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.
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- Tariq Abdelhaleem (b. 1948), Egyptian Islamist cleric
- Ibrahim Aboud, terror suspect, charges dropped
- Carolyn Abraham (b. 1968), freelance journalist and author, finalist for the 2002 Governor General's Awards
- Eve Adams (b. 1974), politician
- Jeff Adams (b. 1970), business person, former Paralympic and Olympic competitor
- Anthony Patrick Cawthra Adamson (1906-2002), heritage planning
- Vik Adhopia, CBC Radio reporter
- Natey Adjei (b. 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 (b. 1969), federal politician
- Elyse Allan (b. 1956 or 1957), C.M., M.B.A., LL.D. (Hon.), President and CEO of GE Canada, champion of scientific literacy, particularly among girls
- Bobby Allen (b. 1969), retired basketball player
- Charles Allen (b. 1977), athlete
- Justin Alliman (b. 1988), basketball development coordinator
- Stella Ambler (b. 1966), federal politician
- Greg Anaka (d. 1976), C.M., minor hockey organizer
- Deepak Anand, MPP Mississauga-Malton
- Adrian Anantawan (b. 1983), violinist
- Anders (b. c. 1995 or 1996), R&B singer and songwriter
- Bianca Andreescu (b. 2000), tennis player, 2019 US Open winner, first male or female player representing Canada to win a Grand Slam singles title
- Natalie Appleton (b. 1973), singer, actress
- Mary Ashun (b. 1968), educator, author and researcher
- Larry Attard (b. 1951), horse trainer, retired Hall of Fame Champion jockey
- Antwi Atuahene (b. 1984), NBLC basketball player
- Anthony Aquino (b. 1982), ice hockey player
- Luciano Aquino (b. 1985), hockey player, Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
- Cathy Auld (b. 1971), curler, skips at Mississaugua Golf & Country Club
- Mona Awad (b. 1978), novelist, short story writer
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Johnny Bower, ice hockey goalie
Lillian Beynon Thomas, journalist, feminist
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Kadeisha Buchanan, soccer player
- Kelly Babstock (b. 1992), NCAA and NWHL ice hockey player
- Amir Bageria (b. 2000), actor, Degrassi: The Next Class[1]
- Devon Bailey (b. 1991), Canadian football player
- Marika Bakewell (b. 1985), curler
- Alyssa Baldin (b. 1990), ice hockey player and inline hockey player
- Al Balding (1924-2006), golfer
- Robert W. Ball (b. 1943), yacht designer
- Jill Barber (b. 1980), singer-songwriter
- Matthew Barber (b. 1977), singer-songwriter
- RJ Barrett (b. 2000), basketball player
- Danuta Bartoszek (b. 1961), former Olympic marathon runner
- Evert Bastet (b. 1950), sailing
- Matt Beca (b. 1986), EIHL ice hockey player
- Marko Bedenikovic (b. 1984), former soccer player
- Adriano Belli (b. 1977), food processing businessperson, former CFL and NFL football player
- Sophie Bennett (b. 1989), actress (Saddle Club seasons 1 & 2)
- Craig Bernard, film director and producer
- Francis Marion Beynon (1884-1951), journalist, feminist, pacifist
- Lillian Beynon Thomas (1884-1961), journalist, feminist
- Jack Bickell (1884-1951), businessman, philanthropist, and sports team owner
- Don Biederman (1940-1999), stock car racer
- Don Biggs (b. 1965), retired ice hockey player
- Leading Seaman Robert Binder MB (1989-2010), Canadian Forces Naval Reserve, posthumously awarded the Medal of Bravery
- Art Binkowski (b. 1975), super heavyweight boxer
- Courtney Birchard (b. 1989), Canadian national ice hockey player[2]
- David Blackwood (b. 1941), printmaker, artist in residence at the University of Toronto's Erindale College (1969-1975)
- Fito Blanko, Panamanian-Canadian singer/songwriter
- Michelle Bonello (b. 1985), ice hockey player and inline hockey player
- Robert Boskovic (b. 1998), USL soccer player
- Jaime Bourbonnais (b. 1998), ice hockey player
- Johnny Bower (1924-2017), Hockey Hall of Fame goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Cory Boyd (b. 1985), CFL football player[3]
- Brad Boyes (b. 1982), NHL player[4]
- Harold M. Brathwaite (1940-2020), O Ont., education
- Juwan Brescacin (b. 1993), CFL football player
- Brandon Bridge (b. 1992), CFL football player
- William Briggs (1836-1922), Methodist minister and publisher
- Alysha Brilla (b. 1988), Tanzanian-Canadian blues and jazz singer
