This is a list of York University people. It includes notable graduates and faculty of the Toronto, Ontario, Canada institution, as well as graduates of Osgoode Hall Law School prior to its affiliation with York in 1969. See also Notable alumni of Osgoode Hall.
Graduates Politicians
Name Notability Gail Teixeira Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance in Guyana John Black Aird Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1980–1985) and Canadian senator (1964–1974) Lincoln Alexander Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1985–1991) Andrus Ansip Prime Minister of Estonia (2005–) Navdeep Bains Liberal MP for Mississauga—Malton, and Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Maurizio Bevilacqua Parliamentary Secretary (1993–1996) and Secretary of State for Canada (2002–2003) Angela Bogdan Consul General of Canada in Sydney, Australia; previously posted as Ambassador to Serbia and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Marion Boyd Attorney General of Ontario (1993–1995) Michael Bryant Attorney-General of Ontario (2003–2007) Aileen Carroll federal Minister for International Cooperation (2003–2006) Ann Cavoukian Ontario Privacy Commissioner Carme Chacon Minister of Defence in the Government of Spain (2008–) Joseph Clarke mayor of Edmonton, Alberta (1934–1937) Marshall A. Cohen former president and CEO of Molson, member of the Trilateral Commission David Collenette former senior federal cabinet minister Scot Davidson Member of Parliament George Drew 14th Premier of Ontario"George Drew". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Ernie Eves 23rd Premier of Ontario J. S. Ewart QC advocate of Canadian independence Gordon Fairweather first chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission Martha Hall Findlay Member of Parliament and active member of the Liberal Party of Canada Jim Flaherty Minister of Finance of Canada Herb Gray former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, former Solicitor General of Canada Barbara Hall former Mayor of Toronto, current Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission Carol Hansell Board of Directors, Bank of Canada Charles Harnick former Attorney General of Ontario Edmund Ho Hau Wah 1st Chief Executive of the Macau SARDennis HorakAmbassador of Canada to Saudi Arabia Ron Irwin former Federal Cabinet Minister, former Ambassador to Ireland, and former Consul General to Boston James Kelleher former member of the Senate of Canada Michael Kerzner Solicitor General of Ontario Peter Kormos former Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, House Leader for the Ontario NDP Caucus Zahir Lalani Consul and Senior Representative for New York at the Bank of Canada Floyd Laughren former Ontario NDP MPP and finance minister Jack Layton Leader of the federal New Democratic Party William Ross Macdonald former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario John Matheson former MP, retired judge, and political sponsor of the Canadian Flag, which was designed by George Stanley Roy McMurtry former Attorney General of Ontario John McNee former Ambassador of Canada to United Nations Rachel Notley 17th Premier of Alberta Gordon O'Connor Former Minister of National Defence of Canada James O'Reilly Federal politician Lisa Raitt Canadian Minister of Natural Resources John Robarts 17th Premier of Ontario Ian Scott former Attorney General of OntarioUlric ShannonConsul General of Canada in Istanbul, Turkey Jagmeet SinghFormer Leader of the Federal New Democratic Party Mohamud SirajiMember of Parliament Karen Kraft Sloan former United Nations Ambassador of the environment Greg Sorbara Ontario Minister of Finance John Tory Mayor of Toronto, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Peter Van Loan Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, former President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Robert Stanley Welch former deputy premier of Ontario, former attorney general of OntarioSara Wilshawformer Consul General of Canada in Dallas, Texas, USA David Young former Attorney General of Ontario
Judges Name Notability Archie Campbell legal giant, led inquiry into SARS Kim Carter former Chief Military Judge of the Canadian Forces, current Ombudsmen of British ColumbiaOsgoode Hall website. Kim Carter appointment. John Robert Cartwright former Chief Justice of Canada Peter Cory former puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada and former Chancellor of the university Asher Dan Grunis former president of the Supreme Court of Israel Frank Joseph Hughes Supreme Court Judge Wilfred Judson former puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada Patrick Kerwin former Chief Justice of Canada Harry S. Laforme Ont. Court of Appeal, head of Aboriginal Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Bora Laskin former Chief Justice of Canada Patrick LeSage former Chief Justice of Ontario Claire L'Heureux-Dube former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada (LLD) Allen Linden Federal Court of Appeal judge Goldwyn Arthur Martin QC, former Justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, prominent criminal law scholar Roy McMurtry former Chief Justice of Ontario Dennis O'Connor of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and Associate Chief Justice of Ontario James O'Reilly Federal Court of CanadaFederal Court website . James O'Reilly biography. John D. Richard Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada Wishart Spence former puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada Warren Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario
