100 Notable alumni of University of Manitoba
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Manitoba is ranked #248 in the world and #15 in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from University of Manitoba sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Manitoba won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. James Beddome
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
James Robert Beddome is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was the former leader of the Green Party of Manitoba from November 2014 to March 2023. He has run in several elections for the provincial party, and was also the Green Party of Canada candidate in Winnipeg South Centre for the 2019 federal election. He works as a lawyer in...
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2. Harry Prosen
1930-2021 (aged 91)
psychiatrist
Harry Prosen was a North American psychiatrist. He was Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA; Professor of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Canada; and past president of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. He held leadership roles with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Psychiatric Association.
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3. Sam Gindin
economist
Sam Gindin is a Canadian intellectual and activist known for his expertise on the labour movement and the economics of the automobile industry.
4. Lauren Lenentine
2000-. (aged 26)
athlete
Lauren Lenentine is a Canadian curler originally from Cornwall, Prince Edward Island and currently from Victoria, British Columbia. She is currently the alternate on Team Kayla MacMillan.
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5. Wayne Stetski
1952-. (aged 74)
civil servant
mayor
politician
Wayne L. Stetski is a Canadian politician and former provincial park Regional Manager. He served as the Member of Parliament for Kootenay—Columbia in the 42nd Canadian Parliament. He was elected to that position in the 2015 Canadian federal election as a member of the New Democratic Party. During that parliament he sponsored two private member bills: one to make the...
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6. Peter Allen
1952-. (aged 74)
composer
film score composer
Peter Allen is a Canadian composer, organist, and keyboard player. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers, his compositions encompass a broad repertoire from film scores and commercial jingles to sacred music and avant-garde electroacoustic music. He has composed numerous works for CBC Radio and CBC Television.
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7. Robert Houle
1947-. (aged 79)
painter
Robert Houle RCA is a Saulteaux First Nations Canadian artist, curator, critic, and educator. Houle has had an active curatorial and artistic practice since the mid-1970s. He played an important role in bridging the gap between contemporary First Nations artists and the broader Canadian art scene through his writing and involvement in early important high-profile exhibitions such as Land, Spirit,...
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8. Kienan LaFrance
1991-. (aged 35)
Canadian football player
Kienan LaFrance is a Canadian former professional football running back who is currently the running backs coach for the Manitoba Bisons of U Sports football. He made his professional debut for the Ottawa Redblacks, where he won the 104th Grey Cup in 2016, and has also been a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and BC Lions.
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9. Anthony Coombs
1992-. (aged 34)
Canadian football player
Anthony Coombs is a Canadian former professional football wide receiver who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football with the Manitoba Bisons.
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10. Olawale Sulaiman
neurosurgery
Professor Olawale SulaimanListen CON is a Canadian and American-trained neurosurgeon, academician and physician executive of Nigerian heritage. He is the CEO and chief medical director of RNZ Global Ltd, a healthcare development, operations and management company he started in 2010. He is also the chief medical officer of RNZ Clinic.
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11. John Dick
1957-. (aged 69)
researcher
John Edgar Dick FRS FRSC is Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network and Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto in Canada. Dick is credited with first identifying cancer stem cells in certain types of human leukemia. His revolutionary findings highlighted the importance...
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12. Craig Baines
1967-. (aged 59)
military personnel
Vice-Admiral Craig Alan Baines CMM MSC CD is a retired Royal Canadian Navy officer who served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy from 2021 to 2022.
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13. Elizabeth Carriere
diplomat
civil servant
governor
Elizabeth Anne Carriere OBE is a former British civil servant working in international development. From 2015 to 2018, she served as Governor of Montserrat.
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14. Brian Talboys
1921-2012 (aged 91)
diplomat
farmer
politician
Sir Brian Edward Talboys CH KCB AC PC was a New Zealand politician who served as the seventh deputy prime minister of New Zealand for the first two terms of Robert Muldoon's premiership. If the abortive "Colonels' Coup" against Muldoon had been successful, Talboys would have become Prime Minister himself.
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15. Frank Pickersgill
1915-1944 (aged 29)
spy
SOE agent
Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill, code named Bertrand, was a Canadian agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) organization in World War II. The purpose of SOE in occupied France was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance. SOE agents allied themselves with French Resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England. Pickersgill was...
