List of people from Ottawa
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Hugh Acheson | 1971 | Chef | [1] | ||
Bill Adkins | circa 1889 | 1982 | Stage manager | ||
Thomas Ahearn | 1855 | 1938 | Inventor and businessman, holder of several patents, driving force behind Ottawa's streetcar system | ![]() | |
Sulekha Ali | Singer | ||||
Frank Amyot | 1904 | 1962 | Sportsperson, Canada's only gold medal winner from the 1936 Summer Olympics | ||
Thomas Victor Anderson | 1881 | 1972 | Former Chief of the Army Staff | ||
Paul Anka | 1941 | Singer | ![]() | ||
Eli Ankou | 1994 | NFL player | ![]() | ||
Margaret Atwood | 1939 | Writer | ![]() | ||
Eva Avila | 1987 | Singer, 4th season Canadian Idol champion | |||
Dan Aykroyd | 1952 | Comedian, singer, actor and screenwriter | ![]() | ||
Peter Aylen | 1799 | 1868 | Businessperson, timber producer |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Janis Babson | 1950 | 1961 | Organ donor, subject of two books | ![]() | |
Jamie Baker | 1966 | Former NHL player | |||
Jay Baruchel | 1983 | Actor, screenwriter, comedian | ![]() | ||
Brendan Bell | 1983 | NHL and AHL player | ![]() | ||
Belly | 1984 | Rapper | |||
Clint Benedict | 1892 | 1976 | NHL goaltender and hockey hall of famer; credited as first goaltender to don a mask in an NHL game and as an early pioneer of the butterfly style | ||
Louis-Théodore Besserer | 1785 | 1861 | Lieutenant during War of 1812, notary, political figure, land use developer in neighbourhood now known as Sandy Hill | ||
Braddish Billings | 1783 | 1864 | Early settler for whom the community of Billings Bridge was named | ||
Elkanah Billings | 1820 | 1876 | Paleontologist | ![]() | |
Thomas Birkett | 1844 | 1920 | Former mayor of Ottawa and member of the House of Commons of Canada | ![]() | |
Robert Blackburn | 1828 | 1894 | Lumber merchant and a member of the House of Commons of Canada | ![]() | |
Fedir Bohatyrchuk | 1892 | 1984 | Chess master and politician | ||
John Rudolphus Booth | 1827 | 1925 | Lumber and railway baron | ![]() | |
Mark Borowiecki | 1989 | NHL player | |||
Billy Boucher | 1899 | 1958 | Former NHL player | ||
Mark Bourrie | 1957 | Author, journalist and lawyer | |||
Matt Bradley | 1978 | Former NHL player | ![]() | ||
Fred Brathwaite | 1972 | Former NHL player | ![]() | ||
Rod Brind'Amour | 1970 | Former NHL player | ![]() | ||
Dave Brockie | 1963 | 2014 | Frontman for metal band Gwar | ![]() | |
Maurice Brodie | 1903 | 1939 | Polio researcher | ![]() | |
Erskine Henry Bronson | 1844 | 1920 | Businessperson and politician | ![]() | |
Henry Franklin Bronson | 1817 | 1889 | Lumber baron | ![]() | |
Élisabeth Bruyère | 1818 | 1876 | Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown, the city's first hospital, and the first bilingual school in Ontario | ||
Chris Bumstead | 1995 | Canadian bodybuilder with five back to back Mr. Olympia Classic Physique wins (2019–2023) | [2][3] | ||
Nathan Burgoine | Writer | ||||
Thomas Burrowes | 1796 | 1866 | Artist, noted for artworks he created while serving as a surveyor and overseer during the construction of the Rideau Canal | ||
Tom Butler | 1951 | Actor | |||
John By | 1779 | 1836 | Lieutenant colonel, overseer of the construction of the canal and founder of the city | ![]() | |
Paul Byron | 1989 | Forward for Montreal Canadiens |
C
Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Ernie Calcutt | 1932 | 1984 | Ottawa Rough Riders announcer on CFRA radio, Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame inductee | [4][5] | |
Hélène Campbell | 1991 | Organ donation campaigner | |||
Noah Cantor | 1971 | Former CFL player | |||
John Carling | 1828 | 1911 | Founder of the Ontario Agricultural College and the Central Experimental Farm | ![]() | |
Bruce Cassidy | 1965 | Former NHL player | |||
