• Source: 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.




Actors


Beverly Adams (born 1945), former actress
Melody Anderson (born 1955), former actress
Tori Anderson (born 1988), actress
Nathaniel Arcand (born 1971), actor
Gary Basaraba (born 1959), actor
Michelle Beaudoin (born 1975), actress
Genevieve Buechner (born 1991), actress
Terry Chen (born 1975), film and television actor
Rae Dawn Chong (born 1961), Canadian-born American actress; daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong (born 1938), comedian, actor and musician
Billy Chow (born 1958), Hong Kong actor and martial artist
Ben Cotton (born 1975), film and television actor
Trevor Devall (born 1972), voice actor, born in Edmonton
Paula Devicq (born 1965), actress
Rosemary Dunsmore (born 1953), TV, film, and theatre actress
Nathan Fillion (born 1971), film and television actor
Dianne Foster (1928–2019), film and television actress
Michael J. Fox (born 1961), film and television actor
Patrick Gilmore (born 1976), film and television actor
Grace Glowicki, actress and filmmaker
Robert Goulet (1933–2007), singer and film actor
Meghan Heffern (born 1983), actress
Jill Hennessy (born 1968), television actress and musician
Jimmy Herman (1940–2013), First Nations actor
Eric Johnson (born 1979), actor
Keltie Knight (born 1982), professional dancer, television presenter and 1/3 of the LadyGang podcast
Theresa Lee (born 1970), Hong Kong actress and Miss Hong Kong runner-up
Bruce McCulloch (born 1961), actor, writer, comedian, and film director
Kathleen McGee, stand-up comedian
Niall Matter (born 1980), actor
Leslie Nielsen (1926–2010), film and television actor
Steven Ogg (born 1973), actor
Ron Pederson (born 1978), stage and screen actor
Chelsey Reist (born 1987), actress
Callum Keith Rennie (born 1960), film and television actor
Lisa Ryder (born 1970), actress
Nancy Sivak
Kavan Smith (born 1970), actor
Catherine Mary Stewart (born 1959), film and television actor
Ryan Stock, TV circus stuntman
Kenneth Welsh (1942–2022), film and television actor




Business


Greg Abel (born 1962), CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Jack Agrios (born 1938), lawyer
Mark Carney (born 1965), Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the G20's Financial Stability Board; former governor of the Bank of Canada
Bernard Ebbers (1941–2020), WorldCom co-founder
Daryl Katz (born 1961), chairman and chief executive officer of the Katz Group; owner of the Edmonton Oilers
Ray Muzyka (born 1969), co-founder, BioWare Corp
Ricken Patel (born 1977), founding president and executive director of Avaaz
Barb Tarbox (1961–2003), anti-smoking activist
Allan Wachowich (born 1935), former Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Max Ward (1921–2020), aviator and founder of Wardair airline
Greg Zeschuk (born 1969), co-founder of BioWare Corp




Explorers and pioneers


Punch Dickins (1899–1995), aviator and bush pilot; the Dickinsfield community was named in his honour




Musicians



Violet Archer (1913–2000), composer
Ruth B (born 1995), singer/songwriter
H. Hugh Bancroft (1904–1988), church musician and composer
Tommy Banks (1936–2018), musician
Moe Berg (born 1959), singer/songwriter
George Blondheim (1956–2020), pianist and composer
Bill Bourne (1954–2022), folk and blues singer/songwriter, three-time Juno Award winner
Harpdog Brown (1962–2022), blues musician
Brox Sisters, singers (Brock sisters)
Cadence Weapon (Rollie Pemberton; born 1986), rapper
Beatrice Carmichael (1889–1964), grand dame of the opera
Ken Chinn (a.k.a. Chi Pig; 1962–2020), lead singer, songwriter and band leader of SNFU
Clinker, sound artist, composer, and visual artist
Stu Davis (1921–2007), singer/songwriter/guitarist, internationally known as "Canada's Cowboy Troubadour"
Mac DeMarco (born 1990), indie rock musician
Jean Dubé (born 1981), pianist
Trevor Dunn (born 1968), guitarist, member of 1970's group Fifth Avenue Allstars
Tim Feehan (born 1957), artist, singer/songwriter, producer, co-owner of Los Angeles recording studio Backroom, mix master
Malcolm Forsyth (1936–2011), composer
Jay Fung, Hong Kong Cantopop singer/songwriter
Allan Gilliland (born 1965), composer
G.NA (Choi Ji-Na; born 1987), Korean singer
Dwayne Goettel (1964–1995), keyboardist for Skinny Puppy
Adam Gregory (born 1985), singer
Brian Hughes (born 1955), smooth jazz guitarist
JackEL (born 1996), DJ, record producer and songwriter
Cassius Khan, Indian classical tabla player and ghazal singer, recipient of Salute to Excellence Award
Morgan Lander, singer/songwriter
k.d. lang (born 1961), singer/songwriter
Ariane Mahrÿke Lemire, singer/songwriter
Jens Lindemann, trumpet soloist
Cameron Melnyk, lead singer of Canadian rock band State of Shock
Big Miller (1922–1992), jazz and blues singer
Maren Ord, singer/songwriter
P.J. Perry, jazz saxophonist
Quanteisha, singer
Jan Randall, composer
Carmen Rasmusen (born 1985), country music artist
Alyssa Reid, singer/songwriter
Josh Sahunta, pop/R&B singer-songwriter
Sean Nicholas Savage, indie singer/songwriter
Shiloh, singer/songwriter
Jay Sparrow, singer/songwriter
Mark Spicoluk (born 1979), musician
Kreesha Turner, singer/songwriter
Ella May Walker, composer
Alfie Zappacosta, singer/songwriter




