Business people , founder of
Eaton's department stores. . , owner of
Knob Hill Stable and shareholder in
Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. •
John Paris Bickell (1884–1951), majority owner and chairman of the
Toronto Maple Leafs, co-founder and chairman of
Avro Canada •
Alfred J. Billes (1902–1995), co-founder of
Canadian Tire •
George Montegu Black II (1911–1976), president of
Canadian Breweries Limited •
Matthew James Boylen (1907–1970), mining magnate (Brunswick Mining and Smelting Corp. Ltd), racehorse owner •
William Mellis Christie (1829–1900), namesake of the Canadian "Mr. Christie" brand of cookies and biscuits •
Gordon Cheesbrough (1952–2010), businessman, president and CEO of Altamira Investment Services •
George Albertus Cox (1840–1914), founder of Central Canada Loan & Savings Company and of National Trust Company, Ontario MP and Senator •
Robert T. Davies (1849–1916), businessman, racehorse owner •
William Henry Davies (1831–1921), Canada's first meat packer, also first artificial refrigeration •
Timothy Eaton (1834–1907), department store magnate (
Eaton's) •
James Henry Gundy (1880–1951), stockbroker, co-founder of
Wood Gundy Inc. •
Henry R. Jackman (1900–1979), businessman and politician, father of former Lieutenant Governor
Henry N.R. Jackman •
Albert Edward Kemp (1858–1929), businessman and politician •
Hart Massey (1823–1896), founder of
Massey-Harris, philanthropist •
William McMaster (1811–1887), banker, statesman, founder of
McMaster University and
CIBC •
Ryland H. New (1888–1979), head of Hamilton & Toronto Sewer Pipe Company and founder of National Sewer Pipe Company Limited, racehorse owner •
Arthur Godfrey Peuchen (1859–1929), businessman (Standard Chemical, Iron & Lumber Company of Canada), soldier, survivor of
RMS Titanic •
Edward S. Rogers Sr. (1900–1939), founder of
Rogers Majestic •
Joseph Rotman (1935–2015), businessman and philanthropist •
Steve Stavro (1926–2006), founder of
Knob Hill Farms, horse breeder, former owner of the
Toronto Maple Leafs •
Robert Simpson (1834–1897), department store magnate (
Robert Simpson Limited) •
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1923–2006), businessman (son of founder of
Thomson Corporation), art collector, richest person in Canada •
George Weston (1864–1924), founder of
George Weston Limited •
W. Garfield Weston (1898–1978), businessman and British MP
Clergymen •
Arnold Brown (1913–2002),
General of The Salvation Army •
James Gareth Endicott,
United Church of Canada minister, President of the
Canadian Peace Congress 1949–1971 •
Jonathan Goforth (1859–1936), Presbyterian Missionary • Rev.
Egerton Ryerson (1803–1882), Methodist minister • Very Rev Dr
Alexander Topp (1814–1879) twice Moderator of the
Presbyterian Church of Canada •
Howard P. Whidden, clergyman, professor, politician (Manitoba MP), Chancellor of
McMaster University Medical personalities •
John Gennings Curtis Adams (1839–1922), Canada's father of dental public health, first dentist of record at the
Hospital for Sick Children • Sir
Frederick Banting (1891–1941) &
Charles Best (1899–1978), co-discoverers of
insulin. Banting, a Major in the
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps at his death, is one of 231 Commonwealth war graves in the cemetery. •
John Keiller MacKay (1888–1970), 19th
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, lawyer, judge •
Albert Edward Matthews (1873–1949), 16th
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, broker •
Samuel McBride (1866–1936), 41st Mayor of Toronto and alderman, lumber merchant •
Oliver Mowat (1820–1903), Canada West MLA and cabinet minister, Ontario MPP, cabinet minister and 3rd Premier of Ontario, Ontario Senator and federal cabinet minister, Father of Confederation •
David Onley (1950–2023), 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, writer, journalist •
