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This is a list of notable people who are from Saskatoon whether born, raised, or have spent a large part or formative part of their life and or career in that city. Colloquially known as Saskatonians.

A

Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
Mark Abley	Writer, poet, journalist, editor	His writings have shown an interest in endangered languages.
Andy Aitkenhead	Hockey player	He played ten games in two seasons in the NHL as goaltender for the New York Rangers.
Keith Allen (1923-2014)	Hockey player, coach, and general manager	Played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings. He was the first head coach and second general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers. As GM, he led the Flyers to two Stanley Cups. Finished his coaching career with the Maine Mariners of the AHL leading them to the Calder Cup.
Amati Quartet	String quartet	Was associated with the University of Saskatchewan. The ensemble performed with instruments made by the Amati family of luthiers of Cremona, Italy. The quartet existed between 2003 and 2018.
Hugh Alan Anderson	Politician	Served as a Member of the Canadian Parliament (MP) in the riding of Comox—Alberni from 1974-1979.
Mel Angelstad	Hockey player	Played two games for the Washington Capitals in the 2003-04 season. The rest of his career was spent in minor pro and pro leagues in Canada/United States, Europe, and Australia.
Colby Armstrong	Hockey player, analyst	Played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Montreal Canadiens. He ended his career in Europe playing 37 games in the Swedish Hockey League for Växjö Lakers in the 2013-14 season. He is currently an analyst with Sportsnet, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, and TNT.
Riley Armstrong	Hockey player and coach	Played two games in the NHL for the San Jose Sharks in the 2008-09 season. The rest of his career was spent in minor pro and pro leagues in Canada/United States and Europe. He is currently the head coach of the Maine Mariners of the ECHL.
Brent Ashton	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota North Stars, Quebec Nordiques, Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, and Calgary Flames.
Damien Atkins	Actor and playwright	His stage credits include Macbeth, Hamlet, Fiddler on the Roof, Angels in America, Shopping and Fucking, The Alchemist, The Tempest, Our Country's Good, The Chocolate Soldier, and many others. His TV and film roles include Angel Square, The Art of Woo, Children of My Heart, Take This Waltz, Slings and Arrows, and The Matthew Shepard Story.

