PRAIRIE PRIDE
Today, we wrap up our series on the Saskatchewan people who shaped the nation with a look at all 150 people who made the list — along with several worthy nominees who didn’t.
1. Sid Abel: High-scoring centre won three Stanley Cups, one Hart Trophy
2. Raynell Andreychuk: Senator, human rights campaigner
3. Gladys Arnold: Second World War correspondent for The Canadian Press
4. Calvin Ayre: Billionaire founder of online gaming powerhouse Bodog
5. Mike Babcock: Stanley Cup-winning coach led Canada to two Olympic golds
6. Donald Bateman: Inventor of ground-proximity warning system for aircraft
7. Perry Bellegarde: National chief of the Assembly of First Nations
8. Max Bentley: “Dipsy Doodle Dandy from Delisle” won three Stanley Cups, one Hart Trophy
9. Big Bear: Cree leader of the 19th century
10. Johnny Bower: Hall-of-Fame goalie won four Stanley Cups
11. Lois Boyle: Civilian administrator who gave the Snowbirds their name
12. Samuel Bronfman: Turned bootlegging business into international liquor empire
13. Bill Burak: Set up precursor to medicare in southwest Saskatchewan
14. Brent Butt: Standup comic; creator and star of Corner Gas
15. Clarence Campbell: President of the NHL for 31 years
16. Maria Campbell: Metis author, playwright and filmmaker
17. Roger Carter: Launched Native Law Centre of Canada
18. Ethel Catherwood: Won gold medal in high jump at 1928 Olympics
19. Evelyn Spice Cherry: Documentary filmmaker helped establish National Film Board
20. David Christensen: Research led to breakthroughs in livestock nutrition
21. Ed Chynoweth: Longtime WHL president who helped build CHL
22. Kim Coates: Prolific actor, starred on Sons of Anarchy
23. Harry Cook: Lac La Ronge chief; indigenous business champion
24. Roy Crawford: Poultry research led to breakthrough in epilepsy treatment
25. Harry Daniels: Activist who helped win status for Metis people
26. Nicholas Flood Davin: Authored report that led to Indian residential schools
27. Walter Deiter: Influential Cree leader on provincial and national stage
28. Brian Dickson: Chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
29. John Diefenbaker: Canada’s 13th prime minister
30. Tommy Douglas: Led first socialist government in North America; brought in universal health care
31. Keith Downey: Agricultural scientist known as “Father of Canola”
32. Gabriel Dumont: Metis leader, military mastermind of Northwest Resistance
33. Charles Avery Dunning: Instrumental in creation of Sask. Wheat Pool and Port of Churchill
34. Lillian Dyck: First First Nations woman appointed to Senate
35. Murray Edwards: Oilsands billionaire; co-owner of Calgary Flames
36. Johnny Esaw: Sports broadcasting pioneer
37. Joe Fafard: Sculptor of farm life … especially cows
38. Sylvia Fedoruk: Physicist helped develop world’s first cobalt-60 unit for cancer therapy
39. James Gardiner: Former premier; longtime federal ag minister
40. Ralph Goodale: Influential federal politician; longtime cabinet minister
41. David Greyeyes: War hero; trailblazing public servant; athlete
42. Grey Owl: Controversial conservationist raised environmental awareness
43. Jean Goodwill: Founded Aboriginal Nursing Association of Canada
44. Roland Groome: Canada’s first licensed commercial pilot
45. Lyell Gustin: One of Canada’s foremost music teachers
46. Emmett Hall: Supreme Court justice; a founding father of medicare
47. Glenn Hall: Developed butterfly style of goaltending en route to Hockey Hall of Fame
48. Stuart Hamilton: Elite vocal coach and pianist; radio quizmaster
49. Stu Hart: Founded and ran Stampede Wrestling
50. Gerhard Herzberg: Nobel Prize-winning physicist and physical chemist
51. Ray Hnatyshyn: Longtime cabinet minister; 24th Governor General of Canada
52. Abram Hoffer: Controversial LSD researcher
53. C. Stuart Houston: Radiologist; writer; one of Canada’s foremost bird authorities
54. Gordie Howe: One of the greatest hockey players of all time
55. Bill Hunter: Key figure in the founding of WHL and WHA
56. Jungle Jim Hunter: Original “Crazy Canuck” skier
57. Dick Irvin, Sr.: Hall-of-Fame coach won four Stanley Cups
58. Dick Irvin, Jr.: Longtime voice of Hockey Night in Canada
59. Tom Jackson: Famed actor, singer and activist
60. Colin James: Hall of Fame blues guitarist and singer
61. Harry Jerome: Sprinter was once world’s fastest man
62. Diane Jones-Konihowski: Pentathlete won Commonwealth gold
63. Connie Kaldor: Multi-talented folk, country and children’s singer
64. Augustus Kenderdine: Painter influenced and mentored generations of young artists
65. Cecil King: Spearheaded First Nations education initiatives
66. Dave King: Coached Canada to hockey silver at 1992 Olympics
67. Phil Kives: Owner of “as seen on TV” marketing powerhouse K-tel
68. Krishna Kumar: World-renowned pain researcher
69. Elmer Lach: “Nokomis Flash” won three Stanley Cups, one Hart Trophy
70. Ron Lancaster: One of the greatest quarterbacks in CFL history
71. Catriona Lemay-Doan: Speed skater won back-to-back Olympic golds
72. Robert Latimer: Daughter’s “mercy killing” opened national debate over euthanasia
73. Art Linkletter: Radio and TV superstar across North America
74. Yann Martel: Author of Life of Pi, winner of the Man Booker Prize
75. Tatiana Maslany: Emmy-winning star of sci-fi series Orphan Black
