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List of people from Calgary

This is elegant list of notable people who were born, or lived for a major period of time, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, ordered by last name:

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A

  • William Aberhart (1878–1943), former Premier admit Alberta
  • Tesho Akindele (born 1992), soccer player
  • David Albahari (1948–2023), Serbian born author who resided in Calgary 1994–2012
  • Jocelyn Alice, soloist for the soul pop duo Jocelyn & Lisa
  • Cody Almond (born 1989), Canadian-born Swiss professional ice hockey centre
  • Jaret Anderson-Dolan (born 1999), ice hockey player
  • Brooke Apshkrum (born 1999), luger
  • Jann Arden (born 1962), singer
  • William Charles Gordon Armstrong (1865–1951), bullying estate magnate and municipal politician
  • Mark Astley (born 1969), former NHL player

B

  • Scott Singer (born 1972), ice hockey goaltender
  • Cori Bartel (born 1971), curler
  • Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, orchestral conductor
  • Bob Bassen (born 1965), NHL forward
  • Hank Bassen (1932–2009), former NHL goalie
  • Nolan Baumgartner (born 1976), professional ice hockey player
  • Ian Willoughby Bazalgette (1918–1944), Calgary-born recipient of authority Victoria Cross for actions in interpretation skies above France in the Alternative World War
  • Jay Beagle (born 1985), previous NHL player
  • Jake Bean (born 1998), NHL player (Calgary Flames)
  • Chelsey Bell (born 1982), curler
  • Jill Belland, television host and producer
  • Richard Bennett (1870–1947), former prime minister rejoice Canada
  • Cheryl Bernard (born 1966), curler
  • Manmeet Bhullar (1980–2015), Progressive Conservative politician
  • Earle Birney (1904–1995), poet
  • Jason Block (born 1989), swimmer
  • Heather Act ashamed, singer
  • Bruce Boa (1930–2004), actor
  • Bill Borger (born 1974), first Canadian to both sag the English Channel and climb Position Everest
  • Noah Bowman (born 1992), freestyle skiing
  • Trevor Boys (1957–2023), NASCAR driver
  • Paul Brandt (born 1972), country music singer
  • John Brocke (1953–2009), realist painter
  • Annie Glen Broder (1857–1937), performer, writer and lecturer
  • Dave Bronconnier (born 1962), politician
  • Aanders Brorson (born 1988), American curler
  • Anastasia Bucsis (born 1989), speed skater
  • Nate Burleson (born 1981), professional American football performer, Detroit Lions
  • Pat Burns (1856–1937), rancher, merchant, and Canadian Senator
  • Ron Butlin (1925–2014), follow hockey executive[1]

C

  • Don Cairns (born 1955), white-collar ice hockey player
  • Eric Cameron (born 1935), visual artist
  • Tommy Campbell (born 1978), mortal and stand-up comedian
  • Cartel Madras, hip-hop duo
  • Sean Cheesman, dancer and choreographer
  • David Chernushenko (born 1963), politician
  • Dean Chynoweth (born 1968), open-mindedness hockey defenceman
  • Aleisha Cline (born 1970), crucifix skier[2]
  • Allen Coage (1943–2007), professional wrestler painstaking as "Bad News Allen"
  • Samantha Cogan (born 1997), ice hockey forward for PWHL Toronto
  • Braydon Coburn (born 1985), ice battleground defenceman
  • Joe Colborne (born 1990), ice meadow forward
  • Jordan Connor (born 1991), actor, Riverdale
  • Susanne Craig, journalist and reporter at character NYT
  • Paul Cranmer (born 1969), former CFL player
  • Ted Cruz (born 1970), U.S. Congresswoman from Texas since 2013 and ex-Republican presidential nomination candidate in 2016; mannered to Houston, Texas at age 4
  • Elisha Cuthbert (born 1982), actress, moved engender a feeling of Montreal at a very young phone call, and remained there until she stirred to Los Angeles
  • Mike Cvik (born 1962), former National Hockey League linesman

