List of people from Edmonton

The City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has been the birthplace or a significant home to numerous famous individuals. Additionally, many Edmontonians have become worthy of note through their various charitable activities, donations, and contributions.

National service

 * Russ Bannock (1919–2020), Canada's second-highest scoring ace of World War II
 * Roy Brown, Canadian flying ace in World War I, officially credited with shooting down the Red Baron, though this is now subject to debate
 * Wop May, Canadian flying ace in World War I, the last pilot to be pursued by Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, prior to his death, also a celebrated bush pilot
 * Nellie McClung (1873–1951), first woman appointed to the Board of Governors of the CBC (1936); one of The Famous Five
 * Emily Murphy (1868–1933), first female magistrate in British Empire and petitioned Supreme Court of Canada to allow women the vote; one of the Famous Five; has received modern scrutiny for her support for eugenics
 * Douglas Roche (born 1929), O.C., former M.P., Senator, U.N. Ambassador, nuclear disarmament figure, author, and journalist
 * William Smith Ziegler (1911–1999), artillery commander of the 1st Canadian Division in the Second World War

Explorers and pioneers

 * Punch Dickins (1899–1995), aviator and bush pilot; the Dickinsfield community was named in his honour

Business

 * Greg Abel (born 1962), CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
 * Jack Agrios (born 1938), lawyer
 * Mark Carney (born 1965), Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the G20's Financial Stability Board; former governor of the Bank of Canada
 * Bernard Ebbers (1941–2020), WorldCom co-founder
 * Daryl Katz (born 1961), chairman and chief executive officer of the Katz Group; owner of the Edmonton Oilers
 * Ray Muzyka (born 1969), co-founder, BioWare Corp
 * Ricken Patel (born 1977), founding president and executive director of Avaaz
 * Barb Tarbox (1961–2003), anti-smoking activist
 * Allan Wachowich (born 1935), former Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
 * Max Ward (1921–2020), aviator and founder of Wardair airline
 * Greg Zeschuk (born 1969), co-founder of BioWare Corp

Religion

 * Seraphim Storheim (born 1946), former senior hierarch for the Orthodox Church in America

Actors

 * Beverly Adams (born 1945), former actress
 * Melody Anderson (born 1955), former actress
 * Tori Anderson (born 1988), actress
 * Nathaniel Arcand (born 1971), actor
 * Gary Basaraba (born 1959), actor
 * Michelle Beaudoin (born 1975), actress
 * Genevieve Buechner (born 1991), actress
 * Terry Chen (born 1975), film and television actor
 * Rae Dawn Chong (born 1961), Canadian-born American actress; daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong
 * Tommy Chong (born 1938), comedian, actor and musician
 * Ben Cotton (born 1975), film and television actor
 * Trevor Devall (born 1972), voice actor, born in Edmonton
 * Paula Devicq (born 1965), actress
 * Rosemary Dunsmore (born 1953), TV, film, and theatre actress
 * Nathan Fillion (born 1971), film and television actor
 * Dianne Foster (1928–2019), film and television actress
 * Michael J. Fox (born 1961), film and television actor
 * Patrick Gilmore (born 1976), film and television actor
 * Grace Glowicki, actress and filmmaker
 * Robert Goulet (1933–2007), singer and film actor
 * Meghan Heffern (born 1983), actress
 * Jill Hennessy (born 1968), television actress and musician
 * Jimmy Herman (1940–2013), First Nations actor
 * Eric Johnson (born 1979), actor
 * Keltie Knight (born 1982), professional dancer, television presenter and 1/3 of the LadyGang podcast
 * Bruce McCulloch (born 1961), actor, writer, comedian, and film director
 * Kathleen McGee, stand-up comedian
 * Niall Matter (born 1980), actor
 * Leslie Nielsen (1926–2010), film and television actor
 * Steven Ogg (born 1973), actor
 * Ron Pederson (born 1978), stage and screen actor
 * Chelsey Reist (born 1987), actress
 * Callum Keith Rennie (born 1960), film and television actor
 * Lisa Ryder (born 1970), actress
 * Nancy Sivak
 * Kavan Smith (born 1970), actor
 * Catherine Mary Stewart (born 1959), film and television actor
 * Ryan Stock, TV circus stuntman
 * Kenneth Welsh (1942–2022), film and television actor

