List of people from Markham, Ontario
This is a list of notable people who are from Markham, Ontario, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city.
Authors
- Matthew Richardson, author and conservationist
Actors and actresses
- Paula Brancati
- Steve Byers
- Emmanuelle Chriqui
- Hayden Christensen
- Ayesha Curry,[1] actress, model, wife of NBA player Stephen Curry
- Connor Price
- Christopher Richards
- Shauna Robertson
Athletes
- Matt Coates, Canadian football player
- Joseph Cramarossa, NHL hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks
- Bill Crothers, track and field athlete, Olympic silver medalist, 1964
- Andre De Grasse, track and field athlete
- Michael Del Zotto, NHL hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers
- Brendan Gaunce, NHL hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks
- Cameron Gaunce, NHL hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Phylicia George, Canadian sprinter/hurdler
- Cody Hodgson, NHL player who is currently a free agent
- Ben Johnson, former Canadian sprinter
- Mitchell Marner, OHL hockey player for the London Knights, selected 4th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft
- Ken Pereira, Canadian field hockey player, Pan American Games medalist
- Jeff Skinner, NHL hockey player for the Carolina Hurricanes
- Steven Stamkos, NHL hockey player and Captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning
- Courtenay Stewart, Canadian synchronized swimmer
- Tammy Sutton-Brown, WNBA basketball player
- Steve Thomas, retired NHL hockey player
- Raffi Torres, NHL hockey player who is currently a free agent
- Luca Uccello, soccer player
- Justyn Warner, Canadian sprinter
- Stephen Weiss, NHL hockey player who is currently a free agent
- Sarah Wells, track and field athlete
- Ethan Werek, hockey player
- Ron Wilson, retired NHL hockey player
Business people
- Karl Brooks Heisey, Canadian mining engineer and executive
- Norman Milliken, lumber mill and tavern owner
- Peter Reesor, lumber mill owner; founder of Markham
Military people
- Benjamin Milliken II, Major York Militia, 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion
Musicians
- Adam Gontier, former lead singer of Three Days Grace; current lead singer of Saint Asonia
- Ben Heppner, Canadian dramatic tenor
- Justin Peroff, drummer for the band Broken Social Scene
- Anna Russell, singer and opera parodist
- Chris Wardman, founding member and guitarist of Blue Peter
References
- ↑ "Ayesha Curry on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
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