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This is a list of people from the Canadian city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. It includes people from all communities within the current city boundaries.

A

• Robert Adetuyi, screenwriter (Stomp the Yard)
• Kelley Armstrong, author, creator of the Women of the Otherworld book series
• Al Arbour, NHL hockey coach
• Larry Aurie, former captain of the Detroit Red Wings

B

• Alex Baumann, Olympic gold medalist (1984)
• Rick Bartolucci, politician
• Larry Berrio, country musician
• Todd Bertuzzi, NHL hockey player
• Hector "Toe" Blake, NHL hockey player, coached 8 Stanley Cup teams
• Michel Bock, historian and winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for French language non-fiction
• Tessa Bonhomme, member of Team Canada women's hockey
• Tim Bonhomme, Musician-keyboards, Beach Boys, Turtles
• Joe Bowen, Canadian sportscaster "Molson Leafs Hockey"
• Andrew Brunette, NHL hockey player
• Daryl Brunt, Canadian Idol competitor
• Cummy Burton, NHL hockey player Detroit Red Wings, and OHL Sudbury Wolves

C

• Robert Campeau, financier
• Randy Carlyle, NHL hockey player, NHL hockey coach
• Judy Feld Carr, humanitarian who rescued over 3,000 Jewish people from wartorn Syria in the 1970s and 1980s
• Margaret Christakos, poet
• Kevin Closs, singer-songwriter
• Cindy Cook, children's entertainer and former host of Polka Dot Door
• Sean Costello, author

D

• Jean-Marc Dalpé, dramatist and two-time winner of the Governor General's Award
• Paul Desmarais, businessman
• Robert Dickson, poet and winner of the 2002 Governor General's Award for French poetry
• Ron Duguay, NHL hockey player
• Rand Dyck, political scientist and professor at Laurentian University

E

• Judy Erola, former federal cabinet minister and Member of Parliament
• Robert Esmie, Olympic gold medalist (1996)

F

• Mike Foligno, NHL hockey player, OHL Hockey Coach
• Nick Foligno, NHL hockey player
• Pete Friesen, guitarist and songwriter with Alice Cooper and The Almighty

G

• Aaron Gavey, hockey player
• France Gélinas, politician
• Eddie Giacomin, hockey player
• Frank Giustra, business executive, particularly successful in the mining and filmmaking industries, noted philanthropist
• Gerald S. Graham, imperial and naval historian; University of London professor
• Gil Grand, country musician
• Claude Gravelle, politician

H

• 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.

J

• James Jerome, former federal Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Commons
• Rebecca Johnston, Olympic gold medalist for Canada's women's hockey team
• David Johnston, Current Governor General of Canada

K

• Devon Kershaw, competitive cross-country skier
• Gary Kinsman, sociologist and professor at Laurentian University

L

• François Lamoureux and Pierre Lamoureux, musicians (Brasse-Camarade)
• Floyd Laughren, former Member of Provincial Parliament and Ontario Minister of Finance
• Nathan Lawr, singer-songwriter
• Christie Lee, porn actress
• Dave Lowry, NHL hockey player

M

• Derek MacKenzie, NHL player
• Dale McCourt, NHL hockey player
• Ross McLaren, filmmaker and artist
• Ken McGowan. politician
• Kate Maki, singer-songwriter
• Diane Marleau, politician
• Elie Martel, politician
• Shelley Martel, politician
• Jake Mathews, country musician
• Bruce Mau, designer
• Eric Miron, Local Hero
• Marc Mayer, art curator and director of the National Gallery of Canada

P

• Robert Paquette, singer-songwriter
• Stéphane Paquette, francophone singer-songwriter and actor (Météo+)
• Michael Persinger, cognitive neuroscience researcher and professor at Laurentian University
• Herb Petras, Major-General (Ret'd) Canadian Forces
• Reg Plummer, Olympic field hockey player
• Marie-Paule Poulin, Senator and president of the Liberal Party of Canada

R

• Alex J. Robinson, country musician
• Kimberly Rogers, woman whose death in 2001, while under house arrest for a disputed welfare fraud conviction, became a major political issue in Ontario
• Art Ross, NHL hockey player
• Sam Rothschild, NHL hockey 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

S

• Brian Savage, NHL hockey player
• Sarah Selecky, writer
• Eddie Shack, NHL hockey player
• Sandra Shamas, comedian
• Irv Spencer, NHL player with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, and the Detroit Red Wings

T

• Glenn Thibeault, politician
• Alex Trebek, television host (Jeopardy!)
• Dave Taylor, NHL hockey player

References

1. "Sudbury native tapped for top post at National Gallery", Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 2008.
2. "Telling stories from the north". Northern Life, August 14, 2010.

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• People from Greater Sudbury
• Lists of Canadian people by city
• Lists of people from Ontario