List of people from Ottawa

This is a list of notable people that are associated with Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:

A

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Hugh Acheson	1971		Chef	Hugh Acheson
Thomas Ahearn	1855	1938	Inventor and businessman, holder of several patents, driving force behind Ottawa's streetcar system
Sulekha Ali			Singer
Frank Amyot	1904	1962	Sportsperson, Canada's only gold medal winner from the 1936 Summer Olympics
Thomas Victor Anderson	1881	1972	Former Chief of the Army Staff
Paul Anka	1941		Singer
George Arnold	1814	1891	Early settler and postmaster
Margaret Atwood	1939		Writer	Margaret Atwood
Eva Avila	1987		Singer, 4th season Canadian Idol champion
Dan Aykroyd	1952		Comedian, singer, actor and screenwriter
Peter Aylen	1799	1868	Businessperson, timber producer

B

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Janis Babson	1950	1961	Organ donor, subject of two books	Janis Babson
Jamie Baker	1966		Former NHL player
Jay Baruchel	1983		Actor, screenwriter, comedian
Brendan Bell	1983		NHL and AHL player
Hugh Bell	1797	1872	Early settler, councillor, assessor, and tax collector
Louis-Théodore Besserer	1785	1861	Lieutenant during War of 1812, notary, political figure, land use developer in neighbourhood now known as Sandy Hill
Braddish Billings	1783	1864	Early settler for whom the community of Billings Bridge was named
Elkanah Billings	1820	1876	Paleontologist	Elkanah Billings
Thomas Birkett	1844	1920	Former mayor of Ottawa and member of the House of Commons of Canada	Thomas Birkett
Robert Blackburn	1828	1894	Lumber merchant and a member of the House of Commons of Canada	Robert Blackburn
Erin Blaskie	1982		Entrepreneur and media personality	Erin Blaskie
Fedir Bohatyrchuk	1892	1984	Chess master and politician
John Rudolphus Booth	1827	1925	Lumber and railway baron	John Rudolphus Booth
Mark Borowiecki	1989		NHL player
Billy Boucher	1899	1958	Former NHL player
Matt Bradley	1978		Former NHL player	Matt Bradley
Fred Brathwaite	1972		Former NHL player	Fred Brathwaite
Rod Brind'Amour	1970		Former NHL hockey player	Rod Brind'Amour
Dave Brockie	1963	2014	Frontman for metal band Gwar
Erskine Henry Bronson	1844	1920	Businessperson and politician	Erskine Henry Bronson
Henry Franklin Bronson	1817	1889	lLmber baron	Henry Fanklin Bronson
Élisabeth Bruyère	1818	1876	Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown, the city's first hospital, and the first bilingual school in Ontario
Nathan Burgoine			Writer
Thomas Burrowes	1796	1866	Artist, noted for artworks he created while serving as a surveyor and overseer during the construction of the Rideau Canal
Tom Butler	1951		Actor
John By	1779	1836	Lieutenant-Colonel, overseer of the construction of the Canal and founder of the city

C

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Claudette Cain			Former mayor of Gloucester
Kenneth Campbell	1928	1982	Canadian composer and arranger
Noah Cantor	1971		Former CFL player
John Carling	1828		Founder of the Ontario Agricultural College and the Central Experimental Farm	John Carling
Bruce Cassidy	1965		Former NHL player
Tom Cavanagh	1963		Actor
Cody Ceci	1993		NHL player	Cody Ceci
Sarah Chalke	1976		Actress	Sarah Chalke
Keshia Chante	1988		Singer-songwriter, television personality, actress
Bob Chiarelli	1941		Politician, former mayor of Ottawa
King Clancy	1903	1986	Former NHL player, referee, coach, and executive	King Clancy
Catherine Clark	1976		Television broadcaster and daughter of former Primer Minister Joe Clark
Bryan Cochrane	1957		Curler
Bruce Cockburn	1945		Folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
Eldon Coombe	1941		Curler
Alex Cullen	1951		Politician, former MPP and member of Ottawa City Council
Barry Cullen	1935		Former NHL player	Barry Cullen
Brian Cullen	1933		Former NHL player	Brian Cullen

D

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Sévère D'Aoust			Established a village in the region of Bear Brook in 1854	Sévère D'Aoust
Jack Darragh	1890	1924	Former NHL player	Jack Darragh
Bruce Delaney			Curler
Paul Dewar	1963		Politician, MPP
Clive Doucet	1946		Writer and politician	Clive Doucet
James Duthie	1966		Sportscaster on TSN

