List of people from Winnipeg

This list of people from Winnipeg includes notable people who were born, raised, or who achieved fame in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. == Artists == K. C. Adams, contemporary artist Joyce Anderson, painter and art teacher Ian Bawa, filmmaker Eleanor Bond, painter Bertram Brooker, abstract painter Sheila Butler, contemporary artist Charles Comfort, painter Roewan Crowe, multi-media artist Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, performance artists, authors, video & filmmakers Aganetha Dyck, contemporary artist Marcel Dzama, contemporary artist Neil Farber, contemporary artist LeMoine Fitzgerald, painter Lita Fontaine, interdisciplinary artist Étienne Gaboury, architect Barb Hunt, contemporary artist Sarah Anne Johnson, contemporary artist Francis Hans Johnston, painter Wanda Koop, interdisciplinary artist Gweneth Lloyd, choreographer and co-founder of Royal Winnipeg Ballet Leo Mol, stained glass artist Kent Monkman, contemporary artist Freya Olafson, contemporary artist Bev Pike, contemporary artist Dominique Rey, contemporary artist The Royal Art Lodge, contemporary artists Angelica Schwartz, theatre-maker and director Lindsay Shearer-Nelko, choreographer Sheila Spence, photographer Arnold Spohr, choreographer The Steiner Brothers, tap-dancing trio and Mouseketeer Ron Steiner Reva Stone, artist Diana Thorneycroft, photographer Rhayne Vermette, filmmaker Diane Whitehouse, painter == Sports persons == === Ice hockey === === Basketball === Emmanuel Akot, college basketball player Eric Bridgeland, college basketball coach Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, professional basketball player Joey Johnson, wheelchair basketball player Todd MacCulloch, NBA center for the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets Rick McNair, basketball coach and founder of Winnipeg Fringe Festival Erfan Nasajpour, professional basketball player Chad Posthumus, professional basketball player Carl Ridd, professional basketball player Martin Riley, Olympic basketball player Daniel Sackey, college basketball player BT Toews, professional basketball coach and father of Kai Toews Bob Town, Olympic basketball player Joey Vickery, professional basketball player Roy Williams, Olympic basketball player Malcolm Wiseman, Olympic basketball player === Football === Al Ackland, professional football player Donovan Alexander, professional football player Randy Ambrosie, professional football player, CFL Commissioner Bill Baker, professional football player Keith Bennett, professional football player Lorne Benson, professional football player Mike Benson, professional football player Andy Bieber, professional football player Simon Blaszczak, professional football player Ken Bochen, professional football player Bill Boivin, professional football player James Bond, professional football player Doug Brown, professional football defensive tackle Brady Browne, professional football player Jack Bruzell, professional football player Zac Carlson, professional football player Jim Carphin, professional football player Bill Ceretti, professional football player Walter Chikowski, professional football player Scott Coe, professional football player Anthony Coombs, professional football player Billy Cooper, professional football player Bruce Covernton, professional football player Nic Demski, professional football player Brian Dobie, coach for the University of Manitoba Bisons George Druxman, professional football player Leo Ezerins, professional football player Scott Flagel, professional football player Jim Furlong, professional football player Evan Gill, professional football player Geoff Gray, professional football offensive lineman Roger Hamelin, professional football player John Hammond, professional football player Andrew Harris, professional football player Ben Hatskin, professional football player Rod Hill, professional football cornerback Israel Idonije, professional football defensive end who led the NFL in blocked punts in 2005, 2006, and 2007 T. J. Jones, professional football player Les Lear, professional football player Wade Miller, professional football player, Winnipeg Blue Bombers President and CEO Cal Murphy, coach, scout, and player Brady Oliveira, professional football player David Onyemata, first NFL player ever drafted from the University of