List of Upper Canada College alumni

The following is a list of prominent Upper Canada College alumni; many notable men are graduates of the school. UCC's alumni are usually known simply as Old Boys (as is common with most all-male private schools). They include:

Academia

• Arthur, James Greig (1962) – World's leading mathematician in representation theory and creator of the General Trace Formula^[1]
• Assikinack, Francis (1848) – Ojibwe historian and treaty negotiator^[2]
• Bethune, Charles James Stewart (1856) – Headmaster of Trinity College School and co-founder Entomological Society of Canada^[1]
• Biggar, James H. ρ (1926) – Founder of Visites Interprovinviales, later the Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada^[1]
• Clarkson, Stephen FRSC ρ (1954) – Foreign policy and Canadian history expert and Governor General's Award winner
• Crooks, Adam – First Chancellor of the University of Toronto and Attorney General of Canada
• Cooper, John Julius, 2nd Viscount Norwich CVO (1942) – British historian, travel writer, and television personality
• Crean, John Gale (1932) – Founding President of the Ontario Science Centre and the first Canadian director of International Chamber of Commerce
• Cruikshank, Ernest Alexander (1872) – Notable Canadian historian and founder of the Ontario Historical Society
• Denison, George Taylor III FRSC (1856) – Founder of Canada First and the Canadian National Association
• Eayrs, James (1938) – World renowned political scientist and Governor General's Award winner
• Eksteins, Modris ρ (1961) – Renowned historian of Germany
• Endicott, Timothy (1979) – First Dean of Law, University of Oxford^[3]
• Ewart, John S. QC – Prominent lawyer, Canadian historian, and advocate of Canadian independence
• Fleming, James Henry (1892) – Top Canadian ornithologist
• Grant, George P. OC FRSC (1936) – Philosopher and author
• Grier, Terry (c. 1954) – President of Ryerson University and New Democratic Party member of parliament
• Hayhurst, Jim (1959) – Chairman of Outward Bound, member of the Canadian Mount Everest expedition, and co-founder of Trails Youth Initiatives
• Hayhurst, Jim Jr. (1987) – Member of the Canadian Mount Everest expedition
• Ignatieff, Nicholas – Warden of Hart House, at the University of Toronto
• Jennings, William Tyndale – Noted civil engineer, city engineer for Toronto, and President of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (later the Engineering Institute of Canada)^[4]
• Keefer, Thomas (1838) – Noted aquatics civil engineer, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and founder of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
• Kilbourn, William CM FRSC (c. 1946) – University of Oxford and Harvard University graduate, author, historian, and executive of the Canada Council and Canadian commission for UNESCO
• Kilbourn, William Morley (1944) – Toronto historian and first president of The Word on the Street
• Loudin, James FRSC (1858) – First physics professor at the University of Toronto and president of the Royal Society of Canada
• MacInnis, Dr. Joseph CM (1956) – Explorer, leader of the dive to film the RMS Titanic in IMAX, and the first person to dive under the North Pole^[5]
• Macklem, Michael CM – Founder of Oberon Press
• McNaught, Kenneth OC (c. 1936) – Historian and author
• Parmenter, Ross (1929) – Music editor at the New York Times and expert on indigenous Mexican culture
• Patterson, John Andrew – President of the Astronomical and Physical Society of Toronto and prominent lawyer^[6]
• Ryerson, Stanley Brehaut (c. 1929) – Historian and communist activist
• Singer, Peter (1978) – Director of Joint Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto and programme director at the Canadian Program on Genomics
• Stupart, Sir Robert Fredrick (1872) – Pioneer of public weather forecasts and director of the National Meteorological Society
• Tyrell, Joseph FRSC (1878) – Discoverer of dinosaur bones in Alberta and in whose honour the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is named
• Wright, Sir Charles Seymour (1904) – Team physicist on Robert Scott's Antarctic expedition and developer of the "trench wireless" during World War I

