List of people from Oshawa
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This list of people from Oshawa tracks those with biographies on Wikipedia.
- Philip Akin, actor
- Sean Avery, NHL hockey player
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- Aaron Badgley, music journalist and radio host[1][2]
- Sherwood Bassin, general manager in the Ontario Hockey League
- Wren Blair, hockey player, and NHL coach and General Manager
- Ed Broadbent, politician
- Arnie Brown, NHL player
- Sean Brown, NHL player
- Kat Burns, musician
C
- Antonio Carvalho, UFC fighter
- Daniel Caesar, singer-songwriter
- Lloyd Chadburn, Canadian World War II fighter pilot
- Stefan Charles, NFL player
- A. J. Cook, actress
D
- Mitch de Snoo, professional lacrosse player
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- Dennis Edmonton, songwriter Born to be Wild
- Jerry Edmonton, member of Steppenwolf
- Michael Elgin, professional wrestler
- Shirley Eikhard, songwriter Something to Talk About
- Evangeline Lydia Emsley, nurse in World War I
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- John H. Foote, film critic
- Elijah Fisher, basketball player
H
- John Hanson, actor and singer
- Shalom Harlow, Canadian supermodel and actress
- Dale Hawerchuk, NHL hockey player
- Sandy Hawley, horse jockey
- Harry Hess, singer in rock group Harem Scarem.
- Matthew Hughes, Olympian in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Kathryn Humphreys, sports anchor
J
- Donald Jackson, figure skater who won the bronze at the 1960 Olympics
K
- Greg Kean, actor
- Derek Keenan, former lacrosse player, and current head coach and General Manager of the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League
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- Matt Leyden, manager of Oshawa Generals and Ontario Hockey Association president
- Paul Lowman, musician
- Alexandra Luke, artist
- John MacLean, NHL player
M
- Kevin McClelland, NHL player
- John J. McLaughlin, son of Robert McLaughlin and inventor of Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale
- Robert McLaughlin, founder of the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, which became a major part of General Motors Canada.
- Kate Moyer, actress
- Samantha Munro, actress
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- James Neal, NHL hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers
- Andrew Nicholls, musician, writer, and producer
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- John O'Regan, musician
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- John Part, three time World Darts Champion
- Wayne Petti, musician
- Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada
R
- Darrin Rose, comedian
- Scott Russell, television sportscaster
- Paul Romanuk, television sportscaster Paul Romanuk
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- Bill Siksay, politician and queer activist
- Lennon Stella, actress and musician
- Maisy Stella, actress and musician
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- Janice Tanton, contemporary Canadian artist, and cousin to jockey Sandy Hawley (above)
- Jeff Teravainen, actor
- Shawn Thornton, NHL player
- Albert W. Tucker, mathematician
U
- Barbara Underhill, figure skater
V
- Darrell Vickers, musician, writer, and producer
- Angela Vint, actress
- Sacha Visagie, singer
W
- Tom Walmsley, writer
- Tonya Lee Williams, actress
- Jonathan Wilson, actor, comedian and playwright
- Nigel Wilson, major league baseball player
