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This is a list of people who are associated with what is now Ottawa , Ontario , Canada:
A [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
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Hugh Acheson
1971
Chef
Thomas Ahearn
1855
1938
Inventor and businessman, holder of several patents, driving force behind Ottawa's streetcar system
Sulekha Ali
Singer
Frank Amyot
1904
1962
Sportsperson, Canada's only gold medal winner from the 1936 Summer Olympics
Thomas Victor Anderson
1881
1972
Former Chief of the Army Staff
Paul Anka
1941
Singer
George Arnold
1814
1891
Early settler and postmaster
Margaret Atwood
1939
Writer
Eva Avila
1987
Singer, 4th season Canadian Idol champion
Dan Aykroyd
1952
Comedian, singer, actor and screenwriter
Peter Aylen
1799
1868
Businessperson, timber producer
Bill Adkins
circa 1889
1982
Stage manager
B [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
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Janis Babson
1950
1961
Organ donor, subject of two books
Jamie Baker
1966
Former NHL player
Jay Baruchel
1983
Actor, screenwriter, comedian
Brendan Bell
1983
NHL and AHL player
Hugh Bell
1797
1872
Early settler, councillor, assessor, and tax collector
Belly
1984
Rapper
Clint Benedict
1892
1976
NHL goaltender and hockey hall of famer. Credited as first goaltender to don a mask in an NHL game and as an early pioneer of the butterfly style
Louis-Théodore Besserer
1785
1861
Lieutenant during War of 1812 , notary, political figure, land use developer in neighbourhood now known as Sandy Hill
Braddish Billings
1783
1864
Early settler for whom the community of Billings Bridge was named
Elkanah Billings
1820
1876
Paleontologist
Thomas Birkett
1844
1920
Former mayor of Ottawa and member of the House of Commons of Canada
Robert Blackburn
1828
1894
Lumber merchant and a member of the House of Commons of Canada
Fedir Bohatyrchuk
1892
1984
Chess master and politician
John Rudolphus Booth
1827
1925
Lumber and railway baron
Mark Borowiecki
1989
NHL player
Billy Boucher
1899
1958
Former NHL player
Mark Bourrie
1957
Author, journalist and lawyer
Matt Bradley
1978
Former NHL player
Fred Brathwaite
1972
Former NHL player
Rod Brind'Amour
1970
Former NHL player
Dave Brockie
1963
2014
Frontman for metal band Gwar
Maurice Brodie
1903
1939
polio researcher
Erskine Henry Bronson
1844
1920
Businessperson and politician
Henry Franklin Bronson
1817
1889
Lumber baron
Élisabeth Bruyère
1818
1876
Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown, the city's first hospital, and the first bilingual school in Ontario
Nathan Burgoine
Writer
Thomas Burrowes
1796
1866
Artist, noted for artworks he created while serving as a surveyor and overseer during the construction of the Rideau Canal
Tom Butler
1951
Actor
John By
1779
1836
Lieutenant-Colonel, overseer of the construction of the Canal and founder of the city
Paul Byron
1989
Forward for Montreal Canadiens
C [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
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Claudette Cain
Former mayor of Gloucester
Ernie Calcutt
1932
1984
Ottawa Rough Riders announcer on CFRA radio, Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame inductee
[1] [2]
Noah Cantor
1971
Former CFL player
John Carling
1828
1911
Founder of the Ontario Agricultural College and the Central Experimental Farm
Bruce Cassidy
1965
Former NHL player
Tom Cavanagh
1963
Actor
Cody Ceci
1993
NHL player
Parri Ceci
1961
CFL player
Sarah Chalke
1976
Actress
Keshia Chante
1988
Singer-songwriter, television personality, actress
Bob Chiarelli
1941
Politician, former mayor of Ottawa
King Clancy
1903
1986
Former NHL player, referee, coach, and executive
Catherine Clark
1976
Television broadcaster and daughter of former Prime Minister Joe Clark
Bryan Cochrane
1957
Curler
Bruce Cockburn
1945
Folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
Eldon Coombe
1941
Curler
Bill Cowley
1912
1993
Hall of Fame hockey star, NHL scoring champion 1941, Founder Ottawa 67's .
