People
- Harry Bain, former paediatrician-in-chief of the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto's department chairman of paediatrics
- Jean Éthier-Blais, writer and literary critic at Le Devoir
- Jean-Jacques Blais, former cabinet member in the Canadian government
- Louise Charron, first Franco-Ontarian justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- France Gareau, 1984 Olympics athlete who won a silver medal in the 4x100 metres sprints
- Emily Haines lead singer of the successful Canadian New Wave band Metric.
- Ed Harrington, ex-CFL player
- François Larocque, Canadian lawyer and academic
- Carl Legault, former federal politician
- Moe Mantha, Sr., former NHL player and politician
- Moe Mantha, Jr., former NHL player, raised in Sturgeon Falls
- Denise Meehan, founder and operator of the Lick's Homeburgers hamburger chain
- André Paiement, singer and songwriter
- Lise Paiement, director of L'écho d'un Peuple, Franco-Ontarian outdoor play
- Rachel Paiement, singer and songwriter
- Benoît Serré, former federal politician
- Gaetan Serré, former federal politician
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