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16. Joy Smith
1947-. (aged 79)
writer
sales consultant
teacher
politician
Joy Ann Smith is a Canadian politician. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba between 1999 and 2003, and was in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
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17. Ray Henault
1949-. (aged 77)
aircraft pilot
General Raymond Roland Joseph Henault is a retired Canadian Air Force officer. He was the Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada from June 28, 2001 to June 17, 2005 and then Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2005 until 2008, when he retired.
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18. Jack Pickersgill
1905-1997 (aged 92)
lecturer
writer
businessperson
ship-owner
high civil servant
John Whitney Pickersgill PC CC was a Canadian civil servant and politician. He was born in Ontario, but was raised in Manitoba. He was Clerk of the Privy Council in the early 1950s. He was first elected to federal parliament in 1953, representing a Newfoundland electoral district and serving in Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent's cabinet. In the mid-1960s, he...
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19. Winston Dookeran
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
economist
Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran ORTT is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician and economist as well as international public official. Dookeran is the current secretary-general of EUCLID, an intergovernmental institution of higher learning. He previously served as political leader of the Congress of the People, central bank governor, minister of finance, and minister of foreign affairs.
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20. Doug Eyolfson
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
physician
Douglas Eyolfson is a Canadian physician and politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 Canadian federal election, serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Winnipeg West.
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21. Denni Neufeld
1981-. (aged 45)
curler
Dennison "Denni" Neufeld is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
22. Murray Murdoch
1904-2001 (aged 97)
ice hockey player
John Murray Murdoch was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League from 1926 to 1937, never missing a game in his career. With the Rangers, Murdoch won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1928 and in 1933. After his playing career, he coached Yale University from 1938 to...
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23. Mitchell Sharp
1911-2004 (aged 93)
economist
businessperson
diplomat
politician
Mitchell William Sharp PC CC FRCMT was a Canadian civil servant and politician, most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He served in both the private and public sectors during his long career.
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24. Jagrup Brar
politician
Jagrup Brar MLA is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama Ridge from 2004 to 2009, then Surrey-Fleetwood from 2009 to 2013 and since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), he currently serves as Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals. Previously, he...
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25. Bob Dyce
Canadian football player
Bob Dyce is a Canadian professional football coach who is the special teams coordinator and assistant head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also served as the head coach for the Ottawa Redblacks and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He is a Grey Cup champion after winning as an assistant coach with the Roughriders in 2013...
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26. El Jones
1979-. (aged 47)
teacher
writer
journalist
activist
poet
El Jones is a poet, journalist, professor and activist living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Political and Canadian Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University. Her work has appeared in publications including CBC, the Globe and Mail and the Washington Post.
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27. Dufferin Roblin
1917-2010 (aged 93)
entrepreneur
politician
Dufferin "Duff" Roblin PC CC OM was a Canadian businessman and politician. He served as the 14th premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the government of Brian Mulroney, he served as government leader in the Senate. He was the grandson of Sir...
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28. Philip S. Lee
1944-. (aged 82)
chemist
Philip Siu Lun Lee CM OM was the 24th lieutenant governor of Manitoba. He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1999 and received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.
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29. Daniel Abraham Yanofsky
1925-2000 (aged 75)
lawyer
chess player
Daniel Abraham "Abe" Yanofsky was a Canadian chess player, chess arbiter, writer, lawyer, and politician. An eight-time Canadian chess champion, Yanofsky was Canada's first grandmaster and the first grandmaster of the British Commonwealth.
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30. Riaz Mamdani
businessperson
Riaz Mamdani is a Ugandan-born Canadian businessman who is the founder and CEO of Strategic Group, a real estate investment and development company located in Calgary, Canada. In the 1990s, Mamdani gained recognition in Calgary as a financier of various startups before shifting his business efforts in the early 2000s to real estate. In part as a result of Mamdani's...
