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 the province.
Business professionals edit
- 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 and younger brother of Lloyd Axworthy
- 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
- 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 edit
Hockey edit
- Arron Asham
- Reg Abbott
- Jim Agnew
- Clint Albright
- Gary Aldcorn
- Bill Allum
- Carter Ashton
- Doug Baldwin
- Cam Barker
- Andy Bathgate
- Ken Baumgartner
- Paul Baxter
- Gordie Bell
- Joe Bell
- Gary Bergman
- Garry Blaine
- Andy Blair
- Rick Blight
- Lonny Bohonos
- Larry Bolonchuk
- Ryan Bonni
- Buddy Boone
- Jennifer Botterill, Olympic gold medal winner
- Dick Bouchard
- Dan Bourbonnais
- Madison Bowey
- Ralph Bowman
- Jack Bownass
- Dustin Boyd
- Wally Boyer
- Darren Boyko
- Bailey Bram
- Rube Brandow
- Andy Branigan
- Duane Bray
- Billy Breen
- Delayne Brian
- Gerry Brisson
- Turk Broda
- George Brown
- Harold Brown
- Larry Brown
- Cecil Browne
- Ray Brunel
- Ed Bruneteau
- Mud Bruneteau
- Barry Brust
- Al Buchanan
- Fred Burchell
- Bill Burega
- Shawn Byram
- Walter Byron
- Ryan Caldwell
- Don Caley
- Matt Calvert
- Jim Cardiff
- Bruce Carmichael
- Al Carr
- Greg Carroll
- Ed Chadwick
- Art Chapman
- Christian Chartier
- Dave Chartier
- Brad Chartrand
- Wayne Chernecki
- Stefan Cherneski
- Rich Chernomaz
- Real Chevrefils
- Ron Chipperfield
- Elliot Chorley
- Bob Chrystal
- Brad Church
- Andrew Clark
- Kevin Clark
- Bobby Clarke
- Brian Coates
- Delaney Collins
- Jim Collins
- Red Conn
- Jack Connolly
- Cam Connor
- Joe Cooper
- Riley Cote
- Art Coulter
- Thomas Coulter
- Adam Courchaine
- Rosario Couture
- Jimmy Creighton
- Clifford Crowley
- Joe Crozier
- Wilf Cude
- Barry Cullen
- Brian Cullen
- Cory Cyrenne
- Joe Daley
- Kimbi Daniels
- Lorne Davis
- Jordy Douglas
- Kent Douglas
- Red Dutton, Former NHL commissioner
- Cody Eakin
- Garry Edmundson
- Joel Edmundson
- Gary Emmons
- Brian Engblom
- Dean Evason
- Bill Ezinicki
- Theoren Fleury
- Bill Folk
- Frank Fredrickson
- Byron Froese
- Owen Fussey
- Herb Gardiner
- Chay Genoway
- Butch Goring
- Haldor Halderson, 1920 Olympic gold medalist (Winnipeg Falcons)
- Al Hamilton
- Travis Hamonic
- Ted Harris
- Andy Hebenton
- Darren Helm
- Phil Hergesheimer
- Wally Hergesheimer
- Bryan Hextall
- Ron Hextall
- Ike Hildebrand
- Cecil Hoekstra
- Quinton Howden
- Dave Hrechkosy
- Ted Irvine, father of wrestler Chris Jericho
- Paul Jerrard
- Ching Johnson
- Jim Johnson
- Eddie Johnstone
- Jason Kasdorf
- Mike Keane
- Duncan Keith, Olympic gold medal winner
- Julian Klymkiw
- Aggie Kukulowicz
- Ed Kullman
- Gord Labossiere
- Max Labovitch
- Gord Lane
- Pete Langelle
- Derek Laxdal
- Jamie Leach
- Mike Leclerc
- Grant Ledyard
- Bryan Lefley
- Chuck Lefley
- Brendan Leipsic
- Art Somers
- Bob Leiter
- Curtis Leschyshyn
- Junior Lessard
- Odie Lowe
- Bill MacKenzie
- Bill Masterton
- Fred Maxwell
- Dunc McCallum
- Kevin McCarthy
- Ab McDonald
- Dave McDonald
- Jacob Micflikier
- Nick Mickoski, member Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
- Bill Mosienko, member Hockey Hall of Fame
- Colton Orr
- James Patrick
- Steve Patrick
- Johnny Peirson
- Alf Pike
- Ken Reardon, member NHL Hall of Fame
- Terry Reardon
- Billy Reay
- James Reimer
- Mike Ridley
- Dunc Rousseau, WHA Winnipeg Jets player in the 1970s
- Terry Sawchuk, member Hockey Hall of Fame
- Dave Semenko
- Damon Severson
- Patrick Sharp, 2010, 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup Winner, 2014 Olympic gold medalist
- Alex Shibicky
- Ron Shudra
- Warren Skorodenski
- Art Somers
- Emory Sparrow
- Lorne Stamler
- Wally Stanowski
- Alexander Steen
- Pete Stemkowski
- Blair Stewart
- Black Jack Stewart
- Mark Stone
- Billy Taylor
- Jimmy Thomson
- Kevin Todd
- Jonathan Toews, Stanley cup winner 2010, 2013 & 2015
- Lindsay Vallis
- J.P. Vigier
- Dale Weise
