List of Reginans
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Notable persons who were born, grew up in or established their fame in Regina, Saskatchewan:
- Red Berenson, Team Canada 1972
- Dick Assman, gas station attendant facetiously given fame on the David Letterman television show
- Sarah Binks, fictional character created by Paul Hiebert, in whose gently satirical biography Regina figures as the rustic's metropolis
- Robert Boyer (artist), known as Bob Boyer, visual artist, elder, university professor
- Beverley Breuer, actor whose credits include Scary Movie 4.
- Garth Butcher, NHL player
- Murray Crewe, principal bass trombonist, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Robert Dirk, former NHLer
- Shirley Douglas, actor, daughter of T.C. Douglas; mother of Kiefer Sutherland
- T.C. Douglas, CCF premier 1944–1961 and later leader of the federal New Democratic Party
- Duke Dukowski, former NHLer
- Joe Fafard, sculptor and artist
- Ryan Getzlaf, NHL player
- Dirk Graham, NHL player
- Scott Hartnell, NHL player
- Jamie Heward, NHL player
- Dick Irvin, Jr., Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster
- Colin James, a 2 time Juno award winning blues-rock musician
- Connie Kaldor, singer
- Chris Kunitz, NHL player
- Donald M. Kendrick, Calgary native, choral conductor and teacher at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, in the 1970's
- Sarah Lind, actor
- Steve Nash, NBA all-star
- Garth Murray, NHL player
- Zarqa Nawaz, creator of the CBC sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie
- Leslie Nielsen, actor whose credits include Airplane!, Naked Gun and Scary Movie 4.
- Erik Nielsen, federal politician, former deputy prime minister
- Michael Peers, Archbishop of Qu'Appelle; Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada1986-2004.
- Jason Plumb, popular musician formerly with the Waltons
- Erika Ritter, playwright and broadcaster
- Sandra Schmirler,Olympic gold medalist (died March 2, 2000)
- Jack Semple, noted blues guitarist
- Kenny Shields, Juno award winning musician with locally based band Streetheart in the 80's
- Mike Sillinger, NHL player
- Dione Taylor, noted jazz singer
- John Vernon, actor in several movies and Television shows. "Animal House", "Wojeck" to name a couple.
- Richard Walker, President and CEO of the 40th International WorldSkills Competition in Calgary in 2009
- Pamela Wallin, broadcaster
- Stacy Singer, world champion baton twirler
- Into Eternity, a Progressive Metal band
