- Bonnie Brown
M. A. Bonnie Brown (born March 2, 1941 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Oakville and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Brown first won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1993 Federal Election in the Oakville-Milton riding. After Oakville-Milton was divided into two ridings, Oakville and Halton, she has been re-elected in Oakville in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006. - Kevin Flynn
Kevin Daniel Flynn is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Oakville for the Ontario Liberal Party. Flynn initially ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1985, as a New Democrat. He finished a distant third in Oakville, where the NDP has a limited base of support. Later in the year, he was elected as an Oakville town councillor and a Halton regional councillor, … - Gary Carr
Gary Carr (b. August 14, 1955) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 2004 to early 2006. Gary Carr is currently the Chair of the Halton Regional Municipality. Carr has a certificate in Business Administration from Ryerson University, … - David Young
David Samuel D'Arcy Young (born 17 July 1946) is a Canadian playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Born in Oakville, Ontario, Young studied at the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of seven plays, two novels and several screenplays and teleplays. Two of his plays, "Inexpressible Island" and "Glenn", have been nominated for multiple Canadian drama awards. - William Chisholm
William Chisholm (October 15 1788 - May 4 1842) was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Jordan Bay, Nova Scotia in 1788, the son of a Scottish immigrant and United Empire Loyalist who originally settled in Tryon County, New York. The family moved to Upper Canada and settled near the current site of the city of Hamilton. William served in the York militia during the War of 1812 and became colonel in 1831. - Chris Hadfield
Chris Austin Hadfield (born August 29, 1959) was the first Canadian to walk in space. Hadfield was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He attended Montclair Senior School in Oakville and White Oaks High School in Oakville, both near Toronto. In 2005, Colonel Hadfield revisited Montclair to talk to the students about dreams and determination. In Milton, Hadfield was a Wolf Cub and later joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets' 820 Blue Thunder Squadron. - J.D. Fortune
J.D. Fortune is the stage name of Jason Dean Fortune (born September 1, 1973 in Mississauga, Ontario), a Canadian rock singer, winner of the 2005 CBS reality television series "Rock Star: INXS", and the current singer of rock band INXS for their latest album "Switch". He was born in Mississauga, Ontario, and raised in Salt Springs, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. - Evan McGrath
Evan McGrath (born January 14, 1986 in Oakville, Ontario) is an ice hockey player, currently of the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. He was drafted 128th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, in the 4th round. - Rob Zamuner
Rob F. Zamuner (born September 17, 1969 in Oakville, Ontario) is an ice hockey player currently playing for the Brisbane Blue Tongues of the AIHL. He has also played 13 seasons in the NHL, most recently with the Boston Bruins. Zamuner played junior hockey for the Guelph Platers of the Ontario Hockey League and was drafted 45th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. - Jeff Batchelor
Jeffrey Batchelor (born on April 29, 1988) is a Canadian amateur Snowboarder who currently competes in many snowboarding competitions both nationally and internationally. Batchelor is a member of the Burton snowboard team. He is currently in the midst of preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics which will be held in Whistler, British Columbia. - Vic Hadfield
Vic Edward Hadfield (born 4 October, 1940 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player. One of the most popular players in New York Rangers history, Hadfield had a sixteen-year career in the NHL, tallying 323 goals and 389 assists with 1154 penalty minutes in 1002 career games with the Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. His younger brother, Carl, was a 1964 draft choice by the Chicago Blackhawks. - Norman Atkins
Norman "Norm" Kempton Atkins, BA, DCL (born June 27 1934 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States) is a Canadian Senator and political figure. He is a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville and of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, where he completed the Bachelor of Arts program in 1957. Senator Atkins subsequently received an Honorary Doctorate in Civil Law in 2000, from Acadia University. - Willie Lambert
Willie Lambert is a union leader and politician in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. In the spring and summer of 2006, he challenged longstanding incumbent Buzz Hargrove for the presidency of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union. However, on August 16, 2006, Lambert withdrew his candidacy and endorsed Hargrove's reelection, one day before CAW convention delegates were scheduled to vote. Lambert is a bus driver and has served as chairman of CAW Local 1256 since 1990. - Bruce Gordon
