# List of people from Sarnia

This is a list of notable people, past and present, who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
* Top
* 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

* Bill Abbott Jr., sailor
* Cam Abbott, hockey player
* Chris Abbott, hockey player
* Joanne Abbott, sailor
* Katie Abbott, sailor
* Matt Abbott, sailor
* Bob Ackles, football administrator
* Stephen Andrews, visual artist
* Doug Armstrong, NHL St. Louis Blues hockey executive
* Neil Armstrong, former NHL linesman and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

## B

* Charles E. Bastien, animation director
* Tim Bernhardt, hockey player
* Jean-Robert Bernier, 38th Canadian Surgeon General, principal medical adviser to the North Atlantic Alliance
* Mark Bice, curler
* Steve Bice, curler
* Richard Beland (photographer), entertainment photographer
* Paul Blundy, politician
* Brad Boston, sailor
* David Boushy, politician
* John Bradley, physician
* Mike Bradley, politician
* Andy Brandt, former city alderman and mayor, former head of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, and former chairman and CEO of the LCBO
* Michael A. Brown, former Ontario Speaker of the House
* Nick Bucci, former professional baseball player in the Milwaukee Brewers Farm system
* Shawn Burr, NHL hockey player who played 878 career games and finished with 181 goals and 440 points
* Jerry Butler, hockey player

## C

* Leo Cahill, football administrator
* William Campbell, politician
* Mike Ceresia, racquetball player
* David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber; panelist on Dragons' Den
* Talia Chiarelli, gymnast
* Dino Ciccarelli, former NHL hockey player who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010
* Susan Clark, actress
* Dale Clarke, hockey player
* Jim Clayton, musician
* Voltairine de Cleyre, activist
* Daryl Cloran, theatre director
* Charlie Cotch, hockey player
* Dave Cranmer, CFL player
* Mike Crombeen, hockey player

## D

* Mike Dark, hockey player
* Alex De Carolis, soccer player
* Carrie Delahunt, curler
* Caroline Di Cocco, politician
* James Doohan, actor, "Scotty" on Star Trek; attended Sarnia Collegiate Institute & Technical School
* Robyn Doolittle, journalist
* Rick Dowswell, athlete
* Derek Drouin, athlete

## E

* Marian Engel, author
* Eric Ethridge, country pop singer, songwriter, chiropractor
* Lance Evers, professional wrestler known as Lance Storm

## F

* Justin Fazio, hockey player
* Ron Fogarty, hockey coach
* Scott Foster, accountant and emergency NHL goaltender
* Brian Francis, novelist
* Jamie Fraser, hockey player
* Kerry Fraser, NHL referee
* Rick Fraser, hockey player

## G

* Cheryl Gallant, politician
* Roger Gallaway, politician
* Mike Gardiner, MLB player with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, and the Detroit Tigers
* Ted Garvin, NHL and AHL coach winner of the Turner Cup
* Brian Groombridge, artist
* Sara Gross, athlete
* Emm Gryner, musician, actress
* Don Gutteridge, writer
* Barbara Gasser, gymnast

## H

* Lloyd Haddon, hockey player
* Chris Hadfield, astronaut for whom Sarnia's airport is named; first Canadian to walk in space
* Dave Hadfield, musician
* Wilfred Smith Haney, politician
* Kyp Harness, musician and writer
* George "Duke" Harris, NHL player with the Minnesota North Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs
* Steve Hazlett, hockey player
* Jordan Hill, hockey player
* Matt Hill, professional golfer, 2009 Jack Nicklaus Award winner; the only golfer besides Tiger Woods to win the Conference, Regional and National Championship in same season; plays at North Carolina State University
* Jamie Hislop, hockey player
* Mike Hobin, hockey player
* Doug Hocking, CFL player
* Sean Hogan, singer/songwriter, performing recording artist, rock drummer, studied jazz at Humber and Music Industry Arts at Fanshawe College
* Gary Holt, hockey player
* John Hubbell, skater
* Chuck Huizinga, hockey player
* Jim Hunt, sports journalist

## J

* Lloyd Douglas Jackson, politician
* Ken James, politician
* Dustin Jeffrey, professional hockey player in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization
* Thomas George Johnston, politician

## K

* Karen Kidd, aquatic ecotoxicologist
* Shannon Kee, curler
* Patrick Kerwin, Chief Justice of Canada
* Sami Khan, filmmaker
* Don Knowles, rugby player
* Henry Kock, horticulturist