Business leaders Name NotabilityWajid AliSenior Vice President and CFO at Synaptics Isabel Bassett former MPP and chief executive officer of TVOntario Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty President of the Canadian Pacific Railway Douglas G. Bergeron billionaire, president and CEO of Verifone George Butterfield co-founder of luxury active travel company Butterfield & Robinson Jason Falovitch co-founder of PlayLine and Leverage Game Media Ivan Fecan President and chief executive officer, CTV Dennis Fotinos President and CEO of Enwave Robert J. Gemmell former president and CEO of Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc. John S. Hunkin former CEO of CIBC Colleen Johnston Group Head Finance and Chief Financial Officer at TD Bank Financial Group Vikas Kohli founder of Fatlabs Recording Studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Gordon Lownds co-founder of Sleep Country Canada Sergio Marchionne President and CEO of Fiat and Chrysler Group LLC Rob McEwen President and CEO of US Gold Corporation Alan G. McNally former chairman of Harris Bank Eileen Mercier Chair of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board Larry Organ Chief Executive Officer, ConsumerBase LLC, founder of FastWeb and JobsOnline Denise Pickett President and CEO of American Express Canada Steve Prentice founder of the Bristall Group Edward Samuel Rogers business tycoon, president and CEO Rogers Communications Bojana Sentaler fashion designer and founder, president and creative director of Sentaler Alex Shnaider Chairman of Royal Laser Corp. and co-founder of Midland Group Midland Group, Canada's youngest billionaire Paul Tsaparis President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Canada Richard E. Waugh President and chief executive officer, Scotiabank David Wilson Chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission
Artists and entertainers Name Notability Debra Anderson writer Jaime Angelopoulos sculptor Will Beauchamp filmmaker, Warner Bros. Canada representative Lisa Ann Beley voice actressAnime Evolution's 2007 Guests Page. Retrieved on July 1, 2005. Mark Bluvshtein chess grandmaster Christian Bök poet, professor at University of Calgary Arthur Bourinot Governor General's Award for Poetry recipient Elizabeth Bradley Chair of Drama at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University Shannon Bramer poet Natalie Brown star of Sophie on CBC Amanda Brugel co-star on MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives on CBC Jane Buyers multimedia artist Lisa Charleyboy Indigenous writer, social entrepreneur, editor-in-chief of Urban Native Magazine Juan Chioran voice and stage actor at the Stratford Festival Ins Choi actor, playwright of Kim's Convenience Sasha Clements actress Nora Fatehi singer, actress, Indian film industry, Bollywood Megan Crewe writer of young adult books deMarco DeCiccio vocalist with the contemporary, openly gay Christian and music duo Jason and deMarco Gerry Dee comedian (Last Comic Standing) Bonnie Devine artist, curator, and writer Orville Lloyd Douglas poet, writer Robert Duncan composer Matt Dusk jazz musician Matthew Earnest director Will Ferguson travel writer and novelist, winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize Melyssa Ford model and actress, on-air personality for Sirius Satellite Radio Friyie musician Thea Gill actress (Queer as Folk) Douglas Glover writer, recipient of Governor General's Award for Fiction Elaine Goble visual artist Kim Gordon singer and bassist of experimental rock band Sonic YouthAndil Gosineartist, scholar, and curator Katherine Govier novelist, winner of Marian Engel Award Larysa Harapyn entertainment reporter for CityTV Nene Humphrey artist Mark Irwin cinematographer (Me, Myself & Irene, Scream, There's Something About Mary) Tanja Jacobs actor and directorTina Jungactress K-os musician Allen Kaeja dance artist Amrit Kaur Canadian actress (The Sex Lives of College Girls) Jillian Keiley director Kid Twist musician K'naan musician Vikas Kohli producer and founder of Fatlabs Bruce LaBruce underground filmmaker and icon of the gay arts community (JD's, Vinyl) Ringo Lam Hong Kong action director, inspired Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs Jerry Levitan producer and star of Oscar Award-nominated animated short I Met the Walrus Canisia Lubrin poet Charmaine Lurch artist and educator Kate Lushington theatre artist and teacher Peter Lynch filmmaker (Project Grizzly) Rachel McAdams actress Steve McCaffery poet Allyson Mitchell Toronto-based artist Michelle Mohabeer filmmaker, later also a professor at York Annemarie Morais filmmaker (How She Move) Jeffrey Morgan authorized biographer of Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop & The Stooges Mike Murley jazz musician, recipient of Juno Award George Murray poet Mathew Murray web series creator, filmmaker Ruba Nadda film director Kardinal Offishall Canadian musician Steven Page musician, former lead singer for the Barenaked Ladies Zoie Palmer actress Ramona Pringle actor (Shoot 'Em Up) Dina Pugliese television personality, co-host of CityTV's Breakfast Television Maitreyi Ramakrishnan actress Never Have I Ever (TV series) Simone Rapisarda Casanova filmmaker Michael Redhill poet, playwright, and novelist, editorial board of Coach House Press Nino Ricci writer, recipient of Governor General's Award for Fiction Spencer Rice actor, director (Kenny vs. Spenny) Diane Roberts English-born, Canadian-based theatre director, co-founder of Obsidian Theatre Peter Robinson English-born Canadian-based detective novelist Lina Rodriguez filmmaker and screenwriter Sophy Romvari film director, writer, and actress Don Ross fingerstyle guitar champion, lauded by Bruce Cockburn Anusree Roy actor and playwright Nora Samosir Indonesian actress Jacqueline Samuda actress and author Albert Schultz actor Eddie Schwartz songwriter/producer (The Doobie Brothers, Pat Benatar) Ushna Shah Pakistani actress Lilly Singh comedian/television host/YouTuber Sarah Slean singer-songwriter Ron Sparks comedian/actor/writer (Video on Trial) Joel A. Sutherland author Susan Swan author Priya Thomas musician Raymond Thompson creator of hit New Zealand teen/sci-fi television series The Tribe Scott Thompson comedian/actor (The Kids in the Hall, The Larry Sanders Show, My Fabulous Gay Wedding) Larry Towell celebrated photographer Laura Vandervoort actress (Smallville, Instant Star, Into the Blue 2) Leighton Alexander Williams actor, playwright Maurice Dean Wint actor, nominated for a Dora Award Kristy Yang Chinese-born Canadian actress Katheryn Winnick actress and martial artist
Scientists