List of people from East York

The following is a list of people from East York, a former municipality in Toronto, Ontario.

## Athletes

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* 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
* Brandon Tanev, NHL forward for Seattle Kraken
* Chris Tanev NHL defenceman for Toronto Maple Leafs
* Tamara Tatham, Basketball Player for Team Canada in Rio Olympics [1]
* Ron Taylor, professional baseball pitcher; physician
* Whipper Billy Watson, champion wrestler

## Musicians

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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
* Tom Pashby, Canadian ophthalmologist, sport safety advocate, member of the Order of Canada[2]
* Charles Sauriol, naturalist and author

## References

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1. ^ "Keeping Track of Toronto's Athletes", Metro Toronto, August 8, 2016
2. ^ "Pashby, Tom". Leaside Sports Hall of Fame. 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2022.