List of people from London, Ontario

This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or are otherwise connected to the city of London, Ontario. A person from London is referred to as a Londoner.

A-B[]

D. Craig Aitchison, Canadian Army officer, current commander of Combat Training Centre, at CFB Gagetown
Kelley Armstrong, author of fantastic fiction
Article One, Christian pop-rock band
Philip Aziz, painter, sculptor, designer, heritage preservationist
R. Scott Bakker, author of fantastic fiction
Karen Dianne Baldwin, Miss Universe 1982
Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, practised in London and has both a museum dedicated to him and a high school named after him
Joan Barfoot, author of fiction
John Davis Barnett, 19th and 20th-century railroad engineer and curator-librarian
Joe Bartoch, Olympian swimmer
Helen Battle (1903–1994), marine biologist
Sir Adam Beck, instrumental in setting up the early grid to deliver hydro-electric publicly-owned power from Niagara Falls to the rest of Ontario; former mayor of London
Marc Bell, artist
Tom Benner, artist
Justin Bieber (born 1994), singer-songwriter and actor
Craig Richard Billington, professional ice hockey player for New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals
The Birthday Massacre, synth-rock band
Trevor Blumas, actor
Bill Brady, broadcast journalist and media executive, Member of the Order of Canada, former national director of The Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
Greg Brady, sports radio personality (Sportsnet 590, The Fan)
Eve Brodlique (1867-1949), British-born Canadian/American author, journalist
Josh Brown (ice hockey), NHL player for the Ottawa Senators
Richard Maurice Bucke, 19th-century pioneer in the modern treatment of the mentally ill

C-D[]

Gregory Campbell, retired hockey player
Sir John Carling provincial and federal politician
Jeff Carter, NHL forward for the Los Angeles Kings
Eleanor Catton, author, winner of 2013 Man Booker Prize
Jack Chambers, painter, filmmaker
Margaret Chan, president of World Health Organization
John H. Chapman, physicist
Al Christie and his brother Charles Christie, Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood who built their own film studio
Warren Christie, television and film actor, known for role as Ray Cataldo on the ABC drama October Road and as Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto on the ABC series Happy Town
Frank Colman, pro baseball player in 1940s with Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees; co-founded Eager Beaver Baseball Association in 1955
Patrick Colovin, president, University of Notre Dame
Ward Cornell, radio drama and sports, television sports, host of Hockey Night in Canada, teacher (Pickering College)
Logan Couture, NHL forward for the San Jose Sharks
Hume Cronyn, Sr., politician
Hume Cronyn, actor
Greg Curnoe, painter, musician, member of the Nihilist Spasm Band, and author
Lolita Davidovich, actress
Chris Daw, gold medalist in Turin 2006 Paralympics; wheelchair curling (skip)
John Dearness, botanist, mycologist, and educator
Laura Dennis, professional wrestler better known as Cherry Bomb
Dylan DeMelo, NHL hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets
Peter Desbarats, former Global TV anchor, author, former dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario
Alexander Dewdney, mathematician
Christopher Dewdney, poet
Selma Diamond (1920–1985), actress, TV show Night Court
Chris Doty (1966–2006), award-winning documentary filmmaker, author and playwright
Drew Doughty, NHL defenseman with the Los Angeles Kings
Annie Le Porte Diggs (1853-1916), writer, temperance worker, and Populist advocate

E-J[]

