Eugène-Étienne Taché |
Upper Canada College
Noted architect and engineer. Designer of the Quebec Parliament Building. Designed Quebec's coat of arms and motto, "Je me souviens". |
1854 |
Archibald Lampman |
Trinity College School
The Canadian Encyclopedia says he is "generally considered the finest of Canada's late 19th-century poets in English." |
1879 |
Stephen Leacock |
Upper Canada College
Celebrated writer, humourist and economist. The most widely read English-speaking author in the world between 1910 and 1925. |
1882 |
Dora Mavor Moore |
Havergal College
Canadian actor, teacher and director and the pioneer of Canadian theatre. She was honoured with the Order of Canada in 1970 for her contributions to theatre in Canada. |
1899 |
Marjorie Pickthall |
The Bishop Strachan School
Celebrated Canadian writer and poet |
1901 |
Lawren Harris |
St. Andrew's College
Pioneering Canadian artist and Group of Seven painter. Companion of the Order of Canada. |
1903 |
Raymond Massey |
Appleby College
Actor with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
1914 |
Foster Hewitt |
Upper Canada College
Legendary broadcaster and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee |
1921 |
Joyce Anne Marriott |
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Joyce Anne Marriott was a poet/writer who won the 1941 Governor General’s Award for English-Language, Poetry, or Drama for Calling Adventurers! |
1931 |
Robertson Davies |
Upper Canada College
One of Canada's most internationally celebrated novelist, playwright, journalist, and essayists |
1932 |
Alfred W. Purdie |
Albert College
Born in Wooler, Ontario in 1918, Alfred (Al) is best known (along with Milton Acorn, Alden Nowlan and Patrick Lane) as a “working class” or “poet of the people” writer. |
1932 |
Robert Stewart Hyndman |
Shawnigan Lake School
Distinguished Canadian landscape and portrait artist. Created the portrait for Sir Wilfred Laurier on the 100th anniversary of his election, (2001). |
1933 |
Elizabeth Smart |
Elmwood School
Author of 'By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept' |
1933 |
Myfanwy Pavelic |
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Myfanwy Pavelic was a portrait artist whose portrait of Yehudi Menuhin, hung permanently in the National Portrait Gallery in London was the first-ever Canadian to be so honoured. |
1933 |
Rona Jean Murray |
Queen Margaret's School
A Canadian poet. |
1941 |
Galt MacDermot |
Upper Canada College
Grammy Award winning musician and co-author of the Broadway musical Hair |
1942 |
Joan Willsher-Martel |
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Joan's work is in such public collections as the Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa; the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Sydney, NS; and the University of Toronto. |
1942 |
George Hurst |
Bishop's College School
Celebrated conductor. Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, and visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London |
1944 |
Budge Wilson |
Branksome Hall
Award-winning Canadian author. Member of the Order of Canada. Received the Order of Nova Scotia. |
1945 |
Peter C. Newman |
Upper Canada College
Peabody award-winning journalist and former editor of Macleans and the Toronto Star. Noted chronicler of the "Canadian Establishment" |
1947 |
John Julius Cooper |
Upper Canada College
British historian, travel writer and television personality. Member of the British House of Lords. |
1947 |
Michael Snow |
Upper Canada College
Internationally recognized modern artist, with public works featured prominently throughout Toronto. Exhibited around the world, including at MoMa. |
1948 |
Ian Tyson |
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Ian Tyson is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for having written the songs "Four Strong Winds" and "Someday Soon", performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia. |
1950 |
Joan Ivory |
The Study
Esteemed member of the Order of Canada and tireless volunteer most notably with the MUHC and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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1951 |
Ann Southam |
The Bishop Strachan School
Canadian composer and philanthropist. Member of the Order of Canada. |
1955 |
Peter Jennings |
Trinity College School
Journalist and news anchor, dominating American evening news through ABC's "World News Tonight" |
1956 |
Jackie Burroughs |
Branksome Hall
Gemini-winning actress. Received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. |
1957 |
Brian Stewart |
Upper Canada College
