List of people from Winnipeg explained
This list of people from Winnipeg includes notable people who were born, raised, or who achieved fame in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Artists
- K. C. Adams, contemporary artist
- Joyce Anderson, painter and art teacher
- Eleanor Bond, painter
- Bertram Brooker, abstract painter[1]
- Sheila Butler, contemporary artist
- Charles Comfort, painter
- Roewan Crowe, multi-media artist
- Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, performance artists, authors, video & filmmakers
- Aganetha Dyck, contemporary artist
- Marcel Dzama, contemporary artist[2]
- Neil Farber, contemporary artist
- LeMoine Fitzgerald, painter
- Lita Fontaine, interdisciplinary artist
- Étienne Gaboury, architect
- Barb Hunt, contemporary artist
- Sarah Anne Johnson, contemporary artist
- Francis Hans Johnston, painter
- Wanda Koop, interdisciplinary artist
- Gweneth Lloyd, choreographer and co-founder of Royal Winnipeg Ballet
- Leo Mol, stained glass artist
- Kent Monkman, contemporary artist
- Freya Olafson,[3] contemporary artist
- Bev Pike, contemporary artist
- Dominique Rey, contemporary artist
- The Royal Art Lodge, contemporary artists
- Lindsay Shearer-Nelko, choreographer
- Sheila Spence, photographer[4]
- Arnold Spohr, choreographer
- The Steiner Brothers, tap-dancing trio and Mouseketeer Ron Steiner[5]
- Reva Stone, artist
- Diana Thorneycroft, photographer
- Rhayne Vermette, filmmaker
- Diane Whitehouse, painter
Sports persons
Ice hockey
Basketball
- Emmanuel Akot, college basketball player
- Eric Bridgeland, college basketball coach
- Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, professional basketball player
- Joey Johnson, wheelchair basketball player
- Todd MacCulloch, NBA center for the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets[7]
- Rick McNair, basketball coach and founder of Winnipeg Fringe Festival
- Erfan Nasajpour, professional basketball player
- Chad Posthumus, professional basketball player
- Carl Ridd, professional basketball player
- Martin Riley, Olympic basketball player
- Daniel Sackey, college basketball player
- BT Toews, professional basketball coach and father of Kai Toews
- Bob Town, Olympic basketball player
- Joey Vickery, professional basketball player
- Roy Williams, Olympic basketball player
- Malcolm Wiseman, Olympic basketball player
Football
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- Al Ackland, professional football player
- Donovan Alexander, professional football player
- Bill Baker, professional football player
- Keith Bennett, professional football player
- Lorne Benson, professional football player
- Mike Benson, professional football player
- Andy Bieber, professional football player
- Simon Blaszczak, professional football player
- Ken Bochen, professional football player
- Bill Boivin, professional football player
- James Bond, professional football player
- Doug Brown, professional football defensive tackle
- Brady Browne, professional football player
- Jack Bruzell, professional football player
- Zac Carlson, professional football player
- Jim Carphin, professional football player
- Bill Ceretti, professional football player
- Walter Chikowski, professional football player
- Scott Coe, professional football player
- Anthony Coombs, professional football player
- Billy Cooper, professional football player
- Bruce Covernton, professional football player
- Nic Demski, professional football player
- Brian Dobie, coach for the University of Manitoba Bisons
- George Druxman, professional football player
- Leo Ezerins, professional football player
- Scott Flagel, professional football player
- Jim Furlong, professional football player
- Evan Gill, professional football player
- Geoff Gray, professional football offensive lineman
- Roger Hamelin, professional football player
- John Hammond, professional football player
- Andrew Harris, professional football player
- Ben Hatskin, professional football player
- Rod Hill, professional football cornerback
- Israel Idonije, professional football defensive end who led the NFL in blocked punts in 2005, 2006, and 2007
- T. J. Jones, professional football player
- Les Lear, professional football player
- Cal Murphy, coach, scout, and player
- T-Dre Player, professional football player
- Joe Poplawski, professional football player
- Chad Rempel, professional football player
- Mike Richardson, professional football player
- Bobby Singh, professional football player
- John Urschel, professional football player and mathematician
- Fred Vant Hull, professional football player
- Chris Walby, professional football player
Wrestling
- Bob Brown, professional wrestler
- Kerry Brown, professional wrestler
- Don Callis, professional wrestling manager and executive vice president of Impact Wrestling
- Tony Condello, professional wrestler and promoter
- Cathy Corino, professional wrestler
- Steve Corino, professional wrestler
- Chi Chi Cruz, professional wrestler
- Allison Danger, professional wrestler
- Johnny Devine, professional wrestler
- Paul Diamond, professional wrestler
- Danny Duggan, professional wrestler
- Robert Evans, professional wrestler
- George Gordienko, professional wrestler inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- David Hohl, professional wrestler
- Ricky Hunter, professional wrestler
- Chris Jericho, WWE legend and lead singer for Fozzy currently signed to All Elite Wrestling
- Tom Magee, professional wrestler and bodybuilder
