- Al Christie
Al Christie, (October 23, 1881 - April 14, 1951) was a Canadian-born motion picture director, producer and screenwriter. Born Alfred Ernest Christie, in London, Ontario, Canada, he was one of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood who made their way to Hollywood, California, attracted by the newly developing motion picture business. Al Christie began his career in 1909 working for David Horsley's Nestor film company. - Joe Thornton
Joseph Eric Thornton (born July 2 1979, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League. He was drafted by, and played seven seasons for the Boston Bruins before being traded to his current club, the San Jose Sharks, where he wears the number 19. His on-ice vision, strength on the puck, deft passing ability, and power forward style of play have led to him becoming one of the league's premier top line centres. - Eric Lindros
Eric Bryan Lindros (born February 28, 1973 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He is currently playing for the Dallas Stars. - Ryan Gosling
C onsidering his star-making turn as a neo-Nazi skinhead in 2001's controversial film The Believer , it is hard to believe that Ryan Gosling began his career as a member of The Mickey Mouse Club , and the star of such weightless kiddie programming as Breaker High and Young Hercules . Born November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, and raised in a Mormon household, young Ryan Thomas Gosling was always encouraged to pursue creative outlets. - Paul Haggis
Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London, Ontario) is an Academy Award-winning Canadian screenwriter, producer, film director, and a director/producer of television programs working in Hollywood. - Basia Bulat
Basia Bulat is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter. Based in London, Ontario, she released an independent EP in 2005. She subsequently signed to Rough Trade Records, which released her full-length debut album, "Oh, My Darling", in April, 2007. The lead single, "Snakes and Ladders", has also been playlisted on CBC Radio 3. Bulat has also toured across Canada, and toured Europe for five weeks in April-June 2007. - John Labatt
John Labatt (11 December 1838 - 27 April 1915) was an Irish-Canadian businessman and brewer. Labatt was born in Westminster Township, near London, Ontario, Upper Canada, and was the third son of John Kinder Labatt who came from Ireland and was the founder of the Labatt Brewing Company. When the elder Labatt died in 1866, John assumed control of the company. Under his supervision, it grew to be the largest brewery in Canada. - Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams (born October 7, 1976) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the Hollywood films "Mean Girls", "The Notebook" and "Wedding Crashers", which all proved to be successful at movie theaters. - Jason Williams
Jason Williams (born 11 August, 1980 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player, normally playing in the position of centre. - Guy Lombardo
Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo was a Canadian bandleader and violinist famous in the United States. With his three brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor and other musicians from his hometown of London, Ontario, he formed the big band The Royal Canadians in 1924, famous for playing what is considered "The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven". His very first recording session took place where Bix Beiderbecke made his legendary recordings — in Richmond, Indiana, … - Adam Beck
Sir Adam Beck, (June 20, 1857 - August 15, 1925) was a politician and hydro-electricity advocate who founded the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. Beck was born in Baden, Ontario to German immigrants, Jacob Beck and Charlotte Hespler. He attended school at the Rockwood Academy in Rockwood, Ontario. As a teenager he worked in his father's foundry, and later established a cigar-box manufacturing company in Galt (now Cambridge, Ontario) with his brother William. - Craig Simpson
Craig Simpson (Born - February 15, 1967 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres - Frederick Banting
Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE, MC, MD, FRSC (November 14, 1891 - February 21, 1941) was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the co-discovers of insulin. Banting was born in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. After studying medicine at the University of Toronto and graduating in 1916, he served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I. He won the Military Cross during the war. - Ashley Coulter
"'Ashley Coulter" (now known as Roni Colt)' is a Canadian singer and the sixth-place finalist in the 2006 season of "Canadian Idol". She was born and raised in Emeryville, Ontario (near Windsor), but currently lives in London, Ontario. Before her debut on "Canadian Idol" in late May of 2006, she worked as a cashier in London: most recently at The Real Canadian Superstore in northwest London for about two months, and previously at Angelo's Bakery & Deli, … - David Gilmour
