- People from St. Catharines, Ontario
The following people were born in, residents of, or are otherwise closely connected to the city of
St. Catharines, Ontario Fashion
*Supermodel
Linda Evangelista , was born and raised in St. Catharines. Her family still lives here. The breast screening centre at St. Catharines General Hospital is named after her and singerBryan Adams .Art
*Celebrated painter
Dippy Petrini 's works are renowned for being unique departures from the norm, and though in recent years her focus has been on raising her two children, Charles and Michellio Petrini, she is still recognized as a preeminent figure in St. Catharines. Her latest piece was a mural depicting her parents in Italy; it can be seen to this day on the front of her garage.
*Edward Burtynsky is a critically acclaimed photographer.
*Ralston Crawford was a critically acclaimed painter, printmaker, and photographer.Film and television
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Anna Olson , pastry chef and host ofFood Network Canada 's "Sugar" and "Kitchen Equipped" operates a bakery in Port Dalhousie.
*Dave Thomas, actor/comedian, a former cast member of SCTV. Played the roll of pharmacist Russell Norton on TV series "Grace Under Fire ". Also known for playing Doug ofBob & Doug McKenzie fame.
*Hume Cronyn , late actor and husband of late actressJessica Tandy , attendedRidley College , which is located within the city.
*Jennifer Hollett , formerMuchMusic VJ and Videographer.
*Mike Beaver , actor/writer, was born in St. Catharines. He has appeared in numerous films and TV shows such asBillable Hours ,Sorority Boys , NCIS,The In-Laws andQueer As Folk .
*Rick Campanelli (a.k.a. "Rick the Temp"), former MuchMusic VJ and current reporter onET Canada , attended Brock University.
*Heather Carlson , notable online radio hostess known for her quirky humour and increasing popularity in the medium of podcasting.
*Garry Robbins , Starred as Saw-Tooth in the 2003 horror movie,Wrong Turn and was the Mud Monster from the Goosebumps book,You Can't Scare Me!
*R.J. Adams (aka Bob Shannon) actor & radio personality, born in St. Catherines, attended Edith Cavell Elementary School, Disc Jockey WKBW Buffalo, KHJ,KFI Los Angeles,Rocky IV ,NYPD Blue ,Murder She Wrote and dozens of others.Journalists
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Peter Gzowski , a Canadian broadcaster, reporter and writer attendedRidley College .
*Laura Sabia , a Canadian social activist and feminist, spent a significant amount of time in St. Catharines and served onSt. Catharines City Council .
*Roger Smith , veteran Ottawa correspondent for the CTV national news broadcast.Business
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Michael Sabia , CEO ofBell Canada andBell Canada Enterprises and the son ofLaura Sabia , was born and raised in St. Catharines.Musicians
*Most of the members of
Alexisonfire hail from St. Catharines includingWade MacNeil , Chris Steele and Dallas Green. City and Colour's music video for "Save Your Scissors" was filmed in St. Catharines inside L3 nightclub, a scene shot in thePizza Pizza on St. Paul St and a scene in Ostanek's Music Shop.
*John Crossingham ,Juno Award -winning drummer forBroken Social Scene , is a native of St. Catharines and continues to spend a significant amount of the time in the city when not touring with the band.
*Two members of the bandOur Lady Peace -Raine Maida , lead singer, andDuncan Coutts , bass guitarist - both studied at Ridley College. Duncan was born and raised in St. Catharines and his family still lives there.
*James McCollum ofThe Philosopher Kings andProzzak is a native of St. Catharines.
*Walter Ostanek ,Grammy Award -winning musician and Canada's "Polka King", is a St. Catharines resident. His store, Ostanek's Music Shop, is located on Geneva Street in the city's downtown area.
*Neil Peart , drummer of Rush, was raised in St. Catharines. The song "Lakeside Park" is based on the area of Port Dalhousie where he lived.
*Ron Sexsmith , a Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter, was also born and raised here, and now lives inToronto .
*Anubis5 , underground hip hop artist, was born and raised in St. Catharines.
*The Trews spent a significant time in St. Catharines, before recently re-locating to nearby Niagara Falls.
