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.

Arts and entertainment

Actors

• Erik Everhard, actor and director
• Fred Ewanuick, actor
• 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)
• Seth Rogen, actor (of Jewish religion)
• William Shatner, actor, who is best known for playing a role in Star Trek (of Jewish religion)
• Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
• Katheryn Winnick, actress

Musicians

• Randy Bachman, musician
• Robbie Bachman, musician
• Tim Bachman, musician
• Paul Brandt, country music artist
• Ron Cahute, musician
• Rick Danko, musician, former bassist and singer of The Band
• Ivan Doroschuk, musician (Men Without Hats)
• Stefan Doroschuk, musician (Men Without Hats)
• Gordie Johnson, musician
• Juliette, singer and CBC television host
• Brett Kissel, country music artist
• Chantal Kreviazuk, singer
• Metro Radomsky, violinist and bandleader
• Theresa Sokyrka, singer
• Roman Soltykewych, conductor
• Alex Tanas, musician, drummer of Magic!

Other artists and entertainers

• Edward Burtynsky, photographer
• Roman Danylo, comedian
• Denys Drozdyuk, ballroom dancer, Season 3 winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada
• Luba Goy, comedian
• Alexander Hryshko, photographer
• John Kricfalusi, cartoonist, creator of the Nickelodeon animated series
• William Kurelek, artist
• Oleg Lipchenko, artist
• John Max, photographer
• James Motluk, filmmaker
• Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman
• Marsha Skrypuch, writer
• Alex Trebek, television game show host (Jeopardy!)
• Daria Werbowy, model

Business and finance

• Cyril Genik, immigration agent
• Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, economist and economic advisor to the Ukrainian government
• Eugene Melnyk, owner of Biovail Pharma and the Ottawa Senators NHL hockey team
• Iwan Pylypow, first Ukrainian Canadian immigrant and pioneer settler

Government and politics

Governors General

• Ramon John Hnatyshyn, former Governor General of Canada
• Edward Schreyer, former Premier of Manitoba and former Governor General of Canada

Lieutenant Governors

• Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian scientist, curler, and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
• Peter Liba, former Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

Premiers

• Ernie Eves, former Premier of Ontario
• Gary Filmon, former Premier of Manitoba
• Roy Romanow, former Premier of Saskatchewan
• Edward Schreyer, former Premier of Manitoba and former Governor General of Canada
• Ed Stelmach, former Premier of Alberta

Others

• Yvan Baker, member of parliament
• Edward Bayda, former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
• Alex Biega, lawyer and author
• James Bezan, member of parliament
• Annie Buller, union organizer
• David Chernushenko, the former senior deputy to the leader of the Green Party of Canada, and a former leadership contestant for that party
• Ed Ewasiuk, labour activist, city councilor
• Taras Ferley, first member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba of Ukrainian descent
• Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister
• William Hawrelak, former Mayor of Edmonton
• Anthony Hlynka, second member of parliament of Ukrainian descent
• Stephen Juba, former Mayor of Winnipeg
• Gerard Kennedy, Ontario cabinet minister
• MaryAnn Mihychuk, member of parliament, former Canadian Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour
• Steve Peters, Ontario cabinet minister
• Don Rusnak, member of parliament
• Tymofei Koreichuk, labour organiser
• Andrew Shandro, first member of a Canadian legislature of Ukrainian origin, World War I veteran
• John Sopinka, puisne justice, Supreme Court of Canada
• Michael Starr (born Michael Starchewsky), former cabinet minister
• 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

Literature and journalism

• Myroslaw Stechishin, editor, activist, and public figure
• Savella Stechishin, home economist and writer
• Miriam Toews, writer

Military

• Peter Dmytruk, war hero (World War II), Royal Canadian Air Force
• Yaroslav Hunka, a World War II veteran of the SS Galizien
• Vladimir Katriuk, alleged war criminal
• Filip Konowal, a World War I Victoria Cross recipient
• Paul Wynnyk, Lieutenant General, former Commander of the Canadian Army

Religion

• Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak), former primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Metropolitan Yurij (Kalistchuk), former primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy), former primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Metropolitan Ilarion (Ohienko), former primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Bishop Andriy (Peshko), Bishop of Toronto and of the Eastern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Metropolitan Hilarion (Rudnyk), primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Patriarch Mstyslav (Skrypnyk), former primate and archbishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Metropolitan John (Stinka), former primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Stephanie Petryk Potoski, received Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice from Pope Paul VI in 1964

Science and technology

• Albert Bandura, psychologist
• David Baszucki, entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of ROBLOX
• Roberta Bondar, astronaut
• Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian scientist, curler, and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
• Isydore Hlynka, biochemist, Ukrainian Canadian community leader
• Joshua Kutryk, astronaut
• George S. N. Luckyj, scholar of Ukrainian literature
• Vladimir Mackiw, inventor and industrialist
• Lubomyr Romankiw, scientist, Ph.D. degrees in metallurgy and materials
• Jaroslav Rudnyckyj, linguist, a founding father of Canadian multiculturalism

Sports

Curling

Ice hockey

Other sports

• Nadiia Bashynska, ice dancer
• Fedor Bohatirchuk, chess player
• Chris Jericho, professional wrestler
• Mike Kostiuk, gridiron football player
• Bronko Nagurski, gridiron football player and professional wrestler
• Kelly Olynyk, basketball player

See also

• List of Ukrainian Americans
• List of Ukrainians

References