List of University of Western Ontario people

This is a list of notable individuals associated with the University of Western Ontario, including graduates, former students, professors, and researchers.

Alumni

Academics and scholars

• M. Shahid Alam — economist
• U. Aswathanarayana — Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India
• George Ayittey — Ghanaian economist, author and president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington DC, professor at American University
• Larry Bourne — Professor Emeritus of Urban Geography and Planning at University of Toronto
• Stephen Dempster — Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Crandall University
• Robert C. Dynes — physicist, former President of the University of California
• Frances Egan — Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University
• Mary E. Hofstetter — arts administrator and educator
• Raffi Indjejikian — professor of accounting, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
• Charles Jago — academic, university administrator
• Gabriel Leung — physician and epidemiologist, current Dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong
• J. Carson Mark — mathematician
• Mark Mullins — executive director, Fraser Institute
• Leola Neal — psychologist, first female president of the Ontario Psychological Association
• Hart E. Posen — Richard G. and Julie J. Diermeier Professor in Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Andrew Price-Smith — Colorado College political science professor
• Philip Reny — economist, Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago
• Ervin Sejdic — data scientist and engineering professor at the University of Pittsburgh
• Vandana Shiva (Ph.D. Philosophy) — philosopher, environmentalist, eco feminist
• Michael Walker — economist
• Julia M. Wright — professor of English, Dalhousie University

Science, technology, and medicine

• Robert Arntfield, Canadian intensivist and medical educator
• Roberta Bondar (M.Sc. 1971 Experimental Pathology) — astronaut
• Donald Charlton Bradley — inorganic chemist
• Sudi Devanesen — physician, professor of medicine
• Charles George Drake — Canadian Medical Hall of Fame neurosurgeon
• Melvyn Goodale — neuroscientist
• Jennifer Gunter — OB/GYN and author
• L. Seale Holmes — dermatologist, radiologist, politician and noted philatelist
• Kelly Metcalfe — cancer scientist and professor
• Donald Rix — pathologist
• Graeme N. Smith — obstetrician, medical researcher, and academic
• Gavin C. E. Stuart — professor, former Dean of Medicine, and former Vice-Provost Health, UBC Faculty of Medicine
• Michael Stuart — Mayo Clinic sports physician and orthopedic surgeon ^{[1] [2]}
• Bjarni Tryggvason — astronaut ^[3]

Media and arts

Journalism and publishing

• Thalia Assuras (B.Sc. 1980, M.A. 1981 Journalism) — CBC and CBS journalist ^[4]
• Cameron Bailey — film critic and Toronto International Film Festival programmer
• Perrin Beatty (1970) — former president, CBC
• Lisa Bowes — sports anchor, CTV Calgary ^[5]
• Andrea Canning (B.A. 1994 Psychology) — ABC News correspondent ^[6]
• Nicole Dunsdon (M.A. 1995 Journalism) — the last person to win the Miss Canada competition before it was cancelled in 1992
• Uche Eze (B.Sc Business Administration 2006) — Nigerian blogger and founder of BellaNaija
• Avis Favaro — BA Honours, M.A Arts/Journalism 1982, performance degree Piano Western Conservatory of Music 1982; health journalist, Global News and CTV National News
• Brendan Fernandes — artist
• Scott Feschuk — speechwriter, humorist and former newspaper journalist
• Elliotte Friedman (1993) — sports reporter, host, Hockey Night in Canada ^[7]
• Anthony Germain — CBC radio and television reporter and anchor ^[8]
• Jennifer Hedger (B.A. 1998 Theatre Arts/English) — sports reporter for TSN ^{[9] [10]}
• Heather Hiscox (M.A. 1987 Journalism) — CBC news anchor ^[11]
• Penn Kemp (B.A. 1966, CertEd 1968) — poet and playwright ^[12]
• Sam Maggs (B.A. 2010 English Language & Literature) — author, entertainment journalist, and comic book and video game writer ^[13]
• Wendy Metcalfe (B.A.) — newspaper journalist and editor ^[14]
• Kevin Newman (B.A. 1981 Political Science) — anchor of Global National ^[15]
• Carol Off (B.A. 1981) — television and radio journalist ^[16]
• Kevin Quinn — sportscaster, Rogers Sportsnet
• Scott Russell (B.A. 1980 History, B.Ed. 1981, M.A. 1985 Journalism) — CBC commentator, Hockey Night in Canada and figure skating ^{[17] [18]}
• Morley Safer — host of 60 Minutes (did not graduate) ^[19]
• Dan Shulman (B.Sc. 1989 Actuarial Science) — sportscaster for ESPN ^[20]
• Steve Simmons — sports journalist, Toronto Sun
• Christine Simpson (1985) — sports reporter, Rogers Sportsnet ^[21]
• Rachel Sklar — lawyer, CNN commentator, and media blogger
• Paul Wells (B.A. 1989 Political Science) — journalist and pundit, columnist for Maclean's ^[22]

