People From Ottawa
This is a list of notable people that are associated with Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ahearn | 1855 | 1938 | Inventor and businessperson - Holder of several patents, businessman, driving force behind Ottawa's streetcar system | |
| Frank Amyot | 1904 | 1962 | Sportsperson - Canada's only Gold medal winner from the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
| Paul Anka | 1941 | Singer | ||
| George Arnold | 1814 | 1891 | Settler - Early settler and postmaster | |
| Dawn Askin | 1980 | Sportsperson - Curler, now lives in Winnipeg | ||
| Margaret Atwood | 1939 | Writer | ||
| Eva Avila | 1987 | Singer - 4th season Canadian Idol champion | ||
| Dan Aykroyd | 1952 | Actor - comedian, singer, actor and screenwriter | ||
| Peter Aylen | 1799 | 1868 | Businessperson - Timber producer | |
| Jamie Baker | 1966 | Sportsperson - NHL hockey player | ||
| Brendan Bell | 1983 | Sportsperson - NHL hockey player | ||
| Louis-Théodore Besserer | 1785 | 1861 | Businessperson and politician - Lieutenant during War of 1812, notary, political figure, land use developer in neighbourhood now known as Sandy Hill | |
| Hugh Bell | 1797 | 1872 | Politician and civil servant - Early settler, councillor, assessor, and tax collector | |
| Braddish Billings | 1783 | 1864 | Settler - Early settler for whom the community of Billings Bridge was named | |
| Elkanah Billings | 1820 | 1876 | Scientist - Paleontologist, sometimes referred to as Canada's first | |
| Thomas Birkett | 1844 | 1920 | Politician - Mayor of Ottawa and a member of the House of Commons of Canada | |
| Robert Blackburn | 1828 | 1894 | Businessperson and politician - Lumber merchant and a member of the House of Commons of Canada | |
| Fedir Bohatyrchuk | 1892 | 1984 | Game player - Chess master and politician | |
| John Rudolphus Booth | 1827 | 1925 | Businessperson - Lumber and railway baron | |
| Billy Boucher | 1899 | 1958 | Sportsperson - NHL hockey player | |
| Matt Bradley | 1978 | Sportsperson - NHL hockey player | ||
| Fred Brathwaite | 1972 | Sportsperson - NHL hockey player | ||
| Rod Brind'Amour | 1970 | Sportsperson - NHL hockey player | ||
| Dave Brockie, known as Oderus Urungus | 1963 | Musician - frontman for metal band GWAR | ||
| Erskine Henry Bronson | 1844 | 1920 | Businessperson and politician | |
| Henry Franklin Bronson | 1817 | 1889 | Businessperson - lumber baron | |
| Élisabeth Bruyère | 1818 | 1876 | Nun - founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown, the city's first hospital, and the first bilingual school in Ontario | |
| Thomas Burrowes | 1796 | 1866 | Artist - Noted for the 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 | Military personnel - Lieutenant-Colonel, overseer of the construction of the Canal and founder of the city | |
| Claudette Cain | Politician - former mayor of Gloucester |
- Noah Cantor, Canadian Football League player
- John Carling – founder of the Ontario Agricultural College and the Central Experimental Farm
- Bruce Cassidy, NHL Hockey Player
- Tom Cavanagh, actor
- Sarah Chalke, actress
- Keshia Chante, singer
- Bob Chiarelli, politician
- King Clancy, hockey player, coach and referee
- Catherine Clark, daughter of former PM Joe Clark
- Bruce Cockburn, singer
- Bryan Cochrane, curler
- Eldon Coombe, curler
- Alex Cullen, politician
- Barry and Brian Cullen brothers and former NHLers from Ottawa
- Sévère D'Aoust – established a village in the region of Bear Brook in 1854
- Jack Darragh, professional ice hockey forward
- Bruce Delaney, curler
- Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament
- Clive Doucet, author
- Kathleen Edwards, singer/songwriter
- Ben Eager, NHL hockey player
- John Fauquier, RCAF bomber pilot
- John Egan – businessman and politician
- Chris Evans – outlaw in California, born in Ottawa in 1847
- Jeremy Gara, drummer for The Arcade Fire
- Chris Gardner, curler
- Travis Gordon webseries creator
- Igor Gouzenko, Cold War Soviet defector
- Tom Green, comedian
- Lorne Greene, actor
- William Hamilton – lumber baron
- George Hamilton – lumber baron
- Jenn Hanna, curler
- David Hartin – tavern owner
- Elisabeth Harvor, novelist
- Robert Hervey – lawyer and third mayor of Bytown (see also: Stony Monday Riot)
- David Hoilett, association football player
- Edward James Gibson Holland, winner of the Victoria Cross
- Diane Holmes, city councillor
- Jessica Holmes, actress, comedian
- Rachel Homan, curler
- Edgar Lewis Horwood – s Chief Dominion Architect
- Peter Hume, city councillor
- William H. Hurdman – entrepreneur and community leader
- Kira Isabella, country music singer-songwriter
- Russ Jackson, profesional football player (CFL), teacher
- James Johnston – businessman and political figure
- Dan Kanter, a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, guitarist, performance coach and musical director
- Wilbert Keon, cardiac surgeon
- Brian Kilrea, hockey player, coach, general manager
- Terry Kilrea, politician
- Bruce Kirby (yachts), sailor and yacht designer
- Halder Kirby, hockey player
- Bernie LaBarge, musician
- Brent Laing, curler
- Craig Lauzon, actor, comedian
- Andrew Leamy – pioneer industrialist and community leader in Wrightstown
- J.E. Stanley Lewis, a member of the Britannia Boating Club war canoe team in 1915, when it won the Dominion championship; later mayor of Ottawa, 1936–1948
- Rich Little, comedian
- Steven MacLean, astronaut
- Monkey Majik, J-pop band
- Robert Malcomson – tavern owner
- Edward Malloch – merchant and political
- Elizabeth Manley, Olympic silver medalist in figure skating.
