Sir James A. Aikens, B.A. L.L.D 1919, Former  Lieutenant-Governor

Sir Clifford Sifton, B.A., Former Minister of Immigration.

Isaac Pitblado, B.A. L.L.B 1889 M.A 1893 L.L.D. 1926 Chairman of the Board of Governors at University of Manitoba

Edward James McMurray, B.A. L.L.B 1905, Former Solicitor-General of Canada.

James A. Gardiner, B.A. Former Premier of Saskatchewan.

Stuart S. Garson, L.L.B, Former Premier of Manitoba

Henry Bruce Chown, M.D. L.L.D 1963, Leading Research Scientist

Elizabeth Dafoe, B.A.  Former University Librarian.

Hugh Hamilton Saunderson, B.A BSc. 1929, President of University of Manitoba, 1954-1970.

John W. Pickersgill, B.A. M.A 1927, M.P. Former Head of Privy Council and Secretary of State.

Senator S.I. Hayakawa, B.A., California Senator and Former President of San Francisco State University.

Muriel C. Richardson, B.A.  Philanthropist.

Andrew Knox Dusant, B.A., LL.B 1933, LL.D 1944, Chancellor 1944-1952.

Samuel Freedman, B.A. L.L.B. 1933 L.L.D 1968 Former Chief Justice of Manitoba and Chancellor of University of Manitoba, 1959-1968.

Maxwell Cohen, B.A. L.L.B 1934, L.L.D. 1963. Legal Scholar.

Louis Slotin, B. Sc., Atomic Researcher at Los Alamos.

David Carleton Williams, B. A., Former President of the University of Western Ontario

Herbert Marshall McLuhan, B. A., M. A. 1934, Communication theorist

Hon. Mitchell W. Sharp, B.A. L.L.D. 1964,  Former M.P. Minister of Foreign Affairs.Alan E. Tarr, B.A., Former V.P. North American Life Insurance Co.     

Hon. R. S. Bowles, L.L.B. L.L.D 1968,  Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba 1965-1970.  University of Manitoba Chancellor 1974-1977.

Hon. Brian Dickson, L.L.B.  L.L.D. 1973 Former Chief Justice of Canada.

E. A. Sellers, M.D.  Member of Sellers Foundation  that bestowed chair in Medicine.

Ernest Sirluck, B.A. Hons. L.L.D 1980, President of the University of Manitoba 1970-1976.

David Golden, L.L.B & Rhodes Scholar L.L.B 1946.L.L.D. 1986  Former Chairman of Telesat Canada.

Dr. Robert Beamish, M.D.  B.Sc. Med.  1944 D.Sc. 1989.  Leading cardiologist.

David Abe Yanofsky, B.Sc.  L.L.B. 1951. O.C.  A chess master while still a student.  City Alderman.

Monte Halparin.  B.Sc.  LL.D. 1987.  Better known as TV personality Monty Hall.

Simma Holt.  B.A.  Writer and M.P. for British Columbia.

Dr. Leonard Shebeski.  B.S.A. 1941.  M.Sc. 1946.  D.Sc. 1981. Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Agriculture.

George Richardson.  B. Comm.  L.L.D. 1969.  James Richardson & Sons.

Peggy Wemyss, (Margaret Laurence.)  B.A.  L.L.D. 1986.   Writer.

Naomi Hersom  B.A.  B.Ed. 1955.  M.Ed. 1962. Former President of Mount St. Vincent University.

Hon. Gildas Molgat.  B. Comm.  L.L.D. 1998.  Senator.

Robert Purvis.  B. Comm.  President of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange.

Bernard Ostry.  B.A. (Hons.).  L.L.D. 1997.  Federal bureaucrat.

Dr. John Bowman.  M.D.  Professor of Pediatrics.  Director of R.h. Lab.

Robert William Pollock.  B. Comm. Founder Drake International.

Adele Wiseman.  B.A.  Writer.

Barry Broadfoot.  B.A. L.L.D 1996. Writer.

Maxwell Cohen.  B.A.  Writer.

Kathleen Richardson, B.A. L.L.D. 1986. Philanthropist.

Bill Norrie.  B.A.  L.L.B. 1955 L.L.D. 1993. Former mayor of Winnipeg. University of Manitoba Chancellor, 2001-

Douglas Rain.  B.A.  Shakespearean actor and the voice of HAL in 2001:  A Space Odyssey.

