List of people from Ottawa

List of people from Ottawa

This is a list of notable people from Ottawa, Ontario or who have lived in Ottawa:

* Bryan Adams, singer
* Paul Anka, singer
* Dawn Askin, curler
* Margaret Atwood, writer
* Eva Avila, 4th season Canadian Idol champion
* Dan Aykroyd, actor, comedian
* James Baker, former NHLer
* Belly rap/hip hop artist
* Billy Boucher, NHL hockey player
* Fred Brathwaite, NHL hockey player
* Rod Brind'Amour, NHL hockey player
* Tom Cavanagh, actor
* Keshia Chante, singer
* King Clancy, hockey player, coach and referee
* Sarah Chalke, actress
* Catherine Clark, daughter of former PM Joe Clark
* Adrienne Clarkson, former Governor General of Canada
* Bruce Cockburn, singer
* Tom Cruise, actor (lived briefly in Ottawa)
* Barry and Brian Cullen brothers and former NHLers from Ottawa
* Clive Doucet, author
* Ben Eager, NHL hockey player
* John Fauquier, RCAF bomber pilot
* Jeremy Gara, drummer for The Arcade Fire
* Igor Gouzenko, Cold War Soviet defector
* Tom Green, comedian
* Lorne Greene, actor
* Jenn Hanna, curler
* Elisabeth Harvor, novelist
* Jessica Holmes, actress, comedian
* Peter Jennings, journalist
* Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer
* Wilbert Keon, cardiac surgeon
* Bernie LaBarge, musician
* Craig Lauzon, actor, comedian
* Rich Little, comedian
* Steven MacLean, astronaut
* MONKEY MAJIK, J-pop band
* Peter Mansbridge, journalist
* Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (sister of the queen)
* Massari, R&B artist
* Terry Matthews, serial high tech entrepreneur
* Derek McCulloch, comics writer
* Frank McGee, hockey player
* Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
* Earl McRae, award-winning journalist
* Anne Merklinger, curler
* Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter
* John Morris
* Larry O'Brien, Mayor, Founder Calian Technology Consultants
* Sandra Oh, actress
* Jesse Palmer, NFL football player
* Frank Patrick, hockey player and builder
* Matthew Perry, actor
* Simon Pulsifer, prolific contributor to Wikipedia
* Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario
* Nancy Greene Raine, Olympic skier.
* Shelagh Rogers, journalist.
* Kelly Rowan, actress.
* Derek Roy, NHL hockey player.
* Marc Savard, NHL hockey player.
* Craig Savill, curler
* Barbara Ann Scott, figure-skating Olympic gold-medalist of the 1940s.
* Eric Smith, sport administrator.
* Bruce Stuart, hockey player.
* Linda Thom, Olympic gold medalist.
* Alex Trebek, game show host.
* Rick Vaive, NHL hockey player.
* Steve Yzerman, NHL hockey player.

ee also

* List of Canadians


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