Famous Graves in Ontario
588 records found
Jumbo
1861 – 15 Sep 1885Circus Animal. Born in the wild of the French Sudan. Jumbo's...
St. Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Mary Wiseman See
16 Sep 1854 – 31 Jul 1939Candy Maker. Born Mary Wiseman on Howe Island in Ontario, Canada,...
Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Gregory Oliver Hines
14 Feb 1946 – 9 Aug 2003Actor, Dancer. He was born in New York City, New York and became...
Oakville, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Jeff Healey
25 Mar 1966 – 2 Mar 2008Rock Musician. A native of Toronto, he was the lead singer and...
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Chief Tecumseh Cenotaph
8 Mar 1768 – 5 Oct 1813Early 19th Century Native American Leader. He is remembered as...
Walpole Island, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Chief Tecumseh Cenotaph
8 Mar 1768 – 5 Oct 1813Early 19th Century Native American Leader. He is remembered as...
Walpole, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
Sir John Alexander Macdonald
11 Jan 1815 – 6 Jun 1891First Prime Minister of Canada. He served in this capacity from...
Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Emilie Dionne
28 May 1934 – 6 Aug 1954Folk Figure. She was one of the five Dionne Quintuplets, who...
Corbeil, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Morley Safer
8 Nov 1931 – 19 May 2016Television Journalist. He was best known for his long tenure on...
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
15 Aug 1925 – 23 Dec 2007Jazz Musician. Considered by many to be one of the greatest piano...
Erindale, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Sir Frederick Grant Banting
14 Nov 1891 – 21 Feb 1941Nobel Prize Laureate Medical Pioneer. Born the youngest of five...
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
William Merrifield
9 Oct 1890 – 8 Aug 1943World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a...
Korah, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
Yvonne Dionne
28 May 1934 – 23 Jun 2001One of the five Dionne Quintuplets who were born on May 28, 1934,...
Corbeil, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Goodwin George “Goody” Rosen
28 Aug 1912 – 6 Apr 1994Major League Baseball Player. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Rosen...
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Tom Thomson
5 Aug 1877 – 8 Jul 1917Artist. A master of landscape painting, he sought to capture...
Leith, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
Alexander Ross
1935 – 1993Canadian reporter, author, and editor. He was a part-owner of CB...
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Glenn Gould
25 Sep 1932 – 4 Oct 1982Canadian Pianist. A child prodigy, he is remembered as one of the...
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
J. E. H. MacDonald
12 May 1873 – 26 Nov 1932Artist. He was one of the original members of the Group of Seven,...
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Tim Horton
12 Jan 1930 – 21 Feb 1974Professional Hockey Player. A native of Cochrane, Ontario, Horton...
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Rev Josiah Henson
15 Jun 1789 – 5 May 1883Literary Figure. He was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher...
Dresden, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
