People from Hamilton, Ontario

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The following people were born in, residents of, or are otherwise closely connected to the city of Hamilton, Ontario.

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[edit] Arts

[edit] Architecture and design

  • Lida Baday, (b.1957) fashion designer. Her namesake label is sold at Holt Renfrew across Canada, and at department stores as Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom's and Bergdorf Goodman in the US.
  • Daniel Gauthier, is a Canadian designer of over 100 freeware TrueType fonts, and is based in Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Bruce Kuwabara, Canadian architect; (Kitchener City Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario Phase III).
  • John M. Lyle, Canadian architect in the late 19th Century; New York Public Library (1897), Royal Alexandra Theatre, in Toronto (1907), Union Station (Toronto) 1914-1921.

[edit] Dance

[edit] Film and television

  • Jean Adair, actress. Although she worked primarily on stage (sometimes billed as Jennet Adair), she made several film appearances late in her career, most notably as one of the misguided murdering aunts of Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace.
  • Nicole Arbour is a female Canadian stand-up comedian. She bills herself as "North America's Sexiest Comedian." (http://www.myspace.com/nicolearbour)
  • Julia Arthur was a Canadian-born stage and film actress.
  • Robert Beatty, Canadian actor who worked in radio, film and television for most of his career and was especially known in the United Kingdom.
  • Rick Campanelli, He was a MuchMusic Video Jockey, currently works for ET Canada.
  • Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress.
  • Douglass Dumbrille, was an actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood.
  • Jonathan Frid, is a noted theater, television and movie actor. He is most famously known for the role of Barnabas Collins - a vampire - on the first incarnation of the Gothic TV serial Dark Shadows.
  • Currie Graham, stage, film and television actor. Graham is best known for playing Lt. Thomas Bale in the TV program NYPD Blue.
  • Torri Higginson, Canadian actress. She is most well-known for her roles in the TekWar movies and series, The English Patient and Stargate Atlantis.(Burlington Ontario)
  • Florence Lawrence, was an inventor and silent film actress, who is often referred to as "The First Movie Star." She was also known as "The Biograph Girl" and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces". During her lifetime, Lawrence appeared in more than 270 films for various motion picture companies.
  • Chris Lazar, Canadian actor best known for his role as Young Zach on the series Dark Angel.
  • Ashley Leggat, Canadian actress who is known for her role as "Casey" in the Disney Channel series Life With Derek.
  • Eugene Levy, Jewish-Canadian actor, television director, producer and writer. Best known internationally for his role as the father in the American Pie movies.
  • Brian Linehan, Canadian television host, best known for his celebrity interviews on City Lights, a program produced by Citytv in Toronto.
  • Del Lord, was a film director and actor best known as a director of Three Stooges films. (Grimsby Ontario)
  • Patrick McKenna, is a Canadian comedic and dramatic actor. He is best known for the television series The Red Green Show and Traders, and the Trudeau miniseries. McKenna is also an SCTV alumnus.
  • Paul Popowich, Canadian actor. Beside his theatre appearances, he has performed in many television series (such as Beverly Hills 90210) and features.
  • Frank Powell, was a stage and silent film actor, screenwriter, and director in the United States.
  • Leon Pownall, Canadian actor and director.
  • Ivan Reitman, Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised Jewish film actor, producer, and director. He is most remembered for directing and producing a string of comedies, mostly in the 1980s and 1990s (Meatballs, Stripes and Ghostbusters). A founder of the McMaster Film Board at McMaster University.
  • Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress. She was cast in Beverly Hills 90210, where she remained until 1997.
  • Martin Short, actor, writer, and producer best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live.
  • Sarah Taylor, MuchMusic VJ, Sarah now co-hosts many of MuchMusic's popular shows, including Combat Zone, MuchOnDemand and Take Over.
  • Dave Thomas, Hamilton native, McMaster alumnus, and SCTV member, before leaving for movies and Grace Under Fire.
  • Brian Williams (sportscaster), Canadian sportscaster who is best known for his coverage of the Olympic Games. (Born in Winnipeg, raised in Hamilton).

