List of people from Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough and its surrounding area is and has been home to many notable people, especially considering its relatively small size. It has been especially prolific in producing players for the NHL through the Peterborough Petes. It also has produced a number of musicians, actors and authors.
Actors
Athletes
- Les Ascott, (d. 2013) former CFL player with the Toronto Argonauts
- Steve Chiasson, (1967–1999) National Hockey League player
- Scotty Bowman, former hockey coach, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens
- Mike Fisher, NHL player with the Nashville Predators, husband of Carrie Underwood
- Bob Gainey, former NHL player and now General Manager with the Montreal Canadiens
- Mike Keenan, Former NHL coach with the Calgary Flames
- Steve Larmer, former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers
- Rick McCrank, professional skateboarder
- Roger Neilson, (1934–2003) innovative NHL coach who spent 10 years coaching the Peterborough Petes
- Corey Perry, NHL player with the Anaheim Ducks
- Robert Roode, professional wrestler working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Cory Stillman, NHL player with the Florida Panthers
- Rex Harrington, ballet dancer
- Greg Millen, hockey analyst, goaltender for the NHL
- Jesse Young, professional basketball player with MMT Estudiantes in the Spanish Liga ACB.
- Marc Savard, professional hockey player.
- Zac Bierk, former professional hockey player and brother of Sebastian Bach.
Authors, Playwrights and Poets
- Dave Carley, playwright
- Robertson Davies, (1913–1995), novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and professor
- Hugh Kenner, scholar of modernist literature
- Yann Martel, winner of the Booker Prize, studied philosophy at Peterborough's Trent University
- Paul Nicholas Mason, author of Battered Soles, The Red Dress and The Discipline Committee
- Leah McLaren, journalist, author
- Derek McCormack, writer
- Susanna Moodie, 19th-century author
- Ian Rogers, horror writer
- Jesse Thomas, writer and musician
- Catherine Parr Traill, 19th-century author
- Peter Wray, film maker, writer and marketing strategist
- Stephen G. Gilbert, tattoo historian and author of The Tattoo History Source Book
Musicians
- Sam and Ryan Weber, aka the Weber Brothers, singers,songwriters, musicians
- Rick Fines, one of Canada's leading blues, roots music and slide guitarists and blues historians.
- Jason Dunn, lead singer of the band Hawk Nelson
- Trevor McNevan, lead singer of rock band Thousand Foot Krutch
- Emily Haines, musician, lead singer of Metric
- Ronnie Hawkins, Rock and Roll legend, currently resides in Lakefield (Peterborough County)
- Adam Gontier, singer, songwriter and guitarist of Three Days Grace
- Neil Sanderson, the drummer of Three Days Grace
- Serena Ryder, singer and songwriter
- Christian Tanna and Jagori Tanna, brothers and founders of the band I Mother Earth
- Greg Wells, songwriter and record producer
- Rob Wells, songwriter and record producer
- Royal Wood, singer, songwriter
- Ramin Karimloo, singer, songwriter, West End/Broadway Performer
Politicians
Religion
Other
- Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of Research In Motion
- Dr. Roberta Bondar, chancellor of Trent University and first Canadian woman in space.
- Seán Cullen, comedian, radio personality
- Peter Demos, MIT physicist, former director of Bates Linear Accelerator
- Sandford Fleming, (1827–1915) Canadian engineer, inventor (invented Standard Time)
- Jeffrey Karp, researcher in bioengineering
- Dr. Henry Rowe Hocking Kenner, B.A., LL.D. (1867–1944), educator and principal
- Trevor Kincaid, zoologist at the University of Washington
- John D. Lowry, film restoration expert
- Dr. Michael Schweigert, founder of OMSOC
- Thomas Symons, founding President of Trent University
See also
References
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