Arts and media

Literature and journalism

• Bacque, James – Notable author
• Black, Conrad, Baron Black of Crossharbour KCSG (did not graduate) – Author, newspaper baron
• Bruce, Addington (c. 1892) – Journalist and American historian
• Chewitt, William Cameron (c. 1846) – Canadian publisher and one of the first two members of the University of Toronto to graduate in medicine
• Colapinto, John (c. 1977) – Award-winning journalist, novelist and staff writer for The New Yorker
• Davies, Robertson CC OOnt FRSC FRSL (1932) – Noted author, playwright, and journalist^[7]
• Fraser, John CM (1963) – Editor of Saturday Night Magazine and master of Massey College
• Gilmour, David (1968) – Journalist and Governor General's Award for English language fiction winning novelist
• Glazebrook, G.P. de T. FRSC – University of Oxford graduate and Canadian historian
• Fraser, Graham (c. 1964) – Prominent Canadian journalist and languages commissioner of Canada.
• Heintzman, Andrew (1986) – Founder and editor of Shift magazine
• Leacock, Stephen FRSC (1882) – Writer and economist^[7]
• Macklem, Michael CM (1946) – Founder and owner of Oberon Press
• MacLean, Rory FRSL (1954) – Writer and broadcaster
• Newman, Peter C. CC CD (1947) – Peabody award-winning journalist and former editor of Macleans and the Toronto Star
• Robertson, John Ross (1850) – Noted journalist and founder of Toronto Evening Telegram, in whose honour John Ross Robertson Public School is named
• Scadding, Henry (1833) – Noted educator, rector, and writer
• Seeman, Neil (1988) – Founder and CEO, The RIWI Corporation, Massey College Senior Fellow and author
• Stackhouse, John (1981) – Author and editor of The Globe and Mail^[7]
• Symons, Thomas CC OOnt (1942) – University of Oxford and Harvard University graduate, founding president of Trent University, and noted Canadian studies author
• Walker, Alan – Executive editor of Maclean's magazine

Music and radio

• Cuddy, Jim (1974) – Founder and member of Blue Rodeo^[7]
• Dako, Del (1972) – Famed Jazz musician
• DuBois, Mark (1972) – World famous opera singer
• Gibson, Dan OC (1940) – Creator of Solitudes
• Gooderham, Albert Edward (1879) – Founder of the Canadian Academy of Music (later the Royal Conservatory of Music) and president of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
• Hewitt, Bill (1949) – Broadcasting mogul and Hockey Night in Canada announcer
• Hewitt, Foster OC (1921) – Broadcaster and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
• Hodgson, Jay (1995) – Music critic, EMI Records recording artist and songwriter, and winner of the gold Governor General's Academic Medal
• Khemani, Rohin (1995) – Director of jazz and world music at the Youth Symphony for the United Nations
• MacDermot, Galt (1942) – Grammy Award winning musician and co-author of the Broadway musical Hair
• McFee, Allan (1931) – CBC radio broadcaster and announcer for the Royal Canadian Air Farce
• McNaught, John (c. 1920) – Canadian radio broadcaster and writer