Tom Cavanagh | 1963 | Actor | ![]() | ||
Cody Ceci | 1993 | NHL player | ![]() | ||
Parri Ceci | 1961 | CFL player | |||
Sarah Chalke | 1976 | Actress | ![]() | ||
Keshia Chanté | 1988 | Singer-songwriter, television personality, actress | ![]() | ||
Bob Chiarelli | 1941 | Politician, former mayor of Ottawa | |||
King Clancy | 1903 | 1986 | Former NHL player, referee, coach, and executive | ![]() | |
Catherine Clark | 1976 | Television broadcaster and daughter of former Prime Minister Joe Clark | ![]() | ||
Bryan Cochrane | 1957 | Curler | |||
Bruce Cockburn | 1945 | Folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter | ![]() | ||
Samantha Cogan | 1997 | Ice hockey player for PWHL Toronto | |||
Eldon Coombe | 1941 | Curler | |||
Bill Cowley | 1912 | 1993 | Hall of Fame hockey star, NHL scoring champion 1941, founder of Ottawa 67's | ||
Alex Cullen | 1951 | Politician, former MPP and member of Ottawa City Council | |||
Barry Cullen | 1935 | Former NHL player | |||
Brian Cullen | 1933 | Former NHL player | |||
Elisha Cuthbert | 1982 | Actress |
D
Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Gabriela Dabrowski | 1992 | Tennis player | ![]() | ||
Sévère D'Aoust | Established a village in the region of Bearbrook in 1854 | ![]() | |||
Jack Darragh | 1890 | 1924 | Former NHL player | ![]() | |
Jonathan David | 2000 | Canada men's national soccer team player | ![]() | [6] | |
Bruce Delaney | Curler | ||||
Paul Dewar | 1963 | 2019 | Politician, former MP | ![]() | |
Gabrielle Diana | 1999 | Social media influencer and transgender rights activist | ![]() | ||
Clive Doucet | 1946 | Writer and politician | ![]() | ||
Pierre Dufault | 1934 | Radio-Canada journalist and sports commentator | [7] | ||
Cecil Duncan | 1893 | 1979 | Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president | [8] | |
James Duthie | 1966 | Sportscaster on TSN | ![]() |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Ben Eager | 1984 | NHL and AHL player | ![]() | ||
Kathleen Edwards | 1978 | Singer-songwriter and musician | ![]() | ||
John Egan | 1811 | 1857 | Businessman and politician | ![]() | |
Chris Evans | 1847 | 1917 | Farmer and teamster turned outlaw |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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John Fauquier | 1909 | 1981 | Aviator and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber pilot | ||
Shulamith Firestone | 1945 | 2012 | Radical feminist, writer and activist | ||
Graham Fraser | 1946 | Journalist and Commissioner of Official Languages |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Jeremy Gara | 1978 | Drummer for Arcade Fire | ![]() | ||
Chris Gardner | 1985 | Curler | |||
Brendan Gillanders | 1990 | CFL player | |||
Paul Girodo | 1973 | CFL player | |||
Wallis Giunta | 1985 | Opera singer | ![]() | ||
Igor Gouzenko | 1919 | 1982 | Soviet defector | ||
Luba Goy | 1945 | Humanitarian, actress, comedian, Royal Canadian Air Force | |||
Tom Green | 1971 | Actor, comedian, media personality | ![]() | ||
Lorne Greene | 1915 | 1987 | Actor and musician | ![]() | |
Nancy Greene | 1943 | Skier and member of the Senate of Canada | ![]() | ||
Erik Gudbranson | 1992 | Ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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George Hamilton | 1781 | 1839 | Lumber baron and politician | ||
William Hamilton | 1822 | Lumber baron and politician | |||
Jenn Hanna | 1980 | Curler | ![]() | ||
Elisabeth Harvor | 1936 | Novelist and poet | |||
Anne Heggtveit | 1939 | Alpine skier, gold medallist in the slalom at the 1960 Winter Olympics | ![]() | ||
Robert Hervey | 1820 | 1903 | Lawyer and third mayor of Bytown | ![]() | |
Edward James Gibson Holland | 1878 | 1948 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1900 | ![]() | |
