This is a list of people from Brampton , Ontario , Canada.
Note that this list largely does not include players from the Brampton Beast ECHL hockey team. Also not included are people who were post-secondary students who did not live locally before or after, such as Kent Monkman [1] and Patrick McKenna .[2]
Lee Aaron (b. 1962 as Karen Lynn Greening), rock and jazz singer, raised in Brampton[3]
Sam Acheampong (b. 1996), CFL football player
Jeff Adams (b. 1970), lawyer, former wheelchair athlete
Stephen Adekolu (b. 1989), CFL football player, BC Lions[4]
Oluniké Adeliyi (b. 1977), actress
Adebola Adeyeye (born 1999), NCAA Division I basketball player
AHI (b. Ahkinoah Habah Izarh), folk music singer-songwriter
James Albert Manning Aikins (1851–1929), lawyer, politician, and lieutenant governor of Manitoba[5]
Ayo Akinola (b. 2000), soccer player
Ohenewa Akuffo (b. 1979), entrepreneur (fitness studio), retired wrestler[6]
Keven Alemán (b. 1994), soccer player
Charles Allen (b. 1977), track and field athlete
Leaford Allen (b. 1995), League1 Ontario soccer player
Clyde Alves , dancer, actor and singer
Stella Ambler (b. 1966), former MP, Mississauga South (2011–2015)
Troy Amos-Ross (b. 1975), entrepreneur (daycare), retired boxer[7] [8]
Trey Anthony (b. 1974), playwright of da Kink in My Hair [9]
Caroline Helena Armington (1875–1939), etcher[10]
Thomas W. Armstrong (1858–1927), Wisconsin State Assembly
Lise Arsenault (c. 1954), gymnast, team gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics[11]
Olu Ashaolu (b. 1988), basketball[12]
Aaron Ashmore (b. 1979), actor, Smallville
Shawn Ashmore (b. 1979), actor, X-Men movie series, Terry Fox in Terry
Sarkis Assadourian (b. 1948), politician, first Armenian-Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons
Sid C. Attard (b. 1950), horse racing[13]
Michael Bailey (b. 1982), CFL football player
Scott Bailey (b. 1970), curler
Navdeep Bains (b. 1977), politician, MP and former Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Rupan Bal (b. 1990, Rupanjit Bal), actor and comedian
Daundre Barnaby (b. 1990), track and field
Clark Barnes (born 2000), CFL football wide receiver
Donald N. Bastian , retired Bishop of The Free Methodist Church of North America
Andy Bathgate (1932–2016), ice hockey player[14]
Colleen Beaumier (b. 1944), politician
Larry Beauregard (1956–1985), flautist
Charles Bediako (b. 2002), college basketball player
Anthony Bennett (b. 1993), basketball player, forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers , drafted first overall in the 2013 NBA draft
Matthew Bennett (b. 1993), NLL lacrosse player
Sim Bhullar (b. 1992), basketball[15]
Catherine Black , actress
Justine Blainey (b. 1973), fought in court for the right for females to participate in male sports
Jahvon Blair (b. 1998), college basketball player
Ronald Bloore (1925–2009), Member of the Order of Canada ; organizer and member of the "Regina Five " (1960)[16]
Luciano Borsato (b. 1966), hockey player
Mark Boswell (b. 1977), Olympic high-jumper
Bernadette Bowyer (b. 1966), field hockey
Robert William Bradford (1923–2023), C.M., former Director of the National Aviation Museum[17]
Nathaniel Branden (1930–2014), psychotherapist , best known as a former associate of Ayn Rand and founder of the Nathaniel Branden Institute
Ransford Brempong (b. 1981), basketball player
Bonnie Briggs (c. 1952/1953–2017), affordable housing advocate, poet[18] [19]
Patrick Brown (b. 1978), former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , former MPP for Simcoe North, current Mayor of Brampton
Ross Brownridge (b. 1957), retired EHL, AHL ice hockey player
Claire Buchanan (b. 1987), member of Team Canada at the IPC's first women's sledge hockey tournament[20] [21] [22]
Kadeisha Buchanan (b. 1995), English Women's Super League soccer player, Canadian women's national team
Tajon Buchanan (b. 1999), soccer player forward
Krista Buecking (b. 1982), Los Angeles-based visual artist
Stan Butler (b. 1956), OHL ice hockey coach
Shawna Cain , Christian R&B singer
Bryan Cameron (b. 1989), ECHL hockey player
Alexander Franklin Campbell , Mayor of Brampton
Cassie Campbell (b. 1973), broadcaster, retired hockey player (CWHL and Olympics)
