List of people from Winnipeg

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This list of people from Winnipeg includes notable people who were born, raised, or who achieved fame in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Richardson Building in Winnipeg

Artists[]

Leo Mol
  • Bertram Brooker, abstract painter[1]
  • Charles Comfort, painter
  • Marcel Dzama, contemporary artist[2]
  • Neil Farber, contemporary artist
  • LeMoine Fitzgerald, painter
  • Lita Fontaine, interdisciplinary artist
  • Étienne Gaboury, architect
  • Clive Holden, visual artist
  • Francis Hans Johnston, painter
  • Wanda Koop, interdisciplinary artist
  • Gweneth Lloyd, choreographer and co-founder of Royal Winnipeg Ballet
  • Leo Mol, stained glass artist
  • Kent Monkman, contemporary artist
  • The Royal Art Lodge, contemporary artists
  • Lindsay Shearer-Nelko, choreographer
  • Arnold Spohr, choreographer
  • The Steiner Brothers, tap-dancing trio and Mouseketeer Ron Steiner[3]

Sports persons[]

Ice hockey[]

Johnathan Toews
Terry Sawchuk
Terry Fox

Basketball[]

  • Emmanuel Akot, college basketball player
  • Eric Bridgeland, college basketball coach
  • Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, professional basketball player
  • Joey Johnson, wheelchair basketball player
  • Todd MacCulloch, NBA center for the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets[4]
  • Rick McNair, basketball coach and founder of Winnipeg Fringe Festival
  • Erfan Nasajpour, professional basketball player
  • Chad Posthumus, professional basketball player
  • Carl Ridd, professional basketball player
  • Martin Riley, Olympic basketball player
  • Daniel Sackey, college basketball player
  • BT Toews, professional basketball coach and father of Kai Toews
  • Bob Town, Olympic basketball player
  • Joey Vickery, professional basketball player
  • Roy Williams, Olympic basketball player
  • Malcolm Wiseman, Olympic basketball player

Football[]

Israel Idonije
  • Al Ackland, professional football player
  • Donovan Alexander, professional football player
  • Bill Baker, professional football player
  • Keith Bennett, professional football player
  • Lorne Benson, professional football player
  • Mike Benson, professional football player
  • Andy Bieber, professional football player
  • Simon Blaszczak, professional football player
  • Ken Bochen, professional football player
  • Bill Boivin, professional football player
  • James Bond, professional football player
  • Doug Brown, professional football defensive tackle
  • Brady Browne, professional football player
  • Jack Bruzell, professional football player
  • Zac Carlson, professional football player
  • Jim Carphin, professional football player
  • Bill Ceretti, professional football player
  • Walter Chikowski, professional football player
  • Scott Coe, professional football player
  • Anthony Coombs, professional football player
  • Billy Cooper, professional football player
  • Bruce Covernton, professional football player
  • Nic Demski, professional football player
  • Brian Dobie, coach for the University of Manitoba Bisons
  • George Druxman, professional football player
  • Leo Ezerins, professional football player
  • Scott Flagel, professional football player
  • Jim Furlong, professional football player
  • Evan Gill, professional football player
  • Geoff Gray, professional football offensive lineman
  • Roger Hamelin, professional football player
  • John Hammond, professional football player
  • Andrew Harris, professional football player
  • Ben Hatskin, professional football player
  • Rod Hill, professional football cornerback
  • Israel Idonije, professional football defensive end who led the NFL in blocked punts in 2005, 2006, and 2007
  • T. J. Jones, professional football player
  • Les Lear, professional football player
  • Cal Murphy, coach, scout, and player
  • David Onyemata, first NFL player ever drafted from the University of Manitoba
  • Don Oramasionwu, professional football player
  • T-Dre Player, professional football player
  • Joe Poplawski, professional football player
  • Chad Rempel, professional football player
  • Mike Richardson, professional football player
  • Bobby Singh, professional football player
  • John Urschel, professional football player and mathematician
  • Fred Vant Hull, professional football player

Wrestling[]