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31. James Coyne
1910-2012 (aged 102)
banker
economist
lawyer
James Elliott Coyne OM was a Canadian economist who served as the second governor of the Bank of Canada, from 1955 to 1961, succeeding Graham Towers. During his time in office, he had a much-publicized debate with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, a debate often referred to as the "Coyne Affair" (or sometimes the "Coyne Crisis"), which led to his resignation...
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32. Dougald Lamont
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Dougald Francis Lamont is a Canadian politician, who was leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 2017 to 2023. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the constituency of St. Boniface from July 2018 to October 2023.
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33. Joe Fafard
1942-2019 (aged 77)
sculptor
Joseph Fafard CM SOM was a Canadian sculptor.
34. Ovide Mercredi
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Ovide William Mercredi OC OM is a Canadian politician. He is Cree and a former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. He is also the former president of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.
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35. Anita Neville
1942-. (aged 84)
civil servant
politician
Anita Ruth Neville PC OM is a Canadian politician from Manitoba, who has served as the province's 26th lieutenant governor since 2022. She was also a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada, first being elected in the general election of 2000. She was re-elected in 2004, 2006, and 2008. After serving for more than ten years, she...
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36. Rana Bokhari
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Rana Bokhari is a politician in Manitoba, Canada who was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 2013 until 2016.
37. Israel Nathan Herstein
1923-1988 (aged 65)
mathematician
university teacher
Israel Nathan Herstein was a mathematician, appointed as professor at the University of Chicago in 1962. He worked on a variety of areas of algebra, including ring theory, with over 100 research papers and over a dozen books.
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38. Job Getcha
1974-. (aged 52)
Eastern Orthodox priest
theologian
university teacher
Orthodox theologian
Job of Pisidia is an Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan of the Ecumenical Patriarchate who is the Permanent Representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the World Council of Churches and the Dean of the Institute for Orthodox Theology Higher Studies at Chambésy, Switzerland. He was the Archbishop of Telmessos and was elected on July 22, 2022, as the new metropolitan of Pisidia.
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39. Kelvin Goertzen
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Kelvin Goertzen MLA is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd premier of Manitoba from September to November, 2021. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, he is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Steinbach, first elected in the 2003 provincial election, and was re-elected in 2007, 2011, 2016, 2019 and most recently in...
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40. Janice Filmon
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Janice Clare Filmon OC OM is a Canadian former social worker who served as the 25th lieutenant governor of Manitoba from 2015 to 2022. Her appointment became effective June 19, 2015. She was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III of Canada in the Province of Manitoba.
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41. Dan Vandal
1960-. (aged 66)
boxer
politician
laborer
social worker
council member
Daniel Vandal PC is a Canadian politician. He represented St. Boniface on the Winnipeg City Council from 1995 to 2004 and from 2006 to 2014, and ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Winnipeg in 2004, coming in second to Sam Katz. He briefly served as acting mayor of Winnipeg following Glen Murray's resignation. On October 19, 2015, he was elected as...
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42. David Matas
1943-. (aged 83)
lawyer
university teacher
David Matas CM is the senior legal counsel of B'nai Brith Canada who currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has maintained a private practice in refugee, immigration, and human rights law since 1979, and has published various books and manuscripts.
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43. Marcel Dzama
1974-. (aged 52)
serigrapher
installation artist
sculptor
painter
watercolorist
Marcel Dzama is a contemporary artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada who currently lives and works in New York City. His work has been exhibited internationally, in particular his ink and watercolor drawings.
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44. Frances Gertrude McGill
1877-1959 (aged 82)
criminologist
pathologist
Frances Gertrude McGill was a Canadian forensic pathologist, criminologist, bacteriologist, allergologist and allergist. Nicknamed "the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan" for her deductive skills and public fame, McGill influenced the development of forensic pathology in Canadian police work and was internationally noted for her expertise in the subject.
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45. Yvonne Brill
1924-2013 (aged 89)
technician
engineer
inventor
chemist
Yvonne Madelaine Brill was a Canadian American rocket and jet propulsion engineer. She is responsible for inventing the Electrothermal Hydrazine Thruster (EHT/Resistojet), a fuel-efficient rocket thruster that keeps today’s satellites in orbit, and holds a patent for its invention. During her career she was involved in a broad range of national space programs in the United States, including NASA and...
