Notable Alumni of University of Victoria [Sorted List]

1. G. W. Stephen Brodsky

1933-. (aged 93)

military personnel

Gabriel Wilfrid Stephen Brodsky is a research scholar and author in Literature of War and in Joseph Conrad studies.

2. Neil Squire

1959-1984 (aged 25)

Neil Squire was an accounting student at the University of Victoria and a basketball player. After a car accident left him a high level tetraplegic, his efforts to learn a new form of communication became the inspiration for the creation of the Neil Squire Society.

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3. Cameron Zubko

1975-. (aged 51)

businessperson

Cameron Zubko is a Canadian businessman and investor. Zubko is co-founder of Ice Wireless, a Canadian 4G/LTE telecommunications company.

4. Diana Burgoyne

1957-. (aged 69)

installation artist

Diana Burgoyne is a Canadian artist known for her installations and performance works using handmade electronics.

5. Kayla Czaga

1989-. (aged 37)

poet writer

Kayla Czaga is a Canadian poet who won the Gerald Lampert Award in 2015 for her debut collection For Your Safety Please Hold On. The book was also a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English language poetry, the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and the Canadian Authors Association's Emerging Writer Award.

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6. Connor Gaston

film director screenwriter

Connor Gaston is a Canadian film director based in British Columbia, known for making films with religious themes.

7. Owen Underhill

1954-. (aged 72)

pedagogue conductor composer

Owen Underhill is a Canadian composer, flutist and conductor based in Vancouver. He is currently a professor of music at Simon Fraser University. He has been an active contributor to the new music scene on the West Coast, as a flutist, as co-music director of Western Front New Music (1982-3), as the artistic director (1987–2000) of the Vancouver New Music...

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8. Kelley Lee

1962-. (aged 64)

researcher

Kelley Lee is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance and Professor of Global Public Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. She has studied the impact of globalisation on public health, with a particular focus on the tobacco industry. During the COVID-19 pandemic Lee initiated and led the Pandemics and Borders Project...

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9. Rick Leong

1973-. (aged 53)

painter

Richard Taryn Leong is a Canadian artist working primarily in painting and drawing. He is represented by Parisian Laundry in Montreal.

10. Gary Birch

1957-. (aged 69)

engineer

Dr. Gary Birch, OC OBC is a Canadian Paralympian, an expert in brain–computer interface technology and executive director of the Neil Squire Society. In 1975, Dr. Birch was involved in an automobile accident which resulted in injuries to the C6 and C7 area of his spine making him a low-level quadriplegic. He was one of the original players of Murderball...

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11. Melanie McQuaid

1973-. (aged 53)

triathlete

Melanie McQuaid is a Canadian triathlete. Competing in primarily XTERRA Triathlon, or cross triathlon, she has won three XTERRA World Championships as well as the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship in 2011 and 2017. McQuaid also races in half-iron and Ironman 70.3 triathlon events, with half a dozen wins at this distance.

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12. James Hoggan

1946-. (aged 80)

consultant writer businessperson

James "Jim" Hoggan is an author and president of Hoggan and Associates, a Vancouver-based public-relations firm. He is also the co-founder of the Web site DeSmogBlog.

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13. Imogen Coe

1962-. (aged 64)

biochemist researcher

Imogen Ruth Coe is a British-born biochemist. Educated in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, Coe has taught at York University in Canada. She is a professor of biochemistry and founding dean of the Faculty of Science at Toronto Metropolitan University (previously Ryerson University) in Toronto.

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14. Eric Hedlin

1993-. (aged 33)

swimmer

Eric Hedlin is a Canadian long-distance swimmer. Hedlin won a silver medal in the men's open water 5 km swim at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships.

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15. Jacinta Ruru

1974-. (aged 52)

academic lawyer

Jacinta Arianna Ruru MNZM FRSNZ is an established New Zealand academic and the first Māori professor of law. Ruru is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori at the University of Otago.

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16. Graeme Bowbrick

1966-. (aged 60)

lawyer professor politician

Graeme Bowbrick KC is a Canadian lawyer, educator and former politician. A faculty member in the criminology department at Simon Fraser University, he previously represented the riding of New Westminster in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001. As part of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus, he served as Minister of Advanced Education, Training and...

