Notable persons who were born, grew up, resided or lived in

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

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* Mark Abley – writer * Hugh Alan Anderson (1933–2015) – Canadian politician and a Member of the Canadian Parliament *

Mel Angelstad Melvin Angelstad (born October 31, 1971) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 NHL season to become the first player to ...

– former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

player * Colby Armstrong – former National Hockey League (NHL) player, currently a hockey analyst with

Sportsnet Sportsnet is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language Discretionary service, discretionary sports broadcasting, sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture betw ...

* Riley Armstrong – former hockey player, having played two games in the NHL with

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

* Brent Ashton – former NHL hockey player

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Mike Babcock Mike Babcock (born April 29, 1963) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. He spent parts of eighteen seasons as a head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL), beginning when he was named head coach of the Anaheim Ducks, Mighty Duck ...

– former head ice hockey coach * Lorne Babiuk – former director, VIDO-InterVac * Jon Ballantyne — two-time Juno Award-winning jazz pianist and composer * C. Donald Bateman – inventor of the

ground proximity warning system A Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) is a system designed to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground or an obstacle. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines GPWS as a type of ...

(GPWS) * Theresa Beckie - nurse and Fellow of the

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a United States–based international nonprofit with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsib ...

* Wade Belak (1976–2011) – former NHL player with

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...

* Frederick E. Betts (1870–1942) – president of the

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA; ) was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey in Canada from 1914 until 1994, when it merged with Hockey Canada. Its jurisdiction included senior ice hockey leagues and the Allan Cup, ...

* Byron Bitz – former NHL player with

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...

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Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...

* Trevor Blackwell – entrepreneur * Allan Blakeney – former Premier of Saskatchewan * Derek Boogaard (1982–2011) – former NHL hockey player with

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

* Dave Brown – former NHL player with

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

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Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

* Sidney Buckwold – former Mayor of Saskatoon * Hy Buller (1926–1968) – All Star NHL ice hockey player

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* Hugh Cairns (VC) – World War I soldier awarded the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British ...

* Lorne Calvert – former

Premier of Saskatchewan The premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The current premier of Saskatchewan is Scott Moe, who was sworn in as premier on February 2, 2018, after winning the 2018 Saska ...

* Steph Cameron – folk singer-songwriter * Ethel Catherwood – Olympic medalist * Dmytro Cipywnyk – physician and academic * Emily Clark – ice hockey player *

Kim Coates Kim Frederick Coates (born February 21, 1958) is a Canadian-American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and in th ...

– Canadian/American actor, ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American Action film, action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX (TV channel), FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008, to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-k ...

''; born in Saskatoon *

Renée Coleman Renée Coleman (born January 8, 1962) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in several TV shows and movies. Acting She is best known for her role in the NBC TV series ''Quantum Leap'', in which she played the role of Alia, the "evil leaper." ...

– Canadian actress who has appeared in several TV shows and movies * David Curie (VC) – World War II soldier awarded the

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* Mark Dacey – 2004 Brier Champion * Joyce Davidson – TV personality

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Michael Eklund Michael Eklund is a Canadian television and film actor who is known for playing the role of the villain or antihero. His characters are often described as being "creepy". His roles include a kidnapping, kidnapper who terrorizes characters playe ...

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Dan Ellis Daniel, Danny or Dan Ellis may refer to: Sports *Dan Ellis (ice hockey) (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player *Danny Ellis (footballer, born 1985), English footballer for Guiseley, Harrogate, Farsley, and Darlington *Daniel Ellis (footballer, bor ...

– NHL goaltender with

* Shane Endicott – former NHL hockey player * Todd Ewen – former NHL player with St.Louis Blues and Anaheim Mighty Ducks

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* Sylvia Fedoruk – scientist, former

Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan The lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan () is the representative in Saskatchewan of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieutenant governor of Sas ...

* Larry Fisher – murderer of Gail Miller * Don Freed – singer-songwriter * Dawna Friesen – newscaster * Pete Friesen – guitar player for

Alice Cooper Vincent Damon Furnier (born February 4, 1948), known by his stage name Alice Cooper, is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusion ...

