List of Famous people born in Winnipeg, 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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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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Lee Montgomery

First Name Lee
Last Name Montgomery
Born on November 3, 1961 (age 64)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Elliott Harcourt Montgomery, known as Lee Montgomery, is a United States-based Canadian former actor. He is best known for his role as a lonely little boy who befriends a pack of killer rats in the film Ben (1972) and as Sarah Jessica Parker's hunky dance partner, Jeff Malene, in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985).

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Russell M. Saunders

First Name Russell
Last Name Saunders
Born on May 21, 1919
Died on May 29, 2001 (aged 82)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Russell Maurice Saunders was a stunt man and acrobat.

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Aleks Paunovic

First Name Aleks
Born on June 29, 1969 (age 56)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 196 cm | 6'5

Aleks Paunovic is a Canadian actor.

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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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Cindy Klassen

First Name Cindy
Last Name Klassen
Born on August 12, 1979 (age 46)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Cindy Klassen, is a Canadian retired long track speed skater. She is a six-time medallist having achieved one gold, two silver, three bronze at the Winter Olympics. Klassen is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with six medals each. Both Klassen and Hughes are from Winnipeg.

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Chantal Kreviazuk

First Name Chantal
Last Name Kreviazuk
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, and actress. Born in Winnipeg, she played music from a young age before signing with Columbia Records in the 1990s. Her debut studio album, Under These Rocks and Stones, was first released in Canada in 1996 and saw commercial success before being issued in the United States the following year to critical praise.

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Allan Kroeker

First Name Allan
Last Name Kroeker
Born on April 10, 1951 (age 75)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Allan Kroeker is a Canadian film and television director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor and film producer. He has the distinction of directing the series finales for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise. He has also directed TV movies and episodic television.

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Ron Rubin

First Name Ron
Last Name Rubin
Born on May 12, 1959 (age 66)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Ron Rubin is a Canadian veteran voice actor who has worked on many animation series including X-Men (Morph), Avengers, C.O.P.S., Police Academy, Beetlejuice, Stickin' Around and Care Bears. His voice is most easily recognized as that of Artemis from the English translation of Sailor Moon.

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