[edit] Fine arts

[edit] Journalism and writing

  • Roy Adams, prominent Canadian author, newspaper columnist, human rights activist and academic.
  • Stephen Brunt, the lead sports columnist for The Globe and Mail since 1989.
  • John H. Bryden, Canadian politician, journalist, historian.
  • Trevor Cole, Canadian newspaper and magazine columnist and more recently a novelist.
  • Hugh Cook, Canadian novelist.
  • Damien Cox, sports columnist for the Toronto Star.
  • Jason Jones (actor), senior correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
  • Sylvia Fraser, Canadian novelist and travel writer.
  • Gary Lautens, was a Canadian humorist and newspaper columnist. He wrote for the Toronto Star from 1962 until his death.
  • Billie Livingston, is a Canadian novelist and poet.
  • David Macfarlane, Canadian journalist, playwright and novelist.
  • Steve Paikin, journalist, film producer and author, best known for hosting TV Ontario's newsmagazines Studio 2 and Diplomatic Immunity.
  • Sue Prestedge, is a Canadian sports broadcaster, who was one of Canada's first and most influential female sports journalists.
  • Melville Marks Robinson, founder of the Commonwealth Games.
  • Doug Saunders, well-known Canadian journalist, European Bureau Chief for the Globe and Mail.
  • Steve Simmons, sports columnist for the Toronto Sun.
  • David Vienneau, was a Canadian journalist, moved to television in April 1998 as Ottawa bureau chief at for Global Television, where he remained until his death from pancreatic cancer on December 1, 2004.

[edit] Music

  • Nicole Appleton, singer. Born in Hamilton but raised in Toronto, Nicole is one of two Canadian members of the British pop group All Saints which disbanded in 2001. Nicole and her sister Natalie later formed a second British-based pop group named Appleton which has enjoyed moderate success.
  • Rita Chiarelli, Canadian blues singer.
  • Crowbar, Canadian rock band, probably best known for their 1971 hit "Oh, What a Feeling".
  • Colin Cripps, Canadian musician and record producer.
  • Forgotten Rebels, Canadian Punk Rock group.
  • Freedom Train, specializing in all styles of Rock-Blues-Funk-Reggae & Oldies. Toured and recorded as "Speck Jennings" in the past.
  • Sarah Harmer, Canadian singer-songwriter/activist. (Burlington ON)
  • Joydrop, alternative rock band in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
  • Junkhouse, noted Canadian alternative rock band of the 1990s.
  • Junior Boys, Canadian indie techno-pop band, with an emphasis on vocals and a soft, meandering beat laid upon heavy synths.
  • Jordan Hastings, (Jordan 'Ratbeard' Hastings) is the current drummer for the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire.
  • Craig Hunter is a Juno Award-winning musician and teacher. Formerly the drummer of the pop band The Philosopher Kings.
  • Kazzer, (born Mark Kasprzyk), hip hop-influenced alternative rock musician and auto sports television personality.
  • King Biscuit Boy, Canadian blues musician, member of Crowbar. He was the first Canadian blues artist to chart on Billboard in the U.S. Rolling Stone called him legendary. Has played with artists like Muddy Waters, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin and his fans include Keith Richards and Paul McCartney.
  • The Kings, 1980s hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide."
  • Colonel Harold Kudlats, was given nickname “The Colonel” by Ronnie Hawkins. It was Kudlats who booked Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks in Hamilton for the first time. He's worked with acts Fats Domino, Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong. Kudlats later went on to become agent for The Band. He is also the Eugene Levy's uncle.
  • Daniel Lanois, a solo artist in his own right and producer for U2, lived in Hamilton and recorded at Grant Avenue Studios.
  • Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist for the progressive rock band Rush (Hagersville Ontario).
  • Porcelain Youth, Canadian heavy rock band.
  • Steve Negas, Saga drummer.
  • Skip Prokop, Drummer and band leader for Lighthouse + The Paupers.
  • Stan Rogers, Canadian folk singer.
  • Brenda Russell is an African American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Known for her eclectic musical style, her recordings have encompassed several different genres, including pop, soul, jazz and adult contemporary. As well as composing her own material, Brenda's songwriting talents are often in demand by many other artists who, over the years, have included Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Sting.
  • Lorraine Segato, lead vocalist for 1980s New Wave group; The Parachute Club "Rise Up!"
  • Superteacher, is a folk-rock band
  • Tomi Swick, singer/songwriter
  • Christian Tanna, drummer/songwriter for I Mother Earth.
  • Jagori Tanna, guitar player for I Mother Earth.
  • Teenage Head, 1980s Canadian Punk/ New Wave group.
  • Ian Thomas, Singer/ songwriter whose most memorable hit was 1973's "Painted Ladies, and brother of Dave Thomas."
  • Threat Signal is a Thrash metal/Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore band.
  • Warsawpack, Canadian indie rock group.
  • Jackie Washington, legendary Canadian Blues singer.
  • Wax Mannequin is the stage name of Chris Adeney, a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter.
  • Tom Wilson, Canadian rock musician.

