Personalities
Famous people from Richmond Hill include world-champion figure skater Elvis Stojko, figure skater Emmanuel Sandhu, actor Mag Ruffman, actor R.H. Thomson, author and professor Craig Walker, television personality and retired professional wrestler Trish Stratus, professional ice hockey players Bob Wall, Jeff O'Neill and Mike Cammalleri, Major League Baseball player Peter Orr, popular children's author Gordon Korman, and Olympic archer Rob Rusnov.
Famous novelist Farley Mowat grew up in Richmond Hill, and attended Richmond Hill High School. In addition, a number of prominent musicians and composers cite Richmond Hill as their home town, including the country music & bluegrass band The Good Brothers, ska-punk band The Flatliners, singer/songwriter Lorne Clarke, and Steve Sexton, composer and former member of the rock band Red Rider. Politicians Frank Klees and Ontario Education Minister Kathleen Wynne also once hailed from Richmond Hill. Director Uwe Boll also is a resident of Richmond Hill, as is Peter C. Newman, the well-known Canadian author and chronicler of the country's establishment. West End star Ramin Karimloo, most well known for playing roles such as Phantom in Phantom of the Opera and Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, also lived in Richmond Hill and attended Alexander Mackenzie High School
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