Musicians

 * Violet Archer (1913–2000), composer
 * Ruth B (born 1995), singer/songwriter
 * H. Hugh Bancroft (1904–1988), church musician and composer
 * Tommy Banks (1936–2018), musician
 * Moe Berg (born 1959), singer/songwriter
 * George Blondheim (1956–2020), pianist and composer
 * Bill Bourne (1954-2022), folk and blues singer/songwriter, three-time Juno Award winner
 * Harpdog Brown (1962-2022), blues musician
 * Brox Sisters, singers (Brock sisters)
 * Cadence Weapon (Rollie Pemberton; born 1986), rapper
 * Beatrice Carmichael (1889-1964), grand dame of the opera
 * Ken Chinn (a.k.a. Chi Pig; 1962–2020), lead singer, songwriter and band leader of SNFU
 * Clinker, sound artist, composer, and visual artist
 * Stu Davis (1921–2007), singer/songwriter/guitarist, internationally known as "Canada's Cowboy Troubadour"
 * Mac DeMarco (born 1990), indie rock musician
 * Jean Dubé (born 1981), pianist
 * Trevor Dunn (born 1968), guitarist, member of 1970's group Fifth Avenue Allstars
 * Tim Feehan (born 1957), artist, singer/songwriter, producer, co-owner of Los Angeles recording studio Backroom, mix master
 * Malcolm Forsyth (1936–2011), composer
 * Jay Fung, singer/songwriter
 * Allan Gilliland (born 1965), composer
 * G.NA (Choi Ji-Na; born 1987), Korean singer
 * Dwayne Goettel (1964–1995), keyboardist for Skinny Puppy
 * Adam Gregory (born 1985), singer
 * Brian Hughes (born 1955), smooth jazz guitarist
 * JackEL (born 1996), DJ, record producer and songwriter
 * Cassius Khan, Indian classical tabla player and ghazal singer, recipient of Salute to Excellence Award
 * Morgan Lander, singer/songwriter
 * k.d. lang (born 1961), singer/songwriter
 * Ariane Mahrÿke Lemire, singer/songwriter
 * Jens Lindemann, trumpet soloist
 * Cameron Melnyk, lead singer of Canadian rock band State of Shock
 * Big Miller (1922-1992), jazz and blues singer
 * Maren Ord, singer/songwriter
 * P.J. Perry, jazz saxophonist
 * Quanteisha, singer
 * Jan Randall, composer
 * Carmen Rasmusen (born 1985), country music artist
 * Alyssa Reid, singer/songwriter
 * Josh Sahunta, pop/R&B singer-songwriter
 * Sean Nicholas Savage, indie singer/songwriter
 * Shiloh, singer/songwriter
 * Jay Sparrow, singer/songwriter
 * Mark Spicoluk (born 1979), musician
 * Kreesha Turner, singer/songwriter
 * Ella May Walker, composer
 * Alfie Zappacosta, singer/songwriter

Politicians

 * William Humberstone (1836–1922), politician in Alberta, and a municipal councillor in Edmonton
 * Don Iveson (born 1979), former mayor (predecessor to Amarjeet Sohi)
 * Marcel Lambert (1919–2000), politician
 * Stephen Mandel (born 1945), mayor
 * Sherry McKibben (born 1944), politician
 * Rachel Notley (born 1964), 17th Premier of Alberta
 * Michael Phair (born 1950), politician
 * Amarjeet Sohi (born 1964), Member of Parliament and Minister of Natural Resources, 2015–2019; mayor of the city of Edmonton

Writers and artists

 * Will Beauchamp, filmmaker
 * Ted Bishop, author of Riding with Rilke
 * Andrew Brook (born 1943), philosopher, author of Kant and the Mind
 * Gil Cardinal (1950–2015), filmmaker
 * Judith Clute (born in Edmonton in 1942), painter, graphic designer, print-maker, and illustrator
 * Patrick Cox (born 1963), shoe designer
 * Gordon R. Dickson (1923–2001), science fiction writer
 * Brion Gysin (1916–1986), artist and writer
 * W. G. Hardy (1895–1979), professor, writer, ice hockey administrator, Member of the Order of Canada
 * Peter Hide (born 1944), British-born sculptor, living in Edmonton since 1977
 * Arthur Hiller (1923–2016), Hollywood film director and former president of the Directors Guild of America
 * Carl Honoré (born 1967), grew up in Edmonton; journalist and author of In Praise of Slowness
 * Mel Hurtig (1932–2016), publisher, author, and politician
 * Drew Karpyshyn (born 1971), video game scenario writer, scriptwriter, and novelist
 * Conor Kerr (born 1988), author of Avenue of Champions
 * W. P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe which became the film Field of Dreams; tournament Scrabble player
 * Samuel Edward Konkin III, founder of the libertarian social philosophy agorism
 * Myrna Kostash, writer of eight books including All of Baba's Children
 * Stewart Lemoine, playwright
 * Austin Mardon (born 1962), author, community leader and advocate for the disabled
 * Ryan McCourt, visual artist
 * Marshall McLuhan, recipient of numerous awards and appointments, pioneer of media theory
 * Iman Mersal, poet
 * Richard Newman, writer, broadcaster, and reality TV star, best known for participating in the seventh series of the British version of Big Brother
 * Wendy Orr (born 1968), Canadian-born Australian writer
 * Kelly Oxford, writer, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar
 * T. W. Peacocke, television and film director
 * Jean Paré (1927-2022), author and publisher of the Company's Coming cookbook series
 * Robert Young Pelton, author
 * Tom Radford, documentary filmmaker
 * Phyllis Seckler (1917–2004), ninth degree (IX°) member of the "Sovereign Sanctuary of the Gnosis" of Ordo Templi Orientis
 * Brent Shaw (born 1947), historian
 * Gail Sidonie Sobat, poet, novelist, educator, founder/director of “Youthwrite” and “Spoken Word Youth Choir”
 * Ella May Walker, artist and writer

