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.
Actors and actresses Lisa Gilroy (born 1989), comedian and actress Beverly Adams (born 1945), former actress Dana Alexander, comedian 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 Billy Chow (born 1958), Hong Kong actor and martial artist 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 Theresa Lee (born 1970), Hong Kong actress and Miss Hong Kong runner-up Niall Matter (born 1980), actor Bruce McCulloch (born 1961), actor, writer, comedian, and film director Kathleen McGee, stand-up comedian Wendel Meldrum (1959–2021), actress 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
Business Greg Abel (born 1962), CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Jack Agrios (born 1938), lawyer Bernard Ebbers (1941–2020), WorldCom co-founder Paul Graham, vice-president and executive producer of The Sports Network 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
Explorers and pioneers Punch Dickins (1899–1995), aviator and bush pilot; the Dickinsfield community was named in his honour
Musicians
Violet Archer (1913–2000), composer Ardn, rapper 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*Naming Edmonton 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, Hong Kong Cantopop 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 Lester Quitzau, Folk and blues guitarist 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 Tom MacDonald (born 1988), rapper, singer-songwriter https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/goodbye-joe-god-bless-the-usa-top-digital-song-sales-chart-after-election-1235825769/ Alex Calder (1989–2026), indie musician
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 Edmund De Wind, Irish-Canadian British Army officer in World War I, recipient of the Victoria Cross 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
Politicians Mark Carney (born 1965), 24th Prime Minister of Canada, former Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the G20's Financial Stability Board; former governor of the Bank of Canada William Humberstone (1836–1922), politician in Alberta, and a municipal councillor in Edmonton Don Iveson (born 1979), mayor from 2013 to 2021 Marcel Lambert (1919–2000), politician Stephen Mandel (born 1945), mayor from 2004 to 2013, Alberta minister of health from 2014 to 2015, and leader of the Alberta Party from 2018 to 2019 Sherry McKibben (born 1944), politician Rachel Notley (born 1964), 17th Premier of Alberta Michael Phair (born 1950), politician Richard R. Verma (born 1968), diplomat
Religion Seraphim Storheim (born 1946), former senior hierarch for the Orthodox Church in America
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 Jillianne Code (born 1976), researcher and learning scientist 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
Sports personalities 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 Dave Babych (born 1961), ice hockey defenceman Wayne Babych (born 1958), ice hockey player Shawn Belle (born 1985), ice hockey defenceman Brian Benning (born 1966), ice hockey defenceman Jim Benning (born 1963), ice hockey defenceman and executive Matt Benning (born 1994), ice hockey defenceman Blair Betts (born 1980), ice hockey player Tom Bladon (born 1952), ice hockey defenceman 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 Gerald Diduck (born 1965), ice hockey defenceman Tyler Ennis (born 1989), ice hockey player Andrew Ference (born 1979), ice hockey defenceman Vernon Fiddler (born 1980), ice hockey player 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 Noah Gregor (born 1998), ice hockey player Dylan Guenther (born 2003), ice hockey player 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; Eddie Joyal (born 1940), ice hockey player 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