List of people from Edmonton
The City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada has been the birthplace or a significant home to numerous famous individuals. Additionally, many Edmontonians have become worthy of note through their various charitable activities, donations and contributions.
National service
- Russ Bannock, Canada's second-highest scoring ace of World War II[1]
- Nellie McClung, first woman appointed to the Board of Governors of the CBC (1936). One of The Famous Five[2]
- 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[3]
- Douglas Roche, O.C., Former M.P., Senator, U.N. Ambassador, nuclear disarmament figure, author, and journalist[4]
- William Smith Ziegler, artillery commander of the 1st Canadian Division in the Second World War.
Explorers and pioneers
Business
- Jack Agrios, lawyer
- Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the G20's Financial Stability Board. He was formerly governor of the Bank of Canada
- Bernard Ebbers, WorldCom cofounder[7]
- Daryl Katz, chairman and chief executive officer of The Katz Group and owner of the Edmonton Oilers.[8]
- Ray Muzyka, cofounder, BioWare Corp[9]
- Barb Tarbox, Well-known anti-smoking activist[10]
- Allan Wachowich, former Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
- Can Man Dan, Well-known anti-poverty activist and philanthropist
- Max Ward, aviator and founder of Wardair air lines[11]
- Greg Zeschuk, cofounder, BioWare Corp[9]
Actors
- Michelle Beaudoin, actress
- Terry Chen, film and television actor[12]
- Tommy Chong, comedian, actor and musician[13]
- Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian-born American actress, the daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong[14]
- Paula Devicq, actress
- Nathan Fillion, film and television actor[15]
- Dianne Foster, film and television actress
- Michael J. Fox, film and television actor[16]
- Patrick Gilmore, film and television actor
- Robert Goulet, singer and film actor[17]
- Meghan Heffern, actress
- Jill Hennessy, television actor[18]
- Jimmy Herman, First Nations actor
- Eric Johnson, actor
- Bruce McCulloch, actor, writer, comedian, and film director[19]
- Leslie Nielsen, film and television actor[20]
- Ron Pederson, stage and screen actor[21]
- Callum Keith Rennie, film and television actor
- Catherine Mary Stewart, film and television actor[22]
- Ryan Stock, T.V. Circus stunt man[23]
- Ron Wear, actor and television host
- Kenneth Welsh, film and television actor[24]
Musicians
- Brox Sisters, singers (Brock sisters)[25]
- Violet Archer, composer [26]
- H. Hugh Bancroft, church musician and composer
- Tommy Banks, musician[27]
- Moe Berg, singer/songwriter
- Bill Bourne, folk & blues singer songwriter, 3 time Juno Award winner
- Beatrice Carmichael, grand dame of the opera[28]
- Ken Chinn, (a.k.a. Chi Pig) lead singer, songwriter and band leader of SNFU
- Mac DeMarco, indie rock musician[29]
- Trevor Dunn, guitarist, member of 1970's group "Fifth Avenue Allstars"
- Tim Feehan, artist, singer/songwriter, producer, co-owner of Los Angeles recording studio "Backroom", mix master
- Malcolm Forsyth, composer [30]
- Allan Gilliland, composer [31]
- G.NA, (Choi Ji-Na), Korean singer
- Adam Gregory, singer
- Brian Hughes, smooth jazz guitarist
- Cassius Khan, internationally renowned Indian classical tabla player and ghazal singer, recipient of Salute to Excellence Award[32]
- Samantha King, singer/songwriter
- Morgan Lander, singer/songwriter
- Hey Romeo, country singer/songwriter
- k.d. lang, singer/songwriter [33]
- Jens Lindemann, trumpet soloist
- Big Miller, jazz and blues singer [34]
- Maren Ord, singer, songwriter
- P.J. Perry, jazz saxophonist [35]
- Quanteisha, singer
- Jan Randall, composer
- Shiloh, singer/songwriter
- Jay Sparrow, singer/songwriter
- Kreesha Turner, singer/songwriter
- Cadence Weapon (Rollie Pemberton), a Canadian rapper[36]
- Alfie Zappacosta, singer, songwriter
- Stereos, pop rock band
Politicians
Writers and artists
- Kelly Oxford, writer, NYT Bestselling author of 'Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar' [37]
- Will Beauchamp, filmmaker
- Ted Bishop, author of Riding with Rilke
- Andrew Brook, Canadian philosopher and author of Kant and the Mind[38]
- Gil Cardinal, filmmaker
- Patrick Cox, famous shoe designer[39]
- Brion Gysin, artist and writer[40]
- Peter Hide, British-born sculptor, living in Edmonton since 1977[41]
- Arthur Hiller, Hollywood film director and former president of the Director's Guild of America[42]
- Carl Honoré grew up in Edmonton, journalist and author of In Praise of Slowness[43]
- Mel Hurtig, publisher, author, and politician.[44]
- Zillur Rahman John, Bangladeshi Canadian, internationally renowned mime and pantomime artist, director, teacher, researcher and author of several mime and pantomime books[45]
- W. P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe which became the film Field of Dreams and tournament Scrabble player[46]
- Myrna Kostash, writer of eight books including "All of Baba's Children" [47]
- Stewart Lemoine, playwright[48]
- Marshall McLuhan, recipient of numerous awards and appointments, pioneer of media theory[49]
- Richard Newman, writer, broadcaster, and reality TV star, best known for participating in the seventh series of the British version of Big Brother
- T. W. Peacocke, television and film director
- Robert Young Pelton, author[50]
- Meghan Collison, fashion model
- Rochelle Loewen, model who appeared briefly with the WWE [51]
- Su-Ling Goh, TV personality
Sports personalities
- Gary Beck, two time world champion drag racer and member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame[52]
- Chris Benoit, professional wrestler[53]
- Blair Betts, ice hockey player[54]
- David Bissett, Olympic bobsledder
- Arthur Boileau, Olympic marathon runner
- Jay Bouwmeester, ice hockey player[55]
- Johnny Bucyk, ice hockey player [56]
- Gilbert Brulé, ice hockey player[57]
- Jason Chimera, ice hockey player[58]
- Erik Christensen, ice hockey player[59]
- Mac Colville early star in the NHL[60]
- Neil Colville, early star in the NHL[61]
- Mike Commodore, ice hockey player[62]
- Mike Comrie, ice hockey player[63]
- Michelle Conn, field hockey player [64]
- Randy Ferbey, multiple Canadian and World Men's Curling Champion[65]
- Andrew Ference, ice hockey player[66]
- David Ford, kayaker
- Grant Fuhr, ice hockey player born in Spruce Grove, Alberta, which is an Edmonton suburb[67]
- Forrest Gainer, rugby union player
- Brendan Gallagher, ice hockey player[68]
- Jessica Gregg, short track speed skater
