- Eric Staal
Eric Joseph Brent Staal (born on 29 October, 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He is the older brother of Marc Staal, who was drafted by the New York Rangers in 2005 and is playing in the OHL, Jordan Staal who is playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jared Staal, who is playing in the OHL. - Jordan Staal
Jordan Staal (born on September 10, 1988 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. - Marc Staal
Marc John Staal, (born January 13, 1987 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is an ice hockey player born to Henry and Linda Staal. Staal plays for the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League where he is the team's captain. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in 2005 NHL Entry Draft in the 1st round, 12th pick overall. Staal played for Team Canada in the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships bringing home gold both times. - Paul Shaffer
Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada) is a Jewish-Canadian-American musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian and composer currently seen as the bandleader on the "Late Show with David Letterman". He is also remembered as the first person to introduce The Blues Brothers. Since 1990, he has been married to Cathy Vasapoli, with whom he has two children: Victoria (born 1993), William (born 1999). - Taylor Pyatt
Taylor Pyatt (born August 19, 1981 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is one of three sons of former NHL player Nelson Pyatt and his wife Kathie. He played his junior career with the OHL's Sudbury Wolves. He has played in the NHL for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and now the Vancouver Canucks. In 384 NHL games, Pyatt has 65 goals and 70 assists. Pyatt was sent to Buffalo along with teammate Tim Connolly in a draft day trade in 2001 which saw Michael Peca go to the Islanders. - Alex Auld
Alexander Auld (born January 7, 1981 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, but raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Florida Panthers and has also played for the Vancouver Canucks. Auld has appeared internationally for Canada on three occasions. - Melissa Coates
Melissa Coates (born June 18, 1969) is a professional wrestler, fitness model, and bodybuilder. - Joe Comuzzi
Joseph Robert "Joe" Comuzzi, PC, MP (born April 5 1933) is a Canadian politician. Joe Comuzzi was born in Fort William, Ontario. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor in 1954. In 1966 Comuzzi received the University of Windsor Alumni Award of Merit, the Alumni Association's most prestigious award. After twenty-four years in the Thunder Bay business community, he returned to his alma mater, and obtained his law degree in 1980. - Trevor Letowski
Trevor Letowski (born April 5, 1977 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays right wing for the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes. Letowski played junior hockey for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League. The Sting named him Rookie of the Year for the 1994-95 season. He was drafted in the 7th round, 174th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. - Jared Staal
Jared Michael Staal (born September 21, 1990 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is an ice hockey player. Jared played 'AAA' midget in Thunder Bay and was drafted in the first round of the 2006 OHL Priority Selection Draft by the Sudbury Wolves (11th Overall). He is the younger brother of Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes, Marc Staal of the New York Rangers, and Jordan Staal of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is now playing alongside his brother, Marc, … - Ryan Johnson
Ryan Johnson (born June 14, 1976) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and was drafted by the Florida Panthers in round 2, #36 overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played for them on two different occasions and also with the Tampa Bay Lightning and currently with St. Louis. Recently, he blocked nine shots in one game against the Vancouver Canucks. - Bora Laskin
Bora Laskin, PC, CC, LL.M, LL.B, MA, FRSC (October 5, 1912 - March 17, 1984) was a Canadian jurist, who served on the Supreme Court of Canada for fourteen years, including a decade as its Chief Justice. - Jack Adams
John James "Jack" Adams (June 14, 1895 - May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League who played for the Toronto Arenas, Toronto St. Pats and Ottawa Senators. However, he is best known for his 36-year association with the Detroit Red Wings as coach or general manager. - Bobby Curtola
Bobby Curtola, CM (April 17, 1943 -) is an early Canadian rock and roll singer and one-time teen idol. - Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson (born March 16, 1971 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He was drafted into the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Nashville Predators. His best season was in 1998-99 where he achieved 18 goals and 34 assists. - Patrick Sharp
Patrick Sharp (born 27 December, 1981 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey center who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. - Bev Oda
Beverley Joan Oda PC, BA, MP (born July 27, 1944 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. She is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Durham for the Conservative Party of Canada. She was appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women on February 6, 2006. Oda has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto. She began her broadcasting career at TV Ontario in 1973, … - Alex Delvecchio
Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio, born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario, is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. After playing a single junior league season for the Oshawa Generals of the OHA (during which he led the league in assists) Delvecchio joined the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League for the 1952 season, and helped the team to win the Stanley Cup that year. - Tom Pyatt
Tom Pyatt (born February 14, 1987 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a major junior ice hockey forward. He is the son of former NHL player Nelson Pyatt and brother of current Vancouver Canucks forward Taylor Pyatt. Tom grew up playing for the Thunder Bay Kings AAA program with Sudbury Wolves defenseman Marc Staal. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Canadian Under-20 teams at the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. - Mitch Maunu
Mitch Maunu (born 7-30-1986 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a major junior ice hockey defenceman. - Saul Laskin
Saul Laskin (born 1918) is a retired Canadian politician. Born in Fort William, Ontario, the younger brother of jurist Bora Laskin, he served as the first Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario, from its creation in 1970, until 1972. He was previously mayor of Port Arthur, Ontario from 1962 to 1969. Laskin was the first and only Jewish mayor elected at the Lakehead. In 1963, he ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal in the riding of Port Arthur, … - Simon James Dawson
