List of people from Regina, Saskatchewan explained

This is a list of notable persons who were born, grew up in or spent a portion of their life and/or career in Regina, Saskatchewan.

A

• Velma Abbott (1929–1987), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Dan Achen, guitarist, producer, co-founder of alternative rock band Junkhouse
• Josh Archibald, professional ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning

B

• Joseph Baggaley (c. 1884–1918), trade unionist
• Bonnie Baker (1918–2003), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Henry Baker, former Regina mayor, former Member of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
• Staff Barootes (1918–2000), Senator
• Doris Barr (1921–2009), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Ethan Bear, hockey player in the NHL currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks
• Carla Beck, Member of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, current Leader of the Official Opposition
• Catherine Bennett (born 1920), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Red Berenson, Team Canada 1972, former NHL player and coach, head coach of the University of Michigan Ice Hockey Team
• Mike Blaisdell, former NHL player
• Allan Blakeney, former Premier of Saskatchewan
• Ronald Bloore, Regina Five artist
• Bob Boyer, visual artist, elder, university professor
• Tyler Bozak, NHL player
• Beverley Breuer, actor whose credits include Scary Movie 4
• Ivan Brown, CFL player
• Jake Burt, Regina-born CFL player
• Garth Butcher, NHL player

C

• Jock Callander, IHL all-time scoring leader
• Ruth Chambers, sculptor
• Kale Clague, NHL player
• Dan Clark, CFL player
• Jason Clermont, CFL player
• Terry Cochrane, Canadian football player
• Martha Cole, fabric artist
• Meara Conway, Member of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly

D

• Charlie David, actor
• Stu Davis (1921-2007), aka "Canada's Cowboy Troubadour”); singer/guitarist, known internationally for songwriting, recordings, radio and television
• Robert Dirk, former NHLer
• Mark Docherty, politician
• Shirley Douglas, actor, daughter of T.C. Douglas; mother of Kiefer Sutherland
• T.C. Douglas, CCF premier 1944–1961; later leader of the federal New Democratic Party
• Dave Dryburgh (1908–1948), Scotland-born sports journalist for The Leader-Post and Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee^{[1] [2]}
• Duke Dukowski, former NHLer
• Matt Dumba, NHL player for the Arizona Coyotes
• Darren Dutchyshen (1966–2024), sports broadcaster and SportsCentre anchor for TSN

E

• Jordan Eberle, NHL player and alternate captain for the Seattle Kraken
• Murray Edwards, one of the richest Canadians
• Jack Engle, hot rodder and custom camshaft grinder, founder of Engle Cams (to American parents)
• Zack Evans, CFL player

F

• Joe Fafard, sculptor and artist
• Holly Fay, painter
• Scott Flory, current University of Saskatchewan Football head coach, former CFL player
• Stu Foord, CFL player
• Jaxon Ford, Canadian football player
• Leanne Franson, cartoonist and illustrator
• Jackie Friesen, assistant coach with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team

G

• Genevieve George (1927–2002), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Tamon George, Canadian football player
• Chris Getzlaf, CFL player
• Ryan Getzlaf, NHL player
• Ted Godwin, Regina Five artist
• Ralph Goodale, politician
• Dirk Graham, NHL player
• Gordon Grant, politician
• Roland Groome, first licensed commercial pilot in Canada

H

• Josh Hagerty, CFL player
• Jack Hamilton (1886–1976), Canadian ice hockey and multi-sport executive^[3]
• Kevin Hanson, basketball player and coach
• Cory Harrower, Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
• Scott Hartnell, NHL player
• Ben Hebert, curler
• Ben Heenan, CFL player
• Kyle Herranen, interdisciplinary artist
• Trevor Herriot, naturalist and writer
• Jamie Heward, NHL player
• Bill Hicke, NHL player with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Oakland Seals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Jim Hopson, CFL player and executive
• Risa Horowitz, visual and media artist
• Neal Hughes, CFL player
• Nick Hutchins, Canadian football player
• Bill Hutchinson, politician

I

• Roger Ing, painter
• Into Eternity, progressive metal band
• Dick Irvin, Jr., hockey broadcaster

J

• Colin James (born 1964), singer. James has won seven Juno Awards
• Christine Jewitt (1926–2018), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Arleene Johnson (1924–2017), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Evan Johnson, CFL player
• Marguerite Jones (1917–1995), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Daisy Junor (1919–2012), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

K

• Connie Kaldor, singer-songwriter
• Matt Kellett, CFL player
• Augustus Kenderdine, painter
• Donald M. Kendrick, Calgary native, choral conductor and teacher at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, in the 1970s
• Roy Kiyooka, painter
• Morgan Klimchuk, AHL player for the Belleville Senators
• Marty Klyne, Canadian Senator
• Rory Kohlert, CFL player
• Chris Kramer, actor
• Serge Kujawa, politician
• Chris Kunitz, NHL player

