Notable Residents
- Andy Bell, Pro Freestyle Motocross Champion, host of MTV's Nitro Circus
- George Bowering, poet, first ever Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate
- Layla Claire, soprano
- Krystal Garib, former beauty queen and ensemble dancer
- Brett Hull, NHL hockey player, graduate of Penticton High School
- Duncan Keith, NHL hockey player, graduate of Penticton Secondary School
- Alan Kerr, hockey player
- Shane Koyczan, Spoken word poet
- Spencer Krug, musician from the band Wolf Parade
- Andy Moog, hockey player
- Brendan Morrison, NHL hockey player, graduate of Penticton High School
- Bob Nicholson, president and chief executive officer of Hockey Canada
- Cameron Phillips, radio broadcaster
- Justin Pogge, hockey player
- Mike Reno, musician from the band Loverboy
- Mark Allan Robinson, political activist
- Alexis Smith, actress
- Blake Wesley, hockey player
- Terry David Mulligan, Canadian actor and television personality
- Paul Kariya, retired NHL superstar, graduate of Penticton Secondary School
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