List of people from the Northwest Territories

This is a list of notable people who are from the Northwest Territories, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that territory.

A

 * Leona Aglukkaq, former member of Parliament for the electoral district of Nunavut
 * Roger Allen, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

B

 * Zac Boyer, former National Hockey League right winger
 * Tom Butters, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

C

 * Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England and former governor of the Bank of Canada

D

 * Alex Debogorski, local truck driver and personality on Ice Road Truckers
 * Paul Delorey, professional curler and former MLA and speaker in the Northwest Territories Legislature

E

 * Jason Elliott, former professional ice hockey player
 * Kingmeata Etidlooie, Inuk visual artist and sculptor

F

 * Alice Masak French, Inuk author

G

 * Brendan Green, Canadian team biathlete; participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in the men's 4x7.5 km relay
 * Jane Groenewegen, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from Hay River South
 * Leela Gilday, Juno Award-winning Dene singer/songwriter from Yellowknife

H

 * Sarah Hardisty, Dene elder and quillworker
 * Courtney Howard, Physician and one0time leadership candidate, Green Party of Canada

K

 * Helen Kalvak, Copper Inuit graphic artist
 * Margot Kidder, film and television actress best known for playing Lois Lane in the Superman movies of the 1970s and 1980s
 * Fred Koe, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
 * Kevin Koe, world champion curler
 * Shane Koyczan, poet and spoken word artist
 * Floyd Kuptana, Inuk sculptor

M

 * Joe McBryan (Buffalo Joe), president and owner of Buffalo Airways featured on Ice Pilots NWT
 * Mikey McBryan, Buffalo Airways General Manager and featured on Ice Pilots NWT
 * Rob McVicar, professional ice hockey goaltender
 * Tobias Mehler, film and television actor best known for his roles on Battlestar Galactica and Stargate SG-1
 * Vic Mercredi, Métis hockey player, first person born in the NWT to be drafted into the National Hockey League
 * Dustin Milligan, film and television actor; lead actor in the first season of the Beverly Hills, 90210 spinoff

N

 * Melaw Nakehk'o, Dene artist and film actress, known for role in The Revenant (2015)
 * Phoebe Nahanni, Dene geographer
 * Agnes Nanogak, Inuit artist
 * Leslie Nielsen, actor, comedian, and producer best known for his roles on The Forbidden Planet and The Poseidon Adventure

P

 * David Ruben Piqtoukun, Inuit artist and sculptor
 * John Pollard, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1987 until 1995

R

 * Floyd Roland, Mayor of Inuvik; former Premier and member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

S

 * Geoff Sanderson, former National Hockey League player
 * Eric Schweig, Inuvialuit/Chippewa/Dene actor
 * John Sissons, politician and the first judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
 * Donald Morton Stewart, former mayor and speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature
 * Les Stroud, filmmaker and survival expert; host of the television program Survivorman

T

 * Ovilu Tunnillie, Inuit sculptor, member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts

V

 * Greg Vaydik, National Hockey League player

W

 * Max Ward, pioneering bush pilot and founder of Wardair airlines (later sold to Canadian Airlines)