Award winning Senior Correspondent for the CBC's "The National" . Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs at UofT. Member of the Order of Ontario. |
1958 |
Susanna Blunt |
Queen Margaret's School
A Canadian portrait artist who designed the most recent portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the current Canadian coinage, which began in 2003. |
1958 |
Jake Eberts |
Bishop's College School
Award-winning film producer, with such notable films as: Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, Dances with Wolves, and Chicken Run. |
1959 |
Pierre Coupey |
Lower Canada College
Painter, poet, editor |
1959 |
Michael Ondaatje |
Bishop's College School
Canadian author and poet. Winner of the Booker Prize for "The English Patient". Also won the Governor General's Award. |
1961 |
John Fraser |
Upper Canada College
Editor of Saturday Night Magazine and master of Massey College. Member of the Order of Canada. Chaired the Canadian Journalism Foundation until 2008. Multiple award winner for journalism. Published worldwide. |
1963 |
Stuart McLean |
Lower Canada College
Vinyl Cafe |
1965 |
Jeffrey Simpson |
University of Toronto Schools
Governor General's Award-winning journalist, commentator, and author. National affairs columnist for The Globe and Mail. |
1967 |
Janina Fialkowska |
The Study
Named a 2012 Governor General Performing Arts award winner. She received a 2012 Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award (Classical Music) in 2012. |
1967 |
David Gilmour |
Upper Canada College
Journalist and Governor General's Award for English language fiction winning novelist |
1968 |
Margaret Wente |
The Bishop Strachan School
Popular columnist for The Globe and Mail. National Newspaper Award winner for column-writing. |
1968 |
Peter Raymont |
Trinity College School
Award-winning Canadian filmmaker and producer. His documentary, "Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire," won multiple awards, including a 2007 Emmy. |
1968 |
Linda McQuaig |
Branksome Hall
Noted social critic, author (The Wealthy Banker's Wife), and journalist. The National Post described her as "Canada's Michael Moore". |
1969 |
Di Brandt |
Mennonite Collegiate Institute
Di Brandt is a Canadian poet and scholar from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She became Winnipeg's first Poet Laureate in 2018. |
1969 |
Nicholas Campbell |
Upper Canada College
Canadian film and television star. Two-time Gemini winner |
1970 |
Valerie Pringle |
The Bishop Strachan School
Canadian television host and journalist |
1971 |
Tom Clark |
Upper Canada College
Host of CTV's "Power Play". Chief political correspondent for Global News. Host of Global's "The West Block". Substitute anchor for CTV's National News. |
1971 |
Estanislao Oziewicz |
St. Michael's College School
Canadian retired journalist |
1971 |
Ian Brown |
Trinity College School
Award-winning Canadian journalist and author. |
1972 |
Jim Cuddy |
Upper Canada College
Juno award–winning musician Jim Cuddy is one of Canada’s best-loved singer/songwriters and a founding member of Blue Rodeo |
1974 |
Marjorie Gross |
Branksome Hall
Television writer and producer. Wrote for numerous shows including Seinfeld. |
1974 |
Geraint Wyn Davies |
Upper Canada College
Stage, film and television actor (Forever Knight) |
1975 |
Lawrence Hill |
University of Toronto Schools
Award-winning novelist and writer of "The Book of Negroes" |
1975 |
Ann Rohmer |
Branksome Hall
Lead TV anchor of CP24, Toronto |
1976 |
Marina Endicott |
The Bishop Strachan School
Award winning novelist and short story writer. Won the Commonwealth Writers Prize and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award. |
1976 |
Matt Frewer |
Lakefield College School
Stand-up comedian, actor, singer, and voice artist. Best known for his roles in "Watchman" and "Orphan Black". |
1976 |
Susan Coyne |
St. John's-Ravenscourt School
Writer and actor; best known as one of the co-creators and co-stars of the award-winning Slings and Arrows program. |
1976 |
Andrew Nikiforuk |
Royal St. George's College
Journalist |
1976 |
Jon Kimura Parker |
Shawnigan Lake School
Canadian concert pianist and Officer of the Order of Canada. Winner of multiple international awards and competitions. |
1977 |
Mark McKinney |
Trinity College School
Comedian and actor, best known for "The Kids in the Hall". Starred in Saturday Night Live. |
1977 |
Martha Baillie |
TFS - Canada's International School
Bestselling author and Giller Prize nominee (2009), University of Edinburgh, l’Université Paris-Sorbonne and University of Toronto.