Bruce Dickinson Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson has performed in the band across two stints, from 1981 to 1993 and from 1999 to the present d ...

of Iron Maiden and The Almighty * Gayleen Froese – author * Wes Funk – writer

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Michael Garnett Michael Garnett (born November 25, 1982) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Garnett previously played for the National Hockey League's ...

– former NHL goaltender with the

Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL sea ...

* Joanna Glass – playwright * Glenda Goertzen – author * Bruce Gordon * Herb Grosch – computer scientist *

Tom Grummett Thomas Grummett (born 1959) is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as '' The New Titans'', '' The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superboy'', '' Power Company'', '' Robin'', '' New Th ...

– comic book artist * Eric Gryba – NHL player with the

* Lyell Gustin – music educator * George Genereux - trap shooter, sharpshooter

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* Brandon Hagel – professional ice hockey player * Chris Hajt – professional

player,

Lukko Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, Rauma, Finland, best known for its men's professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently pla ...

* Emmett Hall – former Supreme Court Justice *

Stu Hart Stewart Edward Hart (May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian sport wrestling, amateur and professional wrestling, professional wrestler, wrestling Booker (professional wrestling), booker, professional wrestling promotion, promoter, and ...

(1915–2003) –

professional wrestling Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...

patriarch The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Roman Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and ...

* Ray Hnatyshyn – former

Governor General of Canada The governor general of Canada () is the federal representative of the . The monarch of Canada is also sovereign and head of state of 14 other Commonwealth realms and resides in the United Kingdom. The monarch, on the Advice (constitutional la ...

* Robert Hodges – PhD in biochemistry, former Olympic speed skater (1968, 1972) * Gustin House – Lyell Gustin, decades-long teacher of many eminent pianists province-wide * Gordie Howe (1928–2016) – NHL and WHA hockey player * Bill Hunter (1920–2002) –

entrepreneur * Jorgen Hus –

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 19 ...

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* Susan Jacks – singer-songwriter, producer, member of The Poppy Family

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Miklos Kanitz Miklos Samual Kanitz (1939 – November 9, 2006) was a Hungarian-Canadian Holocaust survivor living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He narrowly escaped being transported to the German death camp at Auschwitz in June 1944 at the age of six, because ...

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Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...

survivor * Ryan Keller – former NHL hockey player for the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

* Dave King – university and NHL hockey coach * Ken Kirzinger – actor and stuntman, famous for playing

Jason Voorhees Jason Voorhees () is a fictional character and the antagonist of the Friday the 13th (franchise), ''Friday the 13th'' series. He first appeared in ''Friday the 13th (1980 film), Friday the 13th'' (1980) as the young son of camp-cook-turned-kil ...

in '' Freddy vs. Jason'' *Joseph Kotlar (comedian) * Darcy Kuemper – goalie for the NHL franchise

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

* Kaylyn Kyle – member of the Canada women's national soccer team

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* Annette Lapointe – writer * Regan Lauscher – Canadian

luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...

champion * James Le Jeune (1910–1983) – painter, born in Saskatoon * Catriona Le May Doan – speed skater, Olympic medalist * Chelazon Leroux – drag performer seen on Canada's Drag Race (season 3) * Alison Lang – Canadian Olympic basketball player * Curtis Leschyshyn – former NHL hockey player * Ernest Lindner (1897–1988) – painter * Trey Lyles – professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player * Vic Lynn (1925–2010) – ice hockey player * Taylor Leier – former

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

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* Stony Mac – drag performer, appeared on Call Me Mother (season 2) * Duncan MacPherson (1966–1989) – ice hockey player * Keith Magnuson (died 2003) – former NHL hockey player,

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (N ...

Tyler Mane Daryl Karolat (born December 8, 1966) is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler, better known by the name Tyler Mane. He is known for playing supervillain Sabretooth in ''X-Men'' (2000), and '' X-Men: The Official Game'' (2006), Ajax ...

– former pro wrestler and actor * Yann Martel –

Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, wh ...

winning author * Mike Maurer – CFL fullback * Daniel Mason – novelist and physician * Chris McAllister – former NHL hockey player *

Shane Meier Shane Thomas Meier (born June 11, 1977) is a Canadian actor, best known for playing the title role in ''The Matthew Shepard Story'', a TV film about the life and murder of Matthew Shepard. Life and career Meier was born in Saskatoon, Saskatch ...

