# List of people from Greater Sudbury

This is a list of people from the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It includes people from all communities and nations within the current city boundaries.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Eve Adams, politician
* Chuck Adamson, goaltender
* Alfons Adetuyi, film director (High Chicago, Love Jacked)
* Robert Adetuyi, screenwriter (Stomp the Yard)
* Al Arbour, NHL coach
* George Armstrong, NHL Hall of Famer
* Kelley Armstrong, author, creator of the Women of the Otherworld book series
* Brian Ashton, soccer player
* Larry Aurie, former captain of the Detroit Red Wings
* Marcel Aymar, musician

## B

* John Baby, hockey player
* Robert Bain, politician
* Drew Bannister, hockey player
* Andy Barbe, hockey player
* Rick Bartolucci, politician
* Alex Baumann, Olympic gold medalist (1984)
* William S. Beaton, politician
* Jean Robert Beaulé, politician
* Rhéal Bélisle, politician
* Robert Charles Bell, author
* Richard E. Bennett, Mormon historian and author
* Christian Bernier, volleyball player
* Todd Bertuzzi, NHL hockey player
* Tyler Bertuzzi, NHL hockey player
* Larry Berrio, country musician
* Tyler Beskorowany, hockey player
* Silvio Bettio, hockey player
* Murray Biggar, politician
* Brian Bigger, politician
* Ryan Bishops, musician
* Hector "Toe" Blake, NHL player, coached eight Stanley Cup teams
* Al Blanchard, hockey player
* Sean Blanchard, hockey player
* Harry Bloy, politician
* Frank Blum, hockey player
* Michel Bock, historian and winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for French language non-fiction
* Fred Boimistruck, hockey player
* Kerry Bond, hockey player
* Tessa Bonhomme, member of Team Canada women's hockey
* Raymond Bonin, politician
* Phillip Boudreault, boxer and biker
* Joe Bowen, Canadian sportscaster (Molson Leafs Hockey)
* Randy Boyd, hockey player
* Brian Bradley, hockey player
* Jim Bradley, politician
* Lysette Brochu, writer
* Mark Browning, musician
* Andrew Brunette, NHL player
* Cummy Burton, former NHL player with Detroit Red Wings; OHL alumni with Sudbury Wolves
* Jeffrey Buttle, figure skater

## C

* Lorenzo Cadieux, historian
* Bryan Campbell, NHL and WHA hockey player
* Sterling Campbell, politician
* Lucien Campeau, cardiologist
* Robert Campeau, financier
* Patricia Cano, singer and actress
* Wayne Carleton, NHL and WHA hockey player
* Robert Carlin, politician
* Randy Carlyle, NHL player, NHL coach
* Judy Feld Carr, humanitarian who rescued over 3,000 Jewish people from war-torn Syria in the 1970s and 1980s
* Susan Carscallen, figure skater
* Rita Celli, journalist
* Gene Ceppetelli, football player
* Marie Charette-Poulin, politician
* Diane Chase
* Ray Chénier, politician
* Margaret Christakos, poet
* Joe Cimino, politician
* Kevin Closs, singer-songwriter
* Francis Cochrane, politician
* Bob Cook
* Cindy Cook, children's entertainer and former host of Polka Dot Door
* James Cooper, politician
* Pedro Costa
* Sean Costello, author
* D'Arcy Coulson
* David Courtemanche, politician
* Gary Croteau
* Troy Crowder, hockey player
* Bud Cullen, politician

## D

* Michel Dallaire, writer
* Jean-Marc Dalpé, dramatist and two-time winner of the Governor General's Award
* Gaston Demers
* Andrew Desjardins, NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks
* Jacqueline Desmarais, billionaire
* Jean Noël Desmarais
* Louis Desmarais
* Paul Desmarais, businessman
* Paul Desmarais, Jr.
* Nancy Diamond, politician
* Robert Dickson, poet and winner of the 2002 Governor General's Award for French poetry
* Anne Ditchburn, ballet dancer, choreographer, and Golden Globe-nominated film actress
* Ron Duguay, NHL player
* Rand Dyck, academic

## E

* Judy Erola, former federal cabinet minister and Member of Parliament
* Robert Esmie, Olympic gold medalist (1996)
* Jack Egers, NHL (Washington and New York Rangers)

## F

* Joe Fabbro, politician
* Ronald Peter Fabbro, Roman Catholic Bishop
* Norman Fawcett, politician
* Peter Fenton, politician
* Bob Fitchner, WHA and NHL hockey player
* John Flesch, NHL hockey player
* Gerry Foley, NHL hockey player
* Marcus Foligno, OHL player; silver medalist at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
* Mike Foligno, NHL player, OHL coach
* Nick Foligno, NHL player
* Dave Fortier, NHL and OHL player
* Marion Foster, mystery writer
* Stephen Fournier, politician
* Jim Fox, NHL hockey player
* Jason Frederick, composer and musician
* Pete Friesen, guitarist and songwriter with Alice Cooper and The Almighty
* Doug Frith, politician