Lauren Campbell (b. 1981), triathlete
Ryan Campbell , CLL lacrosse player
Shane Campbell (b. 1987), Muay Thai kickboxer and MMA fighter
Alessia Cara (b. 1996), singer and songwriter
Denise Carriere (b. 1970), softball player
David Carruthers , curler
Anne Laurel Carter (b. 1953), author
Don Cash (b. 1978), rap artist, record producer
Andrew Cassels (b. 1969), retired hockey player
Michael Cera (b. 1988), comedic actor, born and raised in Brampton; a regular on the television series Arrested Development ; starred in the movies Superbad , Juno , and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , in which Brampton is mentioned as an in-joke
Ena Chadha (b. 1967), human rights lawyer
William Chant (1895-1976), Alberta and British Columbia politician
Keshia Chanté (b. 1988), singer, Juno Award winner
Jay Chapman (b. 1994), MLS soccer player
Samuel Charters (1863–1943), newspaper publisher, Mayor of Brampton, MPP, MP
Kenneth Chisholm (1829–1906), businessman, MPP, Reeve of Brampton[23]
Lara Jean Chorostecki (b. 1984), actress, Hannibal [24]
Samuel Clarke (1853–1928), MPP, Northumberland West (1887–1890), mayor of Cobourg
Stephen Clarke (b. 1973), Olympic swimmer
Tony Clement (b. 1961), former MP, former MPP, former President of the Treasury Board
Andrew Coe (b. 1996), rugby union player
Jason Collett , singer-songwriter, member of Broken Social Scene
Shay Colley (b. 1996), basketball, NCAA Division I and Team Canada
Ashley Comeau (b. 1984), actress, comedian
Darren Copeland (b. 1968), electroacoustic music composer
Peter Corner (b. 1968), curler, skip
Paulo Costanzo (b. 1978), actor, Joey , Royal Pains
John Coyne (1836–1873), MPP for Peel
Dave Cranmer (b. 1944), CFL player, taught at Bramalea Secondary School
Herbert Crawford (1878–1946), Alberta politician
Sam Cureatz (b. 1948), MPP, Durham East (1987–1990)
Philip J. Currie (b. 1949), palaeontologist and museum curator who helped found the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Chris Cuthbert (b. 1957), sports play-by-play announcer
Peter DaCunha (b. 2003), child actor[25]
Kaylee Dakers (b. 1991), swimmer
Denton Daley (b. 1982), cruiserweight boxer
George Dance , political candidate, leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada (1991–1993)
Mike Danton (b. 1980), former MHL hockey player, now international, jailed for conspiracy to commit murder
Tracy Dawson , actor
William G. Davis (1929–2021), Premier of Ontario
Malikae Dayes (b. 1999), soccer player
Bob Dechert (b. 1958), former MP for Mississauga—Erindale
Vincent DeGiorgio , lyricist, former record executive
Patrick Denipitiya (1934–2013), Sri Lankan musician
Tanya Dennis (b. 1985), Canada national soccer team
Dayna Deruelle (b. 1982), curler
Mark DeSantis (b. 1972), coach for Brampton Beast
Aminder Dhaliwal (b. 1988), cartoonist and animator
Ruby Dhalla (b. 1974), Liberal MP for Brampton—Springdale
Vic Dhillon (b. c. 1969), politician, MPP for Brampton West
Kirk Diamond , dancehall and reggae musician
Director X (b. 1975, Julien Christian Lutz), music video director
Stéphanie Dixon (b. 1984), Paralympic swimmer
Danilo Djuricic (b. 1999), basketball player
Andy Donato (b. 1937), editorial cartoonist, Toronto Sun
Naheed Dosani , palliative care physician
Steve Duplantis (1972–2008), professional golf caddy
Mike Dwyer (ice hockey) (b. 1957), NHL, WHA hockey player
Chuck Ealey (b. 1950), former CFL player, once the winningest college football quarterback
Joseph Earngey (1870–1939), Mayor of Kenora (1915–1918), MPP for Kenora (1926–1929), newspaper publisher
Mike Edem (b. 1989), CFL player
Nathaniel Edwards (b. 2002), MLS Next Pro soccer player
Kenny Ejim (1994–2022), CEBL basketball player
Melvin Ejim (b. 1991), ABA basketball player
Faith Ekakitie (b. 1993), former CFL player
Todd Elik (b. 1966), NHL, international hockey player
Emay (b. 1991, Mubarik Gyenne-Bayere), rapper
Dylan Ennis (b. 1991), basketball player
Tyler Ennis (b. 1994), chosen 18th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft
Daniel Fabrizi (b. 1992), association football player defender
James Robinson Fallis (1871–1935), MPP, Peel (1913–1916), livestock dealer