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1977 |
Martha Baillie |
TFS - Canada's International School (West Campus)
Bestselling author and Giller Prize nominee (2009), University of Edinburgh, l’Université Paris-Sorbonne and University of Toronto. |
1977 |
Colm Feore |
Ridley College
Feore honed his skills as a member of the Stratford Festival of Canada, has had notable roles on series, such as House of Cards, and has on performed on Broadway. |
1977 |
Jeffrey Kofman |
Upper Canada College
Peabody Award winning ABC news correspondent, reporting for World News with Diane Sawyer, Nightline, and Good Morning America. Toured Iraq and Afghanistan as an embedded reporter. Two-time Emmy winner |
1978 |
Atom Egoyan |
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Atom Egoyan is one of the most celebrated contemporary filmmakers on the international scene. His body of work includes theatre, music, and art installations. |
1978 |
Carol Welsman |
Havergal College
An internationally acclaimed jazz singer and pianist and six-time Juno Award nominee (winning Best Female Vocalist at the 1996 National Jazz Awards).
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1978 |
David Frum |
University of Toronto Schools
Journalist, political commentator, and speechwriter for George W. Bush. |
1978 |
Zach Werner |
St. John's-Ravenscourt School
Musician; record producer; entertainment lawyer; and talent manager. |
1978 |
James Carl |
Royal St. George's College
sculptor |
1979 |
Sharon Riley |
Crawford Adventist Academy
Juno Award - Best Gospel Album 1999, Sharon Riley & Faith Chorale; Canada's Premiere Gospel Group; Appeared in The Blues Brothers & HBO The Light to the Power of Two.
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1980 |
John Northcott |
Royal St. George's College
Journalist |
1980 |
John Stackhouse |
Upper Canada College
Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail |
1981 |
Yann Martel |
Trinity College School
Man Booker Prize-winning author. Best known for "The Life of Pi", the #1 international bestseller made into a Hollywood movie. |
1981 |
Caroline Rhea |
The Study
Canadian stand-up comedian and actress, known for replacing Rosie O'Donnell as the hostess of her syndicated talk show, renamed The Caroline Rhea Show. |
1981 |
Eve Egoyan |
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Eve Egoyan is an internationally celebrated Armenian-Canadian pianist. She has recorded 12 solo CDs which have received accolades including “Top Classical Disc of the Year”, The Globe and Mail (2011). |
1981 |
Leslie Hope |
St. Michaels University School
Actress - famously playing Teri Bauer in the Fox TV show 24. |
1982 |
Leonard Dick |
Upper Canada College
Emmy Award, Golden Globe, and Writers Guild Award winning producer and writer of Lost, House, The Good Wife and many other sitcoms |
1982 |
Timothy Williams |
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Timothy Williams is a multi award-winning composer and orchestrator of film, TV, video games and theatre, with over 63 feature film credits. |
1983 |
David Straiton |
Rosseau Lake College
Freelance film director and producer, currently living in Beverly Hills. His productions include episodes of popular shows on American television, such as House, Hemlock Grove, and Star Trek: Enterprise. |
1983 |
Evan Adams |
St. Michaels University School
Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Public Health with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch and award winning actor. |
1983 |
Gillian Deacon |
Havergal College
Bestselling author and an award-winning broadcaster and journalist. She is also the host of Here and Now on CBC Radio ONE.
