List of people from London, Ontario
This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or are otherwise connected to the city of London, Ontario. A person from London is referred to as a Londoner.
A-B
- Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author (fiction)
- Article One, Christian pop-rock band
- Philip Aziz, painter, sculptor, designer, heritage preservationist
- Karen Dianne Baldwin, Miss Universe 1982
- Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, practiced in London and has both a museum dedicated to him and a high school named after him
- Joan Barfoot, Canadian author (fiction)
- Joe Bartoch, Olympian swimmer
- Trevor Blumas, actor
- John Davis Barnett, 19th-20th century railroad engineer and curator-librarian
- Sir Adam Beck, who was instrumental in setting up the early grid to deliver hydro-electric publicly owned power from Niagara Falls to the rest of Ontario; former mayor of London
- Marc Bell, artist
- Justin Bieber, singer (born 1994, moved to Stratford, Canada)
- Bill Brady, broadcast journalist and media executive, Member of the Order of Canada, former national director of The Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation.
- Greg Brady, sports radio personality (Sportsnet 590, The Fan)
- Craig Richard Billington Professional Ice Hockey Player for New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals.
- The Birthday Massacre, synthrock band
- Richard Maurice Bucke, 19th century pioneer in the modern treatment of the mentally ill
- Adam Buckley, radio personality and YouTube comedian
C-D
- Gregory Campbell, NHL forward for the Boston Bruins
- Sir John Carling, Thomas' son, provincial and federal politician
- Jeff Carter, NHL forward for the Los Angeles Kings
- Eleanor Catton, author, winner of 2013 Man Booker Prize
- Jack Chambers, painter, filmmaker
- John H. Chapman, physicist
- Margaret Chan, president of World Health Organization
- Al Christie and his brother Charles Christie were Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood who built their own film studio
- Warren Christie, television and film actor perhaps best known for his role as Ray Cataldo on the ABC drama October Road and as Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto on the ABC series Happy Town.
- Frank Colman, pro baseball player in 1940s with Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees; also co-founded Eager Beaver Baseball Association in 1955
- Ward Cornell, radio drama and sports, television sports, host of Hockey Night in Canada, teacher (Pickering College)
- Logan Couture, NHL forward for the San Jose Sharks
- Hume Cronyn, Sr., politician
- Hume Cronyn, actor
- Greg Curnoe, painter, musician, member of the Nihilist Spasm Band, and author
- Peter Desbarats, former Global-TV anchor, author, former dean of journalism, University of Western Ontario
- Lolita Davidovich, actress
- Chris Daw, gold medalist in Turin 2006 Paralympics; wheelchair curling (skip)
- Laura Dennis, professional wrestler better known as Cherry Bomb
- Alexander Dewdney, mathematician
- Christopher Dewdney, poet
- Chris Doty, (1966–2006), award-winning documentary filmmaker, author and playwright
- Drew Doughty, NHL defenseman with the Los Angeles Kings
- Charley Fox, credited with strafing German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's car and seriously injuring him in the process.
E-J
- Marc Emery, marijuana activist and libertarian
- The Essentials, a cappella group
- Murray Favro, Canadian artist and musician in the Nihilist Spasm Band
- Max Ferguson, CBC radio and TV personality, 1950s and 1960s
- Sam Gagner, NHL forward for the Edmonton Oilers
- The Gandharvas, alternative rock band from the 1990s
- Victor Garber, actor
- Ricky Gervais, Father emigrated from London during World War II
- George Gibson (Mooney), 1880–1967, catcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, won the World Series in 1909; manager in MLB
- Ted Giannoulas, the Famous Chicken/San Diego Chicken mascot
- Ryan Gosling, actor
- Jeff Hackett, former NHL hockey goaltender (ret. 2004)
- Matt Hackett, goaltender prospect of the Buffalo Sabres
- Paul Haggis, Academy Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, director
- Jeremy Hansen, Astronaut
- Richard B. Harrison (1864–1935), groundbreaking Black actor
- Jamelie Hassan, artist
- Frank Hawley (b. 1954), two-time World champion drag racing driver
- Robert Hall Haynes (1931-1998), scientist, first chair of the Department of Biology at York University, who coined the term ecopoeisis
- William C. Heine author, newspaper editor
- Mark Hominick (b. 1982),mixed martial artist
- Chris Horodecki (b. 1987), mixed martial artist
- Bo Horvat NHL forward for the Vancouver Canucks
- Garth Hudson, keyboard player in The Band
- Tommy Hunter, country singer
- J.D. Jackson, physicist
- Doug Jarrett, former NHL defenceman (ret. 1976)
- Jenny Jones, TV-talk show host
K-M
- Nazem Kadri, NHL centre with the Toronto Maple Leafs
- John Kapelos, character actor (frequently featured in John Hughes' films)
- Ingrid Kavelaars, actress
- Kittie, all female heavy metal band
- John Labatt, pioneer brewer
- Sarah Lafleur, actor
- Brett Lindros, former NHL hockey forward, brother of Eric Lindros (ret. 1996)
- Eric Lindros, former NHL forward (ret. 2007), Drafted 1st overall in the 1991 Entry Draft by Quebec, brother of Brett Lindros
- John William Little, businessman and former mayor of London
- Gene Lockhart, actor who appeared in first Blondie and Dagwood films
- Guy Lombardo, world-famous bandleader and hydroplane racer, and his brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor
- Donald Luce, former NHL center (ret. 1982)
- Bryan Lee O'Malley, award-winning cartoonist and creator of Scott Pilgrim
- Joseph Marks, labour activist and creator of the newspaper the Industrial Banner
- Brad Marsh, former NHL defenceman (ret. 1993)
- Amber Marshall, actress (Amy Fleming from Heartland)
- Vaughn Martin, 2009 Canadian Draft Pick by the NFL's San Diego Chargers
- Masasa Moyo, actress and voice actress
- Rachel McAdams, actress
- Cody McCormick, NHL player with the Buffalo Sabres.
