This is a list of notable people, past and present, who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
A Bill Abbott Jr., sailor Cam Abbott, hockey player Chris Abbott, hockey player Joanne Abbott, sailor Katie Abbott, sailor Matt Abbott, sailor Bob Ackles, football administrator Stephen Andrews, visual artist Doug Armstrong, NHL St. Louis Blues hockey executive Neil Armstrong, former NHL linesman and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
B Charles E. Bastien, animation director"RIP TED BASTIEN October 14, 1962 – March 21, 2023". Cartoon North, March 23, 2023. Tim Bernhardt, hockey player Jean-Robert Bernier, 38th Canadian Surgeon General, principal medical adviser to the North Atlantic Alliance Mark Bice, curler Steve Bice, curler Richard Beland (photographer), entertainment photographer Paul Blundy, politician Brad Boston, sailor David Boushy, politician John Bradley, physician Mike Bradley, politician Andy Brandt, former city alderman and mayor, former head of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, and former chairman and CEO of the LCBO Michael A. Brown, former Ontario Speaker of the House Nick Bucci, former professional baseball player in the Milwaukee Brewers Farm system Shawn Burr, NHL hockey player who played 878 career games and finished with 181 goals and 440 points Jerry Butler, hockey player
C Leo Cahill, football administrator William Campbell, politician Mike Ceresia, racquetball player David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber; panelist on Dragons' Den Talia Chiarelli, gymnast Dino Ciccarelli, former NHL hockey player who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010 Susan Clark, actress Dale Clarke, hockey player Jim Clayton, musician Daryl Cloran, theatre director Charlie Cotch, hockey player Dave Cranmer, CFL player Mike Crombeen, hockey player
D Mike Dark, hockey player Alex De Carolis, soccer player Carrie Delahunt, curler Caroline Di Cocco, politician James Doohan, actor, "Scotty" on Star Trek; attended Sarnia Collegiate Institute & Technical School Robyn Doolittle, journalist Rick Dowswell, athlete Derek Drouin, athlete
E Marian Engel, author Eric Ethridge, country pop singer, songwriter, chiropractor Lance Evers, professional wrestler known as Lance Storm
F Justin Fazio, hockey player Ron Fogarty, hockey coach Scott Foster, accountant and emergency NHL goaltender Brian Francis, novelist Jamie Fraser, hockey player Kerry Fraser, NHL referee Rick Fraser, hockey player
G Cheryl Gallant, politician Roger Gallaway, politician Mike Gardiner, MLB player with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, and the Detroit Tigers Ted Garvin, NHL and AHL coach winner of the Turner Cup Brian Groombridge, artist Sara Gross, athlete Emm Gryner, musician, actress Don Gutteridge, writer Barbara Gasser, gymnast
H Lloyd Haddon, hockey player Chris Hadfield, astronaut for whom Sarnia's airport is named; first Canadian to walk in space Dave Hadfield, musician Wilfred Smith Haney, politician Kyp Harness, musician and writer George "Duke" Harris, NHL player with the Minnesota North Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs Steve Hazlett, hockey player Jordan Hill, hockey player Matt Hill, professional golfer, 2009 Jack Nicklaus Award winner; the only golfer besides Tiger Woods to win the Conference, Regional and National Championship in same season Jamie Hislop, hockey player Mike Hobin, hockey player Doug Hocking, CFL player Sean Hogan, singer/songwriter, performing recording artist, rock drummer, studied jazz at Humber and Music Industry Arts at Fanshawe College Gary Holt, hockey player John Hubbell, skater Chuck Huizinga, hockey player Jim Hunt, sports journalist
J Lloyd Douglas Jackson, politician Ken James, politician Dustin Jeffrey, professional hockey player in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization Thomas George Johnston, politician
K Karen Kidd, aquatic ecotoxicologist Shannon Kee, curler Patrick Kerwin, Chief Justice of Canada Sami Khan, filmmakerPaul Morden, "Sarnia's Sami Khan rides the Oscars whirlwind". Sarnia Observer, February 7, 2020. Don Knowles, rugby player Henry Kock, horticulturist