Film, television and theatre

• Bryan Baeumler (B.A. 1996) — award-winning host of Disaster DIY ^[23] and House of Bryan ^[24]
• Shirley Barrie — playwright ^[25]
• Greg Brady (B.A. Political Science 1993) — host of Brady and Lang in the Morning on Sportsnet 590, The Fan
• Steve Byers — actor, Falcon Beach
• Nancy Dolman (Philosophy) — actress and wife of Martin Short
• Max Ferguson (B.A. 1946) — radio personality ^[26]
• David Furnish (H.B.A. 1985) — filmmaker and husband of Sir Elton John ^[27]
• Tomson Highway (B. Mus. 1975, B.A. 1976) — playwright ^[28]
• Juggan Kazim (B.A. 2002 Media, Information & Technoculture and Sociology) — actress, model, television personality ^[29]
• Alexander Knox — Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning actor (did not graduate) ^[30]
• Simu Liu (H.B.A. 2011) — Canadian-Chinese actor, writer, and stuntman ^[31]
• Sarah Richardson (B.A. Visual Arts 93) — interior designer, HGTV series Sarah's House and Sarah 101, Design Inc.
• Kelly Rowan (1989) — actress, The O.C.
• Deepak Sethi (B.Sc. 2002 Computer Science) — television writer known for Family Guy ^[32]
• David Shore — screenwriter and creator of television show House
• Rob Stewart — filmmaker, conservationist, and creator of Sharkwater ^[33]
• Alan Thicke (1967) — actor, Growing Pains ^[34]
• Kelly Thornton (B.A., did not finish) — theatre director ^[35]
• Al Waxman (B.A. 1957) — actor ^[36]

Music, fine arts and architecture

• Simona Atzori (B.A. 2001 Visual Arts) — dancer, artist, born without arms ^[37]
• John Davis Barnett — librarian, curator
• Basia Bulat (B.A. 2006 English) — musician ^[38]
• Bryan Lee O'Malley — Cartoonist, writer, creator of Scott Pilgrim
• Jack Chambers — artist
• Todd Clark — lead singer of the Toronto-based rock group Pilot Speed, formally known as Pilate, songwriter, record producer
• Duncan Coutts (1993) — musician, Our Lady Peace ^[39]
• Eric Ethridge — country pop singer, songwriter ^[40]
• Jonita Gandhi — playback singer
• Elaine Goble (B.A. 1977) — visual artist ^[41]
• Garth Hudson — organist, The Band
• Stephan Moccio (B.Mus. 1994) — musician, singer/songwriter, composer, 2010 Vancouver Games performer ^[42]
• Adrianne Pieczonka (B.Mus. 1985) — soprano opera singer ^[43]
• Zameer Rizvi (B.Eng. 1981 Electrical Engineering)
• Michael Schade (B. Mus. 1888) — tenor opera singer ^[44]
• Mike Turner — guitarist/producer, formerly of Our Lady Peace ^[39]
• Stephen Willis — musicologist
• Don Wright — composer, musician and educator

