EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Founding Date:
1959

Motto:
Tentanda via

Team:
Lions

Enrollment:
47,000

Official Website:
http://www.yorku.ca/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Malin Akerman	Actor	12-May-1978		The Heartbreak Kid
Teri Austin	Actor	17-Apr-1957		Jill Bennett on Knots Landing
Maurizio Bevilacqua	Politician	1-Jun-1960		Canadian MP, Vaughan
Jerry Ciccoritti	Film Director	5-Aug-1956		The Life Before This
Marshall A. Cohen	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Molson, 1988-96
William G. Davis	Politician	30-Jul-1929		Premier of Ontario, 1971-85
Shadia B. Drury	Political Scientist	27-May-1950		The Political Ideas of Leo Strauss
Stacey Farber	Actor	25-Aug-1987		Ellie Nash on Degrassi
Melyssa Ford	TV Personality	7-Nov-1976		BET personality
Bruce LaBruce	Film Director	3-Jan-1964		The Raspberry Reich
Ringo Lam	Film Director	1954		Maximum Risk
Jack Layton	Politician	18-Jul-1950	22-Aug-2011	Leader of Canada's NDP
Jay Manuel	TV Personality	14-Aug-1972		Judge, America's Next Top Model
Rachel McAdams	Actor	17-Nov-1978		The Notebook
Alan G. McNally	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Harris Bank, 1993-2002
John McNee	Diplomat	c. 1951		Canadian Ambassador to the UN
Steven Mithen	Archaeologist	16-Oct-1960		After the Ice
Gordon O'Connor	Politician	18-May-1939		Canadian Minister of Defence
Zoie Palmer	Actor	28-Oct-1977		Lauren on Lost Girl
Peaches	Electronic Musician	11-Nov-1966		The Teaches of Peaches
Victoria Pratt	Actor	18-Dec-1970		Shalimar Fox on Mutant X
John Richels	Business	c. 1950		President of Devon Energy
Trish Stratus	Wrestling	18-Dec-1975		100% Stratusfaction Guaranteed
Belinda Stronach	Politician	2-May-1966		Canadian MP, Newmarket-Aurora
Scott Thompson	Actor	12-Jun-1959		The Kids in the Hall
John Tory	Politician	28-May-1954		Mayor of Toronto
Laura Vandervoort	Actor	22-Sep-1984		Sadie Harrison on Instant Star

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Margaret Atwood	Author	18-Nov-1939		The Handmaid's Tale
Ed Broadbent	Politician	21-Mar-1936		Leader of Canada's NDP, 1975-89
Antony Flew	Philosopher	11-Feb-1923	8-Apr-2010	British Libertarian philosopher
Gabriel Kolko	Historian	17-Aug-1932		Century of War
Michael Ondaatje	Novelist	12-Sep-1943		The English Patient
H. Michael Stevenson	Educator	1953		President of Simon Fraser University, 2000-10
James Tenney	Composer	10-Aug-1934	24-Aug-2006	A History of 'Consonance' and 'Dissonance'

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marshall A. Cohen	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Molson, 1988-96
Lorna R. Marsden	Educator	6-Mar-1942		President of York University, 1997-2007
Oscar Peterson	Jazz Musician	15-Aug-1925	24-Dec-2007	Maharajah of the keyboard
H. Michael Stevenson	Educator	1953		President of Simon Fraser University, 2000-10
Robert H. Winters	Politician	18-Aug-1910	10-Oct-1969	Canadian Minister of Trade, 1966-68

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