[edit] Radio

[edit] Business

  • David Braley, CFL B.C. Lions owner since 1996-97, Hamilton businessman who owns Orlick Industries Limited.
  • Jack Kent Cooke, was one of the most widely-known executives in professional sports who at one time owned the NHL's L.A. Kings, The NBA's L.A. Lakers and the NFL's Washington Redskins.
  • Michael DeGroote, billionaire, best known as a major private donor to McMaster University.
  • Dr. Peter George, Canadian economist and university administrator. He is currently president of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Richard Hatt, was a businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.
  • Ron Joyce, was Tim Horton's partner and first franchisee for his Canadian donut chain.
  • Michael Lee-Chin, CEO of AIC Diversified Canada Split Corp. and The National Commercial Bank of Jamaica.
  • The Honourable Gordon Osbaldeston, is a former Canadian civil servant. In 1981 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1997. He has been a director of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., National Film Board of Canada, Export Development Corporation, Federal Business Development Bank, DeHavilland Aircraft Co.,International Development Research Center, The Molson's Co. Ltd., Canada Packers Co. Ltd., DuPont Canada Ltd., Rockwell International Canada, National Bank of Canada, Bell Canada, London Medical Association, Bow Valley Energy Corp., Ellis-Don Ltd., Life Imaging Systems Inc., Great West Lifeco Inc., London Life Insurance Co., Canada Life Insurance Co., and Honorary Director of "Let's Talk Science".
  • Andrew Ross, businessman. Ross lent his support to the building of the Tivoli theatre and to the Barton Street Arena, and was involved in professional hockey (Hamilton Tigers) and softball.
  • E.D. Smith, Canadian businessman and politician who founded a food company that bears his name.
  • George Elias Tuckett, 1835-1900, Tuckett Tobacco Company owner + Hamilton's 27th Mayor in 1896.
  • Bob Young, started a self-publishing web-site that claims to be the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books at Lulu.com also owns the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the CFL.
  • Joyce Young, Canadian woman famous for a single act of philanthropy and for being the aunt of Red Hat founder Bob Young.

[edit] Crime

  • Johnson Aziga (born 1956) is a Ugandan-born Canadian man resident in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, notable as the first person to be charged with first-degree murder in Canada for spreading the HIV virus, after two women whom he had infected without their knowledge died.
  • Evelyn Dick, committed infanticide and was convicted, then acquitted, of having murdered her husband.
  • "Johnny K-9" John Croituro, Biker, former WWF Wrestler.
  • Katherine "Kingpin" Roy, Queen of Canada's Carribean rum smuggling operation in the 1880s.
  • John Papalia, (Johnny "Pops" Papalia), Ontario Godfather until assassinated in Hamilton in 1998.
  • Rocco Perri, 1920s-Gangster/ bootlegger.
  • Cathy Smith, convicted of manslaughter in death of John Belushi.
  • Besha Starkman, Criminal, Rocco Perri's wife. ("the Brains")

[edit] Military

  • Harry Crerar, was a Canadian general and the country's "leading field commander" in World War II.
  • John Weir Foote, military chaplain and Ontario cabinet minister. Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross. The James Street Armoury where the RHLI is now based, along with 11th Field Hamilton-Wentworth Battery, was renamed the John W. Foote VC Armoury in his memory.
  • Sydney Chilton Mewburn, was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence from October 12th 1917 - January 15th 1920 under Sir Robert Borden's Union Government in 1917.
  • Robert Land, verteran of the American Revolution and one of Hamilton's founding citizens; he was the man by which Robert Land Academy, Canada's only military pre-university private school, was named in his honour.
  • Harold A. Rogers, was the founder of Kin Canada. (formerly the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Canada) is a Canadian non-profit service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride.