B

Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
Mike Babcock	Hockey coach	Former NHL head coach of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Detroit Red Wings, and Toronto Maple Leafs, AHL coach for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, WHL coach for the Moose Jaw Warriors and Spokane Chiefs, and University of Lethbridge Pronghorns hockey coach. Was the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's team from May 2021 - August 2022.
Lorne Babiuk	Scientist	Vice-President of Research at the University of Alberta and the former Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan. Holds the Canada Research Chair in vaccinology and biotechnology. Chair of the Board for Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT), a vaccine development company. Former director of VIDO-InterVac.
Marc Baltzan (1929-2005) OC SOM FRCPC	Physician and nephrologist	Was a pioneer in the field of kidney research. He was a member of the team that performed Canada's second kidney transplant in Saskatchewan in 1964.
G. Michael Bancroft OC FRSC	Chemist and professor
C. Donald Bateman	Electrical engineer and inventor	Inventor of the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) and wind-shear detection system.
Bryan Bayda CSsR	Ukrainian Catholic Minister and Bishop	Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon.
Wade Belak (1976-2011)	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, and Nashville Predators.
Denise Bellamy	Lawyer and judge	Called to the bar in 1980. Held a number of positions with the government of Ontario in labour and employment law, criminal law, policing and correctional services. She also served as a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada for nine years before becoming a judge. Was appointed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in April, 1997. She was also president of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, and vice-president of the Ontario Centre for Advocacy Training. She led the External Contracts Inquiry and Computer Leasing Inquiry in Toronto.
Byron Bitz	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, and Vancouver Canucks.
Trevor Blackwell	Computer programmer, engineer and entrepreneur	Developer of humanoid robots, inventor of the Eunicycle, founder and former CEO of Anybots, founder of Viaweb, and a partner at Y Combinator.
Allan Blakeney (1925-2011) PC OC SOM QC FRSC	Civial servant, politician, and 10th Premiere of Saskatchewan (1971-1982)	Was an MLA for Regina City, Regina West, Regina Centre, and Regina Elphinstone. Held the position of Minister of Health and played a crucial role in the introduction of Medicare. Represented Regina Centre while serving as 10th Premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982.
Derek Boogaard (1982-2011)	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers.
Eugene Boyko (1923-2003)	Filmaker	His credits as director include Helicopter Canada (1966) and This Was the Time (1970). He contributed to Fields of Sacrifice (1964) as director of photography. In total he worked on 123 films as director, cinematographer, director of photography, and more.
Can Brown	Hockey player	Played one game in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks. He spent the rest of his career in minor pro leagues IHL, AHL, and ECHL
Dave Brown	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, and San Jose Sharks. He coached the Flyers for two seasons in the '90s.
F.H. Buckley	Lawyer and professor	Foundation Professor at George Mason University School of Law. Has also taught at Panthéon-Assas University, Sciences Po in Paris and the McGill Faculty of Law in Montreal. Was a visiting Olin Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. Practiced law for three years in Toronto.
Sidney Buckwold (1916-2001) OC	Politician, soldier, and businessman	During World War II, he served as an officer with the Canadian Army Service Corps from 1942 to 1945. Served as alderman on the Saskatoon City Council from 1953 to 1958, mayor of Saskatoon for 11-years in two separate tenures, Senator for 20-years as appointed by Pierre Trudeau.
Hy Buller (1926–1968)	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers.
Ilene Busch-Vishniac	Mechanical engineer and university administrator	Served as Dean of the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University from 1998 to 2003, as President of the Acoustical Society of America from 2003 to 2005, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at McMaster University from 2007 to 2012, and President of the University of Saskatchewan from 2012 to 2014. Was an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Texas at Austin, where she remained for the next 16 years, becoming both endowed chair, and then associate chair which all started in 1982.

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Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
Hugh Cairns (1896-1918) VC DCM	Soldier	World War I soldier awarded the Victoria Cross.
Lorne Calvert SOM	United Church Minister, politician, and 13th Premiere of Saskatchewan (2001-2007)	An ordained Minister with the United Church of Canada. Was an MLA for Moose Jaw South from 1986-1991 and Moose Jaw Wakamow from 1991 to 1999. Held the positions of Minister of Health and Minister of Social Services. Represented Saskatoon Riversdale while serving as the 13th Premier of Saskatchewan from 2001 to 2007.
Steph Cameron	Folk singer-songwriter	Her debut album Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady was longlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.
Jordan Cantwell	United Church Minister and 42nd Moderator (2015-2018)	Minister with the United Church of Canada being ordained in 2010. The 42nd Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 2015 to 2018.
Alfred Carrothers (1924-1998)	Lawyer, arbitrator, professor, academic	He was called to the Bars of British Columbia in 1948, of Ontario in 1965, and of Alberta in 1969. Lecturer at the University of British Columbia (UBC) from 1948 to 1950, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University from 1951 to 1952. An assistant professor, becoming an associate professor in 1955, and a full professor in 1960 at UBC. President of the University of Calgary from 1969 to 1974.
Mary Carter (1923-2010)	Lawyer and judge	Was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1948, appointed provincial magistrate in 1960, was elevated to the Saskatchewan District Court in 1978, and was a judge in the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan from 1981 to her retirement in 1998.
Elizabeth Caskey (1910-1994)	Scholar, professor, and archaeologist	Best known for her archaeological work in the excavations at Lerna and Kea, which are of importance to Greek prehistory. Started as an associate professor at the Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1968 and professor 1977 teaching classical literature and philosophy, Greek, ancient history, art, and archaeology. Upon retirement 1981, she was given the status of emeritus professor.
Ethel Catherwood (1908-1987)	Olympic athlete	Competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam in high jump where she won gold.
Murray Chatlain	Roman Catholic priest, prelate, and bishop	In 1987, was ordained a priest for Diocese of Saskatoon. In 2007, was appointed and consecrated as coadjutor bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith. Was appointed in 2012 and installed in 2103 as the sixth Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas.
Piya Chattopadhyay	Journalist, radio broadcaster and host	known for her work on CBC Radio One, Fox News, and TVOntario. Prior to launching The Sunday Magazine in 2020, she was the host of Out in the Open and had worked in broadcasting for more than 20 years, as a fill-in anchor and host on TVOntario and the CBC's radio and television networks, including on The Agenda, The Current, Q, The World at Six and Cross-Country Checkup, and previously as Fox News Radio's Middle East correspondent.
Mitch Clarke	Mixed martial artist and professional wrestler	Former UFC fighter in the lightweight division. As a professional wrestler, he currently works the independents of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Kim Coates	Actor	Best known for his role as Alexander "Tig" Trager on the series Sons of Anarchy.
Renée Coleman	Actress	Has appeared in several TV shows and movies. She appeared in such films as Who's Harry Crumb? (1988) as Jennifer Downing and A League of Their Own (1992) as Alice "Skeeter" Gaspers while having made appearances on such TV series as Quantum Leap, Matlock, Melrose Place, Diagnosis Murder among others. After leaving acting, she earned a doctorate in Mythological Studies with an emphasis on Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2002.
George Connell (1930-2015)	Biochemist and academic	Professor of biochemistry at the University of Toronto where he went to become the chairman of the department. His research included the study of plasma cholinesterase. Was the sixth President of the University of Western Ontario from 1977 to 1984 and was 12th President of the University of Toronto from 1984 to 1990.
Anna Cummer	Film, TV, and theater actress/voice actress	She voiced various characters in anime series such as Maison Ikkoku, Galaxy Angel, Popotan among others. Voiced characters in various Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, and Barbie films and series among others. She appeared as an actress in such series as Smallville, Stargate Atlantis, Fargo among others. She has has roles in such stage productions of Death of a Salesman, Peter Pan, The Diary of Anne Frank among others.
David Vivian Currie (1912-1986) VC CD	Solider	Recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

