List of people from Windsor, Ontario

This is a list of people from Windsor, Ontario.

This list includes people from the Windsor-Essex County area (Amherstburg, Essex, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Leamington, Tecumseh, and Windsor).

A

 * Fouad Abiad (born 1978), bodybuilder
 * Meghan Agosta (born 1987), Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) player and Olympic medalist
 * Ian Allison (1909–1990), Olympic silver medalist in basketball (1936)
 * Glen Angus (1970–2007), Canadian artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and video games
 * Albert Anstey (born 1966), former darts player
 * Oshiomogho Atogwe (born 1981), former NFL player, analyst on TSN

B

 * Steve Bacic, actor, raised in Windsor
 * Ahmad Bateman (born 1961), former professional golfer
 * Iain Baxter& (born 1936), OC, Governor General Award-winning visual artist, forerunner of Canadian conceptual art
 * Matt Beleskey (born 1988), NHL player
 * Michael Dougall Bell (1943–2017), Canada's Ambassador to Jordan (1987–90)
 * Brett Bellemore (born 1988), former NHL player
 * Dave Beneteau (born 1967), former UFC fighter and wrestler
 * Douglas G. Bergeron (born 1960), CEO, investor, philanthropist
 * Reno Bertoia (1935–2011), former MLB baseball player
 * Alan Bernard (1934–2011), Emmy award winning sound engineer
 * Hank Biasatti (1922–1996), former MLB baseball player and National Basketball Association basketball player
 * James Bondy (born 1965), entertainer, star of the children's show Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld
 * Bob Boughner (born 1971), former NHL player and current head coach of the San Jose Sharks. Also part-owner of Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires
 * Pat Boutette (born 1952), former NHL player
 * Bill Brady (born 1932), CM, journalist
 * Trish Brown (born 1963), national education advocate, first openly lesbian school board president in the State of Michigan
 * Mike Brkovich (born 1958), former NBA player, businessman
 * Brian Bulcke (born 1987), former CFL player
 * Seth Bullock (1849–1919), merchant and U.S. Marshal famous for tenure in Deadwood, SD
 * Ted Bulley (born 1955), former NHL player
 * Sean Burke (born 1967), former NHL player
 * Jeff Burrows (born 1968), drummer of The Tea Party

C

 * Stuart Chatwood (born 1969), bass player of The Tea Party, composer for video game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
 * Frank Chauvin (1933–2015), former police detective, resigned from Order of Canada over abortion rights
 * Kenneth Church (1930–2020), jockey, Windsor / Essex County Sports Hall of Fame inductee
 * Stubby Clapp (born 1973), former MLB baseball player, current first base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals
 * Peter D. Clark (born 1938), Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carlton (1991-1997)
 * Jay Justin "Nig" Clarke (1882–1949), former MLB player and member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
 * Dorothy Collins (1926–1994), singer, actress, and recording artist
 * Arjen Colquhoun (born 1992), CFL player
 * Joe Comartin (born 1947), former politician
 * Greg Constantine (born 1938), artist
 * Dave Cooke (born 1952), politician, former Minister of Education
 * Peter Cory (1925–2020), CC, Supreme Court of Canada judge from 1989 to 1999
 * Aileen H. Cowan (born 1926), Canadian painter and sculptor
 * Jack Cowin (born 1942), billionaire, founder of Hungry Jack's
 * Tyrone Crawford (born 1989), former NFL player
 * Sharon Creelman (born 1964), field hockey player
 * David Croll (1900–1991), former mayor of Windsor, first Jew appointed to a federal or provincial cabinet in Canada
 * Keith Crowder (born 1959), former NHL player
 * Emilia Cundari (1930–2005), operatic soprano

