List of people from Windsor, Ontario

This is a list of people from Windsor, Ontario.

A

• Meghan Agosta-Marciano, Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) player and Olympic medalist
• Albert Anstey, former darts player
• Glen Angus, a Canadian artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and video games
• Oshiomogho Atogwe, former National Football League (NFL) player, analyst on TSN

B

• Steve Bacic, actor, raised in Windsor
• Iain Baxter&, OC, Governor General Award-winning visual artist, forerunner of Canadian conceptual art
• Matt Beleskey, NHL player
• Michael Dougall Bell, Canada's Ambassador to Jordan (1987–90)
• Douglas G. Bergeron, CEO, investor, philanthropist
• Reno Bertoia (1935–2011), Major League Baseball player
• Hank Biasatti (1922–1996), former MLB baseball player and National Basketball Association basketball player
• James Bondy, entertainer, star of the children's show Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld
• Bob Boughner, head coach of NHL's Florida Panthers; part-owner of Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires
• Mike Brkovich, basketball player, businessman
• Brian Bulcke, CFL player for Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Seth Bullock (1849–1919), merchant and U.S. Marshal famous for tenure in Deadwood, SD
• Sean Burke, former NHL player
• Jeff Burrows, drummer of The Tea Party

C

• Stuart Chatwood, bass player of The Tea Party, composer for video game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
• Kenneth Church, jockey, Windsor / Essex County Sports Hall of Fame inductee
• Stubby Clapp, former MLB baseball player
• Dorothy Collins (1926–1994), singer, actress, and recording artist
• Joe Comartin, former politician
• Greg Constantine, artist
• Dave Cooke, politician, former Minister of Education
• Tyrone Crawford, NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
• Sharon Creelman, field hockey player
• David Croll (1900–1991), former mayor of Windsor, first member of the Jewish faith appointed to a federal or provincial cabinet in Canada

D

• George Dadamo, former MPP (1990–1995)
• Scott D'Amore, professional wrestler, manager and booker
• Ken Daneyko, former NHL player
• Alexander Deans, inventor, artist, and public speaker
• Andy Delmore, NHL player
• Johnny Devine, professional wrestler^[1]
• Drew Dilkens, present mayor of Windsor
• Jesse Divnich, industry personality and analyst, video games (from LaSalle)
• Roxi DLite, burlesque performer
• Tie Domi, former NHL player (from Belle River)
• Dwight Duncan, former Finance Minister of Ontario

E

• Aaron Ekblad, NHL player

F

• Christine Fellows, musician
• Ron Fellows, race car driver
• Colm Feore, actor
• John Ferguson, Sr., former NHL player and executive
• Katie Findlay, actor
• Cam Fowler, NHL player
• Eddie Francis, former mayor of Windsor

G

• Frances M. Gage, sculptor
• Marty Gervais, poet and publisher
• Barbara Gowdy, novelist
• Herb Gray (1931–2014), former Liberal Member of Parliament and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

H

• Blake Harper, porn actor
• Richie Hawtin, techno musician
• George Hester, Olympic athlete
• David H. Hubel, research scientist and Nobel Prize winner^[2]
• Garth Hudson, organist and keyboardist for Canadian rock group The Band
• Michael D. Hurst, former mayor of Windsor, Justice of Peace

J

• Dan Jancevski, former NHL player
• Gordie Johnson, guitarist and vocalist of Big Sugar
• Spider Jones, former boxer
• Ed Jovanovski, former NHL player

K

• Zack Kassian, NHL player with Edmonton Oilers
• Jerry Kauric, former NFL and CFL football player
• Rick Kehoe, former NHL player and coach
• Ruth Kerr (1916–1974), athlete, 1932 Summer Olympics, at age 16; first Windsor-born person to represent Canada in Olympics ^[3]
• Tim Kerr, former NHL player
• Malcolm Knight, Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank and former General Manager of Bank for International Settlements
• Robert Knuckle, historian, bestselling author, actor and playwright
• Killer Kowalski (1926–2008), WWE Hall of Famer, professional wrestler and trainer
• Tomasz Kucharzewski (1968–2008), martial artist

