List of Edmontonians
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The City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada has been the birthplace or a significant home to a few famous individuals. Additionally, many Edmontonians have become worthy of note through their various charitable activities, donations and contributions.
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[edit] National service
- Emily Murphy: first female magistrate in British Empire and petitioned Supreme Court of Canada to allow women the vote. One of the The Famous Five (Canada)
- Nellie McClung: First woman appointed to the Board of Governors of the CBC (1936). One of the The Famous Five (Canada)
- Russ Bannock: Canada's second-highest scoring ace of the Second World War
- Karl Clark: U of A professor and inventor of oil sands extraction technology
- Ieuan Evans: plant specialist responsible for the successful distribution of the Evans Cherry nationally and internationally
[edit] Explorers and pioneers
- Wop May: Pioneering aviator and bush pilot.
- Punch Dickins: Aviator and bush pilot. Dickinsfield neighbourhood was named in his honour.
- Georges Bugnet: Poet and renowned plant breeder (moved to Edmonton from Rich Valley).
[edit] Business
- Max Ward: aviator and founder of Wardair air lines.
- Ross McBain: founder of McBain Camera, founding president of the Edmonton Better Business Bureau, former president of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.
[edit] Scientists and researchers
[edit] Actors
- Terry Chen: Born February 3, 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Tommy Chong: Born May 24, 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Rae Dawn Chong: Born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Michael J. Fox: Born June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Jill Hennessy: Born November 25, 1968 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Nathan Fillion: Born March 27, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Bruce McCulloch: Born May 12, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Ron Pederson: Born January 8, 1978 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Kenneth Welsh: Born March 30, 1942 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Catherine Mary Stewart: Born April 22, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Zillur Rahman John: non-verbal actor. Born November 2, 1959.
[edit] Writers and artists
- Tommy Banks, musician
- Beatrice Carmichael, grand dame of the opera
- Patrick Cox, famous shoe designer
- Brion Gysin, artist and writer
- April Griffin, artist born in Edmonton
- Peter Hide, British-born sculptor, living in Edmonton since 1977
- Mel Hurtig, born June 24, 1932, is a Canadian publisher, author, and politician.
- Stewart Lemoine, playwright
- Marshall McLuhan, born July 21, 1911, in Edmonton, recipient of numerous awards and appointments
- Jessica Owen, singer, songwriter, and actress
- Cassius Khan, born June 7, 1974 Internationally renowned Indian classical tabla player and ghazal singer, recipient of Salute to Excellence Award [1]
- Aaron Paquette, renowned visual artist of Native American and Scandinavian descent, born May 16, 1974, in Edmonton
- Jane Ash Poitras, First Nations artist who has garnered international acclaim
- Arthur Hiller, Hollywood film director and former president of the Director's Guild of America
- W.P. Kinsella, Author of Field of Dreams and tournament Scrabble player
- Zillur Rahman John, Bangladeshi Canadian, internationally renowned talented mime and pantomime artist, director,teacher,researcher and author of several mime and pantomime books
[edit] Sportsmen and women
- Chris Benoit, professional wrestler
- Mac Colville and his brother Neil Colville: early stars in the NHL.
- Michelle Conn, field hockey player
- Grant Fuhr, ice hockey player born in Spruce Grove, Alberta, which is an Edmonton suburb
- Randy Ferbey, multiple Canadian and World Men's Curling Champion
- Jennifer Heil, freestyle skier born in Spruce Grove, Alberta
- Kelly Hrudey, ice hockey player
- Jarome Iginla, ice hockey player
- Cathy King, curler, from St Albert
- Rochelle Loewen, model who appeared briefly with the WWE
- Mark Messier, ice hockey player
- Scott Niedermayer, ice hockey player
- Fernando Pisani, ice hockey player
- Steven Reinprecht, ice hockey player
- Dion Phaneuf, ice hockey player
- Jay Bouwmeester, ice hockey player
- John "Red" Pollard, jockey of the famous horse Seabiscuit
- Gary Beck, two time world champion drag racer and member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
- Jason MacDonald, UFC fighter
- Kelly Perlette, 1978 light middle-weight boxing gold medal at the Commonwealth Games
- Doug Pruden, multiple world records in push ups
[edit] Significant contributors and donors
- Francis G. Winspear, O.C., F.C.A., L.L.D. (1903–1997)
- Harry Hole
- Ralph King Hole, B.Comm. (1917–2007)
- Ada Hole (1925–)
- The Hole Family
- Martha Henderson (1992–?)
- Nancy-Ann Hodgson (1994–)