D

 * George Dadamo (born 1953), former MPP (1990–1995)
 * Scott D'Amore (born 1974), professional wrestler, manager and booker
 * Ken Daneyko (born 1964), former NHL player
 * Jaime D (born 1976), also known as Sirelda, former professional wrestler
 * Edward Dawson (1907–1998), Olympic silver medalist in basketball (1936)
 * Alexander Deans (born 1997), inventor, artist, and public speaker
 * Andy Delmore (born 1976), former NHL player
 * Johnny Devine (born 1974), professional wrestler
 * Roman De Angelis (born 2001), professional racing driver in the IMSA SportsCar Championship
 * Drew Dilkens (born 1972), present mayor of Windsor
 * Michael DiPietro (born 1999), NHL player
 * Jesse Divnich, industry personality and analyst, video games (from LaSalle)
 * Roxi DLite (born 1983), burlesque performer
 * Tie Domi (born 1969), former NHL player (from Belle River)
 * Charles Drake (1920–1998), CC, Canadian neurosurgeon known for his work on treating aneurysms
 * Dwight Duncan (born 1959), former Finance Minister of Ontario

E

 * Murray Eaves (born 1960), former NHL player
 * Aaron Ekblad (born 1996), NHL player
 * Hoda ElMaraghy (born 1945), CM, first woman to serve as dean of engineering at a Canadian university

F

 * Christine Fellows (born 1968), musician
 * Ron Fellows (born 1959), former NASCAR driver
 * Colm Feore (born 1958), OC, actor
 * Bob Ferguson (1931–2014), sports journalist and writer
 * John Ferguson, Sr. (1938–2007), former NHL player and executive
 * Katie Findlay (born 1990), actress
 * Cam Fowler (born 1991), NHL player
 * Gino Fracas (1930–2009), CFL player and long-time coach of Windsor Lancers football
 * Eddie Francis (born 1974), former mayor of Windsor
 * Ron Friest (born 1958), former NHL player

G

 * Frances M. Gage (1924–2013), sculptor
 * Marty Gervais (born 1946), poet and publisher
 * Barbara Gowdy (born 1950), CM, novelist
 * Mary Henrietta Graham (1857 or 1858–1890), first black woman to be admitted to, as well as to graduate from, the University of Michigan
 * Tommy Grant (1935–2011), CFL player and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
 * Herb Gray (1931–2014), CC, former Liberal Member of Parliament and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
 * Tony Gray, comic book illustrator

H

 * Mary Jo Haddad (born 1957), CM, former President and CEO of The Hospital for Sick Children, first female Chancellor at the University of Windsor
 * Richie Hawtin (born 1970), techno musician
 * Frank Hayden, OC, professor and pioneer of the Special Olympics
 * George Hester (1902–1951), Olympic athlete
 * Ken Hodge Jr. (born 1966), former NHL player
 * David H. Hubel (1926–2013), research scientist and Nobel Prize winner
 * Garth Hudson (born 1937), CM, organist and keyboardist for Canadian rock group The Band
 * Michael D. Hurst (born 1950), former mayor of Windsor, Justice of the Peace

J

 * Dan Jancevski (born 1981), former NHL player
 * Alaric Jackson (born 1998), current NFL player
 * Gordie Johnson (born 1964), guitarist and vocalist of Big Sugar
 * Spider Jones (born 1946), former boxer
 * Ed Jovanovski (born 1976), former NHL player
 * Jeon So-mi (birthname Ennik Somi Douma) (born 2001), South Korean singer

K

 * Zack Kassian (born 1991), former NHL player
 * Jerry Kauric (born 1963), former NFL and CFL player
 * Rick Kehoe (born 1951), former NHL player and coach
 * Ruth Kerr (1916–1974), athlete, 1932 Summer Olympics, at age 16; first Windsor-born person to represent Canada in Olympics
 * Tim Kerr (born 1960), former NHL player
 * Malcolm Knight, Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank and former General Manager of Bank for International Settlements
 * Robert Knuckle (born 1935), historian, bestselling author, actor and playwright
 * Killer Kowalski (1926–2008), WWE Hall of Famer, professional wrestler and trainer
 * Tomasz Kucharzewski (1968–2008), martial artist

L

 * Mathew Charles Lamb (1948–1976), spree killer acquitted on grounds of insanity, later killed in action while fighting for the Rhodesian Security Forces
 * Thomas W. LaSorda (born 1954), former CEO of Chrysler Canada Group
 * Karen Lawrence (born 1951), writer
 * Mike Lazaridis (born 1961), OC, CEO of Research in Motion, inventor of the BlackBerry
 * Lou Lefaive (1928–2002), Canadian sports administrator and civil servant
 * Ken Lewenza, Sr. (born 1954), former head of the Canadian Auto Workers
 * Marion Lewis (born 1925), OC, Canadian medical researcher known for her work on the Rh factor
 * Aaron Lowe (born 1974), former pairs figure skater with Megan Wing
 * Budd Lynch (1917–2012), announcer for the Detroit Red Wings