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1984 |
Kiefer Sutherland |
St. Andrew's College
Emmy award and Golden Globe award winning actor, best know for his role as Jack Bauer on the hit show "24". |
1984 |
Kenneth Oppel |
St. Michaels University School
Young adult and children's author - famous for the Silverwing series. Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award in 2007. |
1985 |
Andrew Heintzman |
Upper Canada College
Noted author and venture capitalist. President of Investico Capital, an environmental investment company. Co-founder of Shift magazine and editorial board member for The Walrus. |
1986 |
Tim Footman |
Appleby College
Author and journalist. Editor of the Guinness Book of World Records. |
1986 |
Avi Lewis |
Upper Canada College
Award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker. Host of CBC's "On the Map" and Al Jazeera's "Fault Lines". |
1986 |
Adrienne Arsenault |
St. Clement's School
Foreign correspondent for CBC |
1986 |
Eli Langer |
Royal St. George's College
Artist |
1986 |
Brendan Fraser |
Upper Canada College
Hollywood actor |
1987 |
Laurie Holden |
The Bishop Strachan School
Actress, producer, and human rights activist. Best known for her roles in "The X-Files", "Silent Hill", and "The Walking Dead", amongst others. |
1987 |
Matthew Perry |
Ashbury College
Actor best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the popular NBC sitcom "Friends" |
1987 |
David Schumacher |
St. John's-Ravenscourt School
Emmy-winning television and film producer/director. |
1987 |
David Hewlett |
Royal St. George's College
Actor |
1987 |
Vincenzo Natali |
Royal St. George's College
Director |
1987 |
Christophe Beck |
Crescent School
Emmy Award-winning composer for film and television |
1987 |
Mani Haghighi |
Appleby College
Iranian film director. |
1988 |
Duncan Coutts |
Ridley College
He joined the alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. Our Lady Peace has won four Juno Awards and ten MuchMusic Video Awards. |
1988 |
Andrea Ludwig |
Luther College High School
Opera singer |
1988 |
Sarah Richardson |
Havergal College
Designer and Media Personality
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1989 |
Jason Beck |
Crescent School
Grammy-nominated pianist, producer and songwriter who performs as Chilly Gonzales |
1989 |
Ed Hanley |
Royal St. George's College
Fusion Musician, tabla player for Autorickshaw |
1989 |
Colin Ferguson |
Appleby College
Actor (The Vampire Diaries), director, and producer. |
1990 |
Sasha Roiz |
West Island College (Montreal)
Sasha is a Hollywood actor, best known for his portrayal of Captain Sean Renard in the American dark fantasy television series Grimm. |
1990 |
Jeff Roop |
West Island College (Montreal)
Hollywood actor |
1990 |
Sergio Di Zio |
St. Michael's College School
Actor, starred in the television show Flashpoint |
1990 |
Thea Andrews |
The Bishop Strachan School
Journalist and TV personality. Has been correspondent and host for ESPN, TSN, Entertainment Tonight, and other programs. |
1991 |
Claudia Dey |
St. Clement's School
Novelist and playwright |
1991 |
Bryan Baeumler |
Appleby College
Gemini award winning television host to HGTV/HGTV Canada shows such as "Disaster DIY", "Disaster DIY: Cottage Edition", "Leave it to Bryan", and "House of Bryan". |
1992 |
Lin Chi-ling |
The Bishop Strachan School
Taiwanese model and actress. Official spokesperson for China Airlines and Longines. |
1992 |
Jesse Wente |
Crescent School
First Nations Canadian Arts journalist, author of Unreconciled: Family, Truth & Indigenous Resistance, and, Chairperson of the Canada Council of Arts |
1992 |
Kristen Booth |
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
Professional Actress |
1993 |
Alex Dobson |
Royal St. George's College
Opera Singer |
1993 |
Andrew Ferns |
Royal St. George's College
Producer and Director |
1993 |
Gabe Radford |
Royal St. George's College
Classical Musician |
1993 |
Steve Braun |
St. John's-Ravenscourt School
Television and movie actor. |
1994 |
Christian Pavey |
Royal St. George's College
Handyman/television persanlity |
1994 |
Jonathan Estabrooks |
OMS Montessori
Jonathan is a successful opera singer. He has performed for Presidents and Prime Ministers and has worked with great conductors such as Steven Reineke and Pinchas Zuckerman. |
1995 |
Larysa Kondraki |
The Bishop Strachan School
Film Director and Sportswritier |
1995 |
Jennifer Finnigan |
The Sacred Heart School of Montreal
Three-time Daytime Emmy Award winning actress, best known for her role as Bridget Forrester in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. |
1996 |
Tara Spencer-Nairn |
Shawnigan Lake School