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46. Sam Katz
1951-. (aged 75)
businessperson
politician
Samuel Michael Katz OM is a Canadian businessman and former politician who was the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 2004 to 2014. He is the owner of the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association, as well as the Ottawa Titans of the Frontier League. He was owner of the Winnipeg Thunder and served as president of the short-lived National...
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47. Selena Njegovan
1992-. (aged 34)
curler
Selena Njegovan is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays third on Team Kaitlyn Lawes.
48. Yuliya Lyovochkina
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Yuliya Volodymyrivna Lyovochkina is a Ukrainian politician who was a People's Deputy, having served in the Verkhovna Rada from 2007 to 2022. Formerly a member of the Party of Regions, Opposition Bloc, and Opposition Platform — For Life, she is a member of Platform for Life and Peace.
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49. Brian Bowman
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Brian Thomas Douglas Bowman is a Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge, who was the 43rd mayor of Winnipeg from 2014 to 2022. He was first elected in the 2014 municipal election and was re-elected mayor for a second term in October 2018, increasing his plurality from 47% in the last election to a majority of 53%. Bowman was sworn in...
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50. Leo Panitch
1945-2020 (aged 75)
university teacher
economist
political scientist
Leo Victor Panitch FRSC was a Canadian research professor of political science and a Canada Research Chair in comparative political economy at York University. From 1985 until the 2021 edition, he served as co-editor of the Socialist Register, which describes itself as "an annual survey of movements and ideas from the standpoint of the independent new left". Panitch himself saw...
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51. W. G. Unruh
1945-. (aged 81)
physicist
university teacher
William George Unruh is a Canadian physicist at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver who described the hypothetical Unruh effect in 1976.
52. Greg Selinger
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
economist
Gregory Francis Selinger OM is a former Canadian politician who served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 until 2016, leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government of his immediate predecessor, Gary Doer. Selinger was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface from 1999 until...
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53. Ryan Fry
1978-. (aged 48)
curler
Ryan Bennett Fry is a Canadian retired curler currently living in Toronto. He most recently played third on the Mike McEwen team and coached the Rachel Homan team. He currently coaches the Joël Retornaz rink. He previously played third for Team Brad Jacobs, and the team represented Canada and won the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The team...
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54. Israel Idonije
1980-. (aged 46)
American football player
Israel Idonije OM is a Nigerian-Canadian former professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and actor. Idonije played CIS football at the University of Manitoba. A draft pick of the now defunct Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League (CFL), for whom he never played a game, Idonije signed with the Cleveland Browns of the NFL as...
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55. Charles Bouchard
1956-. (aged 70)
military personnel
Lieutenant General Joseph Jacques Charles "Charlie" Bouchard OC CMM MSC CD is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force general. He has served as Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region, the Deputy Commander of North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) and Deputy Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples. On 25 March 2011, Bouchard was named Commander...
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56. David Kilgour
1941-2022 (aged 81)
writer
jurist
lawyer
politician
David William Kilgour PC was a Canadian human rights activist, author, lawyer, and politician. He also served as a senior fellow to the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.
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57. Kirsten Hillman
diplomat
lawyer
Kirsten Hillman is a Canadian lawyer and diplomat who served as the Canadian ambassador to the United States from 2019 to 2026. She is the first woman to serve in this role. In 2019, she had been appointed as acting ambassador, taking over from David MacNaughton. Prior to this, she served as deputy ambassador at the Embassy of Canada in...
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58. Edward Schreyer
1935-. (aged 91)
high commissioner
diplomat
university teacher
politician
Edward Richard Schreyer is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as the 22nd governor general of Canada from 1979 to 1984. He previously served as the 16th premier of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977.
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59. Humayun Akhtar Khan
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
actuary
Humayun Akhtar Khan is a Pakistani politician, business tycoon and actuary. He has been elected as a member of the National Assembly four consecutive times between 1990 and 2007, having served as Federal Minister for Trade and Commerce from 2002 to 2007 and as Chairman Board of Investment / Minister of State for Investment from 1997 to 1999.