- Peter Mansbridge, journalist
- Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (sister of Queen Beatrix)
- Kristina Maria, singer
- K. C. Martel, actor
- Bruce Matthews, Army officer and businessman
- Terry Matthews, entrepreneur
- Trevor Matthews, film producer
- Derek McCulloch, comics writer
- Frank McGee, hockey player
- Edward McGillivray – involved in the fur trade, an alderman and second mayor of Ottawa
- Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
- David McGuinty, MP
- Thomas McKay – businessman and politician
- Daniel McLachlin – businessman and politician
- Earl McRae, award-winning journalist
- Jean-Michel Ménard, curler
- Anne Merklinger, curler
- Hugh Millikin, Australian curler, trained in Ottawa
- Emma Miskew, curler
- Rich Moffatt, curler
- Robert Moodie – early settler of Bells Corners
- Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter
- Earle Morris, curler
- John Morris, curler
- Alex Munter, city councillor
- Yasir Naqvi, MPP
- Evan Nepean – politician and colonial administrator
- Larry O'Brien, former mayor, Founder Calian Technologies Ltd
- William Ogilvie – Canadian Dominion land surveyor, explorer and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory
- Sandra Oh, actress known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy
- Jesse Palmer, NFL football player
- Frank Patrick, hockey player and builder
- David Pattee – a businessman, judge and political figure
- David John Pearson, computer scientist, founder of Orcatech Inc
- William Goodhue Perley – a businessman and member of the Canadian House of Commons
- George Halsey Perley – politician and diplomat
- Matthew Perry, actor best known for his role as Chandler Bing on Friends
- Jean Pigott, politician and businessperson
- Denis Potvin, NHL hockey player
- Jean Potvin, NHL hockey player
- Harvey Pulford achieved national success as a paddler with the Britannia Boating Club 1905–11
- Simon Pulsifer, prolific contributor to Wikipedia
- Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario
- Nancy Greene Raine, Olympic skier
- George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie – Governor General of British North America
- Alexander Robillard – politician
- Melanie Robillard, German curler trained in Ottawa
- Randy Robitaille, NHL Hockey Player
- John Rochester – businessman and politician
- Shelagh Rogers, journalist
- Kelly Rowan, actress.
- Derek Roy, NHL hockey player
- Joëlle Sabourin, curler
- Marc Savard, NHL hockey player
- Craig Savill, curler
- Andrew Scott, drummer for Sloan
- Barbara Ann Scott, figure-skating Olympic gold-medalist of the 1940s
- John Scott – first mayor of Bytown
- Richard William Scott – lawyer
- Melinda Shankar, actress
- James Sieveright – farmer and community leader
- James Skead – businessman and politician
- Trevor Smith, NHL hockey player
- Sasha Sokolov, Russian writer
- Nicholas Sparks – businessman and politician
- Martin St. Pierre NHL hockey player
- William Stewart – businessman and politician
- Bruce Stuart, hockey player
- Linda Thom, Olympic gold medalist
- Christian Tolusso, curler
- J. B. Turgeon – mayor of Bytown
- Rick Vaive, NHL hockey player
- Jeff Waters, musician
- Ken Watkin, Brigadier General and former Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces
- Jim Watson, politician, Mayor of Ottawa
- Ezekiel Stone Wiggins, 'Ottawa Prophet' author, educator, civil servant, amateur meteorologist
- Philemon Wright – lumber baron
- Ruggles Wright – lumber merchant
- Jason Young, curler
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