List of Famous people born in Edmonton
Ray Muzyka
Raymond Alexander Muzyka is a Canadian investor, entrepreneur and physician. Originally trained as a medical doctor and practicing as an emergency department and family physician after graduation, he is the co-founder of video game developer BioWare, and was CEO, senior vice president, and general manager of the BioWare label of Electronic Arts. In October 2012 he announced that he was embarking on a 'third career' mentoring and angel investing in technology, new media, medical and social entrepreneurs, and impact investing at ThresholdImpact.
Alison Sydor
Alison Jane Sydor is a Canadian retired professional cross country mountain cyclist. She began cycling at age 20 and is a graduate of the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mountain bike, and has won 3 world mountain bike championships gold medals
Lisa Ryder
Lisa Ryder is a Canadian actress, who portrayed the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series Andromeda.
Crystle Lightning
Crystle Lea Lightning is a Canadian-American film actress, musician, DJ, and hip-hop MC. A dedicated electro house DJ, Crystle recently moved from the booth to the center-stage mic with her performance partner, MC RedCloud. The pair wrote and recorded a collaborative work LightningCloud (2012) with RedCloud's long-term musical collaborator, DJ Hydroe.
Josephine Wu
Josephine Yuenling Wu is a Canadian badminton player. Josephine is currently a business student at the University of Alberta and has been competing in badminton since she was seven years old. As a junior, she has won 29 provincial titles and was a member of Team Canada at the 2012 BWF World Junior Championships and the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships from 2008 to 2013. Despite having a full course load in university, Josephine’s passion for the sport has motivated her to continue balancing her school work and training. She was the mixed doubles winner at the 2014 College-University National Championships and went on to represent Canada at the 2014 World University Badminton Championships in Cordoba, Spain. Outside of training, Josephine also enjoys coaching her high school’s badminton team. In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pan Am Badminton Championships. In the individual event, she won the Pan Am Championships gold medals in the women's doubles in 2016, and 2017, and also in the mixed doubles in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Wu was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games.
Tyson Houseman
Tyson Connor Houseman is a Canadian actor who appeared in The Twilight Saga: New Moon as Quil Ateara. Tyson currently performs with two professional theater companies, touring all over the world.
Kim Adams
Kim Adams is a Canadian sculptor whose assemblages have provided both iconography and media since the 1980s. His visual style is influenced by industrial design, architecture and automotive design. His work incorporates the model railroading technique of kitbashing, and bright stock colours and prefabricated elements are important ingredients in his large-scale sculptures. His small surreal landscapes are reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch.
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce Ian McCulloch is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, musician and film director. McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, including starring in the TV series of the same name. He was also a writer for Saturday Night Live. McCulloch has appeared on other series including Twitch City and Gilmore Girls. He directed the films Dog Park, Stealing Harvard and Superstar.
G.NA
Gina Jane Choi, better known by her stage name G.NA, is a Korean Canadian singer, songwriter and actress based in South Korea. She released her debut EP, Draw G's First Breath, on July 14, 2010.
Don S. Williams
Don S. Williams was a Vancouver-based Canadian producer, director, actor, choreographer, and writer.