List of people from Sarnia

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This is a list of notable people, past and present, who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

A[]

  • Bill Abbott Jr., sailor
  • Cam Abbott, hockey player
  • Chris Abbott, hockey player
  • Joanne Abbott, sailor
  • Katie Abbott, sailor
  • Matt Abbott, sailor
  • Bob Ackles, football administrator
  • Stephen Andrews, visual artist
  • Doug Armstrong, ice hockey executive
  • Neil Armstrong, former NHL linesman and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

B[]

  • Tim Bernhardt, hockey player
  • Jean-Robert Bernier, 38th Canadian Surgeon General, principal medical adviser to the North Atlantic Alliance
  • Mark Bice, curler
  • Steve Bice, curler
  • Paul Blundy, politician
  • Brad Boston, sailor
  • David Boushy, politician
  • John Bradley, physician
  • Mike Bradley, politician
  • Andy Brandt, former city alderman and mayor, former head of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, and former chairman and CEO of the LCBO
  • Michael A. Brown, former Ontario Speaker of the House
  • Nick Bucci, former professional baseball player in the Milwaukee Brewers Farm system
  • Shawn Burr, NHL hockey player who played 878 career games and finished with 181 goals and 440 points
  • Jerry Butler, hockey player

C[]

  • Leo Cahill, football administrator
  • William Campbell, politician
  • Mike Ceresia, racquetball player
  • David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber; panelist on Dragons' Den
  • Talia Chiarelli, gymnast
  • Dino Ciccarelli, former NHL hockey player who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010
  • Susan Clark, actress
  • Dale Clarke, hockey player
  • Jim Clayton, musician
  • Voltairine de Cleyre, activist
  • Daryl Cloran, theatre director
  • Charlie Cotch, hockey player
  • Dave Cranmer, CFL player
  • Mike Crombeen, hockey player

D[]

  • Mike Dark, hockey player
  • Alex De Carolis, soccer player
  • Carrie Delahunt, curler
  • Caroline Di Cocco, politician
  • James Doohan, actor, "Scotty" on Star Trek; attended Sarnia Collegiate Institute & Technical School
  • Robyn Doolittle, journalist
  • Rick Dowswell, athlete
  • Derek Drouin, athlete

E[]

  • Marian Engel, author
  • Eric Ethridge, country pop singer, songwriter, chiropractor
  • Lance Evers, professional wrestler known as Lance Storm

F[]

  • Justin Fazio, hockey player
  • Ron Fogarty, hockey coach
  • Scott Foster, accountant and emergency NHL goaltender
  • Brian Francis, novelist
  • Jamie Fraser, hockey player
  • Kerry Fraser, NHL referee
  • Rick Fraser, hockey player

G[]

  • Cheryl Gallant, politician
  • Roger Gallaway, politician
  • Mike Gardiner, MLB player with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, and the Detroit Tigers
  • Ted Garvin, NHL and AHL coach winner of the Turner Cup
  • Brian Groombridge, artist
  • Sara Gross, athlete
  • Emm Gryner, musician, actress
  • Don Gutteridge, writer

H[]

  • Lloyd Haddon, hockey player
  • Chris Hadfield, astronaut for whom Sarnia's airport is named; first Canadian to walk in space
  • Dave Hadfield, musician
  • Wilfred Smith Haney, politician
  • Kyp Harness, musician and writer
  • George "Duke" Harris, NHL player with the Minnesota North Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Steve Hazlett, hockey player
  • , mountaineer, summitted Mount Everest May 20, 2011
  • Jordan Hill, hockey player
  • Matt Hill, professional golfer, 2009 Jack Nicklaus Award winner; the only golfer besides Tiger Woods to win the Conference, Regional and National Championship in same season; plays at North Carolina State University
  • Jamie Hislop, hockey player
  • Mike Hobin, hockey player
  • Doug Hocking, CFL player
  • Sean Hogan, singer/songwriter, performing recording artist, rock drummer, studied jazz at Humber and Music Industry Arts at Fanshawe College
  • Gary Holt, hockey player
  • John Hubbell, skater
  • Chuck Huizinga, hockey player
  • Jim Hunt, sports journalist

