List of personalities of the city of Edmonton
This list includes people who were born in the Canadian city of Edmonton or are of particular importance to the public or cultural life of the city.
Sons and Daughters of the City of Edmonton
The following personalities were born in Edmonton. They are listed chronologically according to the year of birth.
1901-1930
- Red Pollard (1909-1981), jockey
- Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980), literary scholar
- Reginald Richardson (1912–1997), Canadian-American physicist
- Neil Colville (1914–1987), ice hockey player and coach
- Mac Colville (1916–2003), ice hockey player and coach
- Charles Stelck (1917–2016), geologist, paleontologist and university lecturer
- Marcel Lambert (1919–2000), lawyer and politician
- Edward Scott (1919-2004), Anglican primate
- Avrahm Galper (1921–2004), clarinetist and music teacher
- Ken McAuley (1921–1992), ice hockey player and coach
- Maxwell William Ward (* 1921), aviation pioneer and entrepreneur
- Gordon R. Dickson (1923-2001), science fiction and fantasy writer
- Arthur Hiller (1923–2016), film director
- Ralph Hansch (1924–2008), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Bob Meyers (1924-2014), ice hockey player
- Don Gauf (1927-2014), ice hockey player
- John Davies (1928–2009), ice hockey player
- Dianne Foster (1928–2019), actress
- Judd Buchanan (* 1929), entrepreneur, insurance agent and politician
- Eric Paterson (1929-2014), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Betty-Jean Hagen (1930–2016), violinist and music teacher
1931-1950
- Adelbert St. John (1931–2009), ice hockey player
- Johnny Bucyk (born 1935), ice hockey player
- Ronald McKinnon (1935-2014), economist
- Craig Fisher (1936-2018), racing car driver
- Ken Chaney (1938–2012), jazz pianist and music teacher
- Tommy Chong (born 1938), actor and musician
- Harley Brown (* 1939), portrait painter and illustrator
- Bernard Ebbers (1941–2020), manager and criminal
- Bruce MacGregor (born 1941), ice hockey player and official
- Preston Manning (born 1942), politician
- Kenneth Welsh (born 1942), actor
- Michael Harcourt (* 1943), politician
- Barry Allen (1945-2020), rock musician
- Barry Beyerstein (1947-2007), psychologist
- Garry Unger (born 1947), ice hockey player
- Victor Ostrovsky (* 1949), agent
- Ariel Pakes (* 1949), Israeli-American economist
- Dennis Fentie (1950–2019), politician
1951-1960
- Ken Hitchcock (born 1951), ice hockey coach
- Candas Jane Dorsey (born 1952), author
- Jack McIlhargey (1952–2020), ice hockey player, coach and scout
- Rosemary Dunsmore (* 1953), film and theater actress, director and acting teacher
- Wendy Orr (* 1953), author
- Melody Anderson (born 1955), actress
- Lawrence Lemieux (* 1955), sailor
- Richard Mulhern (born 1955), ice hockey player
- Melissa Franklin (* 1956), particle physicist
- Randy Gregg (born 1956), ice hockey player
- Pete Peeters (born 1957), ice hockey player
- Wayne Babych (born 1958), ice hockey player
- Randy Hahn (* 1958), sports commentator
- Graham Smith (born 1958), swimmer
- Gary Basaraba (born 1959), actor
- Pat Conacher (* 1959), ice hockey player, coach and official
- Douglas Irwin (born 1959), ice hockey player
- Catherine Mary Stewart (born 1959), actress
- Duncan Brinsmead (* 1960), musician and software developer
- Gail Greenough (* 1960), show jumper
- Wendy Tilby (* 1960), animation filmmaker
1961-1965
- Dave Babych (born 1961), ice hockey player
- Rae Dawn Chong (born 1961), actress
- Michael J. Fox (* 1961), director and actor
- Kelly Hrudey (born 1961), ice hockey coach
- kd lang (* 1961), singer-songwriter
- Mark Messier (* 1961), ice hockey player
- Robert Pandini (* 1961), makeup artist
- Earl Spry (born 1961), ice hockey player
- Gary Yaremchuk (born 1961), ice hockey player
- Robby Geale (born 1962), ice hockey player
- Jordan Peterson (* 1962), psychologist
- Caroline Adderson (* 1963), writer
- Anna Maria Kaufmann (* 1964), Canadian-German opera and musical singer
- Attila Richard Lukacs (* 1962), painter
- Wallace Schreiber (born 1962), ice hockey player
- Jim Benning (born 1963), ice hockey player and official
- Greg Thomson (* 1963), German-Canadian ice hockey player
- Perry Berezan (born 1964), ice hockey player
- Melissa Walker (* 1964), jazz singer
- Ken Yaremchuk (born 1964), ice hockey player
- Marty Chan (born 1965), writer
- Ron Chyzowski (born 1965), ice hockey player
- Paula Devicq (born 1965), actress
- Jane Isakson (born 1965), biathlete
- John Kordic (1965–1992), ice hockey player
- Michael Rascher (* 1965), rower
1966-1970
- Brian Benning (born 1966), ice hockey player
