# List of people from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

This is a list of notable people who are from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan whether born, raised, or have spent a large part or formative part of their life and or career in that city. Colloquially known as Prince Albertans.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also
* References

## A

| Name | Occupation | Notes | Ref |
| Sherry Anderson | Curler | Canadian and World Senior Curling Champion; won silver and bronze at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts | |

## B

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Mike Bales | Hockey player | NHL goalie for the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators |
| Burke Barlow | Musician | Former guitarist for the folk band The Deep Dark Woods, 2005–2012 |
| Scott Basiuk | Hockey player | Has played in minor pro hockey leagues in Canada and United States such as American Hockey League and ECHL; most recently played for the Sheffield Steelers in the Elite Ice Hockey League |
| Brad Bergen | Hockey player | Played his entire career in various leagues in Germany; last played 2007–08 as part of the SERC Wild Wings while they were in 2nd Bundesliga |
| Todd Bergen | Hockey player | Played one season in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1984–85 season |
| Sheldon Bergstrom | Actor | Actor in TV, film, and stage; known for Rob Ford: The Musical |
| Mike Botha | Diamond cutter | Diamond cutter and educator known for cutting the Baby Rose, part of the Premier Rose Diamond and the Esperanza Diamond; creator of the Sirius Star range of diamond shapes |
| Johnny Bower (1924–2017) | Hockey player | NHL Hall of Fame goaltender having played most of career in the league with the Toronto Maple Leafs; played seven games with the New York Rangers |
| Robert Boyer | Visual artist and professor | Métis Cree visual artist and university professor; his abstract art was known for being politically charged |
| John Ernest Bradshaw (1866–1917) | Businessman and politician | Opened a general store in 1900 and an insurance business, Bradshaw Agencies; alderman of the city of Prince Albert 1895–1905; was mayor in 1906; represented Prince Albert City in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 1908–1917 as a Provincial Rights Party and then Conservative member |
| David Luther Burgess (1891–1960) | World War I pilot and politician | World War I flying ace; in 1926, was the sole challenger to Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in a by-election held in Prince Albert; ran as an Independent |

## C

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Scotty Cameron (1921–1993) | Hockey player | Played in the NHL for the New York Rangers |
| Allan Casey | Author | Born in Regina and raised in Prince Albert; award-nominated author for his non-fiction works |
| Deborah Chatsis | Ambassador | Born in Chilliwack, British Columbia; raised in Prince Albert; member of the Ahtahkakoop First Nation; Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's of Law from the University of Saskatchewan, Masters of Law from the University of Ottawa, Masters in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; Ambassador of Canada to Vietnam, Director of South Asia Relations, Ambassador of Canada to Guatemala, High Commissioner to Belize, and Global Affairs Canada |
| Lawrence Clarke | HBC official and politician | Hudson's Bay Company Official, early Territorial Government Representative and prominent local citizen considered by some to be the instigator of the North-West Rebellion of 1885; first elected Member of the Legislative Assembly in North-West Territories' history |
| Don Cody | Business owner and politician | Represented Watrous 1971–1975 and Kinistino 1978–1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party member; mayor of Prince Albert 1994–2003 |
| John Comiskey | Football player | Played centre with the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL |
| Adam Cracknell | Hockey player | Played in the NHL for St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, and Anaheim Ducks; currently plays for the Bakersfield Condors in the AHL as an Edmonton Oilers prospect |
| Neil Stanley Crawford (1931–1992) | Politician and jazz musician | Practised law in Edmonton, Alberta, in the 1950s and 1960s; served as an executive assistant to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker 1961–1963; served as Young Progressive Conservative Association President 1963–1964; played trumpet in a jazz band composed of provincial MLAs called the Tory Blue Notes |
| John Marcel Cuelenaere (1910–1967) QC | Lawyer and politician | He represented Shellbrook 1964–1967 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal; member of the Prince Albert city council; mayor 1946–1954 |
| Ruth Cuthand | Artist | Artist, specializes in traditional craft (beadwork), drawing and printmaking |
| Margaret Cuthbert | Radio pioneer | NBC Radio producer responsible for various programming at the main Radio City headquarters from 1924 to 1952 |