- Duvie Westcott
- Ian White
- Neil Wilkinson
- Carey Wilson
- Bob Woytowich
- Ken Wregget
- Travis Zajac
- Chick Zamick (1926–2007)
Basketball edit
- Todd MacCulloch, NBA player
- Chad Posthumus NBA 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
- 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
- BT Toews, coach and father of Kai Toews
Football edit
CFL players edit
- 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 edit
Wrestling edit
- Bob Brown, wrestler and former WWE referee
- Kerry Brown, wrestler for Stampede Wrestling
- Don Callis, WWE and ECW wrestler
- Tony Condello, promoter
- Cathy Corino, TNA and Ring of Honor
- Steve Corino, WWE, TNA, and ECW wrestler
- Chi Chi Cruz, former WWE wrestler
- Allison Danger, TNA, and Ring of Honor star
- Johnny Devine, former WWE and ECW 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 Famer
- Rosemary, 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
Curling edit
- Dawn Askin
- Kerry Burtnyk
- Cathy Gauthier
- Steve Gould
- Don Duguid, sportscaster
- Randy Dutiaume
- Janet Harvey
- Jennifer Jones
- Connie Laliberte
- Carolyn McRorie, Olympic silver medal winner
- Jon Mead
- John Morris, Olympic gold medal winner
- 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
Rugby edit
- 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 edit
Volleyball edit
Track and field edit
- Angela Chalmers, Olympic bronze medalist (track and field)
- Cyril Coaffee, Olympic track and field athlete, member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Joe Keeper, Olympic long-distance runner, Grandfather of Tina Keeper
- Terry Fox, runner, cancer research activist, named "The Greatest Canadian"
- Betty Fox, mother of Terry Fox, founder of the Terry Fox Foundation
Soccer (football) edit
Martial arts edit
- Mark Berger, fighter
- Robin Black, MMA fighter
- Dominique Bosshart, Olympic medalist (taekwondo)
- Joe Doerksen, UFC fighter
- Roland Delorme, UFC fighter
- Baxter Humby, kick boxer, winner of an ESPY Award in the music video of "Renegades" in Spider-Man 3
- Brad Katona, UFC fighter
- Donny Lalonde, MMA fighter and boxer
- Krzysztof Soszynski, UFC fighter on BuzzFeed in the movie Logan
Baseball edit
- 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
Others edit
- David Chapman, cricketer
- David Hart, water polo
- Bon MacDougall, NASCAR racing driver
- Damian Mills, cricketer
- Rachel Riddell, water polo
- Nic Youngblud, water polo
Winter sports
- Susan Auch, Olympic medalist (speed skating)
- Clara Hughes, 6-time Olympic gold medalist (cycling and speed skating)
- Cindy Klassen, 6-time Olympic medalist (speed skating)
- Doreen McCannell-Botterill, speed skater
- Jon Montgomery, Olympic gold medalist (skeleton racing), host of The Amazing Race Canada
Religious leaders edit
- Abishabis, Aboriginal leader
- John Bruce, Aboriginal leader
- Rod Bushie, Aboriginal leader
- David Chartrand, Aboriginal leader
- Ken Courchene, Aboriginal leader
- Ron Evans, 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 edit
- 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, Grammy-nominated artist
- Jeffrey Anderson, radio producer
- W. H. Anderson
- Randy Bachman
- Tal Bachman
- Tim Bachman
- Del Barber
- Ishq Bector
- Steve Bell
- Herbert Belyea
- Bif Naked
- Lloyd Blackman
- Heather Blush
- Oscar Brand
- Lenny Breau
- Jon Buller
- Stephen Carroll
- Marco Castillo
- Tom Cochrane
- Jason Churko
- Amanda Cook
- Chantal Kreviazuk
- 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, now leader of the Manitoba NDP
- Allan Kingdom
- Ash Koley
- Mark Korven
- Chantal Kreviazuk
- Joel Kroeker
- Daniel Lavoie
- Ashley Leitão
- Greg Leskiw
- Alana Levandoski
- Cara Luft
- Earl MacDonald
- Gisele MacKenzie
- Fraser MacPherson
- Greg MacPherson
- Keith Macpherson
- Damian Marshall
- Julie Masi
- Romi Mayes
- Donnie McDougall
