This is a list of notable people who are from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan whether born, raised, or have spent a large part or formative part of their life and or career in that city. Colloquially known as Prince Albertans.
Has played in minor pro hockey leagues in Canada and United States such as American Hockey League and ECHL. He most recently played for the Sheffield Steelers in the Elite Ice Hockey League.
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 the Sirius Star range of diamond shapes
World War Iflying ace; in 1926, was the sole challenger to Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in a by-election held in Prince Albert; ran as an Independent
NHL Hall of Fame goaltender having played most of career in the league with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also played seven games with the New York Rangers.
Opened a general store in 1900 and an insurance business, he Bradshaw Agencies. He served as Alderman of the city of Prince Albert from 1895 to 1905 and was mayor in 1906. He represented Prince Albert City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1908 to 1917 as a Provincial Rights Party and then Conservative member.
Born in Chilliwack, British Columbia; she was raised in Prince Albert and is a member of the Ahtahkakoop First Nation. Her post-secondary education includes Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's of Law from the University of Saskatchewan, Masters of Law from the University of Ottawa, Masters in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Her foreign service career included Ambassador of Canada to Vietnam, Director of South Asia Relations, Ambassador of Canada to Guatemala, High Commissioner to Belize, and Global Affairs Canada.
Hudson's Bay Company Official, early Territorial Government Representative and prominent local citizen considered by some to be the instigator of the North-West Rebellion of 1885. He was the first elected Member of the Legislative Assembly in North-West Territories' history.
He represented Watrous from 1971 to 1975 and Kinistino from 1978 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party member. He was mayor of Prince Albert from 1994-2003.
Practised law in Edmonton, Alberta, in the 1950s and 1960s; served as an executive assistant to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker between 1961 and 1963; served as Young Progressive Conservative Association President from 1963 to 1964; had a jazz band composed of provincial MLAs called the Tory Blue Notes, in which he played trumpet.
He represented Shellbrook from 1964 to 1967 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. Was member of the Prince Albert city council and served as mayor from 1946 to 1954.
Played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He graduated from Queen's University law school in 1982. Following university, he played professional hockey in Sweden, Switzerland, and France for four years before starting his law career in 1986 in Ottawa. He remained active in hockey as assistant at Howie Meeker's hockey schools and later as director of hockey programming for the Ottawa Senators.
Son of Thomas Osborne Davis; he practised law in Prince Albert and later served two terms as alderman for the city; he was mayor from 1921 to 1924. He represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1925 to 1939 as a Liberal.
Father of Thomas Clayton Davis. Liberal Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of the Senate of Canada; served on the town council for Prince Albert; mayor from 1894 to 1895; died in office as mayor when he was 60
Born in Prince Albert; became a politician in Alberta; former mayor of Edmonton; former candidate for the House of Commons of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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; received a High School Assistant's Certificate and Art Specialists Certificate.
Award winning writer and author. His post-secondary education included being a graduate of University of Saskatchewan and University of British Columbia. He was nominated and shortlisted for a number of awards including winning the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 1992 for Blue Husbands.
13thPrime Minister of Canada, serving 1957-1963; Diefenbaker House in Prince Albert is open as a museum to the public in the summer season, the home where Diefenbaker lived for ten years with his first wife, Edna Brower and when she died, his second, Olive Palmer
He served on the council for Prince Albert from 1889 to 1908 and was mayor from 1892 to 1894. He represented Prince Albert County and then Shellbrook in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1915 as a Provincial Rights-ConservativeMLA and Prince Albert in the House of Commons of Canada from 1915 to 1917 as a ConservativeMP.
QC; practised law in Prince Albert, served on the school board and city council, and was mayor from 1934 to 1938. He represented Prince Albert City from 1939 to 1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.
Released three albums; Obituary (1997), Chimera (1999), and Sacrifice (2005). Released mystery novels including Touch (2005) and Grayling Cross (2011). Both books were published by NeWest Press. Her non-fiction and humour writing has appeared in publications including See Magazine, The Rat Creek Press, and The Session.
BFA. Genres of writing include fantasy, science fiction, children's literature, and young adult fiction. Her notable works include best-selling children's novel The Prairie Dogs and City Dog, both of which have won a number of awards and honours.
Environmentalist, conservationalist, fur trapper, and writer
Grey Owl is the pseudonym of Archibald Stansfeld Belaney used in certain situations and when he became a writer. When he used "Grey Owl," he would tell people he was Native. When he met 19-year-old Iroquois Mowhawk teen Gertrude Bernard, she encouraged him to stop trapping and publish his writings. He would write about the wilderness.