John Rolph (1793–1870), physician, lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada/Canada West (MLA and cabinet minister), Toronto alderman •
George William Ross (1841–1914), 5th Premier of Ontario, Ontario MP, MPP and provincial cabinet minister, Ontario Senator •
Egerton Ryerson (1803–1882), Methodist minister, educator, politician (Chief Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada), and public education advocate •
Robert Hood Saunders (1903–1955), lawyer, 48th Mayor of Toronto, alderman and Controller •
Sir Clifford Sifton (1861–1929), politician (Manitoba MLA, Ontario MP, federal Minister of the Interior) •
Donald Dean Summerville (1915–1963), 53rd Mayor of Toronto and Toronto alderman •
William Summerville (1879–1958), alderman, Member of
Toronto Board of Control, Ontario MPP •
John Turner (1929–2020), lawyer, cabinet minister, 17th Prime Minister of Canada •
Thomas Urquhart (1858–1931), lawyer, alderman, 32nd Mayor of Toronto
Sports personalities •
Billy Burch (1900–1950), Hall of Fame ice hockey player •
Charlie Conacher (1909–1967), Hall of Fame ice hockey player (
NHL) and coach of the
Oshawa Generals. Buried Section 41, Lot 351 •
Pete Conacher (1932–2024), Professional ice hockey player •
George Imlach (1918–1987), hockey player, NHL general manager and head coach •
Dick Irvin (1892–1957), Hall of Fame ice-hockey player and coach •
George Knudson (1937–1989),
PGA Tour golfer •
Igor Korolev (1970–2011), Russian born NHL and KHL hockey player, KHL coach •
George Seymour Lyon (1858–1938),
Olympic Gold Medal golfer •
Rafael Polinario (1959–2017), swimmer and Paralympic coach •
Bill Zock (1918–1988), Hall of Fame
CFL football player
Survivors of the Titanic • Lieutenant-Colonel
Arthur Godfrey Peuchen (1859–1929) was a Canadian businessman and RMS
Titanic survivor. He was also a World War I veteran. • Ethel Flora Fortune (1883–1961) was a first-class passenger and survivor of RMS
Titanic.
Veterans flying ace
William George Barker is in the cemetery's main mausoleum. •
Curley Christian (1882–1954),
World War I veteran. •
William George 'Billy' Barker, VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two Bars (1894–1930), LCOL, 201 Squadron, RAF. World War I
flying ace and
Victoria Cross recipient. •
George Fraser Kerr, VC, MC & Bar, MM (1895–1929), CAPT, 3rd battalion (Toronto) Central Ontario Regiment, CEF. World War I Victoria Cross recipient. •
Guy Simonds (1903–1974), senior officer of the Canadian Army in
World War II, known as the 'Liberator of Holland'.
Other and his son,
Foster Hewitt. •
James Bain (1842–1908), first chief librarian of the
Toronto Public Library •
Victor Child (1897–1960), painter, etcher and illustrator at the
Toronto Telegram •
Greg Clark, OC OBE MC (1892–1977), Canadian war veteran, journalist, and humorist. •
Fred Davis (1921–1996), popular television and radio host •
Jack Dennett (1916–1975) was a Canadian radio and television announcer. •
Northrop Frye (1912–1991), educator, literary critic •
Edward Greenspan (1944–2014), famed defence lawyer •
Barbara Hamilton (1926–1996), actress •
Theodor August Heintzman (1817–1899) created Heintzman pianos •
Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), television and radio (hockey) broadcaster •
W. A. Hewitt (1875–1966), sports executive, journalist, manager at Maple Leaf Gardens •
Laura Muntz Lyall (1860–1930), impressionist painter •
David Milne (1882–1953), impressionist painter •
F. W. Micklethwaite (1849–1925), prominent photographer •
Alison Parrott (1974–1986), a murdered 11-year-old •
John A. Pearson, architect from the firm
Pearson and Darling •
Robert Sutherland (c. 1830–1878), Canada's first black lawyer, and an important benefactor and alumnus of
Queen's University •
W. Stewart Wallace (1884–1970), historian, librarian, and editor •
Peter Worthington (1927–2013), journalist •
Cecilia Zhang (1994–2003), murder victim ==References==