Julie Penner
- Johnny Perrin
- Randolph Peters
- Garry Peterson
- Eric Radford
- Jackie Rae
- Donn Reynolds
- Brad Roberts
- Dan Roberts
- Ashley Robertson
- Bob Rock
- John K. Samson
- Bernie Senensky
- Joey Serlin
- Leonard Shaw
- Shingoose
- Al Simmons
- Sagkeeng's Finest, winners of Canada's Got Talent
- Son of Dave
- Fred Turner
- Venetian Snares
- Lindy Vopnfjörð
- Bill Wallace
Actors/actresses
- Ted Atherton on Traders
- Cameron Bancroft on Supernatural
- Adam Beach on Suicide Squad
- Erik J. Berg on The Big White with Robin Williams
- Robert Bockstael (actor) on X-Men
- Steve Braun on The Skulls III
- Jay Brazeau voice actor on Mega Man
- Greg Bryk on Immortals and The Incredible Hulk
- Len Cariou on Prisoners
- Jonas Chernick on The Best Laid Plans
- Ari Cohen on A Little Thing Called Murder
- Michael Cohen on Henry's World
- Wallace Douglas on Spies of the Air
- Brian Drader on Shall We Dance? (2004)
- Ed Evanko on Double Jeopardy
- Tibor Feheregyhazi actor
- Brendan Fehr on Guardians of the Galaxy
- Darcy Fehr on Desire
- Ken Finkleman on Grease 2
- Daniel Gillies in Spider-Man 2
- Monty Hall, host of Let's Make a Deal
- Joshua Henry on The Scottsboro Boys
- Tom Jackson on Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Gerald MacIntosh Johnston on Little Friend
- Richard Kahan on Supernatural
- Ryan Kennedy on Scream
- Terry Klassen in Barbie
- Jack Kruschen on Batman
- Jeremy Kushnier actor
- Fletcher Markle on Thriller
- Paul Maxwell on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Tom McCamus on The Newsroom
- Glen Meadmore friends with John Wayne Gacy
- Lee Montgomery on The Million Dollar Duck
- Peter Mooney on Camelot
- Bob Nolan on Night Time in Nevada
- John Paizs on The Kids in the Hall
- Ross Petty on X-Men
- Douglas Rain on The Man Who Skied Down Everest
- Donnelly Rhodes on The Golden Girls
- Kenny Robinson (comedian), friends with Russell Peters and Vince Carter
- Ron Rubin (voice actor) is Morph in X-Men
- Ted Rusoff on After Death
- Aaron Schwartz (Canadian actor) on The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
- Kerry Shale on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- David Steinberg actor, winner of five Emmy Awards
- Perry Mark Stratychuk actor
- Robert Tinkler on Cyberchase, Beyblade, and Sailor Moon
- Kristopher Turner on Saving Hope
- Ryan Ward (actor) on Son of the Sunshine
- Marshall Williams on How to Build a Better Boy
- Ty Wood on Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story
- Ken Kostick on The Food Network
Actresses
- Nia Vardalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Nadia Litz in The Mighty
- Claire Adams in The Big Valley
- Martha Burns on Mad Ship
- Sarah Carter on Smallville
- Ma-Anne Dionisio on Les Misérables (musical)
- Heather Doerksen on Pacific Rim (film)
- Deanna Durbin on For the Love of Mary
- Melissa Elias on Tamara (2005 film)
- Ida Engel on The Gong Show
- Dianne Heatherington on Zero Patience
- Tina Keeper on For Angela
- Mimi Kuzyk on A Christmas Wedding
- Carla Lehmann on Fame Is the Spur (film)
- Micheline Marchildon on Inertia (2001 film)
- Mara Marini on Black-ish
- Belinda Montgomery on Tron: Legacy
- Libby Morris on Not Quite Paradise
- Brooke Palsson on Between (TV series)
- Anna Paquin on X-Men (film) and Phineas and Ferb
- Dorothy Patrick Was married to Lynn Patrick
- Shirley Patterson on Batman (serial)
- Gwynyth Walsh on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Supernatural (season 1)
- Courtney-Jane White on The Lookout (2007)
- Catherine Wreford on Wrestlemaniac
- Tracy Spiridakos on Revolution (TV series)
- Sonia Sui in Toy Story 3
Performers
- Paula Abdul, singer and judge on American Idol
- Shawn Farquhar, magician on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Amber Fleury on Canadian Idol
- Deven Green, comedian
- Dean Gunnarson, magician
- Doug Henning, magician
- Ashley Leitão on Canadian Idol
- Keith Macpherson on Canadian Idol
- Luke McMaster on Canadian Idol
- David Steinberg, comedian on The Johnny Carson Show
- Meaghan Waller, winner of Canada's Next Top Model
- Zack Werner, judge on Canadian Idol
- Brian Zembic, magician
War heroes
- Leo Clarke, Victoria Cross winner
- Frederick William Hall, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Coulson Norman Mitchell, Victoria Cross winner World War I
- Andrew Charles Mynarski, Victoria Cross winner in World War II
- Frank Pickersgill, SOE agent in World War II executed by the Nazis
- Tommy Prince, highly decorated Aboriginal soldier with the Devil's Brigade in World War II
- Robert Shankland, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
- Sir William Stephenson (a.k.a. Intrepid), spy, man on whom the character of James Bond is based
Writers
- David Bergen, novelist[2]
- Norman Cantor, writer, historian
- Solomon Cleaver, writer
- Betty Gibson, author
- Paul Hiebert, author
- Guy Gavriel Kay, novelist and poet
- Margaret Laurence, novelist
- Jake MacDonald, novelist
- Mary MacLane, writer[3]
- Bill Mason, author, filmmaker, environmentalist
- Marshall McLuhan, writer, media 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
- Armin Wiebe, writer
- Adele Wiseman, author
- George Woodcock, writer
Cartoonists/Cartoons
- George Freeman, artist for several comic books including Captain Canuck
