List of University of Western Ontario people
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This is a list of notable individuals associated with the University of Western Ontario, including graduates, former students, professors, and researchers.
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[edit] Alumni
[edit] Academics and scholars
- M. Shahid Alam — economist
- U. Aswathanarayana — Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India
- J. Carson Mark — mathematician
- Robert C. Dynes — physicist, former President of the University of California
- Raffi Indjejikian — professor of accounting, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
- Charles Jago — academic, university administrator
- Mark Mullins — executive director, Fraser Institute
- Bonnie M. Patterson — President of Trent University
- Andrew Price-Smith — Colorado College political science professor
- Philip Reny — economist, Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago
- Dr.Ramesh R. G. — Professor, Head of Department of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
- Michael Walker — economist
[edit] Science and technology
- Roberta Bondar (M.Sc. 1971 Experimental Pathology) — astronaut
- Sudi Devanesen — physician, professor of medicine
- Charles George Drake — Canadian Medical Hall of Fame neurosurgeon
- Donald Rix — pathologist
- Bjarni Tryggvason — astronaut[1]
- Michael F. Moran (Ph.D. Biochemistry) — scientist, professor of molecular genetics[2]
[edit] Media and arts
[edit] Journalism and publishing
- Thalia Assuras (B.Sc. 1980, M.A. 1981 Journalism) — CBC and CBS journalist[3]
- Perrin Beatty (1970) — former president, CBC
- Andrea Canning (B.A. 1994 Psychology)— ABC News correspondent[4]
- Megan Chuchmach (B.A. 2007 Media, Information, and Technoculture) — DuPont Award-winning producer for ABC News[5]
- Scott Feschuk — speechwriter, humorist and former newspaper journalist
- Elliotte Friedman (1993) — sports reporter, host, Hockey Night in Canada[6]
- Jennifer Hedger (B.A. 1998 Theatre Arts/English) — sports reporter for TSN[7][8]
- Heather Hiscox (M.A. 1987 Journalism) — CBC news anchor[9]
- Marni Kinrys (B.A. psychology) founder of the Wing Girl Method
- Kevin Newman (B.A. 1981 Political Science) — anchor of Global National[10]
- Carol Off (B.A. 1981) — television and radio journalist[11]
- James Rocchi (1994) — head film critic for Netflix
- Scott Russell (B.A. 1980 History, B.Ed. 1981, M.A. 1985 Journalism) — CBC commentator, Hockey Night in Canada and figure skating[12][13]
- Morley Safer — host of 60 Minutes (did not graduate)[14]
- Dan Shulman (B.Sc. 1989 Actuarial Science) — sportscaster for ESPN[15]
- Chris Simpson (1985) — sports reporter, Rogers Sportsnet[16]
- Winston Tannis (1989) — author, editor, Queen's Annual Business Law Symposium
- Paul Wells (B.A. 1989 Political Science) — journalist and pundit, columnist for Maclean's[17]
[edit] Film, television and theatre
- Bryan Baeumler (B.A. 1996) — award winning host of Disaster DIY[18] and House of Bryan[19]
- Greg Brady — play-by-play voice of the Saginaw Spirit, host of Jamie and Brady Show on WDFN
- Steve Byers — actor, Falcon Beach
- Nancy Dolman (Philosophy) — actress and wife of Martin Short
- Max Ferguson (B.A. 1946) — radio personality[20]
- David Furnish (H.B.A. 1985) — filmmaker and civil partner of Sir Elton John[21]
- Tomson Highway (B. Mus. 1975, B.A. 1976) — playwright[22]
- Juggan Kazim (B.A. 2002 Media Information Technology and Sociology) — actress, model, television personality[23]
- Alexander Knox — Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning actor (did not graduate)[24]
- Colleen McGill (B.A. Economics) — interior Designer, McGill Design Group, TV Host
- Kelly Rowan (1989) — actress, The O.C.
- David Shore — screenwriter and creator of television show House
- Alan Thicke (1967) — actor, Growing Pains[25]
- Al Waxman (B.A. 1957) — actor[26]
- Sarah Richardson (B.A. Visual Arts 93) Interior Designer, HGTV Sarah's House (TV Series), HGTV Sarah 101 (TV Series), Design Inc.