- Dejon Brissett (b. 1996), CFL football player
- David Broll (b. 1993), ECHL ice hockey player
- Dillon Brooks (b. 1996), NBA basketball player
- Andre Brown (b. 1990), volleyball player
- Jeff Brown (b. 1978), ice hockey player
- Kevin Brown (b. 1974), ice hockey player
- Patrick Brown (b. 1978), former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former MPP for Simcoe North
- Ward Bowlby (1834-1917), lawyer and politician
- Juwan Brescacin (b. 1993), CFL football player
- Dejon Brissett, football wide receiver
- Gord Brydson (1907-2001), NHL ice hockey player
- Dan Bryk (b. 1970), singer-songerwriter
- Kadeisha Buchanan (b. 1995), soccer player
- Leya Buchanan (b. 1996), track and field sprinter
- Francis (Frank) C. Buckley, C.M., B.Comm. (1921-2016), businessperson
- Attila Buday (b. 1974), sprint canoer
- Tamas Buday Jr. (b. 1976), C-2 canoe
- Mike Bullard (b. 1957), comedian, radio and television personality[5]
- Pat Bullard (b. 1959), writer and comedian
- Tony Burgess (b. 1959), novelist and screenwriter
- Jacqueline Byers (b. 1996), actress
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- Jeff Caister (b. 1985), EIHL ice hockey player
- Katrina Cameron (b. 1995), Olympic rhythmic gymnast
- Tiffany Cameron (b. 1991), soccer player, German Bundesliga and Canada women's national soccer team
- Ivan Camilleri (b. 1969), Maltese-Canadian Catholic priest, auxiliary bishop–elect of the Archdiocese of Toronto[6]
- Nikki Campbell (b. 1980), golfer
- Kyle Capobianco (b. 1997), AHL ice hockey player
- Anthony Carelli (b. 1974), professional wrestler, competes as Santino Marella for World Wrestling Entertainment
- Gordon Carton (b. 1921), former MPP
- Michael Caruso (b. 1988), EBEL ice hockey player
- Claire Carver-Dias (b. 1977), synchronized swimmer
- Alfred Joseph Casson (1898-1992), artist, Group of Seven
- Jennifer Castle, folk singer-songwriter
- Mabel Cawthra (1871-1943), painter, decorator
- Klaidi Cela (b. 1999), soccer player
- David Celia, musician
- Carlton Chambers (b. 1975), track and field athlete
- Hyliard Chappell (1916-1988), politician, MP and councillor
- Al Cherney (1932-1989), fiddle player
- Don Cherry (b. 1934), hockey commentator
- Kenneth Chisholm (1829-1906), businessman, MPP
- Deborah Chow, filmmaker, director, screenwriter
- Casey Cizikas (b. 1991), hockey player for the New York Islanders
- Lou Clare, (1950-2017), CFL football player
- Adrian Clarke (b. 1991), CFL football linebacker
- Dameon Clarke (b. 1972), actor, voice actor
- Paul Coffey (b. 1961), Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and hockey great
- Enzo Concina (b. 1962), retired soccer player
- Kate Conway (b. 1986), actress
- Nesta Cooper (b. 1993), actress
- Chris Corbeil (b. 1988), NLL lacrosse player
- Matt Corrente (b. 1988), hockey player for the New Jersey Devils
- Peter deCarteret Cory, CC QC (1925-2020), former puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada (1989 to 1999)
- Anthony Cosmo (b. 1977), NLL goaltender for the Boston Blazers
- John Coyne (1836-1873), barrister, MPP
- Dominic Cozzolino (b. 1994), sledge ice hockey
- Stephen Crawford, MPP for Oakville
- Brittany Crew (b. 1994), shot put athlete
- Bonnie Crombie (b. 1960), politician
- Kyle Croxall (b. 1988), 2012 Crashed Ice world champion[7]
- Bob Cunningham (1927-2006), CFL football fullback
- Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP for Mississauga-Lakeshore
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- Robin D'Abreo (b. 1975), field hockey player
- Chris D'Alvise (b. 1986), EBEL ice hockey player
- Kunle Dada-Luke (b. 2000), soccer player
- Dipika Damerla, MPP for Mississauga East—Cooksville
- Fedir Danylak (b. 1955), dancer, balletmaster, choreographer and artistic director
- Mackenzie Darragh (b. 1993), Olympic swimmer
- James Day (b. 1946), equestrian jumping
- Bob Dechert, politician
- Vincenzo DeMaria (b. 1954), mob boss, Siderno Group
- Peter Demeter (b. 1933), murderer, former real estate developer
- Shawn Desman (b. 1982, as Shawn Bosco Fernandes), singer and entertainer
- Ranjeev Deol (b. 1976), field hockey
- Duncan R. Derry (d. 1987), O.C., Ph.D., F.R.S.C., economic geologist
- Jamie Devane (b. 1991), NHL drafted AHL player
