This is a list of notable people who are associated with Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
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Janis Babson |
1950 |
1961 |
Organ donor, subject of two books |
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Jamie Baker |
1966 |
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Former NHL player |
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Jay Baruchel |
1983 |
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Actor, screenwriter, comedian |
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Brendan Bell |
1983 |
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NHL and AHL player |
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Belly |
1984 |
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Rapper |
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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 |
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Louis-Théodore Besserer |
1785 |
1861 |
Lieutenant during War of 1812, notary, political figure, land use developer in neighbourhood now known as Sandy Hill |
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Braddish Billings |
1783 |
1864 |
Early settler for whom the community of Billings Bridge was named |
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Elkanah Billings |
1820 |
1876 |
Paleontologist |
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Thomas Birkett |
1844 |
1920 |
Former mayor of Ottawa and member of the House of Commons of Canada |
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Robert Blackburn |
1828 |
1894 |
Lumber merchant and a member of the House of Commons of Canada |
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Fedir Bohatyrchuk |
1892 |
1984 |
Chess master and politician |
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John Rudolphus Booth |
1827 |
1925 |
Lumber and railway baron |
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Mark Borowiecki |
1989 |
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NHL player |
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Billy Boucher |
1899 |
1958 |
Former NHL player |
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Mark Bourrie |
1957 |
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Author, journalist and lawyer |
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Matt Bradley |
1978 |
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Former NHL player |
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Fred Brathwaite |
1972 |
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Former NHL player |
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Rod Brind'Amour |
1970 |
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Former NHL player |
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Dave Brockie |
1963 |
2014 |
Frontman for metal band Gwar |
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Maurice Brodie |
1903 |
1939 |
Polio researcher |
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Erskine Henry Bronson |
1844 |
1920 |
Businessperson and politician |
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Henry Franklin Bronson |
1817 |
1889 |
Lumber baron |
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Élisabeth Bruyère |
1818 |
1876 |
Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown, the city's first hospital, and the first bilingual school in Ontario |
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Chris Bumstead |
1995 |
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Canadian bodybuilder with five back to back Mr. Olympia Classic Physique wins (2019–2023) |
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Nathan Burgoine |
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Writer |
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Thomas Burrowes |
1796 |
1866 |
Artist, noted for artworks he created while serving as a surveyor and overseer during the construction of the Rideau Canal |
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Tom Butler |
1951 |
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Actor |
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John By |
1779 |
1836 |
Lieutenant colonel, overseer of the construction of the canal and founder of the city |
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Paul Byron |
1989 |
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Forward for Montreal Canadiens |
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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 |
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Hélène Campbell |
1991 |
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Organ donation campaigner |
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Noah Cantor |
1971 |
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Former CFL player |
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John Carling |
1828 |
1911 |
Founder of the Ontario Agricultural College and the Central Experimental Farm |
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Bruce Cassidy |
1965 |
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Former NHL player and Current NHL Head Coach of the Vegas Golden Knights |
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Tom Cavanagh |
1963 |
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Actor |
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Cody Ceci |
1993 |
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NHL player |
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Parri Ceci |
1961 |
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CFL player |
Sarah Chalke |
1976 |
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Actress |
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Keshia Chanté |
1988 |
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Singer-songwriter, television personality, actress |
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Bob Chiarelli |
1941 |
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Politician, former mayor of Ottawa |
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King Clancy |
1903 |
1986 |
Former NHL player, referee, coach, and executive |
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Catherine Clark |
1976 |
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Television broadcaster and daughter of former Prime Minister Joe Clark |
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Bryan Cochrane |
1957 |
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Curler |
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Bruce Cockburn |
1945 |
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Folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter |
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Samantha Cogan |
1997 |
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Ice hockey player for PWHL Toronto |
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Eldon Coombe |
1941 |
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Curler |
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Bill Cowley |
1912 |
1993 |
Hall of Fame hockey star, NHL scoring champion 1941, founder of Ottawa 67's |
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Alex Cullen |
1951 |
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Politician, former MPP and member of Ottawa City Council |
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Barry Cullen |
1935 |
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Former NHL player |
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Brian Cullen |
1933 |
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Former NHL player |
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Elisha Cuthbert |
1982 |
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Actress |
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Ben Eager |
1984 |
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NHL and AHL player |
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Kathleen Edwards |
1978 |
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Singer-songwriter and musician |
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John Egan |
1811 |
1857 |
Businessman and politician |
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Chris Evans |
1847 |
1917 |
Farmer and teamster turned outlaw |
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Kira Isabella |
1993 |
