List of people from Regina, Saskatchewan

List of people from Regina, Saskatchewan

Notable persons who were born, grew up in or established their fame in Regina, Saskatchewan:

* Red Berenson, Team Canada 1972
* Dick Assman, gas station attendant facetiously given fame on the David Letterman television show
* Sarah Binks, fictional character created by Paul Hiebert, in whose gently satirical biography Regina figures as the rustic's metropolis
* Robert Boyer (artist), known as Bob Boyer, visual artist, elder, university professor
* Beverley Breuer, actor whose credits include "Scary Movie 4".
* Garth Butcher, NHL player
* Murray Crewe, principal bass trombonist, Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraFact|date=September 2008
* Charlie David, actor
* Robert Dirk, former NHLer
* Shirley Douglas, actor, daughter of T.C. Douglas; mother of Kiefer Sutherland
* T.C. Douglas, CCF premier 1944–1961 and later leader of the federal New Democratic Party
* Duke Dukowski, former NHLer
* Joe Fafard, sculptor and artist
* Ryan Getzlaf, NHL player
* Dirk Graham, NHL player
* Scott Hartnell, NHL player
* Jamie Heward, NHL player
* Dick Irvin, Jr., "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcaster
* Colin James, a 2 time Juno award winning blues-rock musician
* Connie Kaldor, singer
* Chris Kunitz, NHL player
* Donald M. Kendrick, Calgary native, choral conductor and teacher at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, in the 1970s
* Sarah Lind, actor
* Steve Nash, NBA all-star
* Garth Murray, NHL player
* Zarqa Nawaz, creator of the CBC sitcom "Little Mosque on the Prairie"
* Leslie Nielsen, actor whose credits include "Airplane!", "Naked Gun" and "Scary Movie 4".
* Erik Nielsen, federal politician, former deputy prime minister
* Michael Peers, Archbishop of Qu'Appelle; Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada1986-2004.
* Jason Plumb, popular musician formerly with the Waltons
* Erika Ritter, playwright and broadcaster
* Jack Semple, noted blues guitarist
* Kenny Shields, Juno award winning musician with locally based band Streetheart in the 80'sFact|date=September 2008
* Mike Sillinger, NHL player
* Dione Taylor, noted jazz singer
* John Vernon, actor in several movies and Television shows. "Animal House", "Wojeck" to name a couple.
* Richard Walker, President and CEO of the 40th International WorldSkills Competition in Calgary in 2009
* Into Eternity, a Progressive metal band


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