- Sudarshan Devanesen (b. 1943), C.M., M.D., former Chief of Family and Community Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto
- Devon (b. c. 1963, Devon Martin), rapper
- Adrian Dingle (1911-1974), cartoonist and artist, best known for creating Nelvana of the Northern Lights
- Anne Ditchburn (b. 1949), ballet dancer and choreographer, actress
- Martin Dobkin (b. 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[8]
- Manning Doherty (1875-1938), Ontario Minister of Agriculture[9]
- Richard Dos Ramos (b. 1962), jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing
- Dick Duff (b. 1936), former professional hockey player, and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
- Vince Dunn (b. 1996), NHL hockey player
- Jordan Dunstan (b. 1993), soccer player
- Andre Durie (b. 1981), CFL football player, slotback, Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award[10][11]
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- Chuck Ealey (b. 1950), former CFL football player[12]
- Robert Young Eaton (1875–1956), businessman
- Dwight Edwards (b. 1954), retired CFL football player
- William Elliott (1837-1888), Member of Parliament, farmer, merchant
- Rik Emmett (b. 1953), musician
- JD Era (b. 1985), rapper
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J. D. Fortune
- Robby Fabbri (b. 1996), ice hockey player, currently with the St. Louis Blues
- Joseph Featherston (1843-1913), Member of Parliament, municipal politician, livestock association board member, farmer
- Ron Fellows (b. 1959), NASCAR driver
- Wayne Fernandes (b. 1978), field hockey
- Yanga R. Fernández (b. 1971), astronomer
- Ricardo Ferreira (b. 1992), Primeira Liga football player
- Massimo Ferrin (b. 1998), USL Championship soccer player[13]
- Jonelle Filigno (b. 1990), soccer player, Olympics and National Women's Soccer League
- Caleb Flaxey (b. 1983), curler, 2014 Sochi Olympic alternate; Caledon resident, his rink is Dixie Curling Club
- James C. Floyd (b. 1914), aerospace engineer, Avro Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) chief design engineer
- Renee Foessel (b. 1995), parasport discus throw athlete
- Peter Fonseca (b. 1966), politician
- Kyle Forgeard (b. 1994), YouTuber
- J.D. Fortune (b. 1973), musician, former frontman of INXS
- Magdalena Frąckowiak (b. 1984), Polish fashion model and jewelry designer
- Giuliano Frano (b. 1993), USL soccer player
- Paul Fromm (b. 1949), white supremacist
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- William James Gage (1849-1921), educator, publisher, philanthropist
- Ali Gatie (b. 1997), rapper, singer, songwriter
- Jessica Gaudreault (b. 1994), water polo player
- Robyn Gayle (b. 1985), Olympic soccer player
- Ahmad Ghany (b. 1984), alleged terrorist
- Joel Gibb (b. 1977), musician
- Isaiah Gibbons (b. 1996), drummer
- John Morrow Godfrey (1912–2001), pilot, lawyer, Senator
- Gary Pig Gold (b. 1955), singer-songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, author
- Charles Goldhamer (1903-1985), war artist
- Hank Goldup (1918-2008), NHL ice hockey player
- Ana Golja (b. 1996), actor, Degrassi
- Cindy Gomez, singer
- Gigi Gorgeous (b. 1992), actress, internet personality, makeup artist, activist, and model
- Igor Gouzenko (1919–1982), defected cipher clerk for the Soviet Embassy to Canada
- Gerry Gray (b. 1961), soccer coach, former Canadian national team player
- Gordon Graydon (1896-1953), MP and UN representative for Canada
- Jayden Greig (b. 2003), actor
- Albina Guarnieri (b. 1953), former politician
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- Donald Haddow (b. 1970), former Olympic freestyle swimmer
- Tariq Abdul Haleem, Egyptian Islamist cleric, praised by the leader of Al-Qaeda
- Sherman Hamilton (b. 1972), basketball player, television personality, raised in Malton
- Ken Hammond (b. 1963), former NHL ice hockey player
- Melvin Ormond Hammond (1876-1934), journalist and photographer
- Macklin Leslie Hancock (1925-2010), O Ont, urban planning
- Basil (Buzz) Hargrove (b. 1944), O.C., LL.D., former President of the Canadian Auto Workers union
- Glen Harmon (1921-2007), NHL ice hockey player
- Richard Harmon (b. 1991), actor
- Jacqueline Harrison (b. 1978), curler
- Daniel Harper (b. 1989), track and field
