NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of British Columbians

This is a list of notable people born, raised, or long-time resident to British Columbia. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) Ranked...

Premiers

John Foster McCreight as Justice of the Supreme Court The Honourable John Foster McCreight (1827â€“November 18, 1913) was a jurist and the first Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Amor De Cosmos Amor De Cosmos (August 20, 1825 - July 4, 1897) was a Canadian journalist and politician. ... Sir Richard McBride (December 15, 1870-August 6, 1917) was a British Columbian politician and founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. ... Thomas Dufferin (Duff) Pattullo (January 19, 1873 - March 30, 1956) was premier of British Columbia, Canada from 1933 to 1941. ... William Andrew Cecil Bennett (September 6, 1900 - February 23, 1979) was a Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... David Barrett, O.C. (born 2 October 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. ... William Richards Bennett, or simply Bill Bennett (born August 18, 1932) was Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia (1975-1986). ... Bill Vander Zalm (center) inspects construction at Whistler Village Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie Vander Zalm, commonly known as Bill Vander Zalm (born 1934) became 28th premier of British Columbia, Canada in 1986. ... Rita Johnston (born April 22, 1935) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ... Michael Harcourt (born 1943) served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in Canada from 1991 to 1996, and before that as mayor of BCs major city, Vancouver from 1980 to 1986. ... Several notable people have been named Dan Miller: Dan Miller (Canadian politician) is a former Premier of British Columbia Dan Miller (U.S. politician) is a former member of the U.S. Congress Dan Miller (guitarist) is a member of the band They Might Be Giants Dan Miller (vocalist) is... The Honourable Glen David Clark (born 1957) is a politician in British Columbia, Canada who served as Premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999. ... Hon. ... For the recipient of the Victoria Cross and MP, see Gordon Campbell, VC For the Scottish Conservative politician, see Gordon Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy Gordon Muir Campbell, BA, MBA, MLA, (born January 12, 1948) is 34th Premier of British Columbia. ...

