List of personalities of the city of Victoria (British Columbia)

This list enumerates people who were born in the Canadian city ​​of Victoria or who have special meaning to them through their lifelong commitment within the city.

Sons and Daughters of the City of Victoria

The following personalities were born in Victoria. They are listed chronologically according to the year of birth.

1861-1900

Simon Fraser Tolmie
(1867-1937)

Byron Ingemar Johnson
(1890-1964)

• Karl Kriemler (1865–1936), German civil engineer and engineering scientist
• Charles Vancouver Piper (1867–1926), botanist and agricultural scientist
• Simon Fraser Tolmie (1867–1937), politician, veterinarian and farmer
• Sophie Pemberton (1869–1959), painter
• Emily Carr (1871–1945), painter and writer
• Robert Branks Powell (1881-1917), tennis player
• Byron Ingemar Johnson (1890–1964), politician and entrepreneur
• Chase G. Woodhouse (1890-1984), politician
• Richard Day (1896–1972), production designer

1901-1930

• William "Torchy" Peden (1906–1980), racing cyclist
• Munroe Bourne (1910-1992), swimmer
• Stephen Bosustow (1911–1981), animation producer
• Art Chapman (1912–1986), basketball player
• Lynn Patrick (1912–1980), ice hockey player
• Richard Eaton (1914–1968), choirmaster, organist and composer
• William Vickrey (1914–1996), economist
• Douglas Peden (1916–2005), cyclist and basketball player
• Roger Stanier (1916-1982), microbiologist
• Bill Reid (1920–1998), artist
• Alastair Gillespie PC OC (1922–2018), economic manager and politician
• Robin Wood (1924–2004), pianist and music teacher
• John Beckwith (* 1927), composer and pianist

1931-1960

Ian Tyson
(born 1933)

David Foster
(* 1949)

• Mark Colville (1933-2010), lawyer, judge, and politician
• Ian Tyson (born 1933), country and folk singer
• Lorne Loomer (1937-2017), rower
• Bob Wheaton (born 1941), swimmer
• Lynn Eves (born 1942), sprinter
• Mary Novik (* 1945), writer
• Cliff Thorburn (* 1948), world champion snooker
• David Foster (born 1949), songwriter and producer
• Ron Grahame (* 1950), ice hockey goalkeeper
• David Jensen (* 1950), radio presenter
• Paul Cram (1952–2018), jazz musician
• Taras Hyrb (* 1952), wrestler
• Bruce Ford (born 1954), rower
• Patricia Young (* 1954), writer and poet
• Grant Goegan (* 1955), ice hockey player
• Rick Lapointe (1955–1999), ice hockey player
• Neil Swainson (* 1955), modern jazz bassist
• Warren Long (born 1956), Turner
• Cheryl Noble (* 1956), curler
• Stephen Shellen (born 1957), actor
• Dean Crawford (born 1958), rower
• Hugh Fraser (1958–2020), jazz pianist, trombonist and composer
• Grant Main (* 1960), rower
• Tracie McAra (* 1960), basketball player

1961-1980

Ryan Robbins
(born 1972)

Nelly Furtado
(* 1978)

Mike Green
(* 1979)

• Wayne Gordon (born 1963), boxer
• Sara Ballantyne (born 1964), hockey player
• Don Barber (born 1964), ice hockey player
• Janet Fowler-Michel (* 1965), basketball player and trainer
• Joe Reekie (born 1965), ice hockey player
• Darren Barber (* 1968), rower
• Helen Kelesi (* 1969), tennis player
• Turlough O'Hare (born 1969), swimmer
• Jeff Batters (1970-1996), ice hockey player
• Rindy Anne Loucks (* 1970), skeleton pilot
• Colin Angus (* 1971), adventure traveler
• Ryan Robbins (born 1972), actor
• Darryl Yung (* 1972), badminton player
• Melanie McQuaid (* 1973), duathlete and triathlete
• Adam Parfitt (* 1974), rower
• Kristen Wall (* 1976), rower
• Anna-Marie de Zwager (* 1976), rower
• Ryan Jenkins (1977–2009), investment banker, contractor, and reality soap star
• Jesse Fibiger (* 1978), ice hockey player
• Nelly Furtado (* 1978), Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter
• Kyle Hamilton (* 1978), rower
• Katie Brambley (* 1979), swimmer
• Mike Green (* 1979), ice hockey striker
• Mark Kosick (* 1979), ice hockey player
• Heather Wurtele (* 1979), triathlete
• Chad Faust (born 1980), actor
• Ryder Hesjedal (* 1980), racing cyclist

