2023 Calgary Stampede Parade Marshal
Jeremy Hansen
The Calgary Stampede is over the moon to announce that Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will lead the 2023 Stampede Parade.
The Stampede Parade presented by Suncor marks the official start of Stampede 2023!
Hansen will become the first Canadian to venture to the moon as part of the historic Artemis II mission. It’s the first crewed mission to leave Earth’s orbit since 1972 and will pave the way for deeper space exploration, including to Mars. Before he leaves the earth, Hansen will kick off The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth by leading the legendary Stampede Parade as Parade Marshal.
Born January 27, 1976, in London, Ontario, and raised on a farm near Ailsa Craig, Ontario, until moving to Ingersoll for his high school years. Colonel Hansen is married with three children. He enjoys sailboat cruising and racing, rock climbing and mountain biking.
Former Parade Marshals
| 2022 - Kevin Costner | Actor/Musician |
| 2021 - Katari Right Hand | Indigenous Dancer |
| 2020 - Filipe Masetti Leite | Long Rider |
| 2019 - Amber Marshall | Actress |
| 2018 - Mark McMorris | Olympic Snowboarder |
| 2017 - Chief Roy Fox | Kainai/Blood Tribe |
| 2017 - Chief Stanley (Stan) C. Grier | Piikani Nation |
| 2017 - Joseph Weasel Child | Siksika Nation |
| 2017 - Chief Darcy Dixon | Bearspaw First Nation |
| 2017 - Ernest Wesley | Wesley First Nation |
| 2017 - Chief Aaron Young | Chiniki First Nation |
| 2017 - Chief Lee Crowchild | Tsuut’ina Nation |
| 2016 - Jann Arden | Singer |
| 2016 - Paul Brandt | Singer |
| 2015 - Kaillie Humphries | Olympic Bobsledder |
| 2014 - William Shatner | Actor |
| *2014 - Gilmore Junio | Olympic Speed Skater |
| *2014 - Denny Morrison | Olympic Speed Skater |
| 2013 - Chris Hadfield | Canadian Astronaut |
| 2012 - Ian Tyson | Singer |
| 2011 - Rick Hansen | Canada's Man in Motion |
| 2010 - Jett McCoy | The Amazing Race runner up and Rodeo contestant |
| 2010 - Cord McCoy | The Amazing Race runner up and Rodeo contestant |
| 2009 - Mike Holmes | World Skills Honourary Spokesperson |
| 2008 - Patsy Rodgers | First-ever Calgary Stampede Queen, 1946 |
| 2007 - Benjamin Jordan | Breast Cancer Fundraiser |
| 2007 - Aaron Jackson | Breast Cancer Fundraiser |
| 2007 - Rob Lewis | Breast Cancer Fundraiser |
| 2007 - Carlos Koppen | Breast Cancer Fundraiser |
| 2006 - Sara Renner | Olympic Cross-Country Skier |
| 2005 - Ralph Klein | Premier of Alberta |
| 2005 - Norman Kwong | Lieutenant Governor of Alberta |
| 2004 - Darryl Sutter | Calgary Flames Head Coach |
| 2004 - Ken King | Calgary Flames President and CEO |
| 2004 - Robyn Regehr | Calgary Flames Defenseman |
| 2003 - Iris Glass | Grand Dame of Chuckwagon Racing |
| 2002 - Lloyd Robertson | News Anchor |
| 2002 - Catriona Le May Doan | Olympic Speed Skating Gold Medalist |
| 2001 - Chris Hadfield | Canadian Astronaut |
| 2000 - Ron MacLean | Sportscaster |
| 1999 - Herman Linder | Rodeo and All-Around Champion |
| 1998 - Sam Elliot | Actor |
| 1997 - Jack Palance | Actor |
| 1996 - Dennis Weaver | Actor |
| 1995 - Mickey and Minnie Mouse | Disney Entertainers |
| 1994 - Al Duerr | Mayor of Calgary |
| 1993 - Christopher Reeve | Actor |
| 1993 - Ralph Klein | Premier of Alberta |
| 1992 - Leslie Neilson | Actor |
| 1991 - Rita McNeil | Singer |
| 1991 - L. Gen Kent R. Foster | Canadian Armed Forces |
| 1990 - Ray Hnatyshn | Governor General of Canada |
| 1989 - Strater Crowfoot | Chief of Siksika First Nation |
| 1989 - Una Wesley | Chief of Bearspaw First Nation |
| 1989 - Roy Whitney | Chief of Tsuu T'ina First Nation |
| 1989 - Leonard Bastien | Chief of Piikani First Nation |
| 1989 - John Snow | Chief of Nakoda-Wesley First Nation |
| 1989 - George LaBelle | Chief of Chiniki First Nation |
| 1989 - John Shot Both Sides | Chief of Kainai First Nation |
| 1988 - Robin Burwash | Champion Bareback Bronc Rider |
| 1988 - Tracy Wilson | Olympic Pairs Figure Skating Bronze Medalist |
| 1988 - Robert McCall | Olympic Pairs Figure Skating Bronze Medalist |
| 1988 - Brian Orser | Olympic Figure Skating Silver Medalist |
