List of people from Brantford

This is a list of notable people from Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

Military

• William Landymore, Commander Maritime Command (1964–1966)
• Percy W. Nelles, Chief of the Naval Staff (RCN) (1934–1944)
• Geoffrey Walsh, Commander of the Canadian Army (1961–1965)

Film and television

• Andrea Brooks, actress
• Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor
• Shelley Niro, producer and director
• Michelle Nolden
• Jay Silverheels, actor; known for the role of Tonto on The Lone Ranger

Literature and journalism

• June Callwood, author and journalist
• Thomas B. Costain, author and journalist
• Sara Jeannette Duncan, author and journalist
• Deborah Ellis, author
• Pauline Johnson (also known in Mohawk as Tekahionwake), aboriginal poet
• John B. Lee, poet
• Marsha Skrypuch, author

Science

• Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone
• James Hillier, inventor of electron microscope

The arts

• Lawren Harris, founder of the Group of Seven
• Wade Hemsworth, songwriter
• Casey Mecija and Jennifer Mecija, musicians (Ohbijou)
• Shelley Niro, photographer and installation artist

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
• Bryan Fogarty, ice hockey player
• Chris Gratton, ice hockey player
• Dan Gratton, ice hockey player
• Josh Gratton, ice hockey player
• Brent Gretzky, ice hockey player
• Keith Gretzky, ice hockey player
• Wayne Gretzky, 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
• Chris Pusey, ice hockey 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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