List of people from Greater Sudbury
This is a list of people from the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It includes people from all communities and nations within the current city boundaries.
A
- Eve Adams, politician
- Chuck Adamson, goaltender
- Alfons Adetuyi, film director (High Chicago, Love Jacked)
- Robert Adetuyi, screenwriter (Stomp the Yard)
- Al Arbour, NHL coach
- George Armstrong, NHL Hall of Famer
- Kelley Armstrong, author, creator of the Women of the Otherworld book series
- Brian Ashton, soccer player
- Larry Aurie, former captain of the Detroit Red Wings
- Marcel Aymar, musician
B
- John Baby, hockey player
- Robert Bain, politician
- Drew Bannister, hockey player
- Andy Barbe, hockey player
- Rick Bartolucci, politician
- Alex Baumann, Olympic gold medalist (1984)
- William S. Beaton, politician
- Jean Robert Beaulé, politician
- Rhéal Bélisle, politician
- Robert Charles Bell, author
- Richard E. Bennett, Mormon historian and author
- Christian Bernier, volleyball player
- Todd Bertuzzi, NHL hockey player
- Tyler Bertuzzi, NHL hockey player
- Larry Berrio, country musician
- Tyler Beskorowany, hockey player
- Silvio Bettio, hockey player
- Murray Biggar, politician
- Brian Bigger, politician
- Ryan Bishops, musician
- Hector "Toe" Blake, NHL player, coached eight Stanley Cup teams
- Al Blanchard, hockey player
- Sean Blanchard, hockey player
- Harry Bloy, politician
- Frank Blum, hockey player
- Michel Bock, historian and winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for French language non-fiction
- Fred Boimistruck, hockey player
- Kerry Bond, hockey player
- Tessa Bonhomme, member of Team Canada women's hockey
- Raymond Bonin, politician
- Phillip Boudreault, boxer and biker
- Joe Bowen, Canadian sportscaster (Molson Leafs Hockey)
- Randy Boyd, hockey player
- Brian Bradley, hockey player
- Jim Bradley, politician
- Lysette Brochu, writer
- Mark Browning, musician
- Andrew Brunette, NHL player
- Cummy Burton, former NHL player with Detroit Red Wings; OHL alumni with Sudbury Wolves
- Jeffrey Buttle, figure skater
C
- Lorenzo Cadieux, historian
- Bryan Campbell, NHL and WHA hockey player
- Sterling Campbell, politician
- Lucien Campeau, cardiologist
- Robert Campeau, financier
- Patricia Cano, singer and actress
- Wayne Carleton, NHL and WHA hockey player
- Robert Carlin, politician
- Randy Carlyle, NHL player, NHL coach
- Judy Feld Carr, humanitarian who rescued over 3,000 Jewish people from war-torn Syria in the 1970s and 1980s
- Susan Carscallen, figure skater
- Rita Celli, journalist
- Gene Ceppetelli, football player
- Marie Charette-Poulin, politician
- Diane Chase
- Ray Chénier, politician
- Margaret Christakos, poet
- Joe Cimino, politician
- Kevin Closs, singer-songwriter
- Francis Cochrane, politician
- Bob Cook
- Cindy Cook, children's entertainer and former host of Polka Dot Door
- James Cooper, politician
- Pedro Costa
- Sean Costello, author
- D'Arcy Coulson
- David Courtemanche, politician
- Gary Croteau
- Troy Crowder, hockey player
- Bud Cullen, politician
D
- Michel Dallaire, writer[1]
- Jean-Marc Dalpé, dramatist and two-time winner of the Governor General's Award
- Gaston Demers
- Andrew Desjardins, NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks
- Jacqueline Desmarais, billionaire[2]
- Jean Noël Desmarais
- Louis Desmarais
- Paul Desmarais, businessman
- Paul Desmarais, Jr.
- Nancy Diamond, politician
- Robert Dickson, poet and winner of the 2002 Governor General's Award for French poetry
- Anne Ditchburn, ballet dancer, choreographer, and Golden Globe-nominated film actress
- Ron Duguay, NHL player
- Rand Dyck, academic
E
- Judy Erola, former federal cabinet minister and Member of Parliament
- Robert Esmie, Olympic gold medalist (1996)
- Jack Egers, NHL (Washington and New York Rangers)
F
- Joe Fabbro, politician
- Ronald Peter Fabbro, Roman Catholic Bishop
- Norman Fawcett, politician
- Peter Fenton, politician
- Bob Fitchner, WHA and NHL hockey player
- John Flesch, NHL hockey player
- Gerry Foley, NHL hockey player
- Marcus Foligno, OHL player; silver medalist at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- Mike Foligno, NHL player, OHL coach
- Nick Foligno, NHL player
- Dave Fortier, NHL and OHL player
- Marion Foster, mystery writer
- Stephen Fournier, politician
- Jim Fox, NHL hockey player
- Jason Frederick, composer and musician
- Pete Friesen, guitarist and songwriter with Alice Cooper and The Almighty
- Doug Frith, politician
G
- Aaron Gavey, hockey player
- France Gélinas, MPP Nickel Belt politician
- Welland Gemmell, former MPP
- Gaétan Gervais, professor, co-designer of the Franco-Ontarian flag
- Eddie Giacomin, hockey player
- Frank Giustra, business executive, particularly successful in the mining and filmmaking industries, philanthropist
- Colton Gobbo, actor[3]
- Gerald S. Graham, imperial and naval historian; University of London professor
- Gil Grand, country musician
- Claude Gravelle, MP, Nickel Belt politician
H
- Matthew Heiti, writer
- Keith Hennessy, San Francisco-based dancer, choreographer, and performance artist, regarded as a pioneer of queer and AIDS-themed expressionist dance