- Raye Hartmann (b. 1990), CFL football player
- Vanessa Harwood (b. 1947), ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director, teacher, and actor
- Tarrah Harvey (b. 1989), pairs ice dancer
- Farhat Hashmi (b. 1957), Islamic scholar, founder of Mississauga's Al-Huda Institute
- Ronnie Hawkins, O.C. (b. 1935), rockabilly musician
- Sandy Hawley (b. 1949), jockey[14]
- Daniel Hayes (b. 1989), actor, boxer, MMA fighter
- Paul Henderson (b. 1943), C.M., O.Ont., former NHL ice hockey player, motivational speaker, volunteer
- Curtis Hibbert (b. 1966), stuntman, Olympic gymnast
- Blair Hicken (b. 1965), Olympic swimmer
- Allison Higson (b. 1973), Olympic swimmer
- Dwayne Hill (b. 1966), voice actor
- Shawn Hill (b. 1981), baseball player
- Charles Hill-Tout (1858-1944), ethnologist and folklorist
- Dave Hilton, Jr. (b. 1963), former world boxing champion
- Flash Hollett (1911-1999), ice hockey player
- Ed Hospodar (b. 1959), former ice hockey player
- Samantha Holmes-Domagala (b. 1977), ice hockey player
- Karla Homolka (b. 1970), convicted serial killer, born in the Town of Port Credit
- Jonathan Hood (b. 1985), CFL football defensive back
- Robert Horner (1932-2008), Member of Parliament for Mississauga North
- Malcolm Howard (b. 1983), Olympic rower
- William Pearce Howland (1811-1907), second Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Darrin Huss (b. 1965), singer
- Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim (b. 1955), imprisoned pastor
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- Freddy Ibrahim (b. 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 (b. 1974), Olympic long track speed skater
- Sean Ireland (b. 1969), speed skating coach, former Olympic speed skater
- Zunera Ishaq (b. c. 1986), successfully challenged a law requiring people taking the Oath of Citizenship to have their identity visible, allowing her to wear a niqab
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Simeon Jackson, soccer player
Peter Jones (Kahkewāquonāby), Ojibwa Methodist minister
- Chuck Jackson (b. 1953), lead singer, Downchild Blues Band
- Simeon Jackson (b. 1987), footballer
- Ian James (b. 1963), retired Olympic long jumper
- Ryan Lee James (b. 1994), soccer player
- Stefan Janković (b. 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
- Prakash John (b. 1947), rock & rhythm 'n blues bassist
- Ryan Johnson (b. 1974), freestyle skier
- Isaiah Johnston (b. 2001), CPL soccer player
- Kyle Jones (b. 1986), retired CFL football player
- Peter Jones (1802–1856), Ojibwa Methodist minister, translator, chief and author
- Terry David Jones (1938-2014), MPP
- Leila Josefowicz (b. 1977), violinist
- David Joseph, basketball coach
- Sandeep Jyoti (b. 1973), cricketer
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Benjamin Kowalewicz, lead singer, Billy Talent
Christina Kessler, ice hockey goalie
- Karen Kain (b. 1951), CC, lived in Erindale Woodlands[15] and Clarkson[16] while attending the National Ballet School
- Ignat Kaneff (1926-2020), O Ont, developer and philanthropist
- Belinda Karahalios (b. 1982), MPP for Cambridge
- Douglas Kennedy (1916-2003), provincial politician
- Peter Kennedy (1943–2010), economist
- Thomas Laird Kennedy (1878–1959), politician, Premier of Ontario
- Jane Kerr (b. 1968), Olympic swimmer
- Christina Kessler (b. 1988), ice hockey player
- Iqra Khalid (b. 1986), MP
- Irshad Khan (b. c. 1964), Indian classical surbahar and sitar player
- Rich Kidd (b. 1987), hip hop recording artist, record producer and film/video director, 2012 Juno Award nominee
- Deanna Klymkiw, clinical psychologist, former actress
- Dean Kondziolka (b. 1972), swimmer
- Tom Kostopoulos (b. 1979), ice hockey player
- Greg Kovacs (1968-2013), bodybuilder
- Maksym Kowal (b. 1991), soccer player
- Benjamin Kowalewicz (b. 1975), lead singer of Billy Talent
- Alison Kreviazuk (b. 1988), curler
- Matt Kudu (b. 1981), football player
- Nikolai Kulikovsky (1881-1958), second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
- Shrawan Kumar, O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C., rehabilitation ergonomics pioneer, professor emeritus at the University of Alberta
- Natalia Kusendova, MPP for Mississauga Centre
- Jeff Kyrzakos (b. 1985), hockey player, Central Hockey League