Jordan Faria (b. 2000), soccer player
David Feiss (b. 1959), creator of Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel ,[ citation needed ] raised in town
Chris Felix (b. 1964), NHL hockey player
Susan Fennell , former Mayor of Brampton
Paul Ferreira (b. 1973), former NDP MPP
James Fleming (1839–1902), MP, Peel (1882–1887), lawyer and teacher
Mike Forbes (b. 1957), NHL hockey player
Sgt Lorne Ford (1969–2002), wounded in the Tarnak Farm incident of the War in Afghanistan
Steve Fox , singer/songwriter
Tenyka Francique (b. 1991), footballer, Guyana women's national team[26]
Raz Fresco (b. 1995), rapper and record producer
Doug Frith (1945–2009), former MP for Sudbury, former president of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association
David Frost , NHLPA sports agent, aka Jim McCauley
Sir William James Gage (1849–1921), educator, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Gabe Gala (b. 1989), MLS soccer
Larisa Galadza (b. 1971), Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine
Anthony Gale (b. 1993), sledge hockey player, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist
Jonita Gandhi (b. 1989), Bollywood singer
William H. Gardiner (1861–1935), photographer
Steve Gatzos (b. 1961), NHL hockey player
Sudarshan Gautam (b. 1978), first person to summit Mount Everest, without arms or prosthetics[27]
Jordan Gavaris (b. 1989), actor, Orphan Black and The Lake
Omar Gandhi , architect known for rural vernacular architecture[28]
Parm Gill (b. 1974), former MP for Brampton—Springdale
Raminder Gill (born 1950 or 1951), former MPP for Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale
Grandy Glaze (b. 1992), NBLC basketball player
Jared Gomes (b. 1988), free agent hockey player, formerly AHL, ECHL
Camila Gonzalez (b. 1997), model, television host and beauty pageant titleholder
Bal Gosal (b. 1961), politician MP for Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Minister of State-Sport
Rohan Goulbourne (b. 2002), soccer player
Mikyla Grant-Mentis (b. 1998), PWHL ice hockey player[29]
Tyler Graovac (b. 1993), AHL hockey player
Gordon Graydon (1897–1953), MP for Peel, Conservative opposition leader, alternate UN delegate for Canada, lawyer
Sabrina Grdevich (b. 1971), actor, Traders
Dave Greszczyszyn (b. 1979), skeleton racer
Raj Grewal (b. 1985), former MP for Brampton East
John Haggert (1822–1887), first Mayor of Brampton, businessman
Ijah Halley (b. 2001), soccer player[30]
Rachel Hannah (b. 1986), distance runner
Shane Harte (b. 1996), actor, Lost & Found Music Studios
Daniel Harper (b. 1989), track and field
Mike Harris (b. 1967), curler
David Hearn (b. 1979), golfer[31] [32]
Charles Hefferon (1878–1932), Olympic marathon runner
Doneil Henry (b. 1993, soccer
Jill Hetherington (b. 1964), tennis player[33]
Tyson Heung (b. 1979), German Olympic speed skater[34]
Bettie Hewes (1924–2001), MLA, Edmonton-Gold Bar (1986–1997)
W. W. Hiltz (1873–1936), Mayor of Toronto (1924–1925)
Justin Hodgman (b. 1988), hockey player[35]
Junior Hoilett (b. 1990, David Hoilett), soccer player[36]
Nick Holder (b. 1969), underground house/hip-hop DJ, raised in Brampton
Karla Homolka (b. 1970), murderer, briefly lived with her relatives in their Brampton condominium[37]
Sandy Hudson , political activist, writer, co-founder of Black Lives Matter movement in Canada[38]
Tamar Huggins (b. 1986), tech entrepreneur, author and educator
Shaan Hundal (b. 1999), soccer player
Patrick Husbands (b. 1973), horse racing[39]
Ashfaq Hussain (b. 1951), Urdu-language poet[40]
Atiba Hutchinson (b. 1983), former soccer player[41]
Ric Jackman (b. 1978), NHL ice hockey defenceman
Samuel Jacob Jackson (1848–1942), Manitoba politician
Billy Jamieson (1954–2011), treasure and antique dealer, reality television personality
Mark Janoschak (b. 1968), figure skater
Linda Jeffrey (b. c. 1958), former Mayor of Brampton, former MPP for Brampton-Springdale and cabinet minister
Colin Jenkins (b. 1983), Olympic triathlete
Karl Jennings (b. 1979), hurdler
Jamil Jivani (b. 1987), Member of Parliament-elect for Durham
Hakeem Johnson (b. 1994), CFL football player
Levonte Johnson (b. 1999), MLS soccer player
