Born here
272
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marie Avgeropoulos
37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1872
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam
Most common field
Sports
181 people
What stands out about Thunder Bay’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Thunder Bay’s famous people were born The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 34 births.
Before Confederation Confederation to the Great War The world wars Postwar years Since 1970 1850 1900 1950 2000 Alex Delvecchio Kevin Durand Matt Murray
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for What Thunder Bay is known for The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.8 times.
Sports 181 people 67%1.8× usual Politics & Law 38 people 14%below usual Writing & Arts 17 people 6%below usual Film, TV & Stage 13 people 5%below usual Music 8 people 3%below usual Notable 5 people 2% Science & Medicine 4 people 1%below usual Business 4 people 1%about usual Faith 1 person 0%below usual Military 1 person 0%below usual
The best known
Born in Thunder Bay #1 Film, TV & Stage Marie Avgeropoulos born 1986 Canadian actress
#2 Film, TV & Stage Kevin Durand born 1974 Canadian actor
#3 Sports Eric Staal born 1984 Canadian ice hockey player
Everyone Everyone else born in Thunder Bay 269 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
All · 197 Politics & Law · 21 Sports · 144 Music · 6 Film, TV & Stage · 8 Writing & Arts · 12 Science & Medicine · 1 Faith · 1 Notable · 4
Any time Confederation to the Great War · 19 The world wars · 57 Postwar years · 59 Since 1970 · 58
Jordan Staal born 1988 Canadian ice hockey player
Alex Delvecchio 1931–2025 Canadian ice hockey player
Matt Murray born 1994 Canadian ice hockey player
Melanie Kok born 1983 Canadian rower
LP Liam Parsons born 1977 Canadian rower
Mackenzie Blackwood born 1996 Canadian ice hockey player
Marc Staal born 1987 Canadian ice hockey player
GJ Greg Johnson 1971–2019 Canadian ice hockey player
Haley Irwin born 1988 Ice hockey player
Jack Adams 1894–1968 Canadian professional hockey player
TO Trent Opaloch born 1969 Canadian actor and cinematographer
Carter Hutton born 1985 Canadian ice hockey player
Robert Bortuzzo born 1989 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
SR Steve Rucchin born 1971 Ice hockey player
AN Arthur Nash 1914–2000 Ice hockey player
Bud Poile 1924–2005 Canadian ice hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive
MD Maxwell Deacon 1910–1970 Canadian ice hockey player
SC Steve Collins born 1964 Canadian ski jumper
Vampiro born 1967 Canadian professional wrestler
Cecilia Parker 1914–1993 Canadian-American actress
GD Gerry Davey 1914–1977 English ice hockey player
JH James Haggarty 1914–1998 Canadian ice hockey player
Barbara Read 1917–1963 Canadian actress
GS Gaye Stewart 1923–2010 Canadian ice hockey player
Jeff Heerema born 1980 Canadian ice hockey player
Katie Weatherston born 1983 Canadian ice hockey player
Melissa Coates 1971–2021 Canadian professional wrestler and model
WS Wayne Stephenson 1945–2010 Canadian ice hockey player
Bev Oda born 1944 Canadian broadcaster, politician
Dave Creighton 1930–2017 Canadian ice hockey player
Dave Irwin born 1954 Canadian alpine skier
Gus Bodnar 1923–2005 Canadian ice hockey player
Jared Staal born 1990 Canadian ice hockey player
Ryan Johnson born 1976 Canadian ice hockey player
Taylor Chorney born 1987 Ice hockey player from the USA
Taylor Pyatt born 1981 Canadian ice hockey player
Allan Paivio 1925–2016 Canadian psychologist
Michelle Latimer born 1901 Canadian actress
Sean Pronger born 1972 Canadian ice hockey player
Tom Pyatt born 1987 Canadian ice hockey player
Tony Hrkac born 1966 Canadian ice hockey player
Trevor Letowski born 1977 Canadian ice hockey player
WP Walt Poddubny 1960–2009 Canadian ice hockey player
BH Bill Houlder born 1967 Ice hockey player from Canada
BL Bora Laskin 1912–1984 14th Chief Justice of Canada
Danny Bois born 1983 Canadian ice hockey player
JK J. Bob Kelly born 1946 Canadian ice hockey player
