List of people from East York
The following is a list of people from East York, a former municipality in Toronto, Ontario.
Athletes
- Jim Brennan, MLS player for Toronto FC
- Rob and Rich Butler, professional baseball players: outfielders
- Russell Martin, professional baseball catcher
- Chris Tanev NHL defenceman for Vancouver Canucks
- Tamara Tatham, Basketball Player for Team Canada in Rio Olympics [1]
- Ron Taylor, professional baseball pitcher; physician
- Whipper Billy Watson, champion wrestler
Musicians
- Sebastian Brown, pianist
- Jesse F. Keeler, DJ and producer as MSTRKRFT; bassist and keyboardist of Death from Above 1979
- Still Life Still, indie rock group
- Domenic Troiano, former guitarist for Ronnie Hawkins, The Guess Who and Bush
Media
- Will Arnett, actor
- John Candy, comedian and actor
- Shirley Douglas, actress; daughter of political leader Tommy Douglas; mother of Kiefer Sutherland
- George Dunbar, photographer
- Steve Holmes, home improvement contractor and television show host
- The Kratt Brothers, children's TV hosts
- Peter Lynch, TV director
- Raymond Massey, actor
- Colin Mochrie, actor and improvisational comedian
- Kiefer Sutherland, movie and TV actor, 24
- Nerene Virgin, journalist, actress and teacher
Others
- Edwin Alonzo Boyd, bank robber
- Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister (Leaside)
- Robert Ing, forensic scientist and author
- Vincent Massey, Canadian Governor General
- Robert McClure, medical missionary
- Agnes McPhail, first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons
- Charles Sauriol, naturalist and author
- Reuben Smith, World War I and World War II veteran, amateur horticulturist
References
- ↑ "Keeping Track of Toronto's Athletes", Metro Toronto, August 8, 2016
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