The following people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely connected to the city ofHamilton, Ontario .
Architecture and design [ edit ] Film and television [ edit ] Jean Adair (1873–1953), actress; worked primarily on stage (sometimes billed as Jennet Adair); made several film appearances late in her career, most notably as one of the misguided murdering aunts ofCary Grant inArsenic and Old Lace Nicole Arbour , comedianJulia Arthur (1868–1950), stage and film actressRobert Beatty (1909–1992), actor who worked in radio, film and television for most of his career and was especially known in the United KingdomAlan Best (1959– ), animation director and producer; began his career as an assistant animator working forHanna-Barbera studios; also worked on the animated featuresHeavy Metal (1981) andPink Floyd The Wall (1982)Kylie Bunbury (born 1989), actressRick Campanelli (1970– ),MuchMusic video jockey, currently works forET Canada [ 7] Wendy Crewson (1956– ), actressDouglass Dumbrille (1889–1974), actor and Canadian pioneer in early HollywoodJesse Ewles (1981– ), indie film director, writer, creator of music videos forof Montreal ,Kathryn Calder , andGrizzly Bear [ 8] Rob Faulds (1955– ), Canadian sports analyst onRogers Sportsnet and host ofsportsnetnews [ 9] Angela Featherstone (born 1965), actress, writer and teacherJonathan Frid (1924–2012), theater, television and movie actor, known for the role of the vampire Barnabas Collins on the first incarnation of the Gothic TV serialDark Shadows [ 10] Daniel Goldberg (1948/49–2023), film producer (Space Jam ); worked with Ivan Reitman onStripes andMeatballs [ 11] Harris Goldberg , film director, writer, and producer[ 12] Currie Graham (1967– ), stage, film and television actor, known for playing Lt. Thomas Bale in the TV programNYPD Blue Graham Greene (1952– ), TV and movie actor; born onSix Nations reserve and lived in Hamilton as a young adult; appeared inThe Green Mile , on theRed Green Show ,L.A. Law andThe New Beachcombers [ 13] Jonathan Hale (1892–1966), actor, known asMr. Dithers in theBlondie movies; committed suicide in Hollywood at age 74Adam J. Harrington (1972– ), actor and producer; known for his roles inThe Secret Circle ,Queer As Folk andDexter , and as Roy Earle in the video gameL.A. Noire Trevor Jimenez , animator (Weekends )[ 14] Jason Jones , senior correspondent forThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart Stana Katic (1978– ), actress, known for her portrayal of Detective Kate Beckett in ABC'sCastle [ 15] Luke Kirby (1978– ), actor (Mambo Italiano )[ 16] Florence Lawrence (1890–1938), inventor and silent film actress, often referred to as "the first movie star"; also known as "the Biograph Girl" and "the Girl of a Thousand Faces"; appeared in more than 270 films for various motion picture companies[ 17] Florence Lawrence Julia Arthur Chris Lazar (1986– ), actor, known for his role as Young Zach on the seriesDark Angel Ashley Leggat (1986– ), actress, known for her role as "Casey" in theDisney Channel seriesLife with Derek Eugene Levy (1946– ), actor and writer, known forSCTV ,Schitt's Creek and theAmerican Pie film series[ 10] Brian Linehan (1944–2004), television host; known for his celebrity interviews onCity Lights , a program produced by Citytv in TorontoDel Lord (1894–1970), film director and actor; known as a director ofThree Stooges films (Grimsby )Patrick McKenna (1960– ), comedic and dramatic actor; known for the television seriesThe Red Green Show andTraders , and the Trudeau miniseriesBlake Moynes , winner of theseventeenth season of reality television seriesThe Bachelorette [ 18] Kathleen Munroe (born 1982), actressErin Pitt (born 1999), actressPaul Popowich (1973– ), actor; beside his theatre appearances, has performed in many television series (Beverly Hills, 90210 ) and featuresFrank Powell , stage and silent film actor, screenwriter, and director in the United StatesLeon Pownall (1943–2006), actor and director[ 19] Ivan Reitman (1946–2022), Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised film actor, producer, and director; most remembered for directing and producing a string of comedies, mostly in the 1980s and 1990s (Meatballs ,Stripes andGhostbusters ); a founder of theMcMaster Film Board atMcMaster University [ 10] Rick Roberts , actorKathleen Robertson (1973– ), actress,Beverly Hills, 90210 Martin Short (1950– ), actor, writer, and producer best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programsSCTV andSaturday Night Live [ 10] Floria Sigismondi (1965– ), director (born inPescara , Italy, raised in Hamilton)[ 20] Steve Smith (1945– ), main actor and writer on television seriesThe Red Green Show David Soren , animatorSarah Taylor , MuchMusic VJ who now co-hosts many popular shows, includingCombat Zone ,MuchOnDemand andTake Over [ 21] Dave Thomas (1949– ), comedian and actor,SCTV ,Grace Under Fire [ 10] Nerene Virgin , Canadian actress, journalist, and teacher[ 22] Brian Williams , sportscaster, known for his coverage of the Olympic Games (born in Winnipeg, raised in Hamilton)[ 23] Dick Wilson (1916–2007), actor whose claim to fame was working for over 21 years on 504 Charmin toilet paper TV commercials; also made acting appearances onBewitched ,Hogan's Heroes andThe Bob Newhart Show [ 24] Gordon Michael Woolvett (1970– ), actor, played Seamus Harper on TV'sAndromeda Dominic Zamprogna (1979– ), actor, played James "Jammer" Lyman on TV'sBattlestar Galactica Gema Zamprogna (1976– ), actress, played Felicity King onRoad to Avonlea (1989–1996)Lida Baday (1957– ), fashion designer[ 25] Blaine (1937–2012), political cartoonist[ 26] William Blair Bruce (1859–1906), painter[ 27] Gino