List of Famous people born in Manitoba, Canada

Mike Ireland

First Name Mike
Last Name Ireland
Born on January 3, 1974 (age 52)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Michael James Grant Ireland is a Canadian long track speed skater.

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Clara Hughes

First Name Clara
Last Name Hughes
Born on September 27, 1972 (age 53)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Clara Hughes, is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals over the course of three Winter Olympics. She is tied with Cindy Klassen as the Canadian with the most Olympic medals, with six medals total.

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Lila Bell Wallace

First Name Lila
Born on December 25, 1889
Died on May 8, 1984 (aged 94)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Lila Bell Wallace was an American magazine publisher and philanthropist. She co-founded Reader's Digest with her husband Dewitt Wallace, publishing the first issue in 1922.

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Jon Klassen

First Name Jon
Last Name Klassen
Born on November 29, 1981 (age 44)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Jon Klassen is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 picture book This Is Not My Hat, which he also wrote. He is the first person to win both awards for the same work.

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Edna Mayne Hull

First Name Edna
Born on May 1, 1905
Died on January 20, 1975 (aged 69)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Edna May Hull van Vogt was a Canadian science fiction writer who published under the name E. Mayne Hull. She was the first wife of A. E. van Vogt, also a science fiction writer.

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Kellie Leitch

First Name Kellie
Last Name Leitch
Born on July 30, 1970 (age 55)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Khristinn Kellie Leitch FRCSC is a Canadian former politician and surgeon who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Simcoe—Grey from 2011 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. She was first elected in the 2011 federal election, succeeding Member of Parliament Helena Guergis who was dismissed from the Conservative Party caucus. Following her election, Leitch was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. On July 15, 2013, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Leitch Minister of Labour and Minister for the Status of Women. She served in Cabinet until the defeat of the Conservative government in the 2015 federal election. Leitch ran in the 2017 contest for the leadership of the Conservative Party. On January 23, 2018, Leitch announced that she would not be seeking re-election for the 43rd Canadian federal election and would return to being a full-time surgeon.

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Frank Plummer

Francis Allan Plummer
First Name Frank
Last Name Plummer
Born on December 2, 1952
Died on February 4, 2020 (aged 67)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Francis Allan Plummer was a Canadian scientist, academic and HIV/AIDS researcher. He was "a recognized specialist in infectious diseases whose work influenced public health policy in Canada and abroad". He was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Medical Microbiology at the University of Manitoba and Scientific Director General, National Microbiology Laboratory.

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Betty Fox

First Name Betty
Last Name Fox
Born on November 15, 1937
Died on June 17, 2011 (aged 73)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Betty Lou Fox was a Canadian cancer research activist, the mother of Terry Fox and founder of the Terry Fox Foundation. She was the most prominent figure in Terry Fox's legacy.

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Gary Filmon

First Name Gary
Last Name Filmon
Born on August 24, 1942 (age 83)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Gary Albert Filmon is Canadian politician from Manitoba. He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1983 to 2000, and served as the 19th premier of Manitoba from 1988 to 1999.

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Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow

First Name Margaret
Last Name Barr-Bigelow
Born on April 16, 1923
Died on April 1, 2008 (aged 84)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow is a Canadian mycologist known for her contributions to the Ascomycetes fungi.

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