- Eric Gurney, cartoonist for Disney
- Roy Peterson, editorial cartoonist
- Jon St. Ables, cartoonist
- James Simpkins, creator of Jasper the Bear
- Charles Thorson, creator of Bugs Bunny
- Colin Upton, cartoonist
- Winnie-the-Pooh, one of Disney’s most known characters, named for Winnipeg
Journalists
- Ralph Allen
- Jeffrey Anderson, radio producer
- Ashleigh Banfield, TV host and ABC news reporter
- Rosemary Barton, broadcaster for The National
- Paul Boyd, reporter for Inside Edition
- Barry Broadfoot
- Bertram Brooker
- Cecily Brownstone
- Tyler Brûlé
- George Fisher Chipman
- Lisa R. Cohen, producer for Oprah Winfrey Show
- John Wesley Dafoe
- Suzanne Goldenberg
- Dawna Friesen, NBC correspondent
- Kaj Hasselriis
- Ella Cora Hind
- Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace
- Ben Metcalfe, former chairman of Greenpeace
- Don Newman CBC broadcaster
- Scott Oake, sports broadcaster father of Britain's Got Talent contestant Darcy Oake
- Catherine Seipp
- Linden Soles, CNN broadcaster
- Diana Swain, CBC broadcaster
- Brian Williams, sports broadcaster
- Larry Zolf
Medical professionals and teachers
- Teresa McDonell, nun, nurse and teacher
- Robert Archambeau ceramic artist, Governor General's Award winner
- Arthur Henry Reginald Buller F.R.S.C., FRS, mycologist
- Aniruddha M. Gole, IEEE Fellow
- Frank Hawthorne F.R.S.C., mineral sciences professor
- Guy Maddin, film director and former professor
- Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, major founder of the Jewish Renewal Movement
- Arthur Schafer, director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics and prominent ethicist
- Vaclav Smil, energy systems scientist and policy analyst
- Jean Friesen, former Deputy Premier and Minister of Intergovernment Affairs of New Democratic Premier Gary Doer's cabinet
- Reg Alcock, former President of the Treasury Board of Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin's cabinet
- H. C. Wolfart, professor of linguistics
- Patricia Churchland and Paul Churchland, former professors of philosophy, known for the school of eliminative materialism
- Nathan Mendelsohn, professor of mathematics
- Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Dr. Robert (Bob) Brent Thirsk, Canadian astronaut, STS-78 shuttle mission
- Jim Peebles, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
Criminals
- Gerald Blanchard, robber
- Scott Bairstow, rapist
- John Martin Crawford, serial killer
- Larry Fisher, murderer and rapist
- Del Fontaine, boxer and murderer
- Ken Leishman, robber
- Benjamin Levin, sex offender
- Karl McKay, murderer
- Earle Nelson, serial killer
- Nicole Redhead, murderer
Murder cases/ victims
- Tina Fontaine
- John Joseph Harper
- Helen Betty Osborne
- Jaylene Redhead
- Phoenix Sinclair
Wrongfully convicted of murder
Politicians
- Douglas R. Archer, former mayor of Regina
- Niki Ashton
- Grant MacEwan, former mayor of Calgary
- Candice Bergen
- Rana Bokhari
- Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Premier of Manitoba, longest-serving Manitoba MLA
- Maria Chaput
- Thomas Crerar, Member of Parliament, Senator, leader of the Progressive Party, first politician appointed Companion of the Order of Canada
- Marlene Cowling
- Shari Decter Hirst
- Bev Desjarlais
- Dorothy Dobbie
- Ruby Dhalla, Ontario Member of Parliament
- Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare in Canada
- Ronald Duhamel, Veterans Affairs minister in the Jean Chrétien government
- Elijah Harper, Native leader, Manitoba MLA
- John Harvard, Member of Parliament, CBC broadcaster, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- S. I. Hayakawa, United States senator
- Francis Lawrence Jobin, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Stanley Knowles, Member of Parliament, Order of Canada recipient
- Peter Liba, journalist, businessman, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Sterling Lyon, Premier of Manitoba
- Hugh John Macdonald, Premier of Manitoba
- John Stewart McDiarmid, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Pearl McGonigal, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- William John McKeag, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Gerry McGeer, former mayor of Vancouver
- Daniel Hunter McMillan, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Arthur Meighen, Prime Minister of Canada
- Darrell Pasloski, Premier of Yukon
- Jack Pickersgill, former MP representing Newfoundland
- Louis Riel, Metis leader, Member of Parliament
- Dufferin Roblin, Premier of Manitoba
- Denise Savoie, British Columbia Member of Parliament, Assistant Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
- Edward Schreyer, Premier of Manitoba, Governor General of Canada
- John Christian Schultz, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Alfred Henry Scott, Louis Riel delegate
- Mitchell Sharp, Liberal federal cabinet minister
- William Johnston Tupper, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Larissa Waters, Australian senator
- J. S. Woodsworth, Member of Parliament, first leader of CCF
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References
- "Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor". GlobalWinnipeg.com. Shaw Media Inc. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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