## D

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Rod Dallman | Hockey player | Played in the NHL for the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers; career penalty minutes leader for the Springfield Indians; born in Quesnel, British Columbia, played junior hockey for the Prince Albert Raiders; currently lives in Prince Albert |
| Scott Daniels | Hockey player | Played in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, and New Jersey Devils |
| Ron Davidson | Hockey player and lawyer | Played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics; graduated from Queen's University law school in 1982; played professional hockey in Sweden, Switzerland, and France for four years before starting his law career in 1986 in Ottawa; director of hockey programming for the Ottawa Senators |
| Thomas Clayton Davis (1856–1917) | Lawyer, judge, diplomat, and politician | Son of Thomas Osborne Davis; he practised law in Prince Albert and later served two terms as alderman for the city; mayor 1921–1924; represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 1925–1939 as a Liberal |
| Thomas Osborne Davis (1856–1917) | Politician | Father of Thomas Clayton Davis; Liberal Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan; later a member of the Senate of Canada; served on the town council for Prince Albert; mayor 1894–1895; died in office as mayor when he was 60 |
| Guy Delparte | Hockey player | Played in 48 NHL games with the Colorado Rockies during the 1976–77 season |
| Ivor Dent (1924–2009) CM | Politician | Born in Prince Albert; became a politician in Alberta; former mayor of Edmonton; former candidate for the House of Commons of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| Selwyn Dewdney | Author, illustrator, artist, activist and pioneer in art therapy and pictography | Born in Prince Albert, moved to Kenora, Ontario; Bachelor of Arts from University of Toronto, High School Assistant's Certificate and Art Specialists Certificate from Ontario College of Education |
| Don Dickinson | Writer and author | Author; graduate of University of Saskatchewan and University of British Columbia; won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 1992 for Blue Husbands |
| John Diefenbaker (1895–1979) PC CH QC FRSC FRSA | Prime Minister | 13th Prime Minister of Canada, 1957–1963 |
| Samuel James Donaldson (1856–1926) | Farmer, rancher, police officer, and politician | He served on the council for Prince Albert 1889–1908; mayor 1892–1894; represented Prince Albert County and then Shellbrook in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 1905–1915 as a Provincial Rights-Conservative MLA and Prince Albert in the House of Commons of Canada 1915–1917 as a Conservative MP |
| Rick Ducommun | Actor | Actor and comedian, often seen in supporting film and TV roles |

## F

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | Lawyer and politician | Served as an MP 2000–2008 in the Prince Albert riding for the Canadian Alliance/Conservative Party |
| Robert Fleming | Composer, pianist, organist, choirmaster, and teacher | |
| Harold John Fraser | Lawyer and politician | QC; practised law in Prince Albert; served on the school board and city council; mayor 1934–1938; represented Prince Albert 1939–1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal |
| Gayleen Froese | Author and singer-songwriter | Released three albums, Obituary (1997), Chimera (1999), and Sacrifice (2005); wrote mystery novels including Touch (2005) and Grayling Cross (2011); her non-fiction and humour writing has appeared in publications including See Magazine, The Rat Creek Press, and The Session |
| Darcy Furber | Politician and business owner | Served as an MLA for the NDP from 2007 to 2011 in the Prince Albert Northcote riding |

## G

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Robert George | Naval officer | Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy |
| Glenda Goertzen | Author and illustrator | BFA; writer of fantasy, science fiction, children's literature, and young adult fiction; known for best-selling children's novel The Prairie Dogs and City Dog |
| Grey Owl (1888–1938) | Environmentalist, conservationist, fur trapper, and writer | Pseudonym of Archibald Stansfeld Belaney |
| Kelly Guard | Hockey player | Signed an NHL contract undrafted with the Ottawa Senators though he never played a game; played in Europe during the latter part of his career, but retired due to sustaining an injury |

## H

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Tavis Hansen | Hockey player | Played in 34 games in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets and Phoenix Coyotes |
| Joe Hargrave | Politician and business owner | MLA for the Saskatchewan Party for the Prince Albert Carlton riding, where he is the Minister of Crown Investments and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance |
| Ellie Harvie | Actress | Portrayed Morticia Addams on The New Addams Family |
| Larry Haylor | Football coach | Retired football coach; assistant coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 1971–1973 and head coach of the Western Ontario University Mustangs 1984–2006; led Mustangs to the Vanier Cup in 1989 and 1884; Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1998; one of the most winningest coaches in U Sports football history; in 2014, inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame; member of London Sports Hall of Fame |
| Carisa Hendrix | Magician, circus stunt performer, and fire eater | Magician and stunt performer; specializes in fire eating; also performs of under the persona of Lucy Darling |
| Dale Henry | Hockey player | Played 132 games in the NHL for the New York Islanders |
| Darryl Hickie | Politician, parole officer, and police officer | MLA for the Saskatchewan Party from 2007 to 2015 in the Prince Albert Carlton riding; appointed to the Executive Council of Saskatchewan as Minister of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing in Brad Wall's government in 2007 |
| Douglas Hill | Author | Science fiction author, editor and reviewer; born in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in Prince Albert |
| Randy Hoback | Politician | Elected to represent the electoral district of Prince Albert in the 2008 Canadian federal election; member of the Conservative Party |
| Brooke Hobson | Hockey player | Professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Sirens in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) |
| Stan Hovdebo | Politician and educator | New Democratic Party member of the Canadian House of Commons; educator; served terms provincially and nationally |
| Brittany Hudak | Paralympic Nordic skier | Paralympic Nordic skier in Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon; won bronze at the 2018 Paralympics |