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17. Sharon Blady

politician

Sharon Anne Blady /ˈbleɪdi/ is a former provincial politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election in the constituency of Kirkfield Park. She was defeated in the 2016 provincial election. Blady is a member of the New Democratic Party. Prior to her election, she was an instructor...

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18. Eliza Robertson

writer

Eliza K. Robertson is a Canadian writer.

19. Dean Fortin

1959-. (aged 67)

politician

Dean Fortin served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, from 2008 to 2014.

20. Heather Wurtele

1979-. (aged 47)

triathlete

Heather Wurtele is a retired Canadian professional triathlete who raced long-distance, non-drafting triathlon events. She achieved over 60 career professional triathlon podium finishes and 30 plus career wins, including 25 half iron distance wins and 7 Ironman wins. Her career highlights include placing third at the 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship, second at the 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship and...

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21. Ryan C.N. D'Arcy

1972-. (aged 54)

neuroscientist

Ryan C.N. D'Arcy is a Canadian neuroscientist, researcher, innovator and entrepreneur. D'Arcy co-founded HealthTech Connex Inc. where he serves as President and Chief Scientific Officer. HealthTech Connex translates neuroscience advancements into health technology breakthroughs. D'Arcy is most known for coining the term "brain vital signs" and for leading the research and development of the brain vital signs framework.

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22. Lynn Hunter

1947-. (aged 79)

coordinator administrator teacher politician

Lynn Hunter was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. Her background prior to election included graduating with distinction in Political Science and History from the University of Victoria in 1985. She then went on to become the Vancouver Island Coordinator for OXFAM Canada, work which included a fact finding trip to Sudan and...

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23. Barry Penner

1966-. (aged 60)

lawyer politician

Barry Penner, KC is a Canadian lawyer and former politician in the province of British Columbia. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA), representing the riding of Chilliwack from 1996 to 2001, Chilliwack-Kent from 2001 to 2009, and Chilliwack-Hope from 2009 to 2012. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, he served...

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24. Aman Singh

lawyer politician

Aman Singh is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Richmond-Queensborough in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2020 until 2024, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He is the first turban-wearing Sikh to be elected Member of the Legislative Assembly in BC.

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25. Eve Egoyan

1964-. (aged 62)

composer pianist

Eve Egoyan is an Armenian-Canadian pianist and artist based in Toronto.

26. Christoper Ragan

1962-. (aged 64)

economist

Christopher Thomas Southgate Ragan is a Canadian academic and economist. He has published extensive research on macroeconomics and monetary policy. Ragan is the inaugural director of McGill University's Max Bell School of Public Policy, where he also teaches core macroeconomic and microeconomic policy courses. He is the former chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, a group of Canadian economists that sought...

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27. Bob D'Eith

1964-. (aged 62)

pianist

Robert Jan D'Eith KC is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election, defeating two-term Liberal Party incumbent Marc Dalton. He was defeated in 2024. He represented the electoral district of Maple Ridge-Mission as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus. D'Eith is also a pianist, author...

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28. Kelsey Ramsden

1976-. (aged 50)

entrepreneur

Kelsey Ramsden is a Canadian businesswoman. She is the President of Belvedere Place Development and SparkPlay.

29. George Abbott

1952-. (aged 74)

politician

George Abbott is a former politician and cabinet minister for the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, representing the riding of Shuswap from 1996 to 2013. As part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus, he served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark, and ran...

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30. Pamela Rai

1966-. (aged 60)

swimmer teacher

Pamela Leila Rai is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer who competed for the University of Victoria, and represented Canada at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, capturing a bronze medal and setting a new Canadian record in the 4 × 100-metre medley relay. She became not only the first Canadian Olympic medalist of Indian descent, but the first woman of...

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31. Colin Hansen

1952-. (aged 74)

politician

Colin Hansen is a former politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He served as member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2013, representing the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena. As a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus, he served in a variety of cabinet posts while that party was in power, including as...

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32. Nancy J. Turner

1947-. (aged 79)

anthropologist ethnobotanist

Nancy Jean Turner CM OBC FRSC FLS is a Canadian ethnobiologist, originally qualified in botany, who has done extensive research work with the indigenous peoples of British Columbia, the results of which she has documented in a number of books and numerous articles.

