List of Famous people born in Manitoba, Canada

Sylvia Burka

First Name Sylvia
Last Name Burka
Born on May 4, 1954 (age 71)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater and track cyclist from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan. She was the first person in history to win a World Championship in both Allround and Sprint disciplines. She never won an Olympic medal, with her best Olympic result being the fourth place in 1000 m in 1976.

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David Steinberg

First Name David
Last Name Steinberg
Born on August 9, 1942 (age 83)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

David Steinberg is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the best-known comics in the United States. He appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson more than 130 times and served as guest host 12 times, the youngest person ever to guest-host. Steinberg directed several films and episodes of television situation comedies, including Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Golden Girls, and Designing Women.

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Frank Pickersgill

First Name Frank
Last Name Pickersgill
Born on May 28, 1915
Died on September 14, 1944 (aged 29)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
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Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill was a Canadian hero of World War II.

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Scott Young

First Name Scott
Last Name Young
Born on April 14, 1918
Died on June 12, 2005 (aged 87)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Scott Alexander Young was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, novelist and the father of musicians Neil Young and Astrid Young. Over his career, Young wrote 45 books, including novels and non-fiction for adult and youth audiences.

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Edward Schreyer

First Name Edward
Last Name Schreyer
Born on December 21, 1935 (age 90)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Edward Richard Schreyer is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since Canadian Confederation.

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Janet Arnott

Janet Laliberte
First Name Janet
Last Name Arnott
Born on April 17, 1956
Died on June 24, 2019 (aged 63)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Janet Elizabeth Arnott was a Canadian world champion curler and Olympic champion coach.

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Leonard Peikoff

First Name Leonard
Last Name Peikoff
Born on October 15, 1933 (age 92)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Leonard Sylvan Peikoff is a Canadian-American philosopher. He is an Objectivist and was a close associate of Ayn Rand, who designated him heir to her estate after her death. He is a former professor of philosophy and host of a nationally syndicated radio talk show. He co-founded the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) in 1985 and is the author of several books on philosophy.

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Frances Bay

First Name Frances
Last Name Bay
Born on January 23, 1919
Died on September 15, 2011 (aged 92)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Frances Evelyn Bay was a Canadian-American character actress. In a career that spanned 35 years, she acted in a variety of roles both in film and television. Bay was inducted in Canada's Walk of Fame in 2008.

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Sidney Wolinsky

First Name Sidney
Last Name Wolinsky
Born on January 1, 2000 (age 26)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Sidney Wolinsky is a Canadian-American film editor with over 30 credits beginning in 1983. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire (2010). Earlier, his work on The Sopranos (1999–2007) earned him three Emmy nominations and two ACE Eddie Awards.

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Roger Avary

First Name Roger
Last Name Avary
Born on August 23, 1965 (age 60)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Roger Roberts Avary is a Canadian-American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on Pulp Fiction, for which they won Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. Avary directed Killing Zoe, The Rules of Attraction, Lucky Day, and wrote the screenplays for Silent Hill and Beowulf.

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