Chris Jericho
Roddy Piper
Kenny Omega
  • Bob Brown, professional wrestler
  • Kerry Brown, professional wrestler
  • Don Callis, professional wrestling manager and executive Vice President of Impact Wrestling
  • Tony Condello, professional wrestler and promoter
  • Cathy Corino, professional wrestler
  • Steve Corino, professional wrestler
  • Chi Chi Cruz, professional wrestler
  • Allison Danger, professional wrestler
  • Johnny Devine, professional wrestler
  • Paul Diamond, professional wrestler
  • Danny Duggan, professional wrestler
  • Robert Evans, professional wrestler
  • George Gordienko, professional wrestler inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • David Hohl, professional wrestler
  • Ricky Hunter, professional wrestler
  • Chris Jericho, WWE legend and lead singer for Fozzy currently signed to All Elite Wrestling
  • Tom Magee, professional wrestler and bodybuilder
  • Kenny Omega, professional wrestler and executive Vice President of All Elite Wrestling
  • Fred Peloquin, professional wrestler
  • Roddy Piper, professional wrestler inducted into WWE Hall of Fame[5]
  • Courtney Rush, professional wrestler
  • Sarah Stock, professional wrestler
  • Al Tomko, professional wrestler
  • The Von Steigers, professional wrestling tag team

Martial arts[]

  • Mark Berger, professional judoka
  • Robin Black, mixed martial artist
  • Roland Delorme, UFC bantamweight
  • Joe Doerksen, mixed martial artist
  • Baxter Humby, kickboxer
  • Brad Katona, UFC bantamweight
  • Donny Lalonde, boxer
  • Krzysztof Soszynski, UFC heavyweight

Curling[]

Speed skating[]

  • Susan Auch
  • Clara Hughes
  • Cindy Klassen
  • Doreen McCannell-Botterill

Golf[]

  • George Knudson
  • Harold Eidsvig
  • Bill Ezinicki
  • Dan Halldorson
  • Nick Taylor

Volleyball[]

Soccer[]

Others[]

  • Amber Balcaen, racecar driver, first Canadian female to win a NASCAR race in the United States
  • Jamie Cudmore, rugby union player
  • Norm Hadley, rugby union player
  • Joe Mazzucco, racecar driver
  • Rachel Riddell, water polo player
  • Michael Schmidt, ten-pin bowler
  • Bill Werbeniuk, snooker player
  • Teri York, diver

Business[]

  • Ida Albo, owner of the Fort Garry Hotel
  • Izzy Asper, founder of CanWest
  • David Asper, lawyer and co-founder of Amenity Healthcare Limited
  • Leonard Asper, CEO of Anthem Sports & Entertainment
  • Gail Asper, President of The Asper Foundation
  • George Montegu Black II, businessman, president of Canadian Breweries
  • Mark Chipman, owner of the Winnipeg Jets
  • Bill Comrie, founder of The Brick
  • Matthew Corrin, founder of Freshii
  • David Culver, chairman and CEO of Alcan
  • David Dreman, founder of Dreman Value Management
  • Sydney Halter, the first CFL Commissioner, Officer of the Order of Canada
  • F. Ross Johnson, former CEO of RJR Nabisco, featured in the book and film Barbarians at the Gate
  • Philip Kives, founder of K-tel
  • Jack Levit, real estate developer, CEO of Lakeview Management Inc.
  • John Draper Perrin, President of The Winnipeg Warriors Hockey Club
  • Peter Nygård, founder of Nygård International
  • James Armstrong Richardson, served as CEO of Richardson International
  • Irv Robbins, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins
  • Gerry Schwartz, founder and CEO of Onex Corporation
  • Andrew Strempler, served as president and CEO of Mediplan Health Consulting Inc
  • Bryan Turner, founder of Priority Records which signed artists like Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z and Ice Cube[6]
  • Lyle Wright, President of the Minneapolis Arena, United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductee

Journalists[]

  • Ashleigh Banfield
  • Rosemary Barton
  • Rod Black
  • Tyler Brûlé
  • Jim Coleman
  • John Wesley Dafoe
  • Bob Hunter
  • Vince Leah[7]
  • Ken McKenzie
  • Stewart MacPherson
  • Ben Metcalfe
  • Enid Nemy
  • Don Newman
  • Scott Oake
  • Catherine Seipp
  • Hal Sigurdson[8]
  • Andrea Slobodian[9]
  • Maurice Smith[10]
  • Jeremy St. Louis
  • Brian Williams
  • Scott Young
  • Larry Zolf

Musicians[]

Neil Young
Main article: List of Winnipeg musicians

Politicians[]

See also: List of mayors of Winnipeg
See also: Category:Politicians from Winnipeg

Film and television[]

Actors[]