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33. Michael MacLennan

1968-. (aged 58)

television producer playwright screenwriter

Michael Lewis MacLennan is a Canadian playwright, television writer and television producer, best known as a writer and producer of television series such as Queer as Folk and Bomb Girls.

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34. Brenda Bailey

politician

Brenda Bailey is a Canadian businesswoman and politician who currently serves as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the electoral district of Vancouver-False Creek from 2020 to 2024, and Vancouver-South Granville since 2024. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she has been a cabinet minister under Premier David Eby since 2022, currently...

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35. Blair Wilson

1963-. (aged 63)

businessperson entrepreneur politician chartered accountant

Blair Wilson is a Canadian politician and formerly the member of Parliament (MP) in the 39th Canadian parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country electoral district. He was elected on January 23, 2006, in the 2006 federal election as the Liberal candidate. Shortly before the 2008 election was called, Wilson changed his allegiance to the Green Party of Canada,...

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36. Richard Weinberger

1990-. (aged 36)

swimmer

Richard Weinberger is a Canadian long-distance swimmer, who attended the University of Victoria, and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 10-kilometre open water marathon. He is the 2011 Pan American Games champion and also has a bronze medal from the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

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37. Suzanne Anton

1952-. (aged 74)

lawyer politician

Suzanne Anton, KC is a Canadian politician and the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of British Columbia. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election, Anton represented the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, following a career at the municipal level. She was appointed British Columbia's Attorney...

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38. Glen Coulthard

1974-. (aged 52)

scholar

Glen Sean Coulthard is a Dene-Canadian scholar of Indigenous studies who serves as an associate professor in the political science department at the University of British Columbia. A member of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, he is also a co-founder, educator, and on the board of directors at Dechinta: Centre for Research and Learning. He is best known for his...

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39. Andrew Petter

1953-. (aged 73)

politician

Andrew J. Petter CM OBC KC is a former academic and provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the electoral district of Saanich South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) caucus, he served in various cabinet posts under premiers Mike Harcourt, Glen Clark,...

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40. Alistair MacGregor

political adviser politician

Alistair Bruce MacGregor is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election to represent the electoral district of Cowichan—Malahat—Langford. He is a member of the New Democratic Party. During the 42nd Canadian Parliament, MacGregor sponsored three private member bills, though none reached second reading stage: Bill 252 to add...

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41. Phil Mackenzie

1987-. (aged 39)

rugby union player

Phil Mackenzie is a retired Canadian rugby union player.

42. Brant Pinvidic

film producer television producer film director

Brant Pinvidic is a Canadian film director and television producer who is best known as the director of the movie Why I'm Not on Facebook and the short film Why I'm Not On Pokémon Go (2016).

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43. Tamara Vrooman

1968-. (aged 58)

business executive businessperson politician

Tamara Rowanne Vrooman, OBC, is a Canadian businesswoman and civil servant. From 2007 until July 2020, she was the CEO of Vancity Credit Union. In May 2020, Vrooman left Vancity to accept a position as the president and CEO of Vancouver International Airport and the 12th chancellor of Simon Fraser University. Vrooman was British Columbia's first and youngest female deputy...

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44. Michael Lee

politician

Michael Lee is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Vancouver-Langara in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2017 until 2024. A member of the BC United caucus, he served as its Critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation. He ran for the party's leadership in 2018 and 2022.

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45. Fin Donnelly

1966-. (aged 60)

environmentalist politician executive director

Fin Donnelly is a Canadian politician. He served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for the electoral district of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain from 2020 to 2024, as part of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) caucus. He previously served as member of Parliament (MP) as part of the federal NDP caucus, representing New Westminster—Coquitlam...

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46. Josh Reaume

1990-. (aged 36)

racing automobile driver

Joshua Robert Reaume is an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer, and team owner. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 22 Ford F-150 for Team Reaume.

