List of Ukrainian Canadians
This is a list of notable Ukrainian Canadians, including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Ukrainian Canadian or must have references showing they are Ukrainian Canadian and are notable.
Actors / entertainers / filmmakers
- Nikki Benz, pornographic actress
- Roman Danylo, comedian
- Fred Ewanuick, actor
- Luba Goy, comedian
- Jeremy Kushnier, actor/singer, currently in the Chicago cast of the musical Jersey Boys
- Tatiana Maslany, actress
- James Motluk, filmmaker
- William Shatner, actor
- Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
- Alex Trebek, television game show host
- Katheryn Winnick, actress
Artists and designers
- Edward Burtynsky, photographer
- Denys Drozdyuk, ballroom dancer, Season 3 winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada
- John Kricfalusi,[1] cartoonist
- William Kurelek, artist
- Oleg Lipchenko, artist
Athletes
- Dave Andreychuk, hockey player
- Bill Barilko, hockey player
- Mike Bossy, hockey player
- Tyler Bozak, hockey player
- Turk Broda, hockey player
- John Bucyk, hockey player
- Kerry Burtnyk, curler
- Randy Ferbey, curler
- Wayne Gretzky, hockey player
- Dale Hawerchuk, hockey player
- Joffrey Lupul, hockey player
- Orest Meleschuk, curler
- J.D. Michaels (Jordan Danyluk), professional wrestler
- Bill Mosienko, hockey player, fastest hat-trick (3 goals in 21 seconds)
- Kelly Olynyk, basketball player
- Alexei Ponikarovsky, hockey player
- Terry Sawchuk, ice hockey goaltender
- Eddie Shack, hockey player
- Jordin Tootoo, hockey player
- Ed Werenich, curler
Business figures
- Eugene Melnyk, owner of Biovail Pharma and the Ottawa Senators NHL hockey team
Government / civil servants
- Edward Bayda, former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
- John Sopinka, puisne justice, Supreme Court of Canada
Military figures
- Peter Dmytruk, war hero (WWII), Royal Canadian Air Force
- Filip Konowal, Victoria Cross recipient
Musicians
- Randy Bachman, musician
- Paul Brandt (born Paul Rennée Belobersycky), country music artist
- Ron Cahute, musician
- Rick Danko, musician, former bassist and singer of The Band
- Ivan and Stefan Doroschuk, musicians (Men Without Hats)
- Gordie Johnson, musician
- Juliette, singer and CBC television host
- Theresa Sokyrka, singer
- Roman Soltykewych, conductor
Politicians
- James Bezan, member of parliament
- Ernie Eves, former Premier of Ontario
- Ed Ewasiuk, labour activist, city councilor
- Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian scientist, curler, and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
- Gary Filmon, former premier of Manitoba
- Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of International Trade since November 4, 2015
- Ramon John Hnatyshyn, governor-general of Canada
- Stephen Juba, former mayor of Winnipeg
- Gerard Kennedy, Ontario cabinet minister
- Peter Liba, former lieutenant-governor of Manitoba
- MaryAnn Mihychuk, Canadian Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour, since November 4, 2015
- Steve Peters, Ontario cabinet minister
- Roy Romanow, former premier of Saskatchewan
- Don Rusnak, member of parliament
- Edward Schreyer, former governor-general of Canada
- Michael Starr (born Michael Starchewsky), former cabinet minister
- Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta from 2006 to 2011
- Judy Wasylycia-Leis, former member of parliament, former Manitoba provincial cabinet minister
- Borys Wrzesnewskyj, member of parliament
- John Yaremko, longest serving cabinet minister
- Paul Yuzyk, former senator
Religious figures
- Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak), former primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
- Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy), former metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
Scientists / scholars
- Albert Bandura, psychologist
- Roberta Bondar, astronaut
- Isydore Hlynka, biochemist, Ukrainian Canadian community leader
- Taras Kuzio, Ukraine expert
- George S. N. Luckyj, scholar of Ukrainian literature
- Lubomyr Romankiw, scientist, Ph.D. degrees in metallurgy and materials
- Jaroslav Rudnyckyj, linguist, a founding father of Canadian multiculturalism
Writers / journalists
- Alex Biega, lawyer and author
- Chrystia Freeland, editor of the Financial Times
- Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman
- Marsha Skrypuch, writer
Other
- Fedor Bohatirchuk, chess player
- Annie Buller, union organizer
- Bohdan Hawrylyshyn (born 1926), economist, visionary and economic advisor to the Ukrainian government
- Vladimir Katriuk, beekeeper and alleged Nazi war criminal
- Daria Werbowy, model
See also
References
- ↑ Kricfalusi, John. "Happy Birthday Dad!". John K. Stuff. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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