# List of people from the Northwest Territories

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

## A

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

## B

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

## C

* Mark Carney, 24th Prime Minister of Canada, governor of the Bank of England and former governor of the Bank of Canada

## D

* Alex Debogorski, local truck driver and personality on Ice Road Truckers
* Paul Delorey, professional curler and former MLA and speaker in the Northwest Territories Legislature

## E

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

## F

* Alice Masak French, Inuk author

## G

* Brendan Green, Canadian team biathlete; participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in the men's 4x7.5 km relay
* Jane Groenewegen, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from Hay River South
* Leela Gilday, Juno Award-winning Dene singer/songwriter from Yellowknife

## H

* Sarah Hardisty, Dene elder and quillworker
* Courtney Howard, Physician and one0time leadership candidate, Green Party of Canada

## K

* Helen Kalvak, Copper Inuk graphic artist
* Margot Kidder, film and television actress best known for playing Lois Lane in the Superman 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, Inuk sculptor

## M

* Joe McBryan (Buffalo Joe), president and owner of Buffalo Airways featured on Ice Pilots NWT
* Mikey McBryan, Buffalo Airways General Manager and featured on Ice Pilots NWT
* Rob McVicar, professional ice hockey goaltender
* Tobias Mehler, film and television actor best known for his roles on Battlestar Galactica and Stargate SG-1
* Vic Mercredi, Métis hockey player, first person born in the NWT to be drafted into the National Hockey League
* Dustin Milligan, film and television actor; lead actor in the first season of the Beverly Hills, 90210 spinoff

## N

* Melaw Nakehk'o, Dene artist and film actress, known for role in The Revenant (2015)
* Phoebe Nahanni, Dene geographer
* Agnes Nanogak, Inuk artist
* Leslie Nielsen, actor, comedian, and producer best known for his roles on The Forbidden Planet and The Poseidon Adventure

## P

* David Ruben Piqtoukun, Inuk artist and sculptor
* John Pollard, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1987 until 1995

## R

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

## S

* Geoff Sanderson, former National Hockey League player
* Eric Schweig, Inuvialuk/Chippewa/Dene actor
* John Sissons, politician and the first judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
* Donald Morton Stewart, former mayor and speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature
* Les Stroud, filmmaker and survival expert; host of the television program Survivorman

## T

* Ovilu Tunnillie, Inuk sculptor, member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts

## V

* Greg Vaydik, National Hockey League player

## W

* Max Ward, pioneering bush pilot and founder of Wardair airlines (later sold to Canadian Airlines)