## G

* Aaron Gavey, hockey player
* France Gélinas, MPP Nickel Belt politician
* Welland Gemmell, former MPP
* Gaétan Gervais, professor, co-designer of the Franco-Ontarian flag
* Eddie Giacomin, hockey player
* Frank Giustra, business executive, particularly successful in the mining and filmmaking industries, philanthropist
* Colton Gobbo, actor
* Gerald S. Graham, imperial and naval historian; University of London professor
* Gil Grand, country musician
* Claude Gravelle, MP, Nickel Belt politician

## H

* Matthew Heiti, writer
* Keith Hennessy, San Francisco-based dancer, choreographer, and performance artist, regarded as a pioneer of queer and AIDS-themed expressionist dance
* Tracy Horgan, professional curler on the World Curling Tour, three time provincial junior champion
* Andrew Hyatt, country singer

## I

* Joe Ironstone (1898–1972), professional ice hockey player

## J

* James Jerome, former federal Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Commons
* David Johnston, former Governor General of Canada
* Rebecca Johnston, Olympic gold medalist for Canada's women's hockey team

## K

* Devon Kershaw, competitive cross-country skier
* Jordan Kilganon, basketball slam dunker
* Gary Kinsman, sociologist and professor at Laurentian University
* Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie, musician

## L

* Cloé Lacasse, soccer player for Canada
* Chloé LaDuchesse, writer
* Marc Laforge, NHL player
* Yvon Lambert, NHL player
* François Lamoureux, musician
* Pierre Lamoureux, musician
* Viviane Lapointe, politician
* Floyd Laughren, former Member of Provincial Parliament and Ontario Minister of Finance
* Paul Lefebvre, politician
* Mark Leslie, writer, author of Spooky Sudbury
* David Lickley, filmmaker and musician
* Dave Lowry, NHL player

## M

* Derek MacKenzie, NHL player
* Kate Maki, singer-songwriter
* Troy Mallette, player
* Robert Marinier, playwright and television writer
* Diane Marleau, Liberal politician
* Elie Martel, NDP politician
* Shelley Martel, NDP politician
* Jake Mathews, country musician
* Bruce Mau, designer
* Marc Mayer, art curator and director of the National Gallery of Canada
* Melchior Mbonimpa, writer
* Mirl "Red" McCarthy, sportsman and coach
* Dale McCourt, NHL player
* Peter McGillivray, opera singer
* Ken McGowan, politician
* Ross McLaren, filmmaker and artist
* Pierre R. Morisset, 32nd Canadian Surgeon General
* Sharon Murdock, former MPP

## N

* Angela Narth, children's author
* Roger Nash, poet

## O

* Terry O'Reilly, CBC Radio host, author

## P

* B. P. Paquette, film director, screenwriter, producer, and academic
* Robert Paquette, singer-songwriter
* Stéphane Paquette, francophone singer-songwriter and actor (Météo+)
* Eli Pasquale, member of Canada's national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics
* Michael Persinger, cognitive neuroscience researcher and professor at Laurentian University
* Herb Petras, Major-General (Ret.), Canadian Forces
* Reg Plummer, Olympic field hockey player
* Marie-Paule Poulin, Senator and president of the Liberal Party of Canada
* Joel Prpic NHL player

## R

* Alma Ricard, businesswoman and philanthropist, Officer of the Order of Canada
* F. Baxter Ricard, media proprietor
* Alex J. Robinson, country musician
* Jeff Rock, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto
* John Rodriguez, politician, former MP for Nickel Belt and former mayor of the city
* Kimberly Rogers, woman whose death in 2001, while under house arrest for a disputed welfare fraud conviction, became a major political issue in Ontario
* Richard Rose, theatre director
* Art Ross, NHL player
* Sam Rothschild (1899–1987), NHL player; first Sudburian to play on a Stanley Cup winning team; first Jewish hockey player in the NHL; nominated to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
* Jeffrey Round, writer

## S

* Denis St-Jules, writer and radio broadcaster
* Frank St. Marseille, hockey player and coach
* Brian Savage, NHL player
* Sarah Selecky, writer
* Dan Seguin, NHL player
* Eddie Shack, NHL player
* Marc Serré, politician
* Sandra Shamas, comedian
* Linda Sorgini, actress
* Irv Spencer, NHL player with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, and the Detroit Red Wings
* Frederick Squire, musician
* Syla Swords, basketball player

## T

* Dave Taylor, NHL player
* Lydia Taylor, rock singer
* Glenn Thibeault, politician
* Floyd Thomson, hockey player
* Jan Thornhill, children's writer and artist
* Alex Trebek, television host of Jeopardy!
* Jerry Toppazzini, hockey player
* Zellio Toppazzini, hockey player

## W

* Thelma Walmsley, baseball player for the Racine Belles of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
* Kay Whitmore, NHL goalie