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Lisa Lennox as Deedee Doodlebop
- Nathan LaFayette (b. 1973), former ice hockey player
- Tuan Lam (b. 1966), professional poker player
- John Langstone (1913-1994), Anglican bishop
- Silken Laumann (b. 1964), Olympic rower
- Chris Leroux (b. 1984), retired baseball player, appearing in The Bachelor Canada
- Adriana Leon (b. 1992), soccer player NWSL
- George Leslie Sr. (1804-1893), gardener, merchant, namesake of Toronto's Leslieville
- Winnie Leuszler (1926–2004), long-distance swimmer
- Jessica Cooper Lewis (b. 1993), Bermudian Paralympic athlete
- Carrie Lightbound (b. 1979), K-4 500 kayak
- Simu Liu (b. 1989), actor, stuntman
- Władysław Lizoń (b. 1954), federal politician
- Erix Logan (b. 1963, Enrico Del Buono), magician and illusionist
- Martina Lončar (b. 1997), soccer player
- Naz Long (b. 1993), college basketball player
- Cachet Lue (b. 1997), soccer player, Jamaica women's national team
- Anqi Luo (b. 1996), table tennis[17]
- Henry Lau (b. 1989), k-pop singer, actor
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Hazel McCallion
Mishael Morgan
Manny Malhotra
- Austin MacDonald (b. 1995), actor, Debra![18]
- Blake McGrath (b. 1983), dancer
- Byron MacDonald (b. 1950), swimming coach, broadcaster, former Olympic swimmer
- Dr. Joseph B. MacInnis (b. 1937), lived in Mineola as of 1965,[19] physician, author, poet, underwater diver and aquanaut, first scientist to dive under the North Pole
- Robert MacGeorge (1808-1884), 19th century Anglican priest and author
- Brittany MacLean (b. 1994), Olympic swimmer
- Heather MacLean (b. 1992), Olympic swimmer
- Christine Magee (b. 1959), OC, businessperson, notably Sleep Country Canada
- Dr. Hadi-Khan Mahabadi, OC, VP of Xerox Research Centre of Canada[20]
- Steve Mahoney (b. 1947), former MP and cabinet minister, former MPP
- Shaun Majumder (b. 1972), comedian, born in Newfoundland, raised in Clarkson
- Matur Maker (b. 1998), basketball player declared for the 2018 NBA Draft
- Manny Malhotra (b. 1980), former hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks
- A. J. Mandani (b. 1987), PBA basketball player
- Alan Mannus (b. 1982), soccer goalkeeper
- Santino Marella (b. 1974), professional wrestler, WWE
- Denis Margalik (b. 1997), Argentine figure skater
- Margaret Marland (b. 1934), politician
- Robert Marland (b. 1964), realtor, retired Olympic rower
- Grant Marshall (b. 1973), retired NHL ice hockey player
- Taya Marquis (b. 1989), singer, songwriter
- Liam Massaubi, entrepreneur, business person and investor
- Shahir Massoud, chef and television personality
- Diana Matheson (b. 1984), Olympic soccer player
- Joe Mattacchione (b. 1975), USL A-League/NPSL soccer player
- Ermanno Mauro (b. 1939), O.C., tenor
- Gavin Maxwell (b. 1970), Olympic spring canoe/kayaker
- Hazel McCallion, C.M. (b. 1921), politician, Mayor of Mississauga
- Gavin McCallum (b. 1987), footballer
- Tom McCarthy (b. 1960), NHL ice hockey player
- Joel McClintock (b. 1960), former water skiier
- Conor McCullagh, prosthetic makeup artist, winner of Face Off season 1
- Natassha McDonald (b. 1997), athlete
- Norris McDonald (b. 1942), journalist, member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
- Wade McElwain (b. 1972), television producer and comedian
- F.B. McFarren (1889-unknown), miller
- Andrew McGrath (b. 1998), Australian rules footballer
- Blake McGrath (b. 1983), dancer, singer, choreographer
- Seamus McGrath (b. 1976), retired mountain biker
- Ruth Gowdy McKinley (1931-1981), ceramic artist
- Margaret McLeod OC (d. 1993), founder of Cheshire Homes in Canada
- Michael McLeod (b. 1998), OHL ice hockey
- Mikael McNamara (b. 1987), soccer player
- Suzie McNeil (b. 1976), singer
- Danica McPhee (b. 1989), member of Team Canada at the IPC's first women's sledge hockey tournament[21][22][23]
- Richie Mehta, film director, Genie nominee
- Ian Mendes (b. 1976), sports broadcaster
- Tony Menezes (b. 1974), soccer player
- Scott Middleton (b. 1981), Guitarist of Cancer Bats, Record Producer, Engineer
- Naz Mitrou-Long (b. 1993), basketball player
- Christin Milloy (b. 1984), LGBT activist
- Nathan Mitchell (b. 1988), actor, The Boys[24]
- Shay Mitchell (b. 1987), television actress, Pretty Little Liars