Diane Holmes | Former member of Ottawa City Council | ||||
Jessica Holmes | 1973 | Comedian and actress | ![]() | ||
Rachel Homan | 1989 | Curler, skip of the 2013 and 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts championship team | |||
Edgar Lewis Horwood | 1868 | 1957 | Architect, served as Chief Dominion Architect 1915–1917 | ||
Andrew Huang | 1984 | Youtuber, musician | |||
William H. Hurdman | 1818 | 1901 | Entrepreneur and community leader |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Kira Isabella | 1993 | Country music artist | ![]() |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Donald Jackson | 1940 | Olympic figure skater | |||
Russ Jackson | 1936 | Former CFL player | |||
James Johnston | 1849 | Businessman and politician | |||
Hans W. Jung | 1958 | Former Canadian Surgeon General |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Dan Kanter | 1981 | Musician, songwriter, producer, musical director and lead guitarist for Justin Bieber | |||
Wilbert Keon | 1935 | 2019 | Heart surgeon, researcher, and former member of the Senate of Canada | ||
Brian Kilrea | 1934 | Former AHL player and OHL coach and general manager | |||
Bruce Kirby | 1929 | 2021 | Yacht designer, dinghy and offshore racer and journalist | ||
Halder Kirby | 1863 | 1924 | Former AHAC player, doctor, and druggist | ![]() | |
Jason Kralt | 1974 | Former CFL player | |||
John Kruspe | 1943 | Former CFL player, public administrator, historian | |||
Zion Kuwonu | 1999 | Singer, producer, Boygroup (Prettymuch) |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Bernie LaBarge | 1953 | Guitarist and singer-songwriter | |||
Keith J. Laidler | 1916 | 2003 | Pioneer in chemical kinetics and authority on the physical chemistry of enzymes | ||
Brent Laing | 1978 | Curler | |||
Denis Lapalme | Paralympic athlete, actor | ||||
Clarissa Larisey | 1999 | Soccer player for Canada | [9] | ||
Craig Lauzon | Actor, writer, and comedian | ||||
Andrew Leamy | 1810 | 1868 | Pioneer industrialist and community leader in Wrightstown, Lower Canada (Hull, Quebec) | ![]() | |
Lou Lefaive | 1928 | 2002 | Canadian sports administrator and civil servant | [10] | |
David Lemieux | 1970 | Archivist, legacy manager, producer for the Grateful Dead | |||
Devon Levi | 2001 | Ice hockey goalkeeper | |||
Jesse Levine | 1987 | Canadian/US tennis player | ![]() | ||
J. E. Stanley Lewis | 1888 | 1970 | Former mayor of Ottawa | ||
Rich Little | 1938 | Impressionist and voice actor | ![]() | ||
Donal Logue | 1965 | Actor | ![]() | ||
Chris Lovasz | 1980 | Internet personality |
M
Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Eddie MacCabe | 1927 | 1998 | Sports journalist and writer with the Ottawa Journal and Ottawa Citizen | [11][12] | |
Flora MacDonald | 1926 | 2015 | Humanitarian, politician, first female foreign minister in Canada | ||
Neil Macdonald | 1957 | Journalist | |||
Norm Macdonald | 1959 | 2021 | Stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor | ![]() | |
Steve MacLean | 1954 | Former astronaut and President of the Canadian Space Agency | ![]() | ||
Edward Malloch | 1801 | 1867 | Merchant and politician | ||
Elizabeth Manley | 1965 | Olympic figure skater | ![]() | ||
Peter Mansbridge | 1948 | Broadcaster and news anchor | ![]() | ||
Blaine Marchand | 1949 | Writer and poet | |||
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands | 1943 | Daughter of Queen Juliana and sister of Queen Beatrix | ![]() | ||
Kristina Maria | 1989 | Singer-songwriter | ![]() | ||
K. C. Martel | 1967 | Actor | |||
Bruce Matthews | 1909 | 1991 | Businessman and militia artillery officer | ||
Terry Matthews | 1943 | Business magnate and entrepreneur | |||
Trevor Matthews | 1982 | Film producer and actor | |||
Derek McCulloch | 1964 | Author of graphic novels, comics, books for children, and plays | ![]() | ||