Rae Johnson (b. 1998), basketball journalist
Shaq Johnson (b. 1993), CFL football player
Randy Johnston (b. 1958), NHL hockey player
Robert Johnston (1856–1913), farmer and politician, MP for Cardwell
Andrew Kania (b. 1987), former MP
Alain Kashama (b. 1979), CFL, NFL, NCAA football player
Fernand Kashama (b. 1985), CFL, NCAA football player
Hakeem Kashama (b. 1978), CFL, NFL, NCAA football player
Kalonji Kashama (b. 1991), CFL football player
Rupi Kaur (b. 1992), poet
Adam Keefe (b. 1984), hockey player
Sheldon Keefe (b. 1980), hockey player
William Parker Kennedy (1892–1968), labour leader, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, born in Huttonville
Greg Kerr-Wilson , Bishop of Calgary, rector of the Church of the Holy Family, Brampton
Arpan Khanna , MP for Oxford, former candidate in Brampton
Kamal Khera , MP for Brampton West
Grzegorz Kielsa (b. 1979), Polish Olympic boxer
Chris Kowalczuk (b. 1985), CFL football player
Kuldip Kular (b. 1948), former MPP
Kyle Labine (b. 1983), actor, Grand Star
Tyler Labine (b. 1978), actor, Animal Practice , Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Tom Laidlaw (b. 1958), hockey player
John Henderson Lamont (1865–1936), lawyer, politician, and judge[42]
Morgan Lander (b. 1982), lead singer for alternative metal group Kittie
Tory Lanez (b. 1992 as Daystar Peterson), rapper, producer
Trevor Large (b. 1980), ice hockey coach, former ice hockey player
Cyle Larin (b. 1995), soccer, MLS and Canada national team
Clayton Latham (b. 1980), long jumper
A. J. Lawson (b. 2000), college basketball player
Kailey Leila (b. 1996), footballer, Guyana women's national team
Kris Lemche (b. 1978), Gemini Award winning actor, Emily of New Moon
Exco Levi (b. Wayne Ford Levy), reggae musician
Martin Lindsay (b. 1982), boxer
George Locke (1870–1937), chief librarian of the Toronto Public Library
Dr. Lawrence Loh , Region of Peel Medical Officer of Health, previously practiced family medicine in Brampton
Sir James A. Lougheed (1854–1925), Alberta politician and businessman, born in Brampton, before serving 30 years in Senate, including as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Nicole Lyn (b. 1978), Student Bodies , married to Dulé Hill
Shannon Lynn (b. 1985), Canadian–born Scottish international football goalkeeper
Annabel Lyon (b. 1971), writer
Shanyn MacEachern (b. 1980), Olympic gymnast
Lex MacKenzie (1885–1970), veteran and MPP, York North (1945–1967), died at Brampton
Harinder Malhi (born c. 1981 ), MPP for Brampton—Springdale
Graeme McCarrel , curler
John McDermid (b. 1940), various cabinet positions under Brian Mulroney
Scott McGillivray (b. 1978), carpenter and television host
Graham McGregor (b. 1993), Member of Provincial Parliament
Judi McLeod (b. 1944), journalist
Simon Mangos (b. 1980), ice hockey player
Baj Maan (b. 2000), soccer player
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (b. 2004), soccer player
Davie Mason (b. 1984), former football player
Rob Maver (b. 1986), retired CFL football player
William Armstrong McCulla (1837–1923), industrialist, building contractor and political figure
Michael Meeks (b. 1972), international basketball player
Richie Mehta , film director, Genie nominee
John Meredith (1933–2000), abstract expressionist painter
Jerome Messam (b. 1985), CFL football player
John Metchie III (b. 2000), NFL football player
Royce Metchie (b. 1996), CFL football player
Wayne Middaugh (b. 1967), curler
Erin Mielzynski (b. 1990), World Cup slalom race winner
Haviah Mighty (b. 1992), rapper
Liam Millar (b. 1999), U18 Premier League soccer player
Ken Millin (b. 1975), lacrosse player
Alex Milne , comic book artist
Massimo Mirabelli (b. 1991), NASL footballer
Rohinton Mistry (b. 1952), author
Sonja Molnar (b. 1990), former professional tennis player
Christopher Moloney (b. 1977), writer and photographer, known for FILMography rephotography
Sean Monahan (b. 1994), NHL hockey player
Moneen , band with members from Brampton
Jim Moss (b. 1977), lacrosse player
Alyscha Mottershead (b. 1991), former Canadian national soccer player
Sophia Mustafa (1922–2005), writer, politician, the first non-white female member of a legislature in Africa