M

 * Sir Archibald Macdonell (1864–1941), decorated Canadian police officer and soldier
 * Angus MacInnes (born 1947), actor
 * Alistair MacLeod (1936–2014), OC, novelist, short story writer, and academic
 * Marco Marsan (born 1957), author
 * Jeff Martin (born 1969), guitarist and lead vocalist of The Tea Party
 * Matt Martin (born 1989), NHL player for the New York Islanders
 * Paul Martin (born 1938), Liberal former Prime Minister of Canada
 * Paul Martin Sr. (1903–1992), longtime federal cabinet minister; father of the former PM
 * Sheila Martin (born 1943), wife of former Prime Minister Paul Martin
 * Medo Martinello (born 1935), former NLA lacrosse player, NLL Quebec Caribous and MILL Detroit Turbos lacrosse coach, IHL and NCAA hockey referee
 * Brian Masse (born 1968), politician
 * Kylie Masse (born 1996), swimmer, two-time Olympic medalist and World Champion in 100 m backstroke
 * Brandon McBride (born 1994), Olympian, 800m runner, Canadian National Record Holder
 * Sean McCann (1935–2019), actor
 * Howard McCurdy (1932–2018), the New Democratic Party's first African-Canadian Member of Parliament
 * Gordon Morton McGregor (1873-1922), a Canadian businessman who founded the Ford Motor Company of Canada in 1904
 * Irving "Toots" Meretsky (1912–2006), Olympic silver medalist in basketball (1936)
 * Steve Moore (born 1978), former NHL player
 * Eugene McNamara (1930–2016), poet, novelist, University of Windsor English Professor Emeritus
 * Eddie Mio (born 1954), former NHL player
 * Noelle Montcalm (born 1988), Olympic hurdler
 * Mychal Mulder (born 1994), NBA player
 * Sandy Munro (born 1949), automotive engineer

N

 * Stanley Nantais (1913–2004), Olympic silver medalist in basketball (1936)
 * Isabelle Nélisse (born 2003), actress
 * Sophie Nélisse (born 2000), actress in movies including The Book Thief
 * Dan Newman (born 1952), former NHL player

O

 * Joseph "Gerry" Ouellette (1934–1975), Olympic gold medalist in Men's shooting

P

 * Mark Paré (born 1957), former NHL linesman
 * Alton C. Parker (1907–1989), CM, first black Canadian police detective
 * Christina Pazsitzky (born 1976), Canadian-American comedian
 * Richard Peddie (born 1947), former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
 * Maryse Perreault (born 1964), former short track speed skater
 * Ed Philion (born 1970), former NFL and CFL player
 * Jacqueline Pillon (born 1977), actress
 * Casey Plett (born 1987), writer
 * Oliver Platt (born 1960), television and film actor
 * Lloyd Pollock (1909–1993), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
 * Barry Potomski (1972–2011), former NHL player
 * Cathy Priestner (born 1956), speed skater, 1976 Winter Olympics, silver medalist in 500-metre event
 * Valerie Pringle (born 1953), CM, journalist & TV Host
 * Bob Probert (1965–2010), former NHL player
 * Sandra Pupatello (born 1962), politician
 * Matt Puempel (born 1993), former NHL player

Q

 * Joel Quenneville (born 1958), former NHL player and former NHL head coach of 4 teams. 3x Stanley Cup winner.

