#1Politics & Law
William Lyon Mackenzie King
1874–195010th Prime Minister of Canada
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Famous people · Kitchener
238 famous people come from Kitchener, William Lyon Mackenzie King the best known
William Lyon Mackenzie King is the best known, with articles in 50 languages. Second and third on the list are Lois Maxwell and Christian. The largest group, 102, was born since 1970. Born in 1848, Jacob Gaukel Stroh is the first name on record, and Antone Bossenberry, born in 2008, the most recent.
Born here
238
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
William Lyon Mackenzie King
50 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1848
Jacob Gaukel Stroh
Youngest
2008
Antone Bossenberry
Most common field
Sports
130 people
What stands out about Kitchener’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kitchener’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 33 people born in that decade.
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The best known
Born in Kitchener
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Lois Maxwell
1927–2007Canadian actress
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#3Sports
Christian
born 1973Canadian professional wrestler and actor
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Known for
What Kitchener is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
For comparison, the usual town: how the people listed across Canadian towns split by field. Tap a field to list its people.
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Everyone else born in Kitchener
235 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Benjamin Alarie
born 1977Canadian legal scholar and technology entrepreneur
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Kate Heartfield
born 1977Canadian journalist and fantasy, science fiction author
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Alvin Ratz Kaufman
1885–1979Canadian industrialist, philanthropist, birth control advocate and eugenicist
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Questions about famous people from Kitchener
Who is the most famous person from Kitchener?
By our measure the best known is William Lyon Mackenzie King (10th Prime Minister of Canada); the spotlight above gives the details. Next come Lois Maxwell and Christian.
How many famous people were born in Kitchener?
Wikidata has 331 born here; the ones not shown have no article that agrees, or none at all.
What is Kitchener known for?
That is 55% of the town’s list, against 38% across Canadian towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kitchener?
Jacob Gaukel Stroh, born in 1848. The youngest on the list was born in 2008.
Who counts as from Kitchener?
The list takes people born within Kitchener’s city limits (the city’s 2021 census subdivision), its hospitals and districts too, as Wikidata records it and an English or French Wikipedia article confirms. It leaves out residents born elsewhere, adult performers and people chiefly known for crimes. In a city split into neighbourhoods (Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa and the others), someone recorded as born only “in the city” stays on the city’s own page; a neighbourhood lists only births recorded in it.
Why is someone missing?
Wikidata may give their birthplace only as Canada or a province, as a rural area or hamlet without a page here, or as another town; or their article may name a different place, or none. Only people both sources agree on are listed, and a fix on Wikidata or Wikipedia shows up here at the next refresh.
Birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations and the count of Wikipedia and sister-site articles come from Wikidata (CC0). Each birthplace is checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article, or the French one where English says nothing or has no article; the articles are linked, never quoted. Wikidata’s Statistics Canada code, the place’s name or its point inside the 2021 census outline puts a birth in a town, and a birth given only as a split city stays on that city’s page. Fields are read from the description and occupations, and the list runs by number of articles. “The usual town” is everyone listed across Canadian towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (82)
- William Lyon Mackenzie King: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Maxwell: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamal Murray: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Morrell: Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Edgar: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milt Schmidt: Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Scheifele: Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Stevens: Photo by Jennifer Smith, crop by Wafulz ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elise Bauman: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Booth: Jonetsu Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Ratchford: Popular Press Media Group, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Meyer: LATeenFestival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Quincey: Jshecket at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Pearson: Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Diestelmeyer: Unknown ( Toronto Star Archives), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Wideman: Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Eby: BC NDP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Hoffman: Sarah Connors, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Roth: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Meeker: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alyssa Lagonia: gord.dearborn, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Orth: David Orth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Watson: M.O. Hammond (1876 – 1934), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Klein: Dan4th, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Aubry: Christopher Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Oswald: Raybrain, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Saint-Martin: Sauvagette, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Bastian: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Hague: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Reinhart: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Lorentz: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Stewart: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Reibel: TCG - Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Albrecht: Laurelrusswurm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Meeking: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa LaFlamme: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Card: Jasmin Schäfer ( Spearmint911 at de.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Seibert: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Boehm: Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äusseres, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Shearer: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Riley: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexi Zentner: Rae607, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Brophey: Alex Micheu Photography from VILLACH, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank J. Selke: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Wright: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Robert Colombo: Studmuffin78, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Redman: ChrisInKW, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikola Budalić: Djuradj Vujcic, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Pavan: Zorro2212, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard F. W. Bader: Qadir Timerghazin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Braun: Mark Mauno on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Ellis-Hayden: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Flanagan: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Gander: Cold, Indrid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Zimmer: Rdjfraser, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Lewis: Musicfashionart, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Gibson: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Green: Michael Tedesco, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marko Maletic: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Cowan: See the ticket in the Permission field below., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Gabel: Courtney, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Braid: Laurel L. Russwurm from Canada; cropped by Graham11, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Ferguson: Markbellis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald MacMechan: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Avrum Rosensweig: Uiaeli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Alarie: Fafdfdalkjfadsfds, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Ludwig: NadjaQ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan Wallace: Masalai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erick Lizon: Ilamb94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cochrane: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Wilson: Ilwilson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Gaukel Stroh: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milloy: Joey Coleman from Hamilton, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Harnock: Hawkeye7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liza Fromer: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Buie: Lisa Gizara, photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Jamieson: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Woodworth: Laurelrusswurm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Seftel: Bruce Edward Alexander, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven J. Cooke: Scooke123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).