List of people from London, Ontario explained
This is a list of Notable 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 (born 1968), Canadian Army officer, current commander of Combat Training Centre, at CFB Gagetown
- Kelley Armstrong (born 1968), author of fantastic fiction
- Article One, Christian pop-rock band
- Philip Aziz (1923-2009), painter, sculptor, designer, heritage preservationist
- R. Scott Bakker (born 1967), author of fantastic fiction
- Karen Dianne Baldwin (born 1963), Miss Universe 1982
- Frederick Banting (1891-1941), co-discoverer of insulin, practised in London and has both a museum dedicated to him and a high school named after him
- Joan Barfoot (born 1946), author of fiction
- John Davis Barnett (1848-1926), 19th and 20th-century railroad engineer and curator-librarian
- Joe Bartoch (born 1983), Olympian swimmer
- Helen Battle (1903–1994), marine biologist
- Sir Adam Beck (1857-1925), 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, retired professional ice hockey player, now executive with Colorado Avalanche
- 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, one-time sports radio personality, now at (CFIQ)
- Eve Brodlique (1867-1949), British-born Canadian/American author, journalist
- Josh Brown, NHL player for the Arizona Coyotes
- Jacob Bryson, NHL player for the Buffalo Sabres
- Richard Maurice Bucke, 19th-century pioneer in the modern treatment of the mentally ill
C-D
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- Jeff Carter, NHL forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 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 and Captain for the San Jose Sharks
- J. Howard Crocker, educator and sports executive with the YMCA, the University of Western Ontario, and the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada[1]
- 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
- Dylan DeMelo, NHL hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets
- Laura Dennis, professional wrestler better known as Cherry Bomb
- 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\
- Brett Dier, actor
- Annie Le Porte Diggs (1853-1916), writer, temperance worker, and Populist advocate
- Chris Doty (1966–2006), award-winning documentary filmmaker, author and playwright
- Drew Doughty, NHL defenseman with the Los Angeles Kings
- Michael Dowse, film director
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, player on the Canada Women's National Soccer Team, Olympic Gold 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
- 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
- Jerry Grafstein, lawyer
- O. E. L. "Bud" Graves, artist and painter/sculptor
- Jeff Hackett, former NHL hockey goaltender (ret. 2004)
- Matt Hackett, nephew of Jeff, NHL goaltender in 2010s.
- Paul Haggis, Academy Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, director
- Jeremy Hansen, astronaut
- Richard B. Harrison (1864–1935), groundbreaking Black actor
- Gary Harvey, director television and producer
- Jamelie Hassan, artist
- Frank Hawley (b. 1954), two-time world champion drag racing driver
- 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
- Andrew Herr, actor
- Mark Hominick (b. 1982), mixed martial artist
- Chris Horodecki (b. 1987), mixed martial artist
- Bo Horvat, NHL player
- 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)
- Joseph Jeffery, (1829-1894), cabinet-maker
- Jenny Jones, TV talk show host
K-M
- Nazem Kadri, NHL centre with the Calgary flames
- John Kapelos, character actor, frequently featured in John Hughes' films
- Ingrid Kavelaars, actress
- Penn Kemp, writer and former poet laureate of London
- 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, Hockey Hall of Fame member, 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 Lombardo,
- Lebert Lombardo,
- Victor Lombardo,
- Donald Luce, retired NHL center, and scout.
- Luke Macfarlane, actor
- Alex MacKinnon, darts player
- Maggie Mac Neil, swimmer and Olympic gold medalist
- Craig MacTavish, former NHL hockey player (ret. 1997); former Edmonton Oilers head coach and GM (2000–2015); now in Europe.
- 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
- Rob McConnell, Music Hall of Fame jazz musician of Boss Brass fame
- Cody McCormick, retired NHL player from the Buffalo Sabres
- Roy McDonald, poet, diarist, local street-person and personality
- David McLellan, Olympic freestyle swimmer
- Tammy McLeod, boccia player
- 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
- 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
- Chad Price, singer-songwriter
- Skip Prokop, rock drummer and songwriter, founder of the band Lighthouse
- Brandon Prust, former NHL forward.
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
- 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
- Shaedon Sharpe, NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers
- Nick Shaw, musician
- David Shore, writer or producer for the television program House
- Christine Simpson, Sports Broadcaster, and sibling of Craig and Dave,
- Craig Simpson, former NHL hockey player and coach, now Broadcaster.
- Dave Simpson, former player with London Knights and current professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business
- George Sipos, writer
- Jason Slaughter, creator of urbanist YouTube channel Not Just Bikes.[2]
- 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
- Clara Sorrenti, Twitch streamer and transgender activist
- 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, Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles
- 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
- Sam Stout, Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor
- David Suzuki, geneticist, environmentalist, writer and broadcaster
- Nick Suzuki, NHL player for the Montreal Canadiens
- Ryan Suzuki, NHL prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes, with the Chicago Wolves
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, retired NHL player and Assistant Coach with St. Louis Blues.
- Tessa Virtue, ice dancer and three-time Olympic gold medalist with partner Scott Moir
- Brian Vollmer, lead singer of Helix
- Jolene Van Vugt, first woman to perform a backflip on a dirt bike
- Shannon Walsh, documentary filmmaker
- Damian Warner, Gold Medal Olympian from the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Men's Decathlon
- Jack L. Warner, co-founder of Warner Brothers Studios
- Colton White, NHL player for the Anaheim Ducks
- 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, former Olympic athlete (heptathlon).
Notes and References
- News: Retire at 60? No, Sir! Dr. J. Howard Crocker Carved a Second Career. Henderson. Jim. September 22, 1956. Brantford Expositor. Brantford, Ontario. 18. May 28, 2023. April 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230418102940/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-expositor-crocker-1956/122827468/. live.
- News: Pittis . Don . November 21, 2022 . From 'car-dependent hellscapes' to green cities, Canadians find new ways to fight climate change . . June 22, 2023 . While written and delivered in a droll, contemptuous style, Slaughter's well-researched and well-produced videos, often in association with the U.S. non-profit Strong Towns, provide an accessible lesson in what's not working in North American cities and, using his current home in the Netherlands as a counter-example, how North American cities need to change..