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60. Albert Chan
1955-. (aged 71)
social worker
politician
Albert Chan Wai-yip, also known by his nickname "Big Piece", is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories West constituency. He has served as a legislator from 1991 to 2016 except for the periods 1997–2000 and Jan–May 2010. Chan, formerly a social worker, was a member of the Tsuen Wan District Council.
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61. Elijah Harper
1949-2013 (aged 64)
consultant
politician
policy analyst
Elijah Harper OM was a Canadian Oji-Cree politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1981 to 1992 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997. Harper was elected chief of the Red Sucker Lake Indian Band in 1978, serving for four years and worked as a policy analyst prior to entering...
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62. Desiree Scott
1987-. (aged 39)
association football player
Desiree Rose Marie Scott is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played for Canada national team. Nicknamed "the destroyer", she won gold at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, which was her third Olympic medal following bronze medals in 2012 in London and in 2016 in Rio.
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63. Harry Seidler
1923-2006 (aged 83)
university teacher
architect
Harry Seidler AC OBE was an Austrian-born Australian architect who is considered to be one of the leading exponents of Modernism's methodology in Australia and the first architect to fully express the principles of the Bauhaus in Australia.
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64. Bruce Flatt
1965-. (aged 61)
financier
businessperson
business executive
James Bruce Flatt is a Canadian businessman and the CEO of Brookfield Asset Management. He joined Brookfield in 1990 and became CEO in 2002. He has been referred to as "Canada's Warren Buffett" due to his "value" investment style, extended tenure as CEO, and large investment in Brookfield. In 2022, he was ranked #622 on Forbes' Billionaires list with a...
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65. Jamaluddin Jarjis
1951-2015 (aged 64)
diplomat
engineer
politician
Jamaluddin bin Mohd Jarjis was a Malaysian politician, diplomat and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. He served as the Chairman of the 1 Malaysia Peoples' Housing (PR1MA) and Malaysian special envoy to the United States.
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66. Jim Carr
1951-2022 (aged 71)
politician
writer
businessperson
musician
teacher
James Gordon Carr PC OM was a Canadian politician, cabinet minister, journalist, and professional oboist. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as the member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre from 2015 until his death on December 12, 2022. Carr died days after his Private Members Bill, Bill C-235, An Act respecting the building of a green economy...
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67. Amanda Lang
1970-. (aged 56)
journalist
architect
Amanda Lang is a Canadian business journalist, and host of Taking Stock, a weekly business news program on CTV, BNN Bloomberg and CP24. Previously, she was the host of Bloomberg North on Bloomberg TV Canada. Lang was formerly senior business correspondent for CBC News, where she anchored The Exchange with Amanda Lang daily on CBC News Network. Prior to her...
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68. Andrew Coyne
1960-. (aged 66)
blogger
columnist
editor
James Andrew Coyne is a Canadian columnist with The Globe and Mail and a member of the At Issue panel on CBC's The National. Previously, he has been national editor for Maclean's and a columnist with National Post.
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69. Chelsea Carey
1984-. (aged 42)
curler
Chelsea Danielle Carey is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She currently skips her own team out of Manitoba. She is the 2016 and 2019 Canadian and Alberta women's champion skip and 2014 Manitoba provincial women's champion skip. She currently coaches the Beth Peterson rink.
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70. Michelle Rempel Garner
1980-. (aged 46)
research administrator
politician
management consultant
Michelle Rempel Garner PC MP is a Canadian politician who sits in the House of Commons as the member of Parliament (MP) for the Alberta riding of Calgary Nose Hill. A member of the Conservative Party, she was initially elected to represent Calgary Centre-North in the 2011 federal election and served as a minister during Stephen Harper's premiership.
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71. Ellie Harvie
1965-. (aged 61)
film actor
actor
film director
Elinor Anne Harvie is a Canadian actress who portrayed Morticia on The New Addams Family. Later, she starred as Dr. Lindsey Novak in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.
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72. Leonard Peikoff
1933-. (aged 93)
writer
teacher
philosopher
radio personality
Leonard Sylvan Peikoff is a Canadian American philosopher. He is an Objectivist and was a close associate of Ayn Rand, who designated him heir to her estate. Peikoff is a former professor of philosophy and host of a nationally syndicated radio talk show. He co-founded the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) in 1985 and is the author of several books on...
