- Michael Ondaatje
Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC,, (born 12 September, 1943) is a Sri Lankan Canadian novelist and poet, perhaps best known for his Booker Prize winning novel adapted into an Academy-Award-winning film, "The English Patient" - George Elliott Clarke
George Elliott Clarke is a Canadian poet and playwright. Born in Windsor Plains, Nova Scotia, he has spent much of his career writing about the black communities of Nova Scotia and served for a time in the African-American Studies department at Duke University. He earned a B.A. honours degree in English from the University of Waterloo (1984), an M.A. in English from Dalhousie University (1989) and a Ph.D. in English from Queen’s University (1993). - Agnes Benidickson
Agnes McCausland Benidickson (August 19 1920 - March 23 2007) was the first female Chancellor of Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, from 1980 to 1996. Born in Chaffeys Locks, Ontario, she was the daughter of the former Queen's Chancellor James Armstrong Richardson, Sr., who served from 1929 to 1939. She was raised in Winnipeg, and received her Bachelor of Arts from Queen's in 1941, and a LL.D. in 1979. She is the sister of the Honourable James A. Richardson, … - Alfred Bader
Dr. Alfred Bader was born on April 28, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Founder of what would later become Sigma-Aldrich chemical company, he is well known as an art-collector and generous donor to his alma maters. Born into a family of Czech Jewish descent, he fled from Austria to England at age 14 to escape the Nazis. In 1940 he was deported to Canada and was interned at a camp in southern Quebec. - Judith Thompson
Judith Clare Thompson (born September 20, 1954) is a prominent Canadian playwright who lives in Toronto, Ontario. Canadian newspaper "The Globe and Mail" once declared that "...in this country, a playwright as good as Judith Thompson is a miracle." She has twice been awarded the Governor General's Award for drama, and is the recipient of many other awards including the Order of Canada. - Robertson Davies
William Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC, FRSL (born August 28, 1913, at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December 2, 1995 at Orangeville, Ontario) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best-known and most popular authors, and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies is sometimes said to have detested. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate college at the University of Toronto. - Peter Milliken
Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, MP, BA, MA, LL.B (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and has served as Speaker of the House since 2001. Milliken represents the Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands as a member of the Liberal Party. As Speaker of the House of Commons, he is entitled to be styled The Honourable while in office. - Donald J. Carty
Mr. Carty has been a member of the Company's board of directors since 1992 and for much of that time has served as chairman of the Audit Committee. From 1998 to 2003, Carty served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AMR Corporation. He also previously served as President of AMR Airline Group and American Airlines, Inc. Prior to that he was the Chief Financial Officer and held various other executive positions at AMR and its subsidiaries. - David A. Dodge
Mr. Dodge was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada on 1 February 2001, for a term of seven years. As Governor, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank. A native of Toronto, Mr. Dodge received a bachelor's degree (Honours) in Economics from Queen's University, and a PhD in Economics from Princeton (1972). - John Weir Foote
Rev. John Weir Foote, VC, CD (May 5, 1904-May 2, 1988) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Major Foote is the only member of the Canadian Chaplains' Services ever to be awarded the Victoria Cross. - Lorne Greene
Lorne Hyman Greene O.C., LL.D. (February 12, 1915 - September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor, best known in the United States for his roles on two American television programs: the long-running western "Bonanza" and the shorter-lived cult classic science fiction program "Battlestar Galactica". - John Gerretsen
John Philip Gerretsen (born June 9, 1942) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a Minister in the Cabinet of Premier Dalton McGuinty. Gerretsen was born in Hilversum, The Netherlands during World War II, and moved to Canada with his parents in 1954. He was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, receiving a BA degree in 1964 and an LL.B in 1967. - John Baird
John Russell Baird, PC, MP (born May 26, 1969) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Ottawa West—Nepean in the 2006 federal election, and currently serves in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of the Environment. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Baird previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2005, … - Steven Heighton
