100 Notable alumni of
York University
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York University is 241st in the world, 104th in North America, and 5th in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from York University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Rachel McAdams
- Enrolled in York University
- In 2001 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorstage actortelevision actorenvironmentalist
- Biography
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Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre degree program at York University in 2001, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film Perfect Pie (2002), for which she received a Genie Award nomination, the comedy film My Name Is Tanino (2002), and the comedy series Slings & Arrows (2003–2005), for which she won a Gemini Award.
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Katheryn Winnick
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision directortelevision actormartial artist
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Katheryn Winnick is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring roles in the television series Vikings (2013–2020), Wu Assassins (2019), and Big Sky (2020–2023), and her recurring role on the television series Bones (2010–2011). She also starred in the films Amusement (2008), Choose (2010), A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012), The Art of the Steal (2013), Polar (2019), and The Marksman (2021).
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Dan Levy
- Occupations
- television producerwriterproduceractortelevision writer
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Daniel Joseph Levy CM is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He began his career as a television host on MTV Canada. He received international prominence and critical acclaim for starring as David Rose in the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), which he co-created and co-starred in with his father, Eugene Levy.
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Lilly Singh
- Enrolled in York University
- Studied psychology
- Occupations
- film actorfilm directortelevision presentervloggertelevision producer
- Biography
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Lilly Saini Singh is a Canadian YouTuber, television host, comedian and author. Singh began making YouTube videos in 2010. She originally appeared under the pseudonym Superwoman (stylized IISuperwomanII), her YouTube username until 2019.
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Scott Speedman
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
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Robert Scott Speedman is a Canadian actor and model. He is known for portraying Ben Covington in the coming-of-age drama television series Felicity, Lycan–Vampire hybrid Michael Corvin in the gothic horror–action Underworld films, and Barry "Baz" Blackwell in the TNT crime drama series Animal Kingdom. His other film work includes Duets, Dark Blue, XXX: State of the Union, The Strangers, Barney's Version, The Vow, and Crimes of the Future. In 2021, he returned to Grey's Anatomy as a main character following a guest role in season 14 as Dr. Nick Marsh.
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Malin Åkerman
- Occupations
- film actoractormusiciansingermodel
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Malin Maria Åkerman, often anglicised to Malin Akerman, is a Swedish actress. She first appeared in smaller parts in both Canadian and American productions, including The Utopian Society (2003) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Following a main role on the HBO mockumentary series The Comeback (2005), Akerman co-starred in the commercially successful romantic comedies The Heartbreak Kid (2007) and 27 Dresses (2008). She gained wider recognition for her role as Silk Spectre II in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen, for which she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Laura Vandervoort
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorkaratekafilm directortelevision actor
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Laura Dianne Vandervoort is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in the CTV teen drama series Instant Star, Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan in the Syfy supernatural drama series Haven, Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) in The CW serial drama series Smallville, and as Lisa in the ABC science fiction series V (2009). In 2014, she starred in the Space channel drama series Bitten, a television adaptation of Kelley Armstrong's book series Women of the Otherworld as Elena Michaels.
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Sergio Marchionne
- Occupations
- industrialistbusiness executivelawyerentrepreneuraccountant
- Biography
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Sergio Marchionne was an Italian-Canadian businessman, widely known for his turnarounds of the automakers Fiat and Chrysler, his business acumen and his outspoken and often frank approach, especially when dealing with unpalatable issues related to his companies and the automotive industry.
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Jagmeet Singh
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
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Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal MP is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2017. Singh has sat as the member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby South since 2019. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2011, representing Bramalea—Gore—Malton until his entry into federal politics. A practising Sikh of Punjabi descent, Singh is an Indo-Canadian, making him the first Sikh to be elected to lead a major federal political party in Canada.
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Henry Czerny
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
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Henry Czerny is a Canadian stage, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Boys of St. Vincent, Clear and Present Danger, The Ice Storm, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Fido, Remember, Ready or Not, and Scream VI, in particular for his role as Eugene Kittridge in Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, as well as for numerous television programs in both guest and starring roles, including a regular role as Conrad Grayson on the ABC primetime soap opera Revenge, a loose adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.
