# List of people from Ottawa

This is a list of notable people who are associated with Ottawa, 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

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Hugh Acheson | 1971 | | Chef |
| Bill Adkins | circa 1889 | 1982 | Stage manager |
| Thomas Ahearn | 1855 | 1938 | Inventor and businessman, holder of several patents, driving force behind Ottawa's streetcar system |
| Sulekha Ali | | | Singer |
| Frank Amyot | 1904 | 1962 | Sportsperson, Canada's only gold medal winner from the 1936 Summer Olympics |
| Thomas Victor Anderson | 1881 | 1972 | Former Chief of the Army Staff |
| Paul Anka | 1941 | | Singer |
| Eli Ankou | 1994 | | NFL player |
| Margaret Atwood | 1939 | | Writer |
| Emily Austin | | | Writer |
| Eva Avila | 1987 | | Singer, 4th season Canadian Idol champion |
| Dan Aykroyd | 1952 | | Comedian, singer, actor and screenwriter |
| Peter Aylen | 1799 | 1868 | Businessperson, timber producer |

## B

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Janis Babson | 1950 | 1961 | Organ donor, subject of two books |
| Jamie Baker | 1966 | | Former NHL player |
| Jay Baruchel | 1983 | | Actor, screenwriter, comedian |
| Brendan Bell | 1983 | | NHL and AHL player |
| Belly | 1984 | | Rapper |
| Clint Benedict | 1892 | 1976 | NHL goaltender and hockey hall of famer; credited as first goaltender to don a mask in an NHL game and as an early pioneer of the butterfly style |
| Louis-Théodore Besserer | 1785 | 1861 | Lieutenant during War of 1812, notary, political figure, land use developer in neighbourhood now known as Sandy Hill |
| Braddish Billings | 1783 | 1864 | Early settler for whom the community of Billings Bridge was named |
| Elkanah Billings | 1820 | 1876 | Paleontologist |
| Thomas Birkett | 1844 | 1920 | Former mayor of Ottawa and member of the House of Commons of Canada |
| Robert Blackburn | 1828 | 1894 | Lumber merchant and a member of the House of Commons of Canada |
| Fedir Bohatyrchuk | 1892 | 1984 | Chess master and politician |
| John Rudolphus Booth | 1827 | 1925 | Lumber and railway baron |
| Mark Borowiecki | 1989 | | NHL player |
| Billy Boucher | 1899 | 1958 | Former NHL player |
| Mark Bourrie | 1957 | | Author, journalist and lawyer |
| Matt Bradley | 1978 | | Former NHL player |
| Fred Brathwaite | 1972 | | Former NHL player |
| Rod Brind'Amour | 1970 | | Former NHL player |
| Dave Brockie | 1963 | 2014 | Frontman for metal band Gwar |
| Maurice Brodie | 1903 | 1939 | Polio researcher |
| Erskine Henry Bronson | 1844 | 1920 | Businessperson and politician |
| Henry Franklin Bronson | 1817 | 1889 | Lumber baron |
| Élisabeth Bruyère | 1818 | 1876 | Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown, the city's first hospital, and the first bilingual school in Ontario |
| Chris Bumstead | 1995 | | bodybuilder with six Mr. Olympia Classic Physique wins (2019–2024) |
| Nathan Burgoine | | | Writer |
| Thomas Burrowes | 1796 | 1866 | Artist, noted for artworks he created while serving as a surveyor and overseer during the construction of the Rideau Canal |
| Tom Butler | 1951 | | Actor |
| John By | 1779 | 1836 | Lieutenant colonel, overseer of the construction of the canal and founder of the city |
| Paul Byron | 1989 | | Forward for Montreal Canadiens |