Bobsledding

 * David Bissett (born 1979), Olympic bobsledder
 * Jennifer Ciochetti (born 1984), bobsledder
 * Pierre Lueders (born 1970), bobsledder
 * Jesse Lumsden (born 1982), bobsledder and football player
 * Neville Wright (born 1980), bobsledder

Boxing

 * Al Ford (born 1950), professional boxer and CBF Lightweight Champion
 * Ryan Ford (born 1982), professional boxer and retired mixed martial arts fighter
 * Kelly Perlette, light middle-weight boxing gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
 * Adam Trupish (born 1979), boxer

Curling

 * Jessica Amundson (born 1984), curler
 * Joanne Courtney (born 1989), curler
 * Randy Ferbey (born 1959), multiple Canadian and World Men's Curling Champion
 * Heather Kalenchuk (born 1984), curler
 * Cathy King (born 1959), curler, from St Albert
 * Jamie King (born 1973), curler
 * Renée Sonnenberg (born 1971), curler

Ice hockey

 * Shawn Belle (born 1985), ice hockey defenceman
 * Blair Betts (born 1980), ice hockey player
 * Roger Bourbonnais (born 1942), ice hockey player
 * Jay Bouwmeester (born 1983), ice hockey defenceman
 * Johnny Boychuk (born 1984), ice hockey defenceman
 * Gilbert Brulé (born 1987), ice hockey player
 * Johnny Bucyk (born 1935), ice hockey player
 * Jason Chimera (born 1979), ice hockey player
 * Erik Christensen (born 1983), ice hockey player
 * Mac Colville (1916–2003), early star in the NHL
 * Neil Colville (1914–1987), early star in the NHL
 * Marcel Comeau (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey coach and NHL executive
 * Mike Commodore (born 1978), ice hockey player
 * Eric Comrie (born 1995), ice hockey goaltender
 * Mike Comrie (born 1980), ice hockey player
 * Kirby Dach (born 2001), ice hockey player
 * Jake DeBrusk (born 1996), ice hockey player
 * Tyler Ennis (born 1989), ice hockey player
 * Andrew Ference (born 1979), ice hockey defenceman
 * Mark Fistric (born 1986), ice hockey defenceman
 * Matt Frattin (born 1988), ice hockey right winger
 * Brendan Gallagher (born 1992), ice hockey player
 * Donald Gauf (1927–2014), ice hockey player
 * Randy Gregg (born 1956), ice hockey defenceman
 * W. G. Hardy (1895–1979), President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association
 * Greg Hawgood (born 1968), ice hockey defenceman
 * Ken Hitchcock (born 1951), ice hockey coach and scout
 * Kelly Hrudey (born 1961), ice hockey player
 * Jarome Iginla (born 1977), ice hockey player
 * Brad Isbister (born 1977), ice hockey player
 * Ken Johannson (1930–2018), Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and executive
 * Dustin Kohn (born 1987), ice hockey player
 * John Kordic (1965–1992), ice hockey player
 * Daymond Langkow (born 1976), ice hockey player
 * Bryan Little (born 1987), ice hockey player
 * Jamie Lundmark (born 1981), ice hockey forward
 * Joffrey Lupul (born 1983), ice hockey player
 * Bruce MacGregor (born 1941), NHL player and management
 * Richard Matvichuk (born 1973), ice hockey player
 * Ken McAuley (1921–1992), goaltender for the NHL New York Rangers; husband of Mildred Warwick McAuley
 * Mark Messier (born 1961), ice hockey player
 * Derek Morris (born 1978), ice hockey player
 * Scott Nichol (born 1974), ice hockey player
 * Scott Niedermayer (born 1973), ice hockey defenceman
 * Ben Ondrus (born 1982), ice hockey player
 * Greg Parks (1967–2015), ice hockey player
 * Eric Paterson (1929–2014), ice hockey player
 * Alex Petrovic (born 1992), ice hockey defenceman
 * Matt Pettinger (born 1980), ice hockey player
 * Dion Phaneuf (born 1985), ice hockey defenceman
 * Fernando Pisani (born 1976), ice hockey player
 * Justin Pogge (born 1986), AHL hockey player
 * Art Potter (1909–1998), President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association
 * Mark Pysyk (born 1992), ice hockey player
 * Steve Regier (born 1984), ice hockey player
 * Steven Reinprecht (born 1976), ice hockey player
 * David Schlemko (born 1987), ice hockey player
 * John Scott (born 1982), ice hockey player
 * Stuart Skinner (born 1998), ice hockey goaltender
 * Colin Smith (born 1993), ice hockey player
 * Jared Spurgeon (born 1989), ice hockey player
 * Jason Strudwick (born 1975), ice hockey defenceman
 * Brian Sutherby (born 1982), ice hockey centre
 * Darryl Sydor (born 1972), ice hockey player
 * Shannon Szabados (born 1986), ice hockey goaltender and two-time Olympic Women's gold medal winner
 * Cam Ward (born 1984), ice hockey goaltender
 * Darcy Werenka (born 1973), Canadian-Austrian ice hockey defenceman
 * Ray Whitney (born 1972), ice hockey player