D

Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
Mark Dacey	Curler	2004 Nokia Brier champion.
Joyce Davidson (1931-2020)	Television personality	Was an on-air personality for the CBC, CFTO (now CTV Toronto), and the defunct Westinghouse Broadcasting.
Gloria Dawn	Model	Briefly modeled in the early 60s appearing in softcore men's magazines throughout the decade. After modeling, got her education in psychology at McGill University and Simon Fraser University and in business at Georgetown University and The Washington Campus.
Keith Downey OC SOM FRSC	Agricultural scientist	Pioneer and "father" of canola, a variety of rapeseed.

E

Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
Michael Eklund	Actor	Known for playing the role of the villain or antihero. Appeared in such films as Watchmen, Walk All over Me, Hunt to Kill, The Marine 3: Homefront, See No Evil 2 among others. Appeared in such TV series as The Outer Limits, Smallville, Battlestar Galactica, Da Vinci's Inquest, Bates Motel among others.
Dan Ellis	Hockey player	Was a goaltender in the NHL for the Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks, Carolina Hurricanes, and Florida Panthers.
Shane Endicott	Hockey player	Played 45 games in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The rest of his career was spent playing in minor pro and pro leagues in Canada/United States and Europe.
James Wilfred Estey (1889-1956)	Lawyer, politician, and jurist	Was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1917, practiced law in Saskatoon as a Crown Prosecutor till 1929, and taught law and economics at the University of Saskatchewan. Was a Liberal MLA respresenting the riding of Saskatoon City from 1934 - 1941 having held the position as Minister of Education. From 1939 to 1944, he was the Attorney General. Appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1944 and served until his death in 1956.
Willard Estey (1919-2002) OC	Lawyer and judge	Taught at the University of Saskatchewan in 1946 and moved to Ontario the following year to practice law. Was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 1973, was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Justice of Ontario in 1975, became Chief Justice of Ontario in 1976, and was Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1977 to 1988.

