Vida Blue was the MLB pitcher who won three World Series championships with the Oakland Athletics during a 17 year career. He won the American League Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971.

Petr Klima was the left winger who played in the NHL from 1981–2003, suiting up for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. His Oilers won the Stanley Cup in 1990, and he scored the game-winning goal in the longest

Gordon Lightfoot was the singer-songwriter best known for "For Lovin' Me", "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", "Ribbon of Darkness", "Black Day in July", "(Remember Me) I'm the One", "If You Could Read My Mind", "Sundown"; "Carefree Highway", "Rainy Day People", and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and so

Jerry Springer was the 56th Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978 but he's best known for hosting Jerry Springer between September 30, 1991, and July 26, 2018.

Harry Belafonte was the barrier-breaking singer, actor and activist who became a major force in the civil rights movement.

Barry Humphries was the comedian, actor, author and satirist best known for his alter ego Dame Edna Everage who made her debut in 1970 and became well known on film and television.

Al Jaffee was the cartoonist best known for his work in Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in.

Greg Francis was the Canadian basketball player who almost led Fairfield University to a massive upset win over North Carolina back in 1997 and went on to play for Canada at the 1998 FIBA World Cup and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Ryuichi Sakamoto was the renowned Japanese composer and producer who won an Oscar and a Grammy for his work as a solo artist and as a member of the Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).

Mark Russell was the political satirist and comedian best known for his series of semimonthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004.

Willis Reed was the Hall of Fame basketball player who spent his entire NBA career with the New York Knicks.

I still remember walking Yonge Street and participating in a trivia contest hosted by CKCO-TV's Johnnie Walters. I still remember the larger than life laugh when I cracked a lame joke. That show Johnnie Walters was hosting was called Trivia Company, and he hosted it from 1984 to 1988. During

Bobby Caldwell is the singer best known for his signature song "What You Won't Do for Love" from his double platinum debut album Bobby Caldwell in 1978. Bobby Caldwell also wrote the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single "The Next Time I Fall" for Amy Grant and Peter Cetera.

Helen Hutchinson was an award-winning television news journalist who co-anchored W5, Canada AM, Arts '73 and Point of View: Women. She was also the first woman to be part of the "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast when she hosted the show in 1973.

Robert Blake was the child actor who appeared in Our Gang short films before transitioning into adult roles, including his Emmy Award-winning role of Tony Baretta in Baretta. In March 2005, Blake was tried and acquitted of the 2001 murder of his second wife, Bonny Lee Bakley.

Chaim Topol was the actor, singer, and illustrator best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead role in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof and the 1971 film adaptation, performing this role more than 3,500 times from the late 1960s through 2009. He won a Golden Globe

Gary Rossington was a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, in which he played lead and rhythm guitar. He was the last surviving original member of the band.

Tom Sizemore was the actor best known for playing Sergeant Mike Horvath in Saving Private Ryan.

If you've ever heard a Pandemic Friday episode of Toronto Mike'd featuring Stu Stone, or #TOAST when Stu was a regular, you likely heard Stu's Aunt Sandy updates. Stu and his Aunt Sandy were very close, and listeners were regaled with stories about Sandy's trip to Vegas, her lottery wins,

Wayne Shorter was a 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer. In addition to his own celebrated albums and his work over eight decades with jazz supergroup the Weather Reporter, he also  collaborated with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan, and Joni Mitchell.

Gordon Pinsent had a storied acting career spanning dozens of films and TV projects including Due South, The Red Green Show, The Shipping News and Away From Her.