Canadian actress. Best known for her role in the TV series, "Corner Gas". |
1996 |
Martina Sorbara |
Toronto Waldorf School
Martina is a singer-songwriter and lead singer of the band Dragonette. The band won the Canadian Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year in 2012. |
1997 |
Waubgeshing Rice |
Rosseau Lake College
Waubgeshig Rice is an Anishinaabe writer and journalist from the Wasauksing First Nation near Parry Sound, Ontario. Waub has published four books and won several awards for his writing. |
1997 |
Rob Stewart |
Crescent School
Photographer, filmmaker and conservationist. He was the producer and director of the documentary films, Sharkwater, Revolution and Sharkwater Extinction |
1997 |
Dan Levy |
Montcrest School
Daniel Levy is a Canadian actor, writer, director, comedian, and producer. |
1997 |
Evanka Osmak |
Appleby College
Sports anchor for Rogers Sportsnet. |
1998 |
Clifton Murray |
Brentwood College School
The Tenors are a vocal quartet perform operatic pop music that is a mixture of classical and pop. |
1998 |
Thomas D'Arcy |
Royal St. George's College
Alternative musician |
1998 |
John Ortved |
Royal St. George's College
Writer |
1999 |
Tim Pyper |
Royal St. George's College
Organist & Composer |
1999 |
James Gilbert |
King's-Edgehill School
Accomplished and award winning Canadian actor. |
2000 |
Stephen Amell |
St. Andrew's College
Actor |
2000 |
Mikey Bustos |
St. Michael's College School
Entertainer and finalist in Canadian Idol |
2000 |
Ben Barry |
Ashbury College
Founder and CEO of the Ben Barry Agency, a modelling agency known for its use of diverse models. High profile author and women's health advocate. |
2001 |
Declan McGarry |
St. John's-Ravenscourt School
Country Music Artist. |
2002 |
Brad Smith |
St. Andrew's College
Actor, reality TV star, Show Host, entertainment reporter |
2002 |
Lara Baldesarra |
Appleby College
TSN and CNN sports anchor. |
2003 |
Robert Gleadow |
Royal St. George's College
Opera Singer |
2003 |
Meaghan Rath |
The Sacred Heart School of Montreal
Meaghan Rath is a Canadian film and television actress. She is known for her television roles on Being Human, 15/Love, The Assistants, and Hawaii Five-0. |
2003 |
Jonnie Penn |
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Jonnie Penn is the creator, executive producer and cast member of MTV series The Buried Life and co-author of the book “What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?”. |
2004 |
Lindsay Nelko |
St. John's-Ravenscourt School
International Choreographer. |
2004 |
Stacey Farber |
Branksome Hall
Actress best known for her role as "Eleanor" on the TV show, "Degrassi: The Next Generation" |
2005 |
Devon Bostick |
Montcrest School
Devon Bostick is a Canadian actor best known for playing Rodrick Heffley in the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies and the lead role of Simon in the Atom Egoyan-directed film Adoration. |
2005 |
Holly Deveaux |
Montcrest School
Holly Deveaux is a Canadian actress. She is known for starring in the television series Baxter, Less Than Kind, and Spun Out.
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2006 |
Christine Evans |
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Christine Evans is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her debut single, "Take Me Home"/"Time for Me" was released in 2004 and her debut album, Take Me Home followed in 2005 by Warner Music Canada. |
2006 |
You Ming Tan |
Columbia International College
You Ming Tan (谭佑铭) is a successful creative singer songwriter in China. In 2010, he won the 4th place in China’s Super Boy Singing Competition, a popular reality TV talent show in China. |
2007 |
Kai (Alessia De Gasperis Brigante) |
The Bishop Strachan School
Singer and songwriter signed to Warner Music Canada, with her first EP expected to be released in 2015. |
2008 |
Lauren Margison |
The Linden School
Accomplished singer and song-writer Lauren Margison has shared the stage with Gordon Lightfoot, Rufus Wainwright, Louise Pitre, Sheila McCarthy, the Canadian Tenors and Richard Margison, her world-famous father. More... http://www.timescolonist.com/singing-is-the-margison-family-business-1.1394832 |
2010 |
JP Saxe |
The Country Day School
JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter best known for his collaboration with American singer Julia Michaels titled "If the World Was Ending" released in 2019. The song was also nominated for a Grammy. |
2011 |
Emmett Sparling |
Island Pacific School
If you’re one of the nearly 1 million followers of Emmett Sparling’s Instagram account – @emmett_sparling – then you’ll be familiar with his breathtaking world-wide photo and video work. |
2013 |