Cavicchioli (1957– ), official sculptor for theCanadian Football Hall of Fame [ 28] Christian Cardell Corbet (1966– ), portrait sculptorHortense Gordon (1886–1961), member of Toronto-based groupPainters Eleven ; works were exhibited in galleries in Europe and North America[ 29] Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook (1913–2009), portrait sculptor; founder of the Canadian Portrait Academy and Canadian Group of Artists; her career spanned over seventy-five years; principal works include eight stone sculpture panels on the former Federal Building[ 30] Mark Lewis (1958– ), photographer and installation artist who represented Canada at the 2009Venice Biennale [ 31] Graeme MacKay (1968– ), editorialcartoonist [ 32] Win Mortimer (1919–1998), comic book and comic strip artist, one of the major illustrators of theDC Comics superheroesSuperman ,Superboy , andBatman [ 33] Frank Panabaker (1904–1992), painter[ 34] Dave Sim (1956– ), comic book writer and artist; creator ofCerebus [ 35] Paul Szep (1941– ), editorial cartoonist; two-time Pulitzer Prize winner[ 36] Journalism and writing [ edit ] Roy Adams , author, newspaper columnist, human rights activist and academic[ 38] Barbara Amiel , British-Canadian journalist, writer, socialite; wife ofConrad Black Gordon Stewart Anderson , author[ 39] Dick Beddoes (1925–1991), former sports journalist forCHCH-TV in Hamilton, theVancouver Sun ,The Globe and Mail (Toronto), and CFRB radio (Toronto); author[ 40] Stephen Brunt , lead sports columnist forThe Globe and Mail since 1989[ 41] John H. Bryden (1943– ), politician, journalist, historian[ 42] Richard Butler (1834–1925), editor, publisher, journalist; the Butler neighbourhood in Hamilton is named after him[ 43] Jojo Chintoh (1944– ), retired television reporter (Citytv )[ 44] Jane Christmas (b 1954), writer[ 45] Trevor Cole , newspaper and magazine columnist, novelist[ 46] Hugh Cook (1942– ), novelist[ 47] Damien Cox , sports columnist for theToronto Star [citation needed ] Sylvia Fraser (1935– ), novelist and travel writer[ 48] Lawrence Hill , author (The Book of Negroes )[ 49] Wentworth M. Johnson (1939–2014), authorRobert Kirkland Kernighan (1854–1926), poet, journalist; the Kernighan neighbourhood on Hamilton Mountain is named after him[ 43] Gary Lautens (1928–1992), humorist and newspaper columnist; wrote for theToronto Star from 1962 until his death[ 10] Mark Leslie (1969– ), writer, author ofHaunted Hamilton: The Ghosts of Dundurn Castle & Other Steeltown Shivers [ 50] Billie Livingston (1965– ), novelist and poet[ 51] David Macfarlane (1952– ), journalist, playwright and novelist[ 52] Emily Maitlis (1970– ), British journalist; born in Hamilton whilst her father was teaching at McMaster University[ 53] Ivan Miller (1898–1967), Canadian journalist and sportscaster who worked 45 years forThe Hamilton Spectator [ 54] Steve Paikin (1960– ), journalist, film producer and author, known for hostingTV Ontario 's newsmagazinesStudio 2 andDiplomatic Immunity [ 55] John Lawrence Reynolds (1939– ), novelist and non-fiction writer, twice winner of theArthur Ellis Award [ 56] Melville Marks Robinson (1888– ), founder of theCommonwealth Games [ 57] Doug Saunders (1967– ), journalist, European Bureau Chief forThe Globe and Mail [ 58] James Travers , journalist[ 59] Clementina (Fessenden) Trenholme (1844–1918), author, social organizer, and mother of radio pioneerReginald Fessenden ; theTrenholme andFessenden neighbourhoods on Hamilton Mountain were named after her[ 43] Anuja Varghese , writer[ 60] David Vienneau (1951–2004), journalist who moved to television in 1998 as Ottawa bureau chief at for Global Television, where he remained until his death from pancreatic cancer[ 61] Harriett Annie Wilkins (1829–1888), poetNeil Peart Robert Stanley Weir Nicole Appleton (1974– ), singer; born in Hamilton but raised in Toronto; one of two Canadian members of the British pop groupAll Saints , which disbanded in 2001; she and her sister Natalie later formed a second British-based pop group namedAppleton [ 62] Ian Astbury , singer (The Cult ), spent teen years in Hamilton[ 63] David Braid (1975– ), composer and pianistBoris Brott (1944–2022), once an assistant toLeonard Bernstein , he led the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra for 21 years, later creating the Brott Music Festival and National Academy Orchestra[ 64] David Byrne (1952– ), singer-songwriter, guitarist (Talking Heads ); lived in Hamilton as a child[ 65] Rita Chiarelli , blues singer[ 66] Colin Cripps (1961– ), musician and record producer[ 67] Eria Fachin (1960–1996), pop singerJeremy Greenspan (1979– ), electronic pop musician best known for Junior BoysSonny Greenwich (1936– ), jazz guitarist[ 68] Jordan Hastings (1982– ), drummer for the post-hardcore bandAlexisonfire , as well asThe Black Lungs and former bandJersey , born in Hamilton but raised inBurlington Darcy Hepner , saxophonist, composer arrangerUdo Kasemets (1919–2014), Estonian-born composer of orchestral, chamber, vocal, piano, and electroacoustic works[ 69] Harrison Kennedy (1942– ), electric blues singer and guitarist, formerly part ofChairmen of the Board [ 70] King Biscuit Boy (1944–2003), blues musician, member of Crowbar; the first Canadian blues artist to chart onBillboard in the U.S.;Rolling Stone magazine called him "legendary";[ 71] played withMuddy Waters ,Joe Cocker , andJanis Joplin ; his fans includeKeith Richards andPaul McCartney [ 72] Daniel Lanois (1951– ), solo artist, producer forU2 , lived in Hamilton and recorded at Grant Avenue Studios[ 73] Jessy Lanza , pop/electronic musicianGord Lewis (1956/1957–2002), guitarist forTeenage Head [ 74] Ray Lyell (1962– ), singer, songwriter, and guitarist[ 75] Wade MacNeil (1984– ), guitarist and vocalist for the post-hardcore bandAlexisonfire and frontman ofThe Black Lungs Brian Melo , winner ofCanadian Idol (season five); previously a construction worker[ 76] [ 77] Haydain Neale (1970–2009), musician (jacksoul )[ 78] Steve Negus ,Saga drummer and record producer[ 79] Neil Peart (1952–2020), drummer and lyricist for the progressive rock bandRush [ 80] Skip Prokop (1946–2017), drummer and bandleader forLighthouse andThe Paupers ; worked withCass Elliot , Janis Joplin,Al Kooper andCarlos Santana [ 81] Stan Rogers (1949–1983), folk singer[ 82] Brenda Russell (1949– ), American-born singer-songwriter and keyboardist who lived in Hamilton; known for her eclectic musical style; her genres include pop, soul, jazz and adult contemporary; has worked withStevie Wonder ,Aretha Franklin andSting [ 83] Lorraine Segato , lead vocalist for 1980snew wave music groupParachute Club , noted for the song "Rise Up "[ 84] Ernest Seitz (1892–1978), composer, songwriter, pianist and music educatorDan Snaith (1979– ), musician for the bands Caribou, Manitoba and Daphni, born inDundas Tomi Swick , singer-songwriter[ 85] Christian Tanna , drummer and songwriter forI Mother Earth [ 86] Jagori Tanna , guitar player for I Mother Earth[ 87] Ian Thomas (1950– ), singer-songwriter known for the 1973 hit "Painted Ladies"; brother of Dave ThomasAlan Walker (1930– ), English-Canadian radio producer,musicologist and academic best known as a biographer and scholar of composerFranz Liszt [ 88] Jackie Washington (1919–2009), blues singer[ 89] Robert Stanley Weir (1856–1926), lawyer, poet, author, best remembered as the author of the English lyrics to "O Canada "[ 43] Simon Wilcox (1976– ), songwriter based in Los AngelesTom Wilson , rock musician[ 90] Richard Alway , former radio broadcast commentator, current and first lay President and Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of St. Michael's College [ 93] Bob Bratina , radio personality, elected MP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, former City Councillor for Downtown Ward 2 and Mayor of Hamilton[ 94] [ 95] Roy Green , staple of the Hamilton radio scene[ 96] Sue Prestedge , sports broadcaster, one of Canada's first and most influential female sports journalists; coordinator of the Advanced Journalism program at Mohawk College[ 97] Nick Cordero (1978–2020), Broadway actor[ 98] Diane Dupuy , founder of theFamous People Players in 1974, a professional black light theatre company that combines music with characters that pay tribute to the music and artistry of famous people; the group was discovered byLiberace , who took them to Las Vegas to perform; they have been performing around the world ever since[ 99] Sky Gilbert (1952– ),artistic director , actor, academic anddrag performer ; opened the Hammertheatre Company in January 2007 in Hamilton; the theatre is devoted to Gilbert's plays, which deal with issues of gender and sexuality[ 100] [ 101] E. D. Smith Harry Stinson Aris Alexanian (1901–1961), founder of Alexanian Carpet and Flooring (born in what is now Turkey, moved to Hamilton in 1927)John Askin (1739–1815), fur trader, merchant and official inUpper Canada [ 102] Hugh Cossart Baker, Sr. (1818–1859), banker, businessman, mathematician; established the first life insurance company in Canada (1847), theCanada Life Assurance Company [ 1] Hugh Cossart Baker, Jr. (1846–1931), businessman, telephone pioneer[ 103] Amanda Blain (born 1980), internet personality, business owner, web developer[ 104] David Braley (1941–2020), CFLB.C. Lions owner since 1996–97, Hamilton businessman who owns Orlick Industries Limited[ 105] Jack Kent Cooke (1912–1997), one of the most widely known executives in professional sports; at one time owned theNHL 'sLos Angeles Kings , theNBA 'sLos Angeles Lakers and theNFL 'sWashington Redskins [ 106] [ 107] James Crooks (1778–1860), Scottish-born businessman ofWentworth County and father ofAdam Crooks ; Crooks Street in Central Hamilton is named after him[ 108] Michael DeGroote (1932–2022), billionaire, best known as a major private donor to McMaster University[ 109] John Dickenson (1847–1932), contractor and political figure; one of the "Five Johns" of the Dominion Power and Transmission Company[ 43] James Durand (1775–1833), businessman and political figure in Upper Canada[ 110] Stephen Elop (1963– ), President & CEO of Nokia, the first non-Finnish director of the company[ 111] John Fortino (1934–2011), founder ofFortinos SupermarketsRon Foxcroft (1947– ), owner ofFluke Transport ;NCAA basketball referee; inventor of the pea-less Fox 40 whistle; motivational speaker; "Foxy" was named Hamilton Citizen of the Year in 1997[ 112] Peter George (1941–2017), economist and university administrator, formerly president of McMaster University in Hamilton[ 10] Peter Hess (1779–1855), farmer, landowner; Peter andHess Streets in the city are named after him, and Caroline Street is named after one of his daughters[ 1] Joseph Hobson (1834–1917), land surveyor, civil engineer, and railway design engineerNathaniel Hughson (1755–1837), farmer and hotel owner; Loyalist who moved to Canada following theAmerican Revolution ; one of the city founders of Hamilton;Hughson Street is named after him[ 1] Peter Hunter Hamilton (1800–1857), landowner and businessman; half brother of city founder George Hamilton;Hunter Street is named after him[ 1] Edward Jackson (1799–1872),tinware manufacturer;Jackson Street is named after him[ 1] James Jolley (1813–1892), saddler, harnessmaker, politician; funded construction of the Jolley Cut, a Mountain access road in Hamilton[ 1] Theodore W. Jones (1853–1943) Canadian-born American businessman, politician; born in Hamilton[ 113] Ron Joyce (1930–2019), founding partner ofTim Hortons [ 114] Charles Juravinski (1929–2022), former owner ofFlamboro Downs racetrack; donated $43 million to Hamilton city hospitals with his wife Margaret; Henderson Hospital onConcession Street was renamed to theJuravinski Hospital andJuravinski Cancer Centre [ 115] Syd Kessler (1949–2021), businessperson and jingle writer[ 116] Michael Lee-Chin (1951– ), CEO of AIC Diversified Canada Split Corp. and theNational Commercial Bank of Jamaica [ 10] John Moodie Jr. (1859–1944), textile manufacturer; drove the firstautomobile in Canada in 1898, a one-cylinderWinton he imported fromCleveland , Ohio[ 17] Gordon Osbaldeston (1930–2019), former civil servant; in 1981 he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1997Joseph Pigott , head of a family construction business that built Hamilton landmarks including City Hall, the Pigott Building,Copps Coliseum andChrist the King Cathedral [ 117] Andrew Ross (1857–1941), businessman; lent his support to the building of the Tivoli theatre and to theBarton Street Arena ; was involved in professional hockey (Hamilton Tigers ) and softball[ 17] William Rymal (1759–1852), farmer and one of the earliest settlers on theHamilton Mountain ;Rymal Road is named after him[ 1] E. D. Smith (1853–1948), businessman and politician who founded a food company that bears his name[ 17] Ken Soble , founder ofCHCH -TV, leader of Hamilton's urban renewal movement, and owner of CHML radio[ 117] William Southam (1843–1932), once an apprentice printer at theLondon Free Press ; at age 34 he purchased the troubledHamilton Spectator , turned it around and made it the flagship of a national newspaper chain[ 118] Harry Stinson (1953– ), real estate developer and president of Stinson Properties; called Toronto's "condo king"; now resides in Hamilton[ 119] Thomas Stinson (1798–1864), merchant, banker, landowner; an extensive landowner in not only in Hamilton but also Chicago,St. Paul, Minnesota , andSuperior City, Wisconsin , which he named[ 17] George Elias Tuckett (1835–1900), Tuckett Tobacco Company owner and Hamilton's 27th mayor in 1896[ 1] Bob Young , founder ofRed Hat 1996, started a self-publishing website that claims to be the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books (www.lulu.com); currently owns the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the CFL (Ancaster )[ 120] Joyce Young , philanthropistAdelaide Hoodless (1858–1910), educational reformer who inspired the founders of the international women's organization known as the Women's Institutes in 1897[ 43] Janet Lee (1862–1940), education reformer who co-founded the international women's organization known as the Women's Institutes (WI) in 1897, and wrote the constitution and By-laws used by the organization.[ 121] Ivor Wynne (1918–1970), educator and university administrator who was the director of athletics at McMaster University[ 122] Johnson Aziga (1956– ), first person charged with first-degree murder in Canada for spreading theHIV virus , after two women whom he had infected without their knowledge died[ 123] Evelyn Dick (1920)– , committedinfanticide and was convicted, then acquitted, of having murdered her husband[ 124] Giacomo Luppino (1900–1987), mobster of the Hamilton-basedLuppino crime family [ 125] Angelo Musitano (1978–2017), mobster of the Hamilton-basedMusitano crime family [ 126] Pat Musitano (1968–2020), mobster of the Hamilton-basedMusitano crime family [ 127] Johnny Papalia (1924–1997), mobster of the Hamilton-basedPapalia crime family [ 128] Rocco Perri (1887–disappeared 1944), gangster[ 17] Cathy Smith (1947– ), singer; convicted ofmanslaughter in death ofJohn Belushi , co-authored the bookChasing the Dragon about her life experience with drugs (1984)[ 129] William W. Cooke Charles William Bell (1876–1938), playwright, politician and Rocco Perri's lawyer[ 17] Alan Borovoy (1932–2015), lawyer and human rights activist[ 130] Harvey Brownstone (1956– ), judge of the Ontario Court of Justice[ 131] Richard Hatt (1769–1819), businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada[ 132] Helen Kinnear (1894–1970), lawyer, first federally appointed woman judge in Canada[ 133] Helen Gregory MacGill (1864–1947), first woman inBritish Columbia to be appointed a judge of the juvenile court, a post she held for 23 years[ 134] Jack Pelech (1934– ), litigation and business lawyer, Hamilton Citizen of the Year, 1987; Order of Canada, 2006[ 135] John Sopinka (1933–1997), Supreme Court Justice described as the heart of the court; raised in north Hamilton and died unexpectedly; namesake of Hamilton's courthouse and theSopinka Cup , a law student advocacy competition[ 136] John Willson (1776–1860), judge and political figure in Upper Canada[ 137] Nathan Cirillo (1990–2014), Corporal of theArgyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada ; slain while on ceremonial guard duty at theNational War Memorial during the2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa [ 138] William W. Cooke (1846–1876), military officer in theUnited States Army during theAmerican Civil War and the Black Hills War; adjutant forGeorge Armstrong Custer and was killed during theBattle of the Little Bighorn ; buried in Hamilton Cemetery[ 1] Harry Crerar (1888–1965), commander of theFirst Canadian Army in theSecond World War [ 139] John Weir Foote (1904–1988), military chaplain and Ontario cabinet minister, Canadian recipient of theVictoria Cross ; The James Street Armoury where the RHLI is now based, along with 11th Field Hamilton-Wentworth Battery, was renamed theJohn W. Foote VC Armoury in