Members of Parliament

Jim Abbott (born August 18, 1942 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Conservative member of Canadas House of Commons. ... David Anderson is not to be confused with David L. Anderson, the member of parliament from Cypress Hills--Grasslands. ... Thomas Speakman Barnett was born in Red Deer Alberta on September 3, 1909. ... David Barrett, O.C. (born 2 October 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. ... Categories: Stub | British Columbia premiers ... The Honourable Stanley Ronald (Ron) Basford, PC (April 22, 1932 - January 31, 2005) was a long-time Canadian Cabinet minister in the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau. ... Don Bell is a Canadian politician. ... Thomas Berger (born March 23, 1933) is a Canadian politician. ... Hewitt Bostock (May 31, 1864-April 28, 1930) was a Canadian publisher, businessman and politician. ... Margaret Bridgman L., P.N., R.N. (January 10, 1940-; Kimberley, British Columbia) was a Canadian politician. ... Chuck Cadman Charles Chuck Cadman, (February 21, 1948 â€“ July 9, 2005) was a Canadian politician. ... Official Portrait of the Hon. ... Categories: Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia | Lists of office-holders ... Avril Phaedra Douglas Campbell, usually known as Kim Campbell (born 10 March 1947), was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada from 25 June to 4 November 1993. ... Stephen Harper is the current Prime Minister of Canada. ... Patricia Pat Carney, PC, BA, MA, LLD (born May 26, 1935 in Shanghai, China) is a Canadian Senator and former Cabinet minister. ... Hon. ... The Honourable Mary Collins (born September 26, 1940) is a former Canadian politician. ... Chuck Cook was a CJOR radio talk show host in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in the 1970s. ... Jean Crowder (born July 7, 1952) is a Canadian politician. ... Nathan Cullen (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Skeena--Bulkley Valley in the Canadian House of Commons. ... John Cummins (born March 12, 1942) is a Canadian politician. ... Libby Davies (born February 27, 1953) is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, representing the riding of Vancouver East in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Hon. ... Amor De Cosmos Amor De Cosmos (August 20, 1825 - July 4, 1897) was a Canadian journalist and politician. ... Categories: Stub | British Columbia premiers ... Edgar Dewdney (1835 to August 8, 1916) was a Canadian politician originally born in Devonshire, England. ... Categories: Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia | Lists of office-holders ... Harbance Singh (Herb) Dhaliwal, PC , B.Comm (born December 12, 1952) is a Canadian politician. ... Hon. ... Thomas Clement Douglas, PC, CC, SOM, MA, LL.D (hc) (October 20, 1904 â€“ February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician. ... This page is about John Morris Duncan, a Canadian politician. ... David Emerson, PC, MP, MA, Ph. ... Paul Forseth (b. ... Hon. ... James William Jim Gouk (born April 15, 1946 in Toronto) is a Canadian politician. ... Gurmant Singh Grewal, MBA , B.Sc (born December 21, 1957 in Barundi, India) is a Canadian politician and former Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Nina Grewal, MP (born October 20, 1958 in Osaka, Japan) is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party. ... Herbert William (Bert) Herridge (February 28, 1895 - October 19, 1973) was a Canadian politician and Member of Parliament. ... Russ Hiebert (born February 8, 1969) is the Canadian Member of Parliament for South Surreyâ€”White Rockâ€”Cloverdale. ... Hon. ... Betty Hinton (born February 22, 1950 in Trail, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician. ... Frank Howard (born April 26, 1925 in Kimberley, British Columbia) is a Canadian trade unionist and politician. ... William Irvine (April 19, 1885 - October 26, 1962) was a Canadian politician, journalist and clergyman. ... Pauline Jewett, PC , OC , Ph. ... Peter Julian (born April 16, 1962) is a Canadian politician. ... Douglas Jung (鄭天崋, pinyin: Zhèng Tiānhuá) (February 24, 1924 - February 1, 2002) was the first ethnic Chinese Member of Parliament (MP) for the Canadian House of Commons. ... James Capsey (Jim) Karpoff B.A. M.S.W. (born October 14, 1938 in Smokey Lake, Alberta) was a Canadian politician. ... Sophia M. Leung (July 25, 1933- ) born in Wuxi, China and was a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia. ... Hon. ... Gerald Grattan McGeer (January 6, 1888-August 11, 1947) was a politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia, who was active in the 1930s and 1940s. ... The Honourable Roy MacLaren, PC (born October 26, 1934), is a Canadian politician, diplomat, historian, and author. ... Grace Winona MacInnis (née Woodsworth) (July 25, 1905 - July 10, 1991) was a Canadian politician and feminist. ... The Right Honourable Ian Alistair Mackenzie (July 27, 1890 - September 2, 1949) was a Canadian parliamentarian. ... Leonard Stephen Marchand (born November 16, 1933) is a former Canadian politician, the first Native Canadian to serve in the federal cabinet and the first Status Indian to serve as a Member of Parliament. ... Dr. Keith Martin, PC (born 1960) is a Canadian physician and politician. ... James Moore James Moore (b. ... Henry Nathan Henry Nathan, Jr. ... The Honourable Stephen Owen, PC, MP (born September 8, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician. ... Photo by Terry Macdonald - Jun 1995 Major-General The Honourable George Randolph Pearkes, V.C., P.C., C.C., D.S.O., M.C., C.D., ( February 28, 1888 - May 30, 1984) was a Canadian politician, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry... Categories: Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia | Lists of office-holders ... Art Phillips (born 1930) served as mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1973 to 1977. ... Elmore Philpott (May 2, 1896 - December 9, 1964) was a Canadian politician and journalist. ... John Douglas Reynolds (born January 19, 1942) is a Conservative Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Nelson Andrew Riis (born January 10, 1942) is a former Canadian politician and New Democratic Party Member of Parliament. ... Svend Robinson Svend Johannes Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician and prominent activist for gay rights. ... Paul Saint Pierre (born October 14, 1923) is a well-known journalist and author in British Columbia, Canada. ... Thomas Edward (Tom) Siddon (born November 9, 1941) is a former Canadian politician. ... Bill Siksay, British Columbia MP for Burnaby-Douglas William Bill Siksay, MP (born March 11, 1955, in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, the Member of Parliament (MP) who represents the British Columbia riding of Burnabyâ€”Douglas for the New Democratic Party. ... Robert (Bob) Skelly was a Canadian politician from British Columbia. ... Darrel Stinson is a Canadian politician representing the Okanagan—Shuswap for the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Charles Chuck Strahl (born February 25, 1957) is a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ... John Turner (born June 7, 1929) was the seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 30, 1984 to September 17, 1984. ... Stephen Harper is the current Prime Minister of Canada. ... Ian Gardiner Waddell (born 1942) is a Canadian politician. ... Mark Warawa (born May 7, 1950) is a Canadian politician. ... Randy White (born September 3, 1948 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is an accountant and former Canadian politician. ...

