List of people from Oakville, Ontario

This is a list of notable people from or living in Oakville, Ontario in alphabetical order.

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A

• Susan Aglukark, Inuk singer ^[1]
• Damon Allen, quarterback, CFL's Toronto Argonauts ^[2]
• Anita Anand, Member of Parliament ^[3]
• Zenon Andrusyshyn, former CFL's Toronto Argonauts placekicker ^[4]
• Anjulie, pop singer ^[5]
• Jason Arakgi, Canadian Football League player ^[6]
• Peter Armstrong, CBC journalist ^[7]

B

• Bryan Baeumler, host of Disaster DIY ^[8]
• Donovan Bailey, Olympic gold medalist and former world record holder in the 100 metres ^[9]
• Alison Baird, children's fantasy author ^{[10] [ failed verification ]}
• Tim Bakker, CFL player ^[11]
• Jeff Batchelor, snowboarder ^[12]
• Lindy Booth, actress ^[13]
• Evan Bouchard, ice hockey player ^[14]
• Erika Brown, curler ^[15]
• Desmond T. Burke, Canada Sports Hall of Fame Member; winner of the 1924 King's Prize ^[16]
• Molly Burke, blind Youtuber and motivational speaker ^[17]

C

• Larry Cain, Olympic gold medalist in men's canoe ^[18]
• Eric Cairns, Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman ^[19]
• Amice Calverley, English-born Canadian Egyptologist and composer ^[20]
• Jamie Campbell, Rogers Sportsnet baseball analyst ^[21]
• Dillon Casey, actor ^[22]
• Ivan Chiriaev, Russian basketball player ^[23]
• Brock Chisholm, first Director General of the World Health Organization ^[24]
• William Chisholm, founder of the town of Oakville ^[25]
• Eric Chong, chef and winner of MasterChef Canada season 1 ^[26]
• Steve Christie, former NFL placekicker ^[27]
• Michael "Pinball" Clemons, player and coach, CFL's Toronto Argonauts ^[28]
• Tom Cochrane, musician ^[29]
• Reggie Cornell, horse racing trainer ^[30]
• Alex Crepinsek, professional lacrosse player with the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Ian Crichton, musician, lead guitarist of Saga ^[31]

D

• Adam DiMarco, actor ^[32]
• Nathan Dossantos, soccer player ^[33]
• Arlene Duncan, actor ^[34]

F

• Joel Feeney, singer and songwriter^{[ citation needed ]}
• Tom Fergus, former NHLer ^[35]
• Dan Ferrone, CFL's Toronto Argonauts ^[36]
• J.D. Fortune, musician and former frontman of INXS ^[37]
• Matt Foy, NHL player

G

• Sam Gagner, NHL player ^[38]
• Isaiah George, NHL player
• Alice Glass, former frontwoman of the electronic band Crystal Castles ^[39]
• Cody Goloubef, NHL player ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Adam Graves, former NHLer ^[40]

H

• Hagood Hardy, musician ^[41]
• Vic Hadfield, former NHL player ^[42]
• James Hinchcliffe, Indycar racer ^[43]
• Lauren Holly, actress ^[44]

I

• Malcolm Ingram, award-winning filmmaker, Small Town Gay Bar ^[45]

J

• Daniel Jebbison, footballer for Sheffield United, born 2003^{[ citation needed ]}
• Brianne Jenner (born 1991), Olympic gold and silver medalist in ice hockey, ^[46] forward and captain for the Ottawa Charge, and member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team

K

• Bob Kelly, former NHL player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta, Member of Parliament for Calgary Southeast ^[47]

L

• Kara Lang, former Canadian international soccer player and current TV analyst ^{[48] [49]}
• Scott Laughton, NHL player ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Ray Lawson, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario ^[50]
• Granville Liggins, former Canadian Football League player ^[51]
• Matt Luff, NHL player for the Los Angeles Kings ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Tabitha Lupien, actress ^[52]

M

• Ron MacLean, host of Hockey Night in Canada ^[53]
• Tony Mandarich, former NFL offensive lineman ^[54]
• Steve Mason, goalie, Philadelphia Flyers ^[55]
• Miriam McDonald, Degrassi: The Next Generation actress ^[56]
• Anne-Marie Mediwake, Global TV news anchor ^[57]
• Alice Merton, singer-songwriter ^[58]
• John Mitchell, NHL player, Toronto Maple Leafs ^[59]
• Eric Monkman, academic and television personality ^[60]
• Sean Morley, WWE wrestler ^[61]

N

• Ryland New, businessman, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame ^[62]
• Briar Nolet, dancer and actress ^[63]

P

• Stuart Percy, Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman ^[64]
• Sandra Post, former LPGA golfer ^[65]

R

• Pamela Rabe, actor ^[66]
• Jasmine Richards, actor ^[67]
• Brian J. Robinson, musician ^[68]

S

• Michael Schade, operatic tenor ^[69]
• Madeline Schizas, figure skater, represented Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics ^[70]
• Shawn Stasiak, WWE wrestler ^[71]
• Karla Stephens-Tolstoy, CEO of Tokii; former CEO of Vodafone CZ ^[72]
• Diana Swain, CBC Television journalist ^[73]
• Andrew Sznajder (born 1967), English-born Canadian tennis player ^[74]

T

• John Tavares, ice hockey player ^[75]
• Michael Therriault, actor ^[76]
• Shane Told, musician, lead singer of Silverstein ^[77]

V

• Adam van Koeverden, Olympic gold medalist, kayak singles 500 ^[78]
• Mike Vanderjagt, NFL kicker ^[79]

W

• Rick Wamsley, former NHLer ^[80]
• Scott Wilson, forward, Pittsburgh Penguins ^[81]

X

• Allie X, singer-songwriter ^[82]

Z

• Rob Zamuner, former NHL player ^[83]

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