List of people from Sarnia

This is a list of notable people, past and present, who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Contents: 

• Top
• 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

A

• Bill Abbott Jr., sailor
• Cam Abbott, hockey player
• Chris Abbott, hockey player
• Joanne Abbott, sailor
• Katie Abbott, sailor
• Matt Abbott, sailor
• Bob Ackles, football administrator
• Stephen Andrews, visual artist
• Doug Armstrong, NHL St. Louis Blues hockey executive
• Neil Armstrong, former NHL linesman and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

B

• Charles E. Bastien, animation director ^[1]
• Tim Bernhardt, hockey player
• Jean-Robert Bernier, 38th Canadian Surgeon General, principal medical adviser to the North Atlantic Alliance
• Mark Bice, curler
• Steve Bice, curler
• Richard Beland (photographer), entertainment photographer
• Paul Blundy, politician
• Brad Boston, sailor
• David Boushy, politician
• John Bradley, physician
• Mike Bradley, politician
• Andy Brandt, former city alderman and mayor, former head of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, and former chairman and CEO of the LCBO
• Michael A. Brown, former Ontario Speaker of the House
• Nick Bucci, former professional baseball player in the Milwaukee Brewers Farm system
• Shawn Burr, NHL hockey player who played 878 career games and finished with 181 goals and 440 points
• Jerry Butler, hockey player

C

• Leo Cahill, football administrator
• William Campbell, politician
• Mike Ceresia, racquetball player
• David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber ; panelist on Dragons' Den
• Talia Chiarelli, gymnast
• Dino Ciccarelli, former NHL hockey player who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010
• Susan Clark, actress
• Dale Clarke, hockey player
• Jim Clayton, musician
• Daryl Cloran, theatre director
• Charlie Cotch, hockey player
• Dave Cranmer, CFL player
• Mike Crombeen, hockey player

D

• Mike Dark, hockey player
• Alex De Carolis, soccer player
• Carrie Delahunt, curler
• Caroline Di Cocco, politician
• James Doohan, actor, "Scotty" on Star Trek ; attended Sarnia Collegiate Institute & Technical School
• Robyn Doolittle, journalist
• Rick Dowswell, athlete
• Derek Drouin, athlete

E

• Marian Engel, author
• Eric Ethridge, country pop singer, songwriter, chiropractor
• Lance Evers, professional wrestler known as Lance Storm

F

• Justin Fazio, hockey player
• Ron Fogarty, hockey coach
• Scott Foster, accountant and emergency NHL goaltender
• Brian Francis, novelist
• Jamie Fraser, hockey player
• Kerry Fraser, NHL referee
• Rick Fraser, hockey player

G

• Cheryl Gallant, politician
• Roger Gallaway, politician
• Mike Gardiner, MLB player with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, and the Detroit Tigers
• Ted Garvin, NHL and AHL coach winner of the Turner Cup
• Brian Groombridge, artist
• Sara Gross, athlete
• Emm Gryner, musician, actress
• Don Gutteridge, writer
• Barbara Gasser, gymnast

H

• Lloyd Haddon, hockey player
• Chris Hadfield, astronaut for whom Sarnia's airport is named; first Canadian to walk in space
• Dave Hadfield, musician
• Wilfred Smith Haney, politician
• Kyp Harness, musician and writer
• George "Duke" Harris, NHL player with the Minnesota North Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs
• Steve Hazlett, hockey player
• Jordan Hill, hockey player
• Matt Hill, professional golfer, 2009 Jack Nicklaus Award winner; the only golfer besides Tiger Woods to win the Conference, Regional and National Championship in same season; plays at North Carolina State University
• Jamie Hislop, hockey player
• Mike Hobin, hockey player
• Doug Hocking, CFL player
• Sean Hogan, singer/songwriter, performing recording artist, rock drummer, studied jazz at Humber and Music Industry Arts at Fanshawe College
• Gary Holt, hockey player
• John Hubbell, skater
• Chuck Huizinga, hockey player
• Jim Hunt, sports journalist

J

• Lloyd Douglas Jackson, politician
• Ken James, politician
• Dustin Jeffrey, professional hockey player in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization
• Thomas George Johnston, politician

K

• Karen Kidd, aquatic ecotoxicologist
• Shannon Kee, curler
• Patrick Kerwin, Chief Justice of Canada
• Sami Khan, filmmaker ^[2]
• Don Knowles, rugby player
• Henry Kock, horticulturist

L

• Ryan J. Lindsay, TV Producer/Director and Creator of Crave Original series The Trades ^{[3] [4]}
• Mary Lawson, writer
• William Leach, Canadian Armed Forces officer
• Eugene Carlisle LeBel, academician
• Dan Leckie, politician
• Ryan LeDrew, curler
• Stephanie LeDrew, curler
• Hank Lehvonen, hockey player
• Michael Leighton, NHL goalie
• Sunny Leone, Bollywood actress, adult entertainer
• Richard Vryling Lesueur, politician

