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.

Actors / entertainers / filmmakers

 * Nikki Benz, pornographic actress
 * Roman Danylo, comedian
 * Fred Ewanuick, actor
 * Luba Goy, comedian
 * Jeremy Kushnier, actor/singer, currently in the Chicago cast of the musical Jersey Boys
 * Tatiana Maslany, actress
 * James Motluk, filmmaker
 * William Shatner, actor
 * Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
 * Alex Trebek, television game show host
 * Katheryn Winnick, actress

Artists and designers

 * Edward Burtynsky, photographer
 * Denys Drozdyuk, ballroom dancer, Season 3 winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada
 * John Kricfalusi, cartoonist
 * William Kurelek, artist
 * Oleg Lipchenko, artist

Athletes

 * Dave Andreychuk, hockey player
 * Bill Barilko, hockey player
 * Mike Bossy, hockey player
 * Tyler Bozak, hockey player
 * Turk Broda, hockey player
 * John Bucyk, hockey player
 * Kerry Burtnyk, curler
 * Randy Ferbey, curler
 * Wayne Gretzky, hockey player
 * Dale Hawerchuk, hockey player
 * Joffrey Lupul, hockey player
 * Orest Meleschuk, curler
 * J.D. Michaels (Jordan Danyluk), professional wrestler
 * Bill Mosienko, hockey player, fastest hat-trick in NHL history (3 goals in 21 game seconds)
 * Bronko Nagurski, National Football League player
 * Kelly Olynyk, basketball player
 * Alexei Ponikarovsky, hockey player
 * Terry Sawchuk, ice hockey goaltender
 * Eddie Shack, hockey player
 * Jordin Tootoo, hockey player
 * Ed Werenich, curler

Business figures

 * Eugene Melnyk, owner of Biovail Pharma and the Ottawa Senators NHL hockey team

Government / civil servants

 * Edward Bayda, former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
 * John Sopinka, puisne justice, Supreme Court of Canada

Military figures

 * Peter Dmytruk, war hero (World War II), Royal Canadian Air Force
 * Filip Konowal, World War I Victoria Cross recipient

Musicians

 * Randy Bachman, musician
 * Paul Brandt (born Paul Rennée Belobersycky), country music artist
 * Ron Cahute, musician
 * Rick Danko, musician, former bassist and singer of The Band
 * Ivan and Stefan Doroschuk, musicians (Men Without Hats)
 * Gordie Johnson, musician
 * Juliette, singer and CBC television host
 * Brett Kissel, country music artist
 * Theresa Sokyrka, singer
 * Roman Soltykewych, conductor

Politicians

 * James Bezan, member of parliament
 * Ernie Eves, former Premier of Ontario
 * Ed Ewasiuk, labour activist, city councilor
 * Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian scientist, curler, and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
 * Gary Filmon, former Premier of Manitoba
 * Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs since January 10, 2017 (see also "Writers / journalists" section)
 * William Hawrelak, former Mayor of Edmonton
 * Ramon John Hnatyshyn, former Governor General of Canada
 * Stephen Juba, former Mayor of Winnipeg
 * Gerard Kennedy, Ontario cabinet minister
 * Peter Liba, former Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
 * MaryAnn Mihychuk, member of parliament, former Canadian Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour
 * Steve Peters, Ontario cabinet minister
 * Roy Romanow, former Premier of Saskatchewan
 * Don Rusnak, member of parliament
 * Edward Schreyer, former Governor General of Canada
 * Andrew Shandro, first member of a Canadian legislature of Ukrainian origin, World War I veteran
 * Michael Starr (born Michael Starchewsky), former cabinet minister
 * Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta from 2006 to 2011
 * Judy Wasylycia-Leis, former member of parliament, former Manitoba provincial cabinet minister
 * Borys Wrzesnewskyj, member of parliament
 * John Yaremko, longest serving cabinet minister
 * Paul Yuzyk, former senator

Religious figures

 * Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak), former primate and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
 * Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy), former metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

Scientists / scholars

 * Albert Bandura, psychologist
 * Roberta Bondar, astronaut
 * Isydore Hlynka, biochemist, Ukrainian Canadian community leader
 * Taras Kuzio, Ukraine expert
 * George S. N. Luckyj, scholar of Ukrainian literature
 * Lubomyr Romankiw, scientist, Ph.D. degrees in metallurgy and materials
 * Jaroslav Rudnyckyj, linguist, a founding father of Canadian multiculturalism

Writers / journalists

 * Alex Biega, lawyer and author
 * Chrystia Freeland, editor of the Financial Times (see also "Politicians" section)
 * Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman
 * Marsha Skrypuch, writer

Other

 * Fedor Bohatirchuk, chess player
 * Annie Buller, union organizer
 * Cyril Genik, immigration agent
 * Bohdan Hawrylyshyn (born 1926), economist, visionary and economic advisor to the Ukrainian government
 * Vladimir Katriuk, beekeeper and alleged Nazi war criminal
 * Iwan Pylypow, first Ukrainian Canadian immigrant and pioneer settler
 * Daria Werbowy, model