JJ James Jarvis 1907–1983 Canadian ice hockey player
Jason Jaspers born 1981 Canadian ice hockey player
Rick Adduono born 1955 Canadian ice hockey player
Shane Peacock born 1957 Canadian writer
TS Trevor Stewardson born 1977 Canadian boxer
Bob Lymburne born 1909 Canadian ski jumper
Danny Lewicki 1931–2018 Canadian ice hockey player
DB David Bruce born 1964 Ice Hockey Player
DP Don Poile 1932–2024 Canadian ice hockey player
GP Glynn Pedersen born 1981 Canadian-British ski jumper
HÅ Henry Åkervall 1937–2000 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
JC Jacqui Cook born 1976 Canadian rower
JG Jeff Geddis born 1975 Actor
Jeremy Adduono born 1978 Canadian ice hockey player
JW Jimmy Ward 1906–1990 Canadian ice hockey player
KJ Kyle Julius born 1979 Canadian basketball player and coach
LC Larry Cahan 1933–1992 Canadian ice hockey player
LS Lee Fogolin, Sr. 1926–2000 Canadian ice hockey player
MC Marc Chorney born 1959 Canadian ice hockey player
NM Norm Maciver born 1964 Canadian ice hockey player
Ray Ceresino 1929–2015 Canadian ice hockey player
Smokey Harris 1890–1974 Canadian ice hockey player
Steve Passmore born 1973 Canadian ice hockey player
BG Bruce Gamble born 1938 Canadian ice hockey player
BR Bryan Rosenfeld born 1965 Canadian soccer player
CS Charlie Sands 1911–1953 Canadian ice hockey player
Coleman Hell born 1989 Canadian musician
DL David Latta born 1967 Canadian ice hockey player
Fred Creighton 1930–2011 Canadian ice hockey player
KB Ken Brown 1948–2022 Canadian ice hockey player
LR Larry Rucchin 1967–2002 Canadian ice hockey player
MH Max Hollmann born 2002 Canadian cross-country skier
NC Nanci Chambers born 1963 Canadian actress
PC Paul Cosgrove born 1934 Canadian politician
PG Pete Goegan 1934–2008 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
RS Red Spooner 1910–1984 Canadian ice hockey player
SB Stan Baliuk born 1935 Hockey player, professional golfer
Steve Wojciechowski born 1922 Ice hockey player
TC Tom Cook 1907–1961 Canadian ice hockey player
Travis Oleksuk born 1989 Canadian ice hockey player
AD Amanda Dunbar born 1982 American artist
AP Amber Peterson born 1982 Canadian freestyle skier
Barton Bradley 1930–2006 Canadian ice hockey player
Benny Woit 1928–2016 Canadian ice hockey player
Bobby Curtola 1943–2016 Canadian singer
BW Brad Williamson born 1977 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
BP Bridget Perrier born 1977 Canadian activist
CM Connie Madigan 1934–2024 Canadian ice hockey player
DG Danny Gruen born 1952 Canadian ice hockey player
DB Derek Burney born 1939 Canadian diplomat
DS Diane Schoemperlen born 1954 Canadian writer
Donald Carrick 1906–1997 Boxer, amateur golfer, lawyer, politician
James Maloney born 1964 Member of the Canadian House of Commons
Jeff Heath 1915–1975 Canadian baseball player
JS Joe Szura 1938–2006 Canadian ice hockey player
JA John Adams born 1946 Canadian ice hockey player
KB Ken Boshcoff born 1949 Canadian politician
LN Lou Nistico 1953–2020 Canadian ice hockey player
MB Mike Busniuk born 1951 Canadian ice hockey player
MH Mike Hordy born 1956 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
MT Mike Tomlak born 1965 Canadian ice hockey player
MW Murray Wing born 1950 Ice hockey player
NP Nelson Pyatt born 1953 NHL player
NM Nolan McDonald born 1977 Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Paul Traynor born 1977 Canadian ice hockey player
PB Pete Backor 1919–1988 Canadian ice hockey player
Phat Wilson 1895–1970 Canadian ice hockey player
RS Ralph Stewart born 1948 Canadian ice hockey player
RB Rick Bragnalo born 1951 Canadian ice hockey player
RL Rick Lang born 1953 Canadian male curler and coach
RW Rob Whistle born 1961 Ice hockey player
RW Robbi Weldon born 1975 Canadian Paralympic athlete
RN Robin Neill 1931–2014 Canadian historian
RB Ron Busniuk 1948–2024 Canadian ice hockey player
RT Ron Talakoski 1962–2009 Canadian ice hockey player
Rudy Migay 1928–2016 Canadian ice hockey player
SK Scott King born 1967 Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Scott MacLeay born 1950 Canadian photographer, composer and new media artist
