The City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada has been the birthplace or a significant home to a few famous individuals. Additionally, many Edmontonians have become worthy of note through their various charitable activities, donations and contributions. [edit] National service - Russ Bannock, Canada's second-highest scoring ace of the Second World War[1]
- Karl Clark: U of A professor and inventor of oil sands extraction technology[2]
- Ieuan Evans, plant specialist responsible for the successful distribution of the Evans Cherry nationally and internationally[3]
- Nellie McClung, first woman appointed to the Board of Governors of the CBC (1936). One of the The Famous Five[4]
- Emily Murphy, first female magistrate in British Empire and petitioned Supreme Court of Canada to allow women the vote. One of the The Famous Five[5]
- Douglas Roche, O.C., Former M.P., Senator, U.N. Ambassador, nuclear disarmament figure, author, and journalist[6]
[edit] Explorers and pioneers [edit] Business - Barb Tarbox, Well-known anti-smoking activists[9]
- Bernard Ebbers, WorldCom cofounder[10]
- Ray Muzyka, cofounder, BioWare Corp[11]
- Max Ward, aviator and founder of Wardair air lines[12]
- Greg Zeschuk, cofounder, BioWare Corp[11]
- Daryl Katz, chairman and chief executive officer of The Katz Group and owner of the Edmonton Oilers.[13]
- Andreas Korsos, cartographer and historian, president and chairman of The 2008 David Thompson Brigade [14]
[edit] Actors - Terry Chen, film and television actor[15]
- Tommy Chong, comedian, actor and musician[16]
- Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian-born American actress, the daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong[17]
- Nathan Fillion, film and television actor[18]
- Michael J. Fox, film and television actor[19]
- Robert Goulet, singer and film actor[20]
- Jill Hennessy, television actor[21]
- Bruce McCulloch, actor, writer, comedian, and film director[22]
- Leslie Nielsen, film and television actor[23]
- Ron Pederson, stage and screen actor[24]
- Catherine Mary Stewart, film and television actor[25]
- Ryan Stock, T.V. Circus stunt man[26]
- Kenneth Welsh, film and television actor[27]
[edit] Writers and artists - Tommy Banks, musician[28]
- Beatrice Carmichael, grand dame of the opera[29]
- Patrick Cox, famous shoe designer[30]
- Brion Gysin, artist and writer[31]
- Peter Hide, British-born sculptor, living in Edmonton since 1977[32]
- Arthur Hiller, Hollywood film director and former president of the Director's Guild of America[33]
- Mel Hurtig, publisher, author, and politician.[34]
- Zillur Rahman John, Bangladeshi Canadian, internationally renowned mime and pantomime artist, director, teacher, researcher and author of several mime and pantomime books[35]
- Cassius Khan, internationally renowned Indian classical tabla player and ghazal singer, recipient of Salute to Excellence Award[36]
- W. P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe which became the film Field of Dreams and tournament Scrabble player[37]
- Stewart Lemoine, playwright[38]
- Marshall McLuhan, recipient of numerous awards and appointments[39]
- Jessica Owen, singer, songwriter, and actress[40]
- Robert Young Pelton, author[41]
- Kreesha Turner, singer/songwriter[42]
- Cadence Weapon Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper[43]
- Carl Honoré grew up in Edmonton, journalist and author of In Praise of Slowness[44]
- Shiloh singer/songwriter
[edit] Sportsmen and women - Jenny Adams, Associate Producer & Host for HelpTV and former model. Contestant of The Bachelor (Season 7).[45]
- Gary Beck, two time world champion drag racer and member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame[46]
- Chris Benoit, professional wrestler[47]
- Blair Betts, ice hockey player[48]
- Jay Bouwmeester, ice hockey player[49]
- Johnny Bucyk, ice hockey player [50]
- Gilbert Brulé, ice hockey player[51]
- Jason Chimera, ice hockey player[52]
- Erik Christensen, ice hockey player[53]
- Mac Colville early star in the NHL[54]
- Neil Colville, early star in the NHL[55]
- Mike Commodore, ice hockey player[56]
- Mike Comrie, ice hockey player[57]
- Kimberly Choma, swimsuit model. Contestant of The Bachelor (Season 7)[58]
- Michelle Conn, field hockey player [59]
- Randy Ferbey, multiple Canadian and World Men's Curling Champion[60]
- Andrew Ference, ice hockey player[61]
- Grant Fuhr, ice hockey player born in Spruce Grove, Alberta, which is an Edmonton suburb[62]
- Randy Gregg, ice hockey player[63]
- Myrna Kostash, writer of eight books in cluding "All of Baba's Children" [64]
- Jennifer Heil, freestyle skier born in Spruce Grove, Alberta[65]
- Kelly Hrudey, ice hockey player[66]
- Jarome Iginla, ice hockey player[67]
- Brad Isbister, ice hockey player[68]
- Cathy King, curler, from St Albert[69]
- Daymond Langkow, ice hockey player [70]
- Bryan Little, ice hockey player[71]
- Rochelle Loewen, model who appeared briefly with the WWE [72]
- Joffrey Lupul, ice hockey player[73]
- Jason MacDonald, UFC fighter[74]
- Richard Matvichuk, ice hockey player[75]
- Mark Messier, ice hockey player [76]
- Derek Morris, ice hockey player[77]
- Scott Nichol, ice hockey player[78]
- Scott Niedermayer, ice hockey player[79]
- Ben Ondrus, ice hockey player[80]
- Kelly Perlette, light middle-weight boxing gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games[81]
- Matt Pettinger, ice hockey player[82]
- Isaac Percy, two time world cup snowboarder and pro skateboarder
- Dion Phaneuf, ice hockey player[83]
