List of Ukrainian Canadians explained
This is a list of notable Ukrainian Canadians, including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Ukrainian Canadian or must have references showing they are Ukrainian Canadian and are notable.
Arts and entertainment
Actors
- Erik Everhard, actor and director
- Fred Ewanuick, actor
- Mariya Khomutova, actress and playwright
- Jeremy Kushnier, actor/singer, currently in the Chicago cast of the musical Jersey Boys
- Mimi Kuzyk, actress
- Tatiana Maslany, actress, who is best known for playing various roles in Orphan Black
- Stacie Mistysyn, actress (Degrassi)
- Seth Rogen, actor (of Jewish religion)[1]
- William Shatner, actor, who is best known for playing a role in Star Trek (of Jewish religion)
- Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
- Katheryn Winnick, actress
Musicians
- Randy Bachman, musician
- Robbie Bachman, musician
- Tim Bachman, musician
- Paul Brandt, country music artist
- Ron Cahute, musician
- Rick Danko, musician, former bassist and singer of The Band
- Ivan Doroschuk, musician (Men Without Hats)
- Stefan Doroschuk, musician (Men Without Hats)
- Gordie Johnson, musician
- Juliette, singer and CBC television host
- Brett Kissel, country music artist
- Chantal Kreviazuk, singer
- Metro Radomsky, violinist and bandleader
- Theresa Sokyrka, singer
- Roman Soltykewych, conductor
- Alex Tanas, musician, drummer of Magic!
Other artists and entertainers
- Edward Burtynsky, photographer
- Luba Goy, comedian
- Alexander Hryshko, photographer
- John Kricfalusi, cartoonist, creator of the Nickelodeon animated series[2]
- William Kurelek, artist
- Oleg Lipchenko, artist
- John Max, photographer
- James Motluk, filmmaker
- Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman
- Marsha Skrypuch, writer
- Alex Trebek, television game show host (Jeopardy!)
- Daria Werbowy, model
Business and finance
Government and politics
Governors General
Lieutenant Governors
Premiers
Others
- Yvan Baker, member of parliament
- Edward Bayda, former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
- Alex Biega, lawyer and author
- James Bezan, member of parliament
- Annie Buller, union organizer
- David Chernushenko, the former senior deputy to the leader of the Green Party of Canada, and a former leadership contestant for that party
- Ed Ewasiuk, labour activist, city councilor
- Taras Ferley, first member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba of Ukrainian descent
- Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister
- William Hawrelak, former Mayor of Edmonton
- Anthony Hlynka, second member of parliament of Ukrainian descent
- Stephen Juba, former Mayor of Winnipeg
- Gerard Kennedy, Ontario cabinet minister
- MaryAnn Mihychuk, member of parliament, former Canadian Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour
- Steve Peters, Ontario cabinet minister
- Don Rusnak, member of parliament
- Tymofei Koreichuk, labour organiser
- Andrew Shandro, first member of a Canadian legislature of Ukrainian origin, World War I veteran
- John Sopinka, puisne justice, Supreme Court of Canada
- Michael Starr (born Michael Starchewsky), former cabinet minister
- David Tkachuk, Canadian senator
- Judy Wasylycia-Leis, former member of parliament, former Manitoba provincial cabinet minister
- Patrick Weiler, member of parliament
- Borys Wrzesnewskyj, member of parliament
- John Yaremko, longest serving cabinet minister
- Paul Yuzyk, former senator
Literature and journalism
Military
Religion
Science and technology
- Albert Bandura, psychologist
- David Baszucki, entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of ROBLOX
- Roberta Bondar, astronaut
- Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian scientist, curler, and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
- Isydore Hlynka, biochemist, Ukrainian Canadian community leader
- Joshua Kutryk, astronaut
- George S. N. Luckyj, scholar of Ukrainian literature
- Vladimir Mackiw, inventor and industrialist
- Lubomyr Romankiw, scientist, Ph.D. degrees in metallurgy and materials
- Jaroslav Rudnyckyj, linguist, a founding father of Canadian multiculturalism
Sports
Other sports
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 7 August 2020 . Seth Rogen's Jewish American Tale .
- Web site: Kricfalusi . John . 30 October 2007 . Happy Birthday Dad! . 23 January 2015 . John K. Stuff.
