List of people from Greater Sudbury

This is a list of people from the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It includes people from all communities and nations within the current city boundaries.

Contents: 

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• References

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Todd Bertuzzi

Robert Esmie

Brian Savage

Alex Trebek

A

• Eve Adams, politician
• Chuck Adamson, goaltender
• Alfons Adetuyi, film director ( High Chicago , Love Jacked )
• Robert Adetuyi, screenwriter ( Stomp the Yard )
• Al Arbour, NHL coach
• George Armstrong, NHL Hall of Famer
• Kelley Armstrong, author, creator of the Women of the Otherworld book series
• Brian Ashton, soccer player
• Larry Aurie, former captain of the Detroit Red Wings
• Marcel Aymar, musician

B

• John Baby, hockey player
• Robert Bain, politician
• Drew Bannister, hockey player
• Andy Barbe, hockey player
• Rick Bartolucci, politician
• Alex Baumann, Olympic gold medalist (1984)
• William S. Beaton, politician
• Jean Robert Beaulé, politician
• Rhéal Bélisle, politician
• Robert Charles Bell, author
• Richard E. Bennett, Mormon historian and author
• Christian Bernier, volleyball player
• Todd Bertuzzi, NHL hockey player
• Tyler Bertuzzi, NHL hockey player
• Larry Berrio, country musician
• Tyler Beskorowany, hockey player
• Silvio Bettio, hockey player
• Murray Biggar, politician
• Brian Bigger, politician
• Ryan Bishops, musician
• Hector "Toe" Blake, NHL player, coached eight Stanley Cup teams
• Al Blanchard, hockey player
• Sean Blanchard, hockey player
• Harry Bloy, politician
• Frank Blum, hockey player
• Michel Bock, historian and winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for French language non-fiction
• Fred Boimistruck, hockey player
• Kerry Bond, hockey player
• Tessa Bonhomme, member of Team Canada women's hockey
• Raymond Bonin, politician
• Phillip Boudreault, boxer and biker
• Joe Bowen, Canadian sportscaster (Molson Leafs Hockey)
• Randy Boyd, hockey player
• Brian Bradley, hockey player
• Jim Bradley, politician
• Lysette Brochu, writer
• Mark Browning, musician
• Andrew Brunette, NHL player
• Cummy Burton, former NHL player with Detroit Red Wings; OHL alumni with Sudbury Wolves
• Jeffrey Buttle, figure skater

C

• Lorenzo Cadieux, historian
• Bryan Campbell, NHL and WHA hockey player
• Sterling Campbell, politician
• Lucien Campeau, cardiologist
• Robert Campeau, financier
• Patricia Cano, singer and actress
• Wayne Carleton, NHL and WHA hockey player
• Robert Carlin, politician
• Randy Carlyle, NHL player, NHL coach
• Judy Feld Carr, humanitarian who rescued over 3,000 Jewish people from war-torn Syria in the 1970s and 1980s
• Susan Carscallen, figure skater
• Rita Celli, journalist
• Gene Ceppetelli, football player
• Marie Charette-Poulin, politician
• Diane Chase
• Ray Chénier, politician
• Margaret Christakos, poet
• Joe Cimino, politician
• Kevin Closs, singer-songwriter
• Francis Cochrane, politician
• Bob Cook
• Cindy Cook, children's entertainer and former host of Polka Dot Door
• James Cooper, politician
• Pedro Costa
• Sean Costello, author
• D'Arcy Coulson
• David Courtemanche, politician
• Gary Croteau
• Troy Crowder, hockey player
• Bud Cullen, politician

D

• Michel Dallaire, writer ^[1]
• Jean-Marc Dalpé, dramatist and two-time winner of the Governor General's Award
• Gaston Demers
• Andrew Desjardins, NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks
• Jacqueline Desmarais, billionaire ^[2]
• Jean Noël Desmarais
• Louis Desmarais
• Paul Desmarais, businessman
• Paul Desmarais, Jr.
• Nancy Diamond, politician
• Robert Dickson, poet and winner of the 2002 Governor General's Award for French poetry
• Anne Ditchburn, ballet dancer, choreographer, and Golden Globe-nominated film actress
• Ron Duguay, NHL player
• Rand Dyck, academic

E

• Judy Erola, former federal cabinet minister and Member of Parliament
• Robert Esmie, Olympic gold medalist (1996)
• Jack Egers, NHL (Washington and New York Rangers)

F

• Joe Fabbro, politician
• Ronald Peter Fabbro, Roman Catholic Bishop
• Norman Fawcett, politician
• Peter Fenton, politician
• Bob Fitchner, WHA and NHL hockey player
• John Flesch, NHL hockey player
• Gerry Foley, NHL hockey player
• Marcus Foligno, OHL player; silver medalist at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• Mike Foligno, NHL player, OHL coach
• Nick Foligno, NHL player
• Dave Fortier, NHL and OHL player
• Marion Foster, mystery writer
• Stephen Fournier, politician
• Jim Fox, NHL hockey player
• Jason Frederick, composer and musician
• Pete Friesen, guitarist and songwriter with Alice Cooper and The Almighty
• Doug Frith, politician

G

• Aaron Gavey, hockey player
• France Gélinas, MPP Nickel Belt politician
• Welland Gemmell, former MPP
• Gaétan Gervais, professor, co-designer of the Franco-Ontarian flag
• Eddie Giacomin, hockey player
• Frank Giustra, business executive, particularly successful in the mining and filmmaking industries, philanthropist
• Colton Gobbo, actor ^[3]
• Gerald S. Graham, imperial and naval historian; University of London professor
• Gil Grand, country musician
• Claude Gravelle, MP, Nickel Belt politician