[edit] Music, fine arts and architecture
- Simona Atzori (B.A. 2001 Visual Arts) — dancer, artist, born without arms[27]
- Basia Bulat (B.A. 2006 English) — musician[28]
- Jack Chambers — artist
- Todd Clark — lead singer of the Toronto-based rock group Pilot Speed, formally known as Pilate
- Duncan Coutts (1993) — musician, Our Lady Peace[29]
- John Davis Barnett — librarian, curator
- Garth Hudson — organist, The Band
- Stephan Moccio (B.Mus. 1994) — musician[30]
- Denis Ng (吳彤) (2001) — singer songwriter and TV host in Hong Kong
- Adrianne Pieczonka (B.Mus. 1985) — soprano opera singer[31]
- Zameer Rizvi (B.Eng. 1981 Electrical Engineering) — singer/songwriter, composer, 2010 Vancouver Games performer
- Mike Turner — guitarist/producer, formerly of Our Lady Peace[29]
- Don Wright — composer, musician and educator
- Vivek Moorthy — DJ Tiger
[edit] Business
- Peter Aceto (B.A. 1991 Psychology, LLB 1994) — President and Chief Executive Officer of ING DIRECT Canada [32]
- Thomas Bailey — founder, Janus Capital Group, USA
- E. Scott Beattie — chairman, Elizabeth Arden, USA
- Geoff Beattie — President and CEO, Woodbridge
- Duncan Brown — CEO, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
- Eleanor Clitheroe-Bell (1977) — former businesswoman, Anglican priest
- George Cope — President, CEO, BCE Inc., Bell Canada
- Brian Ferriman — music industry executive
- Shuman Ghosemajumder — technologist, author
- Steven Gunn — CEO, co-founder, Sleep Country Canada
- Linda Hasenfratz — CEO, Linamar
- Tim Hockey — President, TD Bank Financial Group
- David Hughes — president, CEO, Habitat for Humanity Canada
- Richard M. Ivey (H.B.A. 1947) — businessman, philanthropist
- Sami Khoreibi (B.A. 2007) — President and CEO of Enviromena Power Systems[33]
- Arkadi Kuhlmann — Chairman of ING Direct
- Patrick LaForge — President, CEO, Edmonton Oilers
- Christine Magee (1982) — President, co-Founder, Sleep Country Canada
- David Brennan (LLB 1983) — Senior Vice President, Law and General Counsel, Ontario Power Generation[34]
- Rob McEwen — CEO of US Gold Corporation
- Glenn Murphy (B.A. Business) — Chairman, CEO, Gap[35]
- Ray Muzyka — CEO of BioWare
- Dave Nichol (1962) — former president, spokesperson, Loblaws
- Kevin O'Leary (M.B.A., 1980) — Chairman, O'Leary Funds, CBC Television Co-Host, Lang and O'Leary Exchange, Dragon, ABC's Shark Tank, CBC's Dragons Den
- Aaron Regent (B.A. 1988 History) — President and Chief Executive Officer of Barrick Gold Corporation[36]
- Grant Reuber (1950) — businessman, economist
- Don Ritz — Senior Vice President of Barrick Gold Corporation[37]
- Edward Rogers III — president of Rogers Cable, son of Ted Rogers and grandson of Edward S. Rogers, Sr.
