#1Film, TV & Stage
Anna Paquin
born 1982New Zealand actress
67 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Winnipeg
Winnipeg leads Manitoba with 1,479 famous people
Anna Paquin, the New Zealand actress, is the most widely known, written about in 67 languages. Behind the leader come Jim Peebles and Louis Riel. 483 of them were born between 1914 and 1945, more than in any other period. Athletes make up the largest group, 718 of them.
Born here
1,479
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anna Paquin
67 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1837
Charles Nolin
Youngest
2008
Ava Kemp
Most common field
Sports
718 people
What stands out about Winnipeg’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Winnipeg
The three are covered in 67, 65 and 50 languages: Anna Paquin, Jim Peebles and Louis Riel.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Jim Peebles
born 1935Canadian-American astronomer & Nobel Laureate in Physics
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#3Politics & Law
Louis Riel
1844–1885Métis leader in Canada
50 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Winnipeg’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 179.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineNotableBusinessMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born. The 400 best known are plotted.
Known for
What Winnipeg is known for
Share of Winnipeg’s famous people in each field.
The usual town is the share across everyone listed in Canadian towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Winnipeg
1,476 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Nia Vardalos
born 1962Canadian-born American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer of Greek descent
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George Woodcock
1912–1995Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Robert Hunter
1941–2005Canadian environmentalist, journalist, author and politician
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Michelle Rempel Garner
born 1980Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre-North
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Fletcher Markle
1921–1991Actor, screenwriter, television producer, television and film director
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Astra Taylor
born 1979Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer and activist
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Nathan Divinsky
1925–2012Canadian mathematician, chess master, chess writer, chess official
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Broadway-Assiniboine, at 2.
Questions about famous people from Winnipeg
Who is the most famous person from Winnipeg?
Anna Paquin (New Zealand actress) heads the list, ranked by how many Wikipedias cover them. Next come Jim Peebles and Louis Riel.
How many famous people were born in Winnipeg?
Wikidata places 2,048 here in all; the others lack an article that agrees.
What is Winnipeg known for?
That is 49% of the town’s list, against 38% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Winnipeg?
The earliest is Charles Nolin, born in 1837, and the latest birth listed is 2008.
Who counts as from Winnipeg?
The list takes people born within Winnipeg’s city limits (the city’s 2021 census subdivision), its hospitals and districts too, as Wikidata records it and an English or French Wikipedia article confirms. It leaves out residents born elsewhere, adult performers and people chiefly known for crimes. Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa and the other split cities keep a birth recorded only as the city on the city’s own page, while each neighbourhood lists just the births recorded in it.
Why is someone missing?
The likeliest reasons: a birthplace recorded only as a province or as Canada, a hamlet or rural area with no page of its own, or an article that gives another place or none. Fixing Wikidata or Wikipedia brings them onto the list at the next refresh, as long as the two then agree.
Birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations and the count of Wikipedia and sister-site articles come from Wikidata (CC0). Each birthplace is checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article, or the French one where English says nothing or has no article; the articles are linked, never quoted. Wikidata’s Statistics Canada code, the place’s name or its point inside the 2021 census outline puts a birth in a town, and a birth given only as a split city stays on that city’s page. Fields are read from the description and occupations, and the list runs by number of articles. “The usual town” is everyone listed across Canadian towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (142)
- Anna Paquin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Peebles: Juan Diego Soler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Riel: Photographer: I. Bennetto & Co. (Israel Bennetto, 1860-1946 [2] ) (possibly) Engraver: Octave-Henri Julien (1852-1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Fox: Jeremy Gilbert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deanna Durbin: Gwenn Walters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nia Vardalos: Canadian Film Centre/Jesse Grant/WireImage, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabrielle Roy: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gillies: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Klassen: Xamian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Slotin: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mychael Danna: Awiefofjoiaewf;faewf;joiwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Radford: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Hughes: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Toews: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan Keith: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Cariou: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Jones: Allthegoldmedals, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Schmidt: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Jacks: Bell Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Spiridakos: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Doerksen: Jane Weitzel. Copyright Heather Doerksen., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Venetian Snares: Chunkipsy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Brill: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Desiree Scott: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Maddin: Guy Maddin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Kruschen: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaitlyn Lawes: Allthegoldmedals, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Omega: All Elite Wrestling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Sharp: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Bathgate: TGC-Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chantal Kreviazuk: Tezster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donnelly Rhodes: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Stone: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monty Hall: ABC Television Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Sawchuk: Detroit Red Wings / NHL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leah Kirchmann: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Bachman: Randy_Bachman_in_2009.jpg : B Stahls derivative work: Tabercil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chantal van Landeghem: Voltmetro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Fredrickson: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morris: TCNPhotoEditor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Jarvis: Bruisedfruity, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Rempel: McSmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skylar Park: CBC Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Byron: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aloha Wanderwell: The Nile Baker Estate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Stack: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haldor Halderson: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. G. Unruh: Childrenofthedragon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burton Cummings: Shayne Kaye from Victoria, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Eakin: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Benson: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Magnus Goodman: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary MacLane: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Mooney: Canadian Film Centre, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tal Bachman: Wdzinc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Woodman: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belinda Montgomery: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Glass: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Patrick: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Boyd: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Klassen: Moranne Keeler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Panitch: Schuster Gindin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Ireland: McSmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Sifuentes: Barrymyles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Zajac: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aleks Paunovic: ColliderVideo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Loaring: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Kennedy: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Reaves: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Corino: John Jewell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Nolan: Republic Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Leipsic: Lindsay A. Mogle/AHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Barker: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carter Ashton: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Adams: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Micflikier: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Hofer: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Hiebert: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosemary: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Fry: Krazytea, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sami Jo Small: Krista Windsor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Patterson: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Burka: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd MacCulloch: Todd_MacCulloch_playing_pinball.jpg : Greg Dunlap derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ab McDonald: TGC Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Schussler: McSmit, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Butch Goring: Magickallwiz at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Pennington: TGC Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Semenko: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Kilgour: Louperivois, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Henning: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Starr: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Keane: goaliej54, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Hestrin-Lerner: משפחה, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Stock: DANZIG666 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zara Nelsova: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Hebenton: TGC-Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Fitz: Unknow Anonymous, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ching Johnson: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Driedger: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Matas: Alexander M. Hamrle/The Epoch Times (Velká Epocha), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan McIlrath: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Shero: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Gardiner: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Cudmore: palmipode, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Rosenberg: Michael P. Kube-McDowell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Bustos: Makelevi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie White: Autrey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Stone: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Stilwell: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Krueger: Steve Potter of stevesoilerssite.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reginald Barker: Nelson Evans, Hollywood photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Brûlé: Eirik Solheim from Oslo, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Mason: Anna Frodesiak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Mosienko: TGC-Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colton Orr: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Weise: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Meech: Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Callis: All Elite Wrestling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fletcher Markle: Radio Album magazine, published by Dell Publications; page 3 of PDF identifies publisher and year of copyright., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frazer McLaren: Derek Ortiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Munro: John McMillan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jess Salgueiro: Canadian Film Centre, Danilo Ursini, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Carr: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy Devlin: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Duff: Piotr Drabik, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorne Munroe: Jan Robert Munroe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louriza Tronco: Devie Miles, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Sharp: Dick Darrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Holowka: Trish Tunney / Official GDC Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Coulter: Wide World Studios, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Astra Taylor: Columbia GSAPP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Pentland: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chantal Sutherland: Dave Cooper from Yorba Linda, CA, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Livesay: Smanworld, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duvie Westcott: TheAHL, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Waugh: Fabien Perissinotto derivative work: MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gisele MacKenzie: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kati Tabin: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larissa Waters: Australian Greens, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Aragon: Lady_Gaga_and_Maria_Aragon_02.jpg : Tara Salt derivative work: StAnselm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norm Hadley: Ruggauthority, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).