Business

• Thomas Bailey — founder of Janus Capital Group, USA
• Geoff Beattie — President and CEO, Woodbridge
• Henry Cheng — Chairman & Executive Director of NWS Holdings and New World Development
• Eleanor Clitheroe-Bell (1977) — former businesswoman, Anglican priest
• George Cope — President, CEO, BCE Inc., Bell Canada
• Michael Copeland — President and CEO of the Toronto Argonauts, previously with Boston Consulting Group and Deloitte Consulting ^[45]
• Matthew Corrin — founder and CEO, Freshii
• Liane Davey (1993) — business consultant, public speaker, New York Times bestselling business author
• Brian Ferriman — music industry executive
• Shuman Ghosemajumder — technologist, author
• Stephen K. Gunn — CEO, co-founder of Sleep Country Canada
• Richard M. Ivey (H.B.A. 1947) — businessman, philanthropist
• C.B. "Bud" Johnston (H.B.A. 1954) (MBA 1957) (dean, 1978–1989; retired, 1997) — all at UWO
• Moez Kassam (B.A. 2002) — founder of Anson Group
• Jodi Kovitz — founder of #movethedial
• Arkadi Kuhlmann — Chairman of ING Direct
• Patrick LaForge — President, CEO, Edmonton Oilers
• Howard Lindzon — author and founder of StockTwits ^[46]
• Christine Magee (1982) — President, co-founder of Sleep Country Canada
• Rob McEwen — chairman and CEO of McEwen Mining
• Ray Muzyka — CEO of BioWare
• Dave Nichol (1962) — former president, spokesperson, Loblaws
• Kevin O'Leary (M.B.A., 1980) — chairman, O'Leary Funds, CBC Television co-host, Lang and O'Leary Exchange, Dragon, ABC's Shark Tank, CBC's Dragons Den
• Grant Reuber (1950) — businessman, economist
• Edward Rogers III — president of Rogers Cable, son of Ted Rogers and grandson of Edward S. Rogers, Sr.
• Joseph Rotman (B.A. 1957 Philosophy) — businessman, philanthropist ^[47]
• Ray Sharma (1996) — Founder and CEO, XMG Studio
• Benjamin Smith — CEO of Air France–KLM, former President, Airlines at Air Canada
• John M. Thompson (B.ESc. 1966, LL.D. 1994) — Chairman of the Board, TD Bank Financial Group ^[48]
• Prem Watsa — Chairman and CEO, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
• Lee Seng Wee — former chairman, Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation, Singapore
• Galen Weston (1962) — head, Weston Foods
• Ray G. Young — EVP, CFO, General Motors Corporation

Government

• Eve Adams (B.A. 2001 Psychology) — Conservative Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Alfred Apps (BA 1979) — President of the Liberal Party of Canada since 2009
• Ron Atkey — conservative politician
• James Bartleman (B.A. 1963 History) — Lieutenant Governor of Ontario ^[50]
• Joyce Bateman (H.B.A. 1977) — Conservative Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Adam Beck (1916) — former mayor of London
• Chris Bentley (1976) — Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament and Ontario Minister of Energy ^[51]
• François Bourguignon (Ph.D. 1975 Economics) — Chief Economist of the World Bank ^[52]
• Laurel Broten (LL.B.) — Liberal Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament
• John Carmichael (B.A. 1974 Geography) — Conservative Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Margaret Chan (B.A. 1973 Brescia, M.D. 1977) — Director-General - Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization ^[53]
• Chris Charlton (B.A. 1986 English) — Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Shawn Cleary (B.A. 1994) — Halifax Regional Councillor ^[54]
• Sheila Copps (B.A. 1974 French and English from King's College) — former federal Minister of Heritage ^[55]
• Pam Damoff (BA) — Federal Liberal Member of Parliament
• Frank de Jong — leader of Green Party of Ontario
• Jim Diodati (BA 1991) — Mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Janet Ecker (1975) — Ontario Minister of Finance
• Doug Ferguson — president of the Liberal Party of Canada 2008–2009
• Diane Finley (B.A. 1979, M.B.A. 1982) — Conservative Member of Parliament and Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development ^[49]
• Joe Fontana — former Liberal Member of Parliament, mayor of London
• Cheryl Gallant (B.Sc. 1982 Chemistry) — Conservative Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Roger Gallaway — politician
• Donald Getty (1955) — CFL player and Premier of Alberta
• Dianne Haskett (1977) — former mayor of London, Ontario
• Tom Hockin — Conservative politician
• Ed Holder (B.A. 1976 Philosophy) — Conservative Member of Parliament and Mayor of London, Ontario ^[49]
• Tim Hudak (B.A. 1990 Economics) — Ontario MPP and Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ^[56]
• Ron Irwin — diplomat and politician
• Gar Knutson (1983) — Liberal Member of Parliament
• Gloria Lindsay Luby — Conservative politician
• Janice MacKinnon — former Saskatchewan Minister of Finance
• Tiff Macklem — Governor of Bank of Canada
• Paul Macklin — politician and lawyer
• Joy MacPhail — former BC finance minister and deputy premier
• Irene Mathyssen (B.A. 1974, B.Ed. 1975) — Ontario NDP MPP; NDP Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Deb Matthews (B.A. Sociology, Ph.D. 2006) — Ontario MPP Minister of Health and Long-Term Care ^[51]
• Howard McCurdy — NDP Member of Parliament
• Paul McKeever (M.A. 1991, Ph.D studies 1991-1992, LL.B. 1995) — leader of the Freedom Party of Ontario
• Darcy McKeough — businessman, politician
• Cathy McLeod (B.Sc.N. 1981) — Conservative Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Bill Morneau (B.A.) — Canadian Finance Minister
• Pat O'Brien (1971) — former Liberal Member of Parliament
• Gordon Osbaldeston (1953) — former U.S./Canadian Trade Commissioner
• Peter Partington — Chairman of Niagara City Council
• Steve Peters (B.A. 1985 History) — Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament ^[51]
• David Peterson — former Premier of Ontario
• James Scott Peterson — Canadian Minister of International Trade
• Tim Peterson — Liberal politician
• Rod Phillips (B.A.) — Ontario Minister of Finance
• Stephen Poloz (M.A.) — Governor of Bank of Canada
• Brad Raffensperger — Georgia Secretary of State during the 2020 United States presidential election
• John Robarts (1939) — former Premier of Ontario
• Lloyd St. Amand — Liberal politician
• Peggy Sattler (BA 1983, MEd 2012) — NDP Member of Provincial Parliament ^[57]
• Andrew Saxton (B.A. 1986 ACS) — Conservative Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Kyle Seeback (LL.B. 1998) — Conservative Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Dan Senor — spokesman for U.S. Presidential Envoy Paul Bremer ^[58]
• Jagmeet Singh (B.Sc. 2001) — Leader of the New Democratic Party (2017–)
• Bruce Smith — Conservative politician
• Amandeep Sodhi (B.A. 2023) — Liberal member of Parliament ^[59]
• Heather Stefanson — former premier of Manitoba
• Glenn Stevens — Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
• Karen Stintz (B.A. 1992) — Toronto city councillor and Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission ^[60]
• Paul Szabo — politician
• Shirley Thomson — Director of the McCord Museum
• Peter Towe — diplomat and businessman
• Bernard Trottier (M.B.A. 1992) — Conservative Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Orville Alton Turnquest (1981) — MP in the Bahamas
• Frank Valeriote (B.A. 1976 King's) — Liberal Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Elizabeth Weir (1976) — leader of the New Brunswick NDP
• John Wilkinson — Ontario MPP, Ontario Minister of Revenue
• John Reesor Williams — conservative politician
• David Winninger — NDP politician
• Elizabeth Witmer (1968) — Progressive Conservative MPP
• Stephen Woodworth (LL.B. 1977) — Conservative Member of Parliament ^[49]
• Alvin Yeung — Hong Kong legislative councillor

