List of people from Manitoba
This is a list of notable people, who are from Manitoba, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province.
Business professionals
- Izzy Asper, media mogul and philanthropist
- Montegu Black, business man, older brother of Conrad Black
- Samuel Bronfman, distillery magnate
- George Montegu Black II, business man, father of Conrad Black
- David Culver, business man, former CEO of Alcan
- Signy Hildur Stefansson Eaton wife of business man John David Eaton
- Sydney Halter, lawyer, former CFL Commissioner, Officer of the Order of Canada
- F. Ross Johnson, former head of RJR Nabisco, as featured in the book and film Barbarians at the Gate
- John Draper Perrin
- James Armstrong Richardson
Journalists
Politicians
- Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Premier of Manitoba, longest-serving Manitoba MLA
- Ruby Dhalla, Ontario Member of Parliament
- Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare in Canada
- Ronald Duhamel, Veterans Affairs minister in Jean Chrétien government
- Elijah Harper, Native leader, Manitoba MLA
- John Harvard, Member of Parliament, CBC broadcaster, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Francis Lawrence Jobin, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Stanley Knowles, Member of Parliament, Order of Canada recipient
- Peter Liba, journalist, businessman, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Hugh John Macdonald, Premier of Manitoba
- John Stewart McDiarmid, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Pearl McGonigal, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- William John McKeag, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Daniel Hunter McMillan, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Arthur Meighen, Prime Minister of Canada
- Louis Riel, Metis leader, Member of Parliament
- Dufferin Roblin, Premier of Manitoba
- Denise Savoie, British Columbia Member of Parliament, Assistant Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
- Edward Schreyer, Premier of Manitoba, Governor General of Canada
- John Christian Schultz, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- Alfred Henry Scott, Louis Riel delegate
- Mitchell Sharp, Liberal federal cabinet minister
- William Johnston Tupper, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
- S. I. Hayakawa, United States senator
- J. S. Woodsworth, Member of Parliament, first leader of CCF
- Sterling Lyon, Premier of Manitoba
- Thomas Crerar, Member of Parliament, Senator, leader of the Progressive Party, first politician appointed Companion of the Order of Canada
Professional sports stars
- Ed Belfour, former goalie in the National Hockey League (NHL), Stanley Cup winner (1999), 2002 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Kerry Burtnyk, curler, two-time Labatt Brier winner
- Roland Delorme, Mixed Martial Artist in the UFC Bantamweight division.
- Dan Halldorson, former professional golfer on the PGA Tour and the Canadian PGA Tour
- Clara Hughes, speed skating and cycling Olympic medalist
- Jennifer Jones, curler, 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts winner
- Duncan Keith, NHL defenceman, Stanley Cup winner (2010), 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Cindy Klassen, speed skating, 6-time Olympic medalist
- George Knudson, former PGA Tour golfer and currently, with Mike Weir, holds the record for most PGA wins by a Canadian.
- Corey Koskie, Milwaukee Brewers third baseman
- Max Labovitch, NHL right wing
- Todd MacCulloch, former NBA center
- Dustin Penner, left wing player in the NHL, Stanley Cup winner (2007), (2012)
- James Reimer, goalie in the NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Patrick Sharp, centerman in the NHL, Stanley Cup winner (2010)
- Jeff Stoughton, curler, two time Brier winner, gold and silver medalist in the World Curling Championships
- Jonathan Toews, center and captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL, Stanley Cup winner (2010), 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Troy Westwood, Winnipeg Blue Bombers place kicker and punter, 2-time Grey Cup finalist, 3-time Banjo Bowl winner
Public servants
- Gerald Smedley Andrews, land surveyor, Order of Canada recipient
- Brian Dickson, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Waldron Fox-Decent, mediator, professor, Crown Corporation chairman
- Betty Gibson, teacher, professor, children's author
- Sylvia Ostry, economist
Religious leaders
Scientists
- Dr. Robert (Bob) Brent Thirsk, Canadian astronaut, STS-78 shuttle mission
Singers, songwriters, musicians
- Randy Bachman, musician, The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO)
- Endre Johannes Cleven, composer/conductor/violinist (d.1916)
- Tom Cochrane, musician
- Burton Cummings, musician, The Guess Who
- Lenny Breau, jazz guitarist
- Tracy Dahl (opera singer), Metropolitan, La Scala, San Francisco
- Tom Jackson, actor and musician
- Bif Naked, musician
- Bob Nolan, musician
- Fred Penner, children's entertainer, musician
- Brad Roberts, musician, Crash Test Dummies
- Christine Fellows, folk singer
- Aaron Funk, musician
- Ray St. Germain, musician
- Terry Jacks, singer
- Chantal Kreviazuk, musician & actress
- Gisele MacKenzie, singer
- Sierra Noble, singer, songwriter, fiddler.
- John K. Samson, singer-songwriter, and former member of Winnipeg punk band Propagandhi (The Weakerthans)
- Remy Shand, musician
- Al Simmons, musician, children's entertainer
- Lucille Starr, singer
- Maiko Watson, musician, founding member of girl-group Sugar Jones, wife of Remy Shand
- Neil Young, musician
- Loreena McKennitt, singer & musician
TV, radio and film stars
- Cordell Barker, Oscar nominated animator The Cat Came Back
- Reginald Barker, Hollywood director
- Adam Beach, First Nations actor
- Steve Braun, actor
- Len Cariou, actor
- Jack Carson, film actor
- Bill Cody, actor
- Richard Condie, Oscar nominated animator The Big Snit
- Ma-Anne Dionisio, lead role of Kim in Miss Saigon in Toronto and in Sydney, Australia
- Deanna Durbin, actress
- Brendan Fehr, actor, star of the television series Roswell
- Danny Finkleman, former CBC radio host
- Ken Finkleman, director, writer and actor
- Daniel Gillies, actor
- Joanna Gleason, actress
- Dean Haglund, actor
- Tom Hnatiw, television host
- Monty Hall, TV celebrity, television game show host
- Doug Henning, magician
- Tom Jackson, singer, actor
- Simon James, actor
- Mimi Kuzyk, tv actress
- Tina Keeper, actress, politician
- Tom McCamus, actor
- Kyle McCulloch, actor, writer for South Park
- Guy Maddin, director
- Billy Merasty, First Nations actor
- Anna Paquin, actress
- Douglas Rain, actor
- Donnelly Rhodes, actor
- Bill Richardson, writer, radio host
- David Steinberg, actor, comedian
- Kerry Talmage, actor, comedian
- Nia Vardalos, actress and writer
- Catherine Wreford, stage actress, wife of Jeff Goldblum
War heroes
Writers
- Madeleine Laroche, novelist and playwright
- Brenda Barrie, novelist and poet
- David Bergen, novelist
- Norman Cantor, writer, historian
- Solomon Cleaver, writer
- Betty Gibson, author
- Paul Hiebert, author
- Guy Gavriel Kay, novelist and poet
- Margaret Laurence, novelist
- Mary MacLane, writer
- Jake MacDonald, novelist
- Bill Mason, author, filmmaker, environmentalist
- Marshall McLuhan, writer, media theorist
- David Reimer, writer, sex reassignment
- Gabrielle Roy, author
- Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist
- Miriam Toews, author
- A. E. van Vogt, science fiction writer
- Adele Wiseman, author
- George Woodcock, writer
- Armin Wiebe, writer
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