List of people from East York
Athletes
- Jim Brennan, MLS player for Toronto FC
- Rob and Rich Butler, professional baseball players: outfielders
- Russell Martin, professional baseball catcher
- Glenn Smith, former NHL player for Toronto St. Patricks
- Chris Tanev NHL defenceman for Calgary Flames
- Tamara Tatham, Basketball Player for Team Canada in Rio Olympics [1]
- Ron Taylor, professional baseball pitcher; physician
- Whipper Billy Watson, champion wrestler
Musicians
- 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
- Peter Lynch, TV director
- Raymond Massey, actor
- Joseph Motiki, actor, voice actor, and television presenter
- Colin Mochrie, actor and improvisational comedian
- Kiefer Sutherland, movie and TV actor, 24
- Nerene Virgin, journalist, actress and teacher
Others
- George Armstrong (1870–1956), politician and labour activist
- Edwin Alonzo Boyd, bank robber
- Stan Butler, Ontario Hockey League coach, North Bay Battalion
- Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister (Leaside)
- Vincent Massey, Canadian Governor General
- Robert McClure, medical missionary
- Agnes McPhail, first woman to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada
- Charles Sauriol, naturalist and author
Hubert Earl Saunders, ww1 vet 1895-1998 SAUNDEDRS FAMILY, WILLIAM, ROBERT, AUDREY, EARL, ALBERT, IRENE, KENNETH PEARD ROAD, DAWES ROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL, ST.CLAIR JR. HIGH SCHOOL.
References
- "Keeping Track of Toronto's Athletes", Metro Toronto, August 8, 2016
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