Rick Nash in 2006, playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets
Rick Nash (b. 1984), hockey player[43]
Zarqa Nawaz (b. 1968), writer, journalist, filmmaker, creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie [44]
Jayden Nelson (b. 2002), professional soccer player forward
Christabel Nettey (b. 1991), Olympic long jump athlete
Kris Newbury (b. 1982), hockey player[45]
Jabs Newby (b. 1991), basketball player, NBLC
Alfred Westland Nixon (1863–1921), MPP, Halton (1905–1919), educated at Brampton and in Toronto
Tobias C. Norris (1861–1936), former Manitoba premier[46]
Jeffrey Northrup (1966–2021), Toronto police officer accidentally killed in line of duty
NorthSideBenji (b. Jaiden Anthony Watson), rapper
Jason Nugent (b. 1982), former CFL football player[47]
Marcos Nunes (b. 1992), soccer player
Brenna O'Brien (b. 1991), voice actor
Christabel Oduro (b. 1992), soccer player, Canada women's national soccer team[48]
sean o huigin (b. 1942, John Higgins), poet and writer
Frank Oliver (1853–1933), politician and journalist, MLA, MP, Laurier's Minister of the Interior
Joseph Onabolu (b. 1994), pop singer
Godfrey Onyeka (b. 1994), CFL football player
Kene Onyeka (b. 1996), CFL football player
Nakas Onyeka (b. 1994), CFL football player
Tara Oram (b. 1984), country music recording artist[49]
Chika Stacy Oriuwa , physician, spoken word artist[50]
Chris Osei-Kusi (b. 1997), CFL football player
Anthony Osorio (b. 1994), soccer player, born in Toronto and raised in Brampton
Jonathan Osorio (b. 1998), soccer player
Josh Palmer , NFL-signed football wide receiver
Dr. Caroline Park , physician, former Korean Olympic hockey player, former child actress
Tracy Parsons, second leader of the Progressive Canadian Party
Slava Pastuk , operated a drug dispensary in Montreal, and put on house arrest in Brampton[51]
Howard Pawley OC (1934–2015), former Manitoba premier
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (b. 1968), author and knitter,[52]
Derek Perera (b. 1977), former Canada national cricket team player
Kayla Perrin (b. c. 1970), author
Russell Peters (b. 1970), stand-up comedian who was raised in town, and later moved back
Kyle Pettey , Paralympic shot putter[53]
Reshon Phillip (b. 1998), soccer player
David Phillips (b. 1978), actor, Shark City , Eat Wheaties!
Kwasi Poku (b. 2003), soccer player
John Pomorski (1905–1977), MLB baseball pitcher, died in Brampton[54]
Zach Pop (b. 1996), MLB baseball player
Allison Pottinger (b. 1973), curler
Gerry Powers , ice hockey goalie
Gaylord Powless (1946–2001), lacrosse player
Martin Prashad (1959–2000), Guyanese-Canadian cricketer for Canada (1983–1996)
Norman Mills Price (1877–1951), illustrator
Navid Rahman (b. 1996), Canadian-Pakistani footballer
Jasvir Rakkar (b. 1991), Chicago Cubs pitcher, Canada national team gold medalist
Leah-Marie Ramalho (b. 1992), footballer, Guyana women's national team
Brittany Raymond (b. 1995), actor, The Next Step
Adonijah Reid (b. 1999), soccer player
Alyssa Reid (b. 1993), singer, 2012 Juno Award nominee[55]
Jack Reid (1924–2009), watercolourist[56]
Johnny Reid (b. 1974), singer[57]
Sam Reid (b. 1963), keyboardist, Glass Tiger
Kyle Reyes (b. 1993), Olympic judoka, born in Brampton and raised in Toronto
Jessie Reyez (b. 1990), singer-songwriter
Donn Reynolds (1921–1997), country music singer, Canada's "King of the Yodelers"[58]
Simon Reynolds (b. 1963), actor
Rob Ricci (b. 1984), international hockey player
Friendly Rich , avant-garde composer/musician[59] [60]
Tyrell Richards (b. 1998), CFL football player
Jael Richardson , author, broadcaster, literary convention organizer
Calum Ritchie (b. 2005), ice hockey player, OHL, drafted to NHL
Quillan Roberts (b. 1994), soccer player on loan to Toronto FC
George R. Robertson (1933–2023), Gemini Award-winning actor, Police Academy
Peter Robertson , former Mayor of Brampton
Greg Roe (b. 1990), trampolinist
Paul Roe (b. 1959), soccer player
Peter Roe (b. 1955), ASL, MISL soccer
William Francis Romain (1818 – after 1869), first postmaster of Brampton, 2nd mayor of Oakville[61]
William Ronald (1926–1998), abstract artist[62]
Troy Ross (b. 1975), boxer