Manitoba Don Oramasionwu, professional football player T-Dre Player, professional football player Joe Poplawski, professional football player Chad Rempel, professional football player Mike Richardson, professional football player Bobby Singh, professional football player Eddie Steele, professional football player John Urschel, professional football player and mathematician Fred Vant Hull, professional football player Chris Walby, professional football player Zack Williams, professional football player === Wrestling === Bob Brown, professional wrestler Kerry Brown, professional wrestler Don Callis, professional wrestling manager and executive vice president of Impact Wrestling Tony Condello, professional wrestler and promoter Cathy Corino, professional wrestler Steve Corino, professional wrestler Chi Chi Cruz, professional wrestler Allison Danger, professional wrestler Johnny Devine, professional wrestler Paul Diamond, professional wrestler Danny Duggan, professional wrestler Robert Evans, professional wrestler George Gordienko, professional wrestler inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum David Hohl, professional wrestler Ricky Hunter, professional wrestler Chris Jericho, WWE legend and lead singer for Fozzy currently signed to All Elite Wrestling Tom Magee, professional wrestler and bodybuilder Kenny Omega, professional wrestler and executive vice president of All Elite Wrestling Fred Peloquin, professional wrestler Roddy Piper, professional wrestler inducted into WWE Hall of Fame Courtney Rush, professional wrestler Sarah Stock, professional wrestler Al Tomko, professional wrestler The Von Steigers, professional wrestling tag team === Martial arts === Mark Berger, professional judoka Robin Black, mixed martial artist Roland Delorme, UFC bantamweight Joe Doerksen, mixed martial artist Baxter Humby, kickboxer Brad Katona, UFC bantamweight Donny Lalonde, boxer Krzysztof Soszynski, UFC heavyweight === Curling === Dawn Askin Kerry Burtnyk Cathy Gauthier Steve Gould Don Duguid Randy Dutiaume Janet Harvey Jennifer Jones Jon Mead John Morris B. J. Neufeld Chris Neufeld Denni Neufeld Jill Officer Cathy Overton-Clapham Gord Paterson Sam Penwarden Corinne Peters Daley Peters Vic Peters Kelly Scott Jeff Stoughton Bob Ursel Garry Van Den Berghe Ken Watson === Speed skating === Susan Auch Clara Hughes Cindy Klassen Doreen McCannell-Botterill === Golf === George Knudson Harold Eidsvig Bill Ezinicki Dan Halldorson Nick Taylor === Volleyball === Garth Pischke Taylor Pischke Wanda Guenette Scott Koskie === Soccer === Marco Bustos Paul Fenwick Kianz Froese Doug McMahon Sophie Schmidt Desiree Scott Héctor Vergara, FIFA referee === Others === Amber Balcaen, racecar driver, first Canadian female to win a NASCAR race in the United States J. Howard Crocker, educator and sports executive with the YMCA and Amateur Athletic Union of Canada Jamie Cudmore, rugby union player Terry Fox, cancer activist and long-distance runner Evelyn Goshawk, long jumper, first Manitoban woman to represent Canada in an international sports event Norm Hadley, rugby union player Gordon Orlikow (born 1960), decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor, Athletics Canada Chairman, Canadian Olympic Committee member, Korn/Ferry International partner Rachel Riddell, water polo player Michael Schmidt, ten-pin bowler Bill Werbeniuk, snooker player Teri York, diver == Business == Ida Albo, owner of the Fort Garry Hotel Izzy Asper, founder of CanWest David Asper, lawyer and co-founder of Amenity Healthcare Limited Leonard Asper, CEO of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Gail Asper, President of The Asper Foundation David Baszucki, co-founder and CEO of Roblox George Montegu Black II, businessman, president of Canadian Breweries Marion Bryce (1839–1920), cofounder and first president of Christian Women's Union of Winnipeg Mark Chipman, owner of the Winnipeg Jets Bill Comrie, founder of The Brick Matthew Corrin, founder of Freshii David Culver, chairman and CEO of Alcan David Dreman, founder of Dreman Value Management Robert W. Fleming, Mayo Clinic executive Sydney Halter, the first CFL Commissioner, Officer of the Order of Canada F. Ross Johnson, former CEO of RJR Nabisco, featured in the book and film Barbarians at the Gate Philip Kives, founder of K-tel Jack Levit, real estate developer, CEO of Lakeview Management Inc.

