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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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Waterloo during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 54 notable births.

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.

  1. Hockey106
  2. Politician49
  3. Football21
  4. Actor16
  5. Lacrosse11
  6. Writer7
  7. Basket7
  8. Player7
  1. Lacrosse11124.3×
  2. Hockey10626.5×
  3. Skater56.2×
  4. Swimmer63.7×
  5. Business61.8×
  6. Basket71.6×
  1. Football210.6×

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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0001 POLITICIAN

William Lyon Mackenzie King

1874 - 1950

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0054 POLITICIAN

Bardish Chagger

Born 1980

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0080 POLITICIAN

Harold Albrecht

Born 1949

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0081 POLITICIAN

Chuck Cadman

1948 - 2005

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0099 POLITICIAN

George J. Hatfield

1887 - 1953

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0100 POLITICIAN

Judy Wasylycia-Leis

Born 1951

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0119 POLITICIAN

Rae Luckock

1893 - 1972

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0120 POLITICIAN

Michael J. Hart

1877 - 1951

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0134 POLITICIAN

John Milloy

Born 1965

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0152 POLITICIAN

David Zimmer

Born 1944

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0168 POLITICIAN

Jonathan Robinson (Canadian politician)

1894 - 1948

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0170 POLITICIAN

Bowinn Ma

Born 1985

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0171 POLITICIAN

Jody Mitic

Born 1977

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0172 POLITICIAN

Karen Redman

Born 1953

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0173 POLITICIAN

William Daum Euler

1875 - 1961

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0185 POLITICIAN

Peter Braid

Born 1964

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0194 POLITICIAN

Wayne Wettlaufer

1943 - 2015

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0203 POLITICIAN

Charles Henry Parmelee

1855 - 1914

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0209 POLITICIAN

Jim Breithaupt

1934 - 2018

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0215 POLITICIAN

William Ferguson (politician)

1954 - 2011

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0216 POLITICIAN

Henry Edgarton Allen

1864 - 1924

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0223 POLITICIAN

Stephen Woodworth (politician)

Born 1954

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0225 POLITICIAN

Armine Nutting Gosling

1861 - 1942

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0232 POLITICIAN

Leeanna Pendergast

Born 1962

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0239 POLITICIAN

Armand Russell

1921 - 2012

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0252 POLITICIAN

Charles Martin Bowman

1863 - 1932

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0258 POLITICIAN

Louis Orville Breithaupt

1890 - 1960

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0261 POLITICIAN

George Bowlby

1865 - 1916

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0273 POLITICIAN

Edward R. Good

1918 - 2002

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0274 POLITICIAN

John Wintermeyer

1916 - 1994

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0289 POLITICIAN

Karen Kraft Sloan

Born 1952

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0290 POLITICIAN

Edward F. Seagram

1873 - 1937

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0296 POLITICIAN

Wallace C. Miller

1896 - 1959

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0304 POLITICIAN

Keith Hymmen

1913 - 1978

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0306 POLITICIAN

John Patrick Molloy

1873 - 1948

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0311 POLITICIAN

Isaac Erb Bowman

1832 - 1897

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0312 POLITICIAN

William George Weichel

1870 - 1949

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0313 POLITICIAN

Oscar Weichel

1894 - 1968

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0314 POLITICIAN

Norman Schneider

1888 - 1985

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0316 POLITICIAN

Dilman Kinsey Erb

1857 - 1936

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0318 POLITICIAN

Joseph Driscoll (Canadian politician)

1876 - 1942

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0319 POLITICIAN

Valentine Ratz

1848 - 1924

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0320 POLITICIAN

Peter Lang (politician)

Born 1950

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0321 POLITICIAN

Frank Gainer

1888 - 1975

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0324 POLITICIAN

Almon Rennie

1882 - 1949

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0326 POLITICIAN

Conrad Weidenhammer

1866 - 1919

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0327 POLITICIAN

Enoch Winkler

1852 - 1928

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0337 POLITICIAN

John Howard Forester

1887 - 1958

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0338 POLITICIAN

James Fleming (York West MP)

Born 1939

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