Visual media

• Band, Charles Shaw CC (c. 1903) – Philanthropist, art collector, and twice President of the Art Gallery of Ontario^[8]
• Bassett, Douglas OC  (1958) – Member of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, president of the CTV Television Network, and founder of CFTO-TV^[1]
• Beaubien, François de Gaspé (1981) – Co-owner of Telemedia Corp. and president of the Canadian Magazine Publishers' Association
• Brooks, Daniel (1976) – Playwright and winner of the first Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, awarded in 2001
• Burke, Edmund W. (1891) – Architect of Prince Edward Viaduct and the Simpson's (now Hudson's Bay Company) flaghip store in Toronto
• Campbell, Nicholas (1970) – Star of Canadian film and television
• Clark, Tom (1971) – Television journalist, anchorman, and CTV Washington Bureau chief
• Daly, Thomas C. OC (1936) – National Film Board of Canada leader and contributor to the Oscar Award winning film Churchill's Island
• Darling, Frank RIBA (1859) – Architect of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill, Convocation Hall, and Trinity College, and winner of the Royal Gold Medal
• Davies, Geraint Wyn (1975) – Actor
• Deeks, Jim (1967) – Television journalist and political advisor^[9]
• Dick, Leonard (1982) – Emmy Award, Golden Globe, and Writers Guild Award winning producer and writer of Lost, House, and many other sitcoms^[10]
• Doherty, Brian (1922) – Founder of the Shaw Festival
• Douglas, Melvyn (1913) – Academy Award winning actor
• Taché, Eugène-Étienne ISO (1849) – Architect of the Assemblée nationale du Québec building, designer of Québec's Coat of Arms, and author of the province's motto Je me souviens
• Felix, Enrique Alvarez (1954) – Renowned Mexican actor
• Flaherty, Robert (1903) – Pioneer of documentary films, including Nanook of the North
• Fraser, Brendan (1987) – Actor (left school in final year)
• Gelber, Arthur CC (1934) – Founder of the Ontario Arts Council and chairman of National Arts Centre
• Gilday, Leonard (1967) – Producer of The Nature of Things and for the National Geographic Channel
• Graham, Patrick W. (1984) – Journalist for Harper's, the New York Times Magazine, and television correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Grier, Sir Edmund Wyly (1877) – Portraitist and president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
• Grossman, Loyd OBE (c. 1967) – English-American chef, television presenter, and host of MasterChef
• Hendrie, W. Brett (1997) – Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival director^[11]
• Hood, Alex (2007) – Television voice actor
• Kane, Paul (1830) – Painter of the Canadian north and other pioneer landscapes
• Koffman, Jeffrey (1977) – Emmy Award winning journalist and American Broadcasting Company news anchor and bureau chief^[12]
• Law, Charles Anthony DSC (1935) – Official war artist
• Lewis, Avi (c. 1986) – Journalist and television host
• MacMillan, Michael CM – Academy Award winner and CEO of Alliance Atlantis
• Massey, Raymond Hart (1910) – Actor and Hollywood Walk of Fame inductee
• Massey, Walter (c. 1945) – Actor, voice of Principal Heney on Arthur^[13]
• Massry, Hartland (1935) – Architect of Innis College and master planner of Carleton University
• Mettler, Peter – Genie, National Film Board of Canada, and other awards winning writer and director
• Moore, James Mavor CC OBC (1929) – Founding head of the Guild of Canadian Playwrights and founder of St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
• Pettler, Levi – Founder of both Ontario Arts Council and the National Arts Centre
• Snow, Michael CC (1948) – Multimedia modern artist
• Sultanov, Sanzhar (2007) – Film producer and director^[14]
• Wachter, Charles (1993) – Emmy Award winning executive producer of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution^[15]
• Watier, Martin (1992) – Actor and specialist in dubbing^[11]

Business

• Alexander, Richard Henry – Founder and President of the Vancouver Board of Trade, founder of the Vancouver Club, and Commodore of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club^[16]
• Beatty, David Ross CM OBE (1959) – International business expert, diplomat, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Upper Canada College^[1]
• Beatty, William Henry – Director of Gooderham & Worts, vice-president Canada's first trust company, and President of the Bank of Toronto
• Black, Montegu – Controller of Hollinger Inc. and director of the Toronto-Dominion Bank
• Caldwell, Theo (1991) – President of Caldwell Asset Management, journalist, and radio commentator^[17][18]
• Cameron, Alexander – Businessman and founder of Essex, Ontario^[19]
• Cheesbrough, Gordon – Chairman and chief executive officer of Altamira and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Upper Canada College
• Cumming, James (1861) – Chief fur trader for the Hudson's Bay Company
• Davidson, Richard – President of Brewers Retail Inc.
• Eaton, Fred (1982) – Catamaran designer and winner of the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy^[20]
• Eaton, George – Chief executive officer of the T. Eaton Company
• Eaton, Sir John Craig (c. 1894) – Chairman and chief executive officer of the T. Eaton Company^[21]
• Eaton, John Craig OOnt – Chairman and chief executive officer of the T. Eaton Company and Chancellor of Ryerson University^[22]
• Eaton, Timothy (c. 1852) – Founder of the now-defunct Eaton's department store
• Fejér, Bela (1963) – Developer, including Bank Centre and Four Seasons Hotel in Budapest
• Gentles, Roy A. – Chairman and chief executive officer of Alcan
• Gillespie, Ian A. – Chairman and chief executive officer of the Export Development Corporation
• Gooderham, William George (1867) – Owner of Gooderham Worts Distilleries and president of the Bank of Toronto
• Gould, Stephen A. – Vice-President of American Express
• Grafstein, Laurence S. – Managing director of Lazard
• Hiller, Robert W. – President and chief financial officer of the Campbell Soup Company
• Hutcheson, Blake (1980) – President and CEO of Oxford Properties^[23]
• Macaulay, Hugh – Chairman and chief executive officer of the Canadian Tire Corporation
• Meredith, Gregory P. – Chairman and chief executive officer of HSBC (US)
• Pellatt, Sir Henry CVO – Major General, financier, and builder of Casa Loma
• Phelan, Paul D. – Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Cara Operations Limited
• Prichard, Robert OC OOnt – Chief executive officer of Torstar and president of the University of Toronto
• Rogers, Ted OC KBE (c. 1951) – Canada's ninth wealthiest man, chairman of Rogers Communications, full owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, and eponym of the Rogers Centre^[7]
• Szaky, Tom (2001) – Co-founder of TerraCycle^[20]
• Thomson, David, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (c. 1975) – Canada's wealthiest man, sixth wealthiest in the world, and Chairman of Thomson Corporation
• Thompson, John M. – Chairman of International Business Machines Corporation
• Thomson, Kenneth, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (c. 1941) Formerly Canada's wealthiest man and Chairman of Thomson Corporation^[7]
• Weston, Galen OC OOnt (c. 1958) – Canada's second wealthiest man and Chairman of the George Weston Limited
• Weston, Galen Jr. (1993) – Executive chairman of Loblaw Companies
• Weston, George – Founder of George Weston Limited
• Wright, Timothy Rogers – President of GlaxoSmithKline