Steven Heighton (born 1961 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian novelist and poet. His debut novel, "The Shadow Boxer", was a Canadian bestseller in 2000. From 1988 to 1994, Heighton was the editor of "Quarry", a Canadian literary magazine. He currently lives in Kingston, Ontario. - Jim Harris
James R. M. "Jim" Harris (born February 12, 1961) is a Canadian author, environmentalist, and politician. He was leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006, when he was succeeded by Elizabeth May. - John Crosbie
John Carnell Crosbie, PC, OC, QC born January 30, 1931 in St. John's, Newfoundland, is a retired Canadian politician. Crosbie was educated at St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario) (1945-1949), studied Political Science at Queen's University and law at Dalhousie Law School. Crosbie first entered politics as a member of the St. John's city council until he was appointed to the provincial cabinet of Liberal Premier Joey Smallwood in 1966. - Shelagh Rogers
Shelagh Rogers (born 1956) is a Canadian radio broadcaster. She is currently the host of CBC Radio One's "Sounds Like Canada". Rogers grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. She was the "Head Girl" at her high school, Lisgar Collegiate Institute. She played in the Ottawa Youth Orchestra and was a spare on the Reach for the Top team. Rogers began her career in broadcasting at Kingston, Ontario's CKWS, hosting a country music program while still a student at Queen's University. - David Emerson
David Lee Emerson, PC, Ph.D, MA, MP (born September 17, 1945, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who was previously a businessman and a civil servant. Emerson is Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics in the Canadian Cabinet. Like all other federal cabinet members, he is a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and has the right to the style "The Honourable" for life. - Tom Cavanagh
Thomas Cavanagh (born October 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor. - Isabel Bassett
Isabel Bassett (born August 23, 1939) is a Canadian broadcaster and former politician. From 1999 until 2005 she was the chair and CEO of TVOntario/TFO, Ontario's provincial public television network. She has been a controversial figure at times, but is also a highly regarded pioneer in Canadian broadcasting. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she received a Bachelor of Arts from Queen's University and a Master of Arts from York University in 1973. - Ron Parker
Ronald J.D. Parker is a former political candidate in Ontario, Canada. He appears to have led the small Natural Law Party of Ontario from its inception in 1993 until its dissolution in or around 2000. He was active in the Natural Law Party of Canada. Parker has a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Queen's University. - Jay Malinowski
Jay Malinowski is the vocalist and guitarist for the Canadian indie rock group Bedouin Soundclash. He met the group's future bassist Eon Sinclair while attending Queen's University, and they decided to form their own band which reflected the music they both grew up on. Jay Malinowski graduated from St. George's School (Vancouver). Malinowski is also a talented painter. He has a studio in Toronto and works mainly with wax and oil paint. - Sarah Harmer
Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to concerts by the then-unknown Tragically Hip . At the age of 17, she was invited to join a Toronto band, The Saddletramps . For three years, she juggled The Saddletramps with her studies in philosophy and women's studies at Queen's University . - Prince Takamado
His Imperial Highness Prince Takamado (Norihito) of Japan, (b. 29 December 1954 - d. 21 November 2002), third son of HIH Prince Mikasa (Takahito). He was a cousin of HIH Emperor Akihito, and seventh in line to the Chrysanthemum throne. - Tom Axworthy
Thomas Sidney Axworthy, OC, Ph.D, MA (born May 23, 1947, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian civil servant, political strategist, writer and professor. He is best known for having served as Principal Secretary and Chief Speechwriter to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Axworthy is currently the Chair of the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) and an Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. - Jeffrey Simpson
Jeffrey Carl Simpson, is a renowned and successful Canadian journalist. For the past 23 years he has been "The Globe and Mail"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s national affairs columnist, and has won all three of Canada's leading literary prizes — the Governor General's Award for non-fiction book writing, the National Magazine Award for political writing, and the National Newspaper Award for column writing. - Robert Sutherland
Robert Sutherland (1830-1878) was the first known graduate of colour at a Canadian university. His accomplishments, bequest and legacy resulted in a student-led awareness campaign on the diverse history of Queen's University nearly twelve decades after his death. - Karla Homolka