Dawn McEwen | 1980 | Curler, gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |||
Frank McGee | 1882 | 1916 | Former ice hockey player | ![]() | |
Edward McGillivray | 1815 | 1885 | Second mayor of Ottawa | ||
Dalton McGuinty | 1955 | Former politician and Premier of Ontario | ![]() | ||
David McGuinty | 1960 | Lawyer and politician | ![]() | ||
Gavin McInnes | 1970 | Founder of the far-right neo-fascist Proud Boys group | ![]() | ||
Thomas McKay | 1792 | 1855 | Businessman and one of the founders of Ottawa | ||
Bob McKeown | 1950 | Former CFL player, journalist, investigative reporter, producer of NBC's Dateline, CBC's The Fifth Estate; documentary filmmaker | |||
Daniel McLachlin | 1810 | 1872 | Businessman and politician | ![]() | |
Earl McRae | 1942 | 2011 | Journalist | ||
Jean-Michel Ménard | 1976 | Curler | |||
Anne Merklinger | 1958 | Curler and CEO of Own the Podium | |||
Marc Methot | 1985 | NHL player | |||
Stevie Mikayne | Writer | ||||
Hugh Millikin | 1957 | Curler trained in Ottawa | |||
Emma Miskew | 1989 | Curler | |||
Rich Moffatt | Curler | ||||
Vanessa Morgan | 1992 | Actor | |||
John Morris | 1978 | Curler and 2010 Winter Olympics gold medalist | |||
Alanis Morissette | 1974 | Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress | ![]() | ||
Hannah Moscovitch | 1978 | Playwright, author, dramatist | |||
Alex Munter | 1968 | Former politician and journalist, CEO of CHEO |
- Elijah Mitrou-Long (born 1996), Canadian-Greek basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Yasir Naqvi | 1973 | Politician | |||
Evan Nepean | 1752 | 1822 | Politician and colonial administrator |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Larry O'Brien | 1949 | Businessman and former mayor of Ottawa | ![]() | ||
William Ogilvie | 1846 | 1912 | Dominion land surveyor, explorer, and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory | ![]() | |
Sandra Oh | 1971 | Actress | ![]() |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 1992 | Hockey athlete, forward for New York Islanders | ![]() | ||
Jesse Palmer | 1978 | Sports commentator and former NFL player | ![]() | ||
Richard Reed Parry | 1977 | Multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and member of Arcade Fire | ![]() | ||
Frank Patrick | 1885 | 1960 | Former NHL player, coach, and general manager | ![]() | |
David Pattee | 1778 | 1851 | Businessman, judge, and politician | ||
George Halsey Perley | 1857 | 1938 | Politician and diplomat | ![]() | |
William Goodhue Perley | 1820 | 1890 | Businessman and politician | ![]() | |
Matthew Perry | 1969 | 2023 | Actor | ![]() | |
Jean Pigott | 1924 | 2012 | Politician and businessperson | ||
Denis Potvin | 1953 | Former NHL player | ![]() | ||
Jean Potvin | 1949 | 2022 | Former NHL player | ||
Gabrielle Poulin | 1929 | 2015 | Writer | [13] | |
Harvey Pulford | 1875 | 1940 | Athlete and award winner in multiple sports | ![]() | |
Simon Pulsifer | 1981 | English Wikipedia contributor | ![]() |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Silver Quilty | 1891 | 1976 | Early Canadian football player, coach, and referee; Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame indutee; President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (1924–26) | ![]() |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Bob Rae | 1948 | Lawyer and former Premier of Ontario | ![]() | ||
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie | 1770 | 1838 | Soldier and colonial administrator, former Governor of Nova Scotia, Governor General of British North America, and Commander-in-Chief, India | ![]() | |
Alexander Robillard | 1843 | 1907 | Politician | ||
Melanie Robillard | 1982 | Curler | ![]() | ||
Randy Robitaille | 1975 | Former NHL player | |||
