HappySqurriel on 14 March 2008
From Wikipedia[edit] Politicians
- Stephen Harper - Prime Minister of Canada - Resides in Calgary - Stephen Harper was born in Toronto.
- William Aberhart - former Premier of Alberta
- Richard Bennett - former Prime Minister of Canada
- Monte Solberg - Conservative politician
- Ralph Klein - former Mayor of Calgary and Premier of Alberta
- Peter Lougheed - former CFL player and Premier of Alberta
- Ernest Manning - former Premier of Alberta
- Normie Kwong - former CFL player and current Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta
[edit] Athletes
- Stu Hart - professional wrestler, promoter and trainer
- Trevor Boys, NASCAR driver
- Owen Hargreaves - professional soccer player
- Bret Hart - professional wrestler
- Owen Hart - professional wrestler
- Teddy Hart - professional wrestler
- Dany Heatley - professional ice hockey player
- Kevin McKenna - professional soccer player
- Curtis Myden - Olympic bronze medalist swimming
- Chris Reitsma - professional baseball player
- Laurie Skreslet - first Canadian to climb Mount Everest
- Jason Smith - professional ice hockey player
- Mark Tewksbury - Olympic gold medalist swimming
- Mike Vernon - professional National Hockey League player
- Bad News Allen - professional wrestler aka Allen Coage
- Lance Storm - professional wrestler
- Don Cairns - professional National Hockey League player
- Nolan Baumgartner - professional ice hockey player
- Sheena Lawrick - Olympic softball player
- Peter Lougheed - former Premier of Alberta.
- Mark Rypien - Super Bowl XXVI MVP
- Jamie Salé - Olympic gold medallist skater
- Jim Neidhart - professional wrestler
- Natalie "Nattie" Neidhart- professional wrestler
- Chris Jericho - professional wrestler (lived in Calgary for many years after initially coming for pro wrestling training)
- T.J. Wilson - professional wrestler
- Harry Smith - professional wrestler
- Nate Burleson - professional football player - Seattle Seahawks
- Mark Astley - former NHL player
[edit] Entertainers
- Jann Arden - Singer
- Paul Brandt - Country music singer
- George Fox - Country music singer-songwriter
- Todd McFarlane - creator of the Spawn series of comics
- Nivek Ogre (real name Kevin Ogilvie) - vocalist for the industrial band Skinny Puppy
- Melissa O'Neil - 2005 Canadian Idol winner
- Elisha Cuthbert - actress (Although she moved to Montreal at a very young age, and remained there until she moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17)
- Paul Gross - actor
- Leslie Feist - singer-songwriter
- Roy Jenson - Actor
- Tegan and Sara - Musicians
- Rebecca Northan - actress
- Albert Howell - actor
- Peter Oldring - actor
- Pat Kelly - actor
- Tommy Chong - actor
- Heather Marks - supermodel
- Chad VanGaalen- Musician
Disturbingly enough, I think I have met a couple of the younger athletes and entertainers through my/their siblings or friends growing up ...
[edit] Politicians
- Stephen Harper - Prime Minister of Canada - Resides in Calgary - Stephen Harper was born in Toronto.
- William Aberhart - former Premier of Alberta
- Richard Bennett - former Prime Minister of Canada
- Monte Solberg - Conservative politician
- Ralph Klein - former Mayor of Calgary and Premier of Alberta
- Peter Lougheed - former CFL player and Premier of Alberta
- Ernest Manning - former Premier of Alberta
- Normie Kwong - former CFL player and current Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta
[edit] Athletes
- Stu Hart - professional wrestler, promoter and trainer
- Trevor Boys, NASCAR driver
- Owen Hargreaves - professional soccer player
- Bret Hart - professional wrestler
- Owen Hart - professional wrestler
- Teddy Hart - professional wrestler
- Dany Heatley - professional ice hockey player
- Kevin McKenna - professional soccer player
- Curtis Myden - Olympic bronze medalist swimming
- Chris Reitsma - professional baseball player
- Laurie Skreslet - first Canadian to climb Mount Everest
- Jason Smith - professional ice hockey player
- Mark Tewksbury - Olympic gold medalist swimming
- Mike Vernon - professional National Hockey League player
- Bad News Allen - professional wrestler aka Allen Coage
- Lance Storm - professional wrestler
- Don Cairns - professional National Hockey League player
- Nolan Baumgartner - professional ice hockey player
- Sheena Lawrick - Olympic softball player
- Peter Lougheed - former Premier of Alberta.
- Mark Rypien - Super Bowl XXVI MVP
- Jamie Salé - Olympic gold medallist skater
- Jim Neidhart - professional wrestler
- Natalie "Nattie" Neidhart- professional wrestler
- Chris Jericho - professional wrestler (lived in Calgary for many years after initially coming for pro wrestling training)
- T.J. Wilson - professional wrestler
- Harry Smith - professional wrestler
- Nate Burleson - professional football player - Seattle Seahawks
- Mark Astley - former NHL player
[edit] Entertainers
- Jann Arden - Singer
- Paul Brandt - Country music singer
- George Fox - Country music singer-songwriter
- Todd McFarlane - creator of the Spawn series of comics
- Nivek Ogre (real name Kevin Ogilvie) - vocalist for the industrial band Skinny Puppy
- Melissa O'Neil - 2005 Canadian Idol winner
- Elisha Cuthbert - actress (Although she moved to Montreal at a very young age, and remained there until she moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17)
- Paul Gross - actor
- Leslie Feist - singer-songwriter
- Roy Jenson - Actor
- Tegan and Sara - Musicians
- Rebecca Northan - actress
- Albert Howell - actor
- Peter Oldring - actor
- Pat Kelly - actor
- Tommy Chong - actor
- Heather Marks - supermodel
- Chad VanGaalen- Musician