R

 * Rob Raco (born 1989), actor, musician
 * Amanda Reason (born 1993), Olympic swimmer, former world record holder
 * J. Paul Reddam (born 1955), academic, businessman, racehorse owner
 * Mark Renaud (born 1959), former NHL player
 * Brett Romberg (born 1979), former NFL player
 * Ernestine Russell (born 1938), first female Olympic gymnast, 1956 Melbourne Summer games
 * Warren Rychel (born 1967), former NHL player

S

 * Lionel Sanders (born 1988), triathlete
 * Cid Samson (born 1943), former MP
 * Dave Schreiber (born 1944), NHL play-by-play man
 * Erika Schmutz (born 1973), paralympic athlete (wheelchair rugby)
 * Jack Scott (1936–2019), rockabilly singer
 * Tyler Scott (born 1985), former CFL player
 * Kim Shaw (born 1984), actress
 * Dakoda Shepley (born 1994), NFL player, minor acting role as Omega Red in Deadpool 2., and stunt and body double in Game Over, Man!
 * Larry Shreve (born 1941), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) professional wrestler known as Abdullah the Butcher (WWE Hall of Famer)
 * Joe Siddall (born 1967), former MLB baseball player
 * Al Siegel owner of Elmwood Casino and Windsor Raceway
 * Bob Simpson (1930–2007), former CFL player
 * Thomas Joseph Simpson (1921–2017), one of the 114 Canadians to receive the Distinguished Service Medal for World War II service.
 * Jimmy Skinner (1917–2007), former NHL coach and executive
 * Art Skov (1928–2009), former NHL referee
 * Glen Skov (1931–2013), former NHL player
 * Brad Smith (born 1958), former NHL player, nicknamed "Motor City Smitty"
 * D. J. Smith (born 1977), former NHL player, current head coach of the Ottawa Senators
 * Brad Snyder (born 1976), Olympic athlete 1996, 2000, 2004
 * David Sobolov (born 1964), voice actor and director
 * Skip Spence (1946–1999), composer, multi-instrumentalist, member of Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape
 * William W. Spencer (1921–2007), Emmy award winning cinematographer
 * Niki Spiridakos (born 1975), actress
 * The Reverend J O L Spracklin (1886–?), Methodist minister who killed an illicit trader in alcohol in 1920, later tried and acquitted
 * Dave Steen (born 1959), CM, decathlete, Olympic bronze medal winner
 * Marta Stępień (born 1994), Miss Universe Canada 2018
 * Alek Stojanov (born 1973), former NHL player
 * John Swainson (1925–1994), Governor of Michigan 1961–1963
 * Mark Suzor (born 1956), former NHL player

T

 * Tamia (born 1975), R&B singer
 * Chris Taylor, lawyer, Global President of eOne Music
 * Fred Thomas (1923–1981), multi-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football)
 * Shirley Thomson (1930–2010), CC, civil servant
 * Ray Timgren (1928–1999), former NHL player
 * Daryl Townsend (born 1985), CFL player
 * Keegan Connor Tracy (born 1971), actress
 * David Tremblay (born 1987), freestyle wrestler, 2012 Olympian
 * Tim Trimper (born 1958), former NHL player
 * William Troy (1827–1905), abolitionist and preacher
 * John Tucker (born 1964), former NHL player
 * Shania Twain, OC (born 1965), country singer

U

 * John Upham (born 1940), former MLB player

V

 * Daniel Victor (born 1979), singer, songwriter, producer of Neverending White Lights
 * André Viger (1952–2006), OC, multi-time Paralympic athlete and medalist
 * Christian Vincent (born 1980), actor, dancer, choreographer
 * Tessa Virtue (born 1989), CM, ice dancer, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion with her partner Scott Moir
 * Harold Vokes (1908–1998), malacologist and paleontologist

W

 * Hiram Walker (1816–1899), founder of distillery
 * Aaron Ward (born 1973), former NHL player, now hockey analyst for TSN
 * Felix Watts (1892–1966), inventor
 * Kyle Wellwood (born 1983), former NHL player
 * Solomon White (1836–1911), lawyer and politician
 * Petey Williams (born 1981), professional wrestler
 * Robert S. C. Williams, CM, humanitarian
 * Tom Williams (born 1951), former NHL player
 * Kortney Wilson (born 1979), professional house-flipper and musician
 * Luke Willson (born 1990), former NFL player
 * Ron Wilson (born 1955), former NHL player and coach
 * Ryan Wilson (born 1987), former NHL player
 * Megan Wing (born 1975), former pairs figure skater with Aaron Lowe
 * Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (born 1987), actress

Z

 * Alexander Zonjic (born 1951), jazz musician