Notable Former Students and Alumni
- Douglas Abbott — Former Minister of National Defence and Minister of Finance, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Maude Abbott — one of Canada's earliest female medical graduates, founder of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada
- Nick Arakgi — CFL football star and CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award winner
- John Bassett — publisher of the Montreal Gazette, owner of the Toronto Argonauts, 1961–1971
- Peter Blaikie — Rhodes Scholar, prominent lawyer, former President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, television commentator
- Jim Corcoran — singer, songwriter and radio host
- Tom Europe — CFL defensive back, BC Lions
- Reginald Fessenden — radio pioneer
- Robert Ghiz — Premier of Prince Edward Island
- Paul W. Gooch — Philosophy Professor, President of Victoria University, Toronto
- Robert Gordon — former President of Humber College, President of Canada Basketball, President of Bishop's University
- Roy Cullen — Former Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Etobicoke North
- Keith Godding — CFL wide receiver, Montreal Alouettes
- Scott Griffin — Chancellor of Bishop's University, Canadian businessman and philanthropist
- Ralph Gustafson — poet
- Kyle Jones — CFL linebacker, Toronto Argonauts
- Jamall Lee — CFL Running Back, BC Lions
- Galt MacDermot — musician, arranger, composer of 60's rock musical Hair (musical)
- Michael Ondaatje — poet, writer
- Damian Pettigrew — film director
- Francis Reginald Scott — Rhodes Scholar, poet, constitutional expert
- The Rev. Canon Frederick Scott — Senior Chaplain, First Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force, WWI
- Larry Smith — former President of the Montreal Alouettes, former commissioner of the Canadian Football League, current Canadian Senator
- Johnny Reid — country music singer
- Norman Webster — Rhodes Scholar, former Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail, Chancellor of University of Prince Edward Island
- David Williams — Canadian business leader and philanthropist
- James Yurichuk — CFL Linebacker, BC Lions
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In 1906, Reginald Fessenden transmitted the first radio audio broadcast from Brant Rock, Massachusetts.
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The Rev. Canon Frederick Scott, Senior Chaplain, First Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force.
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Dr. Maude Abbott, one of Canada's earliest female medical graduates.
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Scott Griffin, founder of the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world's most generous poetry awards.
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