This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or are otherwise connected to the city of London, Ontario. A person from London is referred to as a Londoner.

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* D. Craig Aitchison, Canadian Army officer, current commander of Combat Training Centre, at CFB Gagetown * Kelley Armstrong, author of fantastic fiction * Article One (band), Article One, Christian pop-rock band * Philip Aziz, painter, sculptor, designer, heritage preservationist * R. Scott Bakker, author of fantastic fiction * Karen Dianne Baldwin, Miss Universe 1982 * Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, practised in London and has both a museum dedicated to him and a high school named after him * Joan Barfoot, author of fiction * John Davis Barnett, 19th and 20th-century railroad engineer and curator-librarian * Joe Bartoch, Olympian swimmer * Helen Battle (1903–1994), marine biologist * Sir Adam Beck, instrumental in setting up the early grid to deliver Hydroelectricity, hydro-electric publicly-owned power from Niagara Falls to the rest of Ontario; former mayor of London *Marc Bell (cartoonist), Marc Bell, artist *Tom Benner, artist * Justin Bieber (born 1994), singer-songwriter and actor * Craig Richard Billington, retired professional ice hockey player, now executive with Colorado Avalanche * The Birthday Massacre, synth-rock band * Trevor Blumas, actor * Bill Brady (journalist), Bill Brady, broadcast journalist and media executive, Order of Canada, Member of the Order of Canada, former national director of The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation * Greg Brady (broadcaster), Greg Brady, one-time sports radio personality, now at ( CFIQ ) * Eve Brodlique (1867-1949), British-born Canadian/American author, journalist *Josh Brown (ice hockey), NHL player for the Ottawa Senators * Richard Bucke, Richard Maurice Bucke, 19th-century pioneer in the modern treatment of the mentally ill

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* Gregory Campbell (ice hockey), Gregory Campbell, retired player and hockey executive with Charlotte Checkers * Sir John Carling provincial and federal politician * Jeff Carter, NHL forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins * Eleanor Catton, author, winner of 2013 Man Booker Prize * Jack Chambers (artist), Jack Chambers, painter, filmmaker * Margaret Chan, president of World Health Organization * John H. Chapman, physicist * Al Christie and his brother Charles Christie, Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood who built their own film studio * Warren Christie, television and film actor, known for role as Ray Cataldo on the ABC drama ''October Road'' and as Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto on the ABC series ''Happy Town'' * Frank Colman, pro baseball player in 1940s with Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees; co-founded Eager Beaver Baseball Association in 1955 * Patrick Colovin, president, University of Notre Dame * Ward Cornell, radio drama and sports, television sports, host of Hockey Night in Canada, teacher (Pickering College) * Logan Couture, NHL forward and Captain for the San Jose Sharks * Hume Cronyn (politician), Hume Cronyn, Sr., politician * Hume Cronyn, actor * Greg Curnoe, painter, musician, member of the Nihilist Spasm Band, and author * Lolita Davidovich, actress * Chris Daw, gold medalist in 2006 Winter Olympics, Turin 2006 Paralympics; wheelchair curling (skip) * John Dearness, botanist, mycologist, and educator * Cherry Bomb (wrestler), Laura Dennis, professional wrestler better known as Cherry Bomb * Dylan DeMelo, NHL hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets * Peter Desbarats, former Global Television Network, Global TV anchor, author, former dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario * Alexander Dewdney, mathematician * Christopher Dewdney, poet * Selma Diamond (1920–1985), actress, TV show ''Night Court'' * Chris Doty (1966–2006), award-winning documentary filmmaker, author and playwright * Drew Doughty, NHL defenseman with the Los Angeles Kings * Annie Le Porte Diggs (1853-1916), writer, temperance worker, and Populist advocate * Brett Dier, actor * Michael Dowse, film director