Kyle Rubisch (b. 1988), NLL/MLL lacrosse player[63] [64]
Ruby Sahota , MP for Brampton North
Anne Samplonius , retired road cyclist
Daniel Sandate , United States Army deserter, second known U.S. soldier to be deported from Canada
Maninder Sidhu , MP for Brampton East
Ramesh Sangha (b. 1945), MP for Brampton Centre
David Lynch Scott (1845–1924), Regina mayor
Kyle Seeback (b. 1970), politician
Tyler Seguin (b. 1992), hockey player
Joseph Shabason , multi-instrumentalist and composer
Gordon Shadrach , artist and educator
Jeff Shattler (b. 1984), lacrosse player
Tiffany Shaw , geophysical scientist
Shubh (b. 1998, Shubhneet Singh), singer and rapper
Bob Sicinski (b. 1946), former WHA ice hockey player
Maninder Sidhu (b. 1984), MP for Brampton East
Sonia Sidhu , MP for Brampton South
Christine E. Silverberg (b. 1949, née Bertram), lawyer, first female Chief of the Calgary Police Service (1995–2000)
Jagmeet Singh (b. 1979), politician, MPP for Bramalea—Gore—Malton 2011–2017, federal leader of the New Democratic Party 2017–
Luke Singh (b. 2000), MLS soccer player, Trinidad and Tobago national team
Jarryn Skeete (b. 1993), NBLC basketball player
Gavin Smellie (b. 1986), track and field
Blair Smith (b. 1990), CFL linebacker
Cecil Smith (1936–2016), track and field coach, publisher
C. J. Smith (b. 1998), League1 Ontario soccer player
Robbie Smith (b. 1997), Canadian football defensive lineman
Daniel Sparre (b. 1984), international hockey player
Matthew Srbely (b. 1998), League of Ireland soccer player
Paul Stalteri (b. 1977), soccer
Steve Stanton (b. 1956), science fiction author
Courtney Stephen (b. 1989), former CFL player[65]
Jay Stephens (b. 1971), cartoonist, creator of Tutenstein and The Secret Saturdays
John Smith Stewart (1878–1970), Alberta MLA, brigadier-general, dentist
Rob Stewart (b. 1961), actor, Tropical Heat [66]
Kevin Stittle (b. 1979), Olympic sailing
Justin Stoddart (b. 1995), soccer player
Robert J. Stone (1944-2009), Canadian music entrepreneur
Jamie Storr (b. 1975), hockey player
Peter Sturgeon (b. 1954), former NHL hockey player
Alisha Tatham (b. 1986), basketball player[67]
Patrick Tatham , basketball coach and former basketball player
Tamara Tatham (b. 1985), basketball player[67]
Kevaughn Tavernier (b. 2006), CPL soccer player
Robbie Taylor (b. 1981), swimmer
Dan Teat (b. 1971), former Canadian lacrosse player
Nancy Telfer (b. 1950), Canadian choral conductor, music educator and composer[68]
Chris Terry (b. 1989), NHL hockey player[69]
Alan Thicke (1947–2016), actor, briefly lived in Brampton[70]
Jesse Thistle , Canadian Métis-Cree PhD student working on theories of intergenerational and historic trauma of the Métis people
Dave Thomas (b. 1976), basketball player
John Thomas (b. 1960), Olympic dance mixed figure skater
Kadell Thomas (b. 1996), soccer
Roger Thompson (b. 1991), soccer player, Brampton-raised
Scott Thompson (b. 1959), one of the first openly gay television personalities in Canada, part of The Kids in the Hall comedy troupe[71]
Tristan Thompson (b. 1991), basketball player[72]
Robert Tiller (b. 1949), Thoroughbred horse trainer and owner, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
Tobi (b. Oluwatobi Ajibolade), rapper and singer
Töme (b. 1997, Michelle Oluwatomi Akanbi), singer, songwriter, actor
Raffi Torres (b. 1981), hockey player
Sunny Tripathy (b. 1989), actor, comedian, writer
The Honorable Justice Michael H. Tulloch , Ontario Superior Court[73]
Steven Turner (b. 1987), former CFL football player
Reshaun Walkes (b. 1999), League1 Ontario soccer player
Warren Ward (b. 1962), basketball player
Mike Weaver (b. 1978), retired hockey player
Scott Wedgewood (b. 1992), NHL goalie
Jabar Westerman (b. 1989), CFL draftee[65]
Jamaal Westerman (b. 1985), NFL football player[74]
Ken Whillans (1927–1990), mayor of Brampton
Catherine White (b. 1990), hockey player
Ian Williams , Giller Prize-winning author[25]
Shomari Williams (b. 1985), CFL football player
Sir Robert S. C. Williams , founder of St. Leonard's Place
Curtis Williamson (1867–1944), artist known as "The Canadian Rembrandt"
Emma-Jayne Wilson (b. 1981), horse racing
JoAnn Wilson (1939–1983), ex-wife and later murder victim of MLA Colin Thatcher