- Tracy Horgan, professional curler on the World Curling Tour, three time provincial junior champion
- Andrew Hyatt, country singer
I
- Joe Ironstone (1898–1972), professional ice hockey player
J
- James Jerome, former federal Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Commons
- David Johnston, former Governor General of Canada
- Rebecca Johnston, Olympic gold medalist for Canada's women's hockey team
K
- Devon Kershaw, competitive cross-country skier
- Jordan Kilganon, basketball slam dunker
- Gary Kinsman, sociologist and professor at Laurentian University
- Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie, musician[4]
L
- Cloé Lacasse, soccer player for Canada
- Chloé LaDuchesse, writer
- Marc Laforge, NHL player
- Yvon Lambert, NHL player
- François Lamoureux, musician
- Pierre Lamoureux, musician
- Viviane Lapointe, politician
- Floyd Laughren, former Member of Provincial Parliament and Ontario Minister of Finance
- Paul Lefebvre, politician
- Mark Leslie, writer, author of Spooky Sudbury
- David Lickley, filmmaker and musician
- Dave Lowry, NHL player
M
- Derek MacKenzie, NHL player
- Kate Maki, singer-songwriter
- Troy Mallette, player
- Robert Marinier, playwright and television writer
- Diane Marleau, Liberal politician
- Elie Martel, NDP politician
- Shelley Martel, NDP politician
- Jake Mathews, country musician
- Bruce Mau, designer
- Marc Mayer, art curator and director of the National Gallery of Canada[5]
- Melchior Mbonimpa, writer
- Mirl "Red" McCarthy, sportsman and coach
- Dale McCourt, NHL player
- Peter McGillivray, opera singer
- Ken McGowan, politician
- Ross McLaren, filmmaker and artist
- Pierre R. Morisset, 32nd Canadian Surgeon General
- Sharon Murdock, former MPP
N
- Angela Narth, children's author
- Roger Nash, poet
O
- Terry O'Reilly, CBC Radio host, author
P
- B. P. Paquette, film director, screenwriter, producer, and academic
- Robert Paquette, singer-songwriter
- Stéphane Paquette, francophone singer-songwriter and actor (Météo+)
- Eli Pasquale, member of Canada's national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Michael Persinger, cognitive neuroscience researcher and professor at Laurentian University
- Herb Petras, Major-General (Ret.), Canadian Forces
- Reg Plummer, Olympic field hockey player
- Marie-Paule Poulin, Senator and president of the Liberal Party of Canada
- Joel Prpic NHL player
R
- Alma Ricard, businesswoman and philanthropist, Officer of the Order of Canada
- F. Baxter Ricard, media proprietor
- Alex J. Robinson, country musician
- Jeff Rock, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto[6]
- John Rodriguez, politician, former MP for Nickel Belt and former mayor of the city
- Kimberly Rogers, woman whose death in 2001, while under house arrest for a disputed welfare fraud conviction, became a major political issue in Ontario
- Richard Rose, theatre director
- Art Ross, NHL player
- Sam Rothschild (1899–1987), NHL player; first Sudburian to play on a Stanley Cup winning team; first Jewish hockey player in the NHL; nominated to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
- Jeffrey Round, writer
S
- Denis St-Jules, writer and radio broadcaster
- Frank St. Marseille, hockey player and coach
- Brian Savage, NHL player
- Sarah Selecky, writer[7]
- Dan Seguin, NHL player
- Eddie Shack, NHL player
- Marc Serré, politician
- Sandra Shamas, comedian
- Linda Sorgini, actress[8]
- Irv Spencer, NHL player with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, and the Detroit Red Wings
- Frederick Squire, musician[9]
- Syla Swords, basketball player
T
- Dave Taylor, NHL player
- Lydia Taylor, rock singer[10]
- Alex Tétreault, poet and playwright[11]
- Glenn Thibeault, politician
- Floyd Thomson, hockey player
- Jan Thornhill, children's writer and artist
- Alex Trebek, television host of Jeopardy!
- Jerry Toppazzini, hockey player
- Zellio Toppazzini, hockey player
W
- Thelma Walmsley, baseball player for the Racine Belles of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Kay Whitmore, NHL goalie
References
- ^ "Mort du poète et auteur franco-ontarien Michel Dallaire". CBON-FM, April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Jacqueline Desmarais". Forbes. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Heidi Ulrichsen, "Sudburian Colton Gobbo stars alongside Naomi Watts in Cinéfest gala film ‘Lakewood’". Sudbury.com, September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Between drum circles and drum machines: Indigenous hip hop artist is 'all about the feeling'". CBC Sudbury, February 16, 2017.
- ^ "Sudbury native tapped for top post at National Gallery" Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 2008.
- ^ "Meet Jeff Rock, the scientist who became a Toronto pastor". The Globe and Mail, July 14, 2017.
- ^ "Telling stories from the north". Northern Life, August 14, 2010.
- ^ Gaetan Charlebois, "Sorgini, Linda". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Fred Squire and Kate Maki join forces" Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. The Music Nerd Chronicles, June 17, 2011.
- ^ "Lydia's success is Taylor-made". The Globe and Mail, June 11, 1983.
- ^ Heidi Ulrichsen, "Meet Alex Tétreault, Greater Sudbury’s newest poet laureate". Sudbury.com, June 10, 2024.