his memory[ 140] Billy Green (1794–1877), otherwise known as "The Scout", key to the Anglo-Canadian victory at theBattle of Stoney Creek [ 141] Robert Land (1736–1818), veteran of the American Revolution and one of Hamilton's founding citizens;Robert Land Academy , Canada's only military pre-university private school, was named in his honour[ 142] Ben Lear (1879–1966), Olympic bronze medal winner, United States Army World War II-era general[ 143] Sydney Chilton Mewburn (1863–1956), lawyer and politician;Minister of Militia and Defence from 1917 to 1920 under Sir Robert Borden's Union Government in 1917[ 43] Harold A. Rogers (1899–1994), founder of Kin Canada (formerly the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Canada), a non-profit service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride[ 144] John Vincent (1764–1848), British army officer in the Battle of Stoney Creek,War of 1812 [ 1] James McMillan Colin Campbell Ferrie Thomas Bain Dominic Agostino (1959–2004),member of Provincial Parliament ofOntario forHamilton East from 1995 until his death in 2004; the firstLiberal MPP in that riding since 1967[ 145] Lincoln Alexander (1922–2012), the 24th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991 and former Governor of the Canadian Unity Council; became Canada's first black Member of Parliament when he was elected to theHouse of Commons of Canada in 1968 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada; an expressway on Hamilton Mountain was named theLincoln Alexander Parkway in his honour[ 124] Thomas Bain (1834–1915), speaker of the House of Commons[ 146] Richard Beasley (1761–1842), soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada[ 1] Marie Bountrogianni (1956– ), Ed.D., former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and cabinet minister in the government of Liberal PremierDalton McGuinty [ 147] Isaac Buchanan (1810–1883), businessman and political figure inCanada West [ 1] Sarmite Bulte (1953– ), Latvian-Canadian lawyer, advocate and politician; member of theLiberal Party ; represented the Toronto riding ofParkdale-High Park in the House of Commons through three successive parliaments from 1997 to 2006[ 148] Richard Butson (1922–2015), medical officer and politician (Ancaster )[ 149] Ivan John "Jack" Cable (1934– ), politician and the former Commissioner of the Yukon (2000–2005)[ 150] Chris Charlton (1963– ), MA, Member of Parliament in the 2006 federal election for Hamilton Mountain[ 151] David Christopherson (1954– ), represents the riding of Hamilton Centre in the House of Commons (2004– )[ 152] Mark Coakley , Hamilton-based activist, lawyer, author and chair of Environment Hamilton[ 153] Sheila Copps (1952– ), PC, HBA, LL.D (hc), journalist and former politician; a second-generation member of a political family that has dominated Hamilton-area politics on the municipal, provincial and federal levels[ 154] Victor K. Copps (1919–1988), politician and Mayor of Hamilton; the city's landmark sports arena, Copps Coliseum (nowTD Coliseum ) was named in his honour[ 155] Adam Crooks (1827–1885), LLB, an Ontario Member of theLegislative Assembly of Ontario for Toronto West, 1871–1874; moved to the riding of Oxford South, 1875–1886; MLA for the Ontario Liberal Party[ 156] Thomas Mayne Daly Sr. (1827–1885), businessman and political figure in Canada West (later Ontario); represented the riding of Perth North in the House of Commons and in the Ontario Provincial Parliament[ 157] Ellen Fairclough (1905–2004), first female member of theCanadian Cabinet ; theEllen Fairclough Building in Hamilton is named after her[ 124] Colin Campbell Ferrie (1808–1856), Hamilton's first mayor[ 1] SirJohn Morison Gibson (1842–1929), lawyer, politician, businessman,Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1908–1914[ 43] George Hamilton (1788–1836), settler and city founder[ 1] SirJohn Strathearn Hendrie (1857–1923), Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1914 to 1919[ 43] Adam Inch (1857–1933), dairy farmer, politician;Inch Park neighbourhood on Hamilton Mountain is named after him[ 43] Sarah Jama ,Somali Canadian Muslim politicianStan Keyes (Stanley Kazmierczak Keyes) (1953– ), diplomat and former politician[ 158] Sam Lawrence (1879–1959), mayor andpioneer ofLabour rights in Hamilton[ 103] William Findlay Maclean (1854–1929), politician,Conservative MP for York East andYork South , served for 34 years[ 159] Allan MacNab (Sir Allan Napier MacNab) (1798–1862), soldier, lawyer, businessman,knight and former Prime Minister of Upper Canada;MacNab Street in Hamilton is named after him[ 1] [ 160] Quinto Martini (1908–1975), first Italian Canadian elected to Parliament, where he represented Hamilton East from 1957 until he was defeated by Liberal John Munro in 1962[ 13] Catherine McKenna (1971– ),MP forOttawa Centre ,Minister of Infrastructure and Communities [ 161] James McMillan (1838–1902),U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan[ 162] Thomas McQuesten (1882–1948),athlete , militiaman, lawyer, politician and government appointee who lived in Hamilton; helped encourage McMaster University to relocate from downtown Toronto to west Hamilton in 1930[ 17] Bob Morrow (1946–2018), longest-serving mayor in Hamilton's history (1983–2000); selected to serve as an interim councillor for Ward Three in 2014[ 155] John Munro (1931–2003), PC, BA, LL.B, politician, elected to the House of Commons in the 1962 election; Hamilton's "John Munro International Airport" is named after him[ 163] Devan Nair , 3rdPresident of Singapore ; moved to the United States after his presidency, but later moved to Hamilton, where he died in 2005[ 164] FatherSean O'Sullivan , politician and religious leader[ 165] Saul Rae (1914–1999), diplomat[ 166] Allan Rowe (1955–2015), member of theNova Scotia Legislative Assembly [ 167] William Eli Sanford (1838–1899), businessman, philanthropist, and politician[ 168] Charles Stewart (1868–1946), politician, Premier ofAlberta from 1917 to 1921 (Wentworth County )[ 169] Allan Studholme (1846–1919), stove maker and first Ontario Labour MLA[ 170] James Lyle Telford (1889–1960), mayor ofVancouver , B.C. 1939–40 (Valens )[ 171] James Walker (1874– ), politician in Alberta; municipal councillor inEdmonton [ 172] James Arthur (born 1944), mathematicianDouglas Barber (1938– ), businessman, founder and former president and CEO of ennum Corp[ 135] Manjul Bhargava (1974– ), mathematician, born in Hamilton; a recipient of the 2014Fields Medal [ 175] Bertram Brockhouse (1918–2003), Nobel Prize-winning physicist[ 176] Robert N. Clayton (1930–2017), geochemist[ 177] John Charles Fields (1863–1932), mathematician and the founder of theFields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics, considered by some to be the Nobel Prize in Mathematics[ 178] Campbell Leckie (1848–1925), engineer;Leckie Park neighbourhood on Hamilton Mountain is named after him[ 43] Louis Nirenberg (1925–2020), mathematician, born in Hamilton; known for work onpartial differential equations , especially as applied to theNavier–Stokes problem [ 179] William Parks (1868–1939), geologist andpaleontologist , following in the tradition ofLawrence Lambe [ 180] John Rae (1813–1893), physician and polar explorer[ 181] Myron Scholes (1941– ), Nobel Prize-winning economist[ 182] Sir William Osler Elizabeth Bagshaw (1881–1982), physician andbirth control activist[ 187] John C Bell (1953– ), cancer researcher at theOHRI , developer ofoncolytic viral therapies[ 188] David G. Benner , clinical psychologist and authorJohn Callaghan (1923–2004),cardiologist who pioneeredopen-heart surgery [ 189] Harold E. Johns (1915–1998),medical physicist , noted for his extensive contributions to the use ofionizing radiation to treat cancer[ 190] Nathan Francis Mossell 1856–1946, physician, firstAfrican-American graduate of theUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine [ 191] James Fraser Mustard (1927–2011), physician, scientist, and founding member of the McMaster University Faculty of Medicine[ 192] SirWilliam Osler (1849–1919), 1st Baronet, the "father of modern medicine" (Dundas )[ 193] David Sackett (1934–2015), founded the Department of Clinical Epidemiology atMcMaster University [ 194] The HonourableWilliam Winegard (1924–2019), educator, engineer, scientist and former Member of Parliament[ 195] Shona Thorburn Toller Cranston (1949–2015), figure skater who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1976[ 203] Bryce Davison (1986– ), figure skater, competed in the pairs event withJessica Dubé ; member of the Hamilton Skating Club;[ 204] Davison and Dube were Canadian champions three times;they were world bronze medallists in 2008; they finished 6th at the Olympics and World Championships in 2010, their last competitive seasonWendy Griner (born 1944), figure skaterJohn Bonk (1950– ), four-time All-Star offensive lineman in theCanadian Football League , played from 1973 to 1985 for theWinnipeg Blue Bombers Less Browne (1959– ), CFL defensive back for Hamilton, Winnipeg, Ottawa and B.C.; holds the CFL and all-pro records for most interceptions in a career with 87; resides in Hamilton[ 205] Bob Cameron (1954– ), played 23 seasons (1980–2002) with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football LeagueSteve Christie (1967– ), ex-placekicker in theNFL ; holds aSuper Bowl record for longest field goal kicked, at 54 yards[ 206] Tommy Joe Coffey , Canadian Football League receiver who played for theHamilton Tiger-Cats ; currently resides inBurlington [ 207] Ben D'Aguilar (1989– ), former professional Canadian Football League defensive lineman for theCalgary Stampeders andHamilton Tiger-Cats Peter Dalla Riva (1946– ), former professionalCanadian football player with theMontreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League at thetight end andwide receiver positions; three-time CFL Allstar[ 208] Bernie Faloney (1932–1999), starquarterback football player in the United States and Canada[ 209] Rudy Florio (1950– ), Canadian football playerCorey Grant (1976– ), former wide receiver for theSaskatchewan Roughriders andHamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (Stoney Creek )[ 210] Russ Jackson (1936– ), Canadian football quarterback, all-time pass leading Canadian quarterback, three Grey Cups with theOttawa Rough Riders [ 10] Larry Jusdanis (1970– ), Canadian football quarterbackJoe Krol (1919–2008 ), Canadian football quarterback (1932–53),Lou Marsh Trophy winner as Canada's top athlete in 1946[ 201] Ron Lancaster (1938–2008), former football player, coach and general manager in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and sports announcer for CBC Television[ 211] Jesse Lumsden (1982– ), former running back with Hamilton, Edmonton, and Calgary of the Canadian Football League and McMaster University alumnus[ 10] Paul Masotti (1965– ), former wide receiver for Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football LeagueSpencer Moore (1990– ),fullback for theSaskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League; won the47th Vanier Cup with theMcMaster Marauders and the101st Grey Cup with the Saskatchewan RoughridersMike Morreale (1971– ), award-winning receiver in the Canadian Football League[ 212] Rocco Romano , CFL'sDeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy winner in 1994 and 1996 for theCalgary Stampeders , awarded