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Kim Gordon
- Occupations
- film directorfashion designersingersinger-songwriteractor
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Kim Althea Gordon is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and rapper best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, California, where her father was a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating from Los Angeles's Otis College of Art and Design, she moved to New York City to begin an art career. There, she formed Sonic Youth with Thurston Moore in 1981. She and Moore married in 1984, and the band released a total of six albums on independent labels before the end of the 1980s. It then released nine studio albums on the label DGC Records, beginning with Goo in 1990. Gordon was also a founding member of the musical project Free Kitten, which she formed with Julia Cafritz in 1993.
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Anita Sarkeesian
- Occupations
- journalisttelevision directorYouTubersociologistmedia critic
- Biography
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Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic. She is the founder of Feminist Frequency, a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing portrayals of women in popular culture. Her video series Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, examines tropes in the depiction of female video game characters. Media scholar Soraya Murray calls Sarkeesian emblematic of "a burgeoning organized feminist critique" of stereotyped and objectified portrayals of women in video games.
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Harry Enfield
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm producerfilm actorcomedianfilm director
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Henry Richard Enfield is an English comedian. He is known in particular for his television work, including Harry Enfield's Television Programme and Harry & Paul, and for the creation and portrayal of comedy characters such as Kevin the Teenager, Loadsamoney, Smashie and Nicey, The Scousers, Tim Nice-But-Dim and Mr "You Don't Want to Do It Like That".
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Carme Chacón
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherlawyer
- Biography
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Carme Maria Chacón Piqueras was a Spanish lawyer, lecturer and politician who was minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
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Jian Ghomeshi
- Occupations
- musicianstreet artistradio personalitywritersongwriter
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Jian Ghomeshi is a Canadian broadcaster, writer, musician, producer and former CBC personality. From 1990 to 2000, he was a vocalist and drummer in the Thornhill-based folk-pop band Moxy Früvous. In the 2000s, he became a television and radio broadcaster. He hosted, among others, the CBC Newsworld program Play (2002–2005), the CBC Radio One program The National Playlist (2005–2006), and the CBC Radio One program Q, which he co-created and hosted from 2007 to 2014.
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Zoie Palmer
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Zoie Palmer is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Dr. Lauren Lewis in the supernatural drama Lost Girl and as the Android in the science fiction series Dark Matter.
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Amanda Brugel
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
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Amanda Brugel is a Canadian actress. Born and raised in Pointe-Claire (a suburb of Montreal), Quebec, she made her acting debut in the drama film Vendetta (1999). This was followed by roles in the comedy film A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000), the slasher horror film Jason X (2001), the comedy film Sex After Kids (2013), for which she won an ACTRA Award for Best Female Performance, the satirical drama film Maps to the Stars (2014), the independent drama film Room (2015), the superhero film Suicide Squad (2016), the drama film Kodachrome (2017), and the action thriller film Becky (2020).
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K’naan Warsame
- Occupations
- record producersongwriterfilm directordirectorwriter
- Biography
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Keinan Abdi Warsame, better known by his stage name K'naan, is a Somali-Canadian rapper, singer and filmmaker. He rose to fame after releasing the single "Wavin' Flag", which was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Besides hip hop, K'naan's sound is influenced by elements of Somali music and world music. A Grammy Award-winning artist and FIPRESCI Prize-winning director, he is also involved in various philanthropic initiatives.
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Steven Page
- Occupations
- singerrecord producersongwriter
- Biography
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Steven Jay Page is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies. Page left the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career.
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Victoria Pratt
- Occupations
- karatekamodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Victoria Ainslie Pratt is a Canadian actress, author, and fitness model.
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Sasha Clements
- Occupations
- modelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Sasha Nicole Clements is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Kiki Kincaid on the Teletoon sitcom Majority Rules!. She was cast in the 2005 fantasy The Snow Queen (2005). She also starred in the Disney Channel Original movie How to Build a Better Boy (2014), playing the role of Marnie.
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Sally Wainwright
- Occupations
- television producerscreenwritertelevision directorwriterplaywright
- Biography
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Sally Anne Wainwright OBE is an English television writer, producer, and director. She is known for her dramas, which are often set in her native West Yorkshire, and feature "strong female characters". Wainwright has been praised for the quality of her dialogue.
