List of people from Mississauga

This is a list of people from Mississauga, Ontario. The list includes people from Toronto Township, the Village and Town of Port Credit, and the Village and Town of Streetsville, predecessors of the modern community.

A

  • James Cox Aikins
    James Cox Aikins
  • Bianca Andreescu
    Bianca Andreescu
  • Adrian Anantawan
    Adrian Anantawan
  • Natalie Appleton
    Natalie Appleton
  • Tariq Abdelhaleem (born 1948), Egyptian Islamist cleric
  • Ibrahim Aboud, suspect, charges dropped
  • Carolyn Abraham (born 1968), freelance journalist and author, finalist for the 2002 Governor General's Awards
  • Eve Adams (born 1974), politician
  • Jeff Adams (born 1970), business person, former Paralympic and Olympic competitor
  • Anthony Patrick Cawthra Adamson (1906–2002), heritage planning
  • Daniel Adeboboye (born 1999), CFL football player[1]
  • Vik Adhopia, CBC Radio reporter
  • Natey Adjei (born 1989), CFL football player
  • James Cox Aikins (1823–1904), federal politician, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
  • Kate Aitken (1891–1971), broadcaster and homemaking expert
  • Omar Alghabra (born 1969), federal politician
  • Elyse Allan (born 1956 or 1957), C.M., M.B.A., LL.D. (Hon.), President and CEO of GE Canada, champion of scientific literacy, particularly among girls
  • Amanda Allen (born 2005), League1 Ontario soccer player
  • Bobby Allen (born 1969), retired basketball player
  • Charles Allen (born 1977), athlete
  • Stella Ambler (born 1966), federal politician
  • Laeticia Amihere (born 2001), basketball player, Olympian
  • Greg Anaka (died 1976), C.M., minor hockey organizer
  • Deepak Anand, MPP Mississauga-Malton
  • Adrian Anantawan (born 1983), violinist
  • Anders (born c. 1995 or 1996), R&B singer and songwriter
  • Bianca Andreescu (born 2000), tennis player, 2019 US Open winner, first male or female player representing Canada to win a Grand Slam singles title
  • Danny Antonucci (born 1957), animator
  • Natalie Appleton (born 1973), singer, actress
  • Mary Ashun (born 1968), educator, author and researcher
  • Larry Attard (born 1951), horse trainer, retired Hall of Fame Champion jockey
  • Antwi Atuahene (born 1984), NBLC basketball player
  • Anthony Aquino (born 1982), ice hockey player
  • Luciano Aquino (born 1985), hockey player, Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
  • Cathy Auld (born 1971), curler, skips at Mississaugua Golf & Country Club
  • Mona Awad (born 1978), novelist, short story writer

B

C

D

  • Robin D'Abreo (born 1975), field hockey player
  • Chris D'Alvise (born 1986), EBEL ice hockey player
  • Kunle Dada-Luke (born 2000), soccer player
  • André Dae Kim (born 1996), actor and writer
  • Dipika Damerla, MPP for Mississauga East—Cooksville
  • Fedir Danylak (born 1955), dancer, balletmaster, choreographer and artistic director
  • Mackenzie Darragh (born 1993), Olympic swimmer
  • James Day (born 1946), equestrian jumping
  • Bob Dechert, politician
  • Vincenzo DeMaria (born 1954), mob boss, Siderno Group
  • Peter Demeter (born 1933), murderer, former real estate developer
  • Shawn Desman (born 1982, as Shawn Bosco Fernandes), singer and entertainer
  • Ranjeev Deol (born 1976), field hockey
  • Duncan R. Derry (died 1987), O.C., Ph.D., F.R.S.C., economic geologist
  • Jamie Devane (born 1991), NHL drafted AHL player
  • Sudarshan Devanesen (born 1943), C.M., M.D., former Chief of Family and Community Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto
  • Devon (born c. 1963, Devon Martin), rapper
  • Columbia "Coco" Diaz (1953-2018), Filipino activist for domestic workers and caregivers
  • Adrian Dingle (1911–1974), cartoonist and artist, best known for creating Nelvana of the Northern Lights
  • Anne Ditchburn (born 1949), ballet dancer and choreographer, actress
  • Martin Dobkin (born 1942), mayor of Mississauga, family doctor
  • Denny Doherty (1940–2007), The Mamas and Papas, moved to Park Royal in 1986 to live and work, later Lorne Park[10]
  • Manning Doherty (1875–1938), Ontario Minister of Agriculture[11]
  • Richard Dos Ramos (born 1962), jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing
  • Jennifer Douglas (born 1974), archivist
  • Dick Duff (born 1936), former professional hockey player, and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
  • Vince Dunn (born 1996), NHL hockey player
  • Jordan Dunstan (born 1993), soccer player
  • Andre Durie (born 1981), CFL football player, slotback, Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award[12][13]
  • Sean Durzi (born 1998), NHL ice hockey defenseman