Doctors

• McCulloch, Ernest OC OOnt FRSC – Lasker Award winner accredited with the discovery of the Stem Cell and Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee^[7]
• Montizambert, Frederick (1859) – Developer of Canadian quarantine stations, first director general of public health, and a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee
• Bethune, Norman Sr. FRCS (c. 1840) – Prominent Canadian doctor and father of Norman Bethune
• Burgess, Thomas Joseph Workman FRSC (1866) – Leader in psychiatry in Canada, President of the Société Médico-Psychologique de Québec and American Medico-Psychological Association (later the American Psychiatric Association)^[24]
• Mack, Theophilus – Leader in obstetrics and gynaecology and founder of St. Catharines General Hospital^[25]
• Robertson, Lawrence Bruce (1902) – Introduced blood transfusions for children at the Hospital for Sick Children
• Rao, Vivek – Youngest Cardiac Surgeon and head of heart transplant programme at Toronto General Hospital
• Qaadri, Shafiq (1982) – University of Toronto graduate, medical journalist, and Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament

Educators

• Barrett, Anthony (1964) – Founder of Pollution Probe (Canada's first environmental advocacy organisation) and Chancellor of the University of Toronto
• Best, Henry B.M. (1952) – Knight Italian Order of Merit and president of Laurentian University
• Connell, George OC FCIC FRSC (1947) – President of the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario and director of Allelix Biopharmaceuticals
• Crean, John Gale (1928) – Founder of the Ontario Science Centre and first Canadian director of the International Chamber of Commerce
• Cowan, John Scott – Principal of the Royal Military College of Canada
• Dale, Williams (c. 1866) – Noted educationalist and mayor of St. Mary's.
• Eaton, Fred OC OOnt FRSC (1957) – High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick
• Grier, Terry (1953) – Member of Parliament and president of Ryerson University
• Lafferty, Alfred (1855) – Upper Canada College's first black student and headmaster of the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute
• Merritt, Thomas Rodman (c. 1842) – Member of Parliament and founder and president of Ridley College
• Prichard, Robert OC OOnt (1967) – President of the University of Toronto and president of Star Media Group
• Ridpath, John (c. 1954) – Objectivist philosopher and retired York University associate Professor of Economics and Intellectual History
• Wright, Rodger CN (1970) – Headmaster, Trinity College School (1983-2004). Headmaster, Collingwood School (2004–present)