David Gilmour (born 1949 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian novelist and television journalist. He became managing editor of the Toronto International Film Festival in 1980, a post he held for four years. In 1986, he joined CBC Television as a film critic for "The Journal", eventually becoming host of the program's Friday night arts and entertainment magazine. In 1990, he began hosting "Gilmour on the Arts", an arts magazine series on CBC Newsworld. - Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell (b. January 28, 1953 in London, Ontario, Canada), nicknamed "The Sheriff", is a former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach and the current Senior Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations for the National Hockey League. Campbell's son, Gregory Campbell, currently plays in the NHL with the Florida Panthers. - David Peterson
David Robert Peterson, PC, LL.B, BA (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. He was the first Liberal premier of Ontario in 42 years. Peterson is married to actress Shelley Peterson, and is the younger brother of Jim Peterson, currently a federal Liberal MP and former cabinet minister in the government of Paul Martin. Both his sister-in-law Deb Matthews and Tim Peterson, … - Jeff Carter
Jeff Carter (born January 1, 1985 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL. - Marc Emery
Marc Scott Emery (born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian cannabis activist. He is the publisher of "Cannabis Culture magazine". He also ran for mayor of the city of Vancouver in 1996 and 2002 and came in fifth the second time. He is sometimes called by the media the Prince of Pot. On July 23, 2006; Emery married Jodie Joanna Giesz-Ramsay. He is formerly a retailer of "Cannabis" seeds for cultivation, … - David Shore
David Shore is a Canadian-born writer, best known for his work writing and producing in television. A former lawyer, Shore became known for his work on "Family Law" and "NYPD Blue". Shore also produced many episodes of the hit cult television series "Due South", before creating a show of his own, "House, M. D.". - Sue Barnes
Susan "Sue" Barnes, PC, MP, BA, LL.B (born September 8, 1952 in Rabat, Malta) is a Canadian politician. Barnes is currently a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of London West since 1993. A former lawyer, Barnes is currently the Official Opposition critic for the Minister of Justice, … - Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson, C.M. (b. 1929) is a Juno Award-winning Canadian record producer, Canadian Music Hall of Famer, Order of Canada recipient and an educator at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, in the Music Industry Arts program, as well as at the Harris Institute for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario in the Producing and Engineering Program (PEP). Richardson was born in Toronto, Ontario, and had early musical training, playing in various school bands. - Philip Aziz
Philip J.A.F. Aziz (b. April 15, 1923) is an internationally acclaimed Canadian master artist (painter, sculptor, designer of buildings, jewelled metal works, chapels, altarpieces, chalices and crosses) who has been featured in the world's and Canada's book of "Who's Who". Aziz lives in London, Ontario, Canada and is of Lebanese, Greek Orthodox descent. - Aaron Walpole
Aaron Walpole was the third-place finisher in the third season of Canadian Idol. Born in London, Ontario, Walpole currently resides in St. Thomas, Ontario. He makes a living as a singer and actor, being both the lead singer of his band and a performer at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, and his musical theatre background has been alluded to by the Idol judges on several occasions. Although his first attempt during the Top 32 round was unsuccessful, … - Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones (born Janina Stranski on June 7, 1946) is a Canadian-American talk show host who hosted "The Jenny Jones Show" from 1991 to 2003. - Andy Magoffin
Andy Magoffin (born Joel Andrew Magoffin) is a Canadian musician and record producer. He is the songwriter and vocalist for the indie rock band Two-Minute Miracles and the bass guitarist for Raised by Swans, and has produced albums for artists including Great Lake Swimmers, The Hidden Cameras, The Constantines, Royal City and Jim Guthrie. His studio in London, Ontario is called the House of Miracles. He is often credited on albums as 'J. Andrew Magoffin'. - Garth Hudson
Eric Garth Hudson (b. August 2, 1937 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian musician. As the virtuoso organist and keyboardist for Canadian-American rock n roll group The Band, he was a principal architect of the group's unique sound. A master of the Lowrey organ, Hudson's orchestral tone sense and style anticipated many of the sonic advances of the polyphonic synthesizer. His other primary instruments are piano, electronic keyboards, tenor saxophone, … - Irene Mathyssen