Bruce Gordon (born 1968 in London, England) is a Canadian rock musician, best known as the bassist for I Mother Earth. He was born to parents of Scottish and German heritage. He immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of six. They first moved to Edmonton, Alberta but after only a year relocated to Oakville, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. His exposure to bands such as the Dead Kennedys, … - Justin Donati
Justin Donati (born October 17, 1986 in Oakville, Ontario) is an ice hockey forward, currently of the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. Justin played with his identical twin brother Tyler Donati on the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, but this was ended when Tyler was traded to the Belleville Bulls. Justin is the younger of the Donati twins by 7 minutes. Neither brother was drafted to the NHL in 2006, but both attended Detroit Red Wings rookie camp. - Miriam McDonald
Miriam Katherine McDonald (born July 26, 1987 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada) is an actress who stars in the hit television show "Degrassi: The Next Generation". - Sean Morley
Sean Allen Morley (born on March 6, 1971 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Val Venis, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on the RAW brand - Steve Ralston
Steve Ralston (born June 14, 1974 in Oakville, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays right midfield and right defense in Major League Soccer for the New England Revolution. Ralston was drafted 18th overall in the 1996 MLS College Draft by the Tampa Bay Mutiny out of Florida International University, and proceeded to become the first MLS player to win the Rookie of the Year Award. Ralston played for the Mutiny for six years, … - Ivan Chiriaev
Ivan Chiriaev is a Russian born basketball player who had a lot of hype surrounding him going into the 2004 NBA Draft, but was not drafted. He felt that if he was not a guaranteed top 3 pick he would go into college (NCAA) basketball. Ivan played High School basketball at St. Thomas Aquinas in Oakville, Canada. He was famously quoted as saying (on his NBA intentions) "the NBA wants Ivan Chiriaev. The NBA needs Ivan Chiriaev." His high school statistics are unclear, … - Colin Ferguson
Colin Ferguson (born July 22, 1972) is a Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal and is a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal. Ferguson was a member of the Montreal improv group On The Spot, as well as a founding member of The Second City, Detroit. He has been cast in many TV series as well as movies. He currently stars as the lead in "Eureka," a quirky Sci-Fi channel series that began broadcasting in 2006. - Jaime Watt
Jaime Watt is a Canadian political strategist who was most notable for playing an important role in the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario's two election victories under the leadership of Mike Harris. A native of Montreal, Quebec, Watt ran for city council in Oakville at age 19. He became a Tory campaign strategist in the 1995 Ontario provincial election, where he organized the campaign's TV commercials. People expected Watt to gain a prominent government position, … - Brock Chisholm
Dr. George Brock Chisholm CC MC & Bar (May 18, 1896 - February 4, 1971) was a Canadian First World War veteran, medical practitioner and the first Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). He was a strong advocate of religious tolerance and often commented that man's worst enemy was not disease, which he felt was curable as long as men worked together, but man himself. Chisholm was born in Oakville, Ontario, to a family with deep ties to the region. - Joshua Close
Joshua Close (born on 31 August 1981 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor. - George King Chisholm
George King Chisholm (September 4 1814 - April 14 1874) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He was born in Nelson Township in Upper Canada in 1814, the son of William Chisholm. He studied at Upper Canada College and moved to Hamilton, later settling in Oakville. He served in the Gore militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion and the Fenian raids. Chisholm served as reeve of Trafalgar Township from 1830 to 1852. - Terry O'Connor
Terrance P. O'Connor is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1974, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1987. O'Connor was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. O'Connor was born in Toronto. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree. He worked as a barrister and solicitor, and was a member of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce. - James Nisbet
James Nisbet (September 8, 1823 - September 30, 1874) was born near Glasgow in Scotland, the youngest of 10 children. In 1840, he had travelled with his older brother, Henry, to London both seeking to serve as missionaries with the London Mission Society. Henry was accepted, and served in Samoa for 36 years. James returned to Glasgow, but still sensed a "call" to minister elsewhere, and emigrated to the New World in 1844, with his widower father and two sisters. - Walt Elliot
Walter R. Elliot (born October 17, 1933 in Chesley, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990. Elliot was educated at Kitchener-Waterloo College, Brock University and McMaster University, receiving a Master of Education degree. He worked as a high-school math teacher before entering political life, and was a freemason. - Lauren Wilson