Skating

 * Jamie Gregg (born 1985), long track speed skater
 * Jessica Gregg (born 1988), short track speed skater
 * Josie Morrison (born 1994), speed skater
 * Natasha Purich (born 1995), pair skater

Skiing

 * Stanley Hayer (born 1973), Canadian freestyle skier of Czech descent
 * Jennifer Heil (born 1983), freestyle skier born in Spruce Grove, Alberta
 * Dusty Korek (born 1995), Canadian ski jumper of Polish descent
 * Stefan Read (born 1987), ski jumper

Soccer

 * Alphonso Davies (born 2000), soccer player
 * Daniel Fernandes (born 1983), Portuguese Canadian professional soccer player
 * Lars Hirschfeld (born 1978), soccer goalkeeper
 * Stephanie Labbé (born 1986), soccer goalkeeper for the Canadian Women's National Team, Olympic gold medalist
 * Erin McLeod (born 1983), soccer goalkeeper, Olympic bronze medalist
 * Tosaint Ricketts (born 1987), soccer player

Wrestling

 * Chris Benoit (1967–2007), professional wrestler
 * Gene Kiniski (1928–2010), professional wrestler

Other sports

 * Marco Arop (born 1998), track and field
 * Ewan Beaton (born 1969), judoka
 * Gary Beck (born 1941), two-time world champion drag racer and member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
 * Art Boileau (born 1957), Olympic marathon runner
 * Robin Clegg (born 1977), biathlete
 * Michelle Conn (born 1963), field hockey player
 * Robert Easton (born 1960 or 1961), Paralympian, wheelchair athlete, won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics
 * David Ford (born 1967), kayaker
 * Forrest Gainer (born 1979), rugby union player
 * Blythe Hartley (born 1982), diver
 * Chuba Hubbard (born 1999), NFL running back
 * Mary Imrie (born 1918), architect
 * Ed Kucy (born 1971), CFL player
 * Jason MacDonald (born 1975), UFC fighter
 * Rod Phillips (born 1941), radio broadcaster for 630 CHED
 * Annamay Pierse (born 1983), swimmer born in Toronto and raised in Edmonton
 * John "Red" Pollard (1909–1981), jockey of the famous horse Seabiscuit
 * Doug Pruden, multiple world records in push ups
 * Mike Robertson (born 1985), snowboarder
 * Alison Sydor (born 1966), cross country mountain cyclist
 * Delwin Vriend (born 1966), teacher & activist
 * Jean Wallbridge (born 1912), architect
 * Mildred Warwick (1922–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player; wife of Ken McAuley

Scientists

 * John Acorn, naturalist, lecturer at the University of Alberta, research associate at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, and research associate at the E.H. Strickland Entomology Museum
 * Karl Clark (1888–1966), University of Alberta professor and inventor of oil sands extraction technology
 * Werner Israel (1931–2022), physicist
 * Raymond Lemieux (1920–2000), organic chemist
 * Diane Loranger, geologist, paleontologist
 * Jordan Peterson (born 1962), clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto
 * Gary Purdy (born 1936), materials scientist and engineer, professor
 * Gordon Walter Semenoff (born 1953), theoretical physicist
 * Dr. Lorne Warneke (1942-2020), clinical psychiatrist and gender identity specialist at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital; transgender rights activist

Others

 * Jordan Forsythe, "Bricksie" YouTuber
 * Kerry Pawluski, medical doctor and pilot
 * Gene Principe, sports newscast, sports field reporter
 * Steve Wallis, "Camping With Steve" YouTuber