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List of people from Brantford
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June 10, 2025
List of people from Brantford, Canada
This is a list of notable people from
Brantford
,
Ontario
, Canada.
Contents
Military
Film and television
Literature and journalism
Science
The arts
Politics
Sportspeople
Ice hockey players
Other sports
Other
References
Military
William Landymore
, Commander Maritime Command (1964–1966)
Percy W. Nelles
, Chief of the Naval Staff (RCN) (1934–1944)
Gordon Raphael
, flying ace with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War
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
Peter Calamai
, science journalist
June Callwood
, author and journalist
Thomas B. Costain
, author and journalist
Sara Jeannette Duncan
, author and journalist
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
Blanche Crozier
, stage actress
Lawren Harris
, founder of the
Group of Seven
Wade Hemsworth
, songwriter
Paul Kneale
, artist
[
1
]
Casey Mecija
and
Jennifer Mecija
, musicians (
Ohbijou
)
Shelley Niro
, photographer and installation artist
Garnet Rogers
, musician, singer, songwriter, and composer
Lonnie Szoke
, musician and songwriter
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 House of Commons of Canada
(1949–1953)
Lawrence Pennell
,
Solicitor General of Canada
(1965–1968);
Ontario Supreme Court Judge
(1968–1985)
David Reville
, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Riverdale, 1985–90
Jane Stewart
PC, served as MP and federal cabinet minister (Minister of Human Resources)
Sportspeople
Ice hockey players
Bill Cook
, right winger and coach
Bryan Fogarty
, defenceman
Dave Gans
, centre
Gerry Gray
, goaltender
Chris Gratton
, centre
Dan Gratton
, centre
Josh Gratton
, left winger
Brent Gretzky
, centre
Keith Gretzky
, centre and former interim general manager of the
Edmonton Oilers
Wayne Gretzky
, centre; considered the best NHL player of all time
Len Hachborn
, centre; childhood friend of Wayne Gretzky
Adam Henrique
, centre
Pat Hickey
, left winger
Doug Jarvis
, forward, coach, and senior advisor to the
Vancouver Canucks
Keith Jones
, forward, President of Hockey Operations for the
Philadelphia Flyers
Brandon Montour
, defenceman
Chris Pusey
, goaltender and defenceman
Jeff Reese
, now goalie coach with the Dallas Stars
Greg Stefan
, goaltender and goaltending coach for the
Flint Firebirds
Paul Szczechura
, forward
Other sports
Mike Beres
, Olympic badminton player
Aaron Carpenter
,
rugby union
player
J. Howard Crocker
, educator and sports executive with the YMCA and
Amateur Athletic Union of Canada
[
2
]
John Gallant
, professional lacrosse player, NCAA Coach
David Hearn
, golfer
Julie Howard
, Olympic swimmer
Tanya Hunks
, Olympic swimmer
Nick Kaczur
,
American football
player
Jacqueline Legere
, Ice Cross Downhill
Tom Longboat
, distance runner
Rob Pikula
,
Canadian football
player
Kevin Sullivan
, Olympic runner
Jordan Szoke
, professional superbike racer
Bill Watkins
, manager in
Major League Baseball
Other
Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad
, Palestinian former member of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
; deported
[
3
]
References
↑
Thompson, Brian (2020-10-12).
"Artist uses scanners 'like paintbrushes'
"
.
Brantford Expositor
. Retrieved
2020-11-10
.
↑
Henderson, Jim (September 22, 1956).
"Retire at 60? No, Sir! Dr. J. Howard Crocker Carved a Second Career"
.
Brantford Expositor
. Brantford, Ontario. p.
18.
↑
"After a 26- year legal battle, Canada boots convicted terrorist Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad
|
Brantford Expositor"
.
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