List of Canadians of Polish descent
This is a partial list of notable Canadians of full or partial Polish ancestral or national descent.
Arts
- Moses Znaimer, broadcasting executive
Science
Sports
- Turk Broda, former NHL goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Wayne Gretzky, hockey legend
- Killer Kowalski, former wrestler
- Aggie Kukulowicz, former NHL player, Polish and Russian interpreter[1]
- Merlin Malinowski, former NHL forward
- Penny Oleksiak, swimmer
- Tomasz Radzinski, soccer player
- Peter Sidorkiewicz, former NHL goalie
- John Tavares, NHL hockey player
- Daniel Tkaczuk, hockey player
- Wojtek Wolski, hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche
- Aleksandra Wozniak, Polish-Canadian tennis player
Politics
- Bonnie Crombie, former MP and current Mayor of Mississauga
- Gary Filmon, former Premier of Manitoba
- Jesse Flis, former MP
- Lindy Kasperski, former MLA from Saskatchewan
- Sir Kazimierz Stanisław Gzowski, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Tom Kmiec, MP
- Irek Kusmierczyk, MP
- Hon.Stanley Haidasz, former senator
- Serge Kujawa, former MLA from Saskatchewan
- Damien Kurek, MP
- Natalia Kusendova, MPP from Ontario
- Myron Kowalsky, former MLA from Saskatchewan
- Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, Canadian politician
- Al Matsalla, former MLA from Saskatchewan
- Don Mazankowski, former Canadian politician
- Ted Opitz, former MP
- Ed Tchorzewski, former MLA and minister from Saskatchewan
- Stan Tyminski, a Canadian businessman who ran in the 1990 and 2005 presidential elections in Poland.
- Borys Wrzesnewskyj, former MP
Media
- Erica Ehm, former MuchMusic VJ
- Peter Gzowski, CBC broadcaster
- Anne Mroczkowski, Citytv reporter
- Antoni Porowski, chef, actor, and television personality, food and wine expert on Queer Eye
- Billy Welychka, MuchMusic VJ
- Luiza Savage, political commentator
- William Shatner, actor
- Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek, streamer and ex-professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player
Military
- Walter Leja, Bomb Disposal, injured in the October Crisis
Music
- Dan Bryk, singer-songwriter
- Ben Kowalewicz, lead singer for Canadian punk band Billy Talent
- Jan Lisiecki, classical pianist
- Stella Polonia, traditional song and dance ensemble
- Aaron Solowoniuk, drummer for Canadian punk band Billy Talent
- Geddy Lee, bassist/vocalist for Canadian rock band Rush
References
- Mandel, Charles (2008-10-07). "The "Henry Kissinger of hockey" smoothed the way for Summit Series". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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