List of people from Peterborough, Ontario

Peterborough and its surrounding area is and has been home to many notable people, especially considering its relatively small size. It has been especially prolific in producing players for the NHL through the Peterborough Petes. It also has produced a number of musicians, actors and authors.

Actors

• Matt Frewer, known for playing Max Headroom
• Ben Hollingsworth
• Barclay Hope
• William Hope
• Linda Kash
• David Kaye, voice actor
• Gordon Sackville, silent film actor
• Estella Warren, former synchronized swimmer; model and actress

Athletes

• Les Ascott, (d. 2013) former CFL player with the Toronto Argonauts
• Zac Bierk, former professional hockey player and brother of Sebastian Bach
• Scotty Bowman, former hockey coach, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens
• Steve Chiasson, (1967–1999) National Hockey League player
• John Druce, former NHL player with Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers
• Vince Dunn, NHL player with the St. Louis Blues
• Shawn Evans, NLL player with the Buffalo Bandits
• Mike Fisher, NHL player with the Nashville Predators; husband of Carrie Underwood
• Carl Fitzgerald, CFL player with the Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Bob Gainey, former NHL player and now General Manager with the Montreal Canadiens
• Rex Harrington, ballet dancer
• Mike Keenan, former NHL coach with the Calgary Flames
• Tracey Kelusky, lacrosse player
• Steve Larmer, former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers
• Johnny Mark, former CFL player
• Rick McCrank, professional skateboarder
• Greg Millen, hockey analyst, goaltender for the NHL
• Roger Neilson, (1934–2003) innovative NHL coach who spent ten years coaching the Peterborough Petes
• Corey Perry, NHL player with the Anaheim Ducks, Stanley Cup winner (2007), Olympic Gold Medalist (2010)
• Bobby Roode, professional wrestler working for WWE
• Marc Savard, professional hockey player
• Brad Sinopoli, CFL player with the Ottawa Redblacks
• Cory Stillman, former NHL player
• Chris White, lacrosse player
• Jesse Young, professional basketball player with MMT Estudiantes in the Spanish Liga ACB

Musicians

• Tebey, country singer, pop
• Sebastian Bach, lead singer of rock band Skid Row
• Adam Gontier, singer, songwriter and guitarist of Saint Asonia
• Emily Haines, musician, lead singer of Metric
• Ronnie Hawkins, rock musician, currently resides in Lakefield (Peterborough County)
• Ramin Karimloo, singer, songwriter, West End/Broadway performer
• Trevor McNevan, lead singer of rock band Thousand Foot Krutch
• Luke Nicholson, singer, songwriter
• Serena Ryder, singer and songwriter
• Neil Sanderson, drummer of Three Days Grace
• Christian Tanna, brother of Jagori Tanna; co-founder of the band I Mother Earth
• Jagori Tanna, brother of Christian Tanna; co-founder of the band I Mother Earth
• Greg Wells, Grammy winning record producer and songwriter
• Rob Wells, songwriter and record producer
• Royal Wood, singer, songwriter

Politicians

• George Albertus Cox (1840–1914), former mayor, Canadian Senator
• Dean Del Mastro
• Gerard Kennedy, 2006 Liberal leadership candidate, studied at Trent University
• Peter Robinson (1785–1838), Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario

Religion

• Alden John Bell, Roman Catholic bishop

Writers

• Dave Carley, playwright
• Robertson Davies, (1913–1995), novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and professor
• Manly Palmer Hall, philosopher and mystical author
• Hugh Kenner, scholar of modernist literature
• Yann Martel, winner of the Booker Prize, studied philosophy at Peterborough's Trent University
• Paul Nicholas Mason, author of The Night Drummer, Battered Soles, The Red Dress and A Pug Called Poppy
• Derek McCormack, writer
• Leah McLaren, journalist, author
• Susanna Moodie, 19th-century author
• Ian Rogers, horror writer
• Catherine Parr Traill, 19th-century author

Other

• Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of Research In Motion
• Dr. Roberta Bondar, chancellor of Trent University; first Canadian woman in space
• Seán Cullen, comedian, radio personality
• Peter Demos, MIT physicist, former director of Bates Linear Accelerator
• Joseph Flavelle (1858–1939), businessman, Baron
• Sandford Fleming (1827–1915), engineer, inventor; invented Standard Time
• Jeffrey Karp, bioengineering researcher, Harvard professor
• Dr. Henry Rowe Hocking Kenner, B.A., LL.D. (1867–1944), educator and principal
• Trevor Kincaid (1872–1970), zoologist at the University of Washington
• John D. Lowry, film restoration expert
• Dan O'Toole, TSN SportsCentre anchor
• Thomas Symons, founding President of Trent University
• Peter Woodcock (1939–2010), convicted killer
• Eberhard Zeidler, architect