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47. Catharine Pendrel

1980-. (aged 46)

sport cyclist

Catharine Pendrel is a Canadian cross-country mountain biker from Harvey, New Brunswick. A member of the Canadian National team since 2004, Pendrel was the world champion in cross-country mountain biking in 2011 and 2014 and the 2007 Pan American Games champion. She is also the current reigning Commonwealth Games champion when she won gold in Glasgow. Additionally, Pendrel is the...

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48. Adam Kreek

1980-. (aged 46)

rower

Adam Kreek is an author, executive business coach and Canadian rower. He is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

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49. Moe Sihota

1955-. (aged 71)

social worker politician

Munmohan Singh "Moe" Sihota is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and lawyer. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA), representing Esquimalt-Port Renfrew from 1986 to 1991, and Esquimalt-Metchosin from 1991 to 2001; he was the first Canadian of South Asian and Indian descent to be elected to provincial parliament. A member of the British Columbia...

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50. Nathan Hirayama

1988-. (aged 38)

rugby sevens player rugby union player

Nathan Hirayama is a Canadian former rugby player. His primary position was fly-half, however, but he also played fullback. He played for both the Canadian national team and the Canadian sevens team. At club level, Hirayama played for the University of Victoria in the British Columbian Premiership and the BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship.

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51. Gary Lunn

1957-. (aged 69)

lawyer politician

Gary Vincent Lunn PC is a retired Canadian member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Saanich—Gulf Islands. He served in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2011, first as a member of the Reform Party of Canada and subsequently as a member of the Canadian Alliance and the Conservative Party of Canada. He was a Cabinet Minister...

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52. 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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53. Rob Fleming

1971-. (aged 55)

politician

Rob Fleming is a Canadian politician who sat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 provincial election, when he defeated one-term Liberal Party incumbent, Sheila Orr, until 2024. Initially representing Victoria-Hillside, he was re-elected in subsequent elections in the renamed constituency of Victoria-Swan Lake. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), he was named...

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54. Carin Bondar

1975-. (aged 51)

writer biologist film director orator

Carin Bondar is a Canadian biologist, writer, filmmaker, speaker and television personality. She is a host of Outrageous Acts of Science, Stephen Hawking's Brave New World, and Worlds Oddest Animal Couples.

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55. Eden Robinson

1968-. (aged 58)

writer novelist

Eden Victoria Lena Robinson is an Indigenous Canadian author. She is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations in British Columbia, Canada.

56. Ryan Holmes

1974-. (aged 52)

programmer restaurateur Internet entrepreneur

Ryan Holmes is a Canadian computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder and CEO of Hootsuite, a social media management tool for businesses with more than 18 million users and Holmes' fifth startup. Holmes began developing Hootsuite in 2008 through his agency, Invoke Media. He is also the founder of League of Innovators, a charity...

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57. Andrew Weaver

1961-. (aged 65)

climatologist university teacher chess player politician

Andrew John Weaver OBC is a Canadian scientist and former politician who represented the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 2013 to 2020 in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly. Weaver was the leader of the Green Party of British Columbia from 2015 to 2020. After leaving the Green caucus in January 2020, he continued to sit as an independent member...

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58. Baba Brinkman

1978-. (aged 48)

playwright poet rapper

Dirk Murray Brinkman is a Canadian rapper and playwright best known for recordings and performances that combine hip hop music with literature, theatre, and science.

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59. Paul Nicklen

1968-. (aged 58)

conservationist photographer photojournalist

Paul Nicklen is a Canadian photographer, film-maker, author and marine biologist.

60. Lori Hallier

1959-. (aged 67)

actor

Lori Hallier is a Canadian film, stage, and television actress. She made her film debut in 1981, starring as Sarah Mercer in George Mihalka's slasher film My Bloody Valentine (1981). She subsequently starred in Warning Sign (1985), Night of the Twisters (1996), My Name Is Tanino (2002), and Monte Walsh (2003). Hallier had a recurring role as Shannon Pressman in...

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61. Sonia Furstenau

politician

Sonia Furstenau is a Canadian former politician who served as leader of the Green Party of British Columbia from 2020 to 2025. She also served as the MLA for Cowichan Valley from 2017 to 2024; she was defeated after attempting to switch constituencies.