National service


Russ Bannock (1919–2020), Canada's second-highest scoring ace of World War II
Roy Brown, Canadian flying ace in World War I, officially credited with shooting down the Red Baron, though this is now subject to debate
Wop May, Canadian flying ace in World War I, the last pilot to be pursued by Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, prior to his death, also a celebrated bush pilot
Nellie McClung (1873–1951), first woman appointed to the Board of Governors of the CBC (1936); one of The Famous Five
Emily Murphy (1868–1933), first female magistrate in British Empire and petitioned Supreme Court of Canada to allow women the vote; one of the Famous Five; has received modern scrutiny for her support for eugenics
Douglas Roche (born 1929), O.C., former M.P., Senator, U.N. Ambassador, nuclear disarmament figure, author, and journalist
William Smith Ziegler (1911–1999), artillery commander of the 1st Canadian Division in the Second World War




Politicians


William Humberstone (1836–1922), politician in Alberta, and a municipal councillor in Edmonton
Don Iveson (born 1979), former mayor (predecessor to Amarjeet Sohi)
Marcel Lambert (1919–2000), politician
Stephen Mandel (born 1945), mayor
Sherry McKibben (born 1944), politician
Rachel Notley (born 1964), 17th Premier of Alberta
Michael Phair (born 1950), politician




Religion


Seraphim Storheim (born 1946), former senior hierarch for the Orthodox Church in America




Scientists


John Acorn, naturalist, lecturer at the University of Alberta, research associate at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, and research associate at the E.H. Strickland Entomology Museum
Karl Clark (1888–1966), University of Alberta professor and inventor of oil sands extraction technology
Werner Israel (1931–2022), physicist
Raymond Lemieux (1920–2000), organic chemist
Diane Loranger, geologist, paleontologist
Jordan Peterson (born 1962), clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto
Gary Purdy (born 1936), materials scientist and engineer, professor
Gordon Walter Semenoff (born 1953), theoretical physicist
Dr. Lorne Warneke (1942–2020), clinical psychiatrist and gender identity specialist at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital; transgender rights activist




Sports personalities






= Bobsledding

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David Bissett (born 1979), Olympic bobsledder
Jennifer Ciochetti (born 1984), bobsledder
Pierre Lueders (born 1970), bobsledder
Jesse Lumsden (born 1982), bobsledder and football player
Neville Wright (born 1980), bobsledder




= Boxing

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Al Ford (born 1950), professional boxer and CBF Lightweight Champion
Ryan Ford (born 1982), professional boxer and retired mixed martial arts fighter
Kelly Perlette, light middle-weight boxing gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Adam Trupish (born 1979), boxer




= Curling

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Jessica Amundson (born 1984), curler
Joanne Courtney (born 1989), curler
Randy Ferbey (born 1959), multiple Canadian and World Men's Curling Champion
Heather Kalenchuk (born 1984), curler
Cathy King (born 1959), curler, from St Albert
Jamie King (born 1973), curler
Renée Sonnenberg (born 1971), curler