- Joseph Rotman (B.A. 1957 Philosophy) — businessman, philanthropist[38]
- John M. Thompson (B.ESc. 1966, LL.D. 1994) — Chairman of the Board, TD Bank Financial Group[39]
- Prem Watsa — Chairman and CEO, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
- Lee Seng Wee — former chairman, Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation, Singapore
- Andrew Steele — strategy consultant, columnist for the Globe and Mail
- Galen Weston (1962) — head, Weston Foods
- Ray G. Young — EVP, CFO, General Motors Corporation
- Ray Sharma (1996) — Founder and CEO, XMG Studio
[edit] Government
- Eve Adams (B.A. 2001 Psychology) — Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
- Kimble Ainslie — public policy analyst, former politician
- Ron Atkey — conservative politician
- Gina Barber (M.A. Sociology) — Member of the London City Council board of control
- Joyce Bateman (H.B.A. 1977) — Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
- Adam Beck (1916) — former mayor of London
- James Bartleman (B.A. 1963 History) — Lieutenant Governor of Ontario[41]
- Christopher Bentley (1976) — Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament and Ontario Minister of Training Colleges and Universities[42]
- François Bourguignon (Ph.D. 1975 Economics) — Chief Economist of the World Bank[43]
- John Carmichael (B.A. 1974 Geography) — Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
- Margaret Chan (B.A. 1973 Brescia, M.D. 1977) — Director-General - Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization[44]
- Chris Charlton (B.A. 1986 English) — Member of Parliament [40]
- Sheila Copps (B.A. 1974 French and English from King's College) — former federal Minister of Heritage[45]
- Jim Diodati (BA 1991) - Mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Frank de Jong — leader of Green Party of Ontario
- Janet Ecker (1975) — Ontario Minister of Finance
- Doug Ferguson — president of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2008–2009
- Diane Finley (B.A. 1979, M.B.A. 1982) — Conservative Member of Parliament and Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development[40]
- Joe Fontana — former Liberal Member of Parliament, mayor of London
- Cheryl Gallant (B.Sc. 1982 Chemistry) — Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
- Roger Gallaway — politician
- Donald Getty (1955) — CFL player and Premier of Alberta
- Dianne Haskett (1977) — former mayor of London, Ontario
- Tom Hockin — Conservative Politician
- Ed Holder (B.A. 1976 Philosophy) — Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
- Tim Hudak (B.A. 1990 Economics) — Ontario MPP and Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario[46]
- Ron Irwin — diplomat and politician
- Gar Knutson (1983) — Liberal Member of Parliament
- Gloria Lindsay Luby — Conservative politician
- Paul Macklin — politician and lawyer
- Janice MacKinnon — Former Saskatchewan Minister of Finance
- Tiff Macklem — Former deputy minister at the Department of Finance Canada and current Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
- Joy MacPhail — former BC finance minister and deputy premier
- Paul McKeever (M.A. 1991, Ph.D studies 1991-1992, LL.B. 1995)— leader of the Freedom Party of Ontario
- Deb Mathews (B.A. Sociology, Ph.D. 2006) — Ontario MPP MInister of Health and Long Term Care[42]
- Irene Mathyssen (B.A. 1974, B.Ed. 1975) — Ontario NDP MPP[40]
- Howard McCurdy — NDP Member of Parliament
- Darcy McKeough — businessman, politician
- Cathy McLeod (B.Sc.N. 1981) — Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
- Pat O'Brien (1971) — Liberal Member of Parliament
- Gordon Osbaldeston (1953) — former US/Canadian Trade Commissioner
- Peter Partington — Chairman of Niagara City Council
- Steve Peters (B.A. 1985 History) — Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament[42]
- David Peterson — former Premier of Ontario
- Tim Peterson — Liberal politician
- James Scott Peterson — Canadian Minister of International Trade
- John Robarts (1939) — former Premier of Ontario
- Andrew Saxton (B.A. 1986 ACS) — Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
- Kyle Seeback (LL.B. 1998) Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
- Dan Senor — spokesman for US Presidential Envoy Paul Bremer[47]
- Lloyd St. Amand — Liberal Politician
- Bruce Smith — Conservative politician
- Glenn Stevens — Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
- Joe Swan — NDP politician
- Paul Szabo — politician
- Shirley Thomson — Director of the McCord Museum
- Peter Towe — diplomat and businessman