Lauren Wilson (born April 19, 1987 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2002 Canadian junior national champion. She trained under Michelle Leigh and Doug Leigh. She placed 8th at the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Wilson was one of Michelle Trachtenberg's ice skating doubles in the 2005 Disney movie Ice Princess. - Dan Hays
Daniel Phillip Hays, PC, BA, LL.B (born April 24 1939) is a Canadian politician. He was Speaker of the Canadian Senate from 2001 to 2006, when he became Liberal Leader in the Senate. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate in the 39th Canadian parliament from 2006 until 2007. Hays is the son of Harry Hays, who served as Minister of Agriculture in Prime Minister Lester Pearson's government. He has been married to his wife, Kathy, since 2001. - William McCraney
William McCraney (December 15 1831 - 1911) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Halton in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1875 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1887. He was born in Trafalgar Township, Upper Canada in 1831, the son of Hiram McCraney. From 1852 to 1855, he was involved in lumbering and mining in California. He owned several large farms near Oakville and several sawmills in Halton County. - Greg Smyth
Greg Smyth (born April 23, 1966 in Oakville, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 229 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, and Quebec Nordiques. - Samuel Harrison
Samuel Bealey Harrison (March 4 1802 - July 23 1867) was Joint Premier of the Province of Canada for Canada East from 1841 to 1842 with William Henry Draper PM for Canada West. Draper was a member of the Family Compact and Harrison was a moderate Reformer, the predecessor of the Liberal Party of Canada. Born in Manchester England to John and Mary Harrison, Harrison was a lawyer, miller, politician, and judge. He was called to the bar in 1832 and entered practice in London. - Michael Hollett
Michael Hollett is co-founder and co-owner of Toronto's longest-running free alternative newsweekly, "Now Magazine" and Now Communications Inc. He was also that magazine's first music editor. Hollett was born in Oakville, Ontario to journalist parents. While at York University studying English, Hollett became editor of the university newspaper, "Excalibur" during the late 1970s. - Doug Carrothers
Douglas Alexander Carrothers (born November 21, 1950 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990. Carrothers was educated at York University and the Osgoode Hall Law School. He has both a law degree and an M.B.A. A practicing lawyer, he is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Club of Oakville. - James W. Snow
James Wilfred Snow (born July 12, 1929) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of William Davis and Frank Miller. Snow was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. He was born in Esquesing Township, Ontario, and educated in Milton. He worked as a farmer before entering political life, and was the president of Snow Construction Ltd., … - Mary Lu Zahalan
Mary Lu Zahalan is a Canadian rock singer and actress. Born in Renfrew, Ontario and raised in Oakville, Zahalan was a Miss Canada finalist in 1976 before embarking on a career as an entertainer. She is now a performing arts teacher at Oakville's Sheridan College. She received a nomination for a Juno Award in 1983 as Most Promising Female Vocalist. - Kristen Pontisso
Kristen Pontisso (nee Horner) is a Toronto area sketch comedian and actress. She was a member of the troupes Rocket-9 and Gazebo Pals, and as an actress won the 2006 Best Supporting Actress Award from the Association of Community Theatres of Central Ontario for her performance as "Caterina" in the Oakville production of Vinci. - Frank Hinman Waskey
Frank Hinman Waskey was a delegate from the Territory of Alaska to the United States House of Representatives. He was born on April 20, 1875 in Lake City, Minnesota in Wabasha County. He attended the public schools of Minneapolis, moved to Alaska in February 1898, and settled in Nome. He engaged in mining and was the president of a mining company. He was also the director of a bank and a publishing company, both in Nome. - Bramwell Tillsley
Bramwell Tillsley (b. August 18, 1931) was the 14th General of The Salvation Army (1993-1994). The son of Salvationists, he was born in Kitchener, Ontario. His parents had emigrated in 1928 from the United Kingdom. As he grew up, he became a Junior Soldier and a Corps Cadet. He joined a Young People's (YP) Band and then a Senior Band. When he won the honour student award at a music camp for his cornet playing, Maude Pitcher was the runner up. - Steve Heineman
Steve Heineman (born 1957) is a Canadian artist working in ceramics. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Heineman received an Honours diploma from Sheridan College School of Craft and Design, Oakville, Ontario in 1979, a B.FA. from the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO in 1984, and an M.F.A. from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. He has worked as an instructor at Sheridan College, in Mississauga, Ontario, …
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