F

Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
Keith Fagnou (1971-2009)	Organic chemist and professor	Pofessor of chemistry at University of Saskatchewan and associate professor of organic chemistry at the University of Ottawa. His research focused on developing new reactions that avoid unnecessary activation of substrates and that can instead directly functionalize C–H bonds of simple molecules and introduce C–C bonds.
Sylvia Fedoruk (1927-2012) OC SOM	Physicist, medical physicist, professor, curler, and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (1988-1994)	Bachelor of Arts degree in physics, at the University of Saskatchewan, in 1949 and was awarded the Governor General's Academic Medal. Fedoruk completed her M.A. in physics in 1951. She was a professor of oncology and associate member in physics at the University of Saskatchewan. She was involved in the development of the world's first cobalt-60 unit and one of the first nuclear medicine scanning machines In 1961, played in the very first Diamond 'D' Championships for Team Saskatchewan as the third for Joyce McKee in which they won. Served as the President of the Canadian Ladies Curling Association from 1971 to 1972. In 1986, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. From 1986 to 1989 she was chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. Served as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from 1988 to 1994. Was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2009.
Larry Fisher (1949-2015)	—	Raped and murdered nursing assistant Gail Miller in 1969 in which David Milgaard was wrongfully convicted. Was convicted 1999 after the case went to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1992 that lead to Milgaard being released from prison.
Don Freed	Singer-songwriter	Metis folk singer-songwriter best known for his works about life on the Western Canadian prairies and the province of Saskatchewan in particular.
Dawna Friesen	Newscaster	Global National weekday anchor.
Pete Friesen	Gutarist	Guitar player for Alice Cooper, Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, and The Almighty
Gayleen Froese	Novelist, writer, and singer-songwriter	Has written crime and mystery novels including Touch (2005) and Grayling Cross (2011). Both were published by NeWest Press. Her non-fiction and humour writing has appeared in publications including See Magazine, The Rat Creek Press, and The Session. Has released three albums, Obituary (1997), Chimera (1999), and Sacrifice (2005).
Wes Funk (1969-2015)	Writer, author, poet	Published several novels and a chapbook of poetry and short stories. Notable works include Dead Rock Stars (2008) and Cherry Blossoms (2012). The latter won a CBC Bookie Award. Hosted a weekly television series, Lit Happens, on Shaw TV in Saskatchewan.

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Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
Michael Garnett	Hockey player	Played 24 games in the NHL as a goaltender with the Atlanta Thrashers. The rest of his career was spent in minor pro and pro leagues in Canada/United States and Europe.
Joanna Glass	Playwright and author	Her notable plays include Canadian Gothic and American Modern (1972), Trying (2004), Palmer Park (2008), and Mrs. Dexter and Her Daily (2010). She published two books Reflections on a Mountain Summer (1975) and Woman Wanted (1984). The latter was given a film adaptation.
Glenda Goertzen	Author and illustrator	Genres of writing include fantasy, science fiction, children's literature, and young adult fiction. Her notable works include best-selling children's novel The Prairie Dogs and City Dog, both of which have won a number of awards and honours.
Tom Grummett	Comic book artist and penciller	Best known for his work as penciller on titles such as The New Titans, The Adventures of Superman, Superboy, Power Company, Robin, New Thunderbolts and Heroes.
Eric Gryba	Hockey player	Played in the NHL player with the Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, and New Jersey Devils.
Lyell Gustin (1895-1988) SOM	Pianist, music educator, and adjudacator	Back pain from being a concert pianist led to establishing the Lyell Gustin Piano Studios in 1920. For over 60-years, he taught individuals, held monthly interpretation classes, monthly soirées, ensemble rehearsals, special programs, and social events; and for thirty years he instructed his own summer schools. Founded the Saskatoon Musical Art Club in 1924 and founding member of the Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers Association in 1930. Served as examiner for The Toronto Conservatory of Music from 1944 to 1970, lectured at Regina College from 1936 to 1947, and occasionally at the University of Saskatchewan and The Royal Conservatory of Music summer schools. He was chairman of the music committee of the Saskatchewan Arts Board from 1952 to 1964.