[edit] Politics

  • Lincoln Alexander, served as the 24th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991. Alexander is a Governor of the Canadian Unity Council. He became Canada's first black Member of Parliament when he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1968 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Expressway on Hamilton mountain named after him; "Lincoln Alexander Parkway."
  • Thomas Bain, 1834-1915, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons.
  • Richard Beasley, was a soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada.
  • Dr. Richard Butson, retired medical officer and politician.
  • Jack Cable, Ivan John "Jack" Cable was a Canadian politician and the former Commissioner of the Yukon (October 1, 2000—December 1, 2005).
  • Colin Carrie, current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Oshawa; Conservative Party of Canada.
  • Mark Coakley, Hamilton-based activist, lawyer, author and chair of Environment Hamilton.
  • Victor K. Copps, was a Canadian politician and Mayor of Hamilton. was one of the most influential mayors of the City of Hamilton; the city's landmark sports arena, Copps Coliseum, is named in his honour.
  • Sheila Copps, PC, HBA, LL.D (hc), Canadian journalist and former politician. Copps is a second-generation member of a political family that has dominated Hamilton-area politics on the municipal, provincial and federal levels.
  • Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr., was a businessman and political figure in Canada West (later Ontario). He represented the riding of Perth North in the Canadian House of Commons and in the Ontario Provincial Parliament.
  • Ellen Fairclough, was the first female member of the Canadian Cabinet.
  • Colin Campbell Ferrie, 1808-1856, Hamilton's first Mayor.
  • Rolf Gerstenberger, is president of the United Steelworkers Local 1005 at Stelco's Hilton Works in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is also a prominent member of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist).
  • George Hamilton, 1788-1836, settler and city founder.
  • Sir John Strathearn Hendrie, was Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1914 to 1919.
  • Adelaide Hoodless, education and women’s activist.
  • Stan Keyes, (Stanley Kazmierczak Keyes), Canadian diplomat and former politician.
  • James McMillan, was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.
  • Thomas McQuesten, was an athlete, militiaman, lawyer, politician and government appointee who lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. McQuesten helped encourage McMaster University to relocate from downtown Toronto to the west Hamilton in 1930.
  • Father Sean O'Sullivan, Canadian politician and religious leader.
  • Allan McNab, (Sir. Allan Napier McNab) 1798-1862, soldier, lawyer, businessman, knight and former Prime Minister of Upper Canada.
  • John Munro, PC , BA , LL.B was a Canadian politician. Elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 election. Hamilton's "John Munro International Airport" is named after the late politician.
  • Lily Oddie, (formerly known as Lily Oddie Munro) former provincial politician in Ontario, Canada. She is best known for having been involved in a fundraising scandal involving Patti Starr.
  • Walter Rollo, first Ontario minister of labour.
  • Frank Scarpitti, is Mayor-elect of Markham, Ontario. He was elected in 2006 to replace the retiring Cousens as mayor.
  • Allan Studholme, stove maker and first Ontario Labour MLA.
  • James Lyle Telford, was mayor of Vancouver, B.C. from 1939-40.