## C

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Ernie Calcutt | 1932 | 1984 | Ottawa Rough Riders announcer on CFRA radio, Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame inductee |
| Hélène Campbell | 1991 | | Organ donation campaigner |
| Noah Cantor | 1971 | | Former CFL player |
| John Carling | 1828 | 1911 | Founder of the Ontario Agricultural College and the Central Experimental Farm |
| Bruce Cassidy | 1965 | | Former NHL player and Current NHL Head Coach of the Vegas Golden Knights |
| Tom Cavanagh | 1963 | | Actor |
| Cody Ceci | 1993 | | NHL player |
| Parri Ceci | 1961 | | CFL player |
| Sarah Chalke | 1976 | | Actress |
| Keshia Chanté | 1988 | | Singer-songwriter, television personality, actress |
| Bob Chiarelli | 1941 | | Politician, former mayor of Ottawa |
| King Clancy | 1903 | 1986 | Former NHL player, referee, coach, and executive |
| Catherine Clark | 1976 | | Television broadcaster and daughter of former Prime Minister Joe Clark |
| Bryan Cochrane | 1957 | | Curler |
| Bruce Cockburn | 1945 | | Folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter |
| Samantha Cogan | 1997 | | Ice hockey player for PWHL Toronto |
| Eldon Coombe | 1941 | | Curler |
| Bill Cowley | 1912 | 1993 | Hall of Fame hockey star, NHL scoring champion 1941, founder of Ottawa 67's |
| Alex Cullen | 1951 | | Politician, former MPP and member of Ottawa City Council |
| Barry Cullen | 1935 | | Former NHL player |
| Brian Cullen | 1933 | | Former NHL player |
| Elisha Cuthbert | 1982 | | Actress |

## D

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Gabriela Dabrowski | 1992 | | Tennis player |
| Sévère D'Aoust | | | Established a village in the region of Bearbrook in 1854 |
| Jack Darragh | 1890 | 1924 | Former NHL player |
| Jonathan David | 2000 | | Canada men's national soccer team player |
| Bruce Delaney | | | Curler |
| Paul Dewar | 1963 | 2019 | Politician, former MP |
| Gabrielle Diana | 1999 | | Social media influencer and transgender rights activist |
| Clive Doucet | 1946 | | Writer and politician |
| Pierre Dufault | 1934 | | Radio-Canada journalist and sports commentator |
| Cecil Duncan | 1893 | 1979 | Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president |
| James Duthie | 1966 | | Sportscaster on TSN |

## E

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Ben Eager | 1984 | | NHL and AHL player |
| Kathleen Edwards | 1978 | | Singer-songwriter and musician |
| John Egan | 1811 | 1857 | Businessman and politician |
| Chris Evans | 1847 | 1917 | Farmer and teamster turned outlaw |

## F

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| John Fauquier | 1909 | 1981 | Aviator and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber pilot |
| Shulamith Firestone | 1945 | 2012 | Radical feminist, writer and activist |
| Graham Fraser | 1946 | | Journalist and Commissioner of Official Languages |

## G

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Jeremy Gara | 1978 | | Drummer for Arcade Fire |
| Chris Gardner | 1985 | | Curler |
| Derek Gee | 1997 | | Cyclist |
| Brendan Gillanders | 1990 | | CFL player |
| Paul Girodo | 1973 | | CFL player |
| Wallis Giunta | 1985 | | Opera singer |
| Igor Gouzenko | 1919 | 1982 | Soviet defector |
| Luba Goy | 1945 | | Humanitarian, actress, comedian, Royal Canadian Air Farce |
| Tom Green | 1971 | | Actor, comedian, media personality |
| Lorne Greene | 1915 | 1987 | Actor and musician |
| Nancy Greene | 1943 | | Skier and member of the Senate of Canada |
| Erik Gudbranson | 1992 | | Ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets |

## H

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| George Hamilton | 1781 | 1839 | Lumber baron and politician |
| William Hamilton | | 1822 | Lumber baron and politician |
| Jenn Hanna | 1980 | | Curler |
| Elisabeth Harvor | 1936 | | Novelist and poet |
| Anne Heggtveit | 1939 | | Alpine skier, gold medallist in the slalom at the 1960 Winter Olympics |
| Robert Hervey | 1820 | 1903 | Lawyer and third mayor of Bytown |
| Edward James Gibson Holland | 1878 | 1948 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1900 |
| Diane Holmes | | | Former member of Ottawa City Council |
| Jessica Holmes | 1973 | | Comedian and actress |
| Rachel Homan | 1989 | | Curler; 4-time and Current World Champion and 2 time Olympian Skip |
| Edgar Lewis Horwood | 1868 | 1957 | Architect, served as Chief Dominion Architect 1915–1917 |
| Andrew Huang | 1984 | | Youtuber, musician |
| William H. Hurdman | 1818 | 1901 | Entrepreneur and community leader |

## I

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
| Kira Isabella | 1993 | | Country music artist | | |

## J

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Donald Jackson | 1940 | | Olympic figure skater |
| Russ Jackson | 1936 | | Former CFL player |
| James Johnston | | 1849 | Businessman and politician |
| Hans W. Jung | 1958 | | Former Canadian Surgeon General |

## K

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Dan Kanter | 1981 | | Musician, songwriter, producer, musical director and lead guitarist for Justin Bieber |
| Wilbert Keon | 1935 | 2019 | Heart surgeon, researcher, and former member of the Senate of Canada |
| Brian Kilrea | 1934 | | Former AHL player and OHL coach and general manager |
| Bruce Kirby | 1929 | 2021 | Yacht designer, dinghy and offshore racer and journalist |
| Halder Kirby | 1863 | 1924 | Former AHAC player, doctor, and druggist |
| Jason Kralt | 1974 | | Former CFL player |
| John Kruspe | 1943 | | Former CFL player, public administrator, historian |
| Zion Kuwonu | 1999 | | Singer, producer, Boygroup (Prettymuch) |

## L

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Bernie LaBarge | 1953 | | Guitarist and singer-songwriter |
| Keith J. Laidler | 1916 | 2003 | Pioneer in chemical kinetics and authority on the physical chemistry of enzymes |
| Brent Laing | 1978 | | Curler |
| Denis Lapalme | | | Paralympic athlete, actor |
| Clarissa Larisey | 1999 | | Soccer player for Canada |
| Craig Lauzon | | | Actor, writer, and comedian |
| Andrew Leamy | 1810 | 1868 | Pioneer industrialist and community leader in Wrightstown, Lower Canada (Hull, Quebec) |
| Lou Lefaive | 1928 | 2002 | Canadian sports administrator and civil servant |
| David Lemieux | 1970 | | Archivist, legacy manager, producer for the Grateful Dead |
| Devon Levi | 2001 | | Ice hockey goalkeeper |
| Jesse Levine | 1987 | | Canadian/US tennis player |
| J. E. Stanley Lewis | 1888 | 1970 | Former mayor of Ottawa |
| Rich Little | 1938 | | Impressionist and voice actor |
| Donal Logue | 1965 | | Actor |
| Chris Lovasz | 1980 | | Internet personality |