Emanuel, rhythm and blues singer
Marc Emery, marijuana activist and libertarian
The Essentials, a cappella group
Paterson Ewen, painter
Robert W. Fassold, 29th Canadian Surgeon General
Murray Favro, artist and musician in the Nihilist Spasm Band
Max Ferguson, CBC radio and TV personality, 1950s and 1960s
Jessie Fleming, Member on the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team, Olympic Bronze Medalist
Charley Fox, credited with strafing German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's car and seriously injuring him in the process
Sam Gagner, NHL forward for the Detroit Red Wings
The Gandharvas, alternative rock band from the 1990s
Victor Garber, actor
Jerry Grafstein, lawyer
George Georgallidis, Professional Gamer
Shuman Ghosemajumder, entrepreneur, author
Ted Giannoulas, the Famous Chicken/San Diego Chicken mascot
George Gibson (Mooney) (1880–1967), catcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, won the World Series in 1909; manager in MLB
Ryan Gosling, actor
Jeff Hackett, former NHL hockey goaltender (ret. 2004)
Matt Hackett, goaltender prospect of the Buffalo Sabres
Paul Haggis, Academy Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, director
Jeremy Hansen, astronaut
Richard B. Harrison (1864–1935), groundbreaking Black actor
Jamelie Hassan, artist
Frank Hawley (b. 1954), two-time world champion drag racing driver
Gary Harvey, director television and producer
Robert Hall Haynes (1931–1998), scientist, first chair of the Department of Biology at York University, who coined the term ecopoeisis
William C. Heine, author, newspaper editor
Mark Hominick (b. 1982), mixed martial artist
Chris Horodecki (b. 1987), mixed martial artist
Bo Horvat, NHL player and Captain for the Vancouver Canucks
Garth Hudson, keyboard player in The Band
Kenneth Adams Hunter, 17th and 20th Canadian Surgeon General
Tommy Hunter, country singer
J.D. Jackson, physicist
Doug Jarrett, former NHL defenceman (ret. 1976)
Jenny Jones, TV talk show host

K-M[]

Nazem Kadri, NHL centre with the Colorado Avalanche
John Kapelos, character actor, frequently featured in John Hughes' films
Ingrid Kavelaars, actress
Kittie, all female heavy metal band
Travis Konecny, NHL forward with the Philadelphia Flyers
John Labatt, pioneer brewer
Sarah Lafleur, actress and voice actress
Cecil Lean, actor, lyricist, composer, singer
Graham Lear, drummer
Brett Lindros, former NHL hockey forward, brother of Eric Lindros (ret. 1996)
Eric Lindros, former NHL forward (ret. 2007), drafted 1st overall in the 1991 Entry Draft by Quebec, brother of Brett Lindros
John William Little, businessman and former mayor of London
Gene Lockhart, actor who appeared in the first Blondie and Dagwood films
Lawrence Loh, physician and Medical Officer of Health for the Region of Peel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Guy Lombardo, world-famous bandleader and hydroplane racer, and his brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor
Donald Luce, former NHL center (ret. 1982)
Luke Macfarlane, actor
Maggie Mac Neil, swimmer and Olympic gold medalist
Craig MacTavish, former NHL hockey player (ret. 1997); former Edmonton Oilers head coach (2000–2009); Edmonton Oilers GM as of 2013
Sam Maggs, author and comic book and video game writer (b. 1988)
Joseph Marks, labour activist and creator of the newspaper the Industrial Banner
Brad Marsh, former NHL defenceman (ret. 1993)
Amber Marshall, actress (Amy Fleming from Heartland)
Vaughn Martin, 2009 draft pick by the NFL's San Diego Chargers
Rachel McAdams, actress
Emilia McCarthy, actress
Alex MacKinnon, darts player
Rob McConnell, Music Hall of Fame jazz musician of Boss Brass fame
Cody McCormick, NHL player with the Buffalo Sabres
Roy McDonald, poet, diarist, local street-person and personality
David McLellan, Olympic freestyle swimmer
Charles Meredith, President of the Montreal Stock Exchange, 1902
John Walsingham Cooke Meredith J.P., father of the "Eight London Merediths"
Chief Justice The Hon. Richard Martin Meredith Q.C., founder of The University of Western Ontario
Thomas Graves Meredith Q.C., President of Canada Life Assurance Company
Sir Vincent Meredith 1st Baronet, of Montreal, President of the Bank of Montreal
Chief Justice Sir William Ralph Meredith Q.C., M.P., Chancellor of the University of Toronto
Orlo Miller, author
Evan van Moerkerke, Olympic Swimmer at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Scott Moir, ice dancer and three-time Olympic gold medalist with his partner Tessa Virtue
Trevor Morris, Emmy award winning composer and music producer
Masasa Moyo, actress and voice actress