SB Steve Black 1927–2008 Canadian ice hockey player
Steve Hrymnak 1926–2015 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
TT Ted Tucker born 1949 Canadian ice hockey player
TM Thomas Milani ?–2021 Canadian ice hockey player
TA Tom Alexander born 1958 Canadian swimmer
VV Vic Venasky born 1951 Canadian ice hockey player
Ashley Sippala born 1987 Canadian female curler
BB Bob Bodak born 1961 Canadian ice hockey player
DM Dan Mustapic born 1960 New Zealand curler
DG Dave Gatherum 1932–2024 Canadian ice hockey player
Dave McCaig born 1971 Artist
David Howard 1918–2023 Olympic sailor
DC Debbie Clarke born 1961 Canadian swimmer
DK Dick Kotanen 1925–2011 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
FD Frank Daley 1908–1968 Canadian professional ice hockey player
GW Gord Wilson 1932–2023 Canadian ice hockey player
HP Harley Parker 1915–1992 Canadian artist
IA Iain Angus born 1947 Canadian politician
JM Jack Masters 1931–2024 Canadian politician
JM Jay Miron born 1970 Canadian bicycle motocross rider
JM Jeff McDill 1956–2012 Canadian ice hockey player
JM Jimmy McLeod 1937–2019 Canadian ice hockey player
JC Joe Comuzzi 1933–2021 Canadian politician
JT Joe Tallari born 1980 Canadian ice hockey player
JB John Bednarski born 1952 Canadian ice hockey player
JS John Schella 1947–2018 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Joseph Tweed Shaw 1883–1944 Canadian politician
KA Karen Autio born 2000 Finnish writer
Ken Stewart 1912–2002 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Krista McCarville born 1982 Canadian curler
Lou Marcon 1935–2023 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Marcus Powlowski born 1960 Canadian politician
Michael Christie born 1976 Canadian professional skateboarder and author
Michela Cava born 1994 Canadian ice hockey player
Penny Petrone 1925–2005 Canadian writer
PB Peter Bakovic born 1965 Canadian ice hockey player
Samantha Isbell born 1998 Canadian ice hockey player
Sarah Potts born 1989 Canadian curler
SC Sean Crooks born 1983 Canadian cross-country skier
SM Sheila Martin born 1943 Wife of Canadian Prime Minister
SD Steve Daniar born 1955 Canadian wrestler
TM Terence A. McEwen 1929–1998 Canadian opera manager
TJ Trevor Johansen born 1957 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam 1872–1943 British politician
AF Al Fiskar 1928–2013 Canadian male curler and coach
AW Albert Wren 1916–1961 Canadian politician
AM Amanda Makela born 1993 Canadian women’s ice hockey player
AR Andy Ritchie born 1958 Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete
AM Anne Marie McCaffrey born 1955 Canadian swimmer
BH Bill Hodgson 1944–2022 Canadian male curler
BR Brian Renken born 1955 Canadian wrestler
Catherine Seppala 1907–1975 Canadian mayor
CS Cyril Symes born 1943 Canadian politician
DL Dan Ladouceur born 1973 Lacrosse player
DH David Hamilton born 1949 County administrator for Hernando County, Florida
DH David Hoogsteen born 1974 Canadian ice hockey player
David James McFadden born 1945 Lawyer
DL Derek Landmesser born 1975 Canadian ice hockey player
DR Don Rusnak born 1975 Canadian politician
EK Eddie Kachur 1934–2014 Canadian ice hockey player
Elizabeth Spehar Canadian diplomat
Elizabeth Zvonar born 1972 Canadian artist
Fred Page 1915–1997 Canadian ice hockey executive
FR Frederick Oliver Robinson 1903–1969 Canadian politician
Gaye Delorme 1947–2011 Canadian musician
GC Gordy Ceresino born 1957 American football player
IT Ian Tamblyn born 1947 Canadian musician
IT Ian Tetley born 1962 Canadian male curler and coach
JS Jack Shaver 1918–2001 Canadian theologian
JD Jaida Dreyer born 1991 Canadian singer
JB Jaime Black Indigenous Artist
JS Jay Sparrow Canadian musician
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Questions about famous people from Thunder Bay Who is the most famous person from Thunder Bay? By our measure the best known is Marie Avgeropoulos (Canadian actress); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Kevin Durand and Eric Staal.