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62. Russell Brown

1965-. (aged 61)

jurist judge

Russell S. Brown is a Canadian lawyer and former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. He was nominated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to replace outgoing justice Marshall Rothstein and served in the role starting on August 31, 2015. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he was a justice at the Alberta Court of Appeal, and...

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63. Erin Fitzgerald

1972-. (aged 54)

film director television actor voice actor actor film actor

Erin Fitzgerald is a Canadian voice actress who provides voice-overs for a number of cartoons, video games and English language dubs of Japanese anime. In animation, she voices Raven Queen in Ever After High and C.A. Cupid in both Monster High and Ever After High. In recent roles, she voices Bo and other characters in the American children's educational show...

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64. Stockwell Day

1950-. (aged 76)

academic administrator politician businessperson building contractor auctioneer

Stockwell Burt Day Jr. PC ECA is a former Canadian politician who served as leader of the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2001 and later as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

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65. Esi Edugyan

1978-. (aged 48)

writer

Esi Edugyan is a Canadian novelist. She has twice won the Giller Prize, for her novels Half-Blood Blues (2011) and Washington Black (2018).

66. Severn Cullis-Suzuki

1979-. (aged 47)

climate activist television presenter biologist writer environmentalist

Severn Cullis-Suzuki is a Canadian environmental activist and writer. She has spoken around the world about environmental issues, urging listeners to define their values, act with the future in mind and take individual responsibility. She is the daughter of Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki.

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67. Rona Ambrose

1969-. (aged 57)

columnist politician high civil servant policy analyst communications adviser

Ronalee Ambrose Veitch PC is a former Canadian politician who served as leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Conservative Party from 2015 to 2017. She was the member of Parliament (MP) for Sturgeon River—Parkland from 2015 to 2017, after previously representing Edmonton—Spruce Grove from 2004 to 2015.

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68. Sheila McCarthy

1956-. (aged 70)

stage actor film director television actor actor film actor

Sheila McCarthy is a Canadian actress and singer. She has worked in film, television, and on stage. McCarthy is one of Canada's most honoured actors, having won two Genie Awards (film), two Gemini Awards (television), an ACTRA Award, and two Dora Awards (theatre), along with multiple nominations.

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69. Stewart Butterfield

1973-. (aged 53)

entrepreneur chief executive officer

Daniel Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian billionaire businessman, best known for co-founding the photo-sharing website Flickr and the team-messaging application Slack.

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70. Leah Gibson

1985-. (aged 41)

actor film actor

Leah Diane Gibson is a Canadian actress.

71. Nathan Fielder

1983-. (aged 43)

comedian television actor screenwriter director television producer

Nathan Joseph Fielder is a Canadian comedian, known for his awkward persona and for creating works that blur the line between reality and fiction.

72. Mark Chao

1984-. (aged 42)

singer model television actor actor film actor

Mark Chao is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor. He made his debut in the television series Black & White (2009), for which he won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor. After collaborating with director Doze Niu in Monga (2010) and Love (2012), he shifted his career to China, starring in films Caught in the Web (2012), So Young (2013), Young Detective...

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73. Erin Karpluk

1978-. (aged 48)

actor film actor

Erin Karpluk is a Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Erica Strange on the CBC Television series Being Erica from 2009 to 2011.

74. Jody Wilson-Raybould

1971-. (aged 55)

activist Crown attorney lawyer politician

Jody Wilson-Raybould PC OBC KC, also known by her initials JWR and by her Kwak’wala name Puglaas, is an Indigenous Canadian lawyer, author, and former politician who was Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2015 to 2019. First elected in the 2015 election as the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver Granville with the Liberal Party, Wilson-Raybould...

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75. Kim Pate

1959-. (aged 67)

teacher lawyer politician

Kimberly Pate CM is a Canadian politician who has served as a senator from Ontario since November 10, 2016, sitting with the Independent Senators Group (ISG) caucus. Pate was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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76. Claudia Chender

1976-. (aged 50)

politician

Claudia Chender is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party since June 25, 2022. She was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 general election, representing the electoral district of Dartmouth South. She became Nova Scotia's first female leader of the Opposition on a...

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77. Louise Edwards

1978-. (aged 48)

astrophysicist astronomer

Louise Olivia Violet Edwards is a Canadian astronomer and associate professor of physics at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), and is one of the first Black Canadians to receive a PhD in astronomy. In 2002, she was pictured on a Canadian stamp.

