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
- Roman Danylo, comedian
- Erik Everhard, actor and director
- Fred Ewanuick, actor
- Luba Goy, comedian
- Mariya Khomutova, actress and playwright
- Jeremy Kushnier, actor/singer, currently in the Chicago cast of the musical Jersey Boys
- Mimi Kuzyk, actress
- Tatiana Maslany, actress, who is best known for playing various roles in Orphan Black
- Stacie Mistysyn – actress (Degrassi)
- James Motluk, filmmaker
- Seth Rogen - actor (of Jewish religion)[1]
- William Shatner, actor, who is best known for playing a role in Star Trek (of Jewish religion)
- Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
- Alex Trebek, television game show host (Jeopardy!)
- Katheryn Winnick, actress
Artists and designers
- Edward Burtynsky, photographer
- Denys Drozdyuk, ballroom dancer, Season 3 winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada
- Alexander Hryshko, photographer
- John Kricfalusi,[2] cartoonist, creator of the Nickelodeon animated series
- William Kurelek, artist
- Oleg Lipchenko, artist
- John Max, photographer
Athletes
- Gene Achtymichuk, ice hockey player
- Dave Andreychuk, ice hockey player
- Dave Babych, ice hockey player
- Stan Baluik, ice hockey player
- Jeff Bandura, ice hockey player
- Bill Barilko, ice hockey player
- Nadiia Bashynska, ice dancer
- Mike Bossy, ice hockey player
- Johnny Bower, ice hockey player
- Johnny Boychuk, ice hockey player
- Zach Boychuk, ice hockey player
- Darren Boyko, ice hockey player
- Tyler Bozak, ice hockey player
- Turk Broda, ice hockey player
- Johnny Bucyk, ice hockey player
- Kerry Burtnyk, curler
- Mike Busniuk, ice hockey player
- Ron Busniuk, ice hockey player
- Gerald Diduck, ice hockey player
- Bernie Federko, ice hockey player
- Dean Fedorchuk, ice hockey player
- Todd Fedoruk, ice hockey player
- Brent Fedyk, ice hockey player
- Randy Ferbey, curler
- Alexander Godynyuk, ice hockey player
- Wayne Gretzky, ice hockey player and coach
- Nick Harbaruk, ice hockey player
- Dale Hawerchuk, ice hockey player
- Neil Hawryliw, ice hockey player
- Darcy Hordichuk, ice hockey player
- Doug Houda, ice hockey player
- Jim Hrycuik, ice hockey player
- Scott Humeniuk, ice hockey player
- Chris Jericho, professional wrestler
- Orest Kindrachuk, ice hockey player
- Morgan Klimchuk, ice hockey player
- Julian Klymkiw, ice hockey player
- Mike Kostiuk, gridiron football player
- Danny Lewicki, ice hockey player
- Joffrey Lupul, ice hockey player
- Cale Makar, ice hockey player
- Clint Malarchuk, ice hockey player
- Mike Maneluk, ice hockey player
- Brian Marchinko, ice hockey player
- Dave Marcinyshyn, ice hockey player
- Orest Meleschuk, curler
- Gerry Melnyk, ice hockey player
- Larry Melnyk, ice hockey player
- Nick Mickoski, ice hockey player
- Bill Mosienko, ice hockey player, fastest hat-trick in NHL history (3 goals in 21 game seconds)
- Bronko Nagurski, gridiron football player and professional wrestler
- Eric Nesterenko, ice hockey player
- Kelly Olynyk, basketball player
- Nolan Patrick, ice hockey player
- Walt Poddubny, ice hockey player
- Alexei Ponikarovsky, ice hockey player
- Terry Sawchuk, ice hockey player
- Dave Semenko, ice hockey player
- Eddie Shack, ice hockey player
- Jack Shewchuk, ice hockey player
- Gary Shuchuk, ice hockey player
- Vic Stasiuk, ice hockey player
- Walt Tkaczuk, ice hockey player
- Jordin Tootoo, ice hockey player
- Alexander Vasilevski, ice hockey player
- Darcy Wakaluk, ice hockey player
- Ed Werenich, curler
- Mike Woloschuk, curler
- Dale Yakiwchuk, ice hockey player
- Ken Yaremchuk, ice hockey player
- Miles Zaharko, ice hockey player
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 (World War II), Royal Canadian Air Force
- Yaroslav Hunka, a World War II veteran of the SS Galizien
- Filip Konowal, a World War I Victoria Cross recipient
- Paul Wynnyk Lieutenant General, 2016-2018 Commander of the Canadian Army
Musicians
- Randy Bachman, musician
- Paul Brandt (born Paul Rennée Belobersycky), country music artist
- Boris Brott, conductor
- 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
- Brett Kissel, country music artist
- Metro Radomsky, violinist and bandleader
- Theresa Sokyrka, singer
- Roman Soltykewych, conductor
- Alex Tanas, musician, drummer of Magic!
Politicians
- Yvan Baker, member of parliament
- James Bezan, member of parliament
- David Chernushenko, the former senior deputy to the leader of the Green Party of Canada, and a former leadership contestant for that party
- Ernie Eves, former Premier of Ontario
- Ed Ewasiuk, labour activist, city councilor
- Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian scientist, curler, and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
- Taras Ferley, first Ukrainian member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
- Gary Filmon, former Premier of Manitoba
- Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs since January 10, 2017 (see also "Writers / journalists" section)
- William Hawrelak, former Mayor of Edmonton
- Anthony Hlynka, second Canadian MP of Ukrainian descent, active in reforming Canada's immigration laws to promote eastern European immigration after World War II
- Ramon John Hnatyshyn, former Governor General of Canada
- Stephen Juba, former Mayor of Winnipeg
- Gerard Kennedy, Ontario cabinet minister
- Tymofei Koreichuk, labour organiser
- Peter Liba, former Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
- MaryAnn Mihychuk, member of parliament, former Canadian Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour
- Steve Peters, Ontario cabinet minister
- Roy Romanow, former Premier of Saskatchewan
- Don Rusnak, member of parliament
- Edward Schreyer, former Governor General of Canada
- Andrew Shandro, first member of a Canadian legislature of Ukrainian origin, World War I veteran
- Michael Starr (born Michael Starchewsky), former cabinet minister
- Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta from 2006 to 2011
- David Tkachuk, Canadian senator
- Judy Wasylycia-Leis, former member of parliament, former Manitoba provincial cabinet minister
- Patrick Weiler, member of parliament
- 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
- Joshua Kutryk, astronaut
- 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 (see also "Politicians" section)
- Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman
- Marsha Skrypuch, writer
- Myroslaw Stechishin, editor, activist, and public figure
- Savella Stechishin, home economist and writer
- Miriam Toews, writer
Other
- Fedor Bohatirchuk, chess player
- Annie Buller, union organizer
- Marta Czurylowicz, The Weather Network metrologist and former reporter for CTV News Kitchener and CTV News Winnipeg
- Cyril Genik, immigration agent
- Bohdan Hawrylyshyn (born 1926), economist, visionary and economic advisor to the Ukrainian government
- Vladimir Katriuk, beekeeper and alleged Nazi war criminal
- Vladimir Mackiw, inventor and industrialist
- Iwan Pylypow, first Ukrainian Canadian immigrant and pioneer settler
- Daria Werbowy, model
References
- "Seth Rogen's Jewish American Tale". 7 August 2020.
- Kricfalusi, John (30 October 2007). "Happy Birthday Dad!". John K. Stuff. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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