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"Kent Monkman". The Canadian Encyclopedia and Patrick McKenna."Patric McKenna" The Canadian Encyclopedia
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Lee Aaron (b. 1962 as Karen Lynn Greening), rock and jazz singer, raised in Brampton"Lee Aaron"The Canadian Encyclopedia Sam Acheampong (b. 1996), CFL football player Jeff Adams (b. 1970), lawyer, retired wheelchair athlete Stephen Adekolu (b. 1989), actor, retired CFL football player, BC Lions Oluniké Adeliyi (b. 1977), actress Adebola Adeyeye (b. 1999), retired basketball player, Nigeria national team AHI (b. Ahkinoah Habah Izarh), folk music singer-songwriter James Albert Manning Aikins (1851–1929), lawyer, politician, and lieutenant governor of Manitoba Ayo Akinola (b. 2000), Swiss Challenge League soccer player, Canadian national team Ohenewa Akuffo (b. 1979), entrepreneur (fitness studio), retired wrestler Keven Alemán (b. 1994), Thai League 1 soccer player Charles Allen (b. 1977), retired 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 Trey Anthony (b. 1974), playwright of da Kink in My Hair Caroline Helena Armington (1875–1939), etcher Thomas W. Armstrong (1858–1927), Wisconsin State Assembly Lise Arsenault (c. 1954), retired gymnast, team gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olu Ashaolu (b. 1988), retired basketball player 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), Thoroughbred horse racing trainer
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Michael Bailey (b. 1982), CFL drafted 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 (1990–2015), Canadian Olympic track and field Clark Barnes (b. 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 Colleen Beaumier (b. 1944), politician Larry Beauregard (1956–1985), flautist Charles Bediako (b. 2002), Canadian national basketball player Anthony Bennett (b. 1993), basketball player, Bahraini Premier League basketball player, drafted first overall in the 2013 NBA draft Matthew Bennett (b. 1993), retired NLL lacrosse player Sim Bhullar (b. 1992), basketball, T1 League, former NBA player Catherine Black, actress Justine Blainey (b. 1973), fought in court for the right for females to participate in male sports Jahvon Blair (b. 1998), LNB Pro B basketball player Ronald Bloore (1925–2009), member of the Order of Canada; organizer and member of the "Regina Five" (1960) Joanne Boland (b. 1975), actress Luciano Borsato (b. 1966), retired hockey player Mark Boswell (b. 1977), retired Olympic high-jumper Bernadette Bowyer (b. 1966), retired field hockey player, Olympian Robert William Bradford (1923–2023), C.M., former Director of the National Aviation Museum 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), retired Canadian national and CEBL basketball player Bonnie Briggs (c. 1952/1953–2017), affordable housing advocate, poetPeter Small, T. S. (1993, Nov 28). Illegal tenants hope new law to give them protection rights: [SU2 edition]. Toronto Star 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 Kadeisha Buchanan (b. 1995), English Women's Super League soccer player, Canadian women's national team Tajon Buchanan (b. 1999), La Liga soccer player forward, Canadian national team Krista Buecking (b. 1982), Los Angeles-based visual artist Stan Butler (b. 1956), OHL ice hockey coach
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Shawna Cain, Christian R&B singer Bryan Cameron (b. 1989), retired 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 Alessia Cara (b. 1996), singer and songwriter Denise Carriere (b. 1970), retired softball player David Carruthers, retired 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), USL Championship club soccer player Samuel Charters (1863–1943), newspaper publisher, mayor of Brampton, MPP, MP Kenneth Chisholm (1829–1906), businessman, MPP, reeve of Brampton Lara Jean Chorostecki (b. 1984), actress, Hannibal Samuel Clarke (1853–1928), MPP, Northumberland West (1887–1890), mayor of Cobourg Stephen Clarke (b. 1973), retired Olympic swimmer Tony Clement (b. 1961), former MP, former MPP, former president of the Treasury Board Andrew Coe (b. 1996), rugby union player, Major League Rugby and Canadian national team Jason Collett, singer-songwriter, member of Broken Social Scene Shay Colley (b. 1996), basketball, Ligue Féminine de Basketball 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), retired 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
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Peter DaCunha (b. 2003), child actor Kaylee Dakers (b. 1991), swimmer Denton Daley (b. 1982), cruiserweight boxer George Dance, political candidate, leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada (1991–1993) Anim Dankwah (b. 2000), CFL football offensive lineman Mike Danton (b. 1980), former MHL hockey player, now international, jailed for conspiracy to commit murder Tracy Dawson, actor Promise David (b. 2001), soccer player, Belgian Pro League 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 (b. 1957), NHL, WHA hockey player
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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
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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, 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 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
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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 Jordan Gavaris (b. 1989), actor, Orphan Black and The Lake Omar Gandhi, architect known for rural vernacular architecture Amarjeet Gill (b. 1967 or 1968), MP for Brampton West Parm Gill (b. 1974), former MP for Brampton—Springdale Raminder Gill (b. 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 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
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John Haggert (1822–1887), first mayor of Brampton, businessman Ijah Halley (b. 2001), League1 Ontario soccer player Rachel Hannah (b. 1986), retired distance runner, Pan Am bronze medallist Shane Harte (b. 1996), actor, Lost & Found Music Studios Daniel Harper (b. 1989), retired track and field athlete Mike Harris (b. 1967), retired curler and commentator David Hearn (b. 1979), PGA Tour golfer Charles Hefferon (1878–1932), Olympic marathon runner Doneil Henry (b. 1993), retired soccer player Jill Hetherington (b. 1964), retired tennis player and coach Tyson Heung (b. 1979), retired German Olympic speed skater in 2006, 2010 Bettie Hewes (1924–2001), MLA, Edmonton-Gold Bar (1986–1997)