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78. Daniel Gawthrop

1963-. (aged 63)

newspaper editor

Daniel Gawthrop is a Canadian writer and editor. He is the author of six books, most recently a novel, Double Karma, published in 2023. He is best known for The Trial of Pope Benedict and The Rice Queen Diaries. As a journalist, he was the original publisher and editor of Xtra! West in Vancouver, and has also contributed to publications...

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79. Veronica Ivy

1982-. (aged 44)

track cyclist television producer philosopher LGBTQ rights activist

Veronica Ivy, formerly Rachel McKinnon, is a Canadian competitive cyclist and transgender rights activist. In 2018, she became the first transgender world track cycling champion by placing first at the UCI Women's Masters Track World Championship for the women's 35–44 age bracket.

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80. Martin Popoff

1963-. (aged 63)

music critic biographer music journalist

Martin Popoff is a Canadian music journalist, critic and author. He is mainly known for writing about heavy metal music. The senior editor and co-founder of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, he has written more than twenty books that both critically evaluate heavy metal and document its history. He has been called "heavy metal's most widely recognized journalist" by his...

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81. Carla Qualtrough

1971-. (aged 55)

athlete politician lawyer swimmer mediator

Carla Dawn Qualtrough PC is a Canadian politician and former Paralympic swimmer who served as the Minister of Sport and Physical Activity from July 2023 to December 2024. A member of the Liberal Party, Qualtrough represented the riding of Delta in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2025.

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82. Sam Dunn

1974-. (aged 52)

screenwriter anthropologist film director

Sam Dunn is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, musician, and anthropologist, best known for his series of documentaries on heavy metal music. He co-owns Toronto-based production company Banger Films with Scot McFadyen. Dunn holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Victoria and a master's degree from York University where his thesis work focused on Guatemalan refugees.

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83. Patty Hajdu

1966-. (aged 60)

director general politician executive director

Patricia A. Hajdu is a Canadian politician who has been Minister of Jobs and Families since May 13, 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Hajdu was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election and serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Thunder Bay—Superior North. Hajdu is also the minister responsible for FedNor and previously...

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84. Tracey Lindberg

1967-. (aged 59)

writer academic lawyer singer

Tracey Lindberg is a writer, scholar, lawyer and Indigenous Rights activist from the Kelly Lake Cree Nation in British Columbia. She is Cree-Métis and a member of the As'in'i'wa'chi Ni'yaw Nation Rocky Mountain Cree.

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85. Calvin Chen

1980-. (aged 46)

model television actor actor singer

Calvin Chen is a Taiwanese actor, businessman, model, singer, and television host. He was a member of the Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit, along with Jiro Wang, Wu Chun and Aaron Yan.

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86. Tony James

1964-. (aged 62)

chemist

Anthony Eric James is an English musician who was the bassist for the 1970s–1980s bands Generation X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and the Sisters of Mercy.

87. Char Davies

1954-. (aged 72)

installation artist multimedia artist

Char Davies is a Canadian contemporary artist known for creating immersive virtual reality (VR) artworks. A founding director of Softimage, Co, she is considered a world leader in the field of virtual reality and a pioneer of bio-feedback VR. Davies is based in rural Quebec and San Francisco.

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88. Laure Waridel

1973-. (aged 53)

writer environmentalist

Laure Waridel, CM is a social activist, a writer, an associate professor of environmental studies and sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal, and a radio and TV commentator.

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89. Brent Hodge

1985-. (aged 41)

film director screenwriter

Brent Hodge is a Canadian-New Zealander documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for his documentaries I Am Chris Farley, A Brony Tale, The Pistol Shrimps, Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary, Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh, Who Let the Dogs Out and Pharma Bro. He has been nominated for six Leo Awards for his documentary movies Winning America,...

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90. Rabbie Namaliu

1947-2023 (aged 76)

politician

Sir Rabbie Langanai Namaliu GCL KCMG PC was a Papua New Guinean politician. He served as the fourth prime minister of Papua New Guinea from 4 July 1988 to 17 July 1992 as leader of the Pangu Party.

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