originally to the player selected as the outstanding lineman in the West Division; inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 2007[ 213] Ralph Sazio , player, coach, GM and president of theHamilton Tiger-Cats ; won four Eastern finals and threeGrey Cups as coach from 1963 to 1967[ 214] Vince Scott (1925–1992), played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats; later a Hamilton city councillor[ 215] Jim Young (1943– ), former pro American football and Canadian football player[ 216] Syl Apps Ken Dryden Cecil "Babe" Dye Dave Andreychuk (1963– ), 2004Stanley Cup champion; holds the NHL record for most career power-play goals (274)[ 218] Syl Apps (1915–1998),Toronto Maple Leafs captain who led the Leafs to three Stanley Cups; 1936-37 Calder trophy winner (top NHL rookie); 1941-42Lady Byng Trophy winner; McMaster University Alumni (Paris, Ontario)[ 10] Paul Beraldo (1967– ), retired hockeycentre [ 219] Allan Bester (1964– ), retired NHL hockeygoalie , Toronto Maple Leafs[ 218] Andy Brown (1944– ), credited with being the last pro goaltender to play barefaced; last played NHL hockey for thePittsburgh Penguins [ 220] David Brown (1985– ),Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey goalie; named team MVP in 2006; named (CCHA ); Central Collegiate Hockey Association's Player-of-the-week three times in 2007; favorite to win the 2007Hobey Baker Award , which is awarded to the top collegiate player in the United States; a Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick in 2004[ 221] Frank Caprice (1962–2025), NHL hockey goalie, six seasons withVancouver Canucks (1982–88)[ 218] Ben Chiarot (1991– ), defenseman for theMontreal Canadiens of the NHL[ 222] Joe Cirella (1963– ), retired NHL defenseman, 821 games played, No. 5 pick overall in 1981 NHL Entry Draft by theColorado Rockies [ 218] Sebastian Cossa (2002– ),ice hockey goaltender for theDetroit Red Wings Dave Dryden (1941– ), retired NHL hockey goalie, 201 NHL games forBuffalo ,Edmonton ,Chicago andNY Rangers ; created (and was the first goaltender to employ) the modern-day goaltending mask consisting of a fiberglass mask with a cage[ 218] Ken Dryden (1947– ), retired NHL hockey goalie, elected to theHockey Hall of Fame in 1983[ 218] Blake Dunlop (1953– ), retired NHL hockey player, winner of the 1980–81Bill Masterton trophy[ 218] Cecil "Babe" Dye (1898–1962), NHL hockey player, its top goal scorer of the 1920s; inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970; nicknamed "Babe" because he was considered to be 'theBabe Ruth of hockey'[ 218] Don Edwards (1955– ), retired NHL hockey goalie, winner of theVezina Trophy in 1979–80[ 218] Ryan Ellis (1991– ), defenseman for thePhiladelphia Flyers of the NHLNelson Emerson (1967– ), retired NHL hockey player[ 218] Ray Emery (1982–2018), NHL hockey goalie[ 218] Laura Fortino (born 1991), ice hockey playerJohnathan Kovacevic (1997– ), NHL player for theNew Jersey Devils Tyrone Garner (1978– ), played forCalgary Flames as goaltender (born inStoney Creek )[ 223] Ben Harpur (born 1995), NHL player for theNew York Rangers Todd Harvey (1975– ), NHL hockey player[ 218] Red Horner (1909–2005), NHL hockey defenseman; helped Toronto Maple Leafs win their firstStanley Cup in 1932[ 218] Tim Horton (1930–1974), NHL hockey defenseman; opened his firstTim Hortons Donut Shop in Hamilton in 1964[ 224] Harry Howell (1932–2019), NHL hockey defenseman, winner of the 1966–67James Norris Trophy [ 218] Willie Huber (1958– ), retired NHL hockey defenseman; born in (Germany) and grew up in Hamilton[ 218] Dick Irvin Sr. (1892–1957), NHL hockey player, former head coach of Toronto Maple Leafs andMontreal Canadiens [ 218] Mark Jankowski (born 1994), ice hockey centreAl Jensen (1958– ), retired NHL hockey goalie, winner of the 1983–84William Jennings trophy [ 218] Derek King (1967– ), retired NHL hockey player[ 218] Jamie Macoun (1961– ), retired NHL hockey defenseman who played 1,128 NHL games[ 225] Adam Mair (1979– ), NHL hockey player[ 218] Brian McGrattan (1981– ), NHL hockey player for thePhoenix Coyotes ; NHL enforcer[ 218] Marty McSorley (1963– ), retired NHL hockey player infamous for his assault ofDonald Brashear in a game on 21 February 2001[ 218] Ron Murphy (1933– ), retired NHL player who played in 889 games[ 218] Ric Nattress (1962– ), retired NHL hockey defenseman[ 218] Darnell Nurse (1995– ), currentNHL player with theEdmonton Oilers ; first round draft pick for theEdmonton Oilers ; gold medal winner at the2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship [ 226] Murray Oliver (1937– ), retired NHL hockey player, played in 1,127 NHL games[ 218] George Owen (1901–1986), retired NHL hockey defenceman for theBoston Bruins ; served as the Bruins captain in the 1931–32 season; first player credited with wearing ahelmet in his rookie season in 1928[ 218] Keith Primeau (1971– ), retired NHL hockey player; born in Toronto and grew up in Hamilton[ 218] Pat Quinn (1943–2014), retired NHL hockey player, former head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks,Los Angeles Kings and thePhiladelphia Flyers [ 218] Leo Reise Jr. (1922– ), retired NHL hockey defenseman; 494 games played in the 1940s and 1950s forDetroit , Chicago and NY Rangers[ 218] Zac Rinaldo (1990– ), ice hockey player for theNashville Predators Matthew Schaefer (2007– ), defenceman for theNew York Islanders [ 227] Rick Smith (1948– ), retired NHL hockey defenseman; 687 games played; No. 7 pick in 1966 NHL Entry draft by the Boston Bruins[ 218] Steve Staios (1973– ), Retired NHL hockey defenseman, Current GM of theHamilton Bulldogs [ 218] Danny Syvret (1985– ), NHL hockey defenseman who spent his junior career