H

• Matthew Heiti, writer
• Keith Hennessy, San Francisco-based dancer, choreographer, and performance artist, regarded as a pioneer of queer and AIDS-themed expressionist dance
• Tracy Horgan, professional curler on the World Curling Tour, three time provincial junior champion
• Andrew Hyatt, country singer

I

• Joe Ironstone (1898–1972), professional ice hockey player

J

• James Jerome, former federal Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Commons
• David Johnston, former Governor General of Canada
• Rebecca Johnston, Olympic gold medalist for Canada's women's hockey team

K

• Devon Kershaw, competitive cross-country skier
• Jordan Kilganon, basketball slam dunker
• Gary Kinsman, sociologist and professor at Laurentian University
• Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie, musician ^[4]

L

• Cloé Lacasse, soccer player for Canada
• Chloé LaDuchesse, writer
• Marc Laforge, NHL player
• Yvon Lambert, NHL player
• François Lamoureux, musician
• Pierre Lamoureux, musician
• Viviane Lapointe, politician
• Floyd Laughren, former Member of Provincial Parliament and Ontario Minister of Finance
• Paul Lefebvre, politician
• Mark Leslie, writer, author of Spooky Sudbury
• David Lickley, filmmaker and musician
• Dave Lowry, NHL player

M

• Derek MacKenzie, NHL player
• Kate Maki, singer-songwriter
• Troy Mallette, player
• Robert Marinier, playwright and television writer
• Diane Marleau, Liberal politician
• Elie Martel, NDP politician
• Shelley Martel, NDP politician
• Jake Mathews, country musician
• Bruce Mau, designer
• Marc Mayer, art curator and director of the National Gallery of Canada ^[5]
• Melchior Mbonimpa, writer
• Mirl "Red" McCarthy, sportsman and coach
• Dale McCourt, NHL player
• Peter McGillivray, opera singer
• Ken McGowan, politician
• Ross McLaren, filmmaker and artist
• Pierre R. Morisset, 32nd Canadian Surgeon General
• Sharon Murdock, former MPP

N

• Angela Narth, children's author
• Roger Nash, poet

O

• Terry O'Reilly, CBC Radio host, author

P

• B. P. Paquette, film director, screenwriter, producer, and academic
• Robert Paquette, singer-songwriter
• Stéphane Paquette, francophone singer-songwriter and actor ( Météo+ )
• Eli Pasquale, member of Canada's national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Michael Persinger, cognitive neuroscience researcher and professor at Laurentian University
• Herb Petras, Major-General (Ret.), Canadian Forces
• Reg Plummer, Olympic field hockey player
• Marie-Paule Poulin, Senator and president of the Liberal Party of Canada
• Joel Prpic NHL player

R

• Alma Ricard, businesswoman and philanthropist, Officer of the Order of Canada
• F. Baxter Ricard, media proprietor
• Alex J. Robinson, country musician
• Jeff Rock, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto ^[6]
• John Rodriguez, politician, former MP for Nickel Belt and former mayor of the city
• Kimberly Rogers, woman whose death in 2001, while under house arrest for a disputed welfare fraud conviction, became a major political issue in Ontario
• Richard Rose, theatre director
• Art Ross, NHL player
• Sam Rothschild (1899–1987), NHL player; first Sudburian to play on a Stanley Cup winning team; first Jewish hockey player in the NHL; nominated to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
• Jeffrey Round, writer

S

• Denis St-Jules, writer and radio broadcaster
• Frank St. Marseille, hockey player and coach
• Brian Savage, NHL player
• Sarah Selecky, writer ^[7]
• Dan Seguin, NHL player
• Eddie Shack, NHL player
• Marc Serré, politician
• Sandra Shamas, comedian
• Linda Sorgini, actress ^[8]
• Irv Spencer, NHL player with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, and the Detroit Red Wings
• Frederick Squire, musician ^[9]
• Syla Swords, basketball player

T

• Dave Taylor, NHL player
• Lydia Taylor, rock singer ^[10]
• Alex Tétreault, poet and playwright ^[11]
• Glenn Thibeault, politician
• Floyd Thomson, hockey player
• Jan Thornhill, children's writer and artist
• Alex Trebek, television host of Jeopardy!
• Jerry Toppazzini, hockey player
• Zellio Toppazzini, hockey player

W

• Thelma Walmsley, baseball player for the Racine Belles of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• Kay Whitmore, NHL goalie

References

1. "Mort du poète et auteur franco-ontarien Michel Dallaire". CBON-FM, April 25, 2017.
2. "Jacqueline Desmarais". Forbes. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
3. Heidi Ulrichsen, "Sudburian Colton Gobbo stars alongside Naomi Watts in Cinéfest gala film ‘Lakewood’". Sudbury.com , September 24, 2021.
4. "Between drum circles and drum machines: Indigenous hip hop artist is 'all about the feeling'". CBC Sudbury, February 16, 2017.
5. "Sudbury native tapped for top post at National Gallery" Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine , Ottawa Citizen , November 21, 2008.
6. "Meet Jeff Rock, the scientist who became a Toronto pastor". The Globe and Mail , July 14, 2017.
7. "Telling stories from the north". Northern Life , August 14, 2010.
8. Gaetan Charlebois, "Sorgini, Linda". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, October 25, 2021.
9. "Fred Squire and Kate Maki join forces" Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine . The Music Nerd Chronicles, June 17, 2011.
10. "Lydia's success is Taylor-made". The Globe and Mail , June 11, 1983.
11. Heidi Ulrichsen, "Meet Alex Tétreault, Greater Sudbury’s newest poet laureate". Sudbury.com , June 10, 2024.