List of Famous people born in Manitoba, Canada

Mitchell Sharp

First Name Mitchell
Last Name Sharp
Born on May 11, 1911
Died on March 19, 2004 (aged 92)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Mitchell William Sharp was a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He did, however, serve in both private and public sectors during his long career.

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W. G. Unruh

First Name W.
Last Name Unruh
Born in Canada, Manitoba

William George "Bill" Unruh is a Canadian physicist at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver who described the hypothetical Unruh effect in 1976.

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Dufferin Roblin

First Name Dufferin
Born on June 17, 1917
Died on May 30, 2010 (aged 92)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Dufferin "Duff" Roblin, was a Canadian businessman and politician. Known as "Duff," he served as the 14th Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the government of Brian Mulroney, he served as Senate Leader. He was the grandson of Sir Rodmond Roblin, who also served as Manitoba Premier. His ancestor John Roblin served in the Upper Canada assembly.

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Fletcher Markle

First Name Fletcher
Last Name Markle
Born on March 27, 1921
Died on May 23, 1991 (aged 70)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Fletcher Markle was a Canadian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director. Markle began a radio career in Canada, then worked in radio, film and television in the US.

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Nathan Divinsky

First Name Nathan
Last Name Divinsky
Born on October 29, 1925
Died on June 17, 2012 (aged 86)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Nathan Joseph Harry Divinsky was a Canadian mathematician, university professor, chess master, chess writer, and chess official. Divinsky was also known for being the former husband of the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, Kim Campbell. Divinsky and Campbell were married from 1972 to 1983.

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Bruce Flatt

J. Bruce Flatt
First Name Bruce
Last Name Flatt
Born on November 30, 1964 (age 61)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Net Worth $2.6B

Bruce Flatt is a Canadian businessman and the CEO of Brookfield Asset Management. He joined Brookfield in 1990 and became CEO in 2002. He has been referred to as "Canada's Warren Buffett" due to his "value" investment style, extended tenure as CEO, and large investment in Brookfield. In 2019 he was ranked #1717 on Forbes' Billionaires list with a net worth of US$1.3 billion.

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Ray Henault

First Name Ray
Last Name Henault
Born on April 26, 1949 (age 77)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

General Raymond (Ray) Roland Joseph Henault, CMM, MSC, CD is a retired Canadian Air Force officer. He was the Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada from June 28, 2001. On November 7, 2004, Henault was voted to become the next chairman of NATO's military committee, a position he held until 2008, when he retired.

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Wilfred Gordon Bigelow

First Name Wilfred
Born on June 18, 1913
Died on March 27, 2005 (aged 91)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Wilfred Gordon "Bill" Bigelow, was a Canadian heart surgeon known for his role in developing the artificial pacemaker and the use of hypothermia in open heart surgery.

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Tom McCamus

First Name Tom
Last Name McCamus
Born on July 25, 1955 (age 70)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Tom McCamus is a Canadian film and theatre actor. He is most widely known for his works on the television show Mutant X and drama film Room.

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Alastair G. W. Cameron

First Name Alastair
Born on June 21, 1925
Died on October 3, 2005 (aged 80)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Alastair G. W. Cameron was an American-Canadian astrophysicist and space scientist who was an eminent staff member of the Astronomy department of Harvard University. He was one of the founders of the field of nuclear astrophysics, advanced the theory that the Moon was created by the giant impact of a Mars-sized object with the early Earth, and was an early adopter of computer technology in astrophysics.

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