List of University of Western Ontario people

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This is a list of notable individuals associated with the University of Western Ontario, including graduates, former students, professors, and researchers.

1 Faculty
- 1.1 Chancellors
- 1.2 Presidents and Vice-Chancellors
2 Alumni
3 In Fiction

[edit] Faculty

Sir Frederick Grant Banting, 1923 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, co-discoverer of Insulin
Alexander Dewdney, mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher
Douglas N. Jackson, designer of standardized tests
Wilson Bryan Key, proponent of the theory of "Subliminal Seduction"
Michael Ondaatje, poet and novelist
Balachandra Rajan, a literary critic and theorist
J. Philippe Rushton, a controversial psychology professor who has written about race and intelligence
Bernard Shapiro, Canadian Ethics Commissioner

[edit] Chancellors

Bishop Isaac Hellmuth (1878–1885)
Alfred Peache (1885–1900)
M. R. Meridith (1909–1914)
W. J. Roche (1916–1929)
Henry Cockshutt (1929–1944)
Howard Ferguson (1945–1946)
Arthur R. Ford (1947–1955)
Richard G. Ivey (1955–1961)
Verschoyle Philip Cronyn (1961–1967)
Albert W. Trueman (1967–1971)
John Robarts (1971–1976)
J. Allyn Taylor (1976–1980)
Richard M. Ivey (1980–1984)
D.B. Weldon (1984–1988)
Grant L. Reuber (1988–1992)
Reva Gerstein (1992–1996)
Peter Godsoe (1996–2000)
Eleanor Clitheroe (2000–2004)
Arthur Labatt (2004–present)

[edit] Presidents and Vice-Chancellors

Dr. Nathaniel James (1908–1914)
The Reverend Dr. Edward Braithwaite (1914–1919)
"Triumvirate" (1919–1927)
- Dr. Paul S. McKibbon
- Hibbert W. Hill
- Dr. W. Sherwood Fox
Dr. W. Sherwood Fox (1927–1947)
Dr. George Hall (1947–1967)
Dr. D. Carlton Williams (1967–1977)
Dr. George Connell (1977–1984)
Dr. Alan K. Adlington (acting president, 1984–1985)
Dr. George Pedersen (1985–1994)
Dr. Paul Davenport (1994–present)

[edit] Alumni

[edit] Academia / Medicine / Science

M. Shahid Alam, economist
Roberta Bondar, astronaut
Sudi Devanesen, physician and professor of medicine
Charles George Drake, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame neurosurgeon
Robert C. Dynes, physicist, President of the University of California
Charles Jago, academic and university administrator
J. Carson Mark, mathematician
Mark Mullins, executive director, Fraser Institute
Andrew Price-Smith, Colorado College political science professor
Philip Reny, economist, Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago
Bjarni Tryggvason, astronaut
Michael Walker, economist

[edit] Arts / Media / Entertainment

Thalia Assuras, 1981, CBC and CBS journalist
Simona Atzori, 2001, dancer and artist, born without arms
Perrin Beatty, 1970, former president of the CBC
Paul Beeston, 1967, former president of Major League Baseball
Clare Bice, author
Greg Brady, play-by-play voice of the Saginaw Spirit, host of Jamie and Brady Show on WDFN
Jack Chambers, artist
Todd Clark, lead singer of the Toronto-based rock group Pilot Speed, formally known as Pilate
Max Ferguson, radio personality
Elliotte Friedman, 1993, sports reporter, host of Hockey Night in Canada
Jennifer Hedger, 1998, sports reporter for TSN
Tomson Highway, 1975, playwright
Heather Hiscox, CBC news anchor
Garth Hudson, organist, The Band
Alice Munro, 1976, author
Kevin Newman, 1981, anchor of Global National
James Rocchi, 1994, head film critic for Netflix
Kelly Rowan, 1989, actress, The O.C.
Scott Russell, 1985, CBC commentator, Hockey Night in Canada and figure skating
Morley Safer, host of 60 Minutes
Dan Shulman, sportscaster for ESPN
Chris Simpson, 1985, sports reporter, Rogers Sportsnet
Alan Thicke, 1967, actor, Growing Pains
Mike Turner (musician), guitarist/producer, formerly of Our Lady Peace
Al Waxman, 1957, actor
Steve Byers, actor, Falcon Beach
Paul Shaffer, musician and musical director, now band leader on The Late Show with David Letterman

