- 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 aLondoner .A-B
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Philip Aziz , painter, sculptor, designer, heritage preservationist
*Karen Dianne Baldwin ,Miss Universe 1982
*Frederick Banting , co-discoverer ofinsulin , practiced in London and has both a museum dedicated to him and a high school named after him
*Joan Barfoot , Canadian author (fiction)
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*Bobnoxious , rock band known for their singles "Won't Go Quietly" and "Big Cannons"
*Bill Brady , broadcast journalist and media executive, Member of the Order of Canada, former national director of The Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation.
* Richard Maurice Bucke, 19th century pioneer in the modern treatment of the mentally ill
*Basia Bulat , singer, songwriter
*Tom R. Burgess , MLB pro baseball player (1954-1962) and MLB coach/ instructor until 1995C-D
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Thomas Carling , founder of the Carling Brewing Company
* SirJohn Carling , Thomas' son, provincial and federal politician
*Jeff Carter , Forward for thePhiladelphia Flyers
* Jack Chambers, painter, filmmaker
*John H. Chapman , physicist
*Al Christie and his brotherCharles Christie wereCanadian pioneers in early Hollywood who built their ownfilm studio
*Frank Colman , pro baseball player in 1940s withPittsburgh Pirates andNew York Yankees ; also co-foundedEager Beaver Baseball Association in 1955
*Ward Cornell , radio drama and sports, television sports, host ofHockey Night in Canada , teacher (Pickering College )
*Logan Couture , OHL Player for theOttawa 67's drafted bySan Jose Sharks in
*Hume Cronyn , actor
*Greg Curnoe , painter, musician, member of theNihilist Spasm Band , and author
*Peter Desbarats , former Global-TV anchor, author, former dean of journalism, University of Western Ontario
*Lolita Davidovich , actress
*Chris Daw , gold medalist in Turin 2006 Paralympics;wheelchair curling (skip)
*Alexander Dewdney , mathematician
*Christopher Dewdney , poet
*Chris Doty (1966-2006), award-winning documentary filmmaker, author and playwright
* Paul Duerden, youngest person to join the Canadian National Volleyball Team, currently a professional volleyball player
*Charley Fox , credited with strafing German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel's car and seriously injuring him in the process.E-J
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Marc Emery , marijuana activist and libertarian
* The Essentials,a cappella group
*Murray Favro , Canadian artist and musician in theNihilist Spasm Band
*Max Ferguson , CBC radio and TV personality, 1950s and 1960s
*Sam Gagner , NHL player for theEdmonton Oilers
*The Gandharvas , alternative rock band from the 90's
*Victor Garber , actor
*Ricky Gervais 's father; Jerry Gervais (whose son is the british actor)
* George Gibson (Mooney), 1880-1967, catcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, wonWorld Series in 1909; manager inMLB
* Ted Giannoulas, the Famous Chicken / San Diego Chicken mascot
*Ryan Gosling , actor
*Jeff Hackett , former NHL hockey goalie (ret. 2004)
*Paul Haggis , Academy Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, director
*Richard B. Harrison (1864-1935), groundbreaking Black actor
*Frank Hawley (b. 1954), two-time World championdrag racing driver
*Garth Hudson , keyboard player inThe Band
*Tommy Hunter , country singer
*Edwin Jarmain , Cable Television pioneer
* Jenny Jones, TV-talk show hostK-M
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Ingrid Kavelaars , actress
*Kittie , all femaleheavy metal band
*John Labatt , pioneer brewer
*Brett Lindros , former NHL hockey player, brother of Eric
*Eric Lindros , former NHL Player (ret. 2007), Drafted 1st overall in the 1991 Entry Draft by Quebec, brother of Brett
*John William Little , businessman and former mayor of London
*Paul Lewis (London, Ontario) , a much-celebrated African American, born in 1889 and who died in 1974
*Gene Lockhart , actor who appeared in first "Blondie" and "Dagwood" films
*Guy Lombardo and brothers, world-famous bandleader and hydroplane racer
*Leo Loucks , Canadian World Champion Kickboxer 1986-87
*Donald Luce , former NHL centre for theNew York Rangers ,Detroit Red Wings ,Buffalo Sabres andToronto Maple Leafs
*Brad Marsh , hockey player for theAtlanta Flames and then theCalgary Flames
*Rachel McAdams , actress
*Cody McCormick ,Colorado Avalanche NHL player.