Humanitarians

• Barrett, Anthony (1964) – Founder of Pollution Probe and Chief Financial Officer of the World Wildlife Fund of Canada^[1]
• Barton, Eric CM (1957) – Founder of a leprosy treatment centre in India and principal of UCC^[1]
• Conacher, Duff (1982) – Founder of Democracy Watch and best-selling author
• Dalglish, Peter (1976) – Founder of Street Kids International and recipient of the Outstanding Young Persons of the World award
• Douglas, Ian CM CD QC – Founding president of the Canadian Epilepsy Association and chairman of the National Board of Governors of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires
• Druckman, Miles (1982) – Founder of SOS International and named a "Global Leader of Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum
• Woods, Ian (1968) – Social activist and publisher

Judges and lawyers

• Armour, John Douglas QC (c. 1848) – Chief justice of Ontario and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
• Biggar, Oliver Mowat (1894) – Canada's first chief electoral officer and chief Canadian legal advisor to the Treaty of Versailles^[1]
• Boyd, Sir John Alexander KCMG QC (c. 1855) – Chancellor of the Court of Chancery and president of the High Court of Ontario
• Burns, Robert Easton – Puisne judge of the Court of Queen's Bench, Chancellor of the University of Toronto, and Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada^[26]
• Cameron, John Hillyard QC (1833) – Member of Parliament, co-founder of the Canada Life Assurance Company, and solicitor general of Upper Canada
• Cameron, Sir Matthew Crooks (1838) – Chief Justice of Ontario and Father of Confederation
• Cartwright, John Robert PC CC MC (1912) – Chief Justice of Canada
• Cross, Charles Wilson – First Attorney-General of Alberta, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and of the Canadian House of Commons^[27]
• Ewart, J. S. QC (c. 1867) – Advocate of Canadian independence
• Harlan, John Marshall II ρ (1911) – Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
• Howland, William (1932) – Chief Justice of Ontario and treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada
• Jaffer, Jameel (1990) – Human rights and civil liberties attorney, Deputy Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, and Director of the ACLU's Center for Democracy^[28]
• Macleod, James Farquharson (1848) – Colonel, pioneer of Alberta and third Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• McMurtry, Roy (c. 1950) – Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
• Moss, Thomas (1854) – Chief Justice of Ontario
• Robinson, Christopher (c. 1846) – Attorney General of Canada
• Wallbridge, Lewis QC (c. 1834) – Chief Justice of Manitoba, speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, and director of the Bank of Upper Canada

Military service

• Boulton, Charles Arkoll (c. 1859) – Leader of the militant opposition against the rebellion led by Louis Riel and later a Canadian Senator
• Cockburn, Hampden Zane Churchill VC (1881) – Recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Cowan, John Scott – Principal of the Royal Military College of Canada
• Crerar, Henry Duncan Graham PC CB CH DSO CD HDG (1904) – General, Chief of the General Staff, and Commander of the First Canadian Army
• Denison, George Taylor II – Colonel, supporter of the early Canadian militia, and commander during the Fenian Raids^[29]
• Denison, Geroge Taylor III FRSC – Lawyer, commander of the Governor General's Body Guard, founder of the Canada First movement and the British Empire League, and military historian^[30]
• Dunkelman, Ben (1930) – Israeli war hero
• Dunn, Alexander Roberts VC (1844) – First recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Geary, George Reginald PC OBE MC (c. 1891) – Lt. Colonel, cabinet minister, commander of the Royal Grenadier Regiment, and mayor of Toronto
• Gressett, Sir Arthur Edward KBE CB DSO MC Lieutenant-General in the British Army
• Little, Charles Herbert CD FRCGS ρ (1926) – Director of naval intelligence during the Second World War
• Matthews, Albert Bruce AB – Major General, Commander of the II Canadian Corps
• Pettler, Levi CB OBE DSO – Major General, acclaimed war hero, and commander of the Royal Engineers
• Williams, David Russell (1982) – Former Canadian Forces Air Command colonel, commander of CFB Trenton, and convicted murderer

