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Revision as of 20:05, 23 January 2011 by Qworty (talk | contribs) (rv nn)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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
- "Sudbury native tapped for top post at National Gallery", Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 2008.
- "Telling stories from the north". Northern Life, August 14, 2010.
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