- Elijah Mitrou-Long (b. 1996), basketball player
- Naz Mitrou-Long (b. 1993), basketball player
- Stefan Molyneux (b. 1966), author, essayist, philosopher, radio host
- Steve Montador (1979-2015), NHL ice hockey player
- Gil Moore (b. 1953), Triumph
- Mishael Morgan (b. 1986), Trinidadian born actress, The Young and the Restless[25]
- Wesley Morgan (b. 1990), actor
- Teddy Morris (1910-1965), Canadian Football Hall of Fame player and coach for the Toronto Argonauts
- Carmelina Moscato (b. 1984), Olympic soccer player
- John Errington Moss (b. 1940), author
- Ese Mrabure-Ajufo (b. 1992), CFL football player
- Cauchy Muamba (b. 1987), football player, CFL
- Henoc Muamba (b. 1989), football player, NFL
- Peter Mueller (b. 1951), football player, CFL, and educator
- Ryan Munce (b. 1985), NHL drafted ACH ice hockey player
- Will Munro (1975-2010), artist, club promoter, and restaurateur
- Jestyn Murphy (b. c. 1996), curling skip
- Chic Murray (1914–1984), Mayor of the Town of Mississauga
- M. H. Murray (b. 1993), writer, director, filmmaker, web series creator
- Alex Mustakas, actor and director, CEO of Drayton Entertainment
- Nadine Muzerall (b. 1978), ice hockey player
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- Nahnebahwequa ("Catherine Bunch"), Ojibwa spokeswoman and Christian missionary, born at Credit River flats[26]
- Alexandra Najarro (b. 1993), figure skater, trained at Mississauga Figure Skating Club[27]
- Latif Nasser, researcher, writer, presenter[28]
- Bo Naylor (b. 2000), baseball catcher
- Josh Naylor (b. 1997), baseball player
- Boyd Neel, conductor[29]
- Neenyo (b. Sean Seaton), record producer and songwriter
- Walt Neubrand, one of three Keepers of the Cup for the NHL[30]
- Kevin Newman, broadcaster, journalist[31]
- Andrew Nicholson (b. 1989), NBA basketball player[32]
- Bert Niosi (1909-1987), bandleader[33]
- Devohn Noronha-Teixeira, field hockey player
- Elyse Null (b. 1989, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs), world-level gymnast
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- Matthew O'Connor (b. 1984) soccer player
- Peanuts O'Flaherty (1918-2008), NHL ice hockey player (1940-1956)
- Bev Oda, former MP, cabinet minister
- Senator Victor Oh[34]
- Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (1882-1960), exiled child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia
- Tara Oram (b. 1984), country music singer, lived in Malton
- Johnny Orlando (b. 2003), singer, songwriter, actor, Juno Award nominee, MTV EMA awardee for best Canadian Act
- Philip Orsino, O.C., B.A., F.C.A., President and CEO of Masonite International Corporation, volunteer and fundraiser
- Kary Osmond (b. 1979), celebrity chef, formerly of CBC's Best Recipes Ever
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Oscar Peterson
- Lata Pada, C.M., M.A., South Asian dancer, instructor, choreographer
- John Pallett (1921–1985), politician
- Owen Pallett (b. 1979), composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist, also known as "Final Fantasy"
- Cyril Everard Palmer (1930–2013), Jamaican writer
- Dominic Panganiban (b. 1990), YouTuber and animator
- Alex Pangman (b. 1976), jazz singer
- Carolyn Parrish (b. 1946), city councillor, former MP
- Aqsa Parvez (1991-2007), murdered by strangulation in "honour killing"
- PartyNextDoor (b. 1993), Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, R&B Artist with OVO Sound
- Alan Paterson (1928-1999), British high jumper
- Claude Patrick (b. 1980), mixed martial arts fighter
- Nick Paul (b. 1995), NHL ice hockey player
- Larry Patey (b. 1953), hockey player, NHL, raised in Port Credit
- Jerzy Patoła (1946-2016), Polish footballer
- Joevannie Peart (b. 1984), former soccer player
- Erica Peck, stage actress; attended Cawthra's arts program and University of Toronto Mississauga[35]
- Bert Peer (1910-1992), NHL player
- Christopher Pellini (b. 1984), canoe/kayak sprint
- Jackie Perez, video journalist, former Toronto Argonauts cheer captain
- Oscar Peterson CC CQ OOnt (1925-2007), jazz pianist
- Tim Peterson (b. 1947), former politician
- Roméo Phillion (1939-2015), served 32 years on a wrongful conviction[36]
- Phil X (b. 1966), musician and songwriter
