List of people from Richmond Hill, Ontario explained

This is a list of notable people who are from Richmond Hill, Ontario, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in the city.

Actors

• Lisa Berry, actor
• Ramin Karimloo, actor and singer
• Drew Marshall, television personality
• Dylan Neal, actor
• Steve Patterson, comedian
• Italia Ricci, actor
• Cristine Rotenberg, actor and YouTube personality
• Mag Ruffman, actor
• R.H. Thomson, actor
• Jonathon Young, actor
• Noam Zylberman, voice actor

Athletes

• Mobolade Ajomale, Olympic sprinter
• Bill Armstrong, ice hockey player
• Charles Assmann, football player
• Lee Bentham, racing driver
• Jordan Binnington, ice hockey player, 2019 Stanley Cup Champion
• Josh Binstock, Olympic beach volleyball player
• Luciano Borsato, ice hockey player
• Cassie Campbell, former ice hockey player, current broadcaster
• Michael Cammalleri, ice hockey player
• Daniel Catenacci, ice hockey player
• Rick Cornacchia, general manager of the National Training Rinks in Richmond Hill^[1]
• Jonathan D'Aversa, ice hockey player
• Michael Dal Colle, ice hockey player
• David Davidson, baseball player
• Stefan Della Rovere, ice hockey player
• Anthony Di Biase, soccer player
• Curtis Joseph, ice hockey player
• Mara Jones, rower
• Derek Joslin, ice hockey player
• Scott Kosmachuk, ice hockey player
• Christine Peng-Peng Lee, artistic gymnast
• David Levin, Israeli ice hockey player
• Ryan Lomberg, ice hockey player
• Connor McDavid, ice hockey player
• John McFarland, ice hockey player
• Julian Melchiori, ice hockey player
• Alexandra Najarro, former figure skater
• Frank Nigro, ice hockey player
• Jeff O'Neill, ice hockey player
• Emeka Ononye, soccer player
• Pete Orr, baseball player
• Matthew Palleschi, soccer player
• Theo Peckham, ice hockey player
• Taylor Pendrith, PGA golfer
• Merlyn Phillips, ice hockey player
• Keith Redmond, former ice hockey player
• Austin Ricci, soccer player
• Andrei Rogozine, figure skater
• Rob Rusnov, Olympic archer
• Emmanuel Sandhu, figure skater
• Sam Schachter, Olympic beach volleyball player
• Elvis Stojko, World Champion figure skater
• Trish Stratus, retired WWE wrestler
• Ryan Tverberg, ice hockey player
• Bob Wall, ice hockey player
• Jason Wilson, ice hockey player
• Carol Zhao, tennis player

Entrepreneurs

• Isai and Mark Scheinberg, co-founders of PokerStars

Musicians

• The Flatliners, music band
• Andy Hull, singer
• Dallas Good, The Sadies
• Kim Richardson, singer
• Marlee Scott, singer
• Steve Sexton, composer
• Wendy Son, singer in Korean pop girl group Red Velvet

Politicians

• Leona Alleslev, former Member of Parliament
• Dave Barrow, former mayor of Richmond Hill
• William F. Bell, former Mayor of Richmond Hill
• Isaac Crosby, politician
• William Harrison, politician
• Majid Jowhari, politician
• James Langstaff, politician
• Abraham Law, politician
• Costas Menegakis, politician
• Don Meredith, politician
• Reza Moridi, politician
• William H. Pugsley, politician
• Peter G. Savage, politician
• Alfred Stong, politician
• William Trench III, politician
• Daisy Wai, politician
• David West (Canadian politician), Mayor of Richmond Hill
• Bryon Wilfert, politician
• Kathleen Wynne, former Premier of Ontario

Sciences

• Tom Bolton, astronomer

Writers

• Tracy Moore, journalist
• Farley Mowat, novelist
• Craig Walker, writer

Other

• Hannah Alper, teen activist and blogger
• Grace Marks, convicted 19th century murderer
• Susannah Maxwell, one of the city's first Black residents and Canada's oldest citizen at the time of her death in 1923
• Poorya Nazari, poker player
• Henri Nouwen, worked in L'Arche community in Richmond Hill^[2]
• Kevin Robertson, bishop
• Anastasia Synn, performer
• Matthew Teefy, historical figure
• Mariana Valente, beauty pageant title holder

See also

• List of people from Ontario

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richmond Hill Instructors. NTR. 13 November 2016.
2. Book: Robert A. . Jonas. The Essential Henri Nouwen . Boston ; London . Shambhala . 2009 . 9781590306642.