- Bernard Trottier (M.B.A. 1992) — Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
- Orville Alton Turnquest (1981)MP in the Bahamas
- Francis Valeriote (B.A. 1976 King's) — Liberal Member of Parliament[40]
- Elizabeth Weir (1976) — leader of the New Brunswick NDP
- John Wilkinson — Ontario MPP, Ontario Minister of Revenue
- John Reesor Williams — conservative politician
- David Winninger — NDP politician
- Elizabeth Witmer (1968) — Progressive Conservative MPP
- Stephen Woodworth (LL.B. 1977) — Conservative Member of Parliament[40]
[edit] Literature
- Joan Barfoot — novelist
- Clare Bice — author
- Alice Munro (1976) — author
[edit] Sports
- Barry Ager — Olympic basketball player[48]
- Gary Agnew — coach, Columbus Blue Jackets[48]
- Stacey Allaster (B.A. 1985, M.B.A. 2000) — Chair and CEO of Women's Tennis Association[49]
- Paul Beeston (1967) — former president, Major League Baseball
- Glenn Clark (1996) — head coach, Toronto Rock and former lacrosse player
- Chuck Dalton — Olympic basketball player[48]
- Andy Fantuz — CFL football player, Saskatchewan Roughriders[50]
- Robert Foxcroft — Olympic fencer[48]
- Gino Fracas (B.A. 1955) — CFL football player[51]
- Mark Frostad — horse trainer
- Mike Inglis — Olympic gymnast[48]
- Roger Jackson — Olympic rower[48]
- John Kerr — Olympic sailor[48]
- Silken Laumann (1988) — Olympic rower[48]
- Vaughn Martin — NFL football player San Diego Chargers
- Marnie McBean (1997) — Olympic rower[48]
- Don McCrae — Olympic basketball player and coach[48]
- Ray Monnot — Olympic basketball player[48]
- Mike Neary — Olympic rower[48]
- Lynn Nightingale — Olympic figure skater[48]
- Barbara Olmstead — Olympic canoer[48]
- Coulter Osborne — Olympic basketball player[48]
- Bill Pataky — Olympic basketball player (transferred)[48]
- Glenn Pettinger — Olympic basketball player[48]
- Bob Phibbs — Olympic basketball player[48]
- Skip Phoenix — Olympic diver and coach[48]
- Steve Rucchin (1994) — hockey player, Atlanta Thrashers
- Eric Smith — Olympic canoer[48]
- Jamie Taras — CFL football player
- Paul Thomas — Olympic basketball coach in 1952 Olympics[48]
- Pierre Vercheval — Canadian Football Hall of Famer
- Jim Walker — Olympic rower[48]
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Sharon Johnston (B.Sc.) — wife of Governor General David Johnston
- Stephanie Marley (B.A. Psychology) — daughter of Bob Marley[52]
- Harley Pasternak — personal trainer
- Vandana Shiva (Ph.D. Philosophy) — philosopher, environmentalist, eco feminist
- Phil Lacombe (B.A.) — Renowned coach of Pickering Pirates, worked at Bain
[edit] Faculty
- Sir Frederick Grant Banting — 1923 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, co-discoverer of insulin
- John Lane Bell — mathematician and philosopher
- Ian Brodie — former chief of staff of the Office of the Prime Minister
- Alexander Dewdney — mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher
- Douglas N. Jackson — designer of standardized tests
- Wilson Bryan Key — proponent, theory of "Subliminal Seduction"
- Michael Ondaatje — poet, novelist
- Adrian Owen — Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging
- Balachandra Rajan — literary critic, theorist
- J. Philippe Rushton — controversial psychology professor on race and intelligence
- Bernard Shapiro — Canadian Ethics Commissioner
- Robert Uffen — geophysicist, professor
[edit] Chancellors
- Bishop Isaac Hellmuth (1878–1885)
- Alfred Peache (1885–1900)
- M. R. Meridith (1909–1914)
- W. J. Roche (1916–1929)(also Western's first medical graduate)
- Henry Cockshutt (1929–1944)
- Howard Ferguson (1945–1946)
- Arthur R. Ford (1947–1955)
- Richard G. Ivey (1955–1961)
- Verschoyle Philip Cronyn (1961–1967)
- Albert W. Trueman (1967–1971)
- John Robarts (1971–1976)
- J. Allyn Taylor (1976–1980)
- Richard M. Ivey (1980–1984)
- D.B. Weldon (1984–1988)
- Grant L. Reuber (1988–1992)
- Reva Gerstein (1992–1996)
- Peter Godsoe (1996–2000)
- Eleanor Clitheroe (2000–2004)
- Arthur Labatt (2004–2008)
- John Thompson (2008–present)
[edit] Presidents and Vice-Chancellors
- Dr. Nathaniel James (1908–1914)
- The Reverend Dr. Edward Braithwaite (1914–1919)
- "Triumvirate" (1919–1927)
- Dr. W. Sherwood Fox (1927–1947)
- Dr. George Hall (1947–1967)
- Dr. D. Carlton Williams (1967–1977)
- Dr. George Connell (1977–1984)
- Dr. Alan K. Adlington (acting president, 1984–1985)
- Dr. George Pedersen (1985–1994)
- Dr. Paul Davenport (1994–2009)
- Dr. Amit Chakma (2009–present)[1]
[edit] In fiction
- Michael Patterson, from the comic strip For Better or For Worse
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