John Rochester | 1822 | 1894 | Businessman, politician, and former mayor of Ottawa | ![]() | |
Erin Roger | Scientist | ||||
Shelagh Rogers | 1956 | Radio broadcaster | |||
James Rolfe | 1967 | Composer | |||
Cristine Rotenberg | 1988 | YouTube personality | |||
Kelly Rowan | 1965 | Actress and former fashion model | ![]() | ||
Roger Rowley | 1914 | 2007 | Commanded the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders in 1944–1945 | ||
Derek Roy | 1983 | NHL player | |||
Kelleigh Ryan | 1987 | Fencer | [14] |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Joëlle Sabourin | 1972 | Curler | |||
Martin St. Pierre | 1983 | Former NHL player | ![]() | ||
Marc Savard | 1977 | Former NHL player | ![]() | ||
Craig Savill | 1978 | Curler | |||
Andrew Scott | 1967 | Drummer for Sloan | ![]() | ||
Barbara Ann Scott | 1928 | 2012 | Figure skater and gold medalist at the 1948 Winter Olympics | [15] | |
John Scott | 1822 | 1857 | Politician, first mayor of Bytown | ||
Richard William Scott | 1825 | 1913 | Lawyer and politician | ![]() | |
Melinda Shankar | 1992 | Actress | ![]() | ||
Hamby Shore | 1886 | 1918 | Former ice hockey player | ||
James Sieveright | 1812 | Farmer and community leader | |||
James Skead | 1817 | 1884 | Businessman and politician | ![]() | |
Elizabeth Smart | 1913 | 1986 | Poet and novelist | ![]() | |
Shane Smith | 1970 | Co-founder and CEO of VICE Media | |||
Trevor Smith | 1985 | NHL player | |||
Sasha Sokolov | 1943 | Writer | |||
Nicholas Sparks | 1794 | 1862 | Businessman and politician | ||
Bruce Stuart | 1881 | 1961 | Former ice hockey player | ![]() | |
Ivonka Survilla | 1936 | President of the Belarusian People's Republic (BNR), the Belarusian government in exile | ![]() | ||
Mark Sutcliffe | 1968 | Politician, current mayor of Ottawa | ![]() |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Talk (Nick Durocher) | Musician ("Run Away to Mars") | [16] | |||
Katie Tallo | Screenwriter, film director, and author | [17] | |||
Linda Thom | 1943 | Olympic gold medal-winning shooter | ![]() | ||
Kai Thomas | Writer | [18] | |||
Alexandre Trudeau | 1973 | Philosopher, filmmaker, author, journalist | |||
Justin Trudeau | 1971 | Politician, 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada | ![]() | ||
Margaret Trudeau | 1948 | Author, actress, photographer | |||
Michel Trudeau | 1975 | 1998 | Scientist, environmentalist | ||
J. B. Turgeon | 1810 | 1897 | First French-Canadian mayor of Bytown |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Rick Vaive | 1959 | Former NHL player |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Jeff Waters | 1966 | Guitarist and founder of Annihilator | |||
Ken Watkin | 1954 | Former Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces | |||
Jim Watson | 1961 | Politician, former member of Ottawa City Council, former MPP and former mayor of Ottawa | ![]() | ||
MacKenzie Weegar | 1994 | NHL defenceman for the Calgary Flames, drafted by the Florida Panthers in 2013 | |||
Isabelle Weidemann | 1995 | Speed skater | |||
Ken Westerfield | 1947 | Disc sport (Frisbee) pioneer; landed in Ottawa from the U.S. in 1970 | ![]() | ||
Joel Westheimer | Professor at the University of Ottawa | ||||
Bill Westwick | 1908 | 1990 | Sportswriter for the Ottawa Journal 1926–1973, inductee into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame | [19][20] | |
Ezekiel Stone Wiggins | 1839 | 1910 | Amateur meteorologist | ||
Philemon Wright | 1760 | 1839 | Farmer, entrepreneur, and founder of Wrightstown, Lower Canada (Hull, Quebec) | ![]() | |
Ruggles Wright | 1793 | 1863 | Lumber merchant |
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Name | Birth year | Death year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Jason Young | 1979 | Curler |
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