- John Stetch (* 1966), jazz pianist
- Alison Sydor (* 1966), cyclist
- Jeff Finley (* 1967), ice hockey player, coach and scout
- Jon Hansen (* 1967), Roman Catholic Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith
- Greg Parks (1967–2015), ice hockey player, coach, and official
- Shauna Rolston (* 1967), cellist
- Gary Shuchuk (born 1967), ice hockey player
- Daniel Theaker (* 1967), composer
- Garry Valk (born 1967), ice hockey player
- Sharon Bajer (born 1968), actress
- Heather Fuhr (* 1968), triathlete
- Greg Hawgood (born 1968), ice hockey coach
- Jill Hennessy (born 1968), actress
- Dean Kolstad (* 1968), ice hockey player
- Zarley Zalapski (1968-2017), Swiss-Canadian ice hockey player
- Tani Zeidler (* 1968), show jumper
- Ewan Beaton (* 1969), judoka
- Ray Muzyka (* 1969), investor, entrepreneur and doctor
- Jackson Penney (born 1969), ice hockey player
- Geoff Smith (born 1969), ice hockey player
- Ken Sutton (born 1969), ice hockey player
- Ed Ward (born 1969), ice hockey player
- Greg Zeschuk (* 1969), game developer, entrepreneur and doctor
- Jason Dunham (born 1970), ice hockey player
- Pierre Lueders (* 1970), bobsledder
- Lisa Ryder (born 1970), actress
- Kavan Smith (born 1970), actor
- Chandra West (born 1970), actress
1971-1975
- Dave Chyzowski (born 1971), ice hockey player
- Nathan Fillion (born 1971), actor
- David Gaider (* 1971), computer game designer and book author
- Drew Karpyshyn (* 1971), author
- Kent Manderville (born 1971), ice hockey player
- Jamie McLennan (born 1971), ice hockey player
- Jason Miller (born 1971), ice hockey player
- Andy Schneider (* 1972), ice hockey player
- Darryl Sydor (* 1972), ice hockey player and coach
- Joel Dacks (* 1973), biochemist
- Stanley Hayer (* 1973), alpine and freestyle skier
- Richard Matvichuk (* 1973), ice hockey player
- Scott Niedermayer (* 1973), ice hockey player
- Shane Peacock (* 1973), ice hockey player
- Kevin Quintilio (* 1973), biathlete
- Rob Tallas (* 1973), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Darcy Werenka (* 1973), ice hockey player
- Rick Girard (born 1974), ice hockey player
- Brantt Myhres (* 1974), ice hockey player
- Scott Nichol (born 1974), ice hockey player
- Michelle Beaudoin (born 1975), actress
- Terry Chen (* 1975), film and television actor
- Ben Cotton (born 1975), actor
- Tyson Nash (* 1975), ice hockey player and sports commentator
- Jason Strudwick (born 1975), ice hockey player
1976-1980
- Jason Botterill (* 1976), ice hockey player and official
- Chris Dingman (* 1976), ice hockey player
- Hnat Domenichelli (* 1976), ice hockey player
- Daymond Langkow (* 1976), ice hockey player
- Fernando Pisani (* 1976), ice hockey player
- Steven Reinprecht (* 1976), ice hockey player
- Robin Clegg (* 1977), biathlete
- Jarome Iginla (* 1977), ice hockey player
- Brad Isbister (born 1977), ice hockey player and coach
- Kelly Oxford (* 1977), author and blogger
- Mark Smith (born 1977), ice hockey player
- Shane Willis (born 1977), ice hockey player
- Lars Hirschfeld (* 1978), soccer player
- Bobby Milroy (* 1978), badminton player
- Derek Morris (born 1978), ice hockey player
- David Bissett (* 1979), bobsledder
- Jason Chimera (born 1979), ice hockey player
- Andrew Ference (* 1979), ice hockey player
- Eric Johnson (born 1979), actor
- Crispin Lipscomb (born 1979), snowboarder
- Blair Betts (born 1980), ice hockey player
- Mike Comrie (born 1980), ice hockey player
- Vernon Fiddler (born 1980), ice hockey player
- Miranda Frigon (* 1980), actress, singer and songwriter
- Niall Matter (born 1980), actor
- William Milroy (born 1980), badminton player
- Matt Pettinger (* 1980), ice hockey player
- Kyle Rossiter (born 1980), ice hockey player
- Bradley Tutschek (* 1980), German-Canadian ice hockey player
1981-1985
- Tyler Beechey (born 1981), ice hockey player
- Kevin Gardner (born 1981), ice hockey player
- Crystle Lightning (born 1981), actress
- Jamie Lundmark (born 1981), ice hockey player
- Ross Lupaschuk (* 1981), ice hockey player
- JP Bekasiak (born 1982), football player
- Deryk Engelland (* 1982), ice hockey player
- Blythe Hartley (* 1982), water diver
- John Scott (born 1982), ice hockey player
- Nathan Smith (born 1982), ice hockey player
- Brian Sutherby (born 1982), ice hockey player
- Jay Bouwmeester (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Jermaine Bucknor (born 1983), basketball player
- Erik Christensen (* 1983), ice hockey player
- Daniel Fernandes (* 1983), football player
- Meghan Heffern (* 1983), actress