M

• Kenneth Maaten, athlete
• Roberta MacAdams, politician
• Alexander Mackenzie, the second Prime Minister of Canada; namesake of one of Sarnia's high schools; buried in Sarnia's Lakeview Cemetery ^{[5] [6]}
• Ellen MacKinnon, politician
• Dave Madden, actor
• Michael Marinaro, skater
• Cameron Mathison, All My Children actor
• Owen Maynard, engineer
• John McCahill, hockey player
• Scott McCord, actor
• Heath McCormick, curler
• Gary McCracken, musician
• Pauline Mills McGibbon, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• David McGillivray, skater
• Ian McKegney, hockey player
• Tony McKegney, NHL hockey player who scored 20 or more goals in eight seasons of his 900+ game career
• Rick McNair, athlete and writer
• Arnie McWatters, rugby player
• Sid Meier, programmer and designer of several popular computer strategy games
• Wayne Merrick, NHL hockey player who played 774 career games
• Kim Mitchell, rock musician
• Jeremy Molitor, boxer, murderer
• Steve Molitor, boxer, two-time and current International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion
• Dominic Moore, hockey player
• Robbie Moore, hockey player
• Ian Murray, politician
• Laurence B. Mussio, businessman

N

• Harry Neale, CBC hockey commentator
• Bob Neely, hockey player
• Kraig Nienhuis, player

O

• George Olah, 1994 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and researcher at Dow Chemical

P

• Frederick Forsyth Pardee, politician
• G. Scott Paterson, businessman
• Nick Paithouski, rugby player
• Rob Palmer, hockey player
• Norm Perry, football player
• Jessica Platt, hockey player
• Marie Prevost, actress

R

• Kim Renders, theatre professional
• Dean Robertson, golfer
• Patricia Rozema, film director
• Katherine Ryan, comedian

S

• Marceil Saddy, politician
• Lloyd St. Amand, politician
• Dave Salmoni, zoologist, animal trainer, and television host on Animal Planet and The Discovery Channel
• Boady Santavy, weightlifter
• Dalas Santavy, weightlifter
• Alfred H. Savage, horticulturalist, transit manager (Toronto Transit Commission, Chicago Transit Authority), municipal manager
• Shelley Scarrow, television producer
• R. Murray Schafer, composer
• Matt Scurfield, musician
• Kevin Sharp, soccer player
• Jason Simon, hockey player
• Rene Simpson, tennis player
• David William Smith, politician
• Mike Stapleton, former NHL player; son of Pat Stapleton
• Pat Stapleton (1940-2020), former NHL player mainly known for his career with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1966-1973. He was the second and final coach of the World Hockey Association Chicago Cougars from 1973-1975. He was elected as an inaugural inductee in the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. ^[7]
• Brad Staubitz, hockey player
• Harry Steel, politician
• Taylor Steele, skater
• Hilary Stellingwerff, athlete
• Mike Stevens, legendary harmonica virtuoso, regular on the Grand Ole Opry
• Lance Storm, wrestler
• Bruce Sweeney, film director

T

• Dave Taylor, politician
• Rob Thomson, MLB manager, Philadelphia Phillies
• Wayne Tosh, CFL player
• Keegan Connor Tracy, actress, born Tracy Armstrong

V

• Pat Verbeek, NHL hockey player with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings; Stanley Cup winner with the Dallas Stars

W

• Carol Wainio, artist
• Angela Walker, tennis player
• Don Ward, former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins
• Joe Ward, hockey player
• Jim Watson, current mayor of Ottawa
• Mike Weir, PGA Tour golfer, winner of the 2003 Masters
• Paul Wells, journalist, editor, Toronto Star
• Brian West, record producer, musician
• John Wing, Jr., comedian and frequent The Tonight Show with Jay Leno guest
• Donovan Woods, singer-songwriter
• Steve Wormith, CFL player

Y

• Paul Ysebaert, former NHL player

References

1. "RIP TED BASTIEN October 14, 1962 – March 21, 2023". Cartoon North, March 23, 2023.
2. Paul Morden, "Sarnia's Sami Khan rides the Oscars whirlwind". Sarnia Observer , February 7, 2020.
3. "'The Trades', created by Sarnia native, inspired by local workers". sarnianewstoday.ca. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
4. "The Trades TV series created by Sarnia's Ryan Lindsay set for new season". theobserver. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
5. "Lakeview Cemetery & Crematorium Burial Database". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
6. "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: Mackenzie, Alexander" . Retrieved 2006-11-28.
7. "Pat Stapleton". NHL. National Hockey Association. Retrieved May 2, 2024.