with theLondon Knights of theOHL , eventually being namedteam captain ; in his final year of junior hockey, he was captain of a powerhouse team that broke numerous junior hockey records and won the2005 Memorial Cup (Millgrove )[ 228] John Tonelli (1957– ), retired NHL hockey player;1984 Canada Cup MVP[ 218] Arber Xhekaj (2001– ), NHL player for theMontreal Canadiens William Sherring Valerio Alesi (1966– ), first Canadian-born player inSerie A Soccer[ 230] Bob Bearpark (1943–1996), soccer head coach[ 231] Ian Bennett (1985– ), soccer player who currently plays for theMilwaukee Wave of theMajor Indoor Soccer League Nick Bontis (1969– ), soccer player and coach elected President of Canada Soccer in November 2020Luka Gavran (2000– ), soccer playerStefan Mitrović (footballer, born 2002) (2002– ), soccer playerMilan Borjan (1987– ), goalkeeper (Red Star Belgrade ,Canadian national soccer team ), born in Yugoslavia and raised in Hamilton[ 232] Alex Bunbury (1967– ), played four seasons with theHamilton Steelers (CSL) 1987–90; voted Best Foreign Player in thePortuguese first division clubMaritimo in the 1994–95 season, where he scored 12-goals; a Canadian Soccer Hall-of-Fame inductee in 2006; his son is fellow Hamiltonian soccer starTeal Bunbury [ 233] Teal Bunbury (1990– ), played for the CanadianU17 andU20 teams, as well as the US'sU23 team, andnational squad ; has played professionally for theSporting Kansas City since 2010; his father is fellow Hamiltonian soccer starAlex Bunbury [ 234] Jamie Dodds (1981– ), soccer player who played for theToronto Lynx in theUSL First Division[ 235] Rhian Dodds (1979– ),midfielder forKilmarnock F.C. (Scottish soccer)[ 236] Milan Kojic (1976– ), former professional soccer playerRobert McDonald (1902–1956), soccer player from the 1920s and 1930s who spent a decade playing for famousScottish football club Rangers[ 237] John McGrane , played nineNorth American Soccer League seasons and 17 times for theCanadian national soccer team in 'A' internationals; played in theMontreal Olympics ; in 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame[ 238] Jimmy Nicholl (1956– ), Northern Irish football player, 73 International caps[ 239] Ryan Raposo (1999– ), forward forLiaoning Tieren F.C. [ 240] Greg Sutton (1981– ), Canadian International Soccer goalkeeper (Toronto FC )[ 241] Melissa Tancredi (1977– ), Canadian soccer forward who currently plays for Dalsjöfors GoIF and Canada's National Women's team; won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2012 OlympicsThoroughbred horse racing [ edit ] Hamilton is the birthplace of three jockeys inThoroughbred horse racing whose success led to them being inducted in theCanadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame :
Michelle Fazzari (1987–2024), member of Canada's2016 Olympic wrestling team .[ 245] Johnny K-9 (Ion William Croitoru) (1963–2017), four years in theWWF , including a match againstHulk Hogan [ 246] Billy Red Lyons , ex-pro wrestler and TV announcer forMaple Leaf Wrestling [ 247] Angelo Mosca (1938– ), Canadian Football League player between 1958 and 1969 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, better known for his pro wrestling career[ 248] Ethan Page (1989– ), born Julian Micevski, born and raised in Stoney Creek; currently signed toWWE , where he performs on theNXT brand .Johnny Powers (1943– ), ex-pro wrestler, two-time NWF World champion (1970, 1973)[ 249] "Big John" Quinn (1944– ), retired professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions includingNWA All-Star Wrestling ,Pacific Northwest Wrestling andStampede Wrestling during the 1960s and early 1970s; cousin of former NHL coach and Hamiltonian Pat Quinn[ 250] Dewey Robertson (1939–2007), "The Missing Link," ex-pro wrestler[ 251] George Scott (1929–2014), professional wrestler, brother and tag partner of Sandy Scott[ 252] Sandy Scott (1934–2010), former professional wrestler, brother and tag partner of George Scott[ 253] IronMike Sharpe Jr. (1951–2016), ex-pro wrestler, self-proclaimed "Canada's Greatest Athlete"[ 254] Tonya Verbeek (1977– ), first Canadian woman to medal at the Olympics in wrestling, the silver medal at the2004 Summer Olympics in women's wrestling in the 55 kg category; at the2008 Summer Olympics , she wonCanada's third medal overall , and the third Canadian medal ever in women's wrestling,[ 255] a bronze in the55kg class [ 256] [ 257] (Grimsby ON)Doug Didero (1960– ), race car driver[ 258] Eleanor Harvey (1995– ),foil fencer , won gold at the2015 Pan American Games , represented Canada at the2016 Summer Olympics [ 259] Melanie Hawtin (1988– ),wheelchair racer andwheelchair basketball player[ 260] Ray Lazdins (1964– ), retireddiscus thrower , represented Canada twice at theSummer Olympics Irene MacDonald (1931–2002), Canada's champion diver from 1951 to 1961; won medals at the 1954 and1958 Commonwealth Games and in 1956 she won Canada's first Olympic diving medal, a bronze[ 261] Joanne Malar (1975– ), former freestyle and medley swimmer; competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics[ 262] Luke McGrath (1993– ),rugby union scrum-half forLeinster Rugby and theIreland national rugby union team [ 263] Pat Messner (1954– ), water skier, winner of the1972 Summer Olympics bronze[ 261] Frank O'Rourke (1894–1986), ex-probaseball player and long timeNew York Yankees scout[ 264] Chrissy Redden (1966– ), cross-country mountain biker[ 265] Linda Thom (1943– ), women's shooting (25m pistol) gold at the1984 Summer Olympics [ 261] ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981).Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791–1875) . 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