List of people from Windsor, Ontario
This is a list of people from Windsor, Ontario.
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A
- Meghan Agosta-Marciano, Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) player and Olympic medalist
- Glen Angus, Canadian artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and video games
- Albert Anstey, former darts player
- Oshiomogho Atogwe, former National Football League (NFL) player, analyst on TSN
B
- Steve Bacic, actor, raised in Windsor
- Iain Baxter&, OC, Governor General Award-winning visual artist, forerunner of Canadian conceptual art
- Matt Beleskey, NHL player
- Michael Dougall Bell, Canada's Ambassador to Jordan (1987–90)
- Dave Beneteau, UFC fighter and wrestler
- Douglas G. Bergeron, CEO, investor, philanthropist
- Reno Bertoia (1935–2011), Major League Baseball player
- Hank Biasatti (1922–1996), former MLB baseball player and National Basketball Association basketball player
- James Bondy, entertainer, star of the children's show Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld
- Bob Boughner, head coach and former player in the NHL; part-owner of Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires
- Mike Brkovich, basketball player, businessman
- Brian Bulcke, CFL player for Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Seth Bullock (1849–1919), merchant and U.S. Marshal famous for tenure in Deadwood, SD
- Sean Burke, former NHL player
- Jeff Burrows, drummer of The Tea Party
C
- Stuart Chatwood, bass player of The Tea Party, composer for video game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Kenneth Church, jockey, Windsor / Essex County Sports Hall of Fame inductee
- Stubby Clapp, former MLB baseball player
- Dorothy Collins (1926–1994), singer, actress, and recording artist
- Arjen Colquhoun, CFL player for the Edmonton Eskimos
- Joe Comartin, former politician
- Greg Constantine, artist
- Dave Cooke, politician, former Minister of Education
- Tyrone Crawford, NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
- Sharon Creelman, field hockey player
- David Croll (1900–1991), former mayor of Windsor, first member of the Jewish faith appointed to a federal or provincial cabinet in Canada
- Emilia Cundari (1930–2005), operatic soprano
D
- George Dadamo, former MPP (1990–1995)
- Scott D'Amore, professional wrestler, manager and booker
- Ken Daneyko, former NHL player
- Alexander Deans, inventor, artist, and public speaker
- Andy Delmore, NHL player
- Johnny Devine, professional wrestler[1]
- Drew Dilkens, present mayor of Windsor
- Jesse Divnich, industry personality and analyst, video games (from LaSalle)
- Roxi DLite, burlesque performer
- Tie Domi, former NHL player (from Belle River)
- Dwight Duncan, former Finance Minister of Ontario
E
- Aaron Ekblad, NHL player
F
- Christine Fellows, musician
- Ron Fellows, race car driver
- Colm Feore, actor
- John Ferguson, Sr., former NHL player and executive
- Katie Findlay, actor
- Cam Fowler, NHL player
- Eddie Francis, former mayor of Windsor
G
- Frances M. Gage, sculptor
- Marty Gervais, poet and publisher
- Barbara Gowdy, novelist
- Herb Gray (1931–2014), former Liberal Member of Parliament and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
H
- Richie Hawtin, techno musician
- George Hester, Olympic athlete
- David H. Hubel, research scientist and Nobel Prize winner[2]
- Garth Hudson, organist and keyboardist for Canadian rock group The Band
- Michael D. Hurst, former mayor of Windsor, Justice of Peace
J
- Dan Jancevski, former NHL player
- Gordie Johnson, guitarist and vocalist of Big Sugar
- Spider Jones, former boxer
- Ed Jovanovski, former NHL player
K
- Zack Kassian, NHL player with Edmonton Oilers
- Jerry Kauric, former NFL and CFL football player
- Rick Kehoe, former NHL player and coach
- Ruth Kerr (1916–1974), athlete, 1932 Summer Olympics, at age 16; first Windsor-born person to represent Canada in Olympics [3]
- Tim Kerr, former NHL player
- Malcolm Knight, Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank and former General Manager of Bank for International Settlements
- Robert Knuckle, historian, bestselling author, actor and playwright
- Killer Kowalski (1926–2008), WWE Hall of Famer, professional wrestler and trainer
- Tomasz Kucharzewski (1968–2008), martial artist
L
- Mathew Charles Lamb (1948–1976), spree killer acquitted on grounds of insanity, later killed in action while fighting for the Rhodesian Security Forces
- Thomas W. LaSorda, former CEO of Chrysler Canada Group
- Karen Lawrence, writer
- Mike Lazaridis, CEO of Research in Motion, inventor of the BlackBerry
- Lou Lefaive (1928–2002), Canadian sports administrator and civil servant[4]
- Ken Lewenza, Sr., former head of the Canadian Auto Workers
- Marion Lewis (born 1925), Canadian medical researcher
- Aaron Lowe, pairs figure skater with Megan Wing