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Jack Layton
- Enrolled in York University
- 1970-1971 graduated with Master of Arts in political science
- 1971-1983 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in political science
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherpolitical scientist
- Biography
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John Gilbert Layton PC MSC was a Canadian academic and politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on Toronto City Council, occasionally holding the title of acting mayor or deputy mayor of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor. Layton was the member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto—Danforth from 2004 until his death.
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Ennis Esmer
- Occupations
- film actorscreenwriterwritertelevision actor
- Biography
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Ennis Esmer is a Turkish-Canadian actor, comedian, voice actor, writer, producer and presenter. He is best known for his roles as Osman 'Oz' Bey in The Listener (2009–2014), Nash in Red Oaks (2014–2017), Rich Dotcom in Blindspot (2015–2020) – a role that was specifically written for him, and Kurtis 'Maz' Mazhari in Private Eyes (2016–2021).
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Jay Manuel
- Occupations
- photographermake-up artistmodelcinematographer
- Biography
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Jay Manuel is a Canadian TV host, creative director, make-up artist, and author. He is most recognizable as the creative director on the popular reality television show America's Next Top Model for the first eighteen seasons. Manuel also was featured as the host of Canada's Next Top Model.
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Ushna Shah
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Ushna Shah is a Pakistani-Canadian film and television actress. Her accolades includes a Hum Award and a Pakistan Media Award, and a nomination for Lux Style Award.
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Melyssa Ford
- Occupations
- modeljournalistactor
- Biography
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Melyssa Savannah Ford is a Canadian media personality, actress, and former video vixen. Since 2022, she has co-hosted The Joe Budden Podcast alongside broadcaster and former rapper Joe Budden.
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Stacey Farber
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Stacey Farber is a Canadian actress. She played Ellie Nash in seasons 2 through 8 of the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the CBC series 18 to Life. From 2014 to 2017, she played Sydney Katz on the Canadian medical drama Saving Hope, and since 2023 she has had a lead role on The Spencer Sisters. Stacey has also recurred on the Netflix drama series Virgin River and The CW superhero series Superman & Lois.
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Kardinal Offishall
- Occupations
- music executiverecord producerrapperphilanthropistdisc jockey
- Biography
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Jason Drew Harrow, better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall, is a Canadian rapper and record producer. Often credited as Canada's "hip hop ambassador", he has been regarded as one of the country's most prominent hip hop producers during the 2000s and is distinctive for his reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip hop.
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Peter Robinson
- Occupations
- writernovelistpoet
- Biography
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Peter Robinson was a British-born Canadian crime writer who was best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks. He also published a number of other novels and short stories, as well as some poems and two articles on writing.
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Belinda Stronach
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Belinda Caroline Stronach PC is a Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and former Member of Parliament (MP) from 2004 to 2008. Originally elected as a Conservative, she later crossed the floor to join the Liberals. From May 17, 2005, to February 6, 2006, Stronach was the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal in the government of Paul Martin. After leaving politics, she served as the executive vice-chairman of Magna International, Canada's largest automotive parts manufacturer, until December 31, 2010.
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Deborah Coyne
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 70)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Deborah Margaret Ryland Coyne is a Canadian constitutional lawyer, professor, and author. She is the cousin of journalist Andrew Coyne and actress Susan Coyne, and the niece of former Bank of Canada governor James Elliott Coyne.
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Mishael Morgan
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Marie-Charms Mishael Morgan known professionally as Mishael Morgan, is a Trinidadian-Canadian actress known for the roles of Hilary Curtis and Amanda Sinclair on CBS Daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless, the latter for which she became the first Black actress to win the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2022.
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Brandie Wilkerson
- Occupations
- beach volleyball player
- Biography
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Brandie Wilkerson is a Canadian beach volleyball player who plays as a right-side blocker. She currently competes with partner Melissa Humaña-Paredes, with whom she won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Craig Kielburger
- Occupations
- entrepreneurmanagerwriter
- Biography
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Craig Kielburger CM MSM OMC is a Canadian human rights activist and social entrepreneur. He is the co-founder, with his brother Marc Kielburger, of the WE Charity, as well as We Day and the independent, social enterprise Me to We. On April 11, 2008, Kielburger was named a member of the Order of Canada.
