Notable People
- David Arnason: writer and English professor born in Gimli.
- Leo Kristjanson: economist and president of the University of Saskatchewan from 1980 to 1989.
- Gunnar Thorvaldson: Conservative senator, Senate of Canada.
- John MacDonald: Canadian musician.
- Vilhjálmur Stefánsson: ethnologist and explorer.
- Eric Stefanson: retired Manitoba Progressive Conservative politician born in Gimli.
- W. D. Valgardson: writer and professor.
- George Johnson: physician and former minister of Education and Health in Manitoba.
- Hans Wuthrich: curling ice technician.
Read more about this topic: Rural Municipality Of Gimli
Famous quotes containing the words notable and/or people:
“a notable prince that was called King John;
And he ruled England with main and with might,
For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)
“City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind’s eye the notion of a better life ahead.”
—Edward Hoagland (b. 1932)
Related Phrases
Related Words