- Loreena McKennitt, Grammy-nominated artist
- 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
- William Prince
- Eric Radford
- Jackie Rae
- Donn Reynolds
- Brad Roberts
- Dan Roberts, bassist
- Ashley Robertson
- Bob Rock
- John K. Samson
- Bernie Senensky
- Joey Serlin
- Remy Shand, nominated for 4 Grammy awards
- Shingoose
- Al Simmons
- Son of Dave
- Fred Turner
- Venetian Snares
- Lindy Vopnfjörð
- Neil Young
- Bill Wallace
Groups edit
Actors/actresses edit
- Ted Atherton, on Traders
- Cameron Bancroft, on Supernatural
- Adam Beach, in Suicide Squad
- Robert Bockstael, on X-Men (series)
- Steve Braun, in The Skulls III
- Jay Brazeau, voice actor on Mega Man (1994 series)
- Greg Bryk, in Immortals (2011) and The Incredible Hulk
- Len Cariou, in Prisoners (2013)
- 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, in Shall We Dance? (2004)
- Ed Evanko, in Double Jeopardy (1999)
- Tibor Feheregyhazi, actor
- Brendan Fehr, in Guardians of the Galaxy
- Darcy Fehr, in Desire (2000)
- Ken Finkleman, in Grease 2
- Daniel Gillies, in Spider-Man 2
- Monty Hall, host of Let's Make a Deal
- Joshua Henry, in The Scottsboro Boys
- Tom Jackson, on Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Gerald MacIntosh Johnston, in Little Friend
- Richard Kahan, on Supernatural
- Ryan Kennedy, in Scream (1996)
- Terry Klassen, in Barbie
- Jack Kruschen, on Batman
- Jeremy Kushnier, actor
- Fletcher Markle, on Thriller
- Paul Maxwell, in 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, in the X-Men film series
- Douglas Rain, in The Man Who Skied Down Everest
- Donnelly Rhodes, on The Golden Girls
- Kenny Robinson, friends with Russell Peters and Vince Carter
- Ron Rubin, 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 (1988 series)
- David Steinberg, actor, 5-time Emmy Award-winner
- 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, in Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story
- Ken Kostick, on The Food Network
Actresses edit
- 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, in Les Misérables
- Heather Doerksen, in Pacific Rim (film)
- Deanna Durbin, in For the Love of Mary
- Melissa Elias, in Tamara (2005)
- Ida Engel, on The Gong Show
- Dianne Heatherington, on Zero Patience
- Tina Keeper, on For Angela
- Mimi Kuzyk, on A Christmas Wedding
- Carla Lehmann, in Fame Is the Spur
- Mara Marini, on Black-ish
- Belinda Montgomery, in Tron: Legacy
- Libby Morris, on Not Quite Paradise
- Brooke Palsson, on Between (TV series)
- Anna Paquin, in the X-Men film series and Phineas and Ferb
- Dorothy Patrick, was married to Lynn Patrick
- Shirley Patterson, on Batman serial
- Gwynyth Walsh, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Supernatural, season 1
- Catherine Wreford, on Wrestlemaniac
- Tracy Spiridakos, on Revolution
- Sonia Sui, in Toy Story 3
- Sara Thompson, on The 100
Performers edit
- Shawn Farquhar, magician on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Amber Fleury, recording artist
- Deven Green, comedian
- Dean Gunnarson, magician
- Doug Henning, magician
- Ashley Leitão
- Keith Macpherson
- Luke McMaster
- David Steinberg, comedian
- Meaghan Waller, winner of Canada's Next Top Model
- Zack Werner, judge
- Brian Zembic, magician
War heroes edit
- 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 edit
- David Bergen, novelist[2]
- Di Brandt, poet
- Martha Brooks, writer
- Norman Cantor, writer, historian
- Solomon Cleaver, writer
- Patrick Friesen, poet
- Betty Gibson, author
- Erving Goffman, writer, sociologist
- Paul Hiebert, author
- Edna Mayne Hull, science fiction writer
- 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
- Duncan Mercredi, poet
- Casey Plett, author
- David Robertson, author
- Gabrielle Roy, author
- Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist
- Joan Thomas, author
- Miriam Toews, author
- Andrew Unger, author