E

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Ben Eager	1984		NHL and AHL player
Kathleen Edwards	1978		Singer-songwriter and musician
John Egan	1811	1857	Businessman and politician	John Egan
Chris Evans	1847	1917	Farmer and teamster turned outlaw

F

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
John Fauquier	1909	1981	Aviator and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber pilot	John Fauquier

G

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Jeremy Gara	1978		Drummer for Arcade Fire
Chris Gardner	1985		Curler
Brendan Gillanders	1990		CFL player
Travis Gordon			Film producer, screenwriter, and director
Igor Gouzenko	1919	1982	Soviet defector
Tom Green	1971		Actor, comedian, media personality
Lorne Greene	1915	1987	Actor and musician
Nancy Greene	1943		Skier and member of the Senate of Canada

H

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
George Hamilton	1781	1839	Lumber baron and politician
William Hamilton		1822	Lumber baron and politician
Jenn Hanna	1980		Curler	Jenn Hanna
David Hartin	1824	1893	Businessman
Elisabeth Harvor	1936		Novelist and poet
Robert Hervey	1820	1903	Lawyer and third mayor of Bytown	Rebert Hervey
Edward James Gibson Holland	1878	1948	Recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1900	Edward James Gibson Holland
Diane Holmes			Former member of Ottawa City Council
Jessica Holmes	1973		Comedian and actress	Jessica Holmes
Rachel Homan	1989		Curler, skip of the 2013 and 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts championship team	Rachel Homan
Edgar Lewis Horwood	1868	1957	Architect, served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1915 to 1917
Peter Hume	1963		Former member of Ottawa City Council
William H. Hurdman	1818	1901	Entrepreneur and community leader

I

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Kira Isabella	1993		Country music artist	Kira Isabella

J

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Russ Jackson	1936		Former CFL player
James Johnston		1849	Businessman and politician

K

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Dan Kanter			Musician, songwriter, producer, musical director and lead guitarist for Justin Bieber
Wilbert Keon	1935		Heart surgeon, researcher, and former member of the Senate of Canada
Firdaus Kharas	1955		Social entrepreneur and media producer	Firdaus Kharas
Brian Kilrea	1934		Former AHL player and OHL coach and general manager
Bruce Kirby	1929		Yacht designer, dinghy and offshore racer and journalis
Halder Kirby	1863	1924	Former AHAC player, doctor, and druggist	Halder Kirby
Jason Kralt	1974		Former CFL player

L

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Bernie LaBarge	1953		Guitarist and singer-songwriter
Brent Laing	1978		Curler
Craig Lauzon			Actor, writer, and comedian
Andrew Leamy	1810	1868	Pioneer industrialist and community leader in Wrightstown, Lower Canada (Hull, Quebec)	Andrew Leamy
J. E. Stanley Lewis	1888	1970	Former mayor of Ottawa
Rich Little	1938		Impressionist and voice actor

M

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Neil MacDonald	1957		Journalist
Norm MacDonald	1963		Stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor
Steven MacLean	1954		Former astronaut and President of the Canadian Space Agency
Robert Malcomson	1795	1868	Tavern owner
Edward Malloch	1801	1867	Merchant and politician
Elizabeth Manley	1965		Olympic figure skater	Elizabeth Manley
Peter Mansbridge	1948		Broadcaster and news anchor
Blaine Marchand	1949		Writer and poet
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands	1943		Daughter of Queen Juliana and sister of Queen Beatrix
Kristina Maria	1989		Singer-songwriter
K. C. Martel	1967		Actor
Bruce Matthews	1909	1991	Businessman and militia artillery officer
Terry Matthews	1943		Business-magnate and entrepreneur
Trevor Matthews	1982		Film producer and actor
Derek McCulloch	1964		Author of graphic novels, comics, books for children, and plays	Derek McCulloch
Dawn McEwen	1980		Curler, gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Frank McGee	1882	1916	Former ice hockey player	Frank McGee
Edward McGillivray	1815	1885	Second mayor of Ottawa
Dalton McGuinty	1955		Former politician and Premier of Ontario
David McGuinty	1960		Lawyer and politician
Thomas McKay	1792	1855	Businessman and one of the founders of Ottawa
Daniel McLachlin	1810	1872	Businessman and politician	Daniel McLachlin
Earl McRae	1942	2011	Journalist
Jean-Michel Ménard	1976		Curler
Anne Merklinger	1958		Curler and CEO of Own the Podium
Marc Methot	1985		NHL player	Marc Methot
Hugh Millikin	1957		Curler trained in Ottawa
Emma Miskew	1989		Curler
Rich Moffatt			Curler
Robert Moodie	1818	1911	Early settler of Bells Corners
Alanis Morissette	1974		Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress
Earle Morris	1945		Curler
John Morris	1978		Curler and 2010 Winter Olympics gold medalist
Alex Munter	1968		Former politician and journalist, CEO of CHEO