State affairs, diplomacy, and politics

Ambassadors, high commissioners, and diplomats

• Crean, Gordon Gale (1932) – Ambassador to Yugoslavia, West Germany, and the Vatican Ecumenical Council
• Eaton, Fredrik Stefan OC OOnt – Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
• ρ George, James (1936) – Canadian ambassador to Iran, high commissioner to India, and world renowned activist^[31]
• Graham, John (1952) – Diplomat to Cuba, Central Intelligence Agency spy, and first Head of the Organization of American States^[32]
• McCordick, John Alexander (1933) – Canadian Ambassador to Austria and representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency
• Smith, Arnold Cantwell CH OC ρ (1932) – Canadian ambassador to Moscow and Cambodia, and secretary-general of the Commonwealth Secretariat
• Wilson, Michael PC OC (1955) – Minister of finance, chairman and chief executive officer of UBS AG, chancellor of the University of Trinity College, and Canadian ambassador to the United States^[33]
• Wrong, Hume (1909) – Canadian ambassador to Washington and part author of the North Atlantic Treaty

Parliamentarians

• Boulton, D'Arcy (c. 1843) – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and Grandmaster of the Grand Black Chapter of British America
• Bosley, John William PC (1964) – Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons^[1]
• Bristol, Edmund James PC QC – Member of the Canadian House of Commons and minister without portfolio in the federal Cabinet^[34]
• Cameron, John Hillyard (c. 1835) – Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons and solicitor general for Upper Canada
• Cassidy, Michael (1954) – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, member of the Canadian parliament and leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
• Cartwright, Matt – Member of the United States House of Representatives
• Cockburn, James QC (1833) – Father of Confederation and the first speaker of the Canadian House of Commons^[35]
• Crooks, Adam QC (1846) – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and first Ontario minister of education
• Dunlop, Edward (1937) – Founding chairman of the Toronto Sun and member of the Ontario legislature
• Harrison, Alexander Robert QC (c. 1851) – Conservative member of the first Canadian parliament
• Heap, Dan (1943) – New Democratic Party member of parliament
• Ignatieff, Michael PC (1965) – Former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, noted historian and journalist^[7]
• Kelly, Norm (c. 1959) – Member of Parliament, Toronto city councillor, Deputy Mayor of Toronto
• Lang, Dan – Canadian senator
• Lubbock, Eric, 4th Baron Avebury (c. 1946) – Member of the House of Lords and member of the Liberal Democrats foreign affairs team
• Macaughton, Alan PC OC KC (1921) – former Speaker of Parliament and Canadian senator
• McDonald, Donald (1830) – Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada, Liberal Senator, and Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Bank
• Merritt, Thomas Rodman (c. 1842) – Member of the Canadian House of Commons and vice-president of the Imperial Bank of Canada
• Saxton, Andrew (1982) – Conservative member of parliament and businessman
• Small, James Edward – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and Solicitor General of Canada West
• Sheard, Charles – Chief Medical Officer of Toronto, Chairman of the Ontario Board of Health, and Member of Parliament
• Wrzesnewskyj, Borys (c. 1978) – Member of the Canadian parliament and owner of Future Bakery restaurants

Premiers and mayors

• Allan, George William PC FRCGS (1835) – Mayor of Toronto and Canadian senator
• Beaven, Robert (1844) – Premier of British Columbia^[1]
• Blake, Edward PC (1850) – Premier of Ontario, federal Cabinet minister, member of the Canadian parliament, member of the British parliament^[1]
• Coleman, Michael – Mayor of Duncan, British Columbia and president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
• Chisholm, George King – First Mayor of Oakville and Sergeant-at-Arms for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
• Drew, George PC CC KC (1913) – Premier of Ontario and Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
• Howland, Oliver (1863) – Member of the Ontario parliament and Mayor of Toronto
• Hoyles, Newman Wright – Third Premier of Newfoundland Colony and member of the colonial legislative assembly^[36]
• Lamport, Allan CM (1923) – Mayor of Toronto
• Tonks, Alan (1959) – Member of parliament and Mayor of Toronto