Simon James Dawson was a Canadian civil engineer and politician. Born in Redhaven, Banffshire, Scotland, Dawson emigrated to Canada as a young man and began his career as an engineer. In 1857, as a member of a Canadian government expedition, he surveyed a line of road from Prince Arthur’s Landing (later Port Arthur, now part of Thunder Bay, Ontario) to Fort Garry and further explored that area in 1858 and 1859. His report greatly stimulated Canadian interest in the West. - C. D. Howe
Clarence Decatur "C. D." Howe, PC (15 January 1886 – 31 December 1960) was a leading Canadian politician. In the 1940s and 1950s, he was known as the "Minister of Everything." - Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie
Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie (March 22, 1884-March 5, 1968) was a Canadian nurse, and the first woman to be promoted to the rank of colonel in the Canadian army. She was born at Port Arthur, Ontario, to Dr. Thomas Stuart Traill Smellie, Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Fort William and Lake of the Woods from 1905-1911, and Janet Eleanor Lawrie. She trained at Johns Hopkins College, Baltimore. During World War I, she was posted at Cliveden, … - Lee Fogolin
Leo Fogolin (born February 15, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario), is a retired Defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. He played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Edmonton Oilers, appearing in 924 NHL regular season games between 1974 and 1987. He is perhaps the better known Lee Fogolin - his father Lee Fogolin Sr. played for the Detroit Red Wings and won the Stanley Cup in 1950. - Ernie Epp
Abram Ernest (Ernie) Epp is a Canadian historian and former politician. Currently a professor of Canadian and environmental history at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, he represented the electoral district of Thunder Bay—Nipigon in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 1988 as a member of the New Democratic Party. - Kevin Durand
Kevin Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor known for his role as Joshua in "Dark Angel" (2001-2002). Durand was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He attended Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (PACI) and St. Ignatius High School. Kevin first acting experience was in high school drama class. He has acted alongside Ashton Kutcher in the movie "The Butterfly Effect" as cellmate Carlos, … - Sean Pronger
Sean Pronger (born November 30, 1972 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has played in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Vancouver Canucks. He was drafted 51st overall by Vancouver and played in 260 regular season games, scoring 23 goals and 36 assists for 59 points, picking up 159 penalty minutes. - Iain Angus
Iain Francis Angus (born June 1, 1947 in Fort William, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council. Then an employee with the city of Thunder Bay, Angus entered electoral politics in the 1975 provincial election as the Ontario New Democratic Party candidate in Fort William. He served until the 1977 election, when he was defeated by Mickey Hennessy. - Jeff Heerema
Jeff Heerema (born January 17, 1980, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. After playing three full seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Sarnia Sting, Heerema made his professional debut with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League in the 2000-01 season. - Penny Petrone
Dr. Penny Serafina Petrone (1925 - August 22, 2005), born in Port Arthur, Ontario (now part of Thunder Bay)) was a Canadian writer, educator, patron of the arts, and philantropist. She was the daughter of Luisa Sisco and Luigi Petrone and brother to the recognized and distinquished lawyer Alfred Petrone. She attended St. Joseph's School and the Port Arthur Collegiate Institute, … - Lyn McLeod
Lyn McLeod (born 1942) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 2003. McLeod was a cabinet minister in the Liberal government of David Peterson from 1987 to 1990, and was herself the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 1992 to 1996. Lynn McLeod is married to Dr. Neil McLeod, a family physician and former President of the Ontario Medical Association - Thunder Bay. - Lee Fogolin Sr.
Lidio John "Lee" Fogolin (Born February 27, 1926 in Fort William, Ontario) was a professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. - Paul Diamond
Tom Boric is a former professional wrestler better known as Paul Diamond who is best known being one half of the tag-team “Badd Company” with Pat Tanaka and for his time in the World Wrestling Federation as Kato, one half of The Orient Express also with Pat Tanaka. - Lorne Saxberg
Lorne Saxberg (August 6,1958 - May 6, 2006) was a Canadian television journalist and one of many on-air anchors on CBC Newsworld. Saxberg was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and joined the CBC's radio arm. As host of "Ontario Morning" in the late 1980s, he was known for his keen mind, calm demeanour, and melodious voice. "He had a full, rich voice not often heard in modern radio," said Canadian freelance broadcaster James Careless, … - Robert James Manion
Robert James Manion, PC, MC (November 19, 1881, Pembroke, Ontario - July 2, 1943, Ottawa) was leader of the Conservative Party of Canada from 1938 until 1940. Of Irish descent, Manion studied medicine at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario and at Edinburgh before settling in his hometown of Fort William, Ontario where his parents had lived since 1888. In 1915, he enrolled with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. - Royal-Treatment
Royal-Treatment is a rapper who got his start in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He performed over 70 shows while based in the Thunder Bay hip hop scene, won numerous MC battles and co-hosted CILU's top rated radio show, "Tha Realness", for two years. In December 2003, Royal-Treatment released his debut hip hop album, "Weirdo Music for Elitist Aliens". The album was recorded at Revolution Music Canada's studio and was distributed internationally, … - Steve Rucchin
Steve Rucchin (born July 4, 1971 Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a centre who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. Rucchin played high school hockey for Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London, Ontario. His coach happened to also be an assistant with the University of Western Ontario and recruited him. He was an Ontario University All-Star in three of his four seasons there, … - Roy Piovesana
Roy Piovesana noted teacher and historian was born in 1942, in Fort William, Ontario, Canada, (now part of Thunder Bay) one of three children born to Enrico Piovesana and Christina Brescia. His father had emigrated from Pasiano Pordenone (near Udine) and his mother was a second generation Italian Canadian born in Fort William. Roy Piovesana grew up in the famous Fort William East End attending St. Peter's Roman Catholic School, an institution that was truly multicultural. - Aurora Browne
Aurora Browne started her career in comedy when, on a whim, she signed up with a friend for an improv course. She was swiftly recruited by sketch troupe Urban Myth and began performing regularly in Toronto's thriving comedy scene. Her solo work began attracting attention and in 2000 she was hired by The Second City . During her three years with The Second City, Browne continued to be in demand outside of the troupe.
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