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List of people from Winnipeg

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This list of people from Winnipeg includes notable people who were born, raised, or who achieved fame in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Richardson Building in Winnipeg

Artists

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Leo Mol

Sports persons

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Ice hockey

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Johnathan Toews
 
Terry Sawchuk

Basketball

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Football

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Israel Idonije

Wrestling

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Chris Jericho
 
Roddy Piper
 
Kenny Omega

Martial arts

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Curling

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Speed skating

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Golf

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Volleyball

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Soccer

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Others

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Terry Fox

Business

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Journalists

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Musicians

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Burton Cummings
 
Neil Young
Main article: List of Winnipeg musicians

Politicians

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See also: List of mayors of Winnipeg and Category:Politicians from Winnipeg

Film and television

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Actors

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Monty Hall

Actresses

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Anna Paquin

Military

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Writers

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Gabrielle Roy

Scientists

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Crime

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Judiciary

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References

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  1. ^ J. Russell Harper. Painting in Canada: A History. University of Toronto Press; 1977. ISBN 978-0-8020-6307-6. p. 323–.
  2. ^ "Life After Winnipeg's The Royal Art Lodge". ballastmag.com. October 18, 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Freya Olafson". freya. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sheila Spence". Sheila Spence. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. ^ John Einarson (December 4, 2016). "Winnipeg's Steiner Brothers didn't seek celebrity but made it big In addition to dancing; Brothers danced alongside Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin". Winnipeg Free Press.
  6. ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (March 22, 2020). "Memorable Manitobans: Claude Copeland Robinson (1881–1976)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "List of people from Winnipeg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Growing up as Roddy Piper's son". Winnipeg Sun. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. ^ Keyes, Mary Eleanor (October 1964). John Howard Crocker LL. D., 1870–1959 (Thesis). London, Ontario: University of Western Ontario. pp. 61–65. OCLC 61578234.
  10. ^ "Winnipegger's role in origins of gangsta rap more prominent than movie suggests". Winnipeg Free Press. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  11. ^ written at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Registration number 1906-006005, Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency: Government of Manitoba, 2022
  12. ^ "Honoured Members: Leah, Vince". Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. 1985. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  13. ^ Blum, Benjamin (December 20, 2016). "Former CBC Sports exec producer Bob Moir dies at 87". CBC Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  14. ^ Prest, Ashley; Campbell, Tim (January 18, 2012). "A bit of an icon as a sports editor". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 22. 
  15. ^ "Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor". GlobalWinnipeg.com. Shaw Media Inc. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  16. ^ "Former FP Sports Editor, Maurice Smith, dead at 75". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. February 21, 1985. p. 51. 
  17. ^ Friesen, Joe (2016). The Ballad of Danny Wolfe. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. pp. 6–7.
  18. ^ Friesen, Joe (2016). The Ballad of Danny Wolfe. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. pp. 6–7.
  19. ^ Mary Jane Maclennan (2020). "Kimberly Prost – Professional Achievement: Answering a call for justice". UM Today: The Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-22. "In my head, I'm just a kid from Winnipeg," she says.
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