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

* Philip Aziz, painter, sculptor, designer, heritage preservationist
* Karen Dianne Baldwin, Miss Universe 1982
* Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, practiced in London and has both a museum dedicated to him and a high school named after him
* Joan Barfoot, Canadian author (fiction)
* Sir Adam Beck, who was 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
* 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 1995

C-D

* Thomas Carling, founder of the Carling Brewing Company
* Sir John Carling, Thomas' son, provincial and federal politician
* Jeff Carter, Forward for the Philadelphia Flyers
* Jack Chambers, painter, filmmaker
* John H. Chapman, physicist
* Al Christie and his brother Charles Christie were Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood who built their own film studio
* Frank Colman, pro baseball player in 1940s with Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees; also co-founded Eager Beaver Baseball Association in 1955
* Ward Cornell, radio drama and sports, television sports, host of Hockey Night in Canada, teacher (Pickering College)
* Logan Couture, OHL Player for the Ottawa 67's drafted by San Jose Sharks in
* Hume Cronyn, actor
* Greg Curnoe, painter, musician, member of the Nihilist 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

* Marc Emery, marijuana activist and libertarian
* The Essentials, a cappella group
* Murray Favro, Canadian artist and musician in the Nihilist Spasm Band
* Max Ferguson, CBC radio and TV personality, 1950s and 1960s
* Sam Gagner, NHL player for the Edmonton 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, won World Series in 1909; manager in MLB
* 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 champion drag racing driver
* Garth Hudson, keyboard player in The Band
* Tommy Hunter, country singer
* Edwin Jarmain, Cable Television pioneer
* Jenny Jones, TV-talk show host

K-M

* Ingrid Kavelaars, actress
* Kittie, all female heavy 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 the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs
* Brad Marsh, hockey player for the Atlanta Flames and then the Calgary 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, current Edmonton Oilers head coach
* Rob McConnell, Canadian Music Hall-of-Fame jazz musician of Boss Brass fame

N-P

* Kate Nelligan, actress
* Christine Nesbitt, silver-medal winning Olympic speed-skater (women's team pursuit)
* Nihilist Spasm Band, pioneering noise 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 a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Quad City Flames of the American Hockey League and the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.

R-S

* Wayne Ray, poet, author, founder of the Canadian Poetry Association and member of the founding Board for the London Arts Council
* 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
* 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 with London Knights and current professor at the Richard 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 the Rogers Centre), and brother of Don Smith
* Don Smith, co-founder of EllisDon construction (builders of the Rogers Centre), and brother of David Ellis Smith
* 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
* Jude St. John, veteran, all-star player with Toronto 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 broadcaster

T-Z

* Salli Terri, mezzo soprano
* Thine Eyes Bleed, metal band featuring Johnny Araya, brother of Slayer bassist and vocalist Tom Araya
* 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
* 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