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Famous Residents Milton, ON Famous residents listed on Milton's famous residents page are considered famous
residents born in the city or town of Milton. Even though that person was brought up in another city or town it's not fair to
Milton where the famous person was actually born to add them to another city or town. We get lots of requests for
famous people considered to be famous in one city or town but were born in another city or town. Virtual Walk considers
a famous resident, a person born in the city or town we list them in. Virtual Walk doesn't intentionally insult a famous
resident in Milton. So if we've missed someone important to Milton we need to honour that resident by listing them in
Milton. Virtual Walk has listed the famous residents we could find that were actually born in Milton. I'm sure there are
some famous residents in Milton we've missed. If you know a famous resident born in Milton not listed on Milton's
Famous Residents page, contact us we'll be honoured to research the information and add the famous resident.
David James Elliott
Born David William Smith on September 21, 1960 in Milton, Ontario is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the
series JAG from 1995 to 2005, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. During his teenage years David Elliott was part
of a band, quitting Milton District High School in his final year to pursue his dream of becoming a rock star. At 19
however David Elliott realized this wouldn't happen and returned to finish high school. After graduating high school,
Elliott attended Ryerson University in Toronto, auditioned for the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Ontario and was
accepted as a member of its Young Company.
Subsequently moving to Los Angeles he took the stage name of David James Elliott having found there was already an
actor named David Smith. Elliott appeared in the film Police Academy 3: Back in Training in 1986, and subsequently in
the television series Street Legal, Knots Landing as Bill Nolan, and in 1993's The Untouchables as Agent Paul Robbins.
The following year Elliott landed a recurring role on the hit series Melrose Place, playing "Terry Parsons", and a guest
appearance in an episode of Seinfeld as an anti-abortion furniture mover.
David Elliott married Canadian-born actress Nanci Chambers in 1992. She also appeared in JAG as the ambitious "Lt.
Loren Singer". They have a daughter, Stephanie (b. 15 March 1993 in Chicago) and a son, Wyatt (b. March 3, 2003 in
Los Angeles). David and Nanci both became U.S. citizens. He likes to spearfish in the Bahamas. Elliott recently starred
in a Canadian television movie called The Man Who Lost Himself, which was based on the true story of Terry Evanshen,
a Canadian football player who was in a car accident and lost his memory due to severe head injuries. Nanci Chambers
also appeared in this movie as a doctor. In October 2006, Elliott joined the cast of legal drama Close to Home as Chief
Deputy Prosecutor James Conlon. He is to appear in the upcoming The Guard. He will also star in the Sci-Fi Channel
four hour miniseries, Knights of Bloodsteel, set to air in April, 2009.
Brian J. Robinson
Is a current bassist for Nitro Records' A Wilhelm Scream.
Robinson was born in Milton, Ontario, Canada on August 30, 1981. Robinson moved to Oakville, Ontario in 1987 and
attended Munn's Public School and Montclair Middle School, where Robinson formed friendships that lead to him
starting his first band, and ultimately, musical career. He began his early musical career as a guitar player, but soon
took interest in playing the bass. Robinson's first concentrated musical venture started with Shane Told (currently lead
singer of the band Silverstein), Andy Lewis (currently a guitarist of Boys Night Out), and Joe Rozsa in a band called
Jerk Circus. The band took a break to work on side projects and Brian joined The Fullblast and KWH with Lewis. Soon
after, Jerk Circus was dissolved and The Fullblast became a full-time project. After several successful cross-country
tours, an appearance at the SXSW Music Festival, and the release of two albums including The Contagious Movement
Theory in 2004 and Short Controlled Bursts in October 2005, The Fullblast parted ways early in 2006. Brian joined the
band A Wilhelm Scream in April 2006.
Peter Lymburner Robertson (1879–1951)
Peter Lymburner Robertson a Canadian inventor of the square-drive Robertson screw, first produced in his Milton,
Ontario factory in 1908. Peter also wrote The Gold Standard, a book advocating gold-backed money. The Robertson
factory is still operating today. Robertson also got the Canadian patent for his invention.
After badly cutting his hand while using a slot-headed screwdriver, Peter Lymburner Robertson invented the squareheaded screwdriver and screw in 1908. Robertson received the Canadian patent for his invention in 1909. A person
could drive a screw more quickly with this new design and the screw was self-centering so only one hand was needed.
On top of that, the driver fit more tightly in the screw's head, thereby reducing the chance of the screwdriver slipping out.
The Robertson screw was a big hit! Industry loved it because it sped up production and resulted in less product
damage. No one has been able to improve on this design in all the years that have followed!
Joey Melo
Born on January 25, 1989 in Milton, Ontario is a Canadian professional soccer player who last played for Toronto FC of
Major League Soccer. Melo made his professional debut on June 17, 2007 as a 92nd minute substitute against FC
Dallas. Melo was waived by Toronto on January 3, 2009.
Ben Gulak
The Uno is an electric-powered vehicle that bears a resemblance to a motorized unicycle. Described in news reports as
either a "one wheeled motorcycle" or "electric unicycle", it is more accurately a dicycle, created by placing two closelyspaced unaxial drive wheels side-by-side at the centre-point of the vehicle.
The vehicle is controlled in forward motion by the rider shifting weight over the centre of gravity. When the rider shifts
forward, the vehicle speeds up to regain balance, when the rider leans back, the vehicle slows. Steering is controlled by
side-to-side motion of the rider. The vehicle senses this shift and raises one of the two wheels to allow the vehicle to tilt
in the desired turn direction.
The Uno was conceived by Milton, Ontario teenager Ben Gulak in 2006, following a trip to China. After witnessing major
smog pollution caused by heavy use of small motor vehicles, he decided he wanted to create an eco-friendly
alternative. His initial design efforts consisted of a angle-iron frame with wheelchair motors, batteries and gyroscopes.
He describes his very first test-ride as "absolutely terrifying" and resulting in a crash and a chipped kneecap. Other early
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problems, including a series of electrical fires, arose, and he was then joined by California robotics expert Trevor
Blackwell who had previously designed a unicycle, a single-wheeled gyro-stabilized vehicle, as well as a two-wheeler
that resembled a Segway PT, to iron out the initial problems. Blackwell and Gulak refined the Uno's gyro control system
so the machine would properly balance and move smoothly. Gulak then used the revised plans to develop a prototype
vehicle with the help of engineer Werner Poss, Veltronics Ltd. of Brampton, Ontario, John Cosentini of Motorcycle
Enhancements, a custom motorcycle builder in Oakville, Ontario, and research partner Jason Morrow.
The vehicle had its first public unveiling at the Toronto Spring Motorcycle Show in 2008, and was awarded a Top-10
prize on Popular Science's list of 2008 Invention Awards In an episode of the CBC series Dragon's Den, Gulak obtained
$1,250,000 of venture capital for a 20% share in further development of the Uno cycle. Gulak is currently an incoming
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