Notable (and maybe Famous) Individuals who are found in the GRanDMA database.

Academics

Entertainers/
Musicians

Political Figures

Sports Figures

Writers

These are examples of members of the GRanDMA database of individuals descended from Mennonites from Prussia and Russia who are notable outside the Mennonite community and outside their own state or province. (It includes spouses of persons of Mennonite heritage.) You might dispute the definition of "notable," but at a minimum, each has a page in *Wikipedia*. See the

Suggestions are welcome. Final decisions are made by Ken Ratzlaff.

Academics
		German physicist
		Botanist
		Computer scientist/physicist
		Astronomer
		Anthropologist
		Theologian, author
		Sociologist, historian, author
		Archival theorist
Entertainers and Musicians
		Stage/screen actor
		TV actor
		Singer/songwriter
		Classical composer
		Jazz bassist
		Actor
		Polish Singer
		Model and television presenter
		Actor (inclusion by marriage)
		Noted tenor
		Lead singer of Nickelback
		Musician (inclusion by marriage)
		Children's performer
		Conductor
		Member of the rock band KISS (inclusion by marriage)
		Pulitzer-winning composer
		Actress/model
Political Figures
		First Menno in the Canadian Cabinet
		Manitoba Premier, 2021
		US Senator (inclusion by marriage)
		Saskatchewan Premier
		South Dakota governor
		U.S. Circuit Judge
Sports Figures
		First in the 2023 NHL draft
		MLB player
		NHL player
		NHL player
		Speed-skater
		NFL player
		NHL player
		NHL player
		Co-owner/CEO of the Denver Broncos
		NHL player
		NHL player
		NHL player
		Legendary Kentucky Basketball Coach
		Canadian volleball Olympian
		NHL player
		All-Star NHL player
		NHL player
		Co-owner of Denver Broncos (inclusion by marriage)
		Olympian, open-water swimming
		Olympian, 800 & 1500
Writers
		Novelist and short-story writer
		Novelist and short-story writer
		Poet and scholar
		Plautdietsch novelist and humorist
		Writer/cartoonist (The Simpsons)
		Poet, writer
		Winner of multiple Caldecotts
		Novelist
		Writer, author of The Daily Bonnet
		Science fiction author
		Novelist and humorist
		Author; Officer of the Order of Canada
Other
		Canadian news anchor/editor Global National
		6th Governor, Bank of Canada
		Commander, USMC-Pacific