6 Notable alumni of Nipissing University
Updated: June 11, 2026 EliteDegrees
Nipissing University is ranked #2,726 in the world and #66 in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Nipissing 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 Nipissing University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. George Chiang
television actor
film actor
George Chiang is a Canadian writer, composer, producer, and actor. He is best known for creating the musical and film Golden Lotus. He has also authored several children's books.
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2. Aengus Finnan
1972-. (aged 54)
musician
executive director
singer-songwriter
Aengus Finnan is a Canadian folk musician and arts organiser. Finnan was born in Dublin, Ireland, and grew up in Ontario, Canada. In 2003, he was awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal for his humanitarian and cultural work in Canada He was the executive director of Folk Alliance International from 2014 to 2022.
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3. Barbara Hanley
1882-1959 (aged 77)
politician
Barbara McCallum Hanley was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Webbwood, Ontario, from 1936 to 1944. She was the first woman in Canadian history to be elected as a mayor in a general election, although she was preceded by at least one appointed female reeve, Violet Barss in Delia, Alberta.
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4. Kate Maki
1977-. (aged 49)
singer
songwriter
Kate Maki is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
5. Vic Fedeli
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Victor Anthony Fedeli ECO MPP is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of economic development, job creation and trade since 2019 and chair of Cabinet since 2018. He is the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Nipissing, and has held his seat for the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party since 2011. Fedeli has previously served as the province's...
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6. Roxanne Martin
illustrator
Roxanne Martin / Bezhik Anungo Kwe is an Anishinaabe artist, educator, author, jingle-dress dancer, LGTBQA2+ activist and small-business entrepreneur. She is the niece and goddaughter of artist Cecil Youngfox. Roxanne is from Wiikwemkoong First Nation and Serpent River First Nation, she is of the Eagle clan.
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