Literature

• Emily Austin — writer
• Joan Barfoot — novelist
• Clare Bice — author
• Alice Munro (1976) — author; 2013 Nobel Laureate in Literature for "master of the contemporary short story"
• André Narbonne — writer
• Paul Vermeersch (1992) — poet

Sports

• Barry Ager — Olympic basketball player ^[61]
• Gary Agnew — coach, Columbus Blue Jackets ^[61]
• Stacey Allaster (B.A. 1985, M.B.A. 2000) — Chair and CEO of Women's Tennis Association ^[62]
• Paul Beeston (1967) — former president, Major League Baseball
• Shane Bergman — CFL football player, Calgary Stampeders ^[63]
• Glenn Clark (1996) — head coach, Toronto Rock and former lacrosse player
• Chuck Dalton — Olympic basketball player ^[61]
• Andy Fantuz — CFL football player, Hamilton Tiger-Cats ^[63]
• Duane Forde — former CFL football player
• Robert Foxcroft — Olympic fencer ^[61]
• Gino Fracas (B.A. 1955) — CFL football player ^[64]
• Mark Frostad — horse trainer
• Sasha Gollish (Bachelor of Engineering) — competitive runner, Pan American Games bronze medalist, Maccabiah Games gold medalist
• Lirim Hajrullahu — CFL football player
• Katherine Henderson — president and CEO of Curling Canada and Hockey Canada ^[65]
• Mike Inglis — Olympic gymnast ^[61]
• Roger Jackson — Olympic rower ^[61]
• Jeff Keeping — CFL football player
• John Kerr — Olympic sailor ^[61]
• Silken Laumann (1988) — Olympic rower ^[61]
• David Lee — CFL football player
• Rob MacDonald — appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 2; retired professional Mixed Martial Artist ^[66]
• Vaughn Martin — NFL football player San Diego Chargers
• Marnie McBean (1997) — Olympic rower ^[61]
• Don McCrae — Olympic basketball player and coach ^[61]
• Zack Medeiros — CFL kicker ^[67]
• Victor Mete — hockey player, Ottawa Senators
• Ray Monnot — Olympic basketball player ^[61]
• Mike Neary — Olympic rower ^[61]
• Lynn Nightingale — Olympic figure skater ^[61]
• Barbara Olmsted — Olympic canoer ^[61]
• Coulter Osborne — Olympic basketball player ^[61]
• Bill Pataky — Olympic basketball player (transferred) ^[61]
• Glenn Pettinger — Olympic basketball player ^[61]
• Bob Phibbs — Olympic basketball player ^[61]
• Skip Phoenix — Olympic diver and coach ^[61]
• Al Pickard — Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee ^{[68] [69]}
• Steve Rucchin (1994) — hockey player, over 700 NHL games played
• Eric Smith — Olympic canoer ^[61]
• Jamie Taras — CFL football player
• Pierre Vercheval — Canadian Football Hall of Fame
• Tessa Virtue — Olympic ice dancer
• James Walker — Olympic rower ^[61]
• Daryl Waud — CFL football player
• Tyrone Williams — NFL & CFL football player