*Matt Thiessen , lead singer and songwriter for theChristian rock band,Relient K , was born in St. Catharines before moving toCanton, Ohio .
*Ronn Metcalfe , Club owner of the Castle, hosted many great bands of the mid 60's, Ronn was known as the 'king' of The Castle, Leader of "The Big Band" which had moderate success and a single called "Twistin' at the Woodchopper's Ball". It charted in both the States and CanadaNovelists
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Richard B. Wright resides in St. Catharines. Wright won theGiller Prize , theTrillium Book Award and theGovernor General's Award in 2001 for his novel Clara Callan.Politicians
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Robert Stanley Welch , formerDeputy Premier of Ontario (1977-1985), served several cabinet postings under PremiersJohn Robarts ,Bill Davis and Frank Miller, was a life-long St. Catharines resident.
*Stuart Garson , formerPremier of Manitoba (1943-48),Minister of Justice andAttorney General inLouis St. Laurent 's cabinet (1948-57).ports
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Rick Jeanneret , the television and radio play-by-play announcer of the Buffalo Sabres.*
Steve Bauer , Olympic Silver Medalist and one of only two Canadians to wear theTour de France Yellow jersey , was born in St. Catharines.*
Brian Bellows of theMinnesota North Stars andStanley Cup ChampionMontreal Canadiens 1993 is a native of the city.*
Gerry Cheevers , a former NHL goaltender with theToronto Maple Leafs and theBoston Bruins . He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.*
Alan Eagleson is a controversial hockey agent and promoter, also a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is known for negotiating famous hockey star Bobby Orr's first contract with the Boston Bruins.*
Doug Favell , a former NHL goaltender with theToronto Maple Leafs andPhiladelphia Flyers .*
Tim Horton , Canadian NHL hockey player and founder ofTim Hortons restaurants, was not born in the city, but was pronounced dead at St. Catharines General Hospital after his car lost control and crashed on theQueen Elizabeth Way at Martindale Road.*
Stan Mikita , born in Sokolce, Slovakia, raised in St. Catharines, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1983, Hart Trophy (MVP) winner, Art Ross Trophy winner, long-time captain of the Chicago Black Hawks and member of Team Canada.*
Bryan McCabe of theToronto Maple Leafs was born in the city , but raised inCalgary, Alberta .*
Andrew Peters , a left winger with theBuffalo Sabres of theNational Hockey League .*
Dick Pound , formerInternational Olympic Committee Vice-President and current chairman of theWorld Anti-Doping Agency , was born in St. Catharines and spent his early childhood in the city.*
Buffy-Lynne Williams (formerly Buffy Alexander) is a Canadian rower who won the Bronze Medal at the2000 Summer Olympic Games in the Women's Eight event.*
Sara Bauer is a women's hockey player for the NCAA Division IWisconsin Badgers who won the 2006Patty Kazmaier Award as the top women's college hockey player in the United States.*
Sean Greenhalgh is a professional lacrosse player for theBuffalo Bandits of theNational Lacrosse League and theLos Angeles Riptide ofMajor League Lacrosse . He was also a lacrosse player and graduate ofCornell University .*
Mark Steenhuis is a professional lacrosse player for theBuffalo Bandits of theNational Lacrosse League .*
Craig Conn is a professional lacrosse player for theToronto Rock of theNational Lacrosse League and theNew Westminster Salmonbellies of theWestern Lacrosse Association .*
Pat McCready is a professional lacrosse player for theBuffalo Bandits of theNational Lacrosse League .*
Ian Llord is a professional lacrosse player for theBuffalo Bandits of theNational Lacrosse League . His brother, Dylan, is also a professional lacrosse player, who plays for theColorado Mammoth .*
Steve Toll is a professional lacrosse player for theRochester Knighthawks of theNational Lacrosse League .*Professional lacrosse players
Matt Vinc of theNew York Titans ,Billy Dee Smith of theBuffalo Bandits , andSteve Toll of theRochester Knighthawks were all members of the Canadian gold medal winning team at the2006 World Lacrosse Championship in London, Ontario.
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