H

• Chris Hajt – professional ice hockey player, Lukko
• Emmett Hall – former Supreme Court Justice
• Stu Hart (1915-2003) – professional wrestling patriarch
• Ray Hnatyshyn – former Governor General of Canada
• Gordie Howe (1928-2016) – NHL and WHA hockey player
• Bill Hunter (1920-2002) – ice hockey entrepreneur
• Jorgen Hus - Saskatchewan Roughriders Football player

J

• Susan Jacks (ne: Pesklevits) – singer-songwriter, producer, member of The Poppy Family

K

• Miklos Kanitz – Holocaust survivor
• Ryan Keller – NHL hockey player, Ottawa Senators
• Dave King – university and NHL hockey coach
• Darcy Kuemper – goalie for the NHL franchise Colorado Avalanche
• Kaylyn Kyle – member of the Canada women's national soccer team

L

• Annette Lapointe (born 1978) – writer
• Regan Lauscher (born 1980) – Canadian luge champion
• James Le Jeune (1910–1983) – painter, born in Saskatoon
• Catriona Le May Doan (born 1970) – speed skater, Olympic medalist
• Curtis Leschyshyn (born 1969) – former NHL hockey player
• Ernest Lindner (1897-1988) - painter
• Trey Lyles (born 1995) – professional basketball player
• Vic Lynn (1925–2010) – ice hockey player
• Taylor Leier (born 1994) - NHL hockey player

M

Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
Duncan MacPherson (1966–1989)	Hockey player	Was drafted in the first round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Played in the AHL for the Springfield Indians and in the IHL for the Indianapolis Ice.
Keith Magnuson (1947-2003)	Hockey player	Played his whole career in the NHL for the Chicago Black Hawks.
Tyler Mane	Former pro wrestler and actor	Trained by Stu Hart, Mondo Guerrero, and Red Bastian; he worked for promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Joint Promotions, and Universal Wrestling Federation. In acting, he has appeared in such movies as X-Men, the remakes of Halloween and Halloween II, The Devil's Rejects, Troy among others. He has appeared in such TV series as Party of Five, V.I.P., Monk among others.
Yann Martel	Author	Author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi.
Mike Maurer	Football player	Played in the CFL as a fullback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, BC Lions, Ottawa Renegades, and Edmonton Eskimos; having won two Grey Cups.
Chris McAllister	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche, and New York Rangers.
Shane Meier	Actor and voice actor	Appeared in such movies as Needful Things, Man of the House, Stay Tuned among others. Appeared in such TV series as the original MacGyver, Diagnosis: Murder, Road to Avonlea, Psych among others. Was in such TV movies The Matthew Shepard Story and A Date with Darkness. Voiced characters in TV series such as Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, Captain N: The Game Master, My Little Pony Tales among others.
David Milgaard	Community support worker and activist	Wrongfully convicted for the 1969 rape and murder of nursing assistant Gail Miller. Also a public speaker who advocates for the wrongfully convicted and for all prisoner rights.
Gail Miller (1948-1969)	Nursing assistant	Raped and murdered by Larry Fisher in which David Milgaard was wrongfully convicted.
Joni Mitchell	Musician, singer-songwriter, artist
Jasmin Mozaffari	Director and screenwriter	Known for her full-length feature film debut, Firecrackers, based on her short film of the same name.
Allan Moffat	Race car driver	12 Hours of Sebring winner and four-time winner of the Australian Touring Car Championship and Bathurst 1000.
Keith Morrison	Journalist and newscaster	Started his career in Canada with stints in regional to national news outlets. His notable credits include Dateline NBC correspondent/narrator, CTV National News anchor, Canada AM, and substitute anchor and Chief Political Correspondent for CBC's The Journal
Farley Mowat (1921-2014) OC	Author, novelist, and environmentalist	His works in the genres of memoir, young adult fiction, and non-fiction. His subject matter is environmentalism and Northern Canada. His notables works include Never Cry Wolf, People of the Deer, Lost in the Barrens, The Curse of the Viking Grave, The Grey Seas Under, and Owls in the Family.
Jasmin Mozaffari	Director and screenwriter	Directed a number of films including the acclaimed 2018 film Firecrackers.
Alaa Murabit	Doctor, global strategist, and policymaker