- Randy Gregg, ice hockey player[69]
- Jennifer Heil, freestyle skier born in Spruce Grove, Alberta[70]
- Kelly Hrudey, ice hockey player[71]
- Jarome Iginla, ice hockey player[72]
- Brad Isbister, ice hockey player[73]
- Cathy King, curler, from St Albert[74]
- Ed Kucy, CFL player[75]
- Daymond Langkow, ice hockey player [76]
- Bryan Little, ice hockey player[77]
- Pierre Lueders, bobsledder
- Joffrey Lupul, ice hockey player[78]
- Ken McAuley, goaltender for the NHL New York Rangers
- Mildred Warwick McAuley, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player and wife of Ken McAuley
- Jason MacDonald, UFC fighter[79]
- Richard Matvichuk, ice hockey player[80]
- Mark Messier, ice hockey player [81]
- Derek Morris, ice hockey player[82]
- Scott Nichol, ice hockey player[83]
- Scott Niedermayer, ice hockey player[84]
- Ben Ondrus, ice hockey player[85]
- Kelly Perlette, light middle-weight boxing gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games[86]
- Matt Pettinger, ice hockey player[87]
- Dion Phaneuf, ice hockey player[88]
- Rod Phillips, radio broadcaster for 630 CHED
- Annamay Pierse, swimmer born in Toronto and raised in Edmonton
- Fernando Pisani, ice hockey player[89]
- Justin Pogge, AHL hockey player[90]
- John "Red" Pollard, jockey of the famous horse Seabiscuit[91]
- Doug Pruden, multiple world records in push ups[92]
- Mark Pysyk, ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oil Kings[93]
- Steve Regier, ice hockey player[94]
- Steven Reinprecht, ice hockey player[95]
- Kelly Rissling (born 1960), ice hockey player[96]
- Jason Strudwick, ice hockey player[97]
- Darryl Sydor, ice hockey player[98]
- Adam Trupish, boxer[99]
- Cam Ward, ice hockey player[100]
- Ray Whitney, ice hockey player[101]
Scientists
See also
References
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- ↑ M.E. Hallett. "McClung, Nellie Letitia". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ Janie Stuart. "Emily Murphy". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ Government of Canada. "Douglas Roche". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ Famous, Should Be Famous, and Infamous Canadians. "Punch Dickins". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ Allan, Iris. "Wop May, Bush Pilot." Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1966. "Wilfrid R. "Wop" May". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
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- ↑ The Canadian Literature Archive. "Myrna Kostash". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ Jeff Haslam and Anne Nothof. "Stewart Lemoine". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ CBC. "Marshall McLuhan". CBC News. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ Shook, Kimberly. "Robert Young Pelton". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ TWV Divas. "Rochelle Loewen". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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- ↑ News Day. "Chris Benoit". Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Blair Betts". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Jay Bouwmeester". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Johnny Bucyk". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Gilbert Brulé". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Jason Chimera". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Erik Christensen". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Mac Colville". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Neil Colville". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Mike Commodore". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Mike Comrie". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ Canadian Olympic Committee. "Michelle Conn". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ Biography Research Guide. "Randy Ferbey". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Andrew Ference". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Grant Fuhr". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Brendan Gallagher". Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Randy Gregg". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ Canada.com. "Jennifer Heil". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Kelly Hrudey". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Jarome Iginla". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Brad Isbister". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ World Curling Tour. "Cathy King". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ "Ed Kucy". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Daymond Langkow". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Bryan Little". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Joffrey Lupul". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ Fight Finder. "Jason MacDonald". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Richard Matvichuk". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Mark Messier". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Derek Morris". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Scott Nichol". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Scott Niedermayer". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Ben Ondrus". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ 2007 Spruce Grove Awards of Excellence Inductees. "Kelly Perlette". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Matt Pettinger". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Dion Phaneuf". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Fernando Pisani". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDB. "Justin Pogge". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ PBS. "Red Pollard". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ Record Holders. "Doug Pruden". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ http://www.whl.ca/roster/show/id/772
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- ↑ HockeyDb. "Steven Reinprecht". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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- ↑ HockeyDb. "Jason Strudwick". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDb. "Darryl Sydor". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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- ↑ HockeyDb. "Cam Ward". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ HockeyDb. "Ray Whitney". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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