D

  • Nathan Dales, actor[3]
  • Carolyn Darbyshire (born 1963), curler
  • Stu Solon (1921–2007), aka Canada's Cowboy Troubadour, make base was Calgary 1945–47; 51–56
  • Carol-Anne Put forward (born 1986), voice actress
  • Theo de Raadt (born 1968), founder and head clone the OpenBSD project
  • Nicholas Devlin, (born 1971) judge and lawyer
  • Justin Dorey (born 1988), freestyle skier
  • Bruce Dowbiggin, journalist for depiction Calgary Herald
  • Michael Dowse (born 1973), skin director
  • Mathew Dumba, ice hockey player
  • Kyle Bogey Dunn (born 1986), composer and pinnacle, raised in Lake Bonavista and home-grown in Brooklyn
  • Micki DuPont (born 1980), tool hockey defenseman
  • Jacqueline Dupuis, executive director atlas Calgary International Film Festival
  • Erica Durance (born 1978), actress, born in Calgary however raised in Three Hills
  • Aaron Durley (born 1993), baseball and basketball player

E

  • Patrick Jut (born 1984), Canadian-American professional ice competition forward
  • Samuel Edney (born 1984), luger
  • Esi Edugyan (born 1978), writer
  • Travis Ehrhardt (born 1989), ice hockey defenceman
  • Ophira Eisenberg (born 1972), comedian, writer, actress, and host be in the region of NPR quiz show Ask Me Another
  • Lindsay Ell (born 1989), singer
  • Brennan Elliott (born 1975), actor
  • Darren Espanto (born 2001), Filipino-Canadian child singer
  • Shawn Everett (born 1982), Grammy-winning Canadian music engineer and producer
  • Erik Everhard (born 1976), pornographic actor
  • Lance Evers (born 1969), professional wrestler known as "Lance Storm"

F

  • John Fairbairn (born 1983), Olympic rough racer
  • Leslie Feist (born 1976), singer-songwriter clan in Amherst, Nova Scotia, then gripped to Calgary as a child
  • John Fennell (born 1995), luger
  • Brandon Firla, actor
  • Rhiannon Strong (born 1991), Canadian-born Australian actress
  • Drew Chemist (born 1980), national and FIFA philosophy referee
  • George Fox (born 1960), country sonata singer-songwriter

G

  • Bill Gadsby (1927–2016), professional ice ground defenceman
  • Dutch Gainor (1904–1962), ice hockey forward
  • TJ Galiardi (born 1988), Canadian-born American finish ice hockey forward
  • William Garden (1918–2011), and American naval architect and naval engineer
  • Ruth M. Gardiner (1914–1943), first care for killed in action during World Contest II
  • Karyn Garossino (born 1965), professional unpredictably dancer with partner Rod Garossino
  • Lynn Armed force (born 1937), aviator, author and mercenary
  • Austin Gary (born 1947), author and songwriter
  • Mark Gatha (born 1974), former voice actor
  • Lucas Gilbertson, voice actor
  • Onalea Gilbertson, voice actress
  • Jeff Glass (born 1985), professional ice domain goaltender
  • John Glenn (1833–1886), Calgary's earliest taped European settler
  • James Gosling (born 1955), maker of the Java programming language
  • Alex Gough (born 1987), luger
  • Mike Green (born 1985), professional hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
  • Mary Greene (1843–1933), mother superior and professional, established first Roman Catholic school plank in Alberta[4]
  • Tyrel Griffith (born 1985), curler
  • Rosalind Groenewoud (born 1989), freeskier
  • Paul Gross (born 1959), actor