- Roy McDonald, poet, diarist, local street-person/ personality
- Luke Macfarlane, actor
- David McLellan, Olympic freestyle swimmer
- Craig MacTavish, former NHL hockey player (ret. 1997); former Edmonton Oilers head coach (2000–2009); current (April 15, 2013) Edmonton Oilers GM
- Rob McConnell, Canadian Music Hall-of-Fame jazz musician of Boss Brass fame
- Charles Meredith, President of the Montreal Stock Exchange, 1902
- John Walsingham Cooke Meredith J.P., father of the Eight London Merediths
- Chief Justice The Hon. Richard Martin Meredith Q.C., founder of The University of Western Ontario
- Thomas Graves Meredith Q.C., President of Canada Life Assurance Company
- Sir Vincent Meredith 1st Baronet, of Montreal, President of the Bank of Montreal
- Chief Justice Sir William Ralph Meredith Q.C., M.P., Chancellor of the University of Toronto
- Orlo Miller, author
- Scott Moir, ice dancer and 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist with his partner Tessa Virtue
N-P
- Kate Nelligan, actress
- Christine Nesbitt, Olympic gold and silver-medal winning speed-skater (women's 1000m, and women's team pursuit, respectively)
- Nihilist Spasm Band, pioneering noise music band
- Bert and Joe Niosi (brothers), band members of radio's Happy Gang.
- Bryan Lee O'Malley, comic book artist and writer, Scott Pilgrim
- Ocean, Christian folk rock band
- Megan Park, actress
- Paterson Ewen, important Canadian painter
- Casey Patton, Canadian Boxer
- Paul Peel, painter
- Corey Perry, NHL forward for the Anaheim Ducks
- David Peterson, premier of Ontario, 1985–1990
- Chris Potter, actor
- Skip Prokop, rock drummer/ songwriter, founder of the band, Lighthouse
- Brandon Prust, NHL forward with the Montreal Canadiens
R-S
- Jack Richardson, C.M., award-winning record producer, Lifetime Achievement Juno Award recipient, Order of Canada recipient, and educator at Fanshawe College
- Michael Riley, television actor
- John P. Robarts, premier of Ontario, 1961–1971
- Jesse Ronson, professional mixed martial artist
- Vic Roschkov Sr., newspaper editorial cartoonist/illustrator
- J. Philippe Rushton, researcher and academician at University of Western Ontario
- Jude St. John, veteran, all-star player with Toronto Argonauts
- Lara St. John, violinist, sister of Scott St. John
- Scott St. John, violinist/violist, brother of Lara St. John
- Charles Edward Saunders, Canadian agricultural scientist, principal developer of Marquis wheat
- William Saunders, agricultural scientist, founder of Canada's Experimental Farm system
- Shad, hip-hop musician
- Nick Shaw, musician
- David Shore, writer or producer for the television program House
- Craig Simpson, former NHL hockey player and coach
- Dave Simpson, former player with London Knights and current professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business
- George Sipos, writer
- Meaghan Smith, singer-songwriter
- Timothy Snelgrove, founder of Timothy's World Coffee
- Ross Somerville, six-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner in golf, first Canadian to win U.S. Amateur in 1932
- Jonny Staub, radio personality
- Barry Steers, Canadian Ambassador to Brazil (1971–1976), High Commissioner to Bermuda (1976–1979), Ambassador to Japan (1981–1989)
- Janaya Stephens, actress, star of the Left Behind movie series
T-Z
- Salli Terri, mezzo soprano
- Thine Eyes Bleed, metal band featuring Johnny Araya, brother of Slayer bassist and vocalist Tom Araya
- Tim Tindale, former American Football player with Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears
- Five of the six Tolpuddle Martyrs, convicted in England for forming the first trade union there, settled in London
- Jim Thompson (powerboat racing), businessman, philanthropist, and sportsman
- Joe Thornton, NHL center with the San Jose Sharks and 2006 NHL Art Ross and Hart Trophy winner
- Scott Thornton, former NHL player (ret. 2008)
- Jason Tunks, Canadian Olympian (Discus Thrower)
- Two Crown King, alternative rock and alternative hip hop band
- Mike Van Ryn, former NHL player (Ret. 2010)
- Jolene Van Vugt, first female to perform a back flip on a dirt bike
- Tessa Virtue, ice dancer and 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist with her partner Scott Moir
- Brian Vollmer, Lead singer of Helix
- Damian Warner, Canadian Olympian in the decathlon 5th place in 2012 Summer Olympics
- Jack Warner, co-founder of Warner Brothers Studios
- Jeff Willmore, visual and performance artist
- Tomasz Winnicki, white supremacist, anti-Semite and subject of complaints before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
- Marion Woodman, Jungian and feminist writer
- Jessica Zelinka, Canadian Olympian in the heptathlon
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