Thunder Bay, Ontario

1. Coleman Hell (1989)

Rock Singer

Canadian singer known for his single "2 Heads," which was part of his self-titled EP. He released his first EP, VENA, in 2014. 

2. Robert Bortuzzo (1989)

Canadian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Canadian defenceman who began his career as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2011 after spending three seasons as a member of the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey...

3. Eric Staal (1984)

Ice Hockey Player

Canadian NHL center who joined an exclusive list of players by winning an Olympic gold medal, a World Championship and Stanley Cup.

4. Jordan Staal (1988)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

NHL center who was drafted 2nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2006. He won a Stanley Cup Championship with the Penguins in 2009 and was a finalist for the...

5. Jaida Dreyer (1991)

Country Singer

Notable for her debut album I Am Jaida Dreyer and for her singles "Half Broke Horses," "Guy's Girl," and "Confessions," this Canadian born country singer and songwriter began her rise...

6. Dave Irwin (1954)

Canadian Alpine Skier

Former alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Austria and the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and won the 1975 World Cup downhill event.

7. Paul Shaffer (1949)

Canadian Musician

David Letterman's musical director, bandleader, and sidekick for over 30 years. He co-wrote and produced The Weather Girls' hit song "It's Raining Men" in 1979.

8. Kevin Durand (1974)

Canadian Actor

Screen actor who became recognized for his roles in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Dark Angel. He played Little John in the 2010 film Robin Hood, and was nominated for a Genie...

9. Marc Staal (1987)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

NHL defenseman who was drafted 12th overall by the New York Rangers in 2005. He was named alternate captain of the Rangers in 2010 and in 2014, he helped lead...

10. Marie Avgeropoulos (1986)

Greek-canadian Actress

Canadian actress best known as Octavia Blake on The CW's The 100. She also played the role of Valerie Wooley in the 2009 film I Love You Beth Cooper and had her breakout...

11. Dave Bolland (1986)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Versatile center who debuted in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2006 and won Stanley Cup Championships with the team in 2010 and 2013 before joining the Toronto Maple...

12. Shane Peacock (1957)

Canadian Writer

Author best known for young adult works like The Boy Sherlock Holmes series. He often writes about people who do extraordinary or dangerous acts, such as bull riders and high-wire...

13. Steve Collins (1964)

Irish Boxer

Former super middleweight nicknamed The Celtic Warrior who retired as the WBO Super-middleweight Champion. He compiled a 36-3 record over the course of his career with 21 victories coming by...

14. Taylor Pyatt (1981)

Hockey Player

Canadian forward who made his NHL debut in 2000 with the New York Islanders.

15. Jeff Geddis (1975)

Canadian Actor

Canadian actor and voice actor who is best recognized for his film and television appearances. He is known for having starred in Odyssey 5 where he played Ethan Slattery as...

16. Nanci Chambers (1963)

Canadian Actor

Most well known for her role as Loren Singer on the CBS series JAG, she is also notable for her appearances on L.A. Heat and Ghost Whisperer.

17. Vampiro (1967)

Professional Wrestler

Born Ian Richard Hodgkinson, best known for his time in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre during the early 1990s. He's also worked for Lucha Underground as a color commentator.

18. Carter Hutton (1985)

Canadian Ice Hockey Goaltender

Carter John Hutton is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently under contract to the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.

19. Jeff Heisholt (1975)

Canadian Musician

Jeffrey Thoralf Heisholt is a Canadian keyboardist vocalist songwriter and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band with whom he co-wrote and released four records toured Canada twenty times...

20. Iain Kelso (1975)

Canadian Composer

Iain Kelso is a Canadian film score composer. For his score to Jacob Kelso received the award for best music at the 45th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2012.

21. Derek Landmesser (1975)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Derek Landmesser is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who is currently the head coach of the Southern Professional Hockey League’s Mississippi RiverKings. Landmesser started his professional career as...

22. Jason Jaspers (1981)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Jason Matthew Jaspers is a professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

23. Alex Auld (1981)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Alexander James Auld is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for the EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League. Auld has also played for...

24. Lorne Saxberg (1958)

Canadian Television Journalist

Lorne Saxberg was a Canadian television journalist and one of many on-air anchors on CBC Newsworld. Saxberg was born in Thunder Bay Ontario and joined the CBC's radio arm. As...

25. Ashley Miharija (1987)

Curler

Ashley Miharija is a Canadian curler. Miharija currently plays third for the Krista McCarville rink. Miharija's first major curling event was when she played third for Mike Assad's Northern Ontario...