= Ice hockey

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Dave Babych (born 1961), ice hockey defenceman
Wayne Babych (born 1958), ice hockey player
Shawn Belle (born 1985), ice hockey defenceman
Brian Benning (born 1966), ice hockey defenceman
Jim Benning (born 1963), ice hockey defenceman and executive
Matt Benning (born 1994), ice hockey defenceman
Blair Betts (born 1980), ice hockey player
Tom Bladon (born 1952), ice hockey defenceman
Roger Bourbonnais (born 1942), ice hockey player
Jay Bouwmeester (born 1983), ice hockey defenceman
Johnny Boychuk (born 1984), ice hockey defenceman
Gilbert Brulé (born 1987), ice hockey player
Johnny Bucyk (born 1935), ice hockey player
Jason Chimera (born 1979), ice hockey player
Erik Christensen (born 1983), ice hockey player
Mac Colville (1916–2003), early star in the NHL
Neil Colville (1914–1987), early star in the NHL
Marcel Comeau (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey coach and NHL executive
Mike Commodore (born 1978), ice hockey player
Eric Comrie (born 1995), ice hockey goaltender
Mike Comrie (born 1980), ice hockey player
Kirby Dach (born 2001), ice hockey player
Jake DeBrusk (born 1996), ice hockey player
Gerald Diduck (born 1965), ice hockey defenceman
Tyler Ennis (born 1989), ice hockey player
Andrew Ference (born 1979), ice hockey defenceman
Vernon Fiddler (born 1980), ice hockey player
Mark Fistric (born 1986), ice hockey defenceman
Matt Frattin (born 1988), ice hockey right winger
Brendan Gallagher (born 1992), ice hockey player
Donald Gauf (1927–2014), ice hockey player
Randy Gregg (born 1956), ice hockey defenceman
Noah Gregor (born 1998), ice hockey player
Dylan Guenther (born 2003), ice hockey player
W. G. Hardy (1895–1979), President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association
Greg Hawgood (born 1968), ice hockey defenceman
Ken Hitchcock (born 1951), ice hockey coach and scout
Kelly Hrudey (born 1961), ice hockey player
Jarome Iginla (born 1977), ice hockey player
Brad Isbister (born 1977), ice hockey player
Ken Johannson (1930–2018), Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and executive
Eddie Joyal (born 1940), ice hockey player
Dustin Kohn (born 1987), ice hockey player
John Kordic (1965–1992), ice hockey player
Daymond Langkow (born 1976), ice hockey player
Bryan Little (born 1987), ice hockey player
Jamie Lundmark (born 1981), ice hockey forward
Joffrey Lupul (born 1983), ice hockey player
Bruce MacGregor (born 1941), NHL player and management
Richard Matvichuk (born 1973), ice hockey player
Ken McAuley (1921–1992), goaltender for the NHL New York Rangers; husband of Mildred Warwick McAuley
Mark Messier (born 1961), ice hockey player
Derek Morris (born 1978), ice hockey player
Scott Nichol (born 1974), ice hockey player
Scott Niedermayer (born 1973), ice hockey defenceman
Ben Ondrus (born 1982), ice hockey player
Greg Parks (1967–2015), ice hockey player
Eric Paterson (1929–2014), ice hockey player
Alex Petrovic (born 1992), ice hockey defenceman
Matt Pettinger (born 1980), ice hockey player
Dion Phaneuf (born 1985), ice hockey defenceman
Fernando Pisani (born 1976), ice hockey player
Justin Pogge (born 1986), AHL hockey player
Art Potter (1909–1998), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association
Mark Pysyk (born 1992), ice hockey player
Steve Regier (born 1984), ice hockey player
Steven Reinprecht (born 1976), ice hockey player
Phil Russell (born 1952), ice hockey defenceman
David Schlemko (born 1987), ice hockey player
John Scott (born 1982), ice hockey player
Stuart Skinner (born 1998), ice hockey goaltender
Colin Smith (born 1993), ice hockey player
Harold Snepsts (born 1954), ice hockey defenceman
Jared Spurgeon (born 1989), ice hockey player
Jason Strudwick (born 1975), ice hockey defenceman
Brian Sutherby (born 1982), ice hockey centre
Darryl Sydor (born 1972), ice hockey player
Shannon Szabados (born 1986), ice hockey goaltender and two-time Olympic Women's gold medal winner
Garry Valk (born 1967), ice hockey player and broadcaster
Cam Ward (born 1984), ice hockey goaltender
Darcy Werenka (born 1973), Canadian-Austrian ice hockey defenceman
Ray Whitney (born 1972), ice hockey player
Zarley Zalapski (1968–2017), ice hockey defenceman




= Skating

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Jamie Gregg (born 1985), long track speed skater
Jessica Gregg (born 1988), short track speed skater
Josie Morrison (born 1994), speed skater
Natasha Purich (born 1995), pair skater




= Skiing

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Stanley Hayer (born 1973), Canadian freestyle skier of Czech descent
Jennifer Heil (born 1983), freestyle skier born in Spruce Grove, Alberta
Dusty Korek (born 1995), Canadian ski jumper of Polish descent
Ed Podivinsky (born 1970), Canadian Alpine skier of Czech descent
Stefan Read (born 1987), ski jumper