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73. Judith Evelyn
1909-1967 (aged 58)
film actor
television actor
stage actor
Judith Evelyn was an American-born Canadian stage and film actress who appeared in around 50 films and television series.
74. Kaitlyn Lawes
1988-. (aged 38)
curler
Lesley Kaitlyn Lawes is a Canadian curler. Lawes was the long time third for the Jennifer Jones team that represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics where they won the gold medal. They were the first women's team to go through the Olympics undefeated and the first Manitoba based curling team to win at the Olympics. Lawes curled with John...
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75. Don Callis
1967-. (aged 59)
professional wrestler
Donald Callis is a Canadian professional wrestling manager, color commentator, actor, and former professional wrestler and business executive. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he works as the on-screen manager and leader of The Don Callis Family; as well as working as a backstage consultant for the company. He also works for Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP)...
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76. Wab Kinew
1981-. (aged 45)
children's writer
Wabanakwut "Wab" Kinew is a Canadian politician who has served as the 25th premier of Manitoba since October 18, 2023 and the leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP) since September 16, 2017. Kinew represents Fort Rouge in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and was the leader of the Opposition from 2017 until the NDP's victory in the 2023...
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77. Jennifer Jones
1919-2009 (aged 90)
film actor
actor
model
Jennifer Judith Jones OM is a Canadian curler. She was the Olympic champion in curling as skip of the Canadian team at the 2014 Sochi Games. Jones is the first female skip to go through the Games undefeated. The only male skip to achieve this was fellow Canadian Kevin Martin in 2010. Jones and her team were the first Manitoba-based...
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78. Jim Peebles
1935-. (aged 91)
astrophysicist
astronomer
physicist
university teacher
Phillip James Edwin Peebles CC OM FRS is a Canadian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and theoretical cosmologist who was Albert Einstein Professor in Science, emeritus, at Princeton University. He is widely regarded as one of the world's leading theoretical cosmologists in the period since 1970, with major theoretical contributions to primordial nucleosynthesis, dark matter, the cosmic microwave background, and structure formation.
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79. Loreena McKennitt
1957-. (aged 69)
singer
pianist
singer-songwriter
DJ producer
composer
Loreena McKennitt CM OM CD is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records, and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern influences. McKennitt is known for her refined and clear soprano vocals. She has sold more than 16 million records worldwide.
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80. Monty Hall
1921-2017 (aged 96)
journalist
television presenter
actor
television producer
sports commentator
Monty Hall OC OM was a Canadian-American radio and television show host who moved to the United States in 1955 to pursue a career in broadcasting. After working as a radio newsreader and sportscaster, Hall returned to television in the U.S., where his focus was now on hosting game shows. Starting in 1963, he was best known as the host,...
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81. Burton Cummings
1947-. (aged 79)
musician
songwriter
pianist
actor
singer
Burton Lorne Cummings OC OM is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He led the Guess Who during that band's most successful period from 1965 to 1975, and has since had a lengthy solo career.
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82. Vic Toews
1952-. (aged 74)
lawyer
judge
politician
Victor Toews PC KC is a Canadian politician and jurist. Toews is a justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba. He represented Provencher in the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 until his resignation on July 9, 2013, and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, most recently as Minister of Public Safety. He previously...
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83. Murray Sinclair
1951-2024 (aged 73)
politician
lawyer
judge
lecturer
law professor
Calvin Murray Sinclair CC OM MSC was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Senate, and a First Nations lawyer who served as chair of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009 to 2015.
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84. Rosemary
1983-. (aged 43)
actor
professional wrestler
Holly Letkeman better known by the ring name Rosemary is a Canadian professional wrestler and actress. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where she also uses the ring name Courtney Rush.
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85. Cameron Friesen
politician
Cameron Scott Friesen is a Canadian politician and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Morden-Winkler. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, he was first elected in the 2011 provincial election, and re-elected in 2016 and 2019.
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86. Miriam Toews
1964-. (aged 62)
writer
Miriam Toews OC OM is a Canadian writer and author of ten books, including A Complicated Kindness (2004), All My Puny Sorrows (2014), and Women Talking (2018). She has won a number of literary prizes including the Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award for her body of work. Toews is also a three-time finalist for...