Tom Cruise
1962-
Actor
Alex Cullen
1951
Politician, former MPP and member of Ottawa City Council
Barry Cullen
1935
Former NHL player
Brian Cullen
1933
Former NHL player
Elisha Cuthbert
1982
Actress
D [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
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Gabriela Dabrowski
1992
Tennis player
Sévère D'Aoust
Established a village in the region of Bearbrook in 1854
Jack Darragh
1890
1924
Former NHL player
Bruce Delaney
Curler
Paul Dewar
1963
2019
Politician, former MP
Clive Doucet
1946
Writer and politician
Pierre Dufault
1934
Radio-Canada journalist and sports commentator
[3]
Cecil Duncan
1893
1979
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president
[4]
James Duthie
1966
Sportscaster on TSN
E [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
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Ben Eager
1984
NHL and AHL player
Kathleen Edwards
1978
Singer-songwriter and musician
John Egan
1811
1857
Businessman and politician
Chris Evans
1847
1917
Farmer and teamster turned outlaw
F [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
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John Fauquier
1909
1981
Aviator and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber pilot
Shulamith Firestone
1945
2012
Radical feminist , writer and activist
Graham Fraser
1946
Journalist and Commissioner of Official Languages
G [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
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Jeremy Gara
1978
Drummer for Arcade Fire
Chris Gardner
1985
Curler
Brendan Gillanders
1990
CFL player
Paul Girodo
1973
CFL player
Wallis Giunta
1985
Opera singer
Travis Gordon
Film producer, screenwriter, and director
Igor Gouzenko
1919
1982
Soviet defector
Luba Goy
1945
Humanitarian. Actress. Comedian; The Royal Canadian AirFarce
Tom Green
1971
Actor, comedian, media personality
Lorne Greene
1915
1987
Actor and musician
Nancy Greene
1943
Skier and member of the Senate of Canada
H [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
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George Hamilton
1781
1839
Lumber baron and politician
William Hamilton
1822
Lumber baron and politician
Jenn Hanna
1980
Curler
David Hartin
1824
1893
Businessman
Elisabeth Harvor
1936
Novelist and poet
Anne Heggtveit
1939
Alpine skier , gold medallist in the slalom at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Robert Hervey
1820
1903
Lawyer and third mayor of Bytown
Edward James Gibson Holland
1878
1948
Recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1900
Diane Holmes
Former member of Ottawa City Council
Jessica Holmes
1973
Comedian and actress
Rachel Homan
1989
Curler, skip of the 2013 and 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts championship team
Edgar Lewis Horwood
1868
1957
Architect, served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1915 to 1917
William H. Hurdman
1818
1901
Entrepreneur and community leader
I [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Kira Isabella
1993
Country music artist
J [ ]
K [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Dan Kanter
1981
Musician, songwriter, producer, musical director and lead guitarist for Justin Bieber
Wilbert Keon
1935
2019
Heart surgeon, researcher, and former member of the Senate of Canada
Firdaus Kharas
1955
Social entrepreneur and media producer
Brian Kilrea
1934
Former AHL player and OHL coach and general manager
Bruce Kirby
1929
2021
Yacht designer, dinghy and offshore racer and journalist
Halder Kirby
1863
1924
Former AHAC player, doctor, and druggist
Jason Kralt
1974
Former CFL player
John Kruspe
1943
Former CFL player, Public Administrator, Historian
Zion Kuwonu
1999
Singer, Producer, Boygroup (Prettymuch)
L [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Bernie LaBarge
1953
Guitarist and singer-songwriter
Brent Laing
1978
Curler
Denis Lapalme
Paralympic athlete, actor
Craig Lauzon
Actor, writer, and comedian
Andrew Leamy
1810
1868
Pioneer industrialist and community leader in Wrightstown, Lower Canada (Hull, Quebec )
Lou Lefaive