N

Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
Carey Nelson	Long-distance runner
Darin Nesbitt	Professor	Professor at Douglas College
Rod Norrish	Hockey player	Played three games in the NHL for the Minnesota North Stars

P

• Michaela Pereira – HLN anchor
• Krista Phillips – professional basketball player (former University of Michigan Women's Basketball player)
• Rich Pilon – former NHL hockey player
• "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs) (died 2015) – professional wrestler and film actor

R

• Doug Redl – Canadian football player
• Scott Redl – Canadian football player
• Drew Remenda – TV colour analyst for the San Jose Sharks and radio show host
• Kyle Riabko – actor and musician
• Roy Romanow – former Premier of Saskatchewan

S

Name	Occupation	Notes	Ref
William Sarjeant	Geology professor and author
Brayden Schenn	Hockey player	Plays in NHL for the St. Louis Blues. Previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, and Philadelphia Flyers.
Luke Schenn	Hockey player	Plays in NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, and Vancouver Canucks.
Brian Skrudland	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, and Dallas Stars; having won two Stanley Cups.
Arthur Slade	Author
Theresa Sokyrka	Singer-songwriter and musician	Placed second on season 2 of Canadian Idol.
Steph Song	Actress	Appeared in such movies as Evertthing's Gone Green, The Thaw, Paradox among others. Appeared in such TV series as Smallville, The Listener, Supergirl among others.
Brent Sopel	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, and Montreal Canadiens.
Jarret Stoll	Hockey player	Played in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and Minnesota Wild.
Neil Stonechild	—	High-profile victim of an alleged starlight tour.
Joey Stylez	Rapper and hip hop artist
David Sutcliffe	Actor
Anne Szumigalski	Poet

T

• Brianne Theisen-Eaton - twice World Athletics Championships silver medalist in heptathlon
• Gordon Tootoosis – First Nations actor
• Shannon Tweed – actor, wife of Gene Simmons of KISS

V

• Guy Vanderhaeghe – author
• Sugith Varughese – writer, director and actor
• Suzie Vinnick – folk/blues singer-songwriter and guitarist

W

• Cam Ward – NHL hockey goaltender, Chicago Blackhawks
• Ed Whalen – host and commentator, Stampede Wrestling
• Steven Woods – Quack.com co-founder, current Google Waterloo site director
• Henry Woolf – actor
• James Wright - ice hockey player, plays in the Swedish Hockey League for the Linköpings HC, formerly in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets and the Tampa Bay Lightning
• Janet Wright (1945-2016) – actress and cast member of Corner Gas

YYNOT

This page is about the band. For their self-titled album, see YYNOT (album).

YYNOT
Origin	United States
Genres	Hard rock progressive rock
Years active	2015
Labels
Members	Billy Alexander Tim Starace Mike Hetzel Patty PerShayla
Past members	Rocky Kunner Joel Stevenett Anthony Morra Rodrigo Concha
Website	www.yynotband.com

Formation

YYNOT's beginnings started when Billy Alexander seen videos of Tim Starace doing bass covers of Rush in 2015.

Members

Current members

• Billy Alexander - guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (2015-present)
• Tim Starace - bass, pedals (2015-present)
• Mike Hetzel - drums
• Patty PerShayla - vocals

Former members

• Rocky Kuner - vocals
• Anthony Morra - drums, percussion
• Joel Stevenett - drums
• Rodrigo Concha - drums, percussion

Discography

• YYNOT (2018)
• Resonance (2019)
• Light and Shade (2022)

Music videos

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"Burning Bridge"	2021	Light and Shade

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Kingdom Come"	2017	YYNOT
"The Curtain Falls"
"Invisible Heart"
"Etheria"	2018
"Bully"	2019	Resonance
"Hourglass"	2020	YYNOT
"Precious Time"		Resonance
"Widest Dreams"
"Burning Bridge"	2021	Light and Shade
"Wire and Wood"	2022
"Living Proof"