Signed an NHL contract undrafted with the 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.
Is an MLA for the Saskatchewan Party for the Prince Albert Carlton riding where he is the Minister of Crown Investments and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI). He also owns Riverside Dodge auto dealership in Prince Albert.
Retired football coach where he assistant coach of the University of SaskatchewanHuskies from 1971-1973 and head coach of the Western Ontario UniversityMustangs from 1984-2006. During his time with the Mustangs, he led them Vanier Cup in 1989 and 1884 and was named was named Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1998. He is also one of most winningest coaches in U Sports football history. In 2014, he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and is a member of London Sports Hall of Fame.
School teacher and track and field runner who competed in three Olympic Games, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the Pan-American Games during the 1960s
Known for his roles in horror films portraying characters like Frankenstein's monster and The Mummy; resided in Prince Albert during the early 20th century; 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
He represented Prince Albert in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925. He was elected to Parliament in the 1917 federal election as a Liberal-Unionist supporter of Sir Robert Borden's wartime Union Government. After the war, he crossed the floor to join the new Progressive Party.
Broke records throughout his career; created Performance Freediving International, Canadian Association of Freediving and Apnea; founding member of the United States Apnea Association; organized many competitions; head safety for the Cayman Challenge; has done film and TV work associated with freediving
Played three games for the San Diego Gulls in the minor pro West Coast Hockey League during the 1997–98 season before returning to the University of Calgary. From 1998-2000, he played the rest of career in Germany.
Represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, 1891-1894 and 1898-1905; brother-in-law of Lawrence Clarke, and like Clarke was connected to the Conservative Party of Canada; first mayor of Prince Albert; a Protestant Métis or Anglo-Métis; was involved in the North-West Rebellion on the side of the federal government
Between 1890 and 1891 at the age of 16, lived in Prince Albert with her father and step-mother; published 20 novels, over 500 short stories, an autobiography and a book of poetry
Artist, teacher, and competitive riding instructor
Post-secondary education included: BA in Art and English from the University of Saskatchewan, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School of Art and Design. In 1993 she was given the Lifetime Award for Excellence in the Arts by the Saskatchewan Arts Board. As a teacher she helped established what became the Emma Lake Artist's Workshops, taught at Saskatchewan Teachers' College in 1943 serving as Director of Art Education from 1945 to 1948. Between 1964 and 1977, she was Associate Professor in the Department of Visual Art at the University of Saskatchewan. From 1943 to 1977, she was the instructor at the Saskatoon Pony Club. Was inducted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
Received post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan. He served as, chairman, vice-president, and CEO of DuPont Canada Inc.; vice-chairman and CEO of NOVA Corporation. Was chairman in various other companies and corporations. Was a University of Calgary board member.
Was an MLA for NDP in the riding of Kelsey-Tisdale/Carrot River Valley from 1991-1999. He held such positions as Minister of Highways and Transportation, and Chairman of the Board of Saskatchewan Water Corporation, Saskatchewan Transportation Company and the Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation, and Minister of Agriculture.
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Country music singer
Has achieved some success nationally as a country singer.
Radio and television broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks, 1970-1999; inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame and the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.
Politician, cabinet minister, Senator, and mayor of Prince Albert
He was elected to Prince Albert city council in 1951 and served as mayor from 1954 to 1958. In provincial politics he served in Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as an MLA from in the ridings of Prince Albert City and Prince Albert-Duck Lake from 1962-1977. He also served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1971-1976.
LiberalMLA representing the riding of Francis from 1908 to 1912. Served as a Senator representing the Senatorial division of Prince Albert, as appointed by William Lyon Mackenzie King, from 1940 to 1956.
Authored the best-selling memoir From the Ashes and is assistant professor in the Department of Equity Studies at York University. His post-secondary education includes a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies with a Specialized Honours in History from York University in 2015, Masters of History at the University of Waterloo in 2016, and PhD in the History Department at York University.
Silver medalist at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He coached the Swiss Women's Curling team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Played in the NHL for Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, and Detroit Red Wings. He was an assistant coach for the University of North DakotaFighting Sioux hockey team, Prince Albert Raiders, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars. He was also an acting head coach between January 25, 2002, and May 2002 for the Dallas Stars. He won the Memorial Cup in 1985. He won the Stanley Cup in 1999. On August 10, 2010 Wilson was named assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild organization, a position he held until the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.
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