- George C. Pidgeon (1872-1971), Prebyterian and United Church minister
- Steve Pinizzotto (b. 1984), ice hockey player
- Ed Podivinsky (b. 1970), alpine skiing
- Dalton Pompey (b. 1992), baseball, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Kyle Porter (b. 1990), USL soccer player
- Owen Power (b. 2002), NCAA ice hockey player
- E. J. Pratt (1882-1964), poet, served in Streetsville as an Assistant Minister
- Carlo Guillermo Proto (b. 1979), Chilean-Canadian director
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- Maria Qamar, artist and author
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John Roberts
Adamo Ruggiero
Mazo de la Roche
- Tomasz Radzinski (b. 1973), retired soccer player
- John Ramage (b. 1991), ice hockey player
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (b. 2001), actress
- Sohail Rana (b. 1938), composer for Pakistani films, runs a music school
- Kaleed Rasheed, MPP for Mississauga East-Cooksville
- Gino Reda (b. 1960), television host
- Lesley Reddon (b. 1970), former member of the Canadian women's ice hockey team
- Carolyn Relf, geologist
- Margaret Renwick (1923-2012), MPP Scarborough Centre
- Fran Rider, C.M., co-founder of the Ontario Women's Hockey Association
- John River (b. 1994, as Matthew John Derrick-Huie), rapper
- Rebecca Rivera (b. 1995), volleyball player
- John Roberts (b. 1965), TV journalist, formerly known as J. D. Roberts[37]
- John Beverley Robinson (1821-1896), mayor of Toronto, MP, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Laura Robinson, sports journalist
- Mazo de la Roche (1879–1961), author
- Chaim Roserie (b. 1998), soccer player
- Chris Rudge (b. 1945), Toronto Argonauts executive, formerly with Canadian Olympic Committee, CFL[38]
- Adamo Ruggiero (b. 1986), actor
- Lorne Ryder (b. 1970), singer-songwriter and instrumentalist
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (b. 2001), actress
S
Matt Stajan
Artwork by Charlotte Schreiber
- Sheref Sabawy, MPP for Mississauga-Erin Mills
- Rob Sampson, businessperson, former MPP, Minister of Correctional Services
- Sigmund Samuel (1868-1962), steel industry
- Harland David "Colonel" Sanders (1890-1980), founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken[39]
- Scott Sandison, field hockey
- Ashlee Savona (b. 1992), Canadian-born Guyanese women's international footballer
- Jessica Savona (b. 1994), artistic gymnast
- Robert J. Sawyer, science fiction author[40]
- Erica Scarff (b 1996), paracanoeist
- Kyle Schmid (b. 1984), actor
- Charlotte Schreiber (1834-1922), artist
- Aaron Seltzer (b. 1974), director and screenwriter team with Jason Friedberg, specializing in commercial successful parody films
- Derick Sequeira (b. 1996), soccer player
- Wali Shah, musician and speaker
- Leanne Shapton (b. 1973), artist and graphic novelist
- Janet Sheather (1912-?), Olympic swimmer
- Tara Shelley, actress
- Harold Shipp (1926-2014), developer, philanthropist
- Alexander MacDonald Shook (1888-1966), Canadian World War I flying ace
- Shroud (b. 1994, Michael Grzesiek), former professional eSports player
- Matt Silva (b. 1991), soccer player
- Lucas Silveira, vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, first openly transgender man signed to a major record label
- Meaghan Sittler (b. 1976), NWHL ice hockey player
- Donna Smellie (b. 1964), 1984 Olympic heptalthlete
- Blair Smith (b. 1990), football linebacker
- Bob Smith, comic book artist[41]
- Eric Smith, Taekwondo, canoe/kayak - sprint
- Jelani Smith (b. 1991), soccer player
- Lorne Smith (1928–2002), AHL and Elite Ice Hockey League hockey player and coach
- Morag Smith, television comedian[42]
- Robert Smith (1819-1900), politician and farmer
- Steve Smith, television comedian and producer, Red Green on The Red Green Show[42]
- John Smits (b. 1988), soccer player, North American Soccer League
- Aaron Solowoniuk (b. 1974), drummer for Billy Talent
- Alexander Sowinski (b. 1991), drummer, music producer[43]
- Charles Sousa (b. 1958), provincial politician, cabinet minister
- Kris Sparre (b. 1987), DEL2 ice hockey player
- Robert Speck (1915-1972), politician
- Robert James Speers (1882-1955), businessman, Canadian Sports Hall of Fame inductee
- Sven Spengemann (b. 1966), MP