| 1988 - Tom Glass | Champion Chuckwagon Driver |
| 1988 - Spuds Mackenzie | Dog Mascot |
| 1987 - Todd Brooker | World Cup Skier |
| 1987 - Laurie Graham | World Cup Skier |
| 1986 - Bob Johnson | Calgary Flames Head Coach |
| 1986 - Doug Risebrough | Calgary Flames Centre |
| 1986 - Lanny McDonald | Calgary Flames Right Winger |
| 1986 - Jim Peplinski | Calgary Flames Right Winger |
| 1986 - Sharon Wood | First woman to climb Mt. Everest |
| 1985 - Jillian Richardson | Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist |
| 1985 - Tom Ponting | Olympic Swimmer Silver Medalist |
| 1985 - Carolyn Waldo | Olympic Synchronized Swimming Silver Medalist |
| 1985 - Kelly Kryczka | Olympic Synchronized Swimming Silver Medalist |
| 1985 - Steve Fonyo | Cancer Fundraiser |
| 1984 - Gaeton Boucher | Four-time Olympic medalist in Speed Skating |
| 1984 - Wilf Carter | Singer |
| 1983 - Mickey and Minnie Mouse | Disney Entertainers |
| 1983 - Lanny McDonald | Calgary Flames Right Winger |
| 1982 - Tom Bews | Champion Saddle Bronc Rider |
| 1982 - Tom Erickson | Champion Calf Roper |
| 1982 - Tommy Dorchester | Champion Chuckwagon Driver |
| 1982 - Willie deWit | Boxer |
| 1982 - Joe Alexander | Champion Steer Wrestler |
| 1982 - Larry Mahan | Bareback Bronc Rider |
| 1981 - Lord Baden-Powell | Grandson of Scouts Founder |
| 1981 - Chester Hull | Lieutenant-General of the Canadian Armed Forces |
| 1981 - Frank C. Lynch-Staunton | Lieutenant Governor of Alberta |
| 1981 - Edward Chreyer | Governor General of Canada |
| 1981 - Larry Mahan | Cowboy |
| 1980 - Ken Taylor | Ambassador to Iran |
| 1979 - Wilf Carter | Singer |
| 1978 - Pierre Trudeau | Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1977 - Maurice Nadon | First French Canadian Commissioner of the RCMP |
| 1977 - Prince Charles | Prince of Wales |
| 1977 - Chiefs of Treaty 7 First Nations | - - - |
| 1976 - Stephen M. Ford | Son of U.S. President Gerald Ford |
| 1975 - Peter Lougheed | Premier of Alberta |
| 1974 - Douglas Bader | British Second World War Flying Ace |
| 1974 - C.H. | First World War Flying Ace and Pioneer Aviator |
| 1974 - Eugene Cernan | Apollo 17 Space Flight Commander |
| 1973 - W.L. Higgitt | Commissioner of the RCMP |
| 1972 - Mickey Mouse | Disney Entertainer |
| 1971 - Pierre Trudeau | Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1969 - Ron Northcott & Rink | Curling Champion |
| 1968 - Billy Henry | Pioneer |
| 1967 - Nancy Greene | Champion Alpine Skier |
| 1966 - Red Adair | Oil Field Firefighter |
| 1966 - Elaine Tanner | Champion Swimmer |
| 1966 - Bernie Sparkes | Champion Curler |
| 1966 - Fred Storey | Champion Curler |
| 1966 - George Fink | Champion Curler |
| 1965 - Walt Disney | CEO, Disney Studios |
| 1964 - Lester Pearson | Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1963 - Bob Hope | Comedian |
| 1962 - C.W. Harvison | Commissioner of the RCMP |
| 1961 - H.E. Señora Mateos Lopez | Wife of the President of Mexico |
| 1960 - Phil Harris | Entertainer and Comedian |
| 1959 - Bing Crosby | Entertainer |
| 1958 - Frederick Hume | Mayor of Vancouver |
| 1957 - Wilfred Hamel | Mayor of Vancouver |
| 1956 - Hiram McCallum | Mayor of Toronto |
| 1954 - J.M. Miller | Parade Chairman |
| 1950 - Louis St. Laurent | Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1949 - Malcolm Boyd | Calgary Police Chief |
| 1948 - Royal Canadian Mounted Police | --- |
| 1946 - Viscount and Lady Alexander | Governor General of Canada and Wife |
| 1945 - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces | --- |
| 1944 - Women of the Canadian Military | --- |
| 1943 - Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve | --- |
| 1940 - Soldiers training at Currie Barracks | --- |
| 1928 - Viscount and Lady Willingdon | Governor General of Canada and Wife |
| 1925 - Hoot Gibson | Rodeo Champion and Actor |
| 1923 - George Webster | Mayor of Calgary |
| 1923 - Guy Weadick | Founder of the Calgary Stampede |
| 1923 - I.G. Ruttle | --- |
| 1912 - Duke and Duchess of Connaught | Governor General of Canada and wife |
| 1904-1939 - James "Cappy" Smart | Chief of the Calgary Fire Department |
*Denotes an Honourary Parade Marshal