List of Famous people born in Winnipeg, Canada

Barry Trotz

First Name Barry
Last Name Trotz
Born on July 15, 1962 (age 63)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Barry Trotz is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also the former head coach of the Nashville Predators and the Washington Capitals. As an NHL coach, he is fourth all-time in wins, only behind Scotty Bowman, Joel Quenneville, and Ken Hitchcock. He is often referred to by fans and players as "Trotzy" or the "Eggman".

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Louis Slotin

First Name Louis
Last Name Slotin
Born on December 1, 1910
Died on May 30, 1946 (aged 35)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Louis Alexander Slotin was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project. He was born and raised in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba. After earning both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Manitoba, Slotin attended King's College London, where he obtained his doctorate in physical chemistry in 1936. Afterwards, he joined the University of Chicago as a research associate to help design a cyclotron. In 1942, he was invited to participate in the Manhattan Project.

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Michael Cohen

First Name Michael
Last Name Cohen
Born on November 22, 1975 (age 50)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Michael Dwayne Cohen is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Schwoz Schwartz in Henry Danger and its spinoffs, The Adventures of Kid Danger and Danger Force.

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Deanna Durbin

First Name Deanna
Born on December 4, 1921
Died on April 17, 2013 (aged 91)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 161 cm | 5'3

Edna Mae Durbin, known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, who later settled in France. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed many styles from popular standards to operatic arias.

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John Urschel

First Name John
Last Name Urschel
Born on June 24, 1991 (age 34)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 191 cm | 6'3

John Cameron Urschel is a Canadian-American mathematician and retired professional American football guard and center. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Urschel played his entire NFL career with Baltimore before announcing his retirement on July 27, 2017, at 26 years old.

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Brendan Leipsic

First Name Brendan
Born on May 19, 1994 (age 31)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

Brendan Leipsic is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Leipsic was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

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John Morris

First Name John
Last Name Morris
Born on December 16, 1978 (age 47)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 188 cm | 6'2

John C. Morris is a Canadian curler, and two-time Olympic gold medallist from Canmore, Alberta. Morris played third for the Kevin Martin team until April 24, 2013. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom. Morris grew up in Gloucester, Ontario and at the age of five began curling at the Navy Curling Club.

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Eric Radford

First Name Eric
Last Name Radford
Born on January 27, 1985 (age 41)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Eric Radford is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Meagan Duhamel, he is a two-time world champion, a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, a 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the team event, a 2018 Olympic bronze medallist in the pairs event, a two-time Four Continents champion, the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time Canadian national champion (2012–18). He is the first openly gay man to have won a gold medal at any Winter Olympics.

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Ashleigh Banfield

Ashleigh Dennistoun Banfield
First Name Ashleigh
Born on December 29, 1967 (age 58)
Born in Canada, Manitoba
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Ashleigh Dennistoun Banfield is a Canadian-American journalist and anchor of Banfield (NewsNation). She is a former host of Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield and Early Start on CNN.

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Dave Semenko

First Name Dave
Last Name Semenko
Born on July 12, 1957
Died on June 29, 2017 (aged 59)
Born in Canada, Manitoba

David John Semenko was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, scout and colour commentator. During his National Hockey League (NHL) career, Semenko played for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Toronto Maple Leafs as an enforcer. During his tenure with Edmonton, he notably protected Wayne Gretzky as an "on-ice bodyguard" during Gretzky's early career. Semenko won two Stanley Cups with the Oilers in 1984 and 1985. He was also the last player to score a goal in the World Hockey Association (WHA) before it folded and merged with the NHL.

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