List of Famous people born in Manitoba, Canada
Robert Hunter
Robert Lorne Hunter was a Canadian environmentalist, journalist, author and politician. He was a member of the Don't Make a Wave Committee in 1969, and a co-founder of Greenpeace in 1971 and its first president. He led the first on-sea anti-whaling campaigns in the world, against Russian and Australian whalers, which helped lead to the ban on commercial whaling. He campaigned against nuclear testing, the Canadian seal hunt and later, climate change with his book Thermageddon: Countdown to 2030. He was named by Time as one of the "Eco-Heroes" of the 20th century and is credited with coining the terms "mindbomb" and "eco-warrior".
Amanda Stott
Amanda Stott is a Canadian pop singer from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
Jamie Cudmore
Jamie Cudmore is a Canadian former rugby union player. He most recently played for the Top 14 club Oyonnax. Previously Cudmore played for Llandovery RFC, Llanelli RFC, FC Grenoble and ASM Clermont Auvergne. He has been nicknamed 'Cuddles' by his teammates, an ironic moniker considering Cudmore's tough and ruthless style of play.
Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature.
Sophie Schmidt
Sophie Diana Schmidt is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash and the Canadian national team, with whom she won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics and the Rio 2016 Olympics. She previously played her club soccer for German club FFC Frankfurt and Sky Blue FC in the NWSL.
Fleming Mackell
Fleming David Mackell was a Canadian ice hockey forward.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Vilhjalmur Stefansson was an Icelandic American Arctic explorer and ethnologist. He was born in Manitoba, Canada, and died at the age of 82.
Terry Jacks
Terrence Ross Jacks is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist, best known for his 1974 hit song "Seasons in the Sun".
David Culver
David Michael Culver, was a Canadian businessman and former Chairman and CEO of Alcan Aluminum Limited, from 1979 to 1989.
Randy Bachman
Randolph Charles Bachman, is a Canadian musician, lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of classic rock band The Guess Who and hard rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman was also a member of Brave Belt, Union and Ironhorse, and has recorded as a solo artist. He is a national radio personality on CBC Radio, hosting the weekly music show, Vinyl Tap. Bachman was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016.