This is a list of notable people who are associated with Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
A Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Hugh Acheson 1971 Chef Bill Adkins circa 1889 1982 Stage manager Thomas Ahearn 1855 1938 Inventor and businessman, holder of several patents, driving force behind Ottawa's streetcar system 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 Eli Ankou 1994 NFL player Margaret Atwood 1939 Writer Emily Austin Writer 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 Refs Janis Babson 1950 1961 Organ donor, subject of two books Jamie Baker 1966 Former NHL player Jay Baruchel 1983 Actor, screenwriter, comedian Brendan Bell 1983 NHL and AHL player Belly 1984 Rapper Clint Benedict 1892 1976 NHL goaltender and hockey hall of famer; credited as first goaltender to don a mask in an NHL game and as an early pioneer of the butterfly style 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 Thomas Birkett 1844 1920 Former mayor of Ottawa and member of the House of Commons of Canada Robert Blackburn 1828 1894 Lumber merchant, member of the House of Commons of Canada Fedir Bohatyrchuk 1892 1984 Chess master and politician Jean Bonhomme19371986Operatic tenor John Rudolphus Booth 1827 1925 Lumber and railway baron Mark Borowiecki 1989 NHL player Billy Boucher 1899 1958 Former NHL player Mark Bourrie 1957 Author, journalist and lawyer Matt Bradley 1978 Former NHL player Fred Brathwaite 1972 Former NHL player Rod Brind'Amour 1970 Former NHL player Dave Brockie 1963 2014 Frontman for metal band Gwar Maurice Brodie 1903 1939 Polio researcher Erskine Henry Bronson 1844 1920 Businessperson and politician Henry Franklin Bronson 1817 1889 Lumber baron Élisabeth Bruyère 1818 1876 Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown, the city's first hospital, and the first bilingual school in OntarioChris Bumstead1995Bodybuilder with six Mr. Olympia Classic Physique wins (2019–2024) 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 Paul Byron1989Forward for Montreal Canadiens
C Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Ernie Calcutt 1932 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders announcer on CFRA radio, Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame inductee Hélène Campbell 1991 Organ donation campaigner Noah Cantor 1971 Former CFL player Clara H. Sully Carhart 1843 1913 Educator and reformer John Carling 1828 1911 Founder of the Ontario Agricultural College and the Central Experimental Farm Bruce Cassidy 1965 Former NHL player and former NHL head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights Tom Cavanagh 1963 Actor Cody Ceci 1993 NHL player Parri Ceci 1961 CFL player Sarah Chalke 1976 Actress Keshia Chanté 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 Catherine Clark 1976 Television broadcaster and daughter of former Prime Minister Joe Clark Bryan Cochrane 1957 Curler Bruce Cockburn 1945 Folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Samantha Cogan 1997 Ice hockey player for PWHL Toronto Eldon Coombe 1941 Curler Bill Cowley 1912 1993 Hall of Fame hockey star, NHL scoring champion 1941, founder of Ottawa 67's Alex Cullen 1951 Politician, former MPP and member of Ottawa City Council Barry Cullen 1935 Former NHL player Brian Cullen 1933 Former NHL player Elisha Cuthbert 1982 Actress
D Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Gabriela Dabrowski 1992 Tennis player Sévère D'Aoust Established a village in the region of Bearbrook in 1854 Jack Darragh 1890 1924 Former NHL player Jonathan David 2000 Canada men's national soccer team player Bruce Delaney Curler Paul Dewar 1963 2019 Politician, former MP Gabrielle Diana 1999 Social media influencer and transgender rights activist Clive Doucet 1946 Writer and politician Pierre Dufault 1934 Radio-Canada journalist and sports commentator Cecil Duncan 1893 1979 Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president James Duthie 1966 Sportscaster on TSN
E Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Ben Eager 1984 NHL and AHL player Kathleen Edwards 1978 Singer-songwriter and musician John Egan 1811 1857 Businessman and politician Chris Evans 1847 1917 Farmer and teamster turned outlaw
F Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs John Fauquier 1909 1981 Aviator and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber pilot Kaseem Ferdinand2001Canadian gridiron football player Shulamith Firestone 1945 2012 Radical feminist, writer and activist Graham Fraser 1946 Journalist and commissioner of Official Languages
G Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Jeremy Gara 1978 Drummer for Arcade Fire Chris Gardner 1985 CurlerDerek Gee1997Cyclist Brendan Gillanders 1990 CFL player Paul Girodo 1973 CFL player Wallis Giunta 1985 Opera singer Igor Gouzenko 1919 1982 Soviet defector Luba Goy 1945 Humanitarian, actress, comedian, Royal Canadian Air Farce 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 Erik Gudbranson 1992 Ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets
H Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs George Hamilton 1781 1839 Lumber baron and politician William Hamilton 1822 Lumber baron and politician Jenn Hanna 1980 Curler Elisabeth Harvor 1936 Novelist and poet Anne Heggtveit 1939 Alpine skier, gold medallist in the slalom at the 1960 Winter Olympics Robert Hervey 1820 1903 Lawyer and third mayor of Bytown Edward Holland 1878 1948 Recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1900 Diane Holmes Former member of Ottawa City Council Jessica Holmes 1973 Comedian and actress Rachel Homan 1989 Curler; 4-time and current World Champion and 2-time Olympian Skip Edgar Lewis Horwood 1868 1957 Architect, served as Chief Dominion Architect 1915–1917 Andrew Huang 1984 YouTuber, musician William H. Hurdman 1818 1901 Entrepreneur and community leader
I Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Kira Isabella 1993 Country music artist
J Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Donald Jackson1940 Olympic figure skater Russ Jackson 1936 Former CFL player James Johnston 1849 Businessman and politician Hans W. Jung 1958 Former Canadian Surgeon General
K Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Dan Kanter 1981 Musician, songwriter, producer, musical director and lead guitarist for Justin Bieber Wilbert Keon 1935 2019 Heart surgeon, researcher, and former member of the Senate of Canada Brian Kilrea 1934 Former AHL player and OHL coach and general manager Bruce Kirby 1929 2021 Yacht designer, dinghy and offshore racer and journalist Halder Kirby 1863 1924 Former AHAC player, doctor, and druggist Jason Kralt 1974 Former CFL player John Kruspe 1943 Former CFL player, public administrator, historian Zion Kuwonu 1999 Singer, producer, Boygroup (Prettymuch)
L Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Bernie LaBarge 1953 Guitarist and singer-songwriter Keith J. Laidler 1916 2003 Pioneer in chemical kinetics and authority on the physical chemistry of enzymes Brent Laing 1978 Curler Denis Lapalme Paralympic athlete, actorClarissa Larisey1999Soccer player for Canada Craig Lauzon Actor, writer, and comedian Andrew Leamy 1810 1868 Pioneer industrialist and community leader in Wrightstown, Lower Canada (Hull, Quebec) Lou Lefaive 1928 2002 Canadian sports administrator and civil servant David Lemieux 1970 Archivist, legacy manager, producer for the Grateful Dead Rebecca Leslie 1996 Ice hockey forward Devon Levi 2001 Ice hockey goalkeeper Jesse Levine 1987 Canadian/US tennis player J. E. Stanley Lewis 1888 1970 Former mayor of Ottawa Rich Little 1938 Impressionist and voice actor Donal Logue 1965 Actor Chris Lovasz 1980 Internet personality
M Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Eddie MacCabe 1927 1998 Sports journalist and writer with the Ottawa Journal and Ottawa Citizen ; Flora MacDonald 1926 2015 Humanitarian, politician, first female foreign minister in Canada Neil Macdonald 1957 Journalist Norm Macdonald 19592021 Stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor Steve MacLean 1954 Former astronaut and President of the Canadian Space Agency Edward Malloch 1801 1867 Merchant and politician Elizabeth Manley 1965 Olympic figure skater 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 Yann Martel 1963 Author best known for writing the novel Life of Pi 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 Dawn McEwen 1980 Curler, gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics Frank McGee 1882 1916 Former ice hockey player Edward McGillivray 1815 1885 Second mayor of Ottawa Dalton McGuinty 1955 Former politician and premier of Ontario David McGuinty 1960 Lawyer and politician Gavin McInnes 1970 Founder of the far-right neo-fascist Proud Boys group Thomas McKay 1792 1855 Businessman and one of the founders of Ottawa Bob McKeown 1950 Former CFL player, journalist, investigative reporter, producer of NBC's Dateline, CBC's The Fifth Estate; documentary filmmaker Daniel McLachlin 1810 1872 Businessman and politician 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 Stevie Mikayne Writer Hugh Millikin 1957 Curler trained in Ottawa Elijah Mitrou-Long 1996 Canadian-Greek basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Emma Miskew 1989 Curler Rich Moffatt Curler Vanessa Morgan 1992 Actor John Morris 1978 Curler and 2010 Winter Olympics gold medalist Alanis Morissette 1974 Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress Hannah Moscovitch 1978 Playwright, author, dramatist Alex Munter 1968 Former politician and journalist, CEO of CHEO
N Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Yasir Naqvi 1973 Politician Evan Nepean 1752 1822 Politician and colonial administrator Ryan North 1980 Webcomic and comic book writer
O Name Birth year Death year Description Image Refs Larry O'Brien 1949 Businessman and former mayor of Ottawa William Ogilvie 1846 1912 Dominion land surveyor, explorer, and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory Sandra Oh 1971 Actress
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