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*Emanuel (musician), Emanuel, rhythm and blues singer * Marc Emery, marijuana activist and libertarian * The Essentials (band), The Essentials, a cappella group * Paterson Ewen, painter * Robert W. Fassold, 29th Canadian Surgeon General (Canada), Surgeon General * Murray Favro, artist and musician in the Nihilist Spasm Band * Max Ferguson, CBC Radio, CBC radio and TV personality, 1950s and 1960s *Jessie Fleming, Member on the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team, Olympic Bronze Medalist * Charley Fox, credited with strafing German field marshal Erwin Rommel's car and seriously injuring him in the process * Sam Gagner, NHL forward for the Detroit Red Wings * The Gandharvas, alternative rock band from the 1990s * Victor Garber, actor * Jerry Grafstein, lawyer * George Georgallidis, Professional Gamer * Shuman Ghosemajumder, entrepreneur, author * The San Diego Chicken, Ted Giannoulas, the Famous Chicken/San Diego Chicken mascot * George Gibson (baseball), George Gibson (Mooney) (1880–1967), catcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, won the World Series in 1909; manager in MLB * Ryan Gosling, actor * Jeff Hackett, former NHL series, NHL hockey goaltender (ret. 2004) * Matt Hackett (ice hockey), Matt Hackett, nephew of Jeff, NHL goaltender in 2010s. * Paul Haggis, Academy Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, director * Jeremy Hansen, astronaut * Richard B. Harrison (1864–1935), groundbreaking Black actor * Jamelie Hassan, artist * Frank Hawley (b. 1954), two-time world champion drag racing driver * Gary Harvey (director), Gary Harvey, director television and producer * Robert Hall Haynes (1931–1998), scientist, first chair of the Department of Biology at York University, who coined the term ''ecopoeisis'' * William C. Heine, author, newspaper editor * Mark Hominick (b. 1982), mixed martial artist * Chris Horodecki (b. 1987), mixed martial artist * Bo Horvat, NHL player and NHL captains, Captain for the Vancouver Canucks * Garth Hudson, keyboard player in The Band * Kenneth Adams Hunter, 17th and 20th Canadian Surgeon General (Canada), Surgeon General * Tommy Hunter, country singer * John David Jackson (physicist), J.D. Jackson, physicist * Doug Jarrett, former NHL defenceman (ret. 1976) * Jenny Jones (presenter), Jenny Jones, TV talk show host

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* Nazem Kadri, NHL centre with the calgary flames * John Kapelos, character actor, frequently featured in John Hughes' films * Ingrid Kavelaars, actress * Penn Kemp, writer and former poet laureate of London * Kittie, all female heavy metal music, heavy metal band * Travis Konecny, NHL forward with the Philadelphia Flyers * John Labatt, pioneer brewer * Sarah Lafleur, actress and voice actress * Cecil Lean, actor, lyricist, composer, singer * Graham Lear, drummer * Brett Lindros, former NHL hockey forward, brother of Eric Lindros (ret. 1996) * Eric Lindros, Hockey Hall of Fame member, drafted 1st overall in the 1991 Entry Draft by Quebec, brother of Brett Lindros * John William Little, businessman and former mayor of London * Gene Lockhart, actor who appeared in the first ''Blondie (1938 film), Blondie'' and ''Dagwood'' films * Lawrence Loh, physician and Medical Officer of Health for the Region of Peel during the COVID-19 pandemic * Guy Lombardo, world-famous bandleader and hydroplane racer, and his brothers: * Carmen Lombardo, * Lebert Lombardo, * Victor Lombardo, * Donald Luce, retired NHL center, and scout. * Luke Macfarlane, actor * Maggie Mac Neil, swimmer and Olympic gold medalist * Craig MacTavish, former NHL hockey player (ret. 1997); former Edmonton Oilers head coach and GM (2000–2015); now in Europe. * Sam Maggs, author and comic book and video game writer (b. 1988) * Joseph Marks, labour activist and creator of the newspaper the ''Industrial Banner'' * Brad Marsh, former NHL defenceman (ret. 1993) * Amber Marshall (actor), Amber Marshall, actress (Amy Fleming from Heartland) * Vaughn Martin, 2009 draft pick by the NFL's San Diego Chargers * Rachel McAdams, actress * Emilia McCarthy, actress * Alex MacKinnon, darts player * Rob McConnell, Music Hall of Fame jazz musician of Boss Brass fame * Cody McCormick, retired NHL player from the Buffalo Sabres * Roy McDonald (poet), Roy McDonald, poet, diarist, local street-person and personality * David McLellan (swimmer), David McLellan, Olympic freestyle swimmer * Charles Meredith (banker), Charles Meredith, President of the Montreal Stock Exchange, 1902 * John Walsingham Cooke Meredith J.P., father of the "Eight London Merediths" * Chief Justice The Hon. Richard Martin Meredith Q.C., founder of The University of Western Ontario * Thomas Graves Meredith Q.C., President of Canada Life Assurance Company * Sir Vincent Meredith 1st Baronet, of Montreal, President of the Bank of Montreal * Chief Justice Sir William Ralph Meredith Q.C., M.P., Chancellor of the University of Toronto * Orlo Miller, author * Evan van Moerkerke, Olympic Swimmer at the 2016 Summer Olympics * Scott Moir, ice dancer and three-time Olympic gold medalist with his partner Tessa Virtue * Trevor Morris (musician), Trevor Morris, Emmy award winning composer and music producer * Masasa Moyo, actress and voice actress