[edit] Business

Thomas Bailey, founder, Janus Capital Group, USA
E. Scott Beattie, chairman, Elizabeth Arden, USA
Duncan Brown, CEO, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
Eleanor Clitheroe-Bell, 1977, former businesswoman, Anglican priest
Brian Ferriman, music industry executive
Steven Gunn, CEO and co-founder of Sleep Country Canada
David Hughes, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Canada
Richard M. Ivey, businessman and philanthropist
Christine Magee, 1982, President and co-Founder of Sleep Country Canada
Rob McEwen, CEO of US Gold Corporation
Dave Nichol, 1962, former president and spokesperson, Loblaws
Grant Reuber, 1950, businessman and economist
Joseph Rotman, businessman and philanthropist
Lee Seng Wee, former chairman, Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation, Singapore
Galen Weston, 1962, head of Weston Foods

[edit] Government

Kimble Ainslie, public policy analyst and former politician
Ron Atkey, conservative politician
Adam Beck, 1916, former mayor of London
James Bartleman, 1963, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Christopher Bentley, 1976, Ontario Minister of Training Colleges and Universities
François Bourguignon, 1975, Chief Economist of the World Bank
Margaret Chan, Director-General - Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization
Sheila Copps, 1973, former federal Minister of Heritage
Frank de Jong, leader of Green Party of Ontario
Janet Ecker, 1975, Ontario Minister of Finance
Diane Finley, politician
Joe Fontana, Liberal Member of Parliament
Cheryl Gallant, Conservative Member of Parliament
Roger Gallaway, politician
Donald Getty, 1955, CFL player and Premier of Alberta
Dianne Haskett, 1977, former mayor of London, Ontario
Tom Hockin, Conservative Politician
Tim Hudak, 1990, Ontario MPP
Ron Irwin, diplomat and politician
Gar Knutson, 1983, Liberal Member of Parliament
Gloria Lindsay Luby, conservative politician
Paul Macklin, politician and lawyer
Janice MacKinnon, Former Saskatchewan Minister of Finance
Tiff Macklem, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and current Deputy Minister at the Federal Department of Finance
Joy MacPhail, former BC finance minister and deputy premier
Paul McKeever, leader of the Freedom Party of Ontario
Irene Mathyssen, Ontario NDP MPP
Howard McCurdy, NDP Member of Parliament
Darcy McKeough, businessman and politician
Pat O'Brien, 1971, Liberal Member of Parliament
Gordon Osbaldeston, 1953, former US/Canadian Trade Commissioner
Peter Partington, Chairman of Niagara City Council
Steve Peters, 1985, member of Ontario Provincial Parliament
David Peterson, former Premier of Ontario
Tim Peterson, Liberal politician
James Scott Peterson, Canadian Minister of International Trade
John Robarts, 1939, former Premier of Ontario
Dan Senor, spokesman for US Presidential Envoy Paul Bremer
Lloyd St. Amand, Liberal Politician
Bruce Smith, Conservative politician
Glenn Stevens, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
Joe Swan, NDP politician
Paul Szabo, politician
Shirley Thomson, Director of the McCord Museum
Peter Towe, diplomat and businessman
Orville Alton Turnquest, 1981, Governor-General of the Bahamas
Elizabeth Weir, 1976, leader of the New Brunswick NDP
David Winninger, NDP politician
Elizabeth Witmer, 1968, Progressive Conservative MPP