List of Toronto Metropolitan University people

List of people associated with Ryerson University.

General

• Paul Chavez - Worlds Largest Asian Male

Athletics

• Rob Rusnov - Olympic competitor for Canada (archery)

Business

• Rick Brace - president of CTV Inc
• Robert Gierkink - Air Miles Canada co-founder
• Isadore Sharp - Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts founder
• Doug Walker - Alias President and Oscar winner for Maya 3D software
• Klaus Woerner - President and CEO of ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. and 1997 Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year

Fashion

• Lida Baday - award-winning fashion designer
• Lester Hiraki - award-winning design for his black straw witch's hat
• Davis .C - worlds smartest stats student, thanks to jen

Interior Design

• Jane Lockhart - HGTV Canada

Journalism

• Brian Stewart (1964), Senior Correspondent, The National, CBC News
• Graeme Smith - Moscow bureau chief for The Globe and Mail
• Josh Brown - sports writer for The Record newspaper in Kitchener
• Christie Blatchford - columnist for the Globe and Mail
• Francis D'Souza- journalist, Citytv
• Heather Mallick - columnist and author, formerly with the Globe and Mail
• Kirk Lapointe - managing editor, The Vancouver Sun
• Steve McAllister - sports editor for the Globe and Mail
• Carol Anne Meehan - Anchor of CTV Ottawa
• Betty Thompson - news presenter at CKCO in Kitchener, Ontario
• Monita Rajpal - news anchor for CNN International
• Laura DiBattista - broadcaster Citytv, co-anchor/reporter of CityNews at Noon
• Martine Gaillard - sports anchor on Rogers Sportsnet, formerly with The Score
• Beatrice Politi - political specialist on CP24 in Ottawa
• Valerie Pringle - broadcaster, former co-host of Canada AM
• Adam Vaughan - journalist, formerly of Citytv and CKLN, current city councillor for Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina
• Liza Fromer - former co-host of Breakfast Television on Citytv
• Glen Baxter - journalist, FashionTelevisionChannel, formerly with Citytv
• Alison Smith - journalist, CBC Newsworld
• Matthew Fraser - Editor-in-Chief, National Post
• Michael Friscolanti - senior writer for Maclean's magazine, and author
• Nalini Sharma - Weather Specialist on Citytv's Breakfast Television
• Bob McKenzie - sports broadcaster on TSN, formerly of The Hockey News and The Toronto Star
• Isobel Warren - journalist
• Sharon Navarro - former journalist, Citytv and CFTO-TV
• Natasha Fatah - journalist and producer, CBC Radio One
• Joan Donaldson - journalist, formerly of CBC, and CTV, founding head of CBC Newsworld
• Tony Parsons - broadcaster, formerly of CTV and CHUM, former host of Canada Tonight on Global
• Nil Köksal - journalist, CBC Television
• Mike Sheerin - Gemini nominated Documentary director Secret Mulroney Tapes

Literature

• Robert J. Sawyer - Hugo Award-winning science-fiction writer
• Tanya Huff - fantasy author
• Gemma Files - horror writer
• Gayleen Froese - horror/mystery author

Modelling

• Natalie Glebova - Miss Universe, 2005
• Micheal Decata - Miss Universe, 2008

Music

• Hayden (Paul Hayden Desser) - folk singer-songwriter
• Tyler Stewart - musician, drummer for the Barenaked Ladies
• Annie Lee - Korean-American rapper and vocalist
• Jennifer Hileman - Philipino guitar hero III sensation

Photography

• Edward Burtynsky - internationally acclaimed landscape photographer
• Chris Buck - New York based celebrity photographer
• Yuri Dojc - commercial photographer
• Walter Chin - commercial photographer

Politics

• Jack Layton - former Ryerson politics professor, leader of the NDP
• Ted Moses - politician
• Gary Carr - politician, Ontario PC Party MPP

TV, radio and film

• Brad Abraham - screenwriter, RoboCop: Prime Directives
• Liane Balaban - star of the film New Waterford Girl
• Jodi Behan - actress, played bride in YouTube video, "Bride Has Massive Hair Wig Out"
• Renessa Blitz - actress ("David's Mother" & "Sugar Time")
• Kristin Booth - actress
• Kevin Brauch - host of The Thirsty Traveler
• James Cameron - Oscar winning Director & Writer
• Paul Chato - comedian and member of The Frantics
• Milan Chvostek - TV director and producer
• David James Elliott - star of JAG
• Marcia Williams (journalist) - host of The World This Hour on CBC Radio
• Martin Gero - writer and producer, Stargate Atlantis
• Jessica Holmes - comedian-actress on Royal Canadian Air Farce
• Kenneth Joel Hotz - filmmaker, actor, journalist, photographer, writer. Credits include Kenny vs. Spenny and South Park
• Ross Hull - star of the TV series Student Bodies
• Jason Jones - The Daily Show Correspondent
• Kate Kelton - actress
• Michael Kennedy (director) - film and television director, Little Mosque On The Prairie
• Gail Kim - wrestling personality
• Hawick Lau - actor
• Ben Mazzotta - feature film director/writer, "The Limits"
• Eric McCormack - Emmy Award winner, star of Will & Grace
• Denis McGrath - screenwriter "Across the River To Motor City", "Skyland", "Charlie Jade"
• Joe Motiki - CBC personality, former co-host of The TVOKids Crawlspace
• Zarqa Nawaz - creator of Little_Mosque_On_The_Prairie
• Jay Onrait, TSN hockey analyst
• John Paskievich - Genie Award-winning filmmaker
• Jeff Wincott- actor- star of tv series "Night Heat" and films, "The Invasion", "Lake City", "Bolden"
• Hannah Simone - MuchMusic VJ
• Kenn Scott - WGC award-winning screenwriter
• Nia Vardalos - star and writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding
• Tonya Lee Williams - actress, notably of The Young and the Restless