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{{see also|Category:Canadian people of Ukrainian descent}}
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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 ==
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=== 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)<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2020 |title=Seth Rogen's Jewish American Tale |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/8/7/21357712/seth-rogen-american-pickle-jewish-comedy}}</ref>
*[[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 (Canadian singer)|Juliette]], singer and [[CBC Television|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<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kricfalusi |first1=John |date=30 October 2007 |title=Happy Birthday Dad! |url=http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2007/10/happy-birthday-dad.html |accessdate=23 January 2015 |website=John K. Stuff}}</ref>
*[[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 ==

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* [[Bohdan Hawrylyshyn]], economist and economic advisor to the Ukrainian government
* [[Eugene Melnyk]], owner of Biovail Pharma and the [[Ottawa Senators]] [[National Hockey League|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 [[List of lieutenant governors of Saskatchewan|Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan]]
* [[Peter Liba]], former [[List of lieutenant governors of Manitoba|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)|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 of Canada|Deputy Prime Minister]]
* [[William Hawrelak]], former [[List of mayors of Edmonton|Mayor of Edmonton]]
*[[Anthony Hlynka]], second member of parliament of Ukrainian descent
*[[Stephen Juba]], former [[List of mayors of Winnipeg|Mayor of Winnipeg]]
*[[Gerard Kennedy]], Ontario cabinet minister
*[[MaryAnn Mihychuk]], member of parliament, former Canadian Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour
*[[Steve Peters (Ontario politician)|Steve Peters]], Ontario cabinet minister
*[[Don Rusnak]], member of parliament
*[[Tymofei Koreichuk]], labour organiser
*[[Andrew Shandro (politician)|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 (politician)|Michael Starr]] (born Michael Starchewsky), former cabinet minister
*[[David Tkachuk]], Canadian senator
*[[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]], former member of parliament, former [[Executive Council of Manitoba|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 ==
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*[[Peter Dmytruk]], war hero (World War II), [[History of the Royal Canadian Air Force#Second World War|Royal Canadian Air Force]]
*[[Yaroslav Hunka]], a World War II veteran of the [[14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician)|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 ==
*[[Wasyly (Fedak)|Metropolitan Wasyly]] (Fedak), former primate and metropolitan of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Yurij (Kalistchuk)|Metropolitan Yurij]] (Kalistchuk), former primate and metropolitan of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Michael (Khoroshy)|Metropolitan Michael]] (Khoroshy), former primate and metropolitan of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Ilarion Ohienko|Metropolitan Ilarion]] (Ohienko), former primate and metropolitan of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Andrew (Peshko)|Bishop Andriy]] (Peshko), Bishop of Toronto and of the [[Archbishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada|Eastern Eparchy]] of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Hilarion (Rudnyk)|Metropolitan Hilarion]] (Rudnyk), primate and metropolitan of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Mstyslav (Skrypnyk)|Patriarch Mstyslav]] (Skrypnyk), former primate and archbishop of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[John (Stinka)|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 ==
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*[[Albert Bandura]], psychologist
*[[David Baszucki]], entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of [[ROBLOX]]
*[[Roberta Bondar]], [[astronaut]]
*[[Sylvia Fedoruk]], Canadian scientist, curler, and former [[List of lieutenant governors of Saskatchewan|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 ==
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|[[Turk Broda]]
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|[[Wayne Gretzky]]
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|[[Dale Hawerchuk]]
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=== Curling ===
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* [[Kerry Burtnyk]]
* [[Sylvia Fedoruk]]
* [[Randy Ferbey]]
* [[Orest Meleschuk]]
* [[Ed Werenich]]
*[[Mike Woloschuk]]
}}

