List of University of Guelph people

The following is a list of notable alumni, faculty and affiliates of University of Guelph in Canada.

Chancellors

At its first convocation on May 21, 1965 George Drew was installed as chancellor of the University.^[1]

• George Drew (1965–1971)
• Emmett Matthew Hall (1971–1977)
• Pauline Mills McGibbon (1977–1983)
• William Atcheson Stewart (1983–1989

• Lincoln Alexander (1991–2007)
• Pamela Wallin (2007–2011)^[2]
• David Mirvish (2012–2017)^[3]
• Martha Billes (2017–2022)^[4]
• Mary Anne Chambers (2022–present)^[5]

Presidents

• John Douglas MacLachlan (1964–1967)
• William Winegard (1967–1975)
• Donald Forster (1975–1983)
• Burton Matthews (1983–1988)
• Brian Segal (1988–1993)
• Mordechai Rozanski (1993–2003)
• Alastair Summerlee (2003–2014)
• Franco Vaccarino (2014–2020)
• Charlotte Yates (Interim) (2020–2021)
• Charlotte Yates (2021–2024)
• Rene Van Acker (Interim) (2024-)

Notable alumni

• Edmund Abaka – professor of African history at the University of Miami
• Sara Angelucci – artist and professor at Ryerson University^[6]
• Edgar Archibald – agricultural scientist
• Allan Armitage – author and professor at the University of Georgia^[7]
• George Atkins – broadcaster^[8]
• Rupan Bal – Canadian–Indian YouTuber^[9]
• Chris Banks – poet^[10]
• Toby Barrett – politician, Member of Provincial Parliament for Haldimand—Norfolk^[11]
• Alexandra Beaton – actress and dancer^[12]
• Karen Beauchemin – research scientist^[13]
• Deni Ellis Béchard – Canadian-American novelist^[14]
• Jennifer Beech – Canadian television host
• Laura Bertram – actress^[15]
• Roberta Bondar – Canada's first female astronaut
• Mark Bourrie – lawyer and journalist
• Tim Bray – software developer and entrepreneur
• Karen Bailey – scientist^[16]
• Harry Brightwell
• Ryder Britton
• Christa Brosseau
• James Robert Brown
• Krista Buecking
• Tyler Clark Burke – artist, illustrator, designer, and writer
• Kathy Butler
• Mikey Bustos – YouTuber, businessman, actor, and singer
• Cassie Campbell
• Dom Cardillo
• David Castle
• Anna Chatterton
• Dicki Chhoyang
• George Chiang
• Meredith Chivers
• Olivia Chow – 66th mayor of Toronto
• Reid Coolsaet
• Claude Cormier
• Anne Croy – reproductive immunologist
• Elisabeth de Mariaffi – novelist and short story writer
• Diane Deans
• Susan Dobson
• Peter Donaldson
• Maura Doyle – multimedia artist
• Ernest Charles Drury – eighth Premier of Ontario
• John Dunsworth – actor
• Azadeh Elmizadeh – visual artist
• Rick Ferraro
• Graham Forsythe
• James E. Fraser
• John Kenneth Galbraith – economist
• Harry L. Garrigus
• Keegan Gaunt
• Nora Gould – poet
• Tim Grant
• Peter S. Gray
• Michael Grimes (Associate Diploma 1920), Irish scientist and first professor of microbiology at University College Cork
• Bill Hanley – Hockey Hall of Fame member
• Donald Arthur Hatch — academic
• Tara Hedican
• Graham Henderson
• George Stewart Henry – tenth Premier of Ontario
• Stephen Hicks
• Robert Horner
• Liz Howard – poet and winner of the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize
• Nasrin Husseini – (MSc 2020) Afghani refugee advocate, veterinary researcher, and food activist^[17]
• Aisha Sasha John – poet
• Alexis Jordan
• David Joseph
• Joy Laking
• Mark Lautens
• Robert Leigh
• Matt Lennox
• Canisia Lubrin – poet
• Karen Ludwig
• Grant MacEwan – ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
• H.R. MacMillan – forester, industrialist, wartime administrator, and philanthropist^[18]
• Judy Maddren
• Charlie Masters
• Brandon Maxwell
• Tom McBroom
• Scott McGillivray
• Audrey McLaughlin
• Heather McNairn
• Gord Miller
• K. D. Miller
• Kenneth Mitchell
• Kimberly Moffit
• Peter Moss
• Jacey Murphy
• Ian Murray
• Brendan Myers
• Opendra Narayan
• Piers Nash
• Joe Neilands
• Harry Nixon – thirteenth Premier of Ontario
• Greg O'Gallagher
• Dominique O'Rourke – politician
• Penny Park
• Roula Partheniou – artist
• Cecil Frederick Patterson
• Soraya Peerbaye – poet
• Mirela Rahneva
• Lisa Raitt
• Jordan Raycroft
• Jus Reign – Canadian Comedian and YouTube Personality
• Sue Richards
• Jael Richardson
• Doug Rollins
• Liz Sandals
• Laurel Schafer – Canada Research Chair in catalyst development
• Kian Schaffer-Baker – CFL player
• Dolph Schluter
• James Schroder
• John W. Semple
• H. B. Sharman
• Jonathan Sherbino
• Kalidas Shetty
• Vandana Shiva
• Jane Siberry – singer / songwriter
• Evan Siddall – business leader
• Michael Sona – political figure
• Ralph Spence
• John Steffler
• Bernadine Strik – horticulturist^[19]
• Derek Sullivan
• Mary Swan
• Marwan Tabbara
• Chase Tang – actor and mental health advocate
• Stephen J. Tanner
• Lisa Thompson
• Stanley Thompson – golf course architect
• Kelly Thornton – theatre director^[20]
• Ayelet Tsabari – novelist and winner of the Sami Rohr Prize
• Dr John Tweedie —tv personality and evangelist
• Jane Urquhart – novelist and poet
• Lyle Vanclief – minister of Agriculture
• Dennis vanEngelsdorp – assistant professor at University of Maryland
• Paul Vermeersch – poet
• Mike Wallace – politician
• Hope Weiler – associate professor at McGill University
• Zoe Whittall – novelist and Canadian Screen Award-winning screenwriter
• Emma-Jayne Wilson – jockey
• Terry Wilson – police officer
• John Wise – politician
• Jane Wright – entomologist
• Elizabeth Yake – film producer
• Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan – disability advocate, public speaker, and United Nations humanitarian
• Alissa York – novelist^[21]
• Jiyuan Yu – philosopher
• Charles Ambrose Zavitz – pioneered the development of soybeans for commercial use in Ontario
• Edmund Zavitz – pioneer in re-forestation in Ontario