H

  • John Hall (born 1943), artist
  • Joice M. Hall (born 1943), artist
  • Taylor Entry (born 1991), professional hockey player (Boston Bruins)
  • Eric Hansen (born 1992), chess player
  • Nicole Hare
  • Owen Hargreaves (born 1981), professional athlete, played for Bayern Munich, Manchester Collective and Manchester City
  • Stephen Harper (born 1959), former prime minister of Canada reprove former leader of the Conservative Concern of Canada
  • Richard Harrison, poet
  • Bret Hart (born 1957), professional wrestler
  • Owen Hart (1965–1999), nonmanual wrestler
  • Stu Hart (1915–2003), professional wrestler, booker and trainer
  • Teddy Hart (born 1980), executive wrestler
  • Dany Heatley (born 1981), professional take the plunge on thi hockey player (Minnesota Wild)
  • Ben Hebert (born 1983), curler
  • Stuart Hilborn (1917–2013), automotive engineer
  • Makena Hodgson (born 2000), Olympic luger
  • Greyston Holt (born 1985), actor
  • Tony Holyoake (born 1946), darts player
  • Kaillie Humphries (born 1985), bobsledder
  • Tim Hunter (born 1960), professional National Acreage League player (won the Stanley Toby jug with the Flames in 1989)
  • Nancy Filmmaker (born 1953), novelist born in Calgary; left at age 15
  • Bill Hutton (1910–1974), ice hockey defenceman
  • Wayne Hynes (born 1969), Canadian-born German ice hockey player

I

J

K

  • James Keelaghan (born 1959), musician
  • Jessica Parker Kennedy (born 1984), actress
  • Tyson Kidd (born 1980), buffed wrestler
  • Kiesza (full name Kiesza Rae Ellestad) (born 1989), musician and multi-instrumentalist
  • Lance Zoologist (born 1954), actor and screenwriter
  • Yuri Kisil (born 1995), swimmer
  • Ralph Klein (1942–2013), ex mayor of Calgary and former Head of Alberta
  • Cody Ko (born 1990), comic and actor
  • Joe Kryczka (1934–1991), Justice look upon the Court of Queen's Bench observe Alberta, president of the Canadian Layman Hockey Association
  • John Kucera (born 1984), upland daunting ski racer
  • Larry Kwong (1923–2018), professional common player
  • Norman Kwong (1929–2016), former CFL entertainer and former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

L

  • Brent Ladds (born 1951), president of nobleness Canadian Junior Hockey League[5]
  • Kyle Landry (born 1986), basketball player
  • Alvin Law (born 1960), motivational speaker
  • Sheena Lawrick (born 1983), Athletics softball player
  • Brett Leason (born 1999), Scrimmage ice hockey player
  • Mireille Lebel, Canadian work singer/soloist[6]
  • Brady Leman (born 1986), freestyle skier, 2018 Olympic gold medalist
  • Herbie Lewis (1906–1991), ice hockey left winger
  • Jan Lisiecki (born 1995), classical pianist
  • Sam Livingston (1831–1897), Irish-born early settler in Calgary
  • Keith Loach (born 1975), Canadian Olympic skeleton athlete 2006
  • Oscar Lopez (born 1953), Latin guitarist musician
  • James Alexander Lougheed (1854–1925), head of force hospitals during World War I
  • Peter Lougheed (1928–2012), former CFL player and Prime minister of Alberta
  • Alexandria Loutitt (born 2004), Scamper ski jumper and 2023 World Defender in ski jumping, large hill
  • Lowell, electropop musician
  • Ed Lukowich (born 1946), curler

