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The following is a short list of notable people from the Province of Ontario.
Scientists / Physicians
- Sir Frederick Banting -- Co-discoverer of insulin.
- Dr. Charles Best -- Co-discoverer of insulin.
- Dr. Norman Bethune -- Physician. Pioneered the use of in-field blood transfusions during the Spanish Civil War. Later joined the Communist guerillas in China in the 1930s.
- Dr. Roberta Bondar -- Astronaut. Neurologist. - Sault Ste. Marie
- Mathew Evans -- Inventor. Created and patentded the first incandescent light bulb in 1874—five years before Thomas Edison's US patent.
- Dr.Wilbur Franks -- Physician and inventor. Developed first anti-gravity or "G-suit" now used by air crews and astronauts. Also noted for his work in cancer research.
- Dr. James Naismith -- Physician. Inventor of the game of basketball.
References
- ^ Parish, James Robert (2004). The Hollywood Book of Scandals: The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of More Than 100 American Movie and TV Idols. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 212–213. ISBN 0071421890.