List of Manitobans

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.

Artists

*Marcel Dzama, [http://www.richardhellergallery.com/dynamic/artist_bio.asp?ArtistID=3 artist]
*LeMoine Fitzgerald, painter, Group of Seven member
*Francis Hans Johnston, painter, Group of Seven member. 1888–1949, moved to Winnipeg in 1921 to accept the position of principal of the School of Art
* Carol Matas, Author
*Joan Mitchell, painter, first wife of Alan Greenspan

Business professionals

*Izzy Asper, media mogul and philanthropist
*Montegu Black, business man, older brother of Conrad Black
*Samuel Bronfman
*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 Commissioner of the Canadian Football League, Order of Canada recipient
*James Armstrong Richardson

Journalists

*Ashleigh Banfield, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1044752/ TV actress] , TV host
*Dawna Friesen, NBC correspondent
*Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace
*Ben Metcalfe, former chairman of Greenpeace
*Diana Swain, CBC broadcaster
*Brian Williams, CBC broadcaster

Politicians

*Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958
*Ruby Dhalla, MP for the Ontario riding of Brampton—Springdale
*Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare in Canada
*Ronald Duhamel, former Veterans Affairs minister in Jean Chrétien government
*Elijah Harper, Native leader and former MPP in Manitoban parliament
*John Harvard, former MP, former CBC broadcaster, Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*Francis Lawrence Jobin, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*Stanley Knowles, former MP, Order of Canada recipient
*Peter M. Liba, journalist, businessman, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*Hugh John Macdonald, former Premier of Manitoba
*John Stewart McDiarmid, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*Pearl McGonigal, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*William John McKeag, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*Daniel Hunter McMillan, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*Arthur Meighen, former Prime Minister of Canada
*Louis Riel, Metis leader, elected as MP twice
*Dufferin Roblin, former Premier of Manitoba
*Edward Schreyer, former Premier of Manitoba, former Governor General of Canada
*John Christian Schultz, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*Alfred Henry Scott, Louis Riel delegate
*Mitchell Sharp, former Liberal federal cabinet minister
*William Johnston Tupper, former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
*S. I. Hayakawa, former United States senator
*J.S. Woodsworth, politician

Professional Sports Stars

*Ed Belfour, former goalie in the National Hockey League, Stanley Cup winner (1999), 2002 Olympic Gold Meadalist
*Dustin Penner, left wing player in the National Hockey League, Stanley Cup winner (2007)
*Troy Westwood, Winnipeg Blue Bombers place kicker and punter, 2 time Grey Cup finalist, 3 time Banjo Bowl winner
*Corey Koskie, Milwaukee Brewers third baseman
*Todd MacCulloch, former NBA center
*Kerry Burtnyk, curler, two time Labatt Brier winner
*Jennifer Jones, curler, 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts winner
*Jeff Stoughton, curler, two time Brier winner, gold and silver medalist in the World Curling Championships
*Clara Hughes, speed skating and cycling Olympic medalist
*Cindy Klassen, speed skating, 6 time Olympic medalist
*Dan Halldorson, former professional golfer on the PGA Tour and the Canadian PGA Tour
*George Knudson, former PGA Tour golfer and currently, with Mike Weir, holds the record for most PGA wins by a Canadian.

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

*Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba

cientists

*Gunnar K. A. Njalsson, Administrative Scientist, founded SPACEPOL
*Dr. Robert (Bob) Brent Thirsk, Canadian astronaut, STS-78 shuttle mission

inger, songwriter, 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
*Tom Jackson, actor and musician
*Bif Naked, musician
*Bob Nolan, musician
*Fred Penner, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0672094/ children's entertainer] , musician
*Brad Roberts, musician, [http://www.crashtestdummies.com/ Crash Test Dummies]
*Christine Fellows, folk singer
*Aaron Funk, musician
*Ray St. Germain, musician
*Terry Jacks, singer
*Chantal Kreviazuk, musician & [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0471092/ actress]
*Gisele MacKenzie, singer
*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, actor
*Steve Braun, actor
*Len Cariou, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137230/ actor]
*Jack Carson, film actor
*Bill Cody, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168565/ 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, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002052/ actress]
*Brendan Fehr, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0270451/ actor] , star of the television series "Roswell (TV series)|Roswell"
*Danny Finkleman, former CBC radio host
*Ken Finkleman, director, writer and actor
*Daniel Gillies, actor
*Joanna Gleason, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322306/ actress]
*Dean Haglund, actor
*Tom Hnatiw, television host
*Monty Hall, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355937/ TV celebrity] , television game show host
*Doug Henning, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377392/ magician]
*Tom Jackson, singer, actor
*Simon James, actor
*Mimi Kuzyk, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0476906/ tv actress]
*Tina Keeper, actress, politician
*Tom McCamus, actor
*Kyle McCulloch, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567143/ actor] , writer for South Park
*Guy Maddin, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534665/ director]
*Anna Paquin, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001593/ actress]
*Douglas Rain, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706937/ actor]
*Donnelly Rhodes, actor
*Bill Richardson, writer, radio host
*David Steinberg, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825731/ actor, comedian]
*Kerry Talmage, actor, comedian
*Nia Vardalos, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0889522/ actress and writer]
*Catherine Wreford, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1671908/ stage actress] , wife of Jeff Goldblum

War heroes

*Leo Clarke, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
*Frederick William Hall Victoria Cross winner in World War I
*Coulson Norman Mitchell, Victoria Cross winner World War I
*Andrew Charles Mynarski, Victoria Cross winner in World War II
*Frank Pickersgill, SOE agent in World War II executed by the Nazis
*Tommy Prince, Highly decorated Aboriginal soldier with the Devil's Brigade in World War II
*Robert Shankland, Victoria Cross winner in World War I
*Sir William Stephenson (a.k.a. Intrepid), spy, man on whom the character of James Bond is based

Writers

*Madeleine Laroche, novelist and playwright
*Brenda Barrie, novelist and poet
*David Bergen, [http://www.mbwriter.mb.ca/mapindex/b_profiles/bergen_d.html novelist]
*Norman Cantor, writer, historian
*Solomon Cleaver, writer
*Betty Gibson, author
*Guy Gavriel Kay, novelist and poet
*Margaret Laurence, novelist
*Mary MacLane, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533695/ 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