Other politicians

Sir James Douglas, born August 15, 1803 in Demerara, British Guiana – died August 2, 1877, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, was a statesman known as the father of British Columbia. ... Rafe Mair is a former Canadian politician and a current radio personality in British Columbia, Canada. ... Joy MacPhail is a Canadian politician in British Columbia. ... Emery Barnes (December, 1929-July 1, 1998) was a football player and Canadian politician. ... Grace Mary McCarthy (born October 14, 1927) was a Canadian politician in British Columbia, nicknamed Amazing Grace by members of her party, and a longtime member of the Social Credit Party of B.C. She was largely responsible for rebuilding the party after its defeat in the 1972 provincial election. ... The Honourable Rosemary Brown The Honourable Rosemary Brown, PC , OC , OBC, (June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica - April 26, 2003 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian politician. ... Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is the current Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 265,172 kmÂ² / 102,384 sq. ...

Scientists

Dr. David T. Suzuki (born March 24, 1936) is a Vancouver-born Canadian geneticist who has attained prominence as a science broadcaster and an environmental activist. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election. ...

Show Business personalities

Bryan Adams, OC, OBC b. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Randoph Charles Bachman, OM (born September 27, 1943) was lead guitarist and songwriter of the 1970s rock band, The Guess Who, and later formed the famous hard rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive with his brothers Robbie Bachman, drums, Tim Bachman, rhythm guitar and friend Fred Turner on bass and lead... John William Baldry, popularly known as Long John Baldry (January 12, 1941 â€“ July 21, 2005) was a pioneering British blues musician. ... Fairuza Alejandra Balk (born May 21, 1974 in Point Reyes, California) is an American film actress. ... Gil Bellows (born June 28, 1967 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film and television actor. ... Michael BublÃ© Michael BublÃ© (born 9 September 1975 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian crooner and pop jazz singer and actor. ... Raymond Burr Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 â€“ September 12, 1993) was an actor, most known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. ... Peter Breck (born March 13, 1929 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States) is an actor that has played roles on television and in movies. ... Jim Byrnes in the highlander series James Thomas Byrnes was born on September 22, 1948 in St. ... Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci Nicholas Campbell (b. ... Yvonne De Carlo Yvonne De Carlo (born September 1, 1922) is a Canadian-born American film and television actress. ... There are three articles about people named Chris Carter. ... Cigarette Smoking Man William Bruce Davis (born: January 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Cancer Man (aka the Cigarette Smoking Man) on The X-Files. ... Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 - July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood 10, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy era red scare. ... Doohan in an episode of The Twilight Zone (1963) James Montgomery Doohan (March 3, 1920 â€“ July 20, 2005) was an Irish-Canadian character and voice actor best known for his portrayal of Scotty in the television and film series Star Trek. ... Roy Forbes is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter. ... Judith Doris Forst (born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian mezzo-soprano. ... David Foster, OC, OBC , LL.D. born 1950 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a multi Grammy Award winning musician, producer, and composer. ... Matthew Frederick Robert Good (born June 29, 1971, Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian rock musician. ... Michael J. Fox on the cover of his book, Lucky Man Michael J. Fox (born June 9, 1961) is a Canadian-born actor, made famous by his roles as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy and as Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties from which... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. ... Chief Dan George (July 24, 1899–September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Burrard Band, a Salish First Nations people located in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. ... June Havoc (born Ellen Evangeline Hovick on November 8, 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an actress and dancer. ... Ben Heppner OC (born January 14, 1956) is a Canadian tenor, specializing in opera and classical symphonic works for voice. ... John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 - March 21, 1992) was an actor. ... Robert Ito (born July 2, 1931 in Vancouver, BC) is a Canadian voice, television and movie actor. ... Alexzandra Spencer Johnson (born 4 November, 1986 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actress and singer best known for her performances in So Weird, and Instant Star. ... Joey Shithead Keithley is a punk musician with the band D.O.A. He ran in the 2001 British Columbia provincial election for the Green Party of British Columbia. ... Elias Koteas, as Casey Jones, in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Elias Koteas (born 11 March 1961 in MontrÃ©al, Canada) is a Greek Canadian actor. ... Krall, as pictured on the cover of her album The Look of Love Dr Diana Jean Krall, OC, DFA (born November 16, 1964) is a popular Jazz pianist and singer. ... Kristin Kreuk Kristin Laura Kreuk (born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian-born actress and model of Dutch and Indonesian Chinese descent known for her roles on the Canadian television series teen soap Edgemont and on the American television series Smallville in which she stars as Clark Kents star... Nicholas Lea Nicholas Lea (born June 22, 1962 as Nicholas Christopher Schroeder) is a well-known Canadian actor best known for his work on The X-Files playing Alex Krycek. ... Eric McCormack (born on April 18, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an Emmy Award-winning part-Cherokee Canadian actor. ... Sarah McLachlan performing at John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, Canada. ... Leon Mandrake, (1911 - 1993) - Canadian-born magician. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada), is a musician and painter. ... Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity in The Matrix Reloaded Carrie-Anne Moss, born August 21, 1967 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is a Canadian actress who achieved worldwide fame following her appearances in The Matrix trilogy. ... Barbara Parkins is a television and film actress, born on May 22, 1942 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Jason Priestley as Jack Harper in Tru Calling Jason Priestley (born August 28, 1969), actor, was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... John Qualen in Casablanca John Qualen (December 8, 1899 - September 12, 1987) was a film character actor. ... Mike Reno (Born: Joseph Michael Rynoski on January 8, 1955 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian musician and lead singer of Loverboy and a drummer. ... Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actor. ... Donnelly Rhodes (born December 4, 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian actor. ... Alternate meanings: see Michael Shanks (archaeologist) Michael Shanks Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor who achieved fame for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson on the television series Stargate SG-1. ... Nell Shipman (October 25, 1892â€“January 23, 1970) was a Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer, animal trainer, and a Canadian pioneer in early Hollywood. ... Alexis Smith Alexis Smith (June 8, 1921 â€“ June 9, 1993) was an actress. ... Dorothy Stratten For Dorothy Stratton, USCG, confer the article Dorothy C. Stratton Dorothy Stratten (born Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten) (February 28, 1960 - August 14, 1980) was born in a Salvation Army hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Koko Taylor (Undated photograph) Koko Taylor sometimes called KoKo Taylor (born September 28, 1935 as Cora Walton, on a farm just outside Memphis, Tennessee) is an American blues musician, popularly known as the Queen of the Blues. ... Publicity shot of Tilly in Bound Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958 in Harbor City, California) is an American actress who has starred in many major films as well as independent features, and is also a champion tournament poker player. ... Meg Tilly (born February 14, 1960) is an American actress, dancer, and author, notable for her innocent face and youthful voice. ...