1981-2000

Meghan Ory
(* 1982)

Simon Thomas
(* 1990)

Cameron Bright
(* 1993)

• Mike Lewis (born 1981), rower
• Shaun Sipos (* 1981), Canadian film actor of Croatian origin
• Lindsay Jennerich (* 1982), rower
• Rachel McKinnon (* 1982), cyclist, scientist and activist
• Meghan Ory (born 1982), actress
• Frederic Winters (* 1982), volleyball player
• Kyle Greentree (born 1983), ice hockey player
• Malcolm Howard (born 1983), rower
• Ryan O'Byrne (born 1984), ice hockey player
• Jamie Lynn Broder (* 1985), beach volleyball player
• Priscilla Faia (born 1985), actress
• Leah Gibson (born 1985), actress
• Sarah Kaufman (* 1985), mixed martial arts fighter
• Mike Saunders (born 1986), baseball player
• Jordie Benn (* 1987), ice hockey player
• Matt Irwin (born 1987), ice hockey player
• Ryan Cochrane (born 1988), freestyle swimmer
• Brittany Reimer (* 1988), swimmer
• Greg Scott (* 1988), ice hockey player
• Megan Tandy (* 1988), biathlete, Megan Heinicke from 2010 to 2014
• Jamie Benn (* 1989), ice hockey player
• Nikki Chooi (* 1989), violinist
• Megan Danso (born 1990), actress
• Simon Thomas (* 1990), football player
• Tyson Barrie (born 1991), ice hockey player
• Calum Worthy (* 1991), actor, producer and screenwriter
• Cameron Bright (born 1993), actor
• Jay Lamoureux (* 1995), cyclist
• Caileigh Filmer (* 1996), rower

Persons related to Victoria

• George Pearkes (1888–1984), major general and politician; died in Victoria
• Bruce Hutchison (1901–1992), writer and journalist
• Atom Egoyan (* 1960), Canadian-Armenian director; grew up in Victoria
• Simon Whitfield (b.1975), triathlete; lives in Victoria
• Esi Edugyan (* 1978), writer; lives in Victoria
• Beau Mirchoff (* 1989), American-Canadian actor; grew up in Victoria

Web links

Commons : People of Victoria, British Columbia  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Munroe Bourne in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
2. ↑ Art Chapman in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
3. ↑ Bob Wheaton in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
4. ↑ Taras Hyrb in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
5. ↑ Bruce Ford in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
6. ↑ Grant Goegan in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
7. ↑ Warren Long in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
8. ↑ Tracie McAra in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
9. ↑ Wayne Gordon in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
10. ↑ Sara Ballantyne in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
11. ↑ Turlough O'Hare in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
12. ↑ Adam Parfitt in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
13. ↑ Kristen Wall in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
14. ↑ Anna-Marie de Zwager in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
15. ↑ Katie Brambley in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
16. ↑ Mike Lewis in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
17. ↑ Frederic Winters , poland2014.fivb.org
18. ↑ Fred Winters in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
19. ↑ Sarah Kaufman , sherdog.com
20. ↑ Mike Saunders in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
21. ↑ Brittany Reimer in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
22. ↑ Thomas, Simon , national-football-teams.com
23. ↑ Caileigh Filmer in the database of Sports-Reference (English)