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Greatest Manitobans
Voting is over for the Greatest Manitoban. Please enjoy the profiles of the nominees.
You might need that information if you want to enter our contest to win a November getaway for two to see Manitoba's famous polar bears. Each day starting Aug. 6, we'll publish a clue to the identity of that day's Greatest Manitoban, working in reverse order beginning with No. 30 down to No. 6. Keep track of the clues and at the end of the month we'll ask you to submit your list of the remaining Top 5 Manitobans, in order. Get that list right, and you could win the Greatest Manitoban Polar Bear Adventure.
It's a trip for two by Calm Air to Churchill for three days and two nights staying at the Lazy Bear Lodge to see the polar bears.
We'll unveil the greatest Manitoban ever in September. Then watch for our book, The Greatest Manitobans, to be published later this fall.
Latest Nominees
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Tommy Prince
Uploaded: May 26th
Nominated by: Rae Csversko
Why Tommy Prince should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: War hero
Manitoba dosage: 4.5
Fast Facts: A descendant of another nominee, Chief ...
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Elijah Harper
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: Linda
Why Elijah Harper should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Politician, aboriginal leader, opponent of the Meech Lake ...
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Harold Buchwald
Uploaded: May 31st
Nominated by: Gordon Crook
Why Harold Buchwald should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Prominent lawyer, activist, volunteer
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Chief Peguis
Uploaded: May 26th
Nominated by: Buzz
Why Chief Peguis should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Aboriginal leader, pioneer
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Steve Juba
Uploaded: May 24th
Nominated by: RON HALAS
Why Steve Juba should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Populist Winnipeg mayor
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Carol Shields
Uploaded: May 26th
Nominated by: john
Why Carol Shields should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Author, Pulitzer Prize winner
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Gabrielle Roy
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: Real Sabourin
Why Gabrielle Roy should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Author
Manitoba dosage: 3
Fast ...
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Anne Ross
Uploaded: June 11th
Nominated by: Bonnie Carlson
Why Anne Ross should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Nurse. administrator, social activist
Manitoba dosage: 4
Fast Facts: Head nurse and executive ...
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Harry Lehotsky
Uploaded: May 24th
Nominated by: Jon Phillips
Why Harry Lehotsky should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Founder New Life Ministries, community activist
Manitoba ...
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Frank H. Gunston
Uploaded: May 30th
Nominated by: Elizabeth Desroches
Why Frank H. Gunston should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Developed the first artificial knee
Manitoba dosage: 5
Fast Facts: Gunston had an engineering ...
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Henry Friesen
Uploaded: June 14th
Nominated by: Paul Armstrong
Why Henry Friesen should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Doctor, researcher, administrator
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Tom Jackson
Uploaded: June 6th
Nominated by: Paul Armstrong
Why Tom Jackson should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Musician, actor, activist
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Cindy Klassen
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: Brian Abs
Why Cindy Klassen should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Canada's most decorated Olympian, speedskater
Manitoba ...
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The Guess Who
Uploaded: June 11th
Nominated by: Paul Armstrong
Why The Guess Who should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: First Canadian rock group to have a No. 1 hit in the U.S. (American Woman)
Manitoba dosage: ...
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J.S. Woodsworth
Uploaded: May 24th
Nominated by: David Churchill
Why J.S. Woodsworth should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame:Politician, minister, author, community activist, advocate for the poor, immigrants and trade ...
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Baldur Rosmund Stefansson
Uploaded: May 17th
Nominated by: David Jón Fuller
Why Baldur Rosmund Stefansson should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Scientist, father of canola
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Dr. John Bowman
Uploaded: May 28th
Nominated by: Donna Champagne
Why Dr. John Bowman should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Developed WinRho SD, a vaccine that saves the lives of newborns (See also Dr. Bruce ...
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Tommy Douglas
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: Darren Zamkotowich
Why Tommy Douglas should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Considered to be Canada's Father of Medicare
Manitoba ...
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Louis Slotin
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: harry
Why Louis Slotin should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Nuclear physicist on Manhattan project, gave life to save others in nuclear ...
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Randall Moffat
Uploaded: May 29th
Nominated by: Richard Woroniak
Why Randall Moffat should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Media mogul, philanthropist
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Lord Selkirk
Uploaded: May 30th
Nominated by: Charles Thompson
Why Lord Selkirk should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Colonizer, author
Manitoba dosage: 2
Fast Facts: Selkirk is widely credited with helping to ...
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Louis Riel
Uploaded: May 24th
Nominated by: Matthew
Why Louis Riel should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Founder of Manitoba, Metis leader, executed by federal government for ...
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Naranjan Dhalla
Uploaded: June 6th
Nominated by: Paul Armstrong
Why Naranjan Dhalla should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: World-renowned pioneer in cardiovascular research
Manitoba ...
