List of people from Winnipeg

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This list of people from Winnipeg includes notable people who were born, raised, or who achieved fame in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Richardson Building in Winnipeg

Artists

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Leo Mol

Sports persons

Ice hockey

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Johnathan Toews
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Terry Sawchuk

Basketball

Football

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Israel Idonije

Wrestling

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Chris Jericho
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Roddy Piper
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Kenny Omega

Martial arts

Curling

Speed skating

Golf

Volleyball

Soccer

Others

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Terry Fox

Business

Journalists

Musicians

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Burton Cummings
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Neil Young

Politicians

Film and television

Actors

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Monty Hall

Actresses

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Anna Paquin

Military

Writers

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Gabrielle Roy

Scientists

Crime

Judiciary

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  2. ↑ "Life After Winnipeg's The Royal Art Lodge". ballastmag.com. October 18, 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Freya Olafson". freya. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sheila Spence". Sheila Spence. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ John Einarson (December 4, 2016). "Winnipeg's Steiner Brothers didn't seek celebrity but made it big In addition to dancing; Brothers danced alongside Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin". Winnipeg Free Press .
  6. ↑ Goldsborough, Gordon (March 22, 2020). "Memorable Manitobans: Claude Copeland Robinson (1881–1976)". Manitoba Historical Society . Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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  10. ↑ "Winnipegger's role in origins of gangsta rap more prominent than movie suggests". Winnipeg Free Press. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  11. ↑ written at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Registration number 1906-006005, Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency: Government of Manitoba, 2022
  12. ↑ "Honoured Members: Leah, Vince". Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame . 1985. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ Blum, Benjamin (December 20, 2016). "Former CBC Sports exec producer Bob Moir dies at 87". CBC Sports . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  14. ↑ Prest, Ashley; Campbell, Tim (January 18, 2012). "A bit of an icon as a sports editor". Winnipeg Free Press . Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 22. Lock-green.svg
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  16. ↑ "Former FP Sports Editor, Maurice Smith, dead at 75". Winnipeg Free Press . Winnipeg, Manitoba. February 21, 1985. p. 51. Lock-green.svg
  17. ↑ Friesen, Joe (2016). The Ballad of Danny Wolfe. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. pp. 6–7.
  18. ↑ Friesen, Joe (2016). The Ballad of Danny Wolfe. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. pp. 6–7.
  19. ↑ Mary Jane Maclennan (2020). "Kimberly Prost – Professional Achievement: Answering a call for justice". UM Today: The Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-22. "In my head, I'm just a kid from Winnipeg," she says.
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