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Country music artist |
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Dan Kanter |
1981 |
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Musician, songwriter, producer, musical director and lead guitarist for Justin Bieber |
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Wilbert Keon |
1935 |
2019 |
Heart surgeon, researcher, and former member of the Senate of Canada |
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Brian Kilrea |
1934 |
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Former AHL player and OHL coach and general manager |
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Bruce Kirby |
1929 |
2021 |
Yacht designer, dinghy and offshore racer and journalist |
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Halder Kirby |
1863 |
1924 |
Former AHAC player, doctor, and druggist |
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Jason Kralt |
1974 |
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Former CFL player |
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John Kruspe |
1943 |
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Former CFL player, public administrator, historian |
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Zion Kuwonu |
1999 |
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Singer, producer, Boygroup (Prettymuch) |
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Eddie MacCabe |
1927 |
1998 |
Sports journalist and writer with the Ottawa Journal and Ottawa Citizen |
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Flora MacDonald |
1926 |
2015 |
Humanitarian, politician, first female foreign minister in Canada |
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Neil Macdonald |
1957 |
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Journalist |
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Norm Macdonald |
1959 |
2021 |
Stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor |
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Steve MacLean |
1954 |
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Former astronaut and President of the Canadian Space Agency |
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Edward Malloch |
1801 |
1867 |
Merchant and politician |
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Elizabeth Manley |
1965 |
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Olympic figure skater |
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Peter Mansbridge |
1948 |
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Broadcaster and news anchor |
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Blaine Marchand |
1949 |
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Writer and poet |
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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands |
1943 |
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Daughter of Queen Juliana and sister of Queen Beatrix |
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Kristina Maria |
1989 |
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Singer-songwriter |
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K. C. Martel |
1967 |
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Actor |
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Bruce Matthews |
1909 |
1991 |
Businessman and militia artillery officer |
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Terry Matthews |
1943 |
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Business magnate and entrepreneur |
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Trevor Matthews |
1982 |
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Film producer and actor |
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Derek McCulloch |
1964 |
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Author of graphic novels, comics, books for children, and plays |
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Dawn McEwen |
1980 |
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Curler, gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics |
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Frank McGee |
1882 |
1916 |
Former ice hockey player |
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Edward McGillivray |
1815 |
1885 |
Second mayor of Ottawa |
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Dalton McGuinty |
1955 |
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Former politician and Premier of Ontario |
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David McGuinty |
1960 |
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Lawyer and politician |
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Gavin McInnes |
1970 |
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Founder of the far-right neo-fascist Proud Boys group |
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Thomas McKay |
1792 |
1855 |
Businessman and one of the founders of Ottawa |
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Bob McKeown |
1950 |
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Former CFL player, journalist, investigative reporter, producer of NBC's Dateline, CBC's The Fifth Estate; documentary filmmaker |
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Daniel McLachlin |
1810 |
1872 |
Businessman and politician |
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Earl McRae |
1942 |
2011 |
Journalist |
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Jean-Michel Ménard |
1976 |
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Curler |
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Anne Merklinger |
1958 |
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Curler and CEO of Own the Podium |
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Marc Methot |
1985 |
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NHL player |
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Stevie Mikayne |
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Writer |
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Hugh Millikin |
1957 |
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Curler trained in Ottawa |
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Emma Miskew |
1989 |
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Curler |
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Rich Moffatt |
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Curler |
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Vanessa Morgan |
1992 |
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Actor |
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John Morris |
1978 |
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Curler and 2010 Winter Olympics gold medalist |
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Alanis Morissette |
1974 |
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Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress |
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Hannah Moscovitch |
1978 |
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Playwright, author, dramatist |
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Alex Munter |
1968 |
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Former politician and journalist, CEO of CHEO |
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Yasir Naqvi |
1973 |
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Politician |
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Evan Nepean |
1752 |
1822 |
Politician and colonial administrator |
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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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Rick Vaive |
1959 |
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Former NHL player |
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Jason Young |
1979 |
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Curler |
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"Ernie Calcutt". Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame. 1988. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
"Ernie Calcutt". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
"Cecil Duncan". Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame. 2006. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
"Kelleigh Ryan". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
"Barbara Ann Scott". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2019.