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
Glenn Smith, former NHL player for Toronto St. Patricks
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

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
Ashley Colgan, icon
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
Olivia Defranco, Artist
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

References

"Keeping Track of Toronto's Athletes", Metro Toronto, August 8, 2016

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