## L

* Mary Lawson, writer
* William Leach, Canadian Armed Forces officer
* Eugene Carlisle LeBel, academician
* Dan Leckie, politician
* Ryan LeDrew
* Stephanie LeDrew
* Hank Lehvonen
* Michael Leighton, NHL goalie
* Sunny Leone, Bollywood actress, adult entertainer
* Richard Vryling Lesueur, politician

## M

* Kenneth Maaten, athlete
* Roberta MacAdams, politician
* Alexander Mackenzie, the second Prime Minister of Canada; namesake of one of Sarnia's high schools; buried in Sarnia's Lakeview Cemetery
* Ellen MacKinnon, politician
* Dave Madden, actor
* Michael Marinaro, skater
* Cameron Mathison, All My Children actor
* Owen Maynard, engineer
* John McCahill, hockey player
* Scott McCord, actor
* Heath McCormick, curler
* Gary McCracken, musician
* Pauline Mills McGibbon, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
* David McGillivray, skater
* Ian McKegney, hockey player
* Tony McKegney, NHL hockey player who scored 20 or more goals in eight seasons of his 900+ game career
* Rick McNair, athlete and writer
* Arnie McWatters, rugby player
* Sid Meier, programmer and designer of several popular computer strategy games
* Wayne Merrick, NHL hockey player who played 774 career games
* Kim Mitchell, rock musician
* Jeremy Molitor, boxer
* Steve Molitor, boxer, two-time and current International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion
* Dominic Moore, hockey player
* Robbie Moore, hockey player
* Ian Murray, politician
* Laurence B. Mussio, businessman

## N

* Harry Neale, CBC hockey commentator
* Bob Neely, hockey player
* Kraig Nienhuis, player

## O

* George Olah, 1994 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and researcher at Dow Chemical

## P

* Frederick Forsyth Pardee, politician
* G. Scott Paterson, businessman
* Nick Paithouski, rugby player
* Rob Palmer, hockey player
* Dominique Pegg, gymnast.
* Norm Perry, football player
* Jessica Platt, hockey player
* Marie Prevost, actress

## R

* Kim Renders, theatre professional
* Dean Robertson, golfer
* Patricia Rozema, film director
* Katherine Ryan, comedian

## S

* Marceil Saddy, politician
* Lloyd St. Amand, politician
* Dave Salmoni, zoologist, animal trainer, and television host on Animal Planet and The Discovery Channel
* Boady Santavy, weightlifter
* Dalas Santavy, weightlifter
* Alfred H. Savage, horticulturalist, transit manager (Toronto Transit Commission, Chicago Transit Authority), municipal manager
* Shelley Scarrow, television producer
* R. Murray Schafer, composer
* Matt Scurfield, musician
* Kevin Sharp, soccer player
* Jason Simon, hockey player
* Rene Simpson, tennis player
* David William Smith, politician
* Mike Stapleton, former NHL player; son of Pat Stapleton
* Pat Stapleton (1940-2020), former NHL player mainly known for his career with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1966-1973. He was the second and final coach of the World Hockey Association Chicago Cougars from 1973-1975. He was elected as an inaugural inductee in the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
* Brad Staubitz, hockey player
* Harry Steel, politician
* Taylor Steele, skater
* Hilary Stellingwerff, athlete
* Mike Stevens, legendary harmonica virtuoso, regular on the Grand Ole Opry
* Lance Storm, wrestler
* Bruce Sweeney, film director

## T

* Dave Taylor, politician
* Rob Thomson, MLB manager, Philadelphia Phillies
* Wayne Tosh, CFL player
* Keegan Connor Tracy, actress, born Tracy Armstrong

## V

* Pat Verbeek, NHL hockey player with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings; Stanley Cup winner with the Dallas Stars

## W

* Carol Wainio, artist
* Angela Walker, tennis player
* Don Ward, former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins
* Joe Ward, hockey player
* Jim Watson, current mayor of Ottawa
* Mike Weir, PGA Tour golfer, winner of the 2003 Masters
* Paul Wells, journalist, editor, Toronto Star
* John Wing, Jr., comedian and frequent The Tonight Show with Jay Leno guest
* Donovan Woods, singer-songwriter
* Steve Wormith, CFL player

## Y

* Paul Ysebaert, former NHL player