Mike Wilson (b. 1975), hockey player
Murphy Wiredu (b. 1985), soccer
WondaGurl , musician
Roy Wood$ (b. 1996, Denzel Spencer), rapper and R&B musician
Supinder Wraich (b. 1993), actress and television creator
Lowell Wright (b. 2003), soccer player[75]
William G. Davis and Michael F. Clarke have both received the Order of Canada .[77] Davis is the only Bramptonian to receive an Order of Ontario .[78] There are 1253 Brampton residents to receive Exemplary Service Medals.[79] The Golden Jubilee Award was given to 168 in 2002.[80]
Caring Canadian Award: Adriana J. Pouw[ citation needed ]
Decorations for Bravery: Glenn Bannerman-Maxwell, Robert Reginald Fraser, Maribel Garcia, Susan Elizabeth McHale, Mandeep Singh Dhillon, Thomas Tierney, J. Robert Walsh, and David Ware[81]
Constable David Henry Bowles, M.B., Medal of Bravery recipient[82]
David Alan Holwell, Medal of Bravery recipient[83]
Sergeant (Ret'd) Joseph Gabriel Simon Marion, M.S.M., Meritorious Service Medal (civil division) recipient[84]
"Olympic boxer turns crime fighter" . The Brampton Guardian . Brampton ON. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013 . Brampton resident and two-time Olympic boxer Troy Amos-Ross thought he was stopping to break up a roadside fight, but Peel Regional Police say he actually prevented a murder. Graham Besant, photographer (20 July 1976). "She bows out -- gracefully". p. C1.
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"David Hearn" . Davidhearn.ca . Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012 . Born in Brampton, Ontario, David Hearn grew up in Brantford, Ontario. Ferguson, Doug (13 January 2012). "Hearn two shots out of Sony Open lead" . The Gazette . Montreal QC. Associated Press. Retrieved 16 April 2012 . David Hearn of Brampton, Ont., shot a 66 on Friday, two shots behind the leader... Snyder, Lorraine. Hetherington-Hultquist, Gillian . [Toronto ON]: The Historica-Dominion Institute. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012 . Gillian "Jill" Hetherington-Hultquist, tennis player (b at Brampton, Ont 27 Oct 1964). Feschuk, Dave (3 March 2011). "Feschuk: Young Canadian ascending English soccer ranks" . Toronto Star . Toronto ON. Retrieved 16 April 2012 . Junior Hoilett, Blackburn's Brampton-born forward, stopped by for a quick look, too. He'd just conducted an interview in which he told the story of the annual bet he makes with his younger brother Jaineil, who plays professionally in Germany. Pearson, Patricia (1998). When She Was Bad: How And Why Women Get Away With Murder . Toronto ON: Random House of Canada Limited. p. 294. ISBN 030736383X . Retrieved 16 April 2012 . On February 16, two officers from the metro Toronto sexual vice squad called Karla Homolka at her aunt and uncle's condo in Brampton, a Westchester-style bedroom community north of Toronto, where she'd gone to escape Paul. Not that he'd pursued her. But, her family had reasoned, abusive men stalk. Karla was safe in Brampton. She was even having fun there—rebounding swiftly from her trauma. Shopping, out to parties, having a fling with a fellow she met in a nightclub. "Husbands second in jockey standings" . The Brampton Guardian . Brampton ON. Retrieved 16 April 2012 . For the second consecutive year Brampton's Patrick Husbands has finished second in the jockey standings at Toronto's Woodbine. "Lamont, John Henderson" . Dictionary of Canadian Biography . University of Toronto & Université Laval. Retrieved October 11, 2020 .MacGregor, Roy (19 January 2014). "MacGregor: Nash proving he deserves spot on Team Canada" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 26 April 2015 . A puck is in the air, spinning high over the blue line, over the red line and lands at the feet of Rick Nash, a 29-year-old from Brampton, Ont., who was once the No. 1 pick overall in the National Hockey League entry draft. Juzenas, Frank (8 July 2014). "Newbury signs with Capitals" . The Brampton Guardian . Retrieved 26 April 2015 . Brampton native Kris Newbury is returning to his roots. The former Brampton Capitals star has signed a two-way contract with the Capitals, that is the NHL's Washington Capitals. Bumsted, J. M. (14 February 2008). "Tobias Crawford Norris" . The Canadian Encyclopedia . Historica Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2015 . "Nugent on list" . The Brampton Guardian . 