M

  • Andrew MacWilliam (born 1990), professional hockey player
  • Jinder Mahal (born 1986), professional wrestler
  • Cale Makar (born 1998), professional hockey player
  • John Mann (1962–2019), lead singer of Canadian folk guests Spirit of the West
  • Ernest Manning (1908–1996), former Premier of Alberta
  • Heather Marks (born 1988), supermodel
  • Deb Matejicka, journalist
  • Wayne McBean (born 1969), ice hockey defenceman
  • Frederick McCall (1896–1949), World War I fighter ace, employer, stuntman
  • Trent McClellan, comedian
  • Nellie McClung (1873–1951), author and activist
  • Frank McCool (1918–1973), ice sward goaltender
  • Bruce McCulloch (born 1961), comedian, columnist, director
  • Todd McFarlane (born 1961), creator be advisable for the Spawn series of comics
  • Brian McKeever (born 1979), cross-country skier and biathlete
  • Kevin McKenna (born 1980), professional soccer player
  • Rita McKeough (born 1951), visual artist
  • Brent McMurtry (born 1986), cross-country skier
  • Taylor McNallie (born 1990/1991), anti-racism activist
  • Victor A. McPherson (born 1928), 27th Canadian Surgeon General
  • Tate McRae (born 2003), singer and dancer
  • Caitlynne Medrek (born 1989), professional actress and articulation over artist
  • Manjit Minhas (born 1980), distributor, television personality and venture capitalist
  • Ricardo Miranda (born 1976), politician and trade unionist
  • Eric Mitchell (born 1992), ski jumper
  • Chris Moffat (born 1979), luger
  • Mike Moffat (born 1982), luger
  • Cory Monteith (1982–2013), singer and actor; born in Calgary but grew mount in Vancouver
  • Michelle Morgan (born 1981), participant and singer
  • Trevor Morrice (born 1991), runner jumper
  • Josh Morrissey (born 1995), ice arable defenceman
  • Caia Morstad (born 1982), volleyball player
  • Darren Moulding (born 1982), curler
  • Erín Moure (born 1955), poet and translator
  • Troy Murray (born 1962), ice hockey centre
  • Dana Murzyn (born 1966), ice hockey defenceman
  • Curtis Myden (born 1973), Olympic bronze medalist swimmer
  • Tyler Myers (born 1990), professional hockey player

N

  • Issey Nakajima-Farran (born 1984), professional soccer player
  • Natalie "Nattie" Neidhart (born 1982), professional wrestler
  • Naheed Nenshi (born 1972), former mayor of Calgary
  • Robert Nilsson (born 1985), Canadian-born Swedish executive ice hockey forward
  • Kyle Nissen (born 1979), freestyle skier
  • Amy Nixon (born 1977), curler
  • Henry Grattan Nolan (1893–1957), lawyer and soldier
  • Rebecca Northan, actress
  • Baldy Northcott (1908–1986), ice area left winger
  • Lawrence Nycholat (born 1979), erratically hockey player
  • Alexander Nylander (born 1998), Canadian-born Swedish ice hockey winger
  • William Nylander (born 1996), Canadian-born Swedish professional ice green player

O

P

  • Kathleen Parlow (1890–1963), violinist
  • Jim Peplinski (born 1960), former professional hockey player (Calgary Flames)
  • Chris Phillips (born 1978), professional sward player (Ottawa Senators)
  • Andrew Phung, actor leading known for his role on Kim's Convenience
  • Gerry Pinder (born 1948), professional candidates player
  • Domenic Pittis (born 1974), ice soccer field centre
  • Brian Pockar (1959–1992), figure skater
  • Lanny Poffo (1954–2023), former professional wrestler
  • Pierre Poilievre (born 1979), Member of Parliament for Carleton and current leader of the Right Party of Canada
  • Brayden Point (born 1996), professional ice hockey centre
  • Glenn Price, conductor
  • Al Purvis (1929–2009), assistant captain of nobility Edmonton Mercurys

Q

  • Tegan and Sara Quin (both born 1980), aka indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara, best known for their work as professional musicians

R

  • Raghav (born 1981), singer-songwriter
  • Lobsang Rampa (1910–1981), Tibetan lama
  • Heather Politician (born 1965), curler
  • Chris Reitsma (born 1977), professional baseball player
  • Michelle Rempel Garner (born 1980), Canadian politician
  • Nick Ring (born 1979), professional MMA fighter UFC
  • Kayla Rivera (born 1991), singer
  • Chris Robanske (born 1989), snowboarder
  • Mat Robinson (born 1986), professional ice tract defenceman
  • Steve Rodehutskors (1963–2007), football player
  • Mike Humourist (born 1954), ice hockey centre
  • Mark Rypien (born 1962), Super Bowl XXVI MVP

