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WATERLOO
Most Famous People Born in Waterloo, Canada
- Notable people
- 338
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1961
- Most distinctive
- Lacrosse 124.3×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Waterloo during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Waterloo Is Known For
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Hockey is Waterloo's biggest profession — 31% of all notables (106).
Waterloo over-indexes on lacrosse — 124.3× the global rate.
Waterloo under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Waterloo's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Hockey Clear ×
Scott Stevens
Born 1964
Milt Schmidt
1918 - 2017
Darryl Sittler
Born 1950
Mark Scheifele
Born 1993
Dan Snyder (ice hockey)
1978 - 2003
Howie Meeker
1923 - 2020
Dennis Wideman
Born 1983
Kyle Quincey
Born 1985
Mike Hoffman (ice hockey, born 1989)
Born 1989
Bill Goldsworthy
1944 - 1996
Kevin Klein
Born 1984
Tanner Pearson
Born 1992
Paul Reinhart
Born 1960
Gary Dornhoefer
Born 1943
Brian Bradley (ice hockey, born 1965)
Born 1965
Rod Seiling
Born 1944
Michael Latta
Born 1991
John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)
Born 1985
Frank J. Selke
1893 - 1985
Bobby Bauer
1915 - 1964
Brad Schlegel
Born 1968
Brock Radunske
Born 1983
Don Awrey
Born 1943
Doug Risebrough
Born 1954
David Bauer (ice hockey)
1924 - 1988
Jim Sandlak
Born 1966
Geoff Ward (ice hockey)
Born 1962
Ahren Spylo
Born 1983
Dave Maloney
Born 1956
Jamie Wright
Born 1976
Don Beaupre
Born 1961
Woody Dumart
1916 - 2001
Norbert Mueller
1906 - 1956
Jonathan Boutin
Born 1985
Logan Stanley
Born 1998
Mike Card
Born 1986
Evan Brophey
Born 1986
Earl Seibert
1911 - 1990
Rob Shearer
Born 1976
Earl Reibel
1930 - 2007
Mike Stevens (ice hockey, born 1965)
Born 1965
John Hecimovic
Born 1984
Derek Hahn
Born 1977
Oliver Seibert
1881 - 1944
Adam Payerl
Born 1991
Justin Auger
Born 1994
Duanne Moeser
Born 1963
Harry Trihey
1877 - 1942
Harry Meeking
1894 - 1971
Greg Stewart (ice hockey)
Born 1986
Kevin Miehm
Born 1969
Ric Seiling
Born 1957
Ehrhardt Heller
1910 - 1980
Byrle Klinck
1934 - 2016
Myron Stankiewicz
Born 1935
Brandon Dietrich
Born 1978
Larry Johnston
Born 1943
Cam Stewart
Born 1971
Kyle Wood (ice hockey)
Born 1996
Steven Rice
Born 1971
Nicolas Hague
Born 1998
Nick Stajduhar
Born 1974
Simon Watson (ice hockey)
Born 1980
Jim Lorentz
Born 1947
Dave Smith (ice hockey)
Born 1968
Wilbert Hiller
1915 - 2005
Kyle Sonnenburg
Born 1986
Dave Cressman
Born 1950
Jim Hoffmann
Born 1962
Joe McDonnell (ice hockey)
Born 1961
Tom Miller (ice hockey)
1947 - 2017
Jim Mikol
1938 - 2014
Gus Morschauser
1969 - 2016
Erick Lizon
Born 1985
Eric Calder
Born 1963
Werner Schnarr
1903 - 1959
Clare Martin (ice hockey)
1922 - 1980
Thomas Geldmacher
Born 1961
Jack Gibson (ice hockey, born 1880)
1880 - 1955
Tyler Brenner
Born 1988
Gary Sittler
1952 - 2015
Mike Blake
Born 1956
Ed Stankiewicz
1929 - 2019
Gary Kurt
Born 1947
Paul McIlveen
Born 1986
Matt Ruchty
Born 1969
Paul Ballantyne
Born 1982
Brett Leonhardt
Born 1982
Rowley Young
1883 - 1961
Sylvain Dufresne
Born 1978
Ray LaRose
Born 1941
Lloyd Gross
1905 - 1990
Augie Herchenratter
1919 - 2017
Jim Krulicki
Born 1948
Art Herchenratter
1917 - 1989
Jack Novak
Born 1933
Jack Siemon
Born 1929
Clarence Behling
1915 - 1994
Mark Noot
Born 1975
George Massecar
1904 - 1957
Dinny Flanagan
1930 - 2018
George Cochrane (ice hockey)
1882 - 1952
Steve Seftel
Born 1968
Cooney Woods
1899 - 1992
Brienne Stairs
Born 1989
Nikki Woodcroft
Born 1996