- Budd Lynch (1917–2012), announcer for the Detroit Red Wings
M
- Marco Marsan, author
- Jeff Martin, guitarist and lead vocalist of The Tea Party
- Matt Martin, NHL player for the New York Islanders
- Paul Martin, Liberal former Prime Minister of Canada
- Paul Martin Sr. (1903–1992), longtime federal cabinet minister; father of the former PM
- Sheila Martin, wife of former Prime Minister Paul Martin
- Medo Martinello, former NLA lacrosse player, NLL Quebec Caribous and MILL Detroit Turbos lacrosse coach, IHL and NCAA hockey referee
- Brian Masse, politician
- Brandon McBride, Olympian, 800m runner, Canadian National Record Holder
- Sean McCann, actor
- Howard McCurdy (1932–2018), the New Democratic Party's first African-Canadian Member of Parliament
- Eugene McNamara, poet, novelist, University of Windsor English Professor Emeritus
- Eddie Mio, former NHL player
N
- Sophie Nélisse, actress in movies including The Book Thief
O
P
- Mark Paré, former NHL linesman
- Alton C. Parker (1907–1989), first black Canadian police detective
- Christina Pazsitzky, Canadian-American comedian
- Richard Peddie, former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
- Jacqueline Pillon, actress
- Oliver Platt, television and film actor
- Lloyd Pollock, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
- Cathy Priestner, speed skater, 1976 Winter Olympics, silver medalist in 500-metre event
- Bob Probert (1965–2010), former NHL player
- Sandra Pupatello, politician
- Matt Puempel, NHL player in the Detroit Red Wings organization
Q
- Joel Quenneville, NHL coach and former player
R
- Rob Raco, actor, musician
- Amanda Reason, Olympic swimmer, former world record holder[5]
- J. Paul Reddam, academic, businessman, racehorse owner
- Brett Romberg, NFL football player
- Ernestine Russell, first female Olympic gymnast, 1956 Melbourne Summer games
- Warren Rychel, former NHL player
S
- Lionel Sanders, triathlete
- Erika Schmutz, paralympic athlete (wheelchair rugby)
- Jack Scott, rockabilly singer
- Tyler Scott, CFL player Toronto Argonauts, former player with Holy Names Knights
- Kim Shaw, actress
- Larry Shreve, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) professional wrestler known as Abdullah the Butcher (WWE Hall of Famer)
- Joe Siddall, former MLB baseball player
- Jagmeet Singh, politician and leader of the federal New Democratic Party
- Jimmy Skinner (1917–2007), former NHL coach and executive
- Brad Smith, NHL player 1978-1987 (nicknamed "Motor City Smitty")
- D. J. Smith, former NHL player, now coach of Ottawa Senators
- Brad Snyder (born 1976), Olympic athlete 1996, 2000, 2004
- David Sobolov, voice actor and director
- Skip Spence (1946–1999), composer, multi-instrumentalist, member of Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape
- Walter Spencer, CFL player for Toronto Argonauts
- The Reverend J O L Spracklin, Methodist minister who killed an illicit trader in alcohol in 1920, later tried and acquitted
- Dave Steen, decathlete, Olympic bronze medal winner
- John Swainson (1925–1994), Governor of Michigan 1961–1963
T
- Tamia, R&B singer
- Chris Taylor, lawyer, Global President of eOne Music
- Fred Thomas, multi-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football)
- Daryl Townsend, CFL player
- Keegan Connor Tracy, actress
- David Tremblay, freestyle wrestler, 2012 Olympian
- William Troy, abolitionist and preacher
- John Tucker, former NHL player
- Shania Twain, country singer
V
- Daniel Victor, singer, songwriter, producer of Neverending White Lights
- Christian Vincent, actor, dancer, choreographer
- Tessa Virtue, ice dancer, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion with her partner Scott Moir
- Harold Vokes, malacologist and paleontologist
W
- Hiram Walker (1816–1899), founder of distillery
- Aaron Ward, retired NHL player, now hockey analyst for TSN
- Felix Watts (1892–1966), inventor
- Kyle Wellwood, retired NHL player[6]
- Solomon White (1836–1911), lawyer and politician
- Petey Williams, professional wrestler
- Kortney Wilson, professional house-flipper and musician
- Luke Willson, NFL football player for Seattle Seahawks
- Ron Wilson, former NHL coach
- Ryan Wilson, former NHL player[7]
- Megan Wing, pairs figure skater with Aaron Lowe
- Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, actress
Z
- Alexander Zonjic, jazz musician
References
- ^ Hot Shot Johnny Devine
- ^ David H. Hubel - Autobiography
- ^ The Olympians among us ISBN 1-895305-37-3 page 2
- ^ Ferguson, Bob (2005). Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd. p. 256. ISBN 1-55041-855-6.
- ^ "Reason, Pierse shut out of medals in 50m breaststroke". CBC News. August 2, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ NHL Player Profile - Kyle Wellwood
- ^ "Ryan Wilson". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 12, 2019.