## I

| Name | Occupation | Notes | Ref |
| James Isbister (1833–1915) | Métis leader | Canadian Métis leader who founded the Isbister settlement the precursor of Prince Albert; may have been the first farmer to grow wheat in the area | |

## J

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Honoré Jackson (1861–1952) | Métis leader | Louis Riel's secretary, leader of the Prince Albert Settler's Union in the early 1880s |
| Harry Jerome (1940–1982) OC | Sprinter | School teacher and track and field runner who competed in three Olympic Games, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the Pan-American Games during the 1960s |
| Victoria Jurgens | Politician | Represented the Saskatchewan Party 2011–2016 in the Prince Albert Northcote riding |

## K

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Boris Karloff (1887–1969) | Actor | Known for his roles in horror films portraying characters like Frankenstein's monster and The Mummy; resided in Prince Albert during the early 20th century; applied to Harry St. Clair of Prince Albert's Harry St. Clair players and toured with them between 1912 and 1914 before becoming famous in Hollywood |
| Marliese Kasner | Curler and teacher | 2003 World Junior Champion; former member of her sister Stefanie Lawton's team |
| Ralph Katzman | Politician and farmer | Progressive Conservative MLA 1975–1986 in the riding of Rosthern; one of 21 MLAs convicted of fraud |
| Andrew Knox | Politician and farmer | Represented Prince Albert in the House of Commons of Canada 1917–1925 |
| Kirk Krack | Freediver | Broke records throughout his career; created Performance Freediving International, Canadian Association of Freediving and Apnea; founding member of the United States Apnea Association; has done film and TV work associated with freediving |
| Jason Krywulak | Hockey player | Played three games for the San Diego Gulls in the minor pro West Coast Hockey League during the 1997–98 season before returning to the University of Calgary; played the rest of his career in Germany, 1998–2000 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | Hockey player | Played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins; the Canucks' inaugural captain |

## L

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| John Henderson Lamont (1865–1936) | Supreme Court Justice | Born in Horning's Mills, Canada West; became a Prince Albert lawyer, Liberal politician, and Supreme Court Justice |
| Stefanie Lawton | Curler | Marliese Kasner's sister and former teammate; 2000 Canadian Junior Champion |
| Bob Lowes | Ice hockey coach and executive | Two-time winner of the Canadian Hockey League Coach of the Year Award |

## M

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Day Hort MacDowall (1850–1927) | Politician | Prominent citizen; elected as an MLA representing Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of North-West Territories in 1883 and served until 1885 |
| Charles Mair (1838–1927) | Poet | 19th-century Canadian nationalist poet who resided in Prince Albert for several years in the early 1880s |
| Chris Mason | Musician | Former bassist for the folk rock band The Deep Dark Woods |
| Dave Manson | Hockey player | Played in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, and Toronto Maple Leafs; former assistant coach in the Western Hockey League with Prince Albert Raiders 2002–2018; assistant coach in the AHL with the Bakersfield Condors since 2018 |
| John Paul Meagher | Politician and developer | Represented the Progressive Conservatives in Prince Albert riding 1982–1986 |
| Tracy Medve | Airline executive | Former president of Canadian North |
| Thomas McKay (1849–1924) | Politician and farmer | Represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, 1891–1894 and 1898–1905; brother-in-law of Lawrence Clarke, and like Clarke was connected to the Conservative Party of Canada; first mayor of Prince Albert; a Protestant Métis or Anglo-Métis; was involved in the North-West Rebellion on the side of the federal government |
| Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) CBE | Author | Between 1890 and 1891 at the age of 16, lived in Prince Albert with her father and step-mother; published 20 novels, over 500 short stories, an autobiography and a book of poetry |
| Blair Morgan | Motocross/snowcross athlete | Five-time X-Games gold medalist in snowcross |
| Jerome Mrazek | Hockey player | Goaltender who played in one NHL game for the Philadelphia Flyers |
| Wynona Mulcaster | Artist, teacher, and competitive riding instructor | Was given the Lifetime Award for Excellence in the Arts by the Saskatchewan Arts Board; helped established what became the Emma Lake Artist's Workshops; taught at Saskatchewan Teachers' College in 1943 serving as Director of Art Education 1945–1948; associate professor in the Department of Visual Art at the University of Saskatchewan 1964–1977; inducted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 |
| Lloyd John Muller | Politician and farmer | Represented the Progressive Conservative as an MLA in the Shellbrok-Torch River riding 1982–1991 |