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Carlos Newton
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Carlos Newton is an Anguillian-born Canadian retired mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and Pride FC Japan MMA Legend. Known as "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizations including UFC, Pride FC, IFL, K-1, Shooto and most recently W-1. He is a 3rd Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt alongside his coach Terry Riggs under Renzo Gracie, at Warrior MMA in Newmarket, Ontario. Newton has always been considered a fan favourite and a "Submission Master" and has dubbed his personal fighting style — an amalgam of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, Karate, Krav Maga, and Boxing — as "Dragon Ball Jiu-Jitsu" in tribute to Dragon Ball, a Japanese manga and anime franchise. Newton is one of only a few MMA athletes to ever be allowed to compete in the UFC and Pride FC at the same time. In Canada he was the first Canadian UFC Champion at UFC 31 (Welterweight) defeating Pat Miletich.
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Ringo Lam
- Occupations
- film produceractorscreenwriterdirectorfilm director
- Biography
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Ringo Lam Ling-Tung was a Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was known for his action and crime films produced during the Hong Kong New Wave, many of them comprising entries in the heroic bloodshed subgenre. He was nominated for six Hong Kong Film Awards, winning Best Director for his 1987 film City on Fire, which he followed with other similar films that shared a dark view of Hong Kong society, collectively known as the "On Fire" cycle.
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Eric Radford
- Enrolled in York University
- Studied music
- Occupations
- composerfigure skaterpianist
- Biography
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Eric Radford is a retired Canadian pair skater. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is a two-time world champion (2015, 2016), a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, a 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the team event, a 2018 Olympic bronze medallist in the pairs event, a two-time Four Continents champion (2013, 2015), the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time Canadian national champion (2012–18). He is the first openly gay man to have won a gold medal at any Winter Olympics.
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Ahmed Hussen
- Enrolled in York University
- In 2002 studied history
- Occupations
- politicianactivistlawyer
- Biography
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Ahmed Hussen PC MP is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been serving as the Minister of International Development since July 26, 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Hussen has also sat as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto-area riding of York South—Weston since the 2015 federal election. He previously served as the Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion from 2021 to 2023, Minister of families, children and social development from 2019 to 2021 and the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship from 2017 to 2019. He is the first Somali-Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons and the first to hold a federal Cabinet position.
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Spencer Rice
- Occupations
- film produceractorscreenwriterfilm directorcomedian
- Biography
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Spencer Nolan "Spenny" Rice is a Canadian screenwriter, filmmaker and television personality. He was the co-star of the reality comedy series Kenny vs. Spenny along with Kenny Hotz.
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Gerry Dee
- Occupations
- ice hockey playeractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Gerry Dee is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, game show host, director, producer, and writer. He is the host of Family Feud Canada. He placed third on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing, and he wrote and starred in the sitcom Mr. D, which aired on CBC Television.
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Andrey Bezrukov
- Enrolled in York University
- Studied in 1992-1995
- Occupations
- spy
- Biography
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Andrey Bezrukov, often referred to by his cover name Donald Heathfield, and Elena Stanislavovna Vavilova (Russian: Елена Вавилова), often referred to by her cover name Tracey Foley, were former KGB sleeper agents in the United States. Both had participated in the Illegals Program and were arrested in 2010. They were returned to Russia.
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Taylor Wilde
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Shantelle Larissa Malawski is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is best known for her time spent with TNA Wrestling, where she wrestled under the ring name Taylor Wilde.
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Pat Quinn
- Occupations
- ice hockey playercoachice hockey coachlawyer
- Biography
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John Brian Patrick Quinn, OC was a Canadian ice hockey player, head coach, and executive. Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman", he coached for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals twice, with the Flyers in 1980 and the Canucks in 1994. Internationally, Quinn coached Team Canada to gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2009 World Junior Championship, as well as World Cup championship in 2004.
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Jamil Jivani
- Years
- 1987-.. (age 38)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jamil Jivani MP is a Canadian politician, radio host, and political commentator. He is the founder of the Policing Literacy Initiative, is a co-founder of Teachers Beyond the Classroom, sat on the Premier's Council on Equality of Opportunity and was the Advocate for Community Opportunities for the Doug Ford government until 2022.
