This is a list of notable people who are from the

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that territory.

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* Leona Aglukkaq, former member of Parliament for the electoral district of Nunavut * Roger Allen, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

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Zac Boyer Zachary Jason Boyer (born October 25, 1971) is a Canadian former National Hockey League Winger (ice hockey), right winger. In the final game of the 1992 Memorial Cup, Boyer scored the championship-winning goal for the Kamloops Blazers with 14 ...

, former National Hockey League right winger * Tom Butters, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

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* Mark Carney, governor of the

Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still one of the bankers for the Government of ...

and former governor of the

Bank of Canada The Bank of Canada (BoC; french: Banque du Canada) is a Crown corporation and Canada's central bank. Chartered in 1934 under the ''Bank of Canada Act'', it is responsible for formulating Canada's monetary policy,OECD. OECD Economic Surveys: Ca ...

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* Alex Debogorski, local truck driver and personality on ''

Ice Road Truckers ''Ice Road Truckers'' (commercially abbreviated ''IRT'') is a reality television series that premiered on History Channel, on June 17, 2007. It features the activities of drivers who operate trucks on seasonal routes crossing frozen lakes and ...

'' * Paul Delorey, professional curler and former MLA and speaker in the Northwest Territories Legislature

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Jason Elliott Jason Elliott may refer to: * Jason Elliott (ice hockey) (born 1975), Canadian hockey player * Jason Elliott (politician) (born 1970), American politician See also *Jason Elliot Jason Elliot (born 1965) is a British travel writer and novelist. H ...

, former professional ice hockey player * Kingmeata Etidlooie, Inuk visual artist and sculptor

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Alice Masak French Alice Masak French (June 29, 1930 – July 5, 2013) was an Inuit author who lived in Souris, Manitoba, Canada. An Inuvialuit, she was born at Baillie Island in the Northwest Territories. Her work focuses on the experiences of Inuit women, and di ...

, Inuk author

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* Brendan Green, Canadian team biathlete; participated in the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

in the men's 4x7.5 km relay *

Jane Groenewegen Jane Mary "Ostler" Groenewegen (born November 8, 1956) is a territorial level politician from northern Canada and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Political career Groenewegen was first elected to a sea ...

, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from Hay River South *

Leela Gilday Leela Gilday is a Dene-Canadian singer songwriter, born and raised in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. She has released five solo albums since 2002, two of which have won the Juno Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year. Early life Gild ...

, Juno Award-winning Dene singer/songwriter from Yellowknife

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Sarah Hardisty Sarah Hardisty (1924–2014) was a Dene elder and quillworker. Early life Hardisty was born Sarah Sanguez on 17 July 1924 in the Jean Marie River (Tthek'éhdélı̨) community in the Dehcho Region of Canada's Northwest Territories. Joseph Sanguez ...

, Dene elder and quillworker * Courtney Howard, Physician and one0time leadership candidate,

Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada (french: Parti vert du Canada) is a federal political party in Canada, founded in 1983 with a focus on green politics. The Green Party is currently the fifth largest party in the House of Commons by seat count. It el ...

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Helen Kalvak Helen Kalvak, (Kalvakadlak) (1901 - 7 May 1984) was a Copper Inuit graphic artist from Ulukhaktok (formerly Holman), Northwest Territories, Canada. Early years Kalvak was born at Tahiryuak Lake, on Victoria Island (Canada), Victoria Island and r ...

Copper Inuit Copper Inuit, also known as Kitlinermiut and Inuinnait, are a Canadian Inuit group who live north of the tree line, in what is now the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut and in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Ter ...

graphic artist * Margot Kidder, film and television actress best known for playing Lois Lane in the ''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

'' movies of the 1970s and 1980s * Fred Koe, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories * Kevin Koe, world champion curler * Shane Koyczan, poet and spoken word artist *

Floyd Kuptana Floyd Kuptana (1964-2021) was an Inuvialuit (Inuk) artist in Canada whose work is primarily stone carvings as well as paintings and collage. Modern Inuit art developed in the latter half of the 20th century as Indigenous peoples of the Canadian ...

, Inuk sculptor

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* Joe McBryan (Buffalo Joe), president and owner of

Buffalo Airways Buffalo Airways is a family-run airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, established in 1970. Buffalo Airways was launched by Bob Gauchie and later sold to one of his pilots, Joe McBryan (aka "Buffalo Joe"). It operates charte ...

featured on ''

Ice Pilots NWT ''Ice Pilots NWT'' (known in the UK and the US as ''Ice Pilots''''Ice Pilots''
at Quest TV) is ...