L

• Mathew Charles Lamb (1948–1976), spree killer acquitted on grounds of insanity, later killed in action while fighting for the Rhodesian Security Forces
• Thomas W. LaSorda, former CEO of Chrysler Canada Group
• Karen Lawrence, writer
• Mike Lazaridis, CEO of Research in Motion, inventor of the BlackBerry
• Ken Lewenza, Sr., former head of the CAW, Canadian Auto Workers
• Aaron Lowe, pairs figure skater with Megan Wing
• Budd Lynch (1917–2012), announcer for the Detroit Red Wings

M

• Marco Marsan, author
• Jeff Martin, guitarist and lead vocalist of The Tea Party
• Matt Martin, NHL player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
• Paul Martin, Liberal former Prime Minister of Canada
• Paul Joseph James Martin (1903–1992), longtime federal cabinet minister; father of the former PM
• Sheila Martin, wife of former Prime Minister Paul Martin
• Medo Martinello, former NLA lacrosse player, NLL Quebec Caribous and MILL Detroit Turbos lacrosse coach, IHL and NCAA hockey referee
• Brian Masse, politician
• Howard McCurdy, the New Democratic Party's first African-Canadian Member of Parliament
• Eugene McNamara, poet, novelist, University of Windsor English Professor Emeritus
• Eddie Mio, former NHL player

N

• Sophie Nélisse, actress in movies including The Book Thief

P

• Mark Paré, former NHL linesman
• Alton C. Parker (1907–1989), first black Canadian police detective
• Richard Peddie, former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
• Jacqueline Pillon, actress
• Oliver Platt, television and film actor
• Cathy Priestner, speed skater, 1976 Winter Olympics, silver medalist in 500-metre event
• Bob Probert (1965–2010), former NHL player
• Sandra Pupatello, politician
• Matthew Puempel, NHL player for New York Rangers

Q

• Joel Quenneville, NHL coach and former player

R

• Amanda Reason, former world record holder and Olympic swimmer
• J. Paul Reddam, academic, businessman, racehorse owner
• Brett Romberg, NFL football player
• Ernestine Russell, first female Olympic gymnast, 1956 Melbourne Summer games
• Warren Rychel, former NHL player

S

• Jack Scott, rockabilly singer
• Tyler Scott, CFL player Toronto Argonauts, former player with Holy Names Knights
• Kim Shaw, actress
• Larry Shreve, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) professional wrestler known as Abdullah the Butcher (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Joe Siddall, former MLB baseball player
• Jimmy Skinner (1917–2007), former NHL coach and executive
• Brad Smith, NHL player 1978-1987 (nicknamed "Motor City Smitty")
• Brad Snyder (born 1976), Olympic athlete 1996, 2000, 2004
• David Sobolov, voice actor and director
• Skip Spence (1946–1999), composer, multi-instrumentalist, member of Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape
• Walter Spencer, CFL player for Toronto Argonauts
• The Reverend J O L Spracklin, Methodist minister who killed an illicit trader in alcohol in 1920, later tried and acquitted
• Dave Steen, decathlete, Olympic bronze medal winner
• John Swainson (1925–1994), Governor of Michigan 1961-1963

T

• Tamia, R&B singer
• William Troy, abolitionist and preacher
• John Tucker, former NHL player
• Shania Twain, country singer
• Daryl Townsend, CFL player

V

• Daniel Victor, singer, songwriter, producer of Neverending White Lights
• Christian Vincent, actor, dancer, choreographer
• Tessa Virtue, Olympic ice dancer
• Harold Vokes, malacologist and paleontologist

W

• Hiram Walker (1816–1899), founder of distillery
• Aaron Ward, retired NHL player, now hockey analyst for TSN
• Felix Watts (1892–1966), inventor
• Kyle Wellwood, retired NHL player^[4]
• Solomon White (1836–1911), lawyer and politician
• Petey Williams, professional wrestler
• Luke Willson, NFL football player for Detroit Lions
• Ron Wilson, former NHL coach
• Ryan Wilson, NHL player^[5]
• Megan Wing, pairs figure skater with Aaron Lowe
• Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, actress

Z

• Alexander Zonjic, jazz musician

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