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Jesse Cook
- Occupations
- composerrecord producerjazz musicianguitaristjazz guitarist
- Biography
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Jesse Arnaud Cook is a Canadian guitarist. He is a Juno Award winner, Acoustic Guitar Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco Category, and a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year. He has recorded on the EMI, E1 Music and Narada labels and has sold over 1.5 million records worldwide.
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Matt Johnson
- Occupations
- film actorscreenwritertelevision actorfilm director
- Biography
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Matt Johnson is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He first attracted accolades for his low-budget independent feature films, including The Dirties (2013), which won Best Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival, and Operation Avalanche (2016), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Sandie Rinaldo
- Occupations
- journalistnews presenter
- Biography
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Sandra Rinaldo, née Brycks is a Canadian television journalist and anchor for CTV News. She is the daughter of survivors of the Holocaust and is of the Jewish faith.
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Lenore Zann
- Occupations
- politicianfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Lenore Zann is a Canadian actress and politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Cumberland—Colchester in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party. Before entering federal politics, she represented the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2009 until 2019 as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party and from June 9, 2019, until September 12, 2019, as an independent.
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Chantal Hébert
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Chantal St-Cyr Hébert OC is a Canadian journalist and political commentator.
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Navdeep Bains
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Navdeep Singh Bains PC FCPA is a Canadian politician who served as Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented the riding of Mississauga—Malton in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2021. He previously represented the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South from 2004 to 2011.
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Melissa Humana-Paredes
- Occupations
- beach volleyball player
- Biography
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Melissa Humaña-Paredes is a Canadian beach volleyball player, who is partnered with Brandie Wilkerson. The pair represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal.
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Nicole Oliver
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorfilm directorperforming artistvoice actor
- Biography
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Nicole Lyn Oliver is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Zoe Trent in Littlest Pet Shop.
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Gerald Butts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gerald Michael Butts is a Canadian executive and former policy advisor to governments and political leaders. He served as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from November 4, 2015 until his resignation on February 18, 2019. From 2008 to 2012, he was president and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund Canada, part of a global conservation organization. In 2014, Maclean's magazine declared Butts to be the fourteenth most powerful Canadian. As the former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Butts was praised as the architect behind the Liberal Party of Canada platform that led to its victory in October 2015 and was one of the most senior staffers in the Office of the Prime Minister.
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Lindiwe Sisulu
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu is a South African politician. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa between April 1994 and March 2023. During that time, from 2001 to 2023, she served continuously in the cabinet as a minister under four consecutive presidents. President Cyril Ramaphosa sacked her from his cabinet in March 2023, precipitating her resignation from the National Assembly.
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Joseph Boyden
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Joseph Boyden CM is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. He is best known for writing about First Nations culture. Three Day Road, a novel about two Cree soldiers serving in the Canadian military during World War I, was inspired by Ojibwa Francis Pegahmagabow, the legendary First World War sniper. Joseph Boyden's second novel, Through Black Spruce, follows the story of Will, son of one of the characters in Three Day Road. The third novel in the Bird family trilogy was published in 2013 as The Orenda.
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Maurice Dean Wint
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Maurice Dean Wint is a British-born Canadian actor who has starred in both films and television series.
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Mara Marini
- Born in
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Canada - Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Mara Marini is a Canadian actress best known for her reoccurring role as Brandi Maxxxx in the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation. She has performed in several independent films and plays in the Los Angeles theater scene, as well as making other television appearances.
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Thea Gill
- Occupations
- film actorstage actorjazz musicianactor
- Biography
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Thea Louise Gill is a Canadian actress best known for her starring role as Lindsay Peterson in the Showtime television series Queer as Folk.
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Peter Keleghan
- Occupations
- film actorvoice actortelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Peter Keleghan is a Canadian actor and writer, perhaps best known for portraying Ben Bellow in the comedy series 18 to Life, Clark Claxton Sr. in the comedy series Billable Hours and Ranger Gord in The Red Green Show. As of 2024, he has a recurring role on Murdoch Mysteries as government agent/spy Terrence Meyers.