[edit] Science

[edit] Medicine

[edit] Invention

  • George Klein, often called the most productive inventor in Canada in the 20th century; electric wheelchairs, microsurgical staple gun, the ZEEP nuclear reactor and the Canadarm.
  • Simon Sunatori, Canadian engineer and inventor, best known for the invention of the Sunatori Pen.
  • Thomas Willson, Canadian inventor.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Boxing

  • Jackie Callura, Canadian featherweight Boxer, World featherweight champion 1943.
  • Jessica Rakoczy, female Boxer, WBC lightweight Champion (July 21, 2005)

[edit] Football

  • Less Browne, was a CFL defensive back for the Hamilton, Winnipeg, Ottawa and B.C. He holds the CFL and all-pro records for most interceptions in a career with 87. Resides in Hamilton.
  • Steve Christie, ex-placekicker in the NFL, who holds a Super Bowl record for longest field goal kicked at 54 yards.
  • Bernie Faloney, was a star football player in the United States and Canada.
  • Tony Gabriel, Canadian Football Pass Receiver; inducted into Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1985 (from Burlington ON).
  • Corey Grant, wide receiver playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.
  • Russ Jackson, Canadian Football quarterback, 3 Grey Cups with the Ottawa Roughriders.
  • Joe Krol, Canadian Football quarterback (1932-53), Lou Marsh trophy winner as Canada's top athlete in 1946.
  • Rocco Romano, CFL's DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy winner in 1994 & 1996 for the Calgary Stampeders. (awarded originally to the player selected as the outstanding lineman in the West Division).
  • Travis Weatherbie ex-linebacker in the CFL, who holds the Grey Cup record for most QB sacks in one championship game at 9.

[edit] Hockey

[edit] Running

[edit] Soccer

  • Valerio Alesi, first Canadian-born player to play in the Serie A Soccer.
  • Jamie Dodds, is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for the Toronto Lynx in the USL First Division.
  • Rhian Dodds, is a midfielder for Kilmarnock F.C., (Scottish Soccer).
  • Robert McDonald, was a Canadian soccer player from the 1920s and 30s who spent a decade playing for famous Scottish football club Rangers.
  • Jimmy Nicholl, Northern Irish (Soccer) Football player, 73 International caps.
  • Greg Sutton, Canadian International Soccer Goalkeeper (Toronto FC).

[edit] Wrestling

  • The Kelly Twins (Pat & Mike), ex-Pro Wrestlers. Tag team 1970-80s.
  • Billy "Red" Lyons, ex-Pro Wrestler and TV announcer for Maple Leafs Wrestling.
  • Angelo Mosca, was a Canadian Football League player between 1958 and 1969 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but he was better known for his pro wrestling career.
  • Dewey Robertson, (The Missing Link) ex-Pro Wrestler.
  • Jack Powers, ex-Pro Wrestler. 2-time NWF World champion, 1970, 73.
  • Ben & Mike Sharpe, ex-Pro Wrestlers. 18 time NWA World tag champions.
  • Iron Mike Sharpe Jr., ex-Pro Wrestler.
  • Tonya Verbeek, silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's wrestling in the 55 kg category - Canada's first woman to medal at the Olympics in wrestling. (Grimsby ON).

[edit] Other sports

  • Toller Cranston, Canadian Figure Skater- Bronze medal 1976.
  • Doug Didero, race car driver.
  • Jeff Joslin, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter. Stepping into the Octagon ring at the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Dec-13-2006 in San Diego.
  • Joanne Malar, a former freestyle and medley swimmer, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics.
  • Pat Messner, Water skiing, 1972 summer Olympics Bronze.
  • Frank O'Rourke, ex-pro baseball player and long time New York Yankees scout.
  • Linda Thom, Woman's shooting (25m Pistol) Gold at 1984 summer Olympics.

[edit] Miscellaneous

  • Leanne Baird, was Miss Canada International in 1998
  • Venessa Fisher, was Miss Universe Canada 2004. She is from Waterdown, Ontario.

[edit] References

  • Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875); Thomas Melville Bailey (W.L. Griffin Ltd), 1981
  • Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924); Thomas Melville Bailey (W.L. Griffin Ltd), 1991
  • Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol III, 1925-1939); Thomas Melville Bailey (W.L. Griffin Ltd), 1992
  • Hamilton Spectator Newspaper; Souvenir Edition-"MEMORY PROJECT" (Saturday, June 10, 2006)
  • The Canadian Hockey Atlas; Stephen Cole (Doubleday Canada), 2006 ISBN=978-0-385-66093-8 (0-385-66093-6)
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