Sports personalities

Glenn Anderson (b. ... Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is an All-Star Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ... Russell Baze Russell Baze (born August 7, 1958 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame jockey and the current leading jockey in the United States. ... John Michael Davison (born 9 May 1970 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian cricket player, who grew up in Australia, where he attended the Australian Cricket Academy. ... Ryan Scott Dempster (born May 3, 1977 in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada) is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball. ... Craig Forrest (born September 20, 1967 in Coquitlam, Greater Vancouver) was the first-choice soccer goalkeeper for Canada during the 1990s and either first or second choice at English club Ipswich Town from the late 80s to mid-90s. ... Terry Fox on his Marathon of Hope cross-country run. ... Jeffrey William Francis (born January 8, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a highly-touted left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. ... Danny Gare (Born May 14, 1954 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada) was a noted ice hockey player in the NHL. He was the captain of the Detroit Red Wings before Steve Yzerman. ... Rick Hansen (born August 26, 1957 in Port Alberni, British Columbia) grew up in Williams Lake, BC. He was a young athlete who had won all-star awards in five sports when he was paralyzed at the age of 15, after he was thrown from the back of a truck. ... Shawn Horcoff (born 17 September 1978) is a professional ice hockey center who was born in Trail, British Columbia. ... Daniel Igali (born February 3, 1974 in Eniwari, Nigeria) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. ... Barret Jackman (born March 5, 1981 in Trail, British Columbia) is an NHL ice hockey player for the St. ... Teyo Johnson (born on November 29, 1981 in White Rock, British Columbia) is a NFL player. ... Paul Kariya Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a professional ice hockey player. ... Bob Lenarduzzi (born 1 May 1955 in Vancouver) is a former North American Soccer League star, Canadian International, and coach of the Canadian national and olympic soccer teams. ... Adam A. Loewen (born April 9, 1984 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada) is a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. ... Willie Mitchell is a soul, r&b, rock and roll, pop and funk music producer and arranger who runs Royal Recording in Memphis, Tennessee. ... Greg Moore is the name of several public figures: Greg Moore (race car driver) Greg Moore (journalist) Greg Red Moore (gangster) This is a disambiguation page â€” a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Justin Ernest Morneau (born on May 15, 1981 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Major League Baseball player. ... Brendan Morrison Brendan Morrison (born August 15, 1975 in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey player in the NHL, playing centre for the Vancouver Canucks. ... Stephen John Nash (born February 7, 1974 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a Canadian All-Star National Basketball Association player for the Phoenix Suns. ... Cam Neely Cameron Cam Michael Neely (born June 6, 1965, in Comox, British Columbia) played right wing in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1996. ... Rob Niedermayer (b. ... Scott Niedermayer (born August 31, 1973, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey hockey player with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the NHL. Standing 6 ft 1 in, 200 pounds (91 kg), Niedermayer is considered to be one of the top defencemen in the league. ... Pat Onstad (born January 13, 1968 in Vancouver) is a professional Canadian soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for Houston of Major League Soccer. ... Simon Emilio Pond (born October 27, 1976 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian outfielder in Major League Baseball. ... Gareth Rees (born 30 June 1967) is a former Canadian international rugby union footballer who played fly-half or full back. ... Cliff Ronning (b. ... Joseph Steven Å akiÄ‡ (born July 7, 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player who is the captain of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League. ... Paul Nikola Spoljaric (born September 24, 1970 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian former left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... John Tenta (born June 22, 1962 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake. ... Clifford Charles Devlin (Cliff) Thorburn (born January 16, 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional snooker player. ... Johannes Nicolaas John van t Schip (born December 30, 1963 in Fort Saint John, British Columbia, Canada) is a Dutch football coach and former player. ... Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (born December 1, 1966 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. ... Percy Williams OC (May 19, 1908 - November 29, 1982) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 m and 200 m races at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Steve Yzerman with the Stanley Cup Stephen Gregory Yzerman (born May 9, 1965, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional ice hockey forward. ...