Monty Hall
  • Thom Allison
  • Ted Atherton
  • Cameron Bancroft
  • Robert Bockstael
  • Steve Braun
  • Jay Brazeau
  • Greg Bryk
  • Len Cariou
  • Doug Chapman
  • Jonas Chernick
  • Ari Cohen
  • Michael D. Cohen
  • Mychael Danna
  • Wallace Douglas
  • Brian Drader
  • Ed Evanko
  • Tibor Feheregyhazi
  • Brendan Fehr
  • Ken Finkleman
  • Daniel Gillies
  • Monty Hall
  • Joshua Henry
  • Tom Jackson
  • Robert Jeffrey
  • Gerald MacIntosh Johnston
  • Richard Kahan
  • Ryan Kennedy
  • Jack Kruschen
  • Jeremy Kushnier
  • Daniel Lavoie
  • Fletcher Markle
  • Paul Maxwell
  • Tom McCamus
  • Glen Meadmore
  • Lee Montgomery
  • Peter Mooney
  • Bob Nolan
  • John Paizs
  • Aleks Paunovic
  • Ross Petty
  • Douglas Rain
  • Donnelly Rhodes
  • Kenny Robinson
  • Ron Rubin
  • Ted Rusoff
  • Jason Ruta
  • Kerry Shale
  • David Steinberg
  • Robert Tinkler
  • Adam Tsekhman
  • Kristopher Turner
  • Ryan Ward
  • Marshall Williams
  • Ty Wood

Actresses[]

Anna Paquin
  • Claire Adams
  • Julia Benson
  • Bif Naked
  • Martha Burns
  • Nancy Castiglione
  • Lisa Codrington
  • Heather Doerksen
  • Deanna Durbin
  • Melissa Elias
  • Ida Engel
  • Tamara Gorski
  • Dianne Heatherington
  • Tina Keeper
  • Chantal Kreviazuk
  • Mimi Kuzyk
  • Susan Leblanc
  • Carla Lehmann
  • Nadia Litz
  • Gisele MacKenzie
  • Mara Marini
  • Belinda Montgomery
  • Libby Morris
  • Brooke Palsson
  • Anna Paquin
  • Dorothy Patrick
  • Shirley Patterson
  • Jess Salgueiro
  • Pamela Mala Sinha
  • Tracy Spiridakos
  • Johanna Stein
  • Louriza Tronco
  • Charie Van Dyke
  • Nia Vardalos
  • Gwynyth Walsh
  • Marjorie White
  • Catherine Wreford

Military[]

  • Leo Clarke
  • Robert Cruickshank
  • Frederick William Hall
  • Coulson Norman Mitchell
  • Andrew Charles Mynarski
  • Walter Natynczyk
  • Christopher O'Kelly
  • Frank Pickersgill
  • Jenny Pike
  • H.L.N. Salmon
  • Robert Shankland
  • William Stephenson (known as "Intrepid")

Writers[]