26. Tom Pyatt (1987)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Thomas Cullum Pyatt is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently with Tampa Bay Lightning. He is the son of former NHL player Nelson Pyatt and brother of Pittsburgh Penguins...

27. Stan Baluik (1935)

Hockey Player Professional Golfe

Stanley Baluik is a former Canadian ice hockey centre and professional golfer. In hockey Baluik played from 1954 to 1964 in the Ontario Hockey Association Quebec Hockey League Western Hockey...

28. Jared Staal (1990)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Jared John Staal is a Canadian ice hockey player. Staal is currently a member of the Carolina Hurricanes organization of the National Hockey League. He is the younger brother of...

29. Jimmy McLeod (1937)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Major League baseball player see Jim McLeod. James Bradley McLeod is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. McLeod started his National Hockey League career with the St. Louis Blues in...

30. Taylor Chorney (1987)

Canadian-born American Ice Hocke

Taylor Chorney is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Chorney was born in Thunder Bay Ontario but...

31. Haley Irwin (1988)

Ice Hockey Player

Haley Irwin is a member of the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team the Montreal Stars of the Canadian Women's Hockey League and played for the University of Minnesota Duluth...

32. Bev Oda (1944)

Broadcaster Politician

Beverley Joan Bev Oda PC is a retired Canadian politician. She was a member of the House of Commons of Canada as well as the first Japanese-Canadian MP and cabinet...

33. Nelson Pyatt (1953)

Nhl Player

Nelson Pyatt is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He is the father of current NHLers Taylor Pyatt and Tom Pyatt. Drafted in 1973 by both the Detroit Red Wings...

34. George Gwozdecky (1953)

University Of Denver Hockey Coac

George Gwozdecky is an ice hockey coach who was the head coach for the University of Denver Pioneers hockey team for 19 seasons from 1994 until 2013. The Pioneers won...

35. David James McFadden (1945)

Lawyer

David James McFadden is a Canadian lawyer businessman and former politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1987 as a member of the Progressive Conservative...

36. Willie Trognitz (1953)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Raymond William Willie Trognitz is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association. Trognitz played part of the 1977–78 WHA season with the Cincinnati...

37. Kris LaBelle (1976)

Canadian Mma Personality Stand-u

Kristopher Robert LaBelle is a Canadian stand up-comedian comedy producer actor color commentator and rapper. He is best known for his color commentary for King of the Cage Canada. He...

38. Diane Schoemperlen (1954)

Canadian Writer

Diane Mavis Schoemperlen is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. She was born in Thunder Bay Ontario and educated at Lakehead University. Her first novel In the Language of...

39. Al Hackner (1954)

Canadian Curler

Allan A. Al Hackner nicknamed the Iceman is a Canadian Hall of Fame curler from Thunder Bay Ontario. He was born and raised in Nipigon Ontario. He is a two-time...

40. Murray Wing (1950)

Canadian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Murray Alan Wing is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1973–74 NHL season.

41. Goldie Goldthorpe (1954)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Bill Goldie Harpo Goldthorpe is a retired professional ice hockey player who served as the inspiration for Ogie Ogilthorpe in the 1977 film Slap Shot. His father was an engineer...

42. Marc Chorney (1959)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Marcus P. Chorney Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.

43. Mike Busniuk (1951)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Michael Busniuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is the younger brother of Ron Busniuk who played for the Buffalo Sabres. Busniuk was selected 67th overall in...

44. Vic Venasky (1951)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Victor William Venasky is a retired professional ice hockey player. As a junior he played on the Port Arthur Marrs who made it to the Memorial Cup finals in 1967....

45. Ron Talakoski (1962)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Ronald Paul Isaac Talakoski was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played nine games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers between 1986 and 1988....

46. Ian Tetley (1962)

Canadian Curler

Ian Tetley is a Canadian curler from Oakville Ontario. He is a three-time Brier and World Champion.

47. Rod Michano (1964)

unknow

Rod Michano is a noted Canadian First Nations HIV/AIDS activist and educator. He is a member of the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation in Northern Ontario. Michano left...

48. John Bednarski (1952)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

John Severn Bednarski was an ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League. Over the course of his career he played the New York Rangers and the Edmonton Oilers. An...

49. Danny Gruen (1952)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Daniel Patrick Gruen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 49 games in the National Hockey League and 181 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with...

50. Lou Nistico (1953)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Louis Charles Nistico is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 3 games in the National Hockey League and 186 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with...

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