Artists

Headline text Bold text/,?,/<<< Emily Carr Emily Carr (December 13, 1871 â€“ March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer. ... Attila Richard Lukacs (born 1962 in Alberta) is a controversial Canadian artist. ... Leonard Matheson Norris, better known as Len Norris (1913 in London, England-1997 in Langley, Canada), was a longtime editorial cartoonist for the Canadian newspaper Vancouver Sun from 1950 to 1988. ... Sophie Pemberton (1869-1959) was a Canadian painter Sophie Pemberton Born in Victoria, British Columbia, she was the daughter of Teresa Jane Grautoff and Joseph Despard Pemberton (1821-1893). ... Bill Reids sculpture The Raven and The New Men, showing part of a Haida creation myth. ... Jack L. Shadbolt (1909 â€“ November 22, 1998) was a Canadian artist. ...

Journalists and Writers

bill bissett (whose name is not capitalised) (born November 23, 1939) is a Canadian poet famous for his anti-conventional style. ... Bringhurst lives in Vancouver. ... Douglas Coupland (born December 30, 1961) is a Canadian fiction writer, artist and cultural commentator. ... Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 â€“ March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction writer. ... Ralph Livingstone Edwards (January 13, 1913 â€“ November 16, 2005) was a television host and producer. ... Allan Fotheringham (born August 31, Canadian newspaper and magazine journalist. ... William Bruce Hutchison (June 5, 1901 – September 14, 1992) was a Canadian author and journalist. ... Timothy Irving Frederick Findley, OC , O. Ont. ... Terry Glavin (1955-) -- Canadian author, journalist. ... William Patrick Kinsella (born May 25, 1935, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a noted novelist who mainly wrote about Canadas First Nations and baseball. ... Margaret Lally Ma Murray (1908-1982) -- wife of publisher and MLA George Murray and Order of Canada recipient. ... Malcolm Lowry (July 28, 1909 â€“ June 26, 1957) was an English poet and novelist. ... Susan Musgrave (born March 12, 1951) is a Canadian poet and childrens writer who lives in Sidney, British Columbia. ... Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948 in New York City) is a Canadian science fiction writer. ... George Ryga (July 27, 1932-November 18, 1987) was a Canadian playwright and novelist. ... Paul Saint Pierre (born October 14, 1923) is a well-known journalist and author in British Columbia, Canada. ... Robin Skelton (October 12, 1925 â€“August 22, 1997) was a British-born academic, writer and poet, who lived in Canada from1963. ... Margaret Sinclair Trudeau Kemper (born September 10, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is the former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada. ... Jack Wasserman (1927-77) -- a highly-respected nightlife and celebrity columnist for the Vancouver Sun newspaper from 1949 on. ...

Others

Categories: People from British Columbia | Lists of Canadian people Brother Twelve, also known as Edward Arthur Wilson, was the leader of a religious movement called the Aquarian Foundation. ... The Honourable David See-Chai Lam (林思齐, pinyin: Lín Sīqí) (born September 2, 1923) was lieutenant governor of British Columbia from 1988 to 1995. ... A Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant-Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... James (Jimmy) Allen Pattison, born October 1, 1928 is a Vancouver-based entrepreneur who is the Chairman, President, CEO, and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group, one of the largest privately held Canadian companies. ... The Fortune 500 is a ranking of the top 500 United States corporations as measured by gross revenue. ... One of Lillooets first settlers, Caspar Phair came from Ireland with his wife, Cerise. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

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