Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener, Ontario ranks 1,332nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bethesda, Maryland, Kurashiki, and Kōchi, Kōchi. Memorable people born in Kitchener, Ontario include Lois Maxwell, David Morrell, and William Lyon Mackenzie King. Memorable people who died in Kitchener, Ontario include W. T. Tutte. Kitchener, Ontario has been the birth place of many actors, and hockey players and the death place of many mathematicians. Kitchener, Ontario is located in Canada.
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changed its name. The city covers an area of 136.86 km2, and had a population of 256,885 at the time of the 2021 Canadian census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1874 and 1997, Kitchener, Ontario was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Lois Maxwell, David Morrell, and William Lyon Mackenzie King. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kitchener, Ontario including W. T. Tutte.
People Born in Kitchener, Ontario
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Lois Maxwell
ACTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 1
David Morrell
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 2
William Lyon Mackenzie King
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1950
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 3
Christian Cage
WRESTLER
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 4
Jeremy Ratchford
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 5
Milt Schmidt
HOCKEY PLAYER
1918 - 2017
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 6
Jamal Murray
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.82
Rank: 7
Scott Stevens
HOCKEY PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 8
Kristin Booth
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 28.91
Rank: 9
David Edgar
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 19.75
Rank: 10
Mark Scheifele
HOCKEY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 17.92
Rank: 11
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kitchener, Ontario were actors (3), hockey players (3), writers (1), politicians (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kitchener, Ontario, including Lois Maxwell, Jeremy Ratchford, and Kristin Booth. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kitchener, Ontario, including Lois Maxwell, Jeremy Ratchford, and Kristin Booth.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Kitchener, Ontario since 1700.