- Kenny Omega, professional wrestler and executive vice president of All Elite Wrestling
- Fred Peloquin, professional wrestler
- Roddy Piper, professional wrestler inducted into WWE Hall of Fame[8]
- Courtney Rush, professional wrestler
- Sarah Stock, professional wrestler
- Al Tomko, professional wrestler
- The Von Steigers, professional wrestling tag team
Martial arts
Curling
Speed skating
Golf
Volleyball
Soccer
Others
- Amber Balcaen, racecar driver, first Canadian female to win a NASCAR race in the United States
- J. Howard Crocker, educator and sports executive with the YMCA and Amateur Athletic Union of Canada[9]
- Jamie Cudmore, rugby union player
- Terry Fox, cancer activist and long-distance runner
- Evelyn Goshawk, long jumper, first Manitoban woman to represent Canada in an international sports event
- Norm Hadley, rugby union player
- Gordon Orlikow (b. 1960), decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor, Athletics Canada Chairman, Canadian Olympic Committee member, Korn/Ferry International partner
- Rachel Riddell, water polo player
- Michael Schmidt, ten-pin bowler
- Bill Werbeniuk, snooker player
- Teri York, diver
Business
- Ida Albo, owner of the Fort Garry Hotel
- Izzy Asper, founder of CanWest
- David Asper, lawyer and co-founder of Amenity Healthcare Limited
- Leonard Asper, CEO of Anthem Sports & Entertainment
- Gail Asper, President of The Asper Foundation
- David Baszucki, co-founder and CEO of Roblox
- George Montegu Black II, businessman, president of Canadian Breweries
- Mark Chipman, owner of the Winnipeg Jets
- Bill Comrie, founder of The Brick
- Matthew Corrin, founder of Freshii
- David Culver, chairman and CEO of Alcan
- David Dreman, founder of Dreman Value Management
- Sydney Halter, the first CFL Commissioner, Officer of the Order of Canada
- F. Ross Johnson, former CEO of RJR Nabisco, featured in the book and film Barbarians at the Gate
- Philip Kives, founder of K-tel
- Jack Levit, real estate developer, CEO of Lakeview Management Inc.
- John Draper Perrin, President of The Winnipeg Warriors Hockey Club
- Peter Nygård, founder of Nygård International
- James Armstrong Richardson, served as CEO of Richardson International
- Irv Robbins, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins
- Gerry Schwartz, founder and CEO of Onex Corporation
- Andrew Strempler, served as president and CEO of Mediplan Health Consulting Inc
- Bryan Turner, founder of Priority Records which signed artists like Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z and Ice Cube[10]
- Lyle Wright, President of the Minneapolis Arena, United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
Journalists
Musicians
See main article: List of Winnipeg musicians.
Politicians
See also: List of mayors of Winnipeg.
Film and television
Actors
Actresses
Military
Writers
Scientists
Crime
Judiciary
Notes and References
- J. Russell Harper. Painting in Canada: A History. University of Toronto Press; 1977. . p. 323–.
- Web site: Life After Winnipeg's The Royal Art Lodge. ballastmag.com. October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020083737/http://ballastmag.com/2012/10/life-after-winnipegs-the-royal-art-lodge/. October 20, 2012. live.
- Web site: Freya Olafson . August 23, 2022 . freya . en.
- Web site: Sheila Spence . August 23, 2022 . Sheila Spence . en-US.
- Web site: Winnipeg's Steiner Brothers didn't seek celebrity but made it big In addition to dancing; Brothers danced alongside Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin. Winnipeg Free Press. John Einarson. December 4, 2016.
- Web site: Memorable Manitobans: Claude Copeland Robinson (1881–1976). Goldsborough. Gordon. March 22, 2020. Manitoba Historical Society. February 1, 2022.
- https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/todd-macculloch-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191705/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/todd-macculloch-1.html. dead. April 17, 2020.
- News: Growing up as Roddy Piper's son. Winnipeg Sun. 2 October 2016. 4 December 2020.
- Keyes. Mary Eleanor. John Howard Crocker LL. D., 1870–1959. University of Western Ontario. October 1964. London, Ontario. 61578234. 61–65.
- News: Winnipegger's role in origins of gangsta rap more prominent than movie suggests. Winnipeg Free Press. 8 September 2015. 22 December 2020.
- Web site: Honoured Members: Leah, Vince. 1985. Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. February 1, 2022.
- Web site: Former CBC Sports exec producer Bob Moir dies at 87. Blum. Benjamin. December 20, 2016. CBC Sports. May 1, 2022.
- News: A bit of an icon as a sports editor. Prest. Ashley. Campbell. Tim. January 18, 2012. Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 22.
- Web site: 11 March 2008 . Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor . https://archive.today/20130102182458/http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/Andrea+Slobodian/766679/story.html . dead . 2 January 2013 . GlobalWinnipeg.com . Shaw Media Inc. . 12 December 2011 .
- News: Former FP Sports Editor, Maurice Smith, dead at 75. February 21, 1985. Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 51.
- Book: Friesen . Joe . The Ballad of Danny Wolfe . 2016 . McClelland & Stewart . Toronto . 6–7.
- Book: Friesen . Joe . The Ballad of Danny Wolfe . 2016 . McClelland & Stewart . Toronto . 6–7.
- Web site: Kimberly Prost – Professional Achievement: Answering a call for justice . UM Today: The Magazine . Mary Jane Maclennan . 2020 . 2024-07-22 . “In my head, I’m just a kid from Winnipeg,” she says. .
