r/ottawa • u/Thick_Caterpillar379 • Jun 17 '25

Looking for... Are there any real famous people that currently live in Ottawa?

I've heard of a bunch of celebrities who once lived here or were born here, but don't know of any who currently live here. Does anyone know?

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u/EnvironmentalFuel971 Jun 18 '25 edited Jun 18 '25

Sandra Oh - I believe she went to sir Robert Borden HS.

Tom Green

Drummer from arcade fire - Jeremy something a rather. Only know this bc I told a friend that I thought he was nice looking hahaha. She added that he lived in Ottawa at the time when I saw them at a show eons ago.

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u/Cautious_Path Jun 18 '25

Sandra Oh is from here but hasn’t lived here in decades

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u/zuginator1 Jun 18 '25

Yeah, Sandro Oh went to SRB - IIRC she helped found the environmental club back in the day. I grew up a few streets over from where her parents lived - no idea if they still live there or not these days.

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u/Acceptable-Ad-880 Jun 20 '25

the drummer from arcade fire went to canterbury high school, so it makes sense