'' * Mikey McBryan,

General Manager and featured on ''Ice Pilots NWT'' *

Rob McVicar Robert McVicar (born January 15, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goalie who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks during the 2005–06 season. McVicar played major junior for the Brandon ...

, professional ice hockey goaltender *

Tobias Mehler Tobias Mehler (born April 1, 1976) is a Canadian actor who has appeared in film and television productions. Career Mehler is known for playing d'Artagnan on ''Young Blades'', Zak Adama on '' Battlestar Galactica'' and Lieutenant Graham Simmons ...

, film and television actor best known for his roles on ''

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'' and '' Stargate SG-1'' *

Vic Mercredi Victor Dennis Mercredi (born March 31, 1953) is a Canadian of Métis heritage and retired professional ice hockey player. Mercredi played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) as a left winger. Hockey career and a ...

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

hockey player, first person born in the NWT to be drafted into the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

Dustin Milligan Dustin Wallace Milligan (born July 28, 1985) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Ethan Ward on the teen drama television series '' 90210'' from 2008 until 2009, Tom Cummings in the Canadian spy thriller television series ''X Company'' from ...

, film and television actor; lead actor in the first season of the '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' spinoff

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Melaw Nakehk'o Melaw Nakehk'o is an actress, artist, traditional moose hide tanner, and co-founder of the First Nations organization Dene Nahjo. She is primarily known for her role as the kidnapped Arikara woman Powaqa in the 2015 film '' The Revenant''. Ear ...

, Dene artist and film actress, known for role in '' The Revenant (2015)'' * Phoebe Nahanni, Dene geographer *

Agnes Nanogak Agnes Nanogak Goose (12 November 19255 May 2001) was an Inuk artist from Holman (Ulukhaktok), Northwest Territories, Canada. Life Nanogak was born on Baillie Island, Northwest Territories, in 1925. Her father, Natkutsiak (Billy Banksland) wa ...

, Inuit artist * Leslie Nielsen, actor, comedian, and producer best known for his roles on '' The Forbidden Planet'' and '' The Poseidon Adventure''

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David Ruben Piqtoukun David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (also known as David Ruben) (born 1950) is an Inuvialuk (Inuit) artist from Paulatuk, Northwest Territories. Career One of 15 children, Piqtoukun lived a traditional Inuit life until he w ...

, Inuit artist and sculptor * John Pollard, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1987 until 1995

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* Floyd Roland, Mayor of Inuvik; former Premier and member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

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Geoff Sanderson Geoffrey M. Sanderson (born February 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger, most notably for the Hartford Whalers and Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Drafted by the Hartford W ...

, former

player * Eric Schweig, Inuvialuit/ Chippewa/ Dene actor *

John Sissons John "Jack" Howard Sissons (July 14, 1892 – November 11, 1969) was a Canadian barrister, author, judge and federal politician. Early life Sissons was born in Orillia, Ontario and, at the age of four, contracted polio, which injured his leg ...

, politician and the first judge of the

Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories is the name of two different superior courts for the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories, which have existed at different times. The first Supreme Court of the North-West Territories was c ...

Donald Morton Stewart Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

, former mayor and speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature * Les Stroud, filmmaker and survival expert; host of the television program ''

Survivorman ''Survivorman'' is a Canadian-produced television program, broadcast in Canada on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN), and internationally on Discovery Channel and Science Channel. The title refers to the host of the show, Canadian filmmaker and su ...

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* Ovilu Tunnillie, Inuit sculptor, member of the

Royal Canadian Academy of Arts The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) is a Canadian arts-related organization that was founded in 1880. History 1880 to 1890 The title of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts was received from Queen Victoria on 16 July 1880. The Governor General ...

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Greg Vaydik Gregory Brooks Vaydik (born October 9, 1955) is a former National Hockey League (NHL) player. He was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. As a youth, he played in the 1966 and 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a min ...

, National Hockey League player

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* Max Ward, pioneering bush pilot and founder of

Wardair Wardair Canada was a privately run Canadian airline, founded by Max Ward in 1952 under the name Wardair Ltd, before formally changing its name to "Wardair Canada" in 1976. The airline was acquired by and folded into Canadian Airlines in 1989. ...

airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines for ...

s (later sold to Canadian Airlines)

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