List of people from Sarnia
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Notable people, past and present, who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sarnia, Ontario.
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Arts and literature[edit]
- Stephen Andrews, visual artist
- David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber and currently a panelist on Dragons' Den
- Marian Engel, author
- Brian Francis, novelist
- Steve Venright, author and visual artist
Entertainment[edit]
- Susan Clark, actress
- James Doohan, actor, "Scotty" on Star Trek; attended Sarnia Collegiate Institute & Technical School
- Sunny Leone, Bollywood actress, pornographic actress
- Dave Madden, actor, Reuben Kincaid from The Partridge Family
- Cameron Mathison, All My Children actor
- Frank McAnulty, actor, director, The Second City
- Harry Neale, CBC hockey commentator
- Marie Prevost, actress
- Patricia Rozema, film director
- Katherine Ryan, comedian
- Dave Salmoni, zoologist, animal trainer, and television host on Animal Planet and The Discovery Channel
- Keegan Connor Tracy, actress, born Tracy Armstrong
- John Wing, Jr., comedian and frequent The Tonight Show with Jay Leno guest
Music[edit]
- Emm Gryner, musician, actress
- Sean Hogan, singer/songwriter, performing recording artist, rock drummer, studied jazz at Humber and Music Industry Arts at Fanshawe College
- Kim Mitchell, rock musician
- R. Murray Schafer, composer
- Mike Stevens, legendary harmonica virtuoso, regular on the Grand Ole Opry
- Donovan Woods, singer-songwriter
Politics and law[edit]
- Andy Brandt, former city alderman and mayor, former head of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, and former chairman and CEO of the LCBO
- Michael A. Brown, former Ontario Speaker of the House
- Voltairine de Cleyre
- Patrick Kerwin, Chief Justice of Canada
- Alexander Mackenzie, the second Prime Minister of Canada; namesake of one of Sarnia's high schools; buried in Sarnia's Lakeview Cemetery[1][2]
- Pauline Mills McGibbon, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Jim Watson, current Mayor of Ottawa
Science and technology[edit]
- Chris Hadfield, astronaut for whom Sarnia's airport is named; first Canadian to walk in space
- Sid Meier, programmer and designer of several popular computer strategy games
- George Olah, 1994 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and researcher at Dow Chemical
Sports[edit]
- Neil Armstrong, former NHL linesman and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Mark Bice, curler
- Shawn Burr, NHL hockey player who played 878 career games and finished with 181 goals and 440 points
- Dino Ciccarelli, NHL hockey player who scored 608 goals in 1,232 career games
- Lance Evers, professional wrestler known as Lance Storm
- Kerry Fraser, NHL referee
- Mike Gardiner, MLB player with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, and the Detroit Tigers
- Ted Garvin, NHL and AHL coach winner of the Turner Cup
- Mike Greenwood, quarterback
- George "Duke" Harris, NHL player with the Minnesota North Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Dave Hill, mountaineer, summitted Mount Everest May 20, 2011
- Matt Hill, professional golfer, 2009 Jack Nicklaus Award winner; the only golfer besides Tiger Woods to win the Conference, Regional and National Championship in same season; plays at North Carolina State University
- Dustin Jeffrey, professional hockey player in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization
- Michael Leighton, NHL goalie
- Tony McKegney, NHL hockey player who scored 20 or more goals in eight seasons of his 900+ game career
- Wayne Merrick, NHL hockey player who played 774 career games
- Steve Molitor, boxer, two-time and current International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion
- Mike Stapleton, former NHL player; son of Pat Stapleton
- Pat Stapleton, former NHL player and current owner of the Strathroy Rockets junior "B" hockey team
- Rob Thomson, MLB coach, New York Yankees
- Pat Verbeek, NHL hockey player with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings; Stanley Cup winner with the Dallas Stars
- Don Ward, former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins
- Mike Weir, PGA Tour golfer, winner of the 2003 Masters
- Paul Ysebaert, former NHL player
Others[edit]
- Alfred H. Savage, horticulturalist, transit manager (Toronto Transit Commission, Chicago Transit Authority), municipal manager
- Paul Wells, journalist, editor, Macleans Magazine
References[edit]
- ^ "Lakeview Cemetery & Crematorium Burial Database". Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ^ "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: Mackenzie, Alexander". Retrieved 2006-11-28.
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