Name | Degree | Discipline | Known for | Notes |
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V. K. Aatre | Graduate | Electrical engineering | Scientist and former head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation | [7] |
Michael H. Albert | Undergraduate | Mathematics | Rhodes Scholar, associate professor at University of Otago | [8] |
Celeste Anderson | Undergraduate | Computer Science | King of the Nerds winner, competitive gamer | [9] |
Gordon Stewart Anderson | Undergraduate | — | Writer | [10] |
Mohammad H. Ansari | Graduate | Physics | Fundamental quantum theory research | [11] |
Andy Anstett | Graduate | Politics | Ministry of Municipal Affairs | [12] |
Paul Antrobus | Graduate | Psychology | Principal at Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada (India) and Psychology Professor at University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada) | [13] |
Omer Arbel | Undergraduate | Environmental studies | Designer, sculptor, creative director of Bocci | [14] |
Karen Autio | Undergraduate | Mathematics and computer science | Writer of children's fiction | [15] |
Calvin Ayre | Undergraduate | Science and Business | Bodog founder | [16] |
Ricardo Baeza-Yates | Graduate | Computer science | Director of Yahoo! Research labs | [17] |
Bill Ballinger | Undergraduate | Political science | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | [18] |
Lisa Feldman Barrett | Graduate | Psychology | Northeastern University professor | [19] |
Romesh Batra | Graduate | Mechanical engineering | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University professor | [20] |
Keith Beavers | Undergraduate | Kinesiology | Competed in swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics | [21] |
Gordon Bell | Undergraduate | Computer science | QNX co-creator | [22] |
David Berman | Undergraduate | Computer science | Fellow of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada | [23] |
Peter Besler | Undergraduate | Chemistry | Investment banker | [24] |
Art Binkowski | Undergraduate | Psychology | Heavyweight boxer | [25] |
Don Boudria | Undergraduate | Politics | Canadian Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister | [26] |
Marie Bountrogianni | Undergraduate | Arts | Member of Ontario Parliament, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and dean of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University | [27] |
Mark Bourrie | Undergraduate | History | Winner of the RBC Taylor Prize | [28] |
Gail Bowen | Graduate | English | Playwright and writer of mystery novels | [29] |
Mike Bradley | Undergraduate | Athletics | Canadian Football League running back | [30] |
Peter Braid | Undergraduate | International relations | Member of Parliament | [31] |
Andrew Brandt | Undergraduate | Business | Former Canadian cabinet minister | [32] |
Fiona Brinkman | Undergraduate | Biochemistry | Associate professor at Simon Fraser University | [33] |
Alison Brooks | Undergraduate | Architecture | Stirling Prize Award-winning Architect | [34] |
Edward Burger | Graduate | Mathematics | Professor at Williams College | [35] |
Amanda Burk | Undergraduate | Fine Arts | Artist, associate professor at Nipissing University | [36] |
Vitalik Buterin | Dropout | Computer science | Co-founder of Ethereum, co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine | [37] |
Wayne Cao | Undergraduate | Computer science | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | [38] |
Colin Carrie | Undergraduate | Politics | Member of Parliament | [39] |
Jeromy Carriere | Undergraduate | Computer science | Computer architect | [40] |
Bardish Chagger | Undergraduate | Science | Member of Parliament | [41] |
David Cheriton | Graduate | Mathematics | Stanford University professor and Granite Systems co-founder | [42] |
Václav Chvátal | Graduate | Mathematics | Canada Research Chair in Combinatorial Optimization and former professor at McGill and Stanford | [43] |
Ian Clark | Graduate | Earth science | Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Ottawa | [44] |
George Elliott Clarke | Undergraduate | Entertainment | Poet and playwright; Governor General's Award for poetry recipient | [45] |
Rod Coutts | Undergraduate | Electrical Engineering | Founder of Teklogix; namesake of the Rod Coutts Engineering Lecture Building at University of Waterloo | [46] |
Clifford Cunningham | Undergraduate | Physics & Classical studies | Astronomer | [47] |
Julie E. Czerneda | Undergraduate | Literature | Science fiction and fantasy author | [48] |
Heather Dale | Undergraduate | Entertainment | Celtic singer | [49] |
Liane Davey | Graduate | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | Leadership consultant, public speaker, and New York Times bestselling author | [50] |
Erik Demaine | Graduate | Computer science | Youngest professor ever at MIT | [51] |
Dan Dodge | Undergraduate | Computer science | QNX co-creator | [52] |
Andrew Drummond | Undergraduate | Arts | Frances Hodgkins Fellow | [53] |
Richard Ducharme | Undergraduate | Civil engineering | General Manager of Transportation for Edmonton | [54] |
Tom Duff | Undergraduate | Computer science | Computer scientist | [55] |
Garfield Dunlop | Undergraduate | Politics | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | [56] |