N-P[]

Kate Nelligan, actress
Christine Nesbitt, Olympic gold and silver medal-winning speed-skater (women's 1000m, and women's team pursuit, respectively)
Nihilist Spasm Band, pioneering noise music band
Bert and Joe Niosi (brothers), band members of radio's Happy Gang
Ocean, Christian folk rock band
Bryan Lee O'Malley, comic book artist and writer, award-winning cartoonist and creator of Scott Pilgrim
Megan Park, actress
Casey Patton, boxer
Paul Peel, painter
David Peterson, Premier of Ontario, 1985–1990
Ed Pien, artist
Chris Potter, actor
Skip Prokop, rock drummer and songwriter, founder of the band Lighthouse
Brandon Prust, NHL forward with the Vancouver Canucks

R-S[]

Jack Richardson, C.M., award-winning record producer, Lifetime Achievement Juno Award recipient, Order of Canada recipient, and educator at Fanshawe College
Michael Riley, television actor
John P. Robarts, premier of Ontario, 1961–1971
Jesse Ronson, professional mixed martial artist
Vic Roschkov Sr., newspaper editorial cartoonist/illustrator
Jacob Ruby, football player Edmonton Eskimos
J. Philippe Rushton, researcher and academician at University of Western Ontario
Jude St. John, veteran, all-star player with Toronto Argonauts
Lara St. John, violinist, sister of Scott St. John
Scott St. John, violinist and violist, brother of Lara St. John
Charles Edward Saunders, agricultural scientist, principal developer of Marquis wheat
William Saunders, agricultural scientist, founder of Canada's Experimental Farm system
Brett Seney, hockey player
Shad, hip-hop musician
Nick Shaw, musician
David Shore, writer or producer for the television program House
Craig Simpson, former NHL hockey player and coach
Dave Simpson, former player with London Knights and current professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business
George Sipos, writer
Meaghan Smith, singer-songwriter
Timothy Snelgrove, founder of Timothy's World Coffee
Ross Somerville, six-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner in golf, first Canadian to win U.S. Amateur in 1932
Jonny Staub, radio personality
Barry Steers, Canadian Ambassador to Brazil (1971–1976), High Commissioner to Bermuda (1976–1979), Ambassador to Japan (1981–1989)
Janaya Stephens, actress, star of the Left Behind movie series

Adam Stern

Adam Stern, Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles
Sam Stout, Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor
David Suzuki, geneticist, environmentalist, writer and broadcaster
Nick Suzuki, NHL player for the Montreal Canadiens
Ryan Suzuki, NHL player for the Carolina Hurricanes

T-Z[]

Salli Terri, mezzo-soprano
Ryan Thelwell, former National Football League player with San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers, 3 time Grey Cup Champion Bc lions and Calgary Stampeders
Thine Eyes Bleed, metal band featuring Johnny Araya, brother of Slayer bassist, and vocalist Tom Araya
Jim Thompson, businessman, philanthropist, and sportsman
Scott Thornton, former NHL player (ret. 2008)
Tim Tindale, former American football player with Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears
Five of the six Tolpuddle Martyrs, convicted in England for forming the first trade union there, settled in London
Jason Tunks, Olympian, discus thrower
Two Crown King, alternative rock and alternative hip hop band
Mike Van Ryn, former NHL player (ret. 2010)
Jolene Van Vugt, first woman to perform a backflip on a dirt bike
Tessa Virtue, ice dancer and three-time Olympic gold medalist with partner Scott Moir
Brian Vollmer, lead singer of Helix
Shannon Walsh, documentary filmmaker
Damian Warner, Olympian in the decathlon; won gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Jack L. Warner, co-founder of Warner Brothers Studios
Jeff Willmore, visual and performance artist
Tomasz Winnicki, white supremacist, anti-Semite and subject of complaints before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Marion Woodman, Jungian and feminist writer
Shelina Zadorsky, member of the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team, Bronze Olympic Medalist
Jessica Zelinka, Olympian in the heptathlon

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