E

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F

J. D. Fortune

G

H

I

  • Freddy Ibrahim (born 1996), basketball player, Jordanian national basketball team
  • IllScarlett members
  • Thomas Ingersoll (1749–1812), Justice of the Peace, hotel operator, father of Laura Secord
  • Michael Ireland (born 1974), Olympic long track speed skater
  • Sean Ireland (born 1969), speed skating coach, former Olympic speed skater
  • Zunera Ishaq (born c. 1986), successfully challenged a law requiring people taking the Oath of Citizenship to have their identity visible, allowing her to wear a niqab

J

  • Simeon Jackson, soccer player
    Simeon Jackson, soccer player
  • Peter Jones (Kahkewāquonāby), Ojibwa Methodist minister
    Peter Jones (Kahkewāquonāby), Ojibwa Methodist minister
  • Chuck Jackson (born 1953), lead singer, Downchild Blues Band
  • Simeon Jackson (born 1987), footballer
  • Ian James (born 1963), retired Olympic long jumper
  • Ryan Lee James (born 1994), soccer player
  • Stefan Janković (born 1993), basketball player
  • Patti Jannetta, pop and rock singer
  • Aditya Jha, C.M., M.Sc., LL.D., business, promotion of education and entrepreneurial opportunities for Aboriginal and disadvantaged youth
  • Daniel Jodah (born 1995), League1 Ontario and Guyanese national team football player
  • Prakash John (born 1947), rock & rhythm 'n blues bassist
  • Ryan Johnson (born 1974), freestyle skier
  • Isaiah Johnston (born 2001), CPL soccer player
  • Kyle Jones (born 1986), retired CFL football player
  • Peter Jones (1802–1856), Ojibwa Methodist minister, translator, chief and author
  • Terry David Jones (1938–2014), MPP
  • Leila Josefowicz (born 1977), violinist
  • David Joseph, basketball coach
  • Bill Joyce (born 1957), IHL ice hockey player
  • Sandeep Jyoti (born 1973), cricketer

K

L

Simu Liu, actor
  • Nathan LaFayette (born 1973), former ice hockey player
  • Jack LaFontaine (born 1998), NHL drafted ice hockey goalie
  • Tuan Lam (born 1966), professional poker player
  • John Langstone (1913–1994), Anglican bishop
  • Silken Laumann (born 1964), Olympic rower
  • Kenneth Law (b. 1965), charged with shipping sodium nitrate to people intending to kill themselves
  • Alison Lee (born 1994), indoor hockey and field hockey player
  • Chris Leroux (born 1984), retired baseball player, appearing in The Bachelor Canada
  • Adriana Leon (born 1992), soccer player NWSL
  • George Leslie Sr. (1804–1893), gardener, merchant, namesake of Toronto's Leslieville
  • Janet Leung (born 1994), softball player, Olympian
  • Winnie Leuszler (1926–2004), long-distance swimmer
  • Jessica Cooper Lewis (born 1993), Bermudian Paralympic athlete
  • Carrie Lightbound (born 1979), K-4 500 kayak
  • Simu Liu (born 1989), actor, Kim's Convenience and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • Władysław Lizoń (born 1954), federal politician
  • Erix Logan (born 1963, Enrico Del Buono), magician and illusionist
  • Martina Lončar (born 1997), soccer player
  • Naz Long (born 1993), college basketball player
  • Anqi Luo (born 1996), table tennis[20]
  • Henry Lau (born 1989), k-pop singer, actor

M

Hazel McCallion
Hazel McCallion
Mishael Morgan
Mishael Morgan
Manny Malhotra
Manny Malhotra

N

  • Nahnebahwequa ("Catherine Bunch"), Ojibwa spokeswoman and Christian missionary, born at Credit River flats[29]
  • Alexandra Najarro (born 1993), figure skater, trained at Mississauga Figure Skating Club[30]
  • Anthony Nalli (born 1966), TV executive producer, director, show runner, host, and drummer of the band Wicked Truth
  • Latif Nasser, researcher, writer, presenter[31]
  • Farah Nasser, newscaster
  • Bo Naylor (born 2000), baseball catcher
  • Josh Naylor (born 1997), baseball player
  • Boyd Neel, conductor[32]
  • Neenyo (born Sean Seaton), record producer and songwriter
  • Walt Neubrand, one of three Keepers of the Cup for the NHL[33]
  • Kevin Newman, broadcaster, journalist[34]
  • Andrew Nicholson (born 1989), NBA basketball player[35]
  • Bert Niosi (1909–1987), bandleader[36]
  • Devohn Noronha-Teixeira, field hockey player
  • Elyse Null (born 1989, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs), world-level gymnast

O

P

Oscar Peterson

Q

R

John Roberts
John Roberts
Adamo Ruggiero
Adamo Ruggiero
Mazo de la Roche
Mazo de la Roche

S

Matt Stajan
Matt Stajan
Artwork by Charlotte Schreiber
Artwork by Charlotte Schreiber

T

U

V

W

Daria Werbowy

X

  • Phil X (born 1966, Philip Xenidis), Bon Jovi guitarist and songwriter

Y

  • Sura Yekka (born 1997), soccer, Canadian national team
  • Michael Young (born 1994), bobsledder

Z

See also

References

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