List of People From Hamilton, Ontario - Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

• Alexander Aitchison, the first full-time fire chief of Hamilton.
• Leanne Baird, was Miss Canada International in 1998.
• Étienne Brûlé (1592–1633), The first European to visit what is now Hamilton was probably Étienne Brûlé in 1616.
• Venessa Fisher (1986- ), was Miss Universe Canada 2004. She is from Waterdown, Ontario.
• Eileen Vollick (1908–1968), Aviator, Fascinated by aviation from childhood this daring young woman enrolled in a Hamilton, Ontario, flying school On March 13, 1928 she passed the federal aviation test and become the first Canadian woman to earn a private pilot's certificate. An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected by the province to commemorate Eileen Vollick's role in Ontario's heritage.
• Lititia Youmans (1827–1896), After visiting a rally of the American Women's Temperance Crusade in 1874, she returned to Canada full of determination. Her efforts founded the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Canada and she would be the first president. She would remain, after 1889, its honourary president for the rest of her life.