List of people from Ottawa

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

• Bryan Adams, singer
• Terry Ananny, artist, nine paintings reproduced on Unicef cards
• 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.

See also

• List of Canadians