*Roy McDonald , poet, diarist, local street-person/ personality
*Luke Macfarlane , actor
* David McLellan, Olympic freestyle swimmer
*Craig MacTavish , former NHL hockey player, currentEdmonton Oilers head coach
*Rob McConnell , Canadian Music Hall-of-Fame jazz musician of Boss Brass fameN-P
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Kate Nelligan , actress
*Christine Nesbitt , silver-medal winning Olympic speed-skater (women's team pursuit)
*Nihilist Spasm Band , pioneeringnoise music band
* Bert and Joe Niosi (brothers), band members of radio's Happy Gang.
* Ocean,Christian folk rock band
*Megan Park , actress
*Casey Patton , Canadian Boxer
*Paul Peel , painter
*David Peterson , premier of Ontario, 1985–1990
* Chris Potter, actor
*Skip Prokop , rock drummer/ songwriter, founder of the band, Lighthouse
*Brandon Prust , is aprofessional ice hockey forward currently playing for theQuad City Flames of theAmerican Hockey League and theCalgary Flames of theNational Hockey League .R-S
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Wayne Ray , poet, author, founder of theCanadian Poetry Association and member of the founding Board for the London Arts Council
* Jack Richardson, C.M., award-winningrecord producer , Lifetime AchievementJuno Award recipient, Order of Canada recipient, and educator at Fanshawe College
*Michael Riley , television actor
*John P. Robarts , premier of Ontario, 1961-1971
*Jamie Romak , Professional Baseball Player, Drafted by the Atlanta Braves, currently a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates Organization
*Vic Roschkov Sr. , newspaper editorial cartoonist/illustrator
*J. Philippe Rushton , researcher and academician at University of Western Ontario
*Craig Simpson , former NHL hockey player and coach
*Dave Simpson , former player withLondon Knights and current professor at theRichard Ivey School of Business
*Shad (rapper) , hip-hop musician
*Nick Shaw , musician
*David Shore , writer or producer for the television program "House"
* David Ellis Smith, co-founder of EllisDon construction (builders of theRogers Centre ), and brother of Don Smith
* Don Smith, co-founder of EllisDon construction (builders of theRogers Centre ), and brother of David Ellis Smith
*Timothy Snelgrove , founder ofTimothy's World Coffee
*Ross Somerville , six-timeCanadian Amateur Championship winner in golf, first Canadian to winU.S. Amateur in 1932
*Jude St. John , veteran, all-star player withToronto Argonauts
*Lara St. John , violinist, sister of Scott St. John
*Scott St. John , violinist/violist, brother of Lara St. John
*Staylefish , Ska and Raggae Band
*Janaya Stephens , actress, star of the "" movie series
*Adam Stern , Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles
*Sam Stout ,Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor
*David Suzuki , geneticist, environmentalist, writer and broadcasterT-Z
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Salli Terri , mezzo soprano
*Thine Eyes Bleed , metal band featuringJohnny Araya , brother of Slayer bassist and vocalistTom Araya
*Tim Tindale , formerAmerican Football player withBuffalo Bills andChicago Bears
* Five of the sixTolpuddle Martyrs , convicted inEngland for forming the firsttrade union there, settled in London
*Joe Thornton , 2006 NHL Art Ross and Hart Trophy winner and current NHL player
*Scott Thornton , current NHL player
*Mike Van Ryn , current NHL player
*Tessa Virtue , ice dancer
*Jack 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
*Jessica Zelinka , Canadian Olympian in the heptathlon
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