John Graves Simcoe

John Graves Simcoe

male, deceased (1806)
John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 - October 26, 1806) was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern-day southern Ontario plus the...

Étienne Brûlé

male, deceased (1633)
Étienne Brûlé (c. 1592 (Champigny-sur-Marne, France) - c. June 1633 (Toanche, on the Penetanguishene peninsula, Ontario)) was a French explorer in...
Antoine Daniel

Antoine Daniel

male, deceased (1648)
Saint Antoine Daniel (27 May 1601 - 4 July, 1648) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the eight Canadian Martyrs....
William Fitzwilliam Owen

William Fitzwilliam Owen

male, deceased (1857)
Vice Admiral William Fitzwilliam Owen (1774-1857), was a British naval officer and explorer. He is known for his exploration of the west and east...

Tessouat

male
Tessouat ("Anishinaabe": Tesswehas) (c. ??? - 1636/1654) was an Algonquin chief from the Kitchesipirini nation ("Kitche"=Great, "sipi"=river,...
Pierre Boucher

Pierre Boucher

male, deceased (1717)
Pierre Boucher, came to Canada from France in 1635 with his father. At the age of 18, he entered the services of the Jesuits and spent 4 years with...

William Stewart

male, deceased (1856)
William Stewart (July 24 1803-March 21 1856) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West. He was born in Carbost on the...
Simon McTavish

Simon McTavish

male, deceased (1804)
Simon McTavish (born c.1750 - died July 6, 1804) was a Scots-Quebecer entrepreneur and the pre-eminent businessman in Canada during the second half...

Pierre-Joseph-Marie Chaumonot

male, deceased (1693)
Pierre-Joseph-Marie Chaumonot was from France and from a poor family. A variety of circumstances led to his pursuing a religious path. He completed...
Robin Milhausen

Robin Milhausen

female
Robin Milhausen is a Canadian sexologist and talk show host. She edits the newsletter "Sexual Science", published by the Society for the Scientific...