Campbell River, British Columbia
1. Barry Pepper (1970)
Canadian Actor
Award-winning actor who appeared in Saving Private Ryan and True Grit. His other films include Flags of Our Fathers, Battlefield Earth and Knives Out. He portrayed Robert Kennedy in the miniseries The Kennedys.
2. Brett Connolly (1992)
Canadian Ice Hockey Player
Right winger who began his NHL career with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2011. He won a gold medal representing Canada at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in 2009.
3. Nicholas Thorburn (1981)
Canadian Musician
Nicholas Thorburn is a Canadian musician originally from Campbell River. He has fronted numerous bands such as The Unicorns Th' Corn Gangg Islands Reefer and Human Highway. Thorburn occasionally goes...
4. Kris Fredheim (1987)
Canadian Ice Hockey Defenceman
Kris Allen Fredheim is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League. He has previously played with the Minnesota Wild...
5. Lisle Ellis (1951)
Composer
Lisle Ellis is a Canadian composer and bassist who is known for his improvisational style and use of electronics.
6. Rod Visser (1964)
Canadian Politician
Rod Visser is a former Canadian politician who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005 representing the riding of North...
7. Dawn Coe-Jones (1960)
Professional Golfer
Dawn Coe-Jones is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She competed under her maiden name Dawn Coe until her marriage in November 1992. Coe-Jones was born...
8. Cameron Levins (1989)
Olympic Runner
Cameron Levins is a Canadian long-distance runner from Campbell River British Columbia. Levins surprised the nation after years of not being known as a runner by qualifying for the 2012...
9. Eric Hinrichsen (1976)
Canadian Basketball Player
Eric Hinrichsen is a Canadian basketball player. He played for the Canadian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hinrichsen graduated from Carihi Secondary School in Campbell River in 1994....
10. Matt Underhill (1979)
Canadian Ice Hockey Player
Matthew Joseph Underhill is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2003–04 NHL season. He was...
11. Carsen Germyn (1982)
Canadian Ice Hockey Player
Carsen Germyn is a professional ice hockey right wing currently playing for AIK IF of the Swedish Hockey League on loan from the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
