List of people from Greater Sudbury

This is a list of people from the Canadian city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. It includes people from all communities within the current city boundaries.

A

• Robert Adetuyi, screenwriter (Stomp the Yard)
• Kelley Armstrong, author, creator of the Women of the Otherworld book series
• Al Arbour, NHL hockey coach
• Larry Aurie, former captain of the Detroit Red Wings

B

• Alex Baumann, Olympic gold medalist (1984)
• Rick Bartolucci, politician
• Larry Berrio, country musician
• Hector "Toe" Blake, NHL hockey player, coached eight Stanley Cup teams
• Michel Bock, historian and winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for French language non-fiction
• Tessa Bonhomme, member of Team Canada women's hockey
• Joe Bowen, Canadian sportscaster (Molson Leafs Hockey)
• Andrew Brunette, NHL hockey player
• Daryl Brunt, Canadian Idol competitor
• Cummy Burton, NHL hockey player Detroit Red Wings, and OHL Sudbury Wolves

C

• Robert Campeau, financier
• Randy Carlyle, NHL hockey player, NHL hockey coach
• Judy Feld Carr, humanitarian who rescued over 3,000 Jewish people from wartorn Syria in the 1970s and 1980s
• Margaret Christakos, poet
• Kevin Closs, singer-songwriter
• Cindy Cook, children's entertainer and former host of Polka Dot Door
• Sean Costello, author

D

• Jean-Marc Dalpé, dramatist and two-time winner of the Governor General's Award
• Andrew Desjardins NHL hockey player with the San Jose Sharks
• Paul Desmarais, businessman
• Robert Dickson, poet and winner of the 2002 Governor General's Award for French poetry
• Ron Duguay, NHL hockey player
• Rand Dyck, political scientist and professor at Laurentian University

E

• Judy Erola, former federal cabinet minister and Member of Parliament
• Robert Esmie, Olympic gold medalist (1996)

F

• Mike Foligno, NHL hockey player, OHL hockey coach
• Marcus Foligno, OHL hockey player, Silver Medalist at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• Nick Foligno, NHL hockey player
• Dave Fortier, NHL and OHL hockey player
• Pete Friesen, guitarist and songwriter with Alice Cooper and The Almighty

G

• Aaron Gavey, hockey player
• France Gélinas, politician
• Eddie Giacomin, hockey player
• Frank Giustra, business executive, particularly successful in the mining and filmmaking industries, noted philanthropist
• Gerald S. Graham, imperial and naval historian; University of London professor
• Gil Grand, country musician
• Claude Gravelle, politician

H

• Keith Hennessy, San Francisco-based dancer, choreographer, and performance artist regarded as a pioneer of queer and AIDS-themed expressionist dance
• Tracy Horgan, professional curler on the World Curling Tour, three time provincial junior champion.

J

• James Jerome, former federal Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Commons
• Rebecca Johnston, Olympic gold medalist for Canada's women's hockey team
• David Johnston, Current Governor General of Canada

K

• Devon Kershaw, competitive cross-country skier
• Gary Kinsman, sociologist and professor at Laurentian University

L

• François Lamoureux and Pierre Lamoureux, musicians (Brasse-Camarade)
• Floyd Laughren, former Member of Provincial Parliament and Ontario Minister of Finance
• Nathan Lawr, singer-songwriter
• Christie Lee, porn actress
• Dave Lowry, NHL hockey player

M

• Derek MacKenzie, NHL player
• Dale McCourt, NHL hockey player
• Ross McLaren, filmmaker and artist
• Ken McGowan. politician
• Kate Maki, singer-songwriter
• Diane Marleau, politician
• Elie Martel, politician
• Shelley Martel, politician
• Jake Mathews, country musician
• Bruce Mau, designer
• Marc Mayer, art curator and director of the National Gallery of Canada^[1]

O

• Terry O'Reilly, CBC Radio host, author

P

• B. P. Paquette, film director, screenwriter, producer, and academic
• Robert Paquette, singer-songwriter
• Stéphane Paquette, francophone singer-songwriter and actor (Météo+)
• Michael Persinger, cognitive neuroscience researcher and professor at Laurentian University
• Herb Petras, Major-General (Ret'd) Canadian Forces
• Reg Plummer, Olympic field hockey player
• Marie-Paule Poulin, Senator and president of the Liberal Party of Canada

R

• Alex J. Robinson, country musician
• Kimberly Rogers, woman whose death in 2001, while under house arrest for a disputed welfare fraud conviction, became a major political issue in Ontario
• Art Ross, NHL hockey player
• Sam Rothschild, NHL hockey player, first Sudburian to play on a Stanley Cup winning team, first Jewish hockey player in the NHL, nominated to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame

S

• Brian Savage, NHL hockey player
• Sarah Selecky, writer^[2]
• Eddie Shack, NHL hockey player
• Sandra Shamas, comedian
• Irv Spencer, NHL player with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, and the Detroit Red Wings
• Frederick Squire, musician^[3]

T

• Glenn Thibeault, politician
• Alex Trebek, television host (Jeopardy!)
• Dave Taylor, NHL hockey player

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