List of people from Brantford
This is a list of notable people from Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Military
Film and television
Literature and journalism
Science
The arts
Politics
- Alfred Apps, President, Liberal Party of Canada
- Henry Cockshutt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario of Ontario
- Phil Gillies, Member of the Legislative Assembly and Cabinet Minister
- Arthur Sturgis Hardy, Premier of Ontario (1896–1899)
- Dave Levac, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and MPP for the electoral riding of Brant
- William Ross Macdonald, PC, OC, CD, QC (1891–1976), served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1968–1974); Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (1949–1953)
- Lawrence Pennell, Solicitor General of Canada (1965–1968); Ontario Supreme Court Judge (1968–1985)
Sportspeople
- Mike Beres, Olympic badminton player
- Aaron Carpenter, rugby union player
- Bill Cook, ice hockey player
- Brent Gretzky, ice hockey player
- Keith Gretzky, ice hockey player
- Wayne Gretzky, ice hockey player
- Chris Gratton, ice hockey player
- Josh Gratton, ice hockey player
- Len Hachborn, ice hockey player
- David Hearn, golfer
- Adam Henrique, ice hockey player
- Pat Hickey, ice hockey player
- Julie Howard, Olympic swimmer
- Tanya Hunks, Olympic swimmer
- Doug Jarvis, ice hockey player
- Keith Jones, ice hockey player; now sportscaster
- Nick Kaczur, American football player
- Rob Pikula, Canadian football player
- Jeff Reese, ice hockey player; now goalie coach with the Philadelphia Flyers
- Doug Risebrough, ice hockey player; now hockey executive
- Greg Stefan, ice hockey player
- Kevin Sullivan, Olympic runner
- Paul Szczechura, ice hockey player
- Jordan Szoke, professional superbike racer
- Bill Watkins, manager in Major League Baseball
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