N

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Yasir Naqvi	1973		Politician
Evan Nepean	1752	1822	Politician and colonial administrator

O

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Larry O'Brien	1949		Businessman and former mayor of Ottawa	Larry O'Brien
William Ogilvie	1846	1912	Dominion land surveyor, explorer, and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory
Sandra Oh	1971		Actress

P

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Jesse Palmer	1978		Sports commentator and former NFL player
Richard Reed Parry	1977		Multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and member of Arcade Fire	Richard Reed Perry
Frank Patrick	1885	1960	Former NHL player, coach, and general manager	Frank Patrick
David Pattee	1778	1851	Businessman, judge, and politician
David Pearson	1946		Physicist and computer scientist
George Halsey Perley	1857	1938	Politician and diplomat
William Goodhue Perley	1820	1890	Businessman and politician	William Goodhue Perley
Matthew Perry	1969		Actor	Matthew Perry
Jean Pigott	1924	2012	Politician and businessperson
Denis Potvin	1953		Former NHL player
Jean Potvin	1949		Former NHL player
Harvey Pulford	1875	1940	Athlete and award winner in multiple sports	Harvey Pulford
Simon Pulsifer	1981		Wikipedia contributor

R

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Bob Rae	1948		Lawyer and former Premier of Ontario
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie	1770	1838	Soldier and colonial administrator, former Governor of Nova Scotia Governor General of British North America, and Commander-in-Chief, India
Alexander Robillard	1843	1907	Politician
Melanie Robillard	1982		Curler	Melanie Robillard
Randy Robitaille	1975		Former NHL player
John Rochester	1822	1894	Businessman, politician, and former mayor of Ottawa
Shelagh Rogers	1956		Radio broadcaster
Kelly Rowan	1965		Actress and former fashion model	Kelly Rowan
Roger Rowley	1914	2007	Commanded the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders in 1944-1945
Derek Roy	1983		NHL player

S

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Joëlle Sabourin	1972		Curler
Martin St. Pierre	1983		Former NHL player
Marc Savard	1977		Former NHL player
Craig Savill	1978		Curler
Andrew Scott	1967		Drummer for Sloan
Barbara Ann Scott	1928	2012	Figure skater and gold medalist at the 1948 Winter Olympics
John Scott	1822	1857	Politician, first mayor of Bytown
Richard William Scott	1825	1913	Lawyer and politician	Richard William Scott
Melinda Shankar	1992		Actress
James Sieveright	1812		Farmer and community leader
James Skead	1817	1884	Businessman and politician	James Skead
Shane Smith	1970		Co-founder and CEO of VICE Media
Trevor Smith	1985		NHL player
Sasha Sokolov	1943		Writer
Nicholas Sparks	1794	1862	Businessman and politician
Darren Stevens	1965		Radio and TV personality
William Stewart	1803	1856	Businessman and politician
Bruce Stuart	1881	1961	Former ice hockey player	Bruce Stuart

T

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Linda Thom	1943		Olympic gold medal-winning shooter	Linda Thom
Christian Tolusso			Curler
Justin Trudeau	1971		Politician, 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada
J. B. Turgeon	1810	1897	First French-Canadian mayor of Bytown

V

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Rick Vaive	1959		Former NHL player	Rick Vaive

W

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Jeff Waters	1966		Guitarist and founder of Annihilator	Jeff Waters
Ken Watkin	1954		Former Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces
Jim Watson	1961		Politician, former member of Ottawa City Council and current mayor of Ottawa
Ken Westerfield	1947		Disc sport (Frisbee) pioneer; landed in Ottawa from the U.S. in 1970
Ezekiel Stone Wiggins	1839	1910	Amateur meteorologist	Ezekiel Stone Wiggins
Philemon Wright	1760	1839	Farmer, entrepreneur, and founder of Wrightstown, Lower Canada (Hull, Quebec)	Philemon Wright
Ruggles Wright	1793	1863	Lumber merchant

Y

Name	Birth year	Death year	Description	Image
Jason Young	1979		Curler

See also

• Category:People from Ottawa
• List of Canadians