Karla Leanne Homolka, also known as Karla Leanne Teale, (born May 4, 1970 in Port Credit, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian serial killer who attracted worldwide media attention when she was convicted of helping her husband, Paul Bernardo, rape and murder teenage girls, including her own sister Tammy Homolka. In return for her confession, she was given a plea bargain whereby she escaped the maximum penalty for her crimes. - Rob Nicholson
Robert Douglas (Rob) Nicholson, PC, QC, BA, LL.B, MP (born April 29, 1952 in Niagara Falls, Ontario), the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Niagara Falls for the Conservative Party and the current Minister of Justice after serving for one year as Government House Leader. - D. Allan Bromley
David Allan Bromley was a Canadian-American physicist, academic administrator and a science advisor to President George H. W. Bush. Born in Westmeath, Ontario, Canada, he received a Bachelor of Science in 1949 and a Master of Science in 1950 from Queen's University. He received a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics in 1952 from the University of Rochester. From 1952 to 1953, he was an Instructor and from 1953 to 1954, … - Timothy Taylor
Timothy Taylor (born 1963) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. Born in Venezuela, he was raised in West Vancouver, British Columbia and Edmonton, Alberta. Taylor attended the University of Alberta and Queen's University, and lived for some years in Toronto, Ontario. In 1987 he returned to British Columbia. Taylor currently resides in Vancouver. Taylor's short story "Doves of Townsend" won the Journey Prize in 2000. - Rob Baker
Rob Baker is a Canadian guitarist from Kingston, Ontario and is the son of the late conservative Judge P.E.D. Baker. He is the lead guitarist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. Up until the mid-1990's, he used a 1970's burnt umber Fender Stratocaster with an oversized headstock along with Mesa Boogie amplification. He now uses a variety of guitars such as Paul Reed Smith, Ernie Ball Music Man and Ovation Guitars as well as a cream coloured Fender Telecaster. - Gordon Downie
Gordon Downie is a Canadian rock musician and writer from Amherstview, Ontario. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. He has released two solo albums, "Coke Machine Glow" in 2001 and "Battle of the Nudes" in 2003, and published a book of poetry, "Coke Machine Glow". He attended Ernestown Secondary School (Odessa, Ontario) in Grade 9 and part of Grade 10. - George Richardson
George Richardson (1887 in Kingston, Ontario - February 9, 1916) was a Canadian amateur ice hockey defenseman who played for the Queen's University. George was one of the best hockey players of his era, either professional or amateur. He died in World War I, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950. - Shirley M. Tilghman
Shirley M. Tilghman was elected Princeton University's 19th president on May 5, 2001, and assumed office on June 15, 2001. An exceptional teacher and a world-renowned scholar and leader in the field of molecular biology, she served on the Princeton faculty for 15 years before being named president. Tilghman, a native of Canada, received her Honors B.Sc. in chemistry from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, in 1968. - William Aberhart
William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 - May 23, 1943), also known as Bible Bill for his religious preaching, was a Canadian politician and Social Credit Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. - Paul Dewar
Paul W. Dewar (born January 25, 1963 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian NDP Member of Parliament, teacher and former elected representative of the Ottawa Carleton Elementary School Teachers' Federation. In the 2006 federal election, Dewar defeated the Liberal candidate, lawyer Richard Mahoney, by over 5,000 votes in Ottawa Centre, an urban riding in Ontario. The son of former Ottawa mayor, Marion Dewar, … - Gordon Nixon
Gordon M. "Gord" Nixon (born 1957) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Bank of Canada. He also serves on the company's board of directors. Born in Montreal, Quebec, and educated at Lower Canada College he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen's University in 1979. Upon graduate, he became an investment banker with Dominion Securities, remaining with the firm when it became part of Royal Bank. - Alexander Brott
Alexander Brott, born Joël Brod, was a Canadian conductor, composer, violinist and music teacher. Brott's wife, Lotte, was an accomplished cellist, his son Boris Brott is a conductor and his son Denis Brott is a cellist and conductor. Brott was born in Montreal, and was leader of the Montreal Orchestra, Les Concerts symphoniques de Montréal and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1945 to 1958. In 1939, he joined the Faculty of Music at McGill University, … - Eon Sinclair
Eon Sinclair (born 1981) is the bassist for Canadian indie rock group Bedouin Soundclash. He met the band's guitarist/vocalist Jay Malinowski while they were both attending Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He previously attended Pickering High School in Ajax, Ontario.
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