How many famous people were born in Thunder Bay? Of the 336 Wikidata puts here, the rest have no English or French article that confirms it.
What is Thunder Bay known for? Here the share is 67%; across Canadian towns it is 38%.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Thunder Bay? The earliest is William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam, born in 1872, and the latest birth listed is 2002.
Who counts as from Thunder Bay? Two sources must agree: Wikidata, placing the birth inside Thunder Bay’s municipal boundary (Statistics Canada’s 2021 census subdivision) or one of its hospitals or districts, and the person’s English or French Wikipedia article. Moving here later is not enough, and adult performers and people known chiefly for crimes are not listed.
Why is someone missing? Often Wikidata names only Canada or a province as the birthplace, or a rural area, a hamlet or another town; sometimes the Wikipedia article names somewhere else, or nowhere. A person appears here once both agree, so a correction on either site reaches this page at the next refresh.
Birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations and the count of Wikipedia and sister-site articles come from Wikidata (CC0). Each birthplace is checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article, or the French one where English says nothing or has no article; the articles are linked, never quoted. Wikidata’s Statistics Canada code, the place’s name or its point inside the 2021 census outline puts a birth in a town, and a birth given only as a split city stays on that city’s page. Fields are read from the description and occupations, and the list runs by number of articles. “The usual town” is everyone listed across Canadian towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (79) Marie Avgeropoulos: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kevin Durand: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Eric Staal: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jordan Staal: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Alex Delvecchio: TGC-Topps Gum Cards, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Matt Murray: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Melanie Kok: Donna Kok, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Mackenzie Blackwood: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Marc Staal: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Haley Irwin: Daniel Hass, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jack Adams: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Carter Hutton: Leech44, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Robert Bortuzzo: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Bud Poile: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Vampiro: Adrián Martínez, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Cecilia Parker: Trailer screenshot, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Barbara Read: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jeff Heerema: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Katie Weatherston: hockeyMedia & The Want List, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Melissa Coates: Blake Arledge, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Bev Oda: United Nations Development Programme, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dave Creighton: TCG Topps Gum Cards, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Dave Irwin: cdnmusicdiva, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gus Bodnar: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jared Staal: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Ryan Johnson: Kaiser matias, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Taylor Chorney: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Taylor Pyatt: Sidmeister78, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Allan Paivio: Lanza, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Michelle Latimer: Alan Langford, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Sean Pronger: TheAHL, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Tom Pyatt: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Tony Hrkac: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Trevor Letowski: Dan4th, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Danny Bois: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jason Jaspers: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Rick Adduono: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Shane Peacock: Shane Peacock, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Bob Lymburne: Not credited, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Danny Lewicki: TCG Topps Gum Cards, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jeremy Adduono: Roosterfan, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Ray Ceresino: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Smokey Harris: Stuart Thomson, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Steve Passmore: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Coleman Hell: Mary Vallarta, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Fred Creighton: Boston Bruins, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Steve Wojciechowski: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Travis Oleksuk: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Barton Bradley: Wikiuser1214, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Benny Woit: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Bobby Curtola: Toronto Star, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Donald Carrick: Levick (Macfarlane), Wide World Photos (Carrick), Public domain , Wikimedia Commons James Maloney: Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jeff Heath: Bowman Gum, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Paul Traynor: Roosterfan, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Phat Wilson: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Rudy Migay: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Scott MacLeay: Ecdmm, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Steve Hrymnak: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Ashley Sippala: Allthegoldmedals, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dave McCaig: Dmccaig, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons David Howard: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Joseph Tweed Shaw: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Ken Stewart: Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Krista McCarville: Allthegoldmedals, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Lou Marcon: TGC - Topps Gum Cards, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Marcus Powlowski: Macker8, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Michael Christie: Dan Harasymchuk, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Michela Cava: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Penny Petrone: Caesarjbsquitti at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Samantha Isbell: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Sarah Potts: Allthegoldmedals, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam: Sir W.C. Leng, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Catherine Seppala: City of Thunder Bay Archives, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons David James McFadden: Legislative Assembly of Ontario, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Elizabeth Spehar: 外務省, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Elizabeth Zvonar: The artist is Elizabeth Zvonar., CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Fred Page: Vidioman, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gaye Delorme: Jahful, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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