List of Famous people born in Alberta, Canada
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Drawing from folk, pop, rock, classical, and jazz, Mitchell's songs often reflect on social and philosophical ideals as well as her feelings about romance, womanhood, disillusionment, and joy. She has received many accolades, including nine Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Rolling Stone called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century".
Evangeline Lilly
Nicole Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress and author. She gained popular acclaim for her first leading role as Kate Austen in the ABC series Lost (2004–2010), which garnered her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2008, Lilly starred as Connie James in the Academy Award-winning war film The Hurt Locker (2008) and followed it with a role in the science fiction film Real Steel (2011).
Kaitlyn Bristowe
Kaitlyn Dawn Bristowe is a Canadian television personality, podcast host, and former spin class instructor best known for her role as a contestant on the nineteenth season of ABC's The Bachelor, and as the lead on the eleventh season of The Bachelorette. She competed on season 29 of Dancing with the Stars, with partner Artem Chigvintsev, and was declared the winner on November 23, 2020.
Chrystia Freeland
Christina Alexandra Freeland is a Canadian journalist and politician who has served since 2019 as the tenth deputy prime minister of Canada and as the minister of finance since 2020. Freeland has held a number of portfolios over her tenure in government including minister of intergovernmental affairs, minister of foreign affairs, and minister of international trade. A member of the Liberal Party, Freeland represents the Toronto riding of University—Rosedale in the House of Commons. She is the first woman to hold the finance portfolio.
Kirby Morrow
Kirby Robert Morrow was a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. In animation, he was known as the voice of Miroku from InuYasha, Van Fanel from the Ocean dub of Escaflowne, Cyclops from X-Men: Evolution, Jay from Class of the Titans, Teru Mikami from Death Note, Trowa Barton from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Ryo Takatsuki from Project ARMS, Goku from Ocean's dub of Dragon Ball Z, Hot Shot from Transformers: Cybertron and his main role as Cole from LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. On camera, he was known for the recurring role of Captain Dave Kleinman from Stargate Atlantis.
Tricia Helfer
Tricia Janine Helfer is a Canadian actress, voice actress and former model. She is best known for playing the Cylon model Number Six in Ronald D. Moore's re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series (2004–2009) and voicing Sarah Kerrigan in StarCraft II and its expansion packs (2010–2015). She played Charlotte Richards/the Goddess of All Creation on the FOX series Lucifer (2016–2018).
Athena Karkanis
Athena Karkanis is a Canadian television, film and voice actress. She is noted for her role as Grace Stone on Manifest.
Albert Bandura
Albert Bandura is a Canadian-American psychologist who is the David Starr Jordan Professor Emeritus of Social Science in Psychology at Stanford University.
Rona Ambrose
Ronalee Chapchuk "Rona" Ambrose is a former Canadian politician who was interim leader of the Conservative Party and the Leader of the Opposition between 2015 and 2017. She was the Conservative Party member of the House of Commons for Sturgeon River—Parkland between 2015 and 2017, and had previously represented Edmonton—Spruce Grove from 2004 to 2015.
Braden Holtby
Braden Holtby is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 93rd overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, where he would spend the first ten seasons of his career.