16 December 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2015 .Bennett, Jamie (30 July 2010). "Oram excited to croon for west coast fans" . The Western Star . Corner Brook NL. Retrieved 5 October 2013 . While she may be considered an overnight sensation by some, Oram's success was not without hard work and some hardship. The Brampton, Ont. resident paid her dues by singing in bars since the age of 10 and like many singers, even had to live in her car for a few nights when times were rough. Gershman, Michael (2004). The Baseball Encyclopedia . Barnes & Noble Books. p. 1124. ISBN 9780760753491 . "Alyssa Reid plays free show at Rose" . The Brampton Guardian . Brampton ON. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2013 . Not only is it her first time performing in her hometown, but teen pop star Alyssa Reid will perform here this Friday (Oct. 7) at the Rose Theatre for free. "Art icon Jack Reid laid to rest" . The Brampton Guardian . Brampton ON. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2013 . He was a prominent figure in the arts community in Brampton, where he resided for many years before moving to Orillia in 2006. In 1989, Reid was named Arts Person of the Year in Brampton— the first distinction of its kind in the city, and an honour that has continued to recognize important supporters of and contributors to the local arts community. Rockingham, Graham (10 November 2010). "Johnny Reid's family affair". The Spectator . Hamilton ON. Reid is a uniquely Canadian performer. Born in Scotland, high-schooled in Brampton, a soccer fan who got to university in Quebec on a football scholarship, he now lives in Nashville, a blue-eyed R&B singer who has dominated the Canadian country music charts for the past three years, sounding more like Rod Stewart than Paul Brandt.
"Parkette named for yodeller Donn Reynolds". The Brampton Guardian . Brampton ON. 14 August 1998. p. 19.
"friendly rich and the lollipop people's holloween spooktacular" . Music Lives . Guelph ON. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013 . Friendly Rich is a composer from Brampton, Canada... Friendly Rich is also the founder and director of the Brampton Indie Arts Festival, an annual event which promotes underground artists, held in February at the Rose Theatre in downtown Brampton. Varty, Alexander (26 October 2011). "Short attention span led Friendly Rich to vaudeville" . Straight.com . Vancouver BC. Retrieved 5 October 2013 . I've always been interested in vaudeville and that whole era—and I did a lot of work, actually, in my hometown of Brampton in an old vaudeville theatre when I was developing what I do. So, I don't know, maybe something got in the water! Kinross, Louise (5 December 1991). "Culture aficionados invited to Brampton Dance, music crafts compete with big city". The Toronto Star . Toronto ON. p. BR2. It includes abstractionist work by former Brampton residents William Ronald, John Meredith and Ronald Bloore, who has gained international renown.
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Barclay McMillan; David G.H. Parsons; Kimberly Francis. "Nancy Telfer" . The Canadian Encyclopedia . Toronto ON: Historica-Dominion Institute. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Telfer (b Lindsey), Nancy (Ellen)... b Brampton, Ont, 8 May 1950; "A first for Terry" . The Brampton Guardian . Brampton ON. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013 ."Scoring back home". The Toronto Star . p. J8. his father, a physician at Peel Memorial Hospital in Brampton
Varteniuk, Sam. "Scott Thompson" . The Canadian Encyclopedia . Toronto ON: Historica-Dominion Institute. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Scott Thompson grew up in Brampton, Ont, and attended Brampton Centennial Secondary School. "The Order of Ontario" . Queen's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved October 12, 2020 . Includes a searchable list of Appointees.