## M

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Eddie MacCabe | 1927 | 1998 | Sports journalist and writer with the Ottawa Journal and Ottawa Citizen |
| Flora MacDonald | 1926 | 2015 | Humanitarian, politician, first female foreign minister in Canada |
| Neil Macdonald | 1957 | | Journalist |
| Norm Macdonald | 1959 | 2021 | Stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor |
| Steve MacLean | 1954 | | Former astronaut and President of the Canadian Space Agency |
| Edward Malloch | 1801 | 1867 | Merchant and politician |
| Elizabeth Manley | 1965 | | Olympic figure skater |
| Peter Mansbridge | 1948 | | Broadcaster and news anchor |
| Blaine Marchand | 1949 | | Writer and poet |
| Princess Margriet of the Netherlands | 1943 | | Daughter of Queen Juliana and sister of Queen Beatrix |
| Kristina Maria | 1989 | | Singer-songwriter |
| K. C. Martel | 1967 | | Actor |
| Bruce Matthews | 1909 | 1991 | Businessman and militia artillery officer |
| Terry Matthews | 1943 | | Business magnate and entrepreneur |
| Trevor Matthews | 1982 | | Film producer and actor |
| Derek McCulloch | 1964 | | Author of graphic novels, comics, books for children, and plays |
| Dawn McEwen | 1980 | | Curler, gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics |
| Frank McGee | 1882 | 1916 | Former ice hockey player |
| Edward McGillivray | 1815 | 1885 | Second mayor of Ottawa |
| Dalton McGuinty | 1955 | | Former politician and Premier of Ontario |
| David McGuinty | 1960 | | Lawyer and politician |
| Gavin McInnes | 1970 | | Founder of the far-right neo-fascist Proud Boys group |
| Thomas McKay | 1792 | 1855 | Businessman and one of the founders of Ottawa |
| Bob McKeown | 1950 | | Former CFL player, journalist, investigative reporter, producer of NBC's Dateline, CBC's The Fifth Estate; documentary filmmaker |
| Daniel McLachlin | 1810 | 1872 | Businessman and politician |
| Earl McRae | 1942 | 2011 | Journalist |
| Jean-Michel Ménard | 1976 | | Curler |
| Anne Merklinger | 1958 | | Curler and CEO of Own the Podium |
| Marc Methot | 1985 | | NHL player |
| Stevie Mikayne | | | Writer |
| Hugh Millikin | 1957 | | Curler trained in Ottawa |
| Emma Miskew | 1989 | | Curler |
| Rich Moffatt | | | Curler |
| Vanessa Morgan | 1992 | | Actor |
| John Morris | 1978 | | Curler and 2010 Winter Olympics gold medalist |
| Alanis Morissette | 1974 | | Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress |
| Hannah Moscovitch | 1978 | | Playwright, author, dramatist |
| Alex Munter | 1968 | | Former politician and journalist, CEO of CHEO |
* Elijah Mitrou-Long (born 1996), Canadian-Greek basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League

## N

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
| Yasir Naqvi | 1973 | | Politician | | |
| Evan Nepean | 1752 | 1822 | Politician and colonial administrator | | |

## O

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Larry O'Brien | 1949 | | Businessman and former mayor of Ottawa |
| William Ogilvie | 1846 | 1912 | Dominion land surveyor, explorer, and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory |
| Sandra Oh | 1971 | | Actress |

## P

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 1992 | | Hockey athlete, forward for New York Islanders |
| Jesse Palmer | 1978 | | Sports commentator and former NFL player |
| Richard Reed Parry | 1977 | | Multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and member of Arcade Fire |
| Frank Patrick | 1885 | 1960 | Former NHL player, coach, and general manager |
| David Pattee | 1778 | 1851 | Businessman, judge, and politician |
| George Halsey Perley | 1857 | 1938 | Politician and diplomat |
| William Goodhue Perley | 1820 | 1890 | Businessman and politician |
| Matthew Perry | 1969 | 2023 | Actor |
| Jean Pigott | 1924 | 2012 | Politician and businessperson |
| Denis Potvin | 1953 | | Former NHL player |
| Jean Potvin | 1949 | 2022 | Former NHL player |
| Gabrielle Poulin | 1929 | 2015 | Writer |
| Harvey Pulford | 1875 | 1940 | Athlete and award winner in multiple sports |
| Simon Pulsifer | 1981 | | English Wikipedia contributor |

## Q

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
| Silver Quilty | 1891 | 1976 | Early Canadian football player, coach, and referee; Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame indutee; President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (1924–26) | | |

## R

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Bob Rae | 1948 | | Lawyer and former Premier of Ontario |
| George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie | 1770 | 1838 | Soldier and colonial administrator, former Governor of Nova Scotia, Governor General of British North America, and Commander-in-Chief, India |
| Joachim von Ribbentrop | 1893 | 1946 | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nazi Germany, lived in Ottawa prior to World War I and fled Canada to avoid internment as an enemy alien. |
| Alexander Robillard | 1843 | 1907 | Politician |
| Melanie Robillard | 1982 | | Curler |
| Randy Robitaille | 1975 | | Former NHL player |
| John Rochester | 1822 | 1894 | Businessman, politician, and former mayor of Ottawa |
| Erin Roger | | | Scientist |
| Shelagh Rogers | 1956 | | Radio broadcaster |
| James Rolfe | 1967 | | Composer |
| Cristine Rotenberg | 1988 | | YouTube personality |
| Kelly Rowan | 1965 | | Actress and former fashion model |
| Roger Rowley | 1914 | 2007 | Commanded the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders in 1944–1945 |
| Derek Roy | 1983 | | NHL player |
| Kelleigh Ryan | 1987 | | Fencer |