Irene R. Mathyssen (born August 16, 1951 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. She was previously a New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1990 to 1995, and briefly served as a minister in the government of Bob Rae. Mathyssen was educated at the University of Western Ontario from 1970 to 1975, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Drama, … - John Carling
Sir John Carling, PC, KCMG (January 23, 1828 - November 6, 1911) was a prominent politician and businessman from London, Ontario, Canada. The Carling family and its descendents later resided in Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Brockville, London, Toronto and Guernsey in the Channel Islands. He was the son of Thomas Carling, who immigrated from Etton in Yorkshire County, England to Canada in 1818. - Hume Cronyn
Hume Blake Cronyn, OC (July 18, 1911 - June 15, 2003) was a Canadian/American stage, film, and broadcast actor who enjoyed a long and distinguished career—often appearing professionally with his second wife, Jessica Tandy—after overcoming an early image as a film heavy. - John Herbert Chapman
John Herbert Chapman (August 8 1921 - September 28, 1979) from London, Ontario, son of Lt. Col. Lloyd Chapman and Kathleen Chapman, was a Canadian space researcher. Chapman started his career with his work on radio propagation and the ionosphere. He later received a Master of Science degree and a Ph.D. in physics at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. After his studies at university Chapman got his first position in the government with the Defense Research Board (DRB). - Greg Curnoe
Greg Curnoe (1936-1992) was a Canadian painter known for his nationalism and for his concentration on subjects associated with London, Ontario. He became known for work similar to the pop art genre, which continued to parallel his later work. He was a founding member of the Nihilist Spasm Band, a group which arguably pioneered the concept of noise music. Curnoe was a member of another group called the Nihilist Party of Canada, urging many Canadians to destroy their ballots. - Jessica Zelinka
Jessica Zelinka (born 3 September 1981 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian heptathlete. She finished fifth at the 2000 World Junior Championships, eleventh at the 2005 World Championships and fourth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Her personal best score is 6314 points, achieved in May 2006 in Götzis. - Jack Chambers
John "Jack" Chambers (March 25, 1931-April 13, 1978) was a Canadian artist and filmmaker. Born in London, Ontario, he spent eight years (1953-1961) studying in Europe after studying at H.B. Beal Secondary School and the University of Western Ontario. While in Europe he met Pablo Picasso, who suggested he continue his studies in Madrid. - Lara St. John
Lara St. John (born on April 15, 1971 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian violinist of Scottish origin. - Joe Fontana
Joseph Frank "Joe" Fontana, PC, (born January 13, 1950 in Celare, Cosenza, Italy) was a Liberal member of the Parliament of Canada for the riding of London North Centre, in London, Ontario. In 1954 his father Ugo (a police officer), his mother Pearl and his sisters Anna and Maria emigrated from Italy to Timmins, Ontario, (where another sister, Adrianna, was later born). He later studied chemical engineering at the University of Waterloo, … - Craig MacTavish
Craig MacTavish (born August 15, 1958 in London, Ontario) is the head coach of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. He is a former NHL centre who played 14 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He has also served as assistant coach with the Rangers and Oilers. He was known for never wearing a helmet. - Frank Hawley
Frank Hawley (born 1954 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a two-time World champion drag racing driver. He won seven National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Funny Car and two Top Fuel Dragster national events during his 10-year Top fuel racing career that included the 1982 and 1983 National Hot Rod Association Funny Car World Championship. He was voted "Car Craft" magazine's "Driver of the year". Frank Hawley also served as a television sports commentator for ABC, TNN, … - Logan Couture
Logan Couture (born March 28, 1989 in London, Ontario, Canada), is a junior ice hockey player who currently plays for the Ottawa 67's of the OHL, who drafted him 12th overall in the 2005 OHL draft. He was first supposed to be the Oshawa Generals choice, first overall, but Oshawa selected 14-year old John Tavares instead. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks 9th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. - Jack Warner
Jack Warner (J.L. for short) (August 2, 1892 - September 9, 1978), born John Eichelbaum in London, Ontario, Canada of a Polish-Jewish family, was the president and driving force behind the highly successful development of Warner Brothers Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
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