Callander, Ontario

Notable people

Prominent people who have lived in Callander include:

The Dionne Quintuplets, the world's first surviving quintuplets (born May 28, 1934) who rose to international fame at the height of the Great Depression.
Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe (1883–1943), doctor to the Dionne Quintuplets and recipient of the Order of the British Empire. His former home on Lansdowne Street is now the Callander Bay Heritage Museum.
Bill Barber (born 1952), NHL hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1972 to 1984; inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Stan Darling (1911–2004), Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka from 1972 to 1993. In 1991, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. President George H. W. Bush paid tribute to Darling for his 10-year crusade to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions, the cause of acid rain, at the signing of the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Accord.
Louise de Kiriline Lawrence (1894–1992), Swedish-born, internationally renowned naturalist, author and nurse; wrote for National Audubon Society magazine; winner of the 1969 Burroughs Medal
Taylor Milne (born 1981), middle-distance runner, competed in two summer Olympiads: 2008 and 2016.
Michael J. Fox (born 1961), actor. Lived there one year.