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* Kate Nelligan, actress * Christine Nesbitt, Olympic gold and silver medal-winning speed-skater (women's 1000m, and women's team pursuit, respectively) * Nihilist Spasm Band, pioneering noise music band * The Happy Gang, Bert and Joe Niosi (brothers), band members of radio's The Happy Gang, Happy Gang * O. E. L. "Bud" Graves, artist and painter/sculptor * Ocean (band), Ocean, Christian rock, Christian folk rock band * Bryan Lee O'Malley, comic book artist and writer, award-winning cartoonist and creator of ''Scott Pilgrim'' * Megan Park, actress * Casey Patton, boxer * Paul Peel, painter * David Peterson, list of Ontario premiers, Premier of Ontario, 1985–1990 * Ed Pien, artist * Chris Potter (actor), Chris Potter, actor * Skip Prokop, rock drummer and songwriter, founder of the band Lighthouse (band), Lighthouse * Brandon Prust, former NHL forward.

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* Jack Richardson (record producer), Jack Richardson, Order of Canada, C.M., award-winning record producer, Lifetime Achievement Juno Award recipient, Order of Canada recipient, and educator at Fanshawe College * Michael Riley, television actor * John P. Robarts, premier of Ontario, 1961–1971 * Jesse Ronson, professional mixed martial artist * Vic Roschkov Sr., newspaper editorial cartoonist/illustrator * Jacob Ruby, football player Edmonton Eskimos * J. Philippe Rushton, researcher and academician at University of Western Ontario * Jude St. John, veteran, all-star player with Toronto Argonauts * Lara St. John, violinist, sister of Scott St. John * Scott St. John, violinist and violist, brother of Lara St. John * Charles E. Saunders, Charles Edward Saunders, agricultural scientist, principal developer of Marquis wheat * William Saunders (scientist), William Saunders, agricultural scientist, founder of Canada's Experimental Farm system * Brett Seney, hockey player * Shad (rapper), Shad, hip-hop musician * Shaedon Sharpe, NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers * Nick Shaw, musician * David Shore, writer or producer for the television program ''House (TV series), House'' * Christine Simpson, Sports Broadcaster, and sibling of Craig and Dave, * Craig Simpson, former NHL hockey player and coach, now Broadcaster. * Dave Simpson (ice hockey), Dave Simpson, former player with London Knights and current professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business * George Sipos, writer * Meaghan Smith, singer-songwriter * Timothy Snelgrove, founder of Timothy's World Coffee * Ross Somerville, six-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner in golf, first Canadian to win U.S. Amateur in 1932 * Keffals, Clara Sorrenti, Twitch streamer and transgender activist * Jonny Staub, radio personality * Barry Steers, Canadian Ambassador to Brazil (1971–1976), High Commissioner to Bermuda (1976–1979), Ambassador to Japan (1981–1989) * Janaya Stephens, actress, star of the ''Left Behind: The Movie, Left Behind'' movie series

* Adam Stern, Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles * Sam Stout, Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor * David Suzuki, geneticist, environmentalist, writer and broadcaster * Nick Suzuki, NHL player for the Montreal Canadiens * Ryan Suzuki, NHL prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes, with the Chicago Wolves

T-Z

* Salli Terri, mezzo-soprano * Ryan Thelwell, former National Football League player with San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers, 3 time Grey Cup Champion BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders * Thine Eyes Bleed, metal band featuring Johnny Araya, brother of Slayer bassist, and vocalist Tom Araya * Jim Thompson (powerboat racing), Jim Thompson, businessman, philanthropist, and sportsman * Scott Thornton (ice hockey), Scott Thornton, former NHL player (ret. 2008) * Tim Tindale, former American football player with Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears * Five of the six Tolpuddle Martyrs, convicted in England for forming the first trade union there, settled in London * Jason Tunks, Olympian, discus thrower * Two Crown King, alternative rock and alternative hip hop band * Mike Van Ryn, retired NHL player and Assistant Coach with St. Louis Blues. * Jolene Van Vugt, first woman to perform a backflip on a dirt bike * Tessa Virtue, ice dancer and three-time Olympic gold medalist with partner Scott Moir * Brian Vollmer, lead singer of Helix * Shannon Walsh, documentary filmmaker * Damian Warner, Gold Medal Olympian from the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Men's Decathlon * Jack L. Warner, co-founder of Warner Bros., Warner Brothers Studios * Jeff Willmore, visual and performance artist * Tomasz Winnicki (political activist), Tomasz Winnicki, White supremacy, white supremacist, Anti-Semitism, anti-Semite and subject of complaints before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal * Marion Woodman, Jungian and feminist writer *Shelina Zadorsky, member of the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team, Bronze Olympic Medalist * Jessica Zelinka, former Olympic athlete (heptathlon).

References

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