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87. Guy Gavriel Kay
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
writer
Guy Gavriel Kay CM is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El Cid. Kay has expressed a preference to avoid genre categorization of these works as historical...
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88. Erving Goffman
1922-1982 (aged 60)
sociologist
anthropologist
non-fiction writer
Erving Goffman was a Canadian-born American sociologist, social psychologist, and writer, considered by some "the most influential American sociologist of the twentieth century".
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89. Tyler Sanders
1991-. (aged 35)
volleyball player
Tyler James "TJ" Sanders is a former professional Canadian male volleyball player. He was a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team, representing Canada in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He also was a gold medallist at the 2015 NORCECA Championship, and a bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games and a bronze medalist at the 2017...
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90. Nahlah Ayed
1970-. (aged 56)
journalist
Nahlah Ayed is a Canadian journalist, who is currently the host of the academic documentary program Ideas on CBC Radio One and formerly a foreign correspondent with CBC News. Prior to that, she worked as a parliamentary correspondent with The Canadian Press. Her global reporting has garnered multiple awards, both domestic and international.
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91. Niki Ashton
1982-. (aged 44)
researcher
instructor
politician
lecturer
Niki Christina Ashton is a Canadian politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba from 2008 to 2025 as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Ashton ran for leadership of the federal NDP in 2012, placing seventh, and 2017, placing third.
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92. Rosemary Barton
1976-. (aged 50)
journalist
Rosemary Barton is a Canadian political journalist, currently serving as the chief political correspondent for CBC. In this role, she anchors her own Sunday morning news show, Rosemary Barton Live, hosts the "At Issue" segment on The National, and leads special coverage for the network including during elections, breaking news and national emergencies.
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93. S. I. Hayakawa
1906-1992 (aged 86)
university teacher
politician
anthropologist
linguist
psychologist
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa was a Canadian-born American academic and politician of Japanese ancestry. A professor of English, he served as president of San Francisco State University and then as U.S. Senator from California from 1977 to 1983.
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94. Claude Castonguay
1929-2020 (aged 91)
actuary
businessperson
politician
Claude Castonguay, CC GOQ was a Canadian politician, educator, and businessman.
95. Bakht Singh
1903-2000 (aged 97)
preacher
Bakht Singh Chabra also known as Brother Bakht Singh was a Christian evangelist in India. He is often regarded as one of the most well-known Bible teachers and preachers and pioneers of the Indian Church movement and Gospel contextualization. According to Indian traditions, he is also known as 'Elijah of 21st Century' in Christendom. According to his autobiography, Bakht Singh...
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96. Patrick Lau
1944-. (aged 82)
architect
justice of the peace
politician
Patrick Lau Sau-shing SBS is a Hong Kong architect, legislative councillor, educator and civil servant. He had been a representative on the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as a member for the Architectural, Surveying and Planning Functional Constituency, as well as a member of the Professional Forum party, between 2004 and 2012.
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97. Marshall McLuhan
1911-1980 (aged 69)
rhetorician
university teacher
sociologist
literary critic
philosopher
Herbert Marshall McLuhan CC was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Raised in Winnipeg, McLuhan studied at the University of Manitoba and the University of Cambridge. He began his teaching career as a professor of English at several universities in the United States and Canada before moving to the University of...
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98. Louis Slotin
1910-1946 (aged 36)
physicist
chemist
non-fiction writer
nuclear physicist
Louis Alexander Slotin was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project. Born and raised in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Slotin earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Manitoba, before obtaining his doctorate in physical chemistry at King's College London in 1936. Afterwards, he joined the...
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99. Venla Hovi
1987-. (aged 39)
ice hockey player
ice hockey coach
Venla Hovi is a Finnish ice hockey coach and former ice hockey forward. She is an assistant coach for the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey program, and was head coach of the Metropolitan Riveters in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) during the 2022–23 PHF season.
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100. George Ayittey
1945-2022 (aged 77)
writer
economist
George B. N. Ayittey was a Ghanaian economist and author. He was president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington, D.C., a professor at American University, and an associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
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