= Soccer

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Alphonso Davies (born 2000), captain of the Canadian national soccer team
Chuck Dubuque (1932–2020), HB soccer player
Daniel Fernandes (born 1983), Portuguese Canadian professional soccer player
Lars Hirschfeld (born 1978), soccer goalkeeper
Stephanie Labbé (born 1986), soccer goalkeeper for the Canadian Women's National Team, Olympic gold medalist
Erin McLeod (born 1983), soccer goalkeeper, Olympic bronze medalist
Tosaint Ricketts (born 1987), soccer player




= Wrestling

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Chris Benoit (1967–2007), professional wrestler
Gene Kiniski (1928–2010), professional wrestler




= Other sports

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Marco Arop (born 1998), track and field
Ewan Beaton (born 1969), judoka
Gary Beck (born 1941), two-time world champion drag racer and member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
Art Boileau (born 1957), Olympic marathon runner
Robin Clegg (born 1977), biathlete
Michelle Conn (born 1963), field hockey player
Robert Easton (born 1960 or 1961), Paralympian, wheelchair athlete, won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics
David Ford (born 1967), kayaker
Forrest Gainer (born 1979), rugby union player
Blythe Hartley (born 1982), diver
Chuba Hubbard (born 1999), NFL running back
Mary Imrie (born 1918), architect
Ed Kucy (born 1971), CFL player
Lawrence Lemieux, sailor, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the Star class and at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Finn class
Jason MacDonald (born 1975), UFC fighter
Rod Phillips (born 1941), radio broadcaster for 630 CHED
Annamay Pierse (born 1983), swimmer born in Toronto and raised in Edmonton
John "Red" Pollard (1909–1981), jockey of the famous horse Seabiscuit
Doug Pruden, multiple world records in push ups
Mike Robertson (born 1985), snowboarder
Alison Sydor (born 1966), cross country mountain cyclist
Lwal Uguak (born 2000), NFL defensive end
Delwin Vriend (born 1966), teacher & activist
Jean Wallbridge (born 1912), architect
Mildred Warwick (1922–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player; wife of Ken McAuley




Writers and artists


Makram Ayache, playwright
Will Beauchamp, filmmaker
Ted Bishop, author of Riding with Rilke
Andrew Brook (born 1943), philosopher, author of Kant and the Mind
Can Man Dan (Dan Lee Johnstone) (born in Edmonton in 1987), anti-poverty and social activist, philanthropist, and author
Gil Cardinal (1950–2015), filmmaker
Judith Clute (born in Edmonton in 1942), painter, graphic designer, print-maker, and illustrator
Patrick Cox (born 1963), shoe designer
Gordon R. Dickson (1923–2001), science fiction writer
Brion Gysin (1916–1986), artist and writer
W. G. Hardy (1895–1979), professor, writer, ice hockey administrator, Member of the Order of Canada
Peter Hide (born 1944), British-born sculptor, living in Edmonton since 1977
Arthur Hiller (1923–2016), Hollywood film director and former president of the Directors Guild of America
Carl Honoré (born 1967), grew up in Edmonton; journalist and author of In Praise of Slowness
Mel Hurtig (1932–2016), publisher, author, and politician
Drew Karpyshyn (born 1971), video game scenario writer, scriptwriter, and novelist
Conor Kerr (born 1988), author of Avenue of Champions
W. P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe which became the film Field of Dreams; tournament Scrabble player
Samuel Edward Konkin III, founder of the libertarian social philosophy agorism
Myrna Kostash, writer of eight books including All of Baba's Children
Stewart Lemoine, playwright
Austin Mardon (born 1962), author, community leader and advocate for the disabled
Ryan McCourt, visual artist
Marshall McLuhan, recipient of numerous awards and appointments, pioneer of media theory
Iman Mersal, poet
Richard Newman, writer, broadcaster, and reality TV star, best known for participating in the seventh series of the British version of Big Brother
Wendy Orr (born 1968), Canadian-born Australian writer
Kelly Oxford, writer, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar
T. W. Peacocke, television and film director
Jean Paré (1927–2022), author and publisher of the Company's Coming cookbook series
Robert Young Pelton, author
Tom Radford, documentary filmmaker
Phyllis Seckler (1917–2004), ninth degree (IX°) member of the "Sovereign Sanctuary of the Gnosis" of Ordo Templi Orientis
Brent Shaw (born 1947), historian
Gail Sidonie Sobat, poet, novelist, educator, founder/director of “Youthwrite” and “Spoken Word Youth Choir”
Ella May Walker, artist and writer




Others


Kerry Pawluski, medical doctor and pilot
Gene Principe, sports newscast, sports field reporter
Steve Wallis, "Camping With Steve" YouTuber




See also


List of people from British Columbia
List of people from Calgary
List of people from Montreal
List of people from Ontario
List of people from Quebec
List of people from Quebec City
List of people from Toronto
List of people from Vancouver




References






External links


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