## N

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Jeff Nelson | Hockey player | Played in the NHL for the Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators |
| Ted Newall OC | Entrepreneur | Received post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan; chairman, vice-president, and CEO of DuPont Canada Inc.; vice-chairman and CEO of NOVA Corporation; University of Calgary board member |
| James Nisbet (1823–1874) | Missionary and Presbyterian minister | Founder of Prince Albert |
| Yvette Nolan | Playwright, director, and educator | Native playwright; writer and director of many plays; educator in the area of dramaturgy |

## O

| Name | Occupation | Notes | Ref |
| Sheila Shaen Orr | Artist | Cree, Scottish, and Inuk visual artist known for her work mixing traditional media such as porcupine quills and beadwork with acrylics and canvas |

## P

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Ryan Parent | Hockey player | Professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks as well was signed by Anaheim Ducks |
| Donny Parenteau | Country music singer, songwriter, and musician | Former fiddle player for country music star Neal McCoy; moved back to Prince Albert to start a solo career |
| Denis Pederson | Hockey player | Played 435 games in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, and St. Louis Blues, and with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga to end his career |

## R

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Nicole Rancourt | Politician | MLA for the NDP in the Prince Albert Northcote riding, elected in 2016 |
| Andy Renaud | Politician and real estate agent | MLA for NDP in the riding of Kelsey-Tisdale/Carrot River Valley 1991–1999; Minister of Highways and Transportation; chairman of the Board of Saskatchewan Water Corporation, Saskatchewan Transportation Company and the Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation; Minister of Agriculture |
| Jessica Robinson | Country music singer | Has achieved some success nationally as a country singer |
| Jim Robson | Broadcaster | Radio and television broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks, 1970–1999; inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame and the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame |
| Terry Ruskowski | Hockey player | Centre who played in the NHL for the Chicago Black Hawks, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars; previously played for the Houston Aeros of the WHA; the only player to captain four different NHL teams |

## S

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Braden Schneider | Ice hockey player | Drafted by the New York Rangers in 2020, scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game in January 2022 |
| Norman Sheldon | Soccer player | Scottish immigrant, played on Team Canada in the early 1900s; member of both the Saskatchewan and Prince Albert Sports Halls of Fame |
| David Steuart (1916–2010) | Politician, cabinet minister, Senator, and mayor of Prince Albert | Elected to Prince Albert city council in 1951; mayor 1954–1958; served in Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as an MLA from in the ridings of Prince Albert and Prince Albert-Duck Lake 1962–1977; leader of the Liberal Party 1971–1976 |
| John Stevenson (1873–1956) | Politician | Liberal MLA representing the riding of Francis 1908–1912; Senator representing the Senatorial division of Prince Albert, as appointed by William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1940–1956 |

## T

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Richard Tapper | Swimmer | Competed for New Zealand at the 1992 Summer Olympics |
| Allan R. Taylor OC | Banker | Banker; inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2006 |
| Joey Tetarenko | Hockey player | Played in the NHL for the Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Ottawa Senators |
| Kara Thevenot | Curler | Bronze medalist at the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts |
| Jesse Thistle | Author and professor | Authored the best-selling memoir From the Ashes; assistant professor in the Department of Equity Studies at York University; Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies with a Specialized Honours in History from York University in 2015, Masters of History at the University of Waterloo in 2016, and PhD in the History Department at York University |
| Max Thompson | Nordic combined skier | Has competed nationally and internationally at the Olympics |
| Dave Tippett | Professional ice hockey coach and player | Played 1979–1981 for the Prince Albert Raiders |
| Ken Tralnberg | Curler and curling coach | Silver medalist at the 2002 Winter Olympics;coached the Swiss Women's Curling team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi |

## V

| Name | Occupation | Notes | Ref |
| Doyle Vermette | Politician | MLA for the NDP in the Cumberland riding; first elected in 2008 | |
| Jon Vickers CC | Opera singer | Distinguished tenor | |

## W

| Name | Occupation | Notes |
| Owen Walter | Hockey player | Awarded the 2003 Brown University Charles A. Robinson Memorial Trophy for academic achievement before playing professionally |
| George Weaver (1908–1986) | Politician and metallurgical engineer | Served as a Liberal MP for the Churchill riding 1949–1957 |
| Kaitlin Willoughby | Hockey player | Hockey player currently with PWHL Toronto |
| Rick Wilson | Hockey player and coach | Played in the NHL for Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, and Detroit Red Wings; assistant coach for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey team, Prince Albert Raiders, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars; acting head coach in 2002 for the Dallas Stars; won the Memorial Cup in 1985 and Stanley Cup in 1999; assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild organization 2002–2016 |

## Y

| Name | Occupation | Notes | Ref |
| Dylan Yeo | Hockey player | Currently plays for the Dragons de Rouen in Ligue Magnus | |