=== Ice hockey ===
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*[[Gene Achtymichuk]]
*[[Glenn Anderson]]<ref name="GA1">{{cite news |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/this-was-glenn-anderson-hero-of-the-ice-palace-in-1988 |title=This was Glenn Anderson, Hero of the Ice Palace, in 1988 |last=Staples |first=David |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207044234/https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/this-was-glenn-anderson-hero-of-the-ice-palace-in-1988 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Dave Andreychuk]]
*[[Dave Babych]]
*[[Wayne Babych]]
*[[Stan Baluik]]
*[[Jeff Bandura]]
*[[Bill Barilko]]
*[[Mike Bossy]]<ref name="Korniienko">{{Cite web |last=Korniienko |first=Artur |date=2020-11-26 |title=Gretzky, Sawchuk and more: ‘Uke’ film documents Ukrainian NHL heritage |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/7646 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Kyiv Post |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Johnny Bower]]
*[[Johnny Boychuk]]
*[[Zach Boychuk]]
*[[Darren Boyko]]
*[[Tyler Bozak]]
*[[Turk Broda]]
*[[Kyle Brodziak]]
*[[Johnny Bucyk]]<ref name="Korniienko" />
*[[Mike Busniuk]]
*[[Ron Busniuk]]
*[[Jeff Chychrun]]<ref name="Korniienko" />
*[[Kirby Dach]]
*[[Gerald Diduck]]
*[[Ken Daneyko]]<ref name="Korniienko" />
*[[Pat Elynuik]]
*[[Bernie Federko]]
*[[Dean Fedorchuk]]
*[[Todd Fedoruk]]
*[[Taylor Fedun]]
*[[Brent Fedyk]]
*[[Alexander Godynyuk]]
*[[Wayne Gretzky]]<ref name="Korniienko" />
*[[Nick Harbaruk]]
*[[Dale Hawerchuk]]
*[[Neil Hawryliw]]
*[[Jayce Hawryluk]]<ref name=leaderpopst1>{{cite news|last1=Henderson |first1=Rob |title=Wheat Kings' Hawryluk feeling fine' after hospital visit |url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/Wheat+Kings+Hawryluk+feeling+fine+after+hospital+visit/9671612/story.html |access-date=June 29, 2014 |work=Leader-Post |date=March 28, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629235513/http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/Wheat%2BKings%2BHawryluk%2Bfeeling%2Bfine%2Bafter%2Bhospital%2Bvisit/9671612/story.html |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Shaun Heshka]]
*[[Darcy Hordichuk]]
*[[Doug Houda]]
*[[Tony Hrkac]]
*[[Jim Hrycuik]]
*[[Scott Humeniuk]]
*[[Orest Kindrachuk]]
*[[Morgan Klimchuk]]
*[[Julian Klymkiw]]
*[[Mike Krushelnyski]]
*[[Curtis Leschyshyn]]
*[[Jake Leschyshyn]]
*[[Danny Lewicki]]
*[[Joffrey Lupul]]
*[[Cale Makar]]
*[[Clint Malarchuk]]
*[[Mike Maneluk]]
*[[Brian Marchinko]]
*[[Dave Marcinyshyn]]
*[[Dennis Maruk]]
*[[Gerry Melnyk]]
*[[Larry Melnyk]]
*[[Dave Michayluk]]
*[[Nick Mickoski]]
*[[Bill Mosienko]]
*[[Eric Nesterenko]]
*[[Colton Parayko]]
*[[Nolan Patrick]]
*[[Walt Poddubny]]
*[[Alexei Ponikarovsky]]
*[[Lindy Ruff]]
*[[Terry Sawchuk]]<ref name="Korniienko" />
*[[Dave Semenko]]
*[[Eddie Shack]]<ref name="Korniienko" />
*[[Jack Shewchuk]]
*[[Gary Shuchuk]]
*[[Vic Stasiuk]]
*[[Walt Tkaczuk]]
*[[Jordin Tootoo]]
*[[Alexander Vasilevski (ice hockey, born 1975)|Alexander Vasilevski]]
*[[Darcy Wakaluk]]
*[[Dale Yakiwchuk]]
*[[Ken Yaremchuk]]
*[[Miles Zaharko]]
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=== 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
*[[Danny Nykoluk]], gridiron football player
*[[Kelly Olynyk]], basketball player
*[[Patricia Bezzoubenko]] - individual Elite rhythmic gymnast

== See also ==
* [[List of Ukrainian Americans]]
* [[List of Ukrainians]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{People of Canada}}
{{Ukrainian diaspora}}
[[Category:Canadian people of Ukrainian descent|*]]
[[Category:Lists of people by ethnicity|Ukrainian]]

List of Ukrainian Canadians - Revision history

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