List of people from Yukon

Territorial flag of Yukon

This is a list of notable people who are from Yukon, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that territory.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Jerry Alfred — musician

B

• Larry Bagnell — Member of the House of Commons
• Bryon Baltimore — ice hockey player
• Kim Barlow — musician
• Doug Bell — former commissioner of the Yukon
• Pierre Berton — writer
• George Black — former commissioner of the Yukon and former Speaker of the House of Commons
• Martha Black — former member of the House of Commons
• Charlotte Selina Bompas — missionary
• William Carpenter Bompas — bishop
• Bev Buckway — curler and politician

C

• Jack Cable — former commissioner of the Yukon
• George Carmack — Klondike gold co-discoverer
• Kate Carmack — Klondike gold co-discoverer
• Dawson Charlie — Klondike gold co-discoverer
• Ione Christensen — former senator and former commissioner of the Yukon
• Dylan Cozens (ice hockey) - professional ice hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL

D

• Pat Duncan — former premier

E

• John Edzerza — politician

F

• Dennis Fentie — Premier

G

• Judy Gingell— former commissioner of the Yukon

H

• Louise Hardy — former member of the House of Commons
• Todd Hardy — Yukon New Democratic Party leader and former Yukon Leader of the Opposition
• Ted Harrison — artist

J

• Victor Jory — actor

L

• Joseph Ladue — founder of Dawson City
• Daniel Lang — Senator

M

• Skookum Jim Mason — Klondike gold co-discoverer
• Piers McDonald — former premier
• John Kenneth McKinnon — former commissioner of the Yukon
• Audrey McLaughlin — former member of the House of Commons and former leader of the New Democratic Party
• Arthur Mitchell — Yukon Leader of the Opposition

N

• Erik Nielsen — former member of the House of Commons and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

O

• William Ogilvie — surveyor
• John Ostashek — former premier

P

• Chris Pearson — former Government Leader
• Edward Peghin — Emmy-nominated Producer/Director
• Tahmoh Penikett — actor
• Tony Penikett — former Government Leader/Premier
• Willard Phelps — former Government Leader

R

• Jim Robb (painter) — watercolour artist, photographer and author

S

• Sahneuti — Gwichʼin First Nation leader
• Robert W. Service — poet
• Sam Steele — Mountie
• Peter Sturgeon — ice hockey player

V

• Geraldine Van Bibber — former commissioner of the Yukon

W

• James Morrow Walsh — former commissioner of the Yukon
• Shane Wilson — antler, horn, ivory and bronze sculptor
• Greg Wiltjer — basketball player