# List of people from Oshawa

This list of people from Oshawa tracks those with biographies on Wikipedia.

## A

* Philip Akin, actor
* Sean Avery, NHL hockey player

## B

* Aaron Badgley, music journalist and radio host
* Sherwood Bassin, general manager in the Ontario Hockey League
* Wren Blair, hockey player, and NHL coach and General Manager
* Ed Broadbent, politician
* Arnie Brown, NHL player
* Sean Brown, NHL player
* Kat Burns, musician

## C

* Antonio Carvalho, UFC fighter
* Daniel Caesar, singer-songwriter
* Lloyd Chadburn, Canadian World War II fighter pilot
* Stefan Charles, NFL player
* A. J. Cook, actress

## D

* Mitch de Snoo, professional lacrosse player

## E

* Dennis Edmonton, songwriter Born to be Wild
* Jerry Edmonton, member of Steppenwolf
* Michael Elgin, professional wrestler
* Shirley Eikhard, songwriter Something to Talk About
* Evangeline Lydia Emsley, nurse in World War I

## F

* John H. Foote, film critic
* Elijah Fisher, basketball player
* Owen Fulton, athlete

## H

* John Hanson, actor and singer
* Shalom Harlow, Canadian supermodel and actress
* Dale Hawerchuk, NHL hockey player
* Sandy Hawley, horse jockey
* Harry Hess, singer in rock group Harem Scarem.
* Matthew Hughes, Olympian in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2016 Summer Olympics
* Kathryn Humphreys, sports anchor

## J

* Donald Jackson, figure skater who won the bronze at the 1960 Olympics

## K

* Greg Kean, actor
* Derek Keenan, former lacrosse player, and current head coach and General Manager of the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League

## L

* Matt Leyden, manager of Oshawa Generals and Ontario Hockey Association president
* Paul Lowman, musician
* Alexandra Luke, artist
* John MacLean, NHL player

## M

* Kevin McClelland, NHL player
* John J. McLaughlin, son of Robert McLaughlin and inventor of Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale
* Robert McLaughlin, founder of the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, which became a major part of General Motors Canada.
* Kate Moyer, actress
* Samantha Munro, actress

## N

* James Neal, NHL hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers
* Andrew Nicholls, musician, writer, and producer

## O

* John O'Regan, musician

## P

* John Part, three time World Darts Champion
* Wayne Petti, musician
* Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada

## R

* Darrin Rose, comedian
* Scott Russell, television sportscaster
* Paul Romanuk, television sportscaster Paul Romanuk

## S

* Bill Siksay, politician and queer activist
* Lennon Stella, actress and musician
* Maisy Stella, actress and musician

## T

* Janice Tanton, contemporary Canadian artist, and cousin to jockey Sandy Hawley (above)
* Jeff Teravainen, actor
* Shawn Thornton, NHL player
* Albert W. Tucker, mathematician

## U

* Barbara Underhill, figure skater

## V

* Darrell Vickers, musician, writer, and producer
* Angela Vint, actress
* Sacha Visagie, singer

## W

* Tom Walmsley, writer
* Tonya Lee Williams, actress
* Jonathan Wilson, actor, comedian and playwright
* Nigel Wilson, major league baseball player

## Y

* Lori Yates, country singer and songwriter

## Musical groups

* Cuff the Duke, indie-rock band
* Dizzy, Juno Award-winning Indie pop band.
* Lennon & Maisy, country music duo, songwriters and actresses. Star as Maddie & Daphne Conrad on the ABC musical drama series Nashville
* The Stellas, country music duo and songwriters
* Wednesday, recording artists Paul Andrew Smith, Mike O'Neil, Randy Begg, John Dufek