- Annamay Pierse, swimmer born in Toronto and raised in Edmonton
- Fernando Pisani, ice hockey player[84]
- Justin Pogge, AHL hockey player[85]
- John "Red" Pollard, jockey of the famous horse Seabiscuit[86]
- Doug Pruden, multiple world records in push ups[87]
- Steve Regier, ice hockey player[88]
- Steven Reinprecht, ice hockey player[89]
- Jason Strudwick, ice hockey player[90]
- Darryl Sydor, ice hockey player[91]
- Adam Trupish, boxer[92]
- Geitan Villeneuve, realtor born and raised in Grande Prairie, and moved to Edmonton at age 18 and lived there from 1993 to 2001 before moved to the United States. Contestant of The Bachelor (Season 7).[93]
- Cam Ward, ice hockey player[94]
- Ray Whitney, ice hockey player[95]
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- ^ Jeff Haslam and Anne Nothof. "Stewart Lemoine". http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Lemoine,%20Stewart. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ CBC. "Marshall McLuhan". http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/media/topics/342/. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ jessicaowen.com. "Jessica Owen". http://www.jessicaowen.com/jStory.html. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ Shook, Kimberly. "Robert Young Pelton". http://www.upj.pitt.edu/12453/. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ MUCH. "Kreesha Turner". http://www.muchmusic.com/music/artists/bio.asp?artist=2119. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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- ^ Carl Honoré. "Carl Honoré". http://www.carlhonore.com/?page_id=20. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ CityTV. "Jenny Adams". http://www.citytv.com/edmonton/yourcity_34691.aspx. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ History by the Minute. "Gary Beck". http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=14230. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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- ^ HockeyDB. "Blair Betts". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=29227. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Jay Bouwmeester". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=46419. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Johnny Bucyk". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=648. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Gilbert Brulé". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=72051. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Jason Chimera". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=29188. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Erik Christensen". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=50627. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Mac Colville". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1055. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Neil Colville". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1056. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Mike Commodore". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=33952. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Mike Comrie". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=44991. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ Reality TV World. "Kimberly Choma". http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php?p=412. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ Canadian Olympic Committee. "Michelle Conn". http://72.232.38.190/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=35418. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ Biography Research Guide. "Randy Ferbey". http://www.123exp-biographies.com/t/00034198330/. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Andrew Ference". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=31124. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Grant Fuhr". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1794. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Randy Gregg". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2026. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ The Canadian Literature Archive. "Myrna Kostash". http://www.umanitoba.ca/canlit/biographies/myrna_kostash.shtml. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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- ^ HockeyDB. "Kelly Hrudey". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2390. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Jarome Iginla". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=14470. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Brad Isbister". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=19347. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ World Curling Tour. "Cathy King". http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/player.php?view=Profile&profileid=150. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Daymond Langkow". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=11397. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Bryan Little". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=76840. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ TWV Divas. "Rochelle Loewen". http://www.twvdivas.com/rochelle.html. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ HockeyDB. "Joffrey Lupul". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=54466. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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