## S

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Joëlle Sabourin | 1972 | | Curler |
| Martin St. Pierre | 1983 | | Former NHL player |
| Marc Savard | 1977 | | Former NHL player |
| Craig Savill | 1978 | | Curler |
| Andrew Scott | 1967 | | Drummer for Sloan |
| Barbara Ann Scott | 1928 | 2012 | Figure skater and gold medalist at the 1948 Winter Olympics |
| John Scott | 1822 | 1857 | Politician, first mayor of Bytown |
| Richard William Scott | 1825 | 1913 | Lawyer and politician |
| Melinda Shankar | 1992 | | Actress |
| Hamby Shore | 1886 | 1918 | Former ice hockey player |
| James Sieveright | 1812 | | Farmer and community leader |
| James Skead | 1817 | 1884 | Businessman and politician |
| Elizabeth Smart | 1913 | 1986 | Poet and novelist |
| Shane Smith | 1970 | | Co-founder and CEO of VICE Media |
| Trevor Smith | 1985 | | NHL player |
| Sasha Sokolov | 1943 | | Writer |
| Nicholas Sparks | 1794 | 1862 | Businessman and politician |
| Bruce Stuart | 1881 | 1961 | Former ice hockey player |
| Ivonka Survilla | 1936 | | President of the Belarusian People's Republic (BNR), the Belarusian government in exile |
| Mark Sutcliffe | 1968 | | Politician, current mayor of Ottawa |
* Marial Shayok (born 1995), basketball player in the NBA and currently in the Israeli Premier Basketball League

## T

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Talk (Nick Durocher) | | | Musician ("Run Away to Mars") |
| Katie Tallo | | | Screenwriter, film director, and author |
| Linda Thom | 1943 | | Olympic gold medal-winning shooter |
| Kai Thomas | | | Writer |
| Alexandre Trudeau | 1973 | | Philosopher, filmmaker, author, journalist |
| Justin Trudeau | 1971 | | Politician, 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada |
| Margaret Trudeau | 1948 | | Author, actress, photographer |
| Michel Trudeau | 1975 | 1998 | Scientist, environmentalist |
| J. B. Turgeon | 1810 | 1897 | First French-Canadian mayor of Bytown |

## V

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
| Rick Vaive | 1959 | | Former NHL player | | |

## W

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description |
| Jeff Waters | 1966 | | Guitarist and founder of Annihilator |
| Ken Watkin | 1954 | | Former Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces |
| Jim Watson | 1961 | | Politician, former member of Ottawa City Council, former MPP and former mayor of Ottawa |
| MacKenzie Weegar | 1994 | | NHL defenceman for the Calgary Flames, drafted by the Florida Panthers in 2013 |
| Isabelle Weidemann | 1995 | | Speed skater |
| Ken Westerfield | 1947 | | Disc sport (Frisbee) pioneer; landed in Ottawa from the U.S. in 1970 |
| Joel Westheimer | | | Professor at the University of Ottawa |
| Bill Westwick | 1908 | 1990 | Sportswriter for the Ottawa Journal 1926–1973, inductee into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame |
| Ezekiel Stone Wiggins | 1839 | 1910 | Amateur meteorologist |
| Philemon Wright | 1760 | 1839 | Farmer, entrepreneur, and founder of Wrightstown, Lower Canada (Hull, Quebec) |
| Ruggles Wright | 1793 | 1863 | Lumber merchant |

## Y

| Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
| Jason Young | 1979 | | Curler | | |