List of people from Sarnia

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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Voltairine de Cleyre, activist
 * 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
 * Dave Hill, mountaineer, summitted Mount Everest May 20, 2011
 * 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; plays at North Carolina State University
 * 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, filmmaker
 * 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
 * Stephanie LeDrew
 * Hank Lehvonen
 * 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
 * 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
 * Dominique Pegg, gymnast.
 * 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
 * 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