architect and designer Adam Giambrone - former Toronto city councillor and TTC chair Philip Givens - former Toronto Mayor Eddie Goodman - former Lawyer and politician Paul James, award-winning Canadian blues and roots musician; stage name of Paul James Vigna. Irving Kaplansky - mathematician Max Kerman - Juno Award-winning Lead Singer of Arkells Katerina Lanfranco - Artist Stephen Lewis - former leader of the Ontario NDP, former UN Ambassador, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Howie Mandel - Actor Joe Pantalone - former Toronto city councillor Reva Potashin - psychology professor Louis Rasminsky - former Governor of the Bank of Canada Harry Rosen — clothier Lee Ross - influential social psychologist Morley Safer - CBS News Anchor Anna Sandor - screenwriter Sam Shopsowitz - founder of Shopsy's restaurant Sam Sniderman - founder of Sam the Record Man Herbert Stricker - Urban Planner, Toronto Land Developer, Professor University of Waterloo, Athlete for the Toronto Argos Steven Staryk - violinist Gordon Stulberg - President of 20th Century Fox Kiefer Sutherland - actor Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster (Wayne and Shuster) - comedians Philip White - former Mayor of York, Ontario Dos Reis Brothers Hugo and Tiago(Legends and Foosball Champions) Demographics From the 1920s to the 1950s, about 90% of the student body was Jewish. Today, the student body largely consists of students of Korean and Portuguese descent, which is representative of the surrounding neighbourhoods. Many of the clubs at Harbord are reflective of the ethnic groups present. The Harbord language program offers courses in Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Latin, French, Portuguese and German. Harbord has three French programs: Immersion, Extended and Core French. These classes offer students an opportunity to become bilingual in Canada's official languages. There is a French Club within Harbord. Harbord also has a full ESL (English as a Second Language) program which helps all students new to Canada to learn English. Clubs The Student Activity Council, or SAC, is one of the largest student-run organisation at Harbord Collegiate Institute. TigerTalk is Harbord's official newspaper. It covers topics related to the school as well as a variety of other topics. It has won multiple awards from the Toronto Star's high school newspaper competition. The Harbord Athletic Council (HAC), is a club at Harbord that organises most athletic events, such as the annual Athletic Banquet and intramural games. The Harbord Debating Society is a place to enhance students’ political awareness