1928
2002
Canadian sports administrator and civil servant
[5]
Jesse Levine
1987
Canadian/US tennis player
J. E. Stanley Lewis
1888
1970
Former mayor of Ottawa
Rich Little
1938
Impressionist and voice actor
Donal Logue
1965
Actor
M [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Flora MacDonald
1926
2015
Humanitarian, Politician, First Female Foreign Minister in Canada
Neil Macdonald
1957
Journalist
Norm Macdonald
1963
2021
Stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor
Steve MacLean
1954
Former astronaut and President of the Canadian Space Agency
Robert Malcomson
1795
1868
Tavern owner
Edward Malloch
1801
1867
Merchant and politician
Elizabeth Manley
1965
Olympic figure skater
Peter Mansbridge
1948
Broadcaster and news anchor
Blaine Marchand
1949
Writer and poet
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
1943
Daughter of Queen Juliana and sister of Queen Beatrix
Kristina Maria
1989
Singer-songwriter
K. C. Martel
1967
Actor
Bruce Matthews
1909
1991
Businessman and militia artillery officer
Terry Matthews
1943
Business-magnate and entrepreneur
Trevor Matthews
1982
Film producer and actor
Derek McCulloch
1964
Author of graphic novels, comics, books for children, and plays
Dawn McEwen
1980
Curler, gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Frank McGee
1882
1916
Former ice hockey player
Edward McGillivray
1815
1885
Second mayor of Ottawa
Dalton McGuinty
1955
Former politician and Premier of Ontario
David McGuinty
1960
Lawyer and politician
Gavin McInnes
1970
Founder of the far-right neo-fascist Proud Boys group.
Thomas McKay
1792
1855
Businessman and one of the founders of Ottawa
Bob McKeown
1950
former CFL player, Correspondent, journalist, investigative reporter, producer; NBC Dateline, CBC The Fifth Estate, Documentary Film Maker
Daniel McLachlin
1810
1872
Businessman and politician
Earl McRae
1942
2011
Journalist
Jean-Michel Ménard
1976
Curler
Anne Merklinger
1958
Curler and CEO of Own the Podium
Marc Methot
1985
NHL player
Hugh Millikin
1957
Curler trained in Ottawa
Stevie Mikayne
Writer
Emma Miskew
1989
Curler
Rich Moffatt
Curler
Robert Moodie
1818
1911
Early settler of Bells Corners
Alanis Morissette
1974
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress
Vanessa Morgan
1992
Actor
John Morris
1978
Curler and 2010 Winter Olympics gold medalist
Hannah Moscovitch
1978
Playwright, author, dramatist
Alex Munter
1968
Former politician and journalist, CEO of CHEO
N [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Yasir Naqvi
1973
Politician
Evan Nepean
1752
1822
Politician and colonial administrator
O [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Larry O'Brien
1949
Businessman and former mayor of Ottawa
William Ogilvie
1846
1912
Dominion land surveyor , explorer, and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory
Sandra Oh
1971
Actress
P [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Jesse Palmer
1978
Sports commentator and former NFL player
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
1992
Hockey athlete, assistant captain of the Ottawa Senators
Richard Reed Parry
1977
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and member of Arcade Fire
Frank Patrick
1885
1960
Former NHL player, coach, and general manager
David Pattee
1778
1851
Businessman, judge, and politician
David Pearson
1946
Physicist and computer scientist
George Halsey Perley
1857
1938
Politician and diplomat
William Goodhue Perley
1820
1890
Businessman and politician
Matthew Perry
1969
Actor
Jean Pigott
1924
2012
Politician and businessperson
Denis Potvin
1953
Former NHL player
Jean Potvin
1949
Former NHL player
Gabrielle Poulin
1929
2015
Writer
[6]
Harvey Pulford
1875
1940
Athlete and award winner in multiple sports
Simon Pulsifer
1981
English Wikipedia contributor
Q [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Silver Quilty
1891
1976
Early Canadian football player, coach, and referee. Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame indutee. President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (1924–26)
R [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Bob Rae