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Israel Zangwill
- Occupations
- journalistcomedianplaywrightwriternovelist
- Biography
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Israel Zangwill was a British author at the forefront of Zionism during the 19th century, and was a close associate of Theodor Herzl. He later rejected the search for a Jewish homeland in Palestine and became the prime thinker behind the territorial movement.
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Edmund Ho
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 70)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edmund Ho Hau Wah, GML, GCM, GOIH is a Macau politician who served as the first Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region from 1999 to 2009. He currently serves as a Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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Andrus Ansip
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersonentrepreneurchemist
- Biography
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Andrus Ansip is an Estonian politician, a member of the European Parliament, the former European Commissioner for Digital Single Market and Vice President of the European Commission, in office from 2014 until 2019. Previously, he was Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal Estonian Reform Party (Estonian: Reformierakond) from 2004 to 2014.
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k-os
- Occupations
- singerrecord producermusic video directorcomposerrapper
- Biography
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Kevin Brereton, better known by his stage name k-os, is a Canadian alternative rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. His given name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he later adopted.
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Matt Dusk
- Occupations
- singerjazz musician
- Biography
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Matthew-Aaron Dusk is a Canadian jazz vocalist. He has four certified gold albums: Two Shots, Good News, Old School Yule! and JetSetJazz, and two certified platinum albums; My Funny Valentine: The Chet Baker Songbook and Just the Two of Us (with Margaret).
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Omar Alghabra
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Omar Alghabra PC MP is a Saudi-born Syrian-Canadian politician who served as Canada's minister of transport from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, he has represented the riding of Mississauga Centre in the House of Commons since the 2015 election. He was previously the member of Parliament (MP) for Mississauga—Erindale from 2006 to 2008.
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Sam Dunn
- Occupations
- anthropologistfilm directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Sam Dunn is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, musician, and anthropologist, best known for his series of documentaries on heavy metal music. He co-owns Toronto-based production company Banger Films with Scot McFadyen. Dunn holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Victoria and a master's degree from York University where his thesis work focused on Guatemalan refugees.
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Jim Flaherty
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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James Michael Flaherty PC MSC was a Canadian politician who served as the federal minister of finance from 2006 to 2014 under Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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Andrew Huang
- Occupations
- musiciantelevision producerYouTuber
- Biography
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Andrew Lewis Huang is a Canadian musician, YouTube personality, and video producer. He is best known for his "Song Challenge" video series, which invites viewers to dare him in feats of musicianship, as well as for several viral videos featuring his music. He is also known for his videos where he creates music using sounds from unconventional objects and instruments. Huang has released more than 50 albums of original music independently and through various collaborations, under his own name as well as under various pseudonyms.
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Dina Pugliese
- Occupations
- television presenter
- Biography
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Dina Pugliese is a Canadian television personality, formerly the co-host of City Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer.
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Mitchell Goldhar
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- sports executivefinancier
- Biography
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Mitchell Goldhar is a Canadian billionaire and businessman.
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Mark-Anthony Kaye
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Mark-Anthony Kaye is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes and the Canada national team.
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Marco Mendicino
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 52)
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Marco Mendicino PC MP is a Canadian politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Eglinton—Lawrence in the House of Commons since 2015. He served as the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship from 2019 to 2021 and the Minister of Public Safety from 2021 to 2023.
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Paul Stalteri
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Paul Andrew Stalteri is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He spent most of his professional career in Germany, winning the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in the 2003–04 season. Stalteri also played football in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham.
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Bea Rose Santiago
- Occupations
- modelactorbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Bea Rose Monterde Santiago is a Filipino actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2013 on December 17, 2013. Prior to her win at Binibining Pilipinas, she was a Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 titleholder who represented the Filipino community in Canada. She was a fashion model for Elite Model Management before joining Binibining Pilipinas 2013.
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Jennifer Keesmaat
- Occupations
- urban plannerlandscape architectarchitect
- Biography
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Jennifer Keesmaat is a Canadian real estate developer and urban planner who served as Chief City Planner of Toronto from 2012 to 2017 and the runner-up in the 2018 Toronto mayoral election to Mayor John Tory, where she won 23.6% of the vote and lost to Tory in each of Toronto's 25 wards.