- A. E. van Vogt, science fiction writer
- Katherena Vermette, writer
- Joshua Whitehead, author
- Armin Wiebe, writer
- Adele Wiseman, author
- George Woodcock, writer
Cartoonists/characters edit
- 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 best-known characters, named for Winnipeg
Journalists edit
- 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 the 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
Scientists, medical professionals, and teachers edit
- Reg Alcock, former President of the Treasury Board of Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin's cabinet
- Robert Archambeau, ceramic artist, Governor General's Award winner
- Arthur Henry Reginald Buller F.R.S.C., FRS, mycologist
- Patricia Churchland and Paul Churchland, former professors of philosophy, known for the school of eliminative materialism
- Jean Friesen, former Deputy Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of NDP Premier Gary Doer's cabinet
- Aniruddha M. Gole, IEEE Fellow
- Frank Hawthorne F.R.S.C., mineral sciences professor
- Guy Maddin, film director and former professor
- Teresa McDonell, nun, nurse and teacher
- Nathan Mendelsohn, professor of mathematics
- Jim Peebles, Nobel Prize-winning physicist
- Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, major founder of the Jewish Renewal Movement
- Arthur Schafer, prominent ethicist, director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics
- Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Vaclav Smil, energy systems scientist and policy analyst
- Robert Thirsk, Canadian astronaut, STS-78 shuttle mission
- H. C. Wolfart, professor of linguistics
Criminals edit
- 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 victims edit
Wrongfully convicted of murder edit
Politicians edit
This list mainly includes those people from Manitoba who had political careers outside of Manitoba, but also includes especially-notable people who had political careers within Manitoba (as presumably most Manitoba politicians are from Manitoba).
- 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, Member of Parliament in Ontario
- 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 and son of Canada's first prime minister (John A. Macdonald)
- 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
- Daniel Vandal
- Larissa Waters, Australian senator
- J. S. Woodsworth, Member of Parliament, first leader of CCF
Notable families edit
- Asper family — Izzy Asper, founder of Global Television Network
- Black family — George Montegu Black Sr., businessman
- Conrad Black, newspaper publisher
- George Montegu Black II, 1950s' president of Canadian Breweries
- David Culver, former CEO of Alcan (father's sister was the maternal grandmother of Conrad Black).[4]
- Richardson family — James Richardson, businessman and founder of James Richardson & Sons
- James Armstrong Richardson Sr., businessman, grandson of James Richardson
- James Armstrong Richardson II, businessman and politician, for whom the Winnipeg airport was named
- Agnes Benidickson (raised in Winnipeg), first female chancellor of Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario
- William Moore Benidickson, Dauphin-born Member of Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River, husband of Agnes Benidickson
- Kathleen M. Richardson, philanthropist
- James Armstrong Richardson Sr., businessman, grandson of James Richardson
Other notable people edit
- David Reimer, man raised as a girl who became a famous case in sexology
References edit
- ^ "Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor". GlobalWinnipeg.com. Shaw Media Inc. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Author: Bergen, David". Manitoba Author Publication Index. Archived from the original on November 4, 2005.
- ^ "Mary MacLane". IMDB.com.
- ^ Expect Miracles: Recollections of a Lucky Life