Fred Eisenberger | Undergraduate | — | Politician | [57] |
Jon Evans | Undergraduate | Engineering | Arthur Ellis Awards winner | [58] |
Anne Fleming | Undergraduate | English | Fiction writer | [59] |
Joe Fontana | Undergraduate | Chemistry | Member of Parliament | [60] |
John Friedlander | Graduate | Mathematics | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and American Mathematical Society and winner of the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize | [61] |
Curwin Friesen | Undergraduate | Economics | Chief executive officer of Friesens | [62] |
James Alan Gardner | Graduate | Mathematics | Science fiction author | [63] |
J. Alan George | Graduate | Computer science | Dean of the University of Waterloo Faculty of Mathematics | [64] |
Garth A. Gibson | Undergraduate | Computer Science | Computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University | [65] |
Brad Goddard | Undergraduate | Theatre | Actor | [66] |
W. G. Godfrey | Graduate | Canadian history | Canadian historian | [67] |
Gaston Gonnet | Graduate | Computer science | Computer scientist and entrepreneur | [68] |
Gary Goodyear | Undergraduate | Politics | Canadian Member of Parliament | [69] |
Rick Green | Undergraduate | Entertainment | Comedian and member of The Frantics | [70] |
Chris Hadfield | Graduate | Mechanical engineering | Astronaut | [71] |
Fariborz Haghighat | Graduate | System Design Engineering | Professor at the Concordia University | [72] |
Ann Hansen | Undergraduate | — | Urban guerrilla | [73] |
Dianne Haskett | Undergraduate | Arts | Mayor of London, Ontario | [74] |
Deen Hergott | Undergraduate | — | Chess International Master | [75] |
Cyd Ho | Undergraduate | Politics | Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | [76] |
Glenn Howard | Undergraduate | Environmental studies | Three-time World Curling Champion | [77] |
Kimmo Innanen | Graduate | Mathematics | Astronomer and professor | |
David Johnson | Graduate | Mathematics | Mayor of East York, Ontario | [78] |
Rupi Kaur | Undergraduate | English | Poet, illustrator, and author; best known for her debut book, Milk and Honey | [79] |
Humayun Akhtar Khan | Undergraduate | Business mathematics | Commerce Minister of Pakistan | [80] |
Arounna Khounnoraj | Graduate | Fine arts | Multi-disciplinary artist, teacher, author and co-founder of Bookhou | [81] |
Don Knight | Undergraduate | Accounting | Former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | [82] |
Tony Knowles | Graduate | Physical chemistry | President of the British Columbia Institute of Technology | [83] |
Michelle Lam | Graduate/undergraduate | Accounting | Founder and CEO of True & Co., a direct-to-consumer digital intimate apparel brand, headquartered in San Francisco, California | [84] |
Mike Lazaridis | Undergraduate | Electrical engineering | Research in Motion founder | [85] |
William Lawrence Kocay | Graduate | Mathematics | Professor of mathematics | [86] |
Serge LeClerc | Undergraduate | Sociology | Co-author of Untwisted | [87] |
William C. Leggett | Graduate | Zoology | Principal of Queen's University | [88] |
Martha Lenio | Undergraduate | Mechanical Engineering | Commander of the NASA human performance study Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) | |
Rasmus Lerdorf | Undergraduate | Systems Design Engineering | PHP creator | [89] |
David X Li | Graduate | Actuarial science | Pioneer of Gaussian copula pricing models for collateralized debt obligations | [90] |
Michael Lysko | | — | Former Canadian Football League commissioner | [91] |
Rob MacIsaac | Undergraduate | Economics | Former Mayor of Burlington, Ontario; President of Hamilton Health Sciences | [92] |
Manas K. Mandal | Graduate | Biology | Director of the Defence Institute of Psychological Research | [93] |
Scott Manning | Undergraduate | — | Stunt pilot and CFL veteran | [94] |
Peter Masak | Undergraduate | Mechanical engineering | Glider pilot | [95] |
Ingrid Mattson | Undergraduate | — | Islamic Society of North America president | [96] |
Konris Maynard | Undergraduate | — | Winner of the Saint Kitts and Nevis National Calypso Show | [97] |
E. J. McGuire | Graduate | Psychology | Former director of the NHL Central Scouting Services | |
David I. McKay | Undergraduate | Mathematics | Current President & CEO of Royal Bank of Canada | [98] |
Peter McLaren | Undergraduate | English literature | Critical pedagogy | [99] |
Nenad Medić | Undergraduate | — | Professional poker player | [100] |
Stella Meghie | Undergraduate | — | Film director and screenwriter | [101] |
James G. Mitchell | Undergraduate | Computer science | Computer scientist | [102] |
Parker Mitchell | Undergraduate | — | Engineers Without Borders co-founder | [103] |
Faron Moller | Graduate | Computer science | Computer scientist | [104] |
David Morrell | Undergraduate | Arts | Novelist for First Blood and the creator of the character John Rambo.; the book was adapted into the 1982 film of the same name | [105] |
Michele Mosca | Undergraduate | Computer science | Co-founder of the IQC and the PITP | [106] |
Heather Moyse | Undergraduate | Kinesiology | Two-time Olympic gold medalist in bobsleigh; represented Canada's national rugby team at both the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup | [107] |