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Joe Pingue
- Occupations
- film directorfilm produceractortelevision actorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Joe Pingue is a Canadian actor and film maker. His roles include Captain McDowell in the Prime sci-fi series The Expanse, Aloznzo Bunker in the Netflix Western limited series Godless, Whiff in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go and Hoyt in the feature film The Book of Eli.
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Rick Howland
- Born in
- Canada
- Occupations
- musicianactortelevision actor
- Biography
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Richard "Rick" Howland is a Canadian actor known for his role as Trick on Lost Girl and Harry Buttman in Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
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Cynthia Loyst
- Occupations
- talk show host
- Biography
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Cynthia Loyst is a Canadian talk show host and media personality. She currently co-hosts CTV's The Social, along with three other women. Loyst is also the creator of Find Your Pleasure, an online hub to help readers find pleasure in their lives.
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Debra W. Soh
- Years
- 1990-.. (age 35)
- Enrolled in York University
- Studied psychology
- Occupations
- psychologistneuroscientistopinion journalistcolumnistjournalist
- Biography
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Debra W. Soh is a Canadian columnist, author, and former academic sex researcher.
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Christine Horne
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Christine Horne is a Canadian actress. She received her BFA in Theatre at York University in 2004 and has since become an established stage actor in Toronto.
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Terrie Hawkes
- Occupations
- screenwriteractorvoice actor
- Biography
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Terri Hawkes is a Canadian actress and writer, known for playing Kelly Hennenlotter in the horror film, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Adrienne in Beverly Hills 90210, Wendy Masters in General Hospital, and for being the second English dub voice actress of the title character of the Japanese anime Sailor Moon. She is the daughter of politician Jim Hawkes.
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John Bellamy Foster
- Enrolled in York University
- In 1977 graduated with master's degree
- In 1984 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- university teacheracademicjournalistsociologist
- Biography
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John Bellamy Foster is an American professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of the Monthly Review. He writes about political economy of capitalism and economic crisis, ecology and ecological crisis, and Marxist theory. He has given numerous interviews, talks, and invited lectures, as well as written invited commentary, articles, and books on the subject.
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Jacqueline Samuda
- Occupations
- actorfilm actoruniversity teacherfilm directorwriter
- Biography
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Jacqueline Samuda is a Canadian actress, director and writer.
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Mike Layton
- Enrolled in York University
- Graduated with Master of Arts in environmental science
- Occupations
- bartenderpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Layton is a Canadian politician who served on Toronto City Council from 2010 until 2022. Layton most recently represented Ward 11 University—Rosedale. He was first elected in the 2010 municipal election in Ward 19 Trinity—Spadina. Layton did not run for re-election in 2022. In March 2023, Layton became Chief Sustainability Officer at York University.
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Chantal Sutherland
- Occupations
- modelactorjockey
- Biography
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Chantal Sutherland is a Canadian model, television personality and jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing. She is referred to as the Danica Patrick of horse racing. She is known for her appearances on the reality tv show, Jockeys on Animal Planet, as well as being the poster girl for the Del Mar racetrack. During an interview on Sky Sports in the lead-up to the Dubai World Cup race, she said that her primary vocation was jockey.
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Kamal Khera
- Occupations
- politiciannurse
- Biography
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Kamalpreet Khera PC MP is an Indian born Canadian politician who has been minister of diversity, inclusion and persons with disabilities since July 26, 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Khera has represented the riding of Brampton West in the House of Commons since the 2015 federal election. She also served as the minister of seniors from October 26, 2021 to July 2023.
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Kim Roberts
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Kim Roberts is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as Mayor Goodway in Paw Patrol, Greta on The Sinner, Christine in The Handmaids Tale, Marnie in Schitt's Creek, Neeva in The Strain, Gloria in Lucky Seven, Camilla in Being Erica, Mazz in The Doodlebops, Mrs. Arvin in I'm Not There, Deborah in Saw III and Saw IV and Mrs. Bosco in The Cheetah Girls.