Gabrielle Roy
  • Frank Albo
  • George Amabile
  • David Arnason
  • Joanne Arnott
  • Nahlah Ayed
  • Constance Backhouse
  • Marie Annharte Baker
  • Herbert Belyea
  • Margret Benedictsson
  • Sandra Birdsell
  • Salem Bland
  • Laurie Block
  • Patricia Blondal
  • Carol Bolt
  • Paulette Bourgeois
  • Marilyn Bowering
  • Ken Brand
  • Barbara Branden
  • Barry Broadfoot
  • Margaret Buffie
  • Tyler Clark Burke
  • Bonnie Burstow
  • Aaron Bushkowsky
  • Kristin Butcher
  • Alison Calder
  • Norman Cantor
  • Fern G. Z. Carr
  • Rick Chafe
  • Barry Chamish
  • Myriam J. A. Chancy
  • Catherine Chatterley
  • Jonas Chernick
  • Solomon Cleaver
  • Lisa Codrington
  • Jennifer Cohen
  • Lisa R. Cohen
  • Ruth Collie
  • Ralph Connor
  • Geoffrey Cornish
  • Andrew Coyne
  • Lorilee Craker
  • Anita Daher
  • William Arthur Deacon
  • Vicki Delany
  • David Demchuk
  • Muriel Denison
  • Kady MacDonald Denton
  • Michelle Desbarats
  • Grant Dexter
  • Olive Dickason
  • Nathan Divinsky
  • Kevin Doherty
  • Brian Drader
  • David Dreman
  • Dora Dueck
  • Jo-Ann Episkenew
  • Ernie Epp
  • Ian C. Esslemont
  • Danishka Esterhazy
  • Christine Fellows
  • Jon Paul Fiorentino
  • Valerie Fortney
  • Sean Garrity
  • Zsuzsi Gartner
  • Dave Godfrey
  • Suzanne Goldenberg
  • Noam Gonick
  • Allan Gotlieb
  • Sondra Gotlieb
  • George R. D. Goulet
  • Neile Graham
  • David Gratzer
  • Daniel Greaves
  • Archie Green
  • Eric Gurney
  • Marilyn Hall
  • Rovin Hardy
  • Anne Hart
  • Kaj Hasselriis
  • Ruth Heller
  • Tom Hendry
  • Joanne Hershfield
  • Pablo Hidalgo
  • John C. Higgins
  • Ella Cora Hind
  • Gerda Hnatyshyn
  • Linda Holeman
  • Chris Huebner
  • Jack Humphrey
  • Catherine Hunter
  • Stanley Jackson
  • Michael Kaan
  • Adeena Karasick
  • Guy Gavriel Kay
  • Diane Keating
  • John Keeble
  • Sandra Kirby
  • Jon Klassen
  • Sarah Klassen
  • Ken Kostick
  • Allan Kroeker
  • Robert Kroetsch
  • Margaret Laurence
  • Howard Leeds
  • Sylvia Legris
  • Cyril Edel Leonoff
  • Greg Leskiw
  • J. R. Léveillé
  • Benjamin Levin
  • Allan Levine
  • Diana Lindsay
  • Robert Linsley
  • Dorothy Livesay
  • Jack Ludwig
  • Jake MacDonald
  • Mary MacLane
  • Guy Maddin
  • Kuzhali Manickavel
  • Gilles Marchildon
  • Don Marks
  • John Marlyn
  • Bill Mason
  • Shirlee Matheson
  • Chandra Mayor
  • Kyle McCulloch
  • Robert McDonald
  • Brock McElheran
  • A. B. McKillop
  • Marshall McLuhan
  • Bobby McMahon
  • Maurice Mierau
  • Roy Miki
  • Earl Mindell
  • Susie Moloney
  • Pat Roy Mooney
  • Beatrice Mosionier
  • Michael Nathanson
  • Allan Novak
  • Sheldon Oberman
  • Patrick O’Connell
  • Carol Off
  • Jill Officer
  • Margo Oliver
  • Walt Patterson
  • Leonard Peikoff
  • Carol Philipps
  • Casey Plett
  • Laurent Poliquin
  • Jackie Rae
  • Lara Rae
  • Harry Rintoul
  • Thomas Beattie Roberton
  • David Robertson
  • Heather Robertson
  • Malcolm Ross
  • Gabrielle Roy
  • Jaroslav Rudnyckyj
  • Ted Rusoff
  • Alexei Maxim Russell
  • Frances Russell
  • Ed Russenholt
  • Laura Salverson
  • John K. Samson
  • David Secter
  • Patricia Alice Shaw
  • Carol Shields
  • Merilyn Simonds
  • Pamela Mala Sinha
  • Gwen Smid
  • Adam Smoluk
  • Don Starkell
  • Johanna Stein
  • Noreen Stevens
  • Margaret Sweatman
  • Astra Taylor
  • Wayne Tefs
  • J. Grant Thiessen
  • Vern Thiessen
  • Joan Thomas
  • Lillian Beynon Thomas
  • Clayton Thomas-Müller
  • Gwen Thompson
  • Robert Tinkler
  • Miriam Toews
  • Rhea Tregebov
  • Andrew Unger
  • W. D. Valgardson
  • Armin Wiebe
  • Daniel Woolf

Scientists[]

  • G. Michael Bancroft, chemist and synchrotron scientist, first director of the Canadian Light Source
  • Velvl Greene
  • Jennifer Gunter
  • Doreen Kimura
  • Frances Gertrude McGill
  • Alfred Needler
  • Jim Peebles
  • Louis Slotin
  • W. G. Unruh

References[]

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  3. ^ John Einarson (December 4, 2016). Winnipeg’s Steiner Brothers didn't seek celebrity but made it big In addition to dancing; Brothers danced alongside Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin. Winnipeg Free Press.
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  5. ^ "Growing up as Roddy Piper's son". Winnipeg Sun. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Winnipegger's role in origins of gangsta rap more prominent than movie suggests". Winnipeg Free Press. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Honoured Members: Leah, Vince". Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. 1985. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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  10. ^ "Former FP Sports Editor, Maurice Smith, dead at 75". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. February 21, 1985. p. 51.icon of an open green padlock
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