1948
Lawyer and former Premier of Ontario
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
1770
1838
Soldier and colonial administrator, former Governor of Nova Scotia , Governor General of British North America , and Commander-in-Chief, India
Alexander Robillard
1843
1907
Politician
Melanie Robillard
1982
Curler
Randy Robitaille
1975
Former NHL player
John Rochester
1822
1894
Businessman, politician, and former mayor of Ottawa
Erin Roger
Scientist
Shelagh Rogers
1956
Radio broadcaster
James Rolfe
1967
Composer
Cristine Rotenberg
1988
YouTube personality
Kelly Rowan
1965
Actress and former fashion model
Roger Rowley
1914
2007
Commanded the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders in 1944-1945
Derek Roy
1983
NHL player
Kelleigh Ryan
1987
Fencer
[7]
S [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Joëlle Sabourin
1972
Curler
Martin St. Pierre
1983
Former NHL player
Marc Savard
1977
Former NHL player
Craig Savill
1978
Curler
Andrew Scott
1967
Drummer for Sloan
Barbara Ann Scott
1928
2012
Figure skater and gold medalist at the 1948 Winter Olympics
[8]
John Scott
1822
1857
Politician, first mayor of Bytown
Richard William Scott
1825
1913
Lawyer and politician
Melinda Shankar
1992
Actress
Hamby Shore
1886
1918
Former ice hockey Player
James Sieveright
1812
Farmer and community leader
James Skead
1817
1884
Businessman and politician
Shane Smith
1970
Co-founder and CEO of VICE Media
Trevor Smith
1985
NHL player
Sasha Sokolov
1943
Writer
Nicholas Sparks
1794
1862
Businessman and politician
Vanessa Morgon
Bruce Stuart
1881
1961
Former ice hockey player
Ivonka Survilla
1936
President of the Belarusian People's Republic (BNR), the Belarusian government in exile .
T [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Linda Thom
1943
Olympic gold medal-winning shooter
Christian Tolusso
Curler
Alexandre Trudeau
1973
Philosopher, Documentary Filmmaker, Author, Journalist
Justin Trudeau
1971
Politician, 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada
Margaret Trudeau
1948
Author, Actress, Advocate, Television Personality, Photographer
Michel Trudeau
1975
1998
Scientist, Environmentalist
J. B. Turgeon
1810
1897
First French-Canadian mayor of Bytown
V [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Rick Vaive
1959
Former NHL player
W [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Jeff Waters
1966
Guitarist and founder of Annihilator
Ken Watkin
1954
Former Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces
Jim Watson
1961
Politician, former member of Ottawa City Council, former MPP and current Mayor of Ottawa
Ken Westerfield
1947
Disc sport (Frisbee ) pioneer; landed in Ottawa from the U.S. in 1970
Ezekiel Stone Wiggins
1839
1910
Amateur meteorologist
Philemon Wright
1760
1839
Farmer, entrepreneur, and founder of Wrightstown, Lower Canada (Hull, Quebec )
Ruggles Wright
1793
1863
Lumber merchant
Y [ ]
Name
Birth year
Death year
Description
Image
Refs
Jason Young
1979
Curler
See also [ ]
Ontario portal
References [ ]
^ "Ernie Calcutt" . Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame . 1988. Retrieved December 29, 2020 .
^ "Ernie Calcutt" . Canadian Football Hall of Fame . 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2020 .
^ Gratton, Denis (June 22, 2018). "Pierre Dufault, le dernier des grands" . Le Droit (in French). Retrieved November 8, 2020 .
^ "Cecil Duncan" . Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame . 2006. Retrieved 2019-11-05 .
^ Ferguson, Bob (2005). Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4 . Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd. p. 256. ISBN 1-55041-855-6 .
^ Valérie Lessard, "Derniers adieux à un phare de la littérature franco-ontarienne" . Le Droit , February 14, 2015.
^ "Kelleigh Ryan" . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . 25 October 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2019 .
^ "Barbara Ann Scott" . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . 19 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2019 .
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