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List of people from Winnipeg

This list of people from Winnipeg includes notable people who were born, raised, or who achieved fame in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. == Artists == K. C. Adams, contemporary artist Joyce Anderson, painter and art teacher Ian Bawa, filmmaker Eleanor Bond, painter Bertram Brooker, abstract painter Sheila Butler, contemporary artist Charles Comfort, painter Roewan Crowe, multi-media artist Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, performance artists, authors, video & filmmakers Aganetha Dyck, contemporary artist Marcel Dzama, contemporary artist Neil Farber, contemporary artist LeMoine Fitzgerald, painter Lita Fontaine, interdisciplinary artist Étienne Gaboury, architect Barb Hunt, contemporary artist Sarah Anne Johnson, contemporary artist Francis Hans Johnston, painter Wanda Koop, interdisciplinary artist Gweneth Lloyd, choreographer and co-founder of Royal Winnipeg Ballet Leo Mol, stained glass artist Kent Monkman, contemporary artist Freya Olafson, contemporary artist Bev Pike, contemporary artist Dominique Rey, contemporary artist The Royal Art Lodge, contemporary artists Angelica Schwartz, theatre-maker and director Lindsay Shearer-Nelko, choreographer Sheila Spence, photographer Arnold Spohr, choreographer The Steiner Brothers, tap-dancing trio and Mouseketeer Ron Steiner Reva Stone, artist Diana Thorneycroft, photographer Rhayne Vermette, filmmaker Diane Whitehouse, painter == Sports persons == === Ice hockey === === Basketball === Emmanuel Akot, college basketball player Eric Bridgeland, college basketball coach Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, professional basketball player Joey Johnson, wheelchair basketball player Todd MacCulloch, NBA center for the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets Rick McNair, basketball coach and founder of Winnipeg Fringe Festival Erfan Nasajpour, professional basketball player Chad Posthumus, professional basketball player Carl Ridd, professional basketball player Martin Riley, Olympic basketball player Daniel Sackey, college basketball player BT Toews, professional basketball coach and father of Kai Toews Bob Town, Olympic basketball player Joey Vickery, professional basketball player Roy Williams, Olympic basketball player Malcolm Wiseman, Olympic basketball player === Football === Al Ackland, professional football player Donovan Alexander, professional football player Randy Ambrosie, professional football player, CFL Commissioner Bill Baker, professional football player Keith Bennett, professional football player Lorne Benson, professional football player Mike Benson, professional football player Andy Bieber, professional football player Simon Blaszczak, professional football player Ken Bochen, professional football player Bill Boivin, professional football player James Bond, professional football player Doug Brown, professional football defensive tackle Brady Browne, professional football player Jack Bruzell, professional football player Zac Carlson, professional football player Jim Carphin, professional football player Bill Ceretti, professional football player Walter Chikowski, professional football player Scott Coe, professional football player Anthony Coombs, professional football player Billy Cooper, professional football player Bruce Covernton, professional football player Nic Demski, professional football player Brian Dobie, coach for the University of Manitoba Bisons George Druxman, professional football player Leo Ezerins, professional football player Scott Flagel, professional football player Jim Furlong, professional football player Evan Gill, professional football player Geoff Gray, professional football offensive lineman Roger Hamelin, professional football player John Hammond, professional football player Andrew Harris, professional football player Ben Hatskin, professional football player Rod Hill, professional football cornerback Israel Idonije, professional football defensive end who led the NFL in blocked punts in 2005, 2006, and 2007 T. J. Jones, professional football player Les Lear, professional football player Wade Miller, professional football player, Winnipeg Blue Bombers President and CEO Cal Murphy, coach, scout, and player Brady Oliveira, professional football player David Onyemata, first NFL player ever drafted from the University of