Roman Kroiter.  B.A.  L.L.D. 1994  Creator of IMAX projection system.

Baldur Stefansson.  B.S.A.  M.Sc. 1952.  Ph.D. 1966.  L.L.D. 1997.  Referred to as the “Father of Canola”

James Burns, B.Comm  L.L.D. 1987, Retired, Deputy Chair Power Corp.

Arden Haynes.  B. Comm.  Retired chairman and CEO of Imperial Oil.

Douglas Everett.  L.L.B.  Senator.

F. Ross Johnson.  B. Comm. L.L.D. 1997. Former President of RJR Nabisco.

John Hirsch.  B.A.  D.Litt. 1966.  Playwright and Theatre Director. 

Dr. Etienne Gaboury.  BALATPH.  B.Arch. 1957.  L.L.D. 1987.   Principal of Gaboury Associates Architects.

Israel Asper.  B.A.  L.L.B. 1957.  L.L.D. 1998. CanWest Global.

Arthur Mauro.  L.L.B.  L.L.M. 1956.  L.L.D. 1987.  Former CEO of Investors Group. University of Manitoba

Chancellor, 1992-2001.

John P. Wolfe.  M.Gen.  Q.C.  L.L.B.  Retired Judge Advocate General.

William Loewen.  C.A.  Former President of Comcheq Services.

Countess Thelma Sekerka-Bajbus, A.M.M. 

E. Margaret Fulton.  B.A.  O.C.  Ph.D.  Former President of Mount St. Vincent University.

Hon. Mira Spivak.  B.A. Senator.

Count Cyril A. Sekerka-Bajbus, B.A., Principality of Liechtenstein.

Richard Bonnycastle. B.Comm. Founder of Harlequin Books and President of Cavendish Investing Ltd.

Dr. Arnold Naimark. M.D. B.Sc. Med. M.Sc. 1960 President of University of Manitoba, 1981-1996..

Dr. Henry Friesen.  M.D.  M.Ed. L.L.D 1998  Former President of Medical Research Council of Canada.

Hon. Richard Kroft.  B.A.  L.L.B. 1962  Senator.

Edward Evanko.  B.A.  Actor.

Geraldine MacNamara.  B.A.  B.Ed. 1960.  Founder of Rossbrook House.

Hon. Lloyd Axworthy.  B..A.  Liberal Member of Parliament and Federal Cabinet Minister.

Dr. Allan Ronald.  M.D.  B.Sc. Med.  Leading AIDS researcher.

Gerald Schwartz.  B. Comm.  L.L.B. 1966.  Chairman of Onex Corp.

David W. Kilgour.  B.A.  MP for Edmonton Southeast.

Peter Herrndorf.  B.A.  Drector General and CEO, National Arts Centre.

James Lorimer.  B.A.  Publisher, James Lorimer Pub. Co. Ltd.

Earl J. Barish.  B. Comm.  Owner-President of Dickie Dee Ice Cream.  Owner of Winnipeg Cyclone Basketball Club.

Heather Robertson.  B.A. (Hons.).  L.L.D. 1998.  Writer.

Gary Filmon.  B.Sc. CE.  M.Sc. 1967.  Premier of Manitoba, 1988-1999

Ken Copeland.  B.Sc. CE.  President of Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd.

Danny Finkleman.  B.A.  L.L.B. 1967.  C.B.C. Radio Host.

Arthur A. DeFehr.  B. Comm. L.L.D 1998 Palliser Furniture Ltd.

Raymond Kives.  L.L.B.  R. Tek. Corporation.

Michael Phelps.  B.A.  L.L.B. 1970.  President and CEO, Westcoast Energy Inc.

Gail Singer.  B.A.  Writer and Film Director.

Ken Finkleman.  B.A.  Actor, Director and Producer.

Hon. Janis Johnson.  B.A.  Senator.

Charles Winograd.  B.A.  President and CEO, RBC Dominion Securites Inc.

Dr. Rey Pagtakhan.  Member of Parliament from Winnipeg.

Samuel M. Katz, B.A. President Winnipeg Goldeyes Baseball Club.

Frank Plummer.  M.D.  AIDS Researcher, University of Nairobi

Chief Ovide Mercredi.  L.L.B.  Former Grand Chief of Assembly of First Nations.

Philip Fontaine, B.A., Former Grand Chief of Assembly of First Nations.

Brig. Gen. Lewis H. MacKenzie.  B.A.  Head of U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Bosnia.