Ministers and advisors

• Agnew, John Hume (c. 1881) – Manitoba Cabinet minister
• Beatty, Perrin PC (1968) – Cabinet minister, president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Chancellor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• Cameron, Matthew Crooks OBE (1838) – Cabinet member of premier John Sandfield Macdonald and provincial secretary and registrar of Ontario
• Daly, Thomas Mayne PC QC – Minister of the Interior, Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada^[37]
• Gelber, Lionel (1926) – University of Oxford graduate, advisor to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, and founder of the Lionel Gelber Prize
• Gordon, Walter L. PC CC (1922) – Canadian minister of finance and chancellor of York University
• Godfrey, John PC (1961) – University of Oxford graduate, Canadian minister of state for infrastructure and communities, and editor of the Financial Post
• Graham, Bill PC QC (1957) – Former Liberal Party Member of Parliament and Foreign Affairs Minister
• Hughes, Sir Samuel PC KCB (c. 1871) – Canadian minister of militia during World War I
• Ibbs, Sir Robin KBE (1942) – Chairman of Lloyd's Bank and senior advisor to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
• Marling, Alexander – Deputy Minister of Education for Ontario^[38]
• O'Reilly, John (1953) – Chief Meteorologist of Ontario^[39]
• Rossi, Rocco (1981) – Princeton University graduate, national director of the Liberal Party of Canada, advisor to Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, businessman^[40]

Viceroys

• Aikins, James Albert Manning (1871) – Founder of the Canadian Bar Association, member of the Canadian parliament, and Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
• Aird, John Black CC OOnt QC (1941) – Founder of Aird & Berlis LLP and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• Jackman, Henry OC OOnt (1950) – Chief executive officer of the National Trust and Empire Life Insurance, and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• Robinson, John Beverley PC (1836) – President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, mayor of Toronto, and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• Hendrie, Sir John Strathearn KCMG CVO (1874) – Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• Tupper, William Johnston (c. 1880) – Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

Religion

• Hutchison, Andrew (1956) – Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
• McLeod, Bruce (1946) – Moderator of the United Church of Canada and president of the Canadian Council of Churches

Sports

• Ballard, Harold (c. 1921) – Owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Maple Leaf Gardens, and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
• Barry, Michael (1993) – Professional cyclist and member of Lance Armstrong's Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
• Beare, John (1992) – 2008 Olympic bronze medallist in the Men's Four
• Cohon, Mark – Director of corporate and game development for Major League Baseball International, National Basketball Association vice-president of business development, and chair of the Ontario Science Centre
• Conacher, Brian (1961) – Member of the 1967 Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1964 olympic Canadian hockey team
• Brown, Sir George McLaren (1880) – Member of the International Olympic Committee
• Elder, James OC (1953) – 1956 and 1968 olympics equestrian gold medallist
• Elkinson, Kilian (2008) – Member of the Toronto FC
• Evans, Michael (1984) – 1984 olympics men's eight gold medallist and chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia
• Faust, Andre (c. 1987) – Member of the Philadelphia Flyers
• Greening, Colin (2005) – Member of the Ottawa Senators
• Irwin, Brayden (c. 2004) – Former member of the Toronto Maple Leafs
• Kerr, John (1970) – 1984 olympics sailing double bronze medallist
• Lang, Stuart (1970) – Member of the Canadian Football League Edmonton Eskimos and winner of four Grey Cups
• Mara, George CM (1941) – Captain of the 1948 olympic gold medal winning Canadian hockey team, director of Maple Leaf Gardens, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee
• McKee, Mike – Member of the Quebec Nordiques
• Meredith, Greg – Member of the Calgary Flames
• Peckover, Doug (1969) – 1997 Laser (dinghy) Master World Champion, 2006 Laser Grand Master World Champion
• Rumble, John Mitchell (1953) – 1956 olympics equestrian bronze medallist
• Smythe, Con (1909) – Owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, founder of Maple Leaf Gardens, and coach of the 1928 Winter Olympics gold medal winning team and namesake to the NHL's Conn Smythe Trophy
• Sokolowski, Howard – Co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts
• Spencer, Vic – Founding director of the BC Lions, Canadian Football League Hall of Fame inductee, and Canadian Football League fullback, and founding partner and director of Delta Hotels
• Tapscott, Alex (2004) – Member of the Canada national rugby union team and Canada East team of the North America 4 rugby union^[41]
• Turner, Pat (1980) – 1984 olympics men's eight rowing gold medallist
• Williams, Barney (1996) – 2004 olympic games men's coxless four silver medallist^[7]
• Willson, Montgomery (1927) – 1932 winter olympics figure skating bronze medallist
• Wright, Tom E.S. (1971) – Director of Operations for UFC Canada, former Commissioner of the Canadian Football League and former president of Adidas Canada

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