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Iqra Khalid
- Occupations
- juristpolitician
- Biography
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Iqra Khalid MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Mississauga—Erin Mills in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
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Stephanie Morgenstern
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directoractor
- Biography
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Stephanie Morgenstern is a Canadian actress, filmmaker, and screenwriter for television and film. She has worked extensively on stage, film, and television in both English and French. Her most widely seen feature film credits have been The Sweet Hereafter, Maelström, Julie and Me (Revoir Julie) and Forbidden Love. Morgenstern is also widely recognized by anime fans as the voice of Sailor Venus in the DIC Entertainment English dub of Sailor Moon in the first few seasons as well as the movies. Additionally, she provided the voice of Regina in the Dino Crisis series, and Yin in Yin Yang Yo!.
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Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
- Occupations
- politicianprofessor
- Biography
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Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang FGA is a Ghanaian academic and politician who currently serves as the eighth vice president of Ghana under President John Mahama since 7 January 2025. She previously served as Minister for Education from February 2013 to January 2017 under President Mahama's first administration. She is a professor of literature, and served as the first female Vice-Chancellor of a state university in Ghana when she took over as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast. She served as the Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa in Zimbabwe until her resignation in August 2024.
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Ali Ehsassi
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ali Cyrus Ehsassi MP is a Canadian politician currently serving as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Willowdale, Ontario riding of Willowdale in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. Ehsassi's victory marked a historical milestone, as he is one of the first two Canadians of Iranian heritage to ever be elected to Canada's federal Parliament, with the other being Majid Jowhari.
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T. J. Scott
- Born in
- Canada
- Occupations
- directorscreenwritertelevision producerfilm directortelevision actor
- Biography
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T. J. Scott is a Canadian film and television director, screenwriter, producer, and former stuntman and actor. He is primarily known for his work directing popular television series such as Orphan Black, Xena: Warrior Princess, Gotham, Star Trek: Discovery, Longmire, 12 Monkeys, The Strain, and Spartacus.
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Shyam Selvadurai
- Occupations
- writerchildren's writer
- Biography
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Shyam Selvadurai is a Sri Lankan Canadian novelist. He is most noted for his 1994 novel Funny Boy, which won the Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction.
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Don Ross
- Occupations
- composerguitarist
- Biography
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Donald James Ross is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist. He was the first person to win the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship twice (1988 and 1996). His album Huron Street reached the top ten on the Billboard New-age chart.
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Peter Sloly
- Occupations
- chief of policeassociation football player
- Biography
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Peter John Michael Sloly OOM is a Canadian former police officer who served as the chief of police for the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) from 2019 to 2022. Before joining the OPS, Sloly was a member of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) for 27 years, including as a deputy chief of police from 2009 to 2016.
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Stuart Immonen
- Years
- 1960s
- Occupations
- screenwritercomics artistcomics writerwriterillustrator
- Biography
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Stuart Immonen is a Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on the Marvel Comics series Nextwave, Ultimate X-Men, The New Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Ultimate Spider-Man, the DC Comics series Action Comics and The Adventures of Superman, as well as for the original Millarworld series Empress, co-created with Mark Millar. His pencils are usually inked by Wade Von Grawbadger.
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Willy Munyoki Mutunga
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Willy Munyoki Mutunga, EGH is a Kenyan lawyer, intellectual, reform activist, and was the Commonwealth Special Envoy to the Maldives. He is also an active member of the Justice Leadership Group. He is the retired Chief Justice of Kenya and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya.
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Matt Galloway
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Matt Galloway is a Canadian radio personality, who debuted in January 2020 as the host of The Current on CBC Radio One. Previously, he was the host of Metro Morning on the network's Toronto station CBLA-FM from 2010 to 2019. Galloway succeeded Andy Barrie as host of Metro Morning effective March 1, 2010. Galloway has also been heard nationally as a host of Canada Live and Podcast Playlist, and as an occasional guest host of The Current prior to his selection as the program's permanent host.
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Majid Jowhari
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Majid Jowhari MP is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament for the electoral district of Richmond Hill in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. He is a member of the Liberal Party. He was the first federal nominee and candidate of Iranian heritage. Jowhari is the first Iranian-born member of Parliament of Iranian heritage. Jowhari is one of the first two Iranian-Canadian members of parliament, with the other being Ali Ehsassi.