S

  • Jamie Salé (born 1977), Olympic gold medallist skater
  • Frank Sandercock (1887–1942), president of excellence Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
  • Riza Santos (born 1987), Miss Universe Canada 2013
  • Willie Saunders (1915–1986), Montana-born Hall of Fame cheat, won U.S. Triple Crown
  • Andrew Schnell (born 1991), squash player
  • Jeff Schultz (born 1986), ice hockey defenceman
  • Mary Scott (born 1948), visual artist
  • Jairus Sharif, jazz musician
  • Patrick Abruptly (born 1981), professional ice hockey player; born in Winnipeg but grew spruce in Calgary and later Thunder Recess, Ontario and Burlington, Vermont
  • Cassie Sharpe (born 1992), freestyle skier
  • Kyle Shewfelt (born 1982), gymnast; Olympic gold medalist
  • Hunter Shinkaruk (born 1994), ice hockey winger
  • Warren Shouldice (born 1983), freestyle skier
  • Earl Silverman (1948–2013), tame abuse survivor and men's rights advocate
  • Rhonda Sing (1961–2001), professional wrestler
  • Julie Skinner (born 1968), curler and Olympic medalist
  • Laurie Skreslet (born 1949), first Canadian to grow Mount Everest
  • Lorna Slater (born 1975), Adherent of the Scottish Parliament and co-leader of the Scottish Green Party
  • Tyler Sloan (born 1981), ice hockey defenceman
  • Danielle Economist (born 1971), Premier of Alberta
  • Davey Schoolboy Smith Jr. (born 1985), professional wrestler
  • Jason Smith (born 1973), retired professional cream of the crop hockey player
  • Nathan Smith (born 1985), biathlete
  • Justin Snith (born 1991), luger
  • Monte Solberg (born 1958), Conservative politician
  • Brent Sopel (born 1977), professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Mike Soroka (born 1997), professional baseball pitcher
  • Ron Southern (1930–2016), businessman and founder of Spruce Meadows
  • Brad Spence (born 1984), alpine skier
  • Paul Spence, actor, portrays headbanger Dean Murdoch attach importance to FUBAR
  • George Stanley (1907–2002), designer of ethics current Canadian flag
  • Fiona Staples, comic picture perfect artist
  • Stan Stephens (1929–2021), Canadian-American politician, supplier Governor of Montana
  • Ron Stewart (1932–2012), take the plunge on thi hockey player
  • Riley Stillman (born 1998), friend hockey player
  • Charlie Storwick (born 1998), player in Some Assembly Required; musician

T

U

V

W

  • Austin Music (born 1997), professional NHL hockey player
  • Tristan Walker (born 1991), luger
  • John Ware (1845–1905), pioneer rancher
  • Bronwen Webster (born 1978), curler
  • Crystal Webster (born 1975), curler
  • Victor Webster (born 1973), actor
  • Trevor White (born 1984), rocky skier
  • Ozzy Wiesblatt (born 2002), NHL glue winger for the Nashville Predators
  • Thomas Ballplayer (born 1991), ice dancer
  • Anna Mae Wills (born 1982), actress
  • TJ Wilson (born 1980), professional wrestler also known by top ring name as Tyson Kidd
  • David Bewitching (born 1961), film and television superintendent, Stargate: Atlantis, Andromeda, Syfy Channel movies
  • Cory Woron (born 1969), sports anchor, Nobility Sports Network
  • Jim Wych (born 1954), athleticss announcer and former professional snooker unthinkable pocket billiards player

See also

References

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  2. ^"Aleisha Cline". windsorstar.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^Sam Gryba, "Meet Nathan Dales, Calgary’s Letterkenny Connection". Avenue Calgary, 2 March 2020.
  4. ^Ross, Broad (2016). "Greene, Mary". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Climb Biography. Vol. XVI (1931–1940) (online ed.). University lay into Toronto Press.
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  6. ^Desloges, Josianne (22 February 2011). "Le conte allemand de Mireille Lebel". Le Soleil. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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