British Columbia, Victoria British Columbia
1. Emily Carr (1871)
Canadian Artist
Canadian author and "Blunden Harbour" painter who was inspired by the history and culture of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. She was influenced by the post-impressionists and fauvists...
2. Cliff Thorburn (1948)
Canadian Snooker Player
Nicknamed "The Grinder," this snooker player won the 1980 World Championship and the 1985 Goya Matchroom Trophy.
3. Vikky Alexander (1959)
Canadian Contemporary Artist
Canadian artist whose best-known works included installation art and multimedia pieces. One of the leaders of photo-conceptualism.
4. Dave Spicer (1985)
Canadian Rugby Union Player
David Spicer is a Canadian rugby union player who plays club rugby for the UBCOB Ravens of the British Columbia Premiership and who is also a member of the Canadian...
5. Marjorie Celona (1981)
American-canadian Writer
Marjorie Celona is an American-Canadian writer. Her debut novel Y published in 2012 won the Waterstones 11 literary prize and was a shortlisted nominee for the Center for Fiction’s Flaherty-Dunnan...
6. Thomas R. Berger (1933)
Canadian Politician
Thomas Rodney Berger QC OC OBC is a Canadian politician and jurist of Swedish descent. Berger was the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party for most of 1969...
7. Lindsay Jennerich (1982)
Rower
Lindsay Jennerich is a Canadian rower. She competed in the lightweight double sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
8. Jim Armstrong (curler) (1950)
Canadian Curler
James P. Armstrong is a former Canadian curler and current wheelchair curler now living in Ontario. He was a successful able-bodied curler for much of his career until he had...
9. Douglas Jung (1924)
Canadian Politician
Douglas Jung CM OBC CD was a Canadian politician. He was the first Canadian Member of Parliament of Chinese and Asian descent in the Canadian House of Commons.
10. Simon Fraser Tolmie (1867)
Canadian Politician
Simon Fraser Tolmie PC was a veterinarian farmer politician and the 21st Premier of the Province of British Columbia Canada. Tolmie had an impeccable pioneer lineage which aided him in...
11. Dean Joanisse (1971)
Canadian Curler
Dean Joanisse is a Canadian curler.
12. Phyllis Webb (1927)
Canadian Poet
Phyllis Webb OC is a Canadian poet and radio broadcaster. The Canadian Encyclopedia describes her as a writer of stature in Canadian letters and calls her work brilliantly crafted formal...
13. Anne Marriott (1913)
Canadian Poet
Anne Marriott was a Canadian writer who won the Governor General’s Award for her book Calling Adventurers! She was renowned especially for the narrative poem The Wind Our Enemy which...
14. Michael Bryant (politician) (1966)
Canadian Politician
Michael J. Bryant is a former public administrator and former politician in Ontario Canada. A Harvard-trained lawyer he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the electoral...