- Matt Keith (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Duncan Milroy (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Rory Rawlyk (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Rob Sirianni (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Johnny Boychuk (* 1984), ice hockey player
- Jennifer Ciochetti (* 1984), bobsledder
- Kaj Johnson (* 1984), natural track tobogganist
- Alex Leavitt (* 1984), ice hockey player
- Jason Lundmark (born 1984), ice hockey player
- Eric Sehn (* 1984), diver
- Dylan Stanley (born 1984), ice hockey player
- Brad Staubitz (* 1984), ice hockey player
- Shawn Belle (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Jamie Gregg (* 1985), speed skater
- Kevin Nastiuk (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Dion Phaneuf (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Mike Robertson (born 1985), snowboarder
1986-1990
- Mark Fistric (* 1986), ice hockey player
- Matt Kassian (* 1986), ice hockey player
- Stephanie Labbé (* 1986), soccer player
- Yannick Letailleur (* 1986), biathlete
- Mike Riddle (* 1986), freestyle skier
- Tyler Spurgeon (born 1986), ice hockey player
- Gilbert Brulé (* 1987), ice hockey player
- G.NA (* 1987), Canadian-Korean singer
- Graeme Gorham (* 1987), ski jumper
- Bryan Little (* 1987), ice hockey player
- Kael Mouillierat (* 1987), ice hockey player
- Mikkel Paulson (* presumably 1987), politician (PPCA)
- Stefan Read (* 1987), ski jumper
- Tosaint Ricketts (* 1987), football player
- David Schlemko (* 1987), ice hockey player
- Tori Anderson (born 1988), actress
- Taylor Fedun (born 1988), ice hockey player
- Matt Frattin (born 1988), ice hockey player
- Jessica Gregg (* 1988), short tracker
- Daniel Robb (* 1988), biathlete
- Laurenne Ross (* 1988), ski racer
- Kathryn Stone (* 1988), biathlete
- Christine de Bruin (* 1989), bobsledder
- Joanne Courtney (* 1989), curler
- Tyler Ennis (born 1989), ice hockey player
- Paula Findlay (* 1989), triathlete
- Jared Spurgeon (born 1989), ice hockey player
- Tyson Houseman (born 1990), actor
- Levko Koper (* 1990), ice hockey player
1991-2000
- Genevieve Buechner (born 1991), actress
- Ryan Button (born 1991), ice hockey player
- Lucas Van Berkel (* 1991), national volleyball player
- Brendan Gallagher (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Joe Morrow (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Alex Petrovic (* 1992), ice hockey player
- Mark Pysyk (* 1992), ice hockey player
- Brendan Ranford (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Brad Ross (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Danica Wu (* 1992), national soccer player
- Mark McNeill (born 1993), ice hockey player
- Alyssa Reid (* 1993), singer-songwriter
- Stefan Rzadzinski (* 1993), Polish-Canadian racing driver
- Colin Smith (born 1993), ice hockey player
- Matt Benning (* 1994), ice hockey player
- Brett Kulak (* 1994), ice hockey player
- Ruth B (* 1995), singer-songwriter
- Eric Comrie (born 1995), ice hockey player
- Dusty Korek (* 1995), ski jumper
- Jake DeBrusk (born 1996), ice hockey player
- Brayden Burke (born 1997), ice hockey player
- Brendan Guhle (born 1997), ice hockey player
- Nadia Moser (* 1997), biathlete
- Sam Steel (born 1998), ice hockey player
Year of birth unknown
- Marnie Alton (* before 1999), actress
- Melinda yours , actress
Edmonton related persons
- Daniel R. Fraser (1851–1920), politician
- Emily Murphy (1868–1933), women's rights activist, lawyer, and author
- Nellie McClung (1873–1951), suffragette, author, politician and social activist
- Hugh Bancroft (1904–1988), Canadian organist and composer of English descent; Organist at All Saints Cathedral in Edmonton
- Violet Archer (1913–2000), composer; Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Alberta at Edmonton
- Henry Kreisel (1922–1991), literary scholar, professor, dean and university vice president of the University of Alberta and writer
- Big Miller (1922–1992), American blues and jazz singer
- Robert Goulet (1933-2007), American singer, actor, and entertainer; grew up in Edmonton
- Tommy Banks (1936–2018), politician and jazz pianist
- Callum Keith Rennie (* 1960), actor; grew up in Edmonton
- Ray Whitney (born 1972), ice hockey player
- Ben Ondrus (* 1982), ice hockey player
- Alphonso Davies (* 2000), Liberian-Canadian soccer player
Web links
Commons : People of Edmonton - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ewan Beaton in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Tori Anderson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Genevieve Buechner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Fraser, Daniel R. , epl. Approx