List of people from Calgary
The following is a list of notable people who are originally from or reside in Calgary:
A
- William Aberhart – former Premier of Alberta
- David Albahari – Serbian-born author
- Jocelyn Alice – vocalist for the soul pop duo, Jocelyn & Lisa.
- Jann Arden – singer
- Mark Astley – former NHL player
B
- Bret Hart – wrestler
- Cori Bartel – curler
- Hank Bassen- former NHL goalie
- Nolan Baumgartner – professional ice hockey player
- Ian Willoughby Bazalgette – Calgary born recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions in the skies above France in the Second World War
- Jay Beagle – NHL player (Washington Capitals)
- Chelsey Bell – curler
- Jill Belland – television host and producer
- Richard Bennett – former Prime Minister of Canada
- Cheryl Bernard – curler
- Manmeet Bhullar – Progressive Conservative politician
- Earle Birney – poet
- Heather Blush – singer
- Bill Borger – first Canadian to both swim the English Channel and climb Mount Everest
- Trevor Boys, NASCAR driver
- Paul Brandt – country music singer
- Nate Burleson – professional American football player – Detroit Lions
- Pat Burns – rancher, businessman, and Canadian Senator
C
- Don Cairns – professional ice hockey player
- Eric Cameron – visual artist
- Tommy Campbell – actor and stand-up comedian
- Sean Cheesman – dancer and choreographer
- Tommy Chong – comedian born in Edmonton, then moved to Calgary at a young age and attended Crescent Heights High School
- Allen Coage – professional wrestler known as "Bad News Allen"
- Paul Cranmer – former CFL player
- Ted Cruz - current member of the United States Senate for the State of Texas
- Elisha Cuthbert – actress (although she moved to Montreal at a very young age, and remained there until she moved to Los Angeles
D
- Carolyn Darbyshire – curler
- Carol-Anne Day - voice actress
- Kris Demeanor - poet, musician and actor
- Michael Dowse – film director
- Aaron Durley – baseball and basketball player
- Kyle Bobby Dunn – composer and musician raised in Lake Bonavista and based in Brooklyn.
- Erica Durance – actress, born in Calgary but raised in Three Hills.
E
- Lance Evers – professional wrestler known as "Lance Storm"
F
- Leslie Feist – singer/songwriter born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, then moved to Calgary as a child.
- John Fennell - luger
- Brandon Firla – actor
- George Fox – country music singer/songwriter
G
- Lynn Garrison – aviator, author and mercenary.
- Austin Gary – author and songwriter
- Karyn Garossino – professional ice dancer with partner Rod Garossino
- Mark Gatha - former voice actor
- Lucas Gilbertson - voice actor
- Onalea Gilbertson - voice actress
- John Glenn – Calgary's earliest recorded European settler
- James Gosling – creator of the Java programming language
- Mike Green – professional hockey player (Washington Capitals)
- Paul Gross – actor
H
- Taylor Hall – professional hockey player (Edmonton Oilers)
- Owen Hargreaves – professional footballer, who plays for Manchester City
- Stephen Harper -current Prime Minister of Canada and is the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
- Bret Hart – professional wrestler
- Owen Hart – professional wrestler
- Stu Hart – professional wrestler, promoter and trainer
- Teddy Hart – professional wrestler
- Richard Harrison – poet
- Ben Hebert – curler
- Dany Heatley – professional ice hockey player (Minnesota Wild)
- Stuart Hilborn – automotive engineer
- Albert Howell – actor
- Tim Hunter – professional National Hockey League player (won the Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989)
- Nancy Huston – novelist born in Calgary; left at age 15
J
- Tom Jackson – Métis actor, singer and entrepreneur
- Roy Jenson – actor
K
- James Keelaghan – musician
- Pat Kelly – actor
- Kiesza - singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and dancer
- Ralph Klein – former Mayor of Calgary and former Premier of Alberta
- Norman Kwong – former CFL player and former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
L
- Alvin Law – motivational speaker
- David Lawrence – actor (portrays headbanger Terry Cahill in FUBAR)
- Sheena Lawrick – Olympic softball player
- Sam Livingston – Irish-born early settler in Calgary
- James Alexander Lougheed – head of military hospitals during World War I
- Peter Lougheed – former CFL player and Premier of Alberta
- Lowell - electropop musician
- Ed Lukowich – curler
M
- Jinder Mahal - professional wrestler
- Ernest Manning – former Premier of Alberta
- Heather Marks – supermodel
- Frederick McCall – World War I Fighter ace, businessman, stuntman
- Trent McClellan, comedian
- Nellie McClung – writer and activist
- Todd McFarlane – creator of the Spawn series of comics.
- Kevin McKenna – professional soccer player
- Cory Monteith – singer and actor; born in Calgary but grew up in Vancouver
- Curtis Myden – Olympic bronze medalist swimming
N
- Issey Nakajima-Farran – professional soccer player
- Jim Neidhart – professional wrestler
- Natalie "Nattie" Neidhart – professional wrestler
- Naheed Nenshi – Mayor of Calgary
- Amy Nixon – curler
- Henry Grattan Nolan - lawyer & soldier
- Rebecca Northan – actress
O
- Susan O'Connor – curler
- Kevin Ogilvie – vocalist for the industrial band, Skinny Puppy.
- Peter Oldring – actor
- Melissa O'Neil – 2005 Canadian Idol winner
P
- Jessica Parker Kennedy - actress
- Chris Phillips – professional hockey player (Ottawa Senators)
- Gerry Pinder – professional hockey player
- Glenn Price – conductor
- Al Purvis (1929–2009), assistant captain of the Edmonton Mercurys
Q
- Tegan and Sara Quin – musicians
R
- Theo de Raadt – founder and head of the OpenBSD project
- Lobsang Rampa – Tibetan Lama
- Heather Rankin – curler
- Chris Reitsma – professional baseball player
- Mark Rypien – Super Bowl XXVI MVP
- Nick Ring - Professional MMA fighter UFC
S
- Jamie Salé – Olympic gold medalist skater
- Willie Saunders – Montana-born Hall of Fame jockey, won U.S. Triple Crown
- Mary Scott – visual artist
- Kyle Shewfelt – Olympic gold medalist
- Rhonda Sing – professional wrestler
- Laurie Skreslet – first Canadian to climb Mount Everest
- Harry Smith – professional wrestler
- Jason Smith – retired professional ice hockey player
- Monte Solberg – Conservative politician
- Ron Southern – businessman and founder of Spruce Meadows
- Paul Spence – actor (portrays headbanger Dean Murdoch in FUBAR)
- George Stanley – designer of the Canadian flag
- Stan Stephens – former Governor of Montana
T
- Ari Taub – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
- Ken Taylor – Canadian ambassador to Iran. Helped six Americans escape from Iran during the Iran hostage crisis
- Mark Tewksbury – Olympic gold medalist swimming
- Robert Thirsk – astronaut
- Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen member of Canada's First Nations (specifically the Tsuu T'ina)
V
- Shaun Van Allen – retired NHL player
- Chad VanGaalen - musician
- Alan Van Sprang - actor
- Mike Vernon – professional National Hockey League player (won with the Flames in 1989)
W
- John Ware – pioneer rancher
- Bronwen Webster – curler
- Crystal Webster – curler
- John Will – visual artist
- TJ Wilson – professional wrestler
- David Winning – film and television director, Stargate: Atlantis, Andromeda, Syfy Channel movies, etc.
- Denise Wong – stage actor
See also
References
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