List of people from London, Ontario

This is a list of Notable 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.

A-B

 * D. Craig Aitchison (born 1968), Canadian Army officer, current commander of Combat Training Centre, at CFB Gagetown
 * Kelley Armstrong (born 1968), author of fantastic fiction
 * Article One, Christian pop-rock band
 * Philip Aziz (1923-2009), painter, sculptor, designer, heritage preservationist
 * R. Scott Bakker (born 1967), author of fantastic fiction
 * Karen Dianne Baldwin (born 1963), Miss Universe 1982
 * Frederick Banting (1891-1941), co-discoverer of insulin, practised in London and has both a museum dedicated to him and a high school named after him
 * Joan Barfoot (born 1946), author of fiction
 * John Davis Barnett (1848-1926), 19th and 20th-century railroad engineer and curator-librarian
 * Joe Bartoch (born 1983), Olympian swimmer
 * Helen Battle (1903–1994), marine biologist
 * Sir Adam Beck (1857-1925), instrumental in setting up the early grid to deliver hydro-electric publicly-owned power from Niagara Falls to the rest of Ontario; former mayor of London
 * 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, broadcast journalist and media executive, Member of the Order of Canada, former national director of The Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
 * Greg Brady, one-time sports radio personality, now at ( CFIQ )
 * Eve Brodlique (1867-1949), British-born Canadian/American author, journalist
 * Josh Brown, NHL player for the Arizona Coyotes
 * Jacob Bryson, NHL player for the Buffalo Sabres
 * Richard Maurice Bucke, 19th-century pioneer in the modern treatment of the mentally ill

C-D

 * 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, 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
 * J. Howard Crocker, educator and sports executive with the YMCA, the University of Western Ontario, and the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada
 * 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 Turin 2006 Paralympics; wheelchair curling (skip)
 * John Dearness, botanist, mycologist, and educator
 * Dylan DeMelo, NHL hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets
 * Laura Dennis, professional wrestler better known as Cherry Bomb
 * Peter Desbarats, former 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\
 * Brett Dier, actor
 * Annie Le Porte Diggs (1853-1916), writer, temperance worker, and Populist advocate
 * Chris Doty (1966–2006), award-winning documentary filmmaker, author and playwright
 * Drew Doughty, NHL defenseman with the Los Angeles Kings
 * Michael Dowse, film director

E-J

 * Emanuel, rhythm and blues singer
 * Marc Emery, marijuana activist and libertarian
 * The Essentials, a cappella group
 * Paterson Ewen, painter
 * Robert W. Fassold, 29th Canadian Surgeon General
 * Murray Favro, artist and musician in the Nihilist Spasm Band
 * Max Ferguson, CBC radio and TV personality, 1950s and 1960s
 * Jessie Fleming, player on the Canada Women's National Soccer Team, Olympic Gold 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
 * George Georgallidis, Professional Gamer
 * Shuman Ghosemajumder, entrepreneur, author
 * Ted Giannoulas, the Famous Chicken/San Diego Chicken mascot
 * George Gibson (Mooney) (1880–1967), catcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, won the World Series in 1909; manager in MLB
 * Ryan Gosling, actor
 * Jerry Grafstein, lawyer
 * O. E. L. "Bud" Graves, artist and painter/sculptor
 * Jeff Hackett, former NHL hockey goaltender (ret. 2004)
 * 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
 * Gary Harvey, director television and producer
 * Jamelie Hassan, artist
 * Frank Hawley (b. 1954), two-time world champion drag racing driver
 * 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
 * Garth Hudson, keyboard player in The Band
 * Kenneth Adams Hunter, 17th and 20th Canadian Surgeon General
 * Tommy Hunter, country singer
 * J.D. Jackson, physicist
 * Doug Jarrett, former NHL defenceman (ret. 1976)
 * Joseph Jeffery, (1829-1894), cabinet-maker
 * Jenny Jones, TV talk show host

K-M

 * 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 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 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
 * Alex MacKinnon, darts player
 * 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, actress (Amy Fleming from Heartland)
 * Vaughn Martin, 2009 draft pick by the NFL's San Diego Chargers
 * Rachel McAdams, actress
 * Emilia McCarthy, actress
 * Rob McConnell, Music Hall of Fame jazz musician of Boss Brass fame
 * Cody McCormick, retired NHL player from the Buffalo Sabres
 * Roy McDonald, poet, diarist, local street-person and personality
 * David McLellan, Olympic freestyle swimmer
 * 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, Emmy award winning composer and music producer
 * Masasa Moyo, actress and voice actress

N-P

 * 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
 * Bert and Joe Niosi (brothers), band members of radio's Happy Gang
 * Ocean, 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, Premier of Ontario, 1985–1990
 * Ed Pien, artist
 * Chris Potter, actor
 * Chad Price, singer-songwriter
 * Skip Prokop, rock drummer and songwriter, founder of the band Lighthouse
 * Brandon Prust, former NHL forward.

R-S

 * Jack Richardson, 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
 * Charles Edward Saunders, agricultural scientist, principal developer of Marquis wheat
 * William Saunders, agricultural scientist, founder of Canada's Experimental Farm system
 * Brett Seney, hockey player
 * 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
 * Christine Simpson, Sports Broadcaster, and sibling of Craig and Dave,
 * Craig Simpson, former NHL hockey player and coach, now Broadcaster.
 * Dave Simpson, former player with London Knights and current professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business
 * George Sipos, writer
 * Jason Slaughter, creator of urbanist YouTube channel Not Just Bikes.
 * 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
 * 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 movie series
 * Adam Stern, Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles
 * 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
 * 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, businessman, philanthropist, and sportsman
 * 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.
 * Tessa Virtue, ice dancer and three-time Olympic gold medalist with partner Scott Moir
 * Brian Vollmer, lead singer of Helix
 * Jolene Van Vugt, first woman to perform a backflip on a dirt bike
 * 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 Brothers Studios
 * Colton White, NHL player for the Anaheim Ducks
 * Jeff Willmore, visual and performance artist
 * Tomasz Winnicki, white supremacist, 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).