Walt Neubrand | Undergraduate | — | Keeper of the Stanley Cup | [108] |
Kevin O'Leary | Undergraduate | Environmental studies | Canadian businessman, author, politician, and television personality | [109] |
Paul van Oorschot | Graduate | Cryptography | Carleton University professor | [110] |
Chamath Palihapitiya | Undergraduate | Electrical engineering | Venture capitalist, engineer, SPAC sponsor and the founder and CEO of Social Capital | [111][112] |
Steve Paul-Ambrose | Undergraduate | Science and Business | Poker player | [113][114] |
Cole Pearn | Graduate | Mechanical engineering | NASCAR crew chief | [115] |
Jean Poirier | Undergraduate | Environmental studies | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | [116] |
Yuri Quintana | Graduate | Engineering | Chief Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School | [117] |
Karen Redman | Undergraduate | Politics | Canadian Member of Parliament | [118] |
William Reeves | Undergraduate | Entertainment | Academy Award recipient for Toy Story | [119] |
John Reimer | Undergraduate | Education | Member of Parliament | [120] |
Neil Robertson | Graduate | Mathematics | Professor at the Ohio State University | [121] |
Robert Rosehart | Graduate | Engineering | President of Wilfrid Laurier University | [122] |
George Roter | Undergraduate | Engineering | Co-CEO of Engineers Without Borders (Canada) | [123] |
Bimal Kumar Roy | Graduate | Mathematics | Cryptologist | [124] |
Sandra Sabatini | Graduate | English literature | Writer | [125] |
Khaled Al Sabawi | Undergraduate | Computer science | Canadian entrepreneur; named one of the "World's Top Energy Entrepreneurs" by Global Post in 2010 | [126] |
Reihaneh Safavi-Naini | Graduate | Cryptography | University of Wollongong professor | [127] |
George Samis | Graduate | Political science | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | [128] |
Liz Sandals | Graduate | Mathematics | Member of Ontario Parliament | [129] |
Prem Saran Satsangi | Graduate | Electrical engineering | Spiritual leader of Radhasoami faith, Dayalbagh, Chairman (ACE), Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Ex-Vice-chancellor of Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dean (Academics) at IIT Delhi, system scientist, physicist | [130][131][132] |
Jonathan Schaeffer | Graduate | Researcher | Professor at the University of Alberta | [133] |
Beckie Scott | Undergraduate | English | Olympic gold medalist, the first Canadian and first North American woman to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing; Officer of the Order of Canada and Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency | [134] |
Jonathan Seet | Undergraduate | | Singer-songwriter; released albums Melatonin and Arousal Disasters | [135] |
Hersh Shefrin | Graduate | Mathematics | Behavioral finance | [136] |
Ron Sider | Undergraduate | Theology | Founder of Evangelicals for Social Action | [137] |
Bruce Smith | Undergraduate | Arts | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | [138] |
James K. A. Smith | Undergraduate | Philosophy | Associate professor of philosophy at Calvin College | [139] |
Steve Smith | Undergraduate | Entertainment | Actor in The Red Green Show | [70] |
Moustafa Aly Soliman | Graduate | Chemical Engineering | Pioneered the use of sulfur compounds in thermochemical cycles for hydrogen production and the use of nano-palladium to catalyze partial oxidation of ethane to acetic acid | [140] |
Kevin Strain | Graduate/undergraduate | Accounting | President & CEO of Sun Life Financial | [141] |
Thomas Strothotte | Graduate | Computer science | Rector of the University of Rostock | [142] |
John Sullivan | Undergraduate | — | Canadian Football League player | [143] |
Vahid Tarokh | Graduate | Engineering | Professor at Harvard University | [144] |
Andrew Telegdi | Undergraduate | Politics | Canadian Member of Parliament | [118] |
Brad Templeton | Undergraduate | Software | Software engineer and entrepreneur | [145] |
Disguised Toast | Graduate | Computer Science/Mathematics | Gamer, influencer | [146] |
Carsten Thomassen | Graduate | Mathematics | Professor of graph theory at the Technical University of Denmark | [147] |
Susan Tighe | Graduate | Civil engineering | Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Pavement and Infrastructure Management | |
Claire J. Tomlin | Undergraduate | Science | Researcher | [54] |
Douglas N. Walton | Undergraduate | Arts | Author on argumentation, logical fallacies, and informal logic | [148] |
Judy Wasylycia-Leis | Undergraduate | Political science | Manitoba cabinet minister | [149] |
Elizabeth Weir | Undergraduate | Political science | Leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party | [150] |
David A. Weitz | Undergraduate | Physics | Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics & Applied Physics and professor of Systems Biology at Harvard University and director of the Harvard Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | |
Chris Williams | Undergraduate | Fine arts | Animator, film director, screenwriter, and voice actor | [151] |
Jeff Wincott | Undergraduate | Kinesiology | Actor and athlete | [152] |
Elizabeth Witmer | Graduate | Politics | Member of Ontario provincial parliament | [153] |
Alexander Wong | Graduate