J[]

K[]

  • Karen Kidd, aquatic ecotoxicologist
  • Shannon Kee, curler
  • Patrick Kerwin, Chief Justice of Canada
  • Sami Khan, filmmaker[1]
  • Don Knowles, rugby player
  • Henry Kock, horticulturist

L[]

M[]

  • Kenneth Maaten, athlete
  • Roberta MacAdams, politician
  • Alexander Mackenzie, the second Prime Minister of Canada; namesake of one of Sarnia's high schools; buried in Sarnia's Lakeview Cemetery[2][3]
  • Ellen MacKinnon, politician
  • Dave Madden, actor
  • Michael Marinaro, skater
  • Cameron Mathison, All My Children actor
  • Owen Maynard, engineer
  • John McCahill, hockey player
  • Scott McCord, actor
  • Heath McCormick, curler
  • Gary McCracken, musician
  • Pauline Mills McGibbon, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
  • David McGillivray, skater
  • Ian McKegney, hockey player
  • Tony McKegney, NHL hockey player who scored 20 or more goals in eight seasons of his 900+ game career
  • Rick McNair, athlete and writer
  • Arnie McWatters, rugby player
  • Sid Meier, programmer and designer of several popular computer strategy games
  • Wayne Merrick, NHL hockey player who played 774 career games
  • Kim Mitchell, rock musician
  • Jeremy Molitor, boxer
  • Steve Molitor, boxer, two-time and current International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion
  • Dominic Moore, hockey player
  • Robbie Moore, hockey player
  • Ian Murray, politician
  • Laurence B. Mussio, businessman

N[]

  • Harry Neale, CBC hockey commentator
  • Bob Neely, hockey player
  • Kraig Nienhuis, hockey player

O[]

  • George Olah, 1994 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and researcher at Dow Chemical

P[]

R[]

  • Kim Renders, theatre professional
  • Dean Robertson, golfer
  • Patricia Rozema, film director
  • Katherine Ryan, comedian

S[]

  • Marceil Saddy, politician
  • Lloyd St. Amand, politician
  • Dave Salmoni, zoologist, animal trainer, and television host on Animal Planet and The Discovery Channel
  • Boady Santavy, weightlifter
  • Dalas Santavy, weightlifter
  • Alfred H. Savage, horticulturalist, transit manager (Toronto Transit Commission, Chicago Transit Authority), municipal manager
  • Shelley Scarrow, television producer
  • R. Murray Schafer, composer
  • Matt Scurfield, musician
  • Kevin Sharp, soccer player
  • Jason Simon, hockey player
  • Rene Simpson, tennis player
  • George Skene, athlete
  • David William Smith, politician
  • Mike Stapleton, former NHL player; son of Pat Stapleton
  • Pat Stapleton, former NHL player and current owner of the Strathroy Rockets junior "B" hockey team
  • Brad Staubitz, hockey player
  • Harry Steel, politician
  • Taylor Steele, skater
  • Hilary Stellingwerff, athlete
  • Mike Stevens, legendary harmonica virtuoso, regular on the Grand Ole Opry
  • Lance Storm, wrestler
  • Bruce Sweeney, film director

T[]

V[]

  • Pat Verbeek, NHL hockey player with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings; Stanley Cup winner with the Dallas Stars

W[]

  • Carol Wainio, artist
  • Angela Walker, tennis player
  • Don Ward, former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins
  • Joe Ward, hockey player
  • Jim Watson, current Mayor of Ottawa
  • Mike Weir, PGA Tour golfer, winner of the 2003 Masters
  • Paul Wells, journalist, editor, Toronto Star
  • John Wing, Jr., comedian and frequent The Tonight Show with Jay Leno guest
  • Donovan Woods, singer-songwriter
  • Steve Wormith, CFL player

Y[]

  • Paul Ysebaert, former NHL player

References[]

  1. ^ Paul Morden, "Sarnia's Sami Khan rides the Oscars whirlwind". Sarnia Observer, February 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lakeview Cemetery & Crematorium Burial Database". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
  3. ^ "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: Mackenzie, Alexander". Retrieved 2006-11-28.
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