– actor * David Milgaard – falsely accused/convicted/imprisoned for murder of Gail Miller * Gail Miller – victim of murder by Larry Fisher, for which David Milgaard was falsely convicted *

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan Mitchell (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitch ...

– musician, artist * Allan Moffat – racing car driver (based in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

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12 Hours of Sebring The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance race for Sports car racing, sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in S ...

winner and four-time winner of the

Australian Touring Car Championship The Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the Repco Supercars Championship awarded the troph ...

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Bathurst 1000 The Bathurst 1000 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Repco Bathurst 1000) is a Touring car racing, touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently run as part of the Supe ...

* Keith Morrison –

Dateline NBC ''Dateline NBC'' (also known simply as ''Dateline'') is a weekly American television news magazine reality legal show that is broadcast on NBC. It was previously the network's flagship general interest news magazine, but now focuses mainly on ...

correspondent * Farley Mowat – novelist * Jasmin Mozaffari – film director and screenwriter * Alaa Murabit – doctor, award-winning global strategist and policymaker * Carey Nelson – long-distance runner * Darin Nesbitt – professor at

Douglas College Douglas College is the largest college in British Columbia, Canada with 7,958 full-time equivalent students in 2023-24. Douglas College offers bachelor's degrees and general university arts and science courses, as well as career programs in h ...

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Lane Pederson Lane Pederson (born August 4, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Pe ...

– NHL player * Michaela Pereira – HLN anchor * Krista Phillips – professional basketball player (former University of Michigan Women's Basketball player) * Rich Pilon – former NHL hockey player * "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs) (died 2015) – professional wrestler and film actor

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* Doug Redl – Canadian football player * Scott Redl – Canadian football player * Drew Remenda – TV colour analyst for the San Jose Sharks and radio show host * Kyle Riabko – actor and musician * Roy Romanow – former

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* William Sarjeant – geology professor and author * Brayden Schenn – NHL hockey player with St. Louis Blues * Luke Schenn – NHL hockey player with

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

* Nathan Simington – Commissioner of FCC * Brian Skrudland – former NHL hockey forward, two-time Stanley Cup champion * Arthur Slade – author * Theresa Sokyrka – singer-songwriter, musician, and placed second on season 2 of "Canadian Idol" * Brent Sopel – NHL hockey player with

* Chandler Stephenson – NHL hockey player with

Vegas Golden Knights The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Golden Knights compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division ...

Jarret Stoll Jarret Lee Stoll (born June 24, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild. Stoll is a two-time Stanle ...

– NHL hockey player with

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The Kings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. ...

* Neil Stonechild – high-profile victim of an alleged starlight tour * Joey Stylez (Joseph Laplante) – hip hop artist * David Sutcliffe – actor * Anne Szumigalski – poet

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* Brianne Theisen-Eaton – twice World Athletics Championships silver medalist in heptathlon * Gordon Tootoosis –

First Nations First nations are indigenous settlers or bands. First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to: Indigenous groups *List of Indigenous peoples *First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...

actor * Shannon Tweed – actress, wife of

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; ; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, which he co-founded wit ...

KISS A kiss is the touching or pressing of one's lips against another person, animal or object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely; depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sex ...

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* Guy Vanderhaeghe – author * Sugith Varughese – writer, director and actor * Suzie Vinnick – folk/blues singer-songwriter and guitarist * Julia Voth – actress and model

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* Cam Ward (ice hockey), Cam Ward – NHL hockey goaltender,

* Ed Whalen (broadcaster), Ed Whalen – host and commentator, ''Stampede Wrestling'' * Steven Woods – Quack.com co-founder, current Google Waterloo site director * Henry Woolf – actor * James Wright (ice hockey), James Wright – ice hockey player, plays in the Swedish Hockey League for the Linköpings HC, formerly in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets and the Tampa Bay Lightning * Janet Wright (1945–2016) – actress and cast member of ''Corner Gas'' * Larry Wruck – CFL player

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