- Jason Spezza, hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Ryan Sproul (b. 1993), hockey player, drafted by Detroit Red Wings
- Laura Stacey (b. 1994), CWHL ice hockey player
- Matt Stajan, hockey player for the Calgary Flames
- Jim Stanfield (1947-2009), ice hockey player
- Joshua Stanford (b. 1994), CFL football player
- Nik Stauskas, chosen 8th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft
- Tamara Steeves, Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
- Roberto Stillo (b. 1991), soccer player
- Dylan Strome (b. 1997), hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks
- Ryan Strome, hockey player for the New York Rangers
- Amanda Strong, media artist and filmmaker
- Dean Strong (b. 1985), Italian Elite.A ice hockey player
- George Stroumboulopoulos (b.1972) television personality, Hockey Night in Canada
- Cameron Sylvester (b. 1986), Olympic rower
- Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano
T
- Harinder Takhar, provincial politician
- Nina Tangri, MPP for Mississauga-Streetsville
- Tony Tanti, NHL player[44]
- John Tavares, hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
- John Tavares, NLL lacrosse player[45]
- Matthew Tavares (b. 1990), musician, songwriter, music producer[46]
- Raheem Taylor-Parkes (b. 1998), soccer player
- Kat Teasdale (1964-2016), racecar driver
- Jay Telfer (1947-2009), singer, songwriter, guitarist
- Ty Templeton, comic book artist[41]
- Louis Temporale (1909-1994), O Ont, stone sculptor
- Aria Tesolin, opera singer[47]
- Ian Tetley (b. 1962), curler
- Elias Theodorou (b. 1988), UFC Fighter
- Diane Therrien, Mayor of Peterborough
- Gurminder Thind (b. 1984), football player
- Fletcher Stewart Thomas (1897-1957), Member of Provincial Parliament for Elgin
- Denyse Thomasos (1964-2012), Trinidadian-Canadian abstract artist
- William Thompson (1786-1860), farmer, Militia member in the War of 1812 and Upper Canada Rebellion, politician
- Matt Tierney (b. 1996), rugby union player
- Rick Titus (b. 1969), retired footballer
- Kate Todd, actress (Radio Free Roscoe), singer[48]
- Philip Tomasino (b. 2001), ice hockey forward
- Brandon Toste (b. 2002), figure skater
- Dave Toycen, O Ont, World Vision Canada
- Lauren Toyota, television personality
- T. J. Trevelyan, DEL ice hockey player
- Michael Trotta (b. c. 1975), Bandidos motorcycle member killed in the Shedden massacre, 2006
- Masami Tsuruoka (1929-2014), O. Ont., karate instructor, known as "The Father of Canadian Karate"
- Barbara Turnbull, journalist and activist for people with disabilities
U
- Stella Umeh (b. 1975), artistic gymnast, 1992 Olympics
- Jim Unger, cartoonist, Herman[49]
- Brent Urban (b. 1991), NFL football player
V
- Jamie Vanderbeken (b. 1987), NBL basketball player
- Diana Van der Vlis (1935-2001), actress
- Debbie Van Kiekebelt (b. 1954), sports broadcaster, athlete
- David Velastegui (b. 1991), soccer player
- Paul Vermeersch, poet
- Harry Vetro (b. 1995), drummer
- Rebecca Vint (b. 1992), ice hockey player
- David Visentin, realtor, television personality
- Owen von Richter (b. 1975), swimming, men's 400 individual medley
W
Daria Werbowy
- Eric Walters, C.M. (b. 1957), author
- Gary Waterman, head coach for St. Francis Xavier University's football team
- Rob Wells, producer, songwriter[8]
- Emery Welshman (b. 1991), MLS soccer player for Real Salt Lake
- Daria Werbowy (b. 1983), supermodel
- Fred J. White (1886-1967), Alberta MLA, labour activist
- Solomon White (1836-1911), ran a winery, provincial politician
- Aileen Williams (1924-2015), Black-Canadian activist
- Klaus Wilmsmeyer (b. 1967), former National Football League player for the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins
- Mike Wilner (b. 1970), radio broadcaster
- John Tuzo Wilson (1908-1993), geophysicist
- Greg Wojt (b. 1985), football player
- Mike Wolfs (b. 1970), Olympic sailor
- Ted Woloshyn (b. 1953), columnist, former talk radio host
- Erin Woodley (b. 1972), Olympic synchronized swimmer
X
- Phil X (b. 1966, Philip Xenidis), Bon Jovi guitarist and songwriter
Y
- Sura Yekka (b. 1997), soccer, Canadian national team
- Michael Young (b. 1994), bobsledder
Z
- Marcel Zajac (b. 1998), soccer player
- Mark Zubek, record producer, jazz musician
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