12 Notable alumni of Brandon University
Updated: June 11, 2026 EliteDegrees
Brandon University is ranked #2,023 in the world and #51 in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Brandon University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Brandon University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Richard Stromback
1969-. (aged 57)
ice hockey player
Richard Stromback is an American former minor-league hockey player (OHL, ECHL), venture capitalist and entrepreneur. In 1997 he founded Web Group, a technology staffing firm and served as its CEO and President until 2003. During this time, Web Group ranked 189th on Inc.Magazine's annual list of the 500 fastest-growing companies. In 2003, he shifted his investment focus to clean technology,...
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2. Jonathan Filewich
1984-. (aged 42)
ice hockey player
Jonathan Filewich is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player of Croatian ancestry Filewich was born in Kelowna, British Columbia.
3. Ross McLean
1905-1984 (aged 79)
film producer
John Ross McLean, the 11th of 12 children of a Northern Manitoba minister and farmer, was born in the small prairie village of Ethelbert in 1905. He became a Canadian journalist and civil servant. In the latter role he served as the Commissioner of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in the 1940s, having previously been instrumental in the...
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4. Andy Murray
1987-. (aged 39)
tennis player
Andy Murray is the former head coach for the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team of the NCAA Division I National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). He is a former head coach of the Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.
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5. Elin Rombo
1976-. (aged 50)
opera singer
Eva Elin Rombo is a Swedish operatic soprano. In November 2013 she was named Hovsångerska.
6. Isabela Onyshko
1998-. (aged 28)
artistic gymnast
Isabela Maria Onyshko is a Canadian artistic gymnast who represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 2014, 2015 and 2017 World Championships. She was the 2014 National Champion on beam. In 2016, she won Elite Canada and the National Championships in the individual All Around.
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7. Cathy Merrick
1962-2024 (aged 62)
indigenous leader of the Americas
politician
Catherine Ann Merrick was a Cree woman from Pimicikamak Cree Nation and the Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Merrick began her political career in 2001 as a Councillor for her home Nation of Pimicikamak Cree Nation; she served in that position for 12 years. She then became the second female Chief of Pimicikamak and served in this...
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8. Mike Pellicciotti
1978-. (aged 48)
lawyer
politician
Michael John Pellicciotti is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 24th Washington State Treasurer since 2021. He previously served as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 30th legislative district, which includes Federal Way, Algona, Auburn, Pacific, Milton, and Des Moines from 2017 to 2021.
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9. Brian Pallister
1954-. (aged 72)
civil servant
curler
caretaker
politician
Brian William Pallister is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd premier of Manitoba from 2016 until 2021. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 2012 to 2021. He had been a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Gary Filmon and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to...
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10. Stanley Knowles
1908-1997 (aged 89)
Christian minister
clergyman
printer
priest
politician
Stanley Howard Knowles PC OC was a Canadian parliamentarian. Knowles represented the riding of Winnipeg North Centre from 1942 to 1958 on behalf of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and again from 1962 to 1984 representing the CCF's successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP).
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11. Tommy Douglas
1904-1986 (aged 82)
Christian minister
printer
cleric
politician
Thomas Clement Douglas PC CC SOM was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as the seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist minister, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He left...
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12. John Thompson
1941-2020 (aged 79)
sports commentator
basketball player
basketball coach
John Paul Thompson is an Irish former professional footballer. He was a tough-tackling versatile defender, although he was equally comfortable in midfield. He was a full Irish International who has also played for Nottingham Forest, Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Notts County and Mansfield.
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