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Hayley Wickenheiser Hayley Wickehneiser is a five time Olympic medalist and is a member of the Canadian National Women's hockey team. She was born in Shaunavon in 1978. She was first selected to the Women's Olympic team when she was 15 years old. She was elected to the International Olympic Committee and was appointed to the Order of Canada. She became the first female hockey player to notch a point in a men's professional game while playing for the Kirkkonummen Salamat. She was inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2014.

Braydon Coburn Braydon Coburn is a NHL defensemen currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers. He played his Junior Hockey for the WHL's Portland Winter Hawks and was the recipient of the WHL's Humanitarian award in 2003-04. He leads an annual hockey school in Shaunavon and the school is open to boys and girls.

Rhett Warrener Rhett Warrener was born in Shaunavon in 1976. He was a Second round selection by the Florida Panthers in the 1994 NHL entry Draft. He has played for the Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres and the Calgary Flames. He retired from Hockey in 2009 and became a scout for the Calgary Flames.

Arnold Tremere Arnold Tremere was born in Shaunavon Saskatchewan and was raised on the Les Tremere family homestead located in Scotsgaurd Saskacthewan. He was appointed as the Canadian International Grains institute first director of Feed and Techn ology from 1982 until 1989. He was then promoted to the position of Executive Director of the Canadian International Grains Institute, the highest non-partisan position within the field of agriculture in the Canadian government. Tremere retired to Medicine Hat, Alberta. He died in October of 2008 at age 67.

Frances Hyland Frances Hyland was an actor and director who was born in Shaunavon in 1927. She was involved in radio dramas, film and Televsion work. She studied Arts and the University of Saskatchewan before entering the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. She made her London debut as Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire. She made frequent appearances on television including The Great Detective on CBC. She had a role on CBC-TV's show Road to Avonlea where she played Sara Stanley's nanny Louisa J. Banks. Her awards include being named to the Order of Canada, Lifetime achievement awards from the Governor General and the Toronto arts community and ACTRA's John Dranie award for distinguished contribution to Broadcasting. She passed away in 2004.

Dwain Lingenfelter Born in Shaunavon in 1949. He was voted MLA of the constituency of Shaunavon from 1978 to 1986. He was a Cabinet Minster for former Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow and in 1995 he became Deputy Premier and was appointed Minister of the Crown Investments Corporation in 1997. He was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Food in 1999 but resigned in 2000. He moved to Calgary as vice-president of government relations for Nexen, an international oil and gas company. He returned to politics and won the NDP provincial leadership in 2009 but resigned in 2011.

Ann Eriksson Ann Eriksson was born in Shaunavon in 1956. She is an author who has published 4 novels including Decomposing Maggie, In the Hands of Anubis, Falling from Grace and High Clear Bell of Morning that was released in 2014. He holds a Biology Degree from the University of Victoria. She is a member of the Writers Union of Canada. She is the founding director of the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy.

Everett Baker Everett Baker was born in Minnesota and immigrated to Canada in 1916. He settled in Aneroid, Saskatchewan, and took up farming there. He and his wife, Ruth, lived in Shaunavon from 1945 until his death in 1981. In the late 1930's he began to take his photos. His 21 years as a field man for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool was when he captured most of his images. He left 10,000 slides—now the property of the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society. He became the first president in 1957.