Religion

• Thomas Christopher Collins (M.A. English) — Canadian Cardinal of the Catholic Church
• John T. Dunlap (Juris Doctor) — Prince and Grand Master and head of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Miscellaneous

• Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad of Jordan — wife of Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein of Jordan
• Alberto Dahik (Economy and Mathematics) — Vice President of Ecuador (1992–1995), Minister of Finance (1986) and Conservative congressman (1988–1992) ^[70]
• Sajjad Fazel — public health advocate ^[71]
• Aman Hambleton — chess grandmaster, Twitch streamer
• Sharon Johnston (B.Sc.) — Viceregal Consort of Canada (David Johnston)
• Harley Pasternak — personal trainer

Faculty

• Sir Frederick Grant Banting — 1923 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, co-discoverer of insulin
• Bob Barney — professor of kinesiology and Olympic scholar (LL.D., 2014) ^[72]
• John Lane Bell — mathematician and philosopher
• Ian Brodie — former chief of staff of the Office of the Prime Minister
• Sheila Butler — visual artist, professor
• Alexander Dewdney — mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher
• Don Gutteridge
• Douglas N. Jackson — designer of standardized tests
• Wilson Bryan Key — proponent of theory of "Subliminal Seduction"
• Charles Ling — professor of computer science
• John P. Metras — athletics director, football coach ^[73]
• Michael Ondaatje — Poet, novelist
• Adrian Owen — Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging
• Balachandra Rajan — literary critic, theorist
• Carl Franz Robinow — bacteriologist
• J. Philippe Rushton — controversial psychology professor on race and intelligence
• Bernard Shapiro — Canadian Ethics Commissioner
• Robert Uffen — geophysicist, professor
• Mark S. Workentin — professor of organic chemistry
• Joel Faflak — Literary historian, professor

Administration

Chancellors

• Bishop Isaac Hellmuth (1878–1885)
• Alfred Peache (1885–1900)
• M. R. Meridith (1909–1914)
• W. J. Roche (1916–1929) (also Western's first medical graduate)
• Henry Cockshutt (1929–1944)
• Howard Ferguson (1945–1946)
• Arthur R. Ford (1947–1955)
• Richard G. Ivey (1955–1961)
• Verschoyle Philip Cronyn (1961–1967)
• Albert W. Trueman (1967–1971)
• John Robarts (1971–1976)
• J. Allyn Taylor (1976–1980)
• Richard M. Ivey (1980–1984)
• D.B. Weldon (1984–1988)
• Grant L. Reuber (1988–1992)
• Reva Gerstein (1992–1996)
• Peter Godsoe (1996–2000)
• Eleanor Clitheroe (2000–2004)
• Arthur Labatt (2004–2008)
• John Thompson (2008–2012)
• Joseph Rotman (2012–2015) (died during term)
• Jack Cowin (2015–present)

Presidents and vice-chancellors

• Nathaniel James (1908–1914) ^[74]
• Edward Braithwaite (1914–1919) ^[75]
• "Triumvirate of Deans" (1919–1927) ^[76]
  • Paul S. McKibbon (Dean of Medicine)
  • Hibbert W. Hill (Dean of Public Health)
  • W. Sherwood Fox (Dean of Arts)
• W. Sherwood Fox (1927–1947) ^[77]
• George Hall (1947–1967) ^[78]
• D. Carlton Williams (1967–1977) ^[79]
• George Connell (1977–1984) ^[80]
• Alan K. Adlington (acting president, 1984–1985) ^[81]
• George Pedersen (1985–1994) ^[82]
• Paul Davenport (1994–2009) ^[83]
• Amit Chakma (2009–2019) ^[84]
• Alan Shepard (2019–present) ^[85]

Others

• J. Howard Crocker — director of the physical education department (1930–1947), also served as president of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada, previously a director with the YMCA ^[86]

In fiction

• Michael Patterson, from the comic strip For Better or For Worse

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