List of people from Brantford
This is a list of notable people from Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Military
- William Landymore, Commander Maritime Command (1964–1966)
- Percy W. Nelles, Chief of the Naval Staff (RCN) (1934–1944)
- Geoffrey Walsh, Commander of the Canadian Army (1961–1965)
Film and television
- Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor
- Shelley Niro, producer and director
- Michelle Nolden
- Jay Silverheels, actor; known for the role of Tonto on The Lone Ranger
Literature and journalism
- June Callwood, author and journalist
- Thomas B. Costain, author and journalist
- Sara Jeannette Duncan, author and journalist
- Deborah Ellis, author
- Pauline Johnson (also known in Mohawk as Tekahionwake), aboriginal poet
- John B. Lee, poet
- Marsha Skrypuch, author
Science
- Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone
- James Hillier, inventor of electron microscope
The arts
- Lawren Harris, founder of the Group of Seven
- Wade Hemsworth, songwriter
- Casey Mecija and Jennifer Mecija, musicians (Ohbijou)
- Shelley Niro, photographer and installation artist
Politics
- Alfred Apps, President, Liberal Party of Canada
- Henry Cockshutt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario of Ontario
- Phil Gillies, Member of the Legislative Assembly and Cabinet Minister
- Arthur Sturgis Hardy, Premier of Ontario (1896–1899)
- Dave Levac, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and MPP for the electoral riding of Brant
- William Ross Macdonald, PC, OC, CD, QC (1891–1976), served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1968–1974); Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (1949–1953)
- Lawrence Pennell, Solicitor General of Canada (1965–1968); Ontario Supreme Court Judge (1968–1985)
Sportspeople
- Mike Beres, Olympic badminton player
- Aaron Carpenter, rugby union player
- Bill Cook, ice hockey player
- Bryan Fogarty, ice hockey player
- Chris Gratton, ice hockey player
- Dan Gratton, ice hockey player
- Josh Gratton, ice hockey player
- Brent Gretzky, ice hockey player
- Keith Gretzky, ice hockey player
- Wayne Gretzky, ice hockey player
- Len Hachborn, ice hockey player
- David Hearn, golfer
- Adam Henrique, ice hockey player
- Pat Hickey, ice hockey player
- Julie Howard, Olympic swimmer
- Tanya Hunks, Olympic swimmer
- Doug Jarvis, ice hockey player
- Keith Jones, ice hockey player; now sportscaster
- Nick Kaczur, American football player
- Rob Pikula, Canadian football player
- Chris Pusey, ice hockey player
- Jeff Reese, ice hockey player; now goalie coach with the Philadelphia Flyers
- Doug Risebrough, ice hockey player; now hockey executive
- Greg Stefan, ice hockey player
- Kevin Sullivan, Olympic runner
- Paul Szczechura, ice hockey player
- Jordan Szoke, professional superbike racer
- Bill Watkins, manager in Major League Baseball
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