6 Notable alumni of MacEwan University
Updated: June 11, 2026 EliteDegrees
MacEwan University is ranked #2,139 in the world and #54 in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from MacEwan 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 MacEwan University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Briana Buckmaster
actor
screenwriter
Briana Buckmaster is a Canadian actress and singer best known for her portrayal of Donna Hanscum in Supernatural. She released her debut album, Begin, in 2018.
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2. Estefan Cortes-Vargas
2010-2014 (aged 4)
politician
Estefan Cortes-Vargas is a Colombian-born Canadian politician and non-profit administrator who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Strathcona-Sherwood Park as a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. Upon election, they became one of the first three out LGBT people elected to the Alberta legislature, alongside caucus...
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3. Joanne McLeod
figure skating coach
Joanne McLeod is a Canadian figure skating coach. She is the skating director at the Champs International Skating Centre of BC. Her current and former students include Emanuel Sandhu, Mira Leung, Kevin Reynolds, Jeremy Ten, Nam Nguyen, Emily Bausback, and many others. In 2012, McLeod became the first level 5 certified figure skating coach in British Columbia.
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4. Daniel Powter
1971-. (aged 55)
singer-songwriter
recording artist
pianist
singer
Daniel Richard Powter is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His 2005 pop single "Bad Day" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks. He was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards for "Bad Day" and won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2006.
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5. Shannon Szabados
1986-. (aged 40)
ice hockey player
Shannon Lynn Szabados is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the PWHPA and the Canada women's national ice hockey team.
6. Blake Desjarlais
1993-. (aged 33)
politician
Blake Desjarlais is a Canadian politician who represented Edmonton Griesbach in the House of Commons from 2021-2025. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Desjarlais is of Cree and Métis descent, making him Alberta's only Indigenous member of Parliament (MP). He is also the first openly two-spirit individual to serve as an MP.
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