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Israel Asper
Uploaded: May 24th
Nominated by: Jan Maydan
Why Israel Asper should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Media mogul, philanthropist, politician
Manitoba Dosage*: ...
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Frank L. Skinner
Uploaded: June 13th
Nominated by: Paul Armstrong
Why Frank L. Skinner should be a Great Manitoban:
Manitoba dosage: 4.5
Fast Facts: A self-taught horticulturalist, Skinner is credited with developing hundreds of ...
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Margaret Laurence
Uploaded: May 21st
Nominated by: Alex Paul
Why Margaret Laurence should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Author, social activist
Manitoba ...
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Gail Asper
Uploaded: May 26th
Nominated by: Hannah Taylor
Why Gail Asper should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Philanthropist, driving force behind a Winnipeg location for the Canadian Museum for Human ...
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James A. Richardson
Uploaded: June 5th
Nominated by: Roger Yost
Why James A. Richardson should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Business leader, aviator, grain baron
Manitoba dosage: 4
Fast Facts: James Armstrong Richardson ...
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Kathleen Richardson
Uploaded: May 29th
Nominated by: John A. Myers
Why Kathleen Richardson should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Philanthropist
Manitoba dosage: 5
Fast ...
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Alan Ronald
Uploaded: May 28th
Nominated by: Greg Wood
Why Alan Ronald should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Doctor, educator, researcher
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Guy Maddin
Uploaded: June 15th
Nominated by: Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson
Why Guy Maddin should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Screenwriter, director
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Nellie McClung
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: Cheryl
Why Nellie McClung should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Politician, author, feminist, social activist
Manitoba ...
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Ed Schreyer
Uploaded: May 24th
Nominated by: Steve Ashton
Why Ed Schreyer should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Manitoba premier, Governor General
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Dr. Bruce Chown
Uploaded: June 6th
Nominated by: Yvonne Cantin
Why Dr. Bruce Chown should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Developed WinRho SD, a vaccine that saves the lives of newborns (See also Dr. Alan Bowman)
Manitoba ...
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John Wesley Dafoe
Uploaded: June 9th
Nominated by: Paul Armstrong
Why John Wesley Dafoe should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Newspaper editor
Manitoba dosage: ...
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E. Cora Hind
Uploaded: June 10th
Nominated by: Paul Armstrong
Why E. Cora Hind should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Agricultural expert, newspaper pioneer
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Stanley Knowles
Uploaded: May 24th
Nominated by: Dan Doyle
Why Stanley Knowles should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Politician, social activist
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Etienne Gaboury (Architect)
Uploaded: June 6th
Nominated by: Gordon Warren
Why Etienne Gaboury (Architect) should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Architect
Manitoba dosage: 4
Fast ...
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Leo Mol
Uploaded: June 1st
Nominated by: margie
Why Leo Mol should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Sculptor, artist
Manitoba dosage: ...
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John Hirsch
Uploaded: May 29th
Nominated by: Adam Bronstone
Why John Hirsch should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Founder, Manitoba Theatre Centre
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Marshall McLuhan
Uploaded: May 24th
Nominated by: David Churchill
Why Marshall McLuhan should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Educator, philosopher, communications theorist
Manitoba ...
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Fred Penner
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: Allison Reid
Why Fred Penner should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Children's entertainer
Manitoba dosage: ...
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Big Bear
Uploaded: June 6th
Nominated by: jessica perry
Why Big Bear should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Aboriginal leader, pioneer, negotiator
Manitoba dosage: 2
Fast Facts: Chief of the Plains Cree ...
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Phil Fontaine
Uploaded: June 7th
Nominated by: Richard Little
Why Phil Fontaine should be a Great Manitoban:
Manitoba dosage: 4
Fast Facts: First elected to public office as chief of ...
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Duff Roblin
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: G. Morriss
Why Duff Roblin should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Manitoba premier, driving force behind the construction of the Red River ...
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Lloyd Axworthy
Uploaded: May 24th
Nominated by: Richard Little
Why Lloyd Axworthy should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Politician, foreign affairs minister, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, university ...
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Terry Fox
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: Emilie Dorge
Why Terry Fox should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Ran the Marathon of Hope in support of cancer research
Manitoba ...
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Tom Lamb
Uploaded: June 2nd
Nominated by: Pauline Braun
Why Tom Lamb should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Aviator, northern pioneer
Manitoba dosage: 4
Fast Facts: Patriarch of the Lamb family which ...
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Sir William Stephenson
Uploaded: May 25th
Nominated by: David J. Danyluk
Why Sir William Stephenson should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: War hero, spymaster, inspiration for James Bond
Manitoba ...
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Arnold Spohr
Uploaded: June 11th
Nominated by: Ronald Robinson
Why Arnold Spohr should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Ballet dancer, choreographer and artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg ...