- In 2001 he and his family helped to establish The Christopher J. Rubes Center For EMS Studies, named after his physician son who died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1996.
- Became a member of the Order of Canada in 1995, a civilian honour awarded to Canadian citizens for outstanding achievement and service to the country or to humanity at large.
- He appeared in the first CBC (Canada) telecast with pianist Glenn Gould in 1953.
- Has a house in Ontario, Canada, where he lives in summer and a second home in Florida, USA, where he stays in winter.
- Ranked 2nd in Canada among competitive senior tennis players in 1991.
- His grandson is called Jasan Rubes. His name means "ash tree" in Slavic languages.
- He was a founding member of the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto. He performed with the company more than a thousand times between 1949 and 1989.
- Co-starred with his wife, Susan Douglas Rubes, in The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988), and also in the later CBC television series Max Glick (1990).
- His autobiography, 'Jan Rubes: A Man of Many Talents' was published in Canada in 2007.
- Father of actor Anthony Dean Rubes.
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