L Mary Lawson, writer William Leach, Canadian Armed Forces officer Eugene Carlisle LeBel, academician Dan Leckie, politician Ryan LeDrew, curler Stephanie LeDrew, curler Hank Lehvonen, hockey player Michael Leighton, NHL goalie Sunny Leone, Bollywood actress, adult entertainer Richard Vryling Lesueur, politician
M Kenneth Maaten, athlete Roberta MacAdams, politician Alexander Mackenzie, the second Prime Minister of Canada; namesake of one of Sarnia's high schools; buried in Sarnia's Lakeview Cemetery Ellen MacKinnon, politician Dave Madden, actor Michael Marinaro, skater Cameron Mathison, All My Children actor Owen Maynard, engineer John McCahill, hockey player Scott McCord, actor Heath McCormick, curler Gary McCracken, musician Pauline Mills McGibbon, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario David McGillivray, skater Ian McKegney, hockey player Tony McKegney, NHL hockey player who scored 20 or more goals in eight seasons of his 900+ game career Rick McNair, athlete and writer Arnie McWatters, rugby player Sid Meier, programmer and designer of several popular computer strategy games Wayne Merrick, NHL hockey player who played 774 career games Kim Mitchell, rock musician Jeremy Molitor, boxer, murderer Steve Molitor, boxer, two-time and current International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Dominic Moore, hockey player Robbie Moore, hockey player Ian Murray, politician Laurence B. Mussio, businessman
N Harry Neale, CBC hockey commentator Bob Neely, hockey player Kraig Nienhuis, player
O George Olah, 1994 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and researcher at Dow Chemical
P Frederick Forsyth Pardee, politician G. Scott Paterson, businessman Nick Paithouski, rugby player Rob Palmer, hockey player Norm Perry, football player Jessica Platt, hockey player Marie Prevost, actress
R Kim Renders, theatre professional Dean Robertson, golfer Patricia Rozema, film director Katherine Ryan, comedian
S Marceil Saddy, politician Lloyd St. Amand, politician Dave Salmoni, zoologist, animal trainer, and television host on Animal Planet and The Discovery Channel Boady Santavy, weightlifter Dalas Santavy, weightlifter Alfred H. Savage, horticulturalist, transit manager (Toronto Transit Commission, Chicago Transit Authority), municipal manager Shelley Scarrow, television producer R. Murray Schafer, composer Matt Scurfield, musician Kevin Sharp, soccer player Jason Simon, hockey player Rene Simpson, tennis player David William Smith, politician Mike Stapleton, former NHL player; son of Pat Stapleton Pat Stapleton (1940-2020), former NHL player mainly known for his career with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1966-1973. He was the second and final coach of the World Hockey Association Chicago Cougars from 1973-1975. He was elected as an inaugural inductee in the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. Brad Staubitz, hockey player Harry Steel, politician Taylor Steele, skater Hilary Stellingwerff, athlete Mike Stevens, legendary harmonica virtuoso, regular on the Grand Ole Opry Lance Storm, wrestler Bruce Sweeney, film director
T Dave Taylor, politician Rob Thomson, MLB manager, Philadelphia Phillies Wayne Tosh, CFL player Keegan Connor Tracy, actress, born Tracy Armstrong
V Pat Verbeek, NHL hockey player with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings; Stanley Cup winner with the Dallas Stars
W Carol Wainio, artist Angela Walker, tennis player Don Ward, former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins Joe Ward, hockey player Jim Watson, current mayor of Ottawa Mike Weir, PGA Tour golfer, winner of the 2003 Masters Paul Wells, journalist, editor, Toronto Star Brian West, record producer, musician John Wing, Jr., comedian and frequent The Tonight Show with Jay Leno guest Donovan Woods, singer-songwriter Steve Wormith, CFL player
Y Paul Ysebaert, former NHL player
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