76. Rueben Mayes: All-Pro NFL running back
77. Frances McGill: Trailblazing RCMP forensic pathologist
78. Bill McKnight: Built framework for settling First Nations land claims
79. Mark McMorris: International snowboarding icon
80. Fred Mendel: Founder of Intercontinental, one of Canada’s biggest meat packers
81. Courtney Milne: World-renowned photographer of the planet’s “sacred places”
82. James Minifie: War reporter and CBC’s Washington correspondent
83. Joni Mitchell: World-famous singer and songwriter of the 1960s and ’70s
84. W.O. Mitchell: Writer of Who Has Seen the Wind
85. Keith Morrison: Prominent broadcast journalist on both sides of border
86. W.R. Motherwell: Politician laid the foundation for Canadian agriculture
87. Farley Mowat: Beloved and controversial environmentalist and author
88. Athol Murray: Established Notre Dame “hockey factory”
89. Margaret Fraser Myles: Nurse whose Textbook for Midwives sold half a million copies
90. Zarqa Nawaz: Creator of the CBC sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie
91. Hilda Neatby: Historian whose work influenced Canada’s educational system
92. Dorise Nielsen: First Communist and third woman elected to Parliament
93. Erik Nielsen: Deputy prime minister in Mulroney cabinet
94. Leslie Nielsen: Comic actor who starred in Airplane! and Naked Gun films
95. Fergie Olver: Longtime Toronto Blue Jays announcer
96. Jim Pattison: Owner of secondlargest privately held company in Canada
97. Eric Peterson: Actor starred in Billy Bishop Goes to War and Corner Gas
98. Piapot: First Nations leader who signed Treaty 4
99. Rowdy Roddy Piper: One of pro wrestling’s biggest stars
100. Ernie Poole: Founder of PCL, Canada’s biggest construction company
101. Poundmaker: Influential Cree chief during Northwest Resistance
102. Terry Puhl: Canada’s best baseball player for a generation
103. George Reed: Arguably greatest running back in CFL history
104. Ernie Richardson: His rink won four world curling championships
105. Louis Riel: Metis leader whose execution helped alienate Quebec
106. Roy Romanow: Former premier headed royal commission on health care
107. Sinclair Ross: Writer of As For Me and My House, a standard text in Canadian studies
108. Buffy Sainte Marie: Cree folksinger and activist rose to fame in the 1960s
109. Irene Salemka: Soprano earned raves in Europe’s opera houses in the 1950s
110. Sol Sanderson: Trailblazing First Nations leader and advocate
111. Allen Sapp: Cree painter who focused on lives of indigenous people
112. Fred Sasakamoose: First indigenous player in the NHL
113. Robert Sass: Developed Workplace Hazardous Material Information System
114. Jeanne Sauve: Canada’s first female Governor General
115. Percy Schmeiser: Monsanto tussle made him standard-bearer for anti-GMO crowd
116. Sandra Schmirler: Three-time world champion curler; Olympic gold medallist
117. Thomas Walter Scott: Led Saskatchewan into Confederation as first premier
118. Eddie Shore: Biggest star of the NHL’s first quarter-century
119. Al Slinkard: Developed the most widely grown lentil variety in the world
120. George Solomon: IPSCO founder helped supply Canada’s Second World War effort
121. Savella Stechishin: Home economist; writer of hugely popular Ukrainian cookbook
122. Sam Steele: Mountie commander of Fort Qu’Appelle
123. Wallace Stegner: Called “the dean of Western writers”
124. Neil Stonechild: Death exposed rift between police and First Nations 125. Henry Taube: Nobel Prizewinning chemist
126. David Thauberger: Artist whose work evokes his prairie roots
127. Brianne Theisen-Eaton: Heptathlete won bronze at 2016 Olympics
128. Gordon Thiessen: Bank of Canada governor; federal inflation fighter
129. Harry Thode: Pioneer in nuclear science and geochemistry
130. Mabel Timlin: Acclaimed and influential economist
131. Gordon Tootoosis: Cree actor in North of 60, Legends of the Fall and many others
132. John Baptiste Tootoosis: Helped build indigenous organizations
133. Brian Towriss: Winningest college football coach in Canadian history
134. James Trifunov: Wrestler won Olympic bronze in 1928
135. Bryan Trottier: Won six Stanley Cups, including four with Islanders
136. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond: Trailblazing First Nations judge; children’s advocate
137. Jack Turvey: Built IPSCO into international steel powerhouse
138. Guy Vanderhaeghe: Three-time winner of the Governor General’s Award for Literature
139. Peter Verigin: Established Doukhobour foothold in Canada
140. John Vernon: Character actor best known for role in Animal House 141. Jon Vickers: World renowned opera singer
142. Pamela Wallin: One of Canada’s most famous broadcast journalists
143. James Morrow Walsh: Mountie commander of Fort Walsh; befriended Sitting Bull
144. Arnie Weinmeister: One of only two Canadians in Pro Football Hall of Fame
145. Ed Whalen: Voice of Stampede Wrestling and Calgary Flames
146. Bernelda Wheeler: Actress, author and activist; one of Canada’s first indigenous journalists
147. Seager Wheeler: The “Wheat Wizard of Rosthern”
148. Hayley Wickenheiser: Led Canada to four Olympic hockey golds
149. George Hara Williams: Laid foundation for CCF party and all that followed
150. Don Worme: Key figure in Truth and Reconciliation Commission