Category: Ontario, Authors

Categories: Canada, Authors | Ontario, Notables

This Category is associated with the Ontario Team of the Canada Project. It is designed for notable authors who were born or worked in Ontario, Canada. For WikiTree's purposes, a person is defined as "notable" if they have an entry in Wikipedia, or a similar resource such as The Canadian Encyclopedia, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, or the Canada Heirloom Series.

Ontario Authors

A

James Alexander 23 Oct 1801 Glenhead, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland - 22 Aug 1879

B

Robert Barr 16 Sep 1849 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom - 22 Oct 1912

Victoria Blackburn 17 Apr 1865 Quebec City, Canada East - 04 Mar 1928

Arthur Bourinot 03 Oct 1893 Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada - 17 Jan 1969

William Buckingham 03 Dec 1832 Crediton, Devon, England - 11 Jun 1915

C

Morley Callaghan 22 Feb 1903 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - 25 Aug 1990

Austin Clarke 26 Jul 1934 Saint James, Barbados - 26 Jun 2016

Isabella Crawford 25 Dec 1850 Dublin, Ireland - 12 Feb 1887

Donald Creighton 15 Jul 1902 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 19 Dec 1979

D

Alexander Davidson 02 Dec 1794 Downpatrick, Down, Ireland - 23 Feb 1856

Robertson Davies 28 Aug 1913 Thamesville, Kent, Ontario, Canada - 02 Dec 1995

Sara (Duncan) Cotes 22 Dec 1861 Brantford, Brant, Canada West - 22 Jul 1922

F

Timothy Findley 30 Oct 1930 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 20 Jun 2002

Mary (Fowler) Rothwell 31 Mar 1837 London, England - 02 Jul 1927

Marian (Francis) Osborne 14 May 1871 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 05 Sep 1931

G

Hubert Garner 22 Feb 1913 Batley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 30 Jun 1979

George Grant 13 Nov 1918 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 27 Sep 1988

Peter Gzowski 13 Jul 1934 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 24 Jan 2002

H

Honorah Holland 10 Jun 1875 Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - abt 27 Apr 1925

Hilda Hooke 03 Oct 1898 Yeovil, Somerset, England - 01 Dec 1978

J

Emily Johnson 10 Mar 1861 Six Nations of the Grand River, Canada West - 07 Mar 1913

K

William Kirby 13 Oct 1817 Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 23 Jun 1906

Thomas Kirkconnell 16 May 1895 Port Hope, United Counties of Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada - 26 Feb 1977

L

Alice (Laidlaw) Munro 10 Jul 1931 Wingham, Huron County, Ontario, Canada - 13 May 2024

Archibald Lampman 17 Nov 1861 Morpeth, Canada West - 10 Feb 1899

L cont.

Agnes Laut 11 Feb 1871 Stanley, Huron, Ontario, Canada - 15 Nov 1936

Stephen Leacock 30 Dec 1869 Swanmore, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 28 Mar 1944

William Lett 12 Aug 1819 Duncannon, County Wexford, Ireland - 15 Aug 1892

Charles Lindsey abt 07 Feb 1820 Strubby, Lincolnshire, England - abt 12 Apr 1908

John Livingston 10 Nov 1923 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada - 17 Jan 2006

Madge (Lyons) Macbeth 06 Nov 1878 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Sep 1965

M

Wilson MacDonald 05 May 1880 Cheapside, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada - 08 Apr 1967

Agnes Machar 23 Jan 1837 Kingston, Frontenac, Upper Canada - 24 Jan 1927

Isabella (MacPherson) Mackay 24 Nov 1875 Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada - 15 Aug 1928

Charles Mair 21 Sep 1838 Lanark, Upper Canada - 07 Jul 1927

Alma McCollum 07 Dec 1872 Orford, Kent, Ontario, Canada - 21 Mar 1906

John (Mccrae) McCrae 30 Nov 1872 McCrae House, Guelph, Ontario, Canada - 28 Jan 1918

Fred McGregor 1888 - 03 Mar 1972

Janet (McKishnie) Blewett 04 Nov 1862 New Scotland, Harwich, Kent, Canada West - 19 Aug 1934

Andrew McLean 19 Apr 1948 Montreal, Île-de-Montréal, Quebec, Canada - 15 Feb 2017

Jesse Middleton 03 Nov 1872 Pilkington Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada - 28 May 1960

Mary (Miller) McGregor 27 Aug 1872 Rugby, Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - 10 Feb 1961

Farley Mowat 12 May 1921 Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada - 06 May 2014

P

Horatio Parker 23 Nov 1862 East Camden, Addington, Canada West - 06 Sep 1932

Hannah (Peters) Jarvis 02 Jan 1762 Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut Colony - 20 Sep 1845

Marjorie Pickthall 14 Sep 1883 Gunnersbury, London, England - 19 Apr 1922

Francis Pollock 04 Feb 1876 Franklin, Tennessee, United States - 06 Feb 1957

Q

Mary (Quayle) Innis 13 Apr 1899 St.Marys, Ohio, USA - 10 Jan 1972

R

Susan (Riley) Harrison 24 Feb 1859 Toronto, York, Canada West - 08 May 1935

R cont.

Peter Robinson 17 Mar 1950 Armley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 04 Oct 2022

Mazo (Roche) De La Roche 15 Jan 1879 Newmarket, Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canada - 12 Jul 1961

Amelia (Ryerse) Harris 02 Feb 1798 Port Ryerse, Norfolk, Upper Canada - 24 Mar 1882

S

Bernard Sandwell 06 Dec 1876 Ipswich, Suffolk, England - 07 Dec 1954

Emily (Shortt) Cummings 1851 Port Hope, Canada West, United Province of Canada - 01 Nov 1930

Elizabeth Smart 27 Dec 1913 Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada - 04 Mar 1986

Virna (Stanton) Sheard abt 24 Apr 1862 Cobourg, Canada West - abt 22 Feb 1943

Catharine (Strickland) Traill 09 Jan 1802 London, England, United Kingdom - 29 Aug 1899

Samuel Strickland 06 Nov 1804 Bungay, Suffolk, England - 03 Jan 1867

Susanna (Strickland) Moodie 06 Dec 1803 Bungay, River Waveney, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom - 08 Apr 1885

Arthur Stringer 26 Feb 1874 Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada - 13 Sep 1950

T

John Taylor 10 Mar 1817 London, England - 04 May 1882

Adeline Teskey abt 1855 Appleton, Lanark, Canada West - 21 Mar 1924

Dora Thompson 09 Dec 1893 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - 29 Sep 1934

Maria (Toof) Lauder 20 Feb 1833 Saint-Armand, Missisquoi, Bas-Canada - 01 Jun 1922

Clementina (Trenholme) Fessenden 04 May 1843 Kingsey Township, Canada East - 14 Sep 1918

Mary (Trotter) Benson 20 Mar 1887 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada - 31 Aug 1965

James Tyrrell 10 May 1863 Weston, Canada West - 16 Jan 1945

W

Richard Wagamese 14 Oct 1955 Minaki, Kenora, Ontario, Canada - 10 Mar 2017

Albert Watson 08 Jan 1859 Peel County, Canada West - 03 May 1926

Jean (Wemyss) Laurence 18 Jul 1926 Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada - 05 Jan 1987

Y

Egerton Young 07 Apr 1840 Crosby, Leeds, Upper Canada - 05 Oct 1909

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