# List of people from Saskatoon

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

## A

* Mark Abley – writer
* Hugh Alan Anderson (1933–2015) – Canadian politician and a Member of the Canadian Parliament
* Mel Angelstad – former professional ice hockey player
* Colby Armstrong – former National Hockey League (NHL) player, currently a hockey analyst with Sportsnet
* Riley Armstrong – former hockey player, having played two games in the NHL with San Jose Sharks
* Brent Ashton – former NHL hockey player

## B

* Mike Babcock – 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 (GPWS)
* Wade Belak (1976–2011) – former NHL player with Nashville Predators
* Frederick E. Betts (1870–1942) – president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
* Byron Bitz – former NHL player with Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers
* Trevor Blackwell – entrepreneur
* Allan Blakeney – former Premier of Saskatchewan
* Derek Boogaard (1982–2011) – former NHL hockey player with New York Rangers
* Dave Brown – former NHL player with Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers
* Sidney Buckwold – former Mayor of Saskatoon
* Hy Buller (1926–1968) – All Star NHL ice hockey player

## C

* Hugh Cairns (VC) – World War I soldier awarded the Victoria Cross
* Lorne Calvert – former Premier of Saskatchewan
* Steph Cameron – folk singer-songwriter
* Ethel Catherwood – Olympic medalist
* Dmytro Cipywnyk – physician and academic
* Emily Clark – ice hockey player
* Kim Coates – Canadian/American actor, Sons of Anarchy; born in Saskatoon
* Renée Coleman – Canadian actress who has appeared in several TV shows and movies
* David Curie (VC) – World War II soldier awarded the Victoria Cross

## D

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

## E

* Michael Eklund – actor
* Dan Ellis – NHL goaltender with Florida Panthers
* Shane Endicott – former NHL hockey player
* Todd Ewen – former NHL player with St.Louis Blues and Anaheim Mighty Ducks

## F

* Sylvia Fedoruk – scientist, former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
* Larry Fisher – murderer of Gail Miller
* Don Freed – singer-songwriter
* Dawna Friesen – newscaster
* Pete Friesen – guitar player for Alice Cooper, Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden and The Almighty
* Gayleen Froese – author
* Wes Funk – writer

## G

* Michael Garnett – former NHL goaltender with the Atlanta Thrashers
* Joanna Glass – playwright
* Glenda Goertzen – author
* Bruce Gordon
* Herb Grosch – computer scientist
* Tom Grummett – comic book artist
* Eric Gryba – NHL player with the Edmonton Oilers
* Lyell Gustin – music educator

## H

* Brandon Hagel – professional ice hockey player
* Chris Hajt – professional ice hockey player, Lukko
* Emmett Hall – former Supreme Court Justice
* Stu Hart (1915–2003) – professional wrestling patriarch
* Ray Hnatyshyn – former Governor General of Canada
* 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) – ice hockey entrepreneur
* Jorgen Hus – Saskatchewan Roughriders Football player

## J

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

## K

* Miklos Kanitz – Holocaust survivor
* Ryan Keller – former NHL hockey player for the Ottawa Senators
* Dave King – university and NHL hockey coach
* Ken Kirzinger – actor and stuntman, famous for playing Jason Voorhees in Freddy vs. Jason
* Joseph Kotlar (comedian)
* Darcy Kuemper – goalie for the NHL franchise Washington Capitals
* Kaylyn Kyle – member of the Canada women's national soccer team

## L

* Annette Lapointe – writer
* Regan Lauscher – Canadian luge 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 player
* Vic Lynn (1925–2010) – ice hockey player
* Taylor Leier – former NHL hockey player having played with the Philadelphia Flyers, now playing in Europe

## M

* 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
* Tyler Mane – former pro wrestler and actor
* Yann Martel – Booker Prize winning author
* Mike Maurer – CFL fullback
* Daniel Mason – novelist and physician
* Chris McAllister – former NHL hockey player
* Shane Meier – 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 – musician, artist
* Allan Moffat – racing car driver (based in Australia); 12 Hours of Sebring winner and four-time winner of the Australian Touring Car Championship and Bathurst 1000
* Keith Morrison – Dateline NBC 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

## P

* Lane Pederson – 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

## R

* 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 Premier of Saskatchewan

## S

* William Sarjeant – geology professor and author
* Brayden Schenn – NHL hockey player with St. Louis Blues
* Luke Schenn – NHL hockey player with Toronto Maple Leafs
* 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 Atlanta Thrashers
* Chandler Stephenson – NHL hockey player with Vegas Golden Knights
* Jarret Stoll – NHL hockey player with Los Angeles Kings
* Neil Stonechild – high-profile victim of an alleged starlight tour
* Joey Stylez (Joseph Laplante) – hip hop artist
* David Sutcliffe – actor
* Anne Szumigalski – poet
* Maïa Shwinghammer – skier
* Brianne Theisen-Eaton – twice World Athletics Championships silver medalist in heptathlon
* Gordon Tootoosis – First Nations actor
* Shannon Tweed – actress, wife of Gene Simmons of KISS

## V

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

## W

* Cam Ward – NHL hockey goaltender, Chicago Blackhawks
* 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 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