The City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has been the birthplace or a significant home to numerous famous individuals. Additionally, many Edmontonians have become worthy of note through their various charitable activities, donations, and contributions.
National service
Russ Bannock (1919–2020), Canada's second-highest scoring ace of World War II
Roy Brown, Canadian flying ace in World War I, officially credited with shooting down the Red Baron, though this is now subject to debate Wop May, Canadian flying ace in World War I, the last pilot to be pursued by Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, prior to his death, also a celebrated bush pilot Nellie McClung (1873–1951), first woman appointed to the Board of Governors of the CBC (1936); one of The Famous Five Emily Murphy (1868–1933), first female magistrate in British Empire and petitioned Supreme Court of Canada to allow women the vote; one of the Famous Five; has received modern scrutiny for her support for eugenics Douglas Roche (born 1929), O.C., former M.P., Senator, U.N. Ambassador, nuclear disarmament figure, author, and journalist William Smith Ziegler (1911–1999), artillery commander of the 1st Canadian Division in the Second World War
Explorers and pioneers
Punch Dickins (1899–1995), aviator and bush pilot; the Dickinsfield community was named in his honour
Business
Greg Abel (born 1962), CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Jack Agrios (born 1938), lawyer
Can Man Dan (born 1987), anti-poverty activist and philanthropist
Mark Carney (born 1965), Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the G20's Financial Stability Board; former governor of the Bank of Canada Bernard Ebbers (1941–2020), WorldCom co-founder Daryl Katz (born 1961), chairman and chief executive officer of the Katz Group; owner of the Edmonton Oilers Ray Muzyka (born 1969), co-founder, BioWare Corp Ricken Patel (born 1977), founding president and executive director of Avaaz Barb Tarbox (1961–2003), anti-smoking activist Allan Wachowich (born 1935), former Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta Max Ward (1921–2020), aviator and founder of Wardair airline Greg Zeschuk (born 1969), co-founder of BioWare Corp
Religion
Seraphim Storheim (born 1946), former senior hierarch for the Orthodox Church in America
Actors
Beverly Adams (born 1945), former actress
Melody Anderson (born 1955), former actress
Tori Anderson (born 1988), actress
Nathaniel Arcand (born 1971), actor
Gary Basaraba (born 1959), actor
Michelle Beaudoin (born 1975), actress
Genevieve Buechner (born 1991), actress
Terry Chen (born 1975), film and television actor
Rae Dawn Chong (born 1961), Canadian-born American actress; daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong Tommy Chong (born 1938), comedian, actor and musician Ben Cotton (born 1975), film and television actor Trevor Devall (born 1972), voice actor, born in Edmonton Paula Devicq (born 1965), actress Rosemary Dunsmore (born 1953), TV, film, and theatre actress Nathan Fillion (born 1971), film and television actor Dianne Foster (1928–2019), film and television actress Michael J. Fox (born 1961), film and television actor Patrick Gilmore (born 1976), film and television actor Grace Glowicki, actress and filmmaker Robert Goulet (1933–2007), singer and film actor Meghan Heffern (born 1983), actress Jill Hennessy (born 1968), television actress and musician Jimmy Herman (1940–2013), First Nations actor Eric Johnson (born 1979), actor Keltie Knight (born 1982), professional dancer, television presenter and 1/3 of the LadyGang podcast Rochelle Loewen (born 1979), model who appeared briefly with the WWE Bruce McCulloch (born 1961), actor, writer, comedian, and film director Kathleen McGee, stand-up comedian Niall Matter (born 1980), actor Leslie Nielsen (1926–2010), film and television actor Steven Ogg (born 1973), actor Ron Pederson (born 1978), stage and screen actor Chelsey Reist (born 1987), actress Callum Keith Rennie (born 1960), film and television actor Lisa Ryder (born 1970), actress Nancy Sivak Kavan Smith (born 1970), actor Catherine Mary Stewart (born 1959), film and television actor Ryan Stock, TV circus stuntman Kenneth Welsh (1942–2022), film and television actor