Manitoba Don Oramasionwu, professional football player T-Dre Player, professional football player Joe Poplawski, professional football player Chad Rempel, professional football player Mike Richardson, professional football player Bobby Singh, professional football player Eddie Steele, professional football player John Urschel, professional football player and mathematician Fred Vant Hull, professional football player Chris Walby, professional football player Zack Williams, professional football player === Wrestling === Bob Brown, professional wrestler Kerry Brown, professional wrestler Don Callis, professional wrestling manager and executive vice president of Impact Wrestling Tony Condello, professional wrestler and promoter Cathy Corino, professional wrestler Steve Corino, professional wrestler Chi Chi Cruz, professional wrestler Allison Danger, professional wrestler Johnny Devine, professional wrestler Paul Diamond, professional wrestler Danny Duggan, professional wrestler Robert Evans, professional wrestler George Gordienko, professional wrestler inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum David Hohl, professional wrestler Ricky Hunter, professional wrestler Chris Jericho, WWE legend and lead singer for Fozzy currently signed to All Elite Wrestling Tom Magee, professional wrestler and bodybuilder Kenny Omega, professional wrestler and executive vice president of All Elite Wrestling Fred Peloquin, professional wrestler Roddy Piper, professional wrestler inducted into WWE Hall of Fame Courtney Rush, professional wrestler Sarah Stock, professional wrestler Al Tomko, professional wrestler The Von Steigers, professional wrestling tag team === Martial arts === Mark Berger, professional judoka Robin Black, mixed martial artist Roland Delorme, UFC bantamweight Joe Doerksen, mixed martial artist Baxter Humby, kickboxer Brad Katona, UFC bantamweight Donny Lalonde, boxer Krzysztof Soszynski, UFC heavyweight === Curling === Dawn Askin Kerry Burtnyk Cathy Gauthier Steve Gould Don Duguid Randy Dutiaume Janet Harvey Jennifer Jones Jon Mead John Morris B. J. Neufeld Chris Neufeld Denni Neufeld Jill Officer Cathy Overton-Clapham Gord Paterson Sam Penwarden Corinne Peters Daley Peters Vic Peters Kelly Scott Jeff Stoughton Bob Ursel Garry Van Den Berghe Ken Watson === Speed skating === Susan Auch Clara Hughes Cindy Klassen Doreen McCannell-Botterill === Golf === George Knudson Harold Eidsvig Bill Ezinicki Dan Halldorson Nick Taylor === Volleyball === Garth Pischke Taylor Pischke Wanda Guenette Scott Koskie === Soccer === Marco Bustos Paul Fenwick Kianz Froese Doug McMahon Sophie Schmidt Desiree Scott Héctor Vergara, FIFA referee === Others === Amber Balcaen, racecar driver, first Canadian female to win a NASCAR race in the United States J. Howard Crocker, educator and sports executive with the YMCA and Amateur Athletic Union of Canada Jamie Cudmore, rugby union player Terry Fox, cancer activist and long-distance runner Evelyn Goshawk, long jumper, first Manitoban woman to represent Canada in an international sports event Norm Hadley, rugby union player Gordon Orlikow (born 1960), decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor, Athletics Canada Chairman, Canadian Olympic Committee member, Korn/Ferry International partner Rachel Riddell, water polo player Michael Schmidt, ten-pin bowler Bill Werbeniuk, snooker player Teri York, diver == Business == Ida Albo, owner of the Fort Garry Hotel Izzy Asper, founder of CanWest David Asper, lawyer and co-founder of Amenity Healthcare Limited Leonard Asper, CEO of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Gail Asper, President of The Asper Foundation David Baszucki, co-founder and CEO of Roblox George Montegu Black II, businessman, president of Canadian Breweries Marion Bryce (1839–1920), cofounder and first president of Christian Women's Union of Winnipeg Mark Chipman, owner of the Winnipeg Jets Bill Comrie, founder of The Brick Matthew Corrin, founder of Freshii David Culver, chairman and CEO of Alcan David Dreman, founder of Dreman Value Management Robert W. Fleming, Mayo Clinic executive Sydney Halter, the first CFL Commissioner, Officer of the Order of Canada F. Ross Johnson, former CEO of RJR Nabisco, featured in the book and film Barbarians at the Gate Philip Kives, founder of K-tel Jack Levit, real estate developer, CEO of Lakeview Management Inc.

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