L

• Michelle LaVallee, curator, artist, and educator
• Brayden Lenius, CFL player
• Elyse Levesque, actress, born and raised in Regina
• Sarah Lind, actor
• Dwain Lingenfelter, politician
• Kenneth Lochhead, Regina Five artist
• Andrea Ludwig, soprano
• Lyldoll, singer

M

• Jeannie Mah, ceramic artist
• Gene Makowsky, current Member of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, former CFL player
• John Joseph "Jack" Malone, ace fighter pilot in WWI, lived in Regina before enlisting
• Ted Malone, former Member of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, former Leader of the Opposition
• Russ Marchuk, politician
• Daniel Maslany, actor
• Tatiana Maslany, actress
• Mike Maurer, CFL player
• Warren McCall, former Member of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
• Ethel McCreary, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Mick McGeough, NHL referee
• Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering forensic pathologist and criminologist
• Arthur McKay, Regina Five artist
• Craig McMorris, snowboarder
• Don McMorris, politician
• Mark McMorris, snowboarding, bronze medalist winter Olympic winner on 2018 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang and 18 time Xgames medalist
• Gerry Minor, former NHL player
• Douglas Morton, Regina Five artist
• Marc Mueller, CFL coach
• Garth Murray, NHL player
• Ryan Murray, NHL player
• Maye Musk, model and mother of entrepreneur Elon Musk

N

• Steve Nash, former basketball player and head basketball coach
• Zarqa Nawaz, creator of the CBC sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie
• Patrick Neufeld, CFL player
• Erik Nielsen, federal politician, former deputy prime minister
• Leslie Nielsen, actor whose credits include Airplane!, three Naked Gun movies and Scary Movie 3
• John Nilson, politician

O

• Jeremy O'Day, current CFL executive, former CFL player
• Paul Owen, cricketer

P

• Yens Pedersen, politician
• Michael Peers, Archbishop of Qu'Appelle; Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada 1986–2004
• Janet Perkin (1921–2012), professional baseball and curling player
• Al Pickard (1895–1975), Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee^{[4] [5]}
• Jason Plumb, popular musician formerly with the Waltons
• David Plummer, software engineer for Microsoft MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
• Edward Poitras, multimedia artist
• Logan Pyett, AHL player and member of gold medal-winning Team Canada in 2005–2006 (U18 Junior World Cup) and 2007–08 (World Junior Championship)

R

• Roger Reinson, CFL player
• Addison Richards, CFL player
• Erika Ritter, playwright and broadcaster
• Martha Rommelaere (1922–2011), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Jon Ryan (1982), NFL and CFL player
• Metro Rybchuk, politician

S

• Johnny Sandison, radio personality, weather presenter
• Nicole Sarauer, Saskatchewan MLA and former Leader of the Official Opposition
• Andrew Scheer, politician
• Stu Scheurwater, Current Major League Baseball Umpire
• Karl Schubach, vocalist of metalcore band Misery Signals
• Jack Semple, blues guitarist
• Andy Shauf, musician
• Mike Sillinger, NHL player
• Louise Simard, politician
• Kolten Solomon, former professional Canadian football player
• Randy Srochenski, CFL player
• Charley Stis (1884–1979), professional baseball player, manager and umpire
• Leesa Streifler, multimedia artist
• Stephen Surjik, television and motion picture director whose credits include The Kids in the Hall and Wayne's World 2

T

• Tesher, Singer
• Dione Taylor, jazz singer
• Ed Tchorzewski, politician
• Andrew Thomson, politician
• Kim Trew, politician

V

• Harry Van Mulligen, politician
• Darren Veitch, former NHL player
• Julia Voth, actress and model

W

• Mildred Warwick (1922–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Elizabeth Wicken (1927–2011), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Doug Wickenheiser (1961–99), NHL player
• Wade Wilson
• Paul Woldu, CFL player
• Trent Wotherspoon, politician

Y

• Kevin Yates, politician

See also

• List of people from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
• List of people from Saskatoon

Notes and References

1. News: Boating accident takes life of Dave Dryburgh. July 12, 1948. The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. 1.

   News: Boating accident (Continued from page 1). July 12, 1948. The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. 9.

2. Book: Mlazgar. Brian. Stoffel. Holden. Saskatchewan Sports: Lives Past and Present. University of Regina Press. 2007. Regina, Saskatchewan. 978-0-88977-167-3. 33–34.
3. Web site: Hall of Famer: Jack Hamilton. 1972. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. 2019-12-21.
4. Book: Ferguson, Bob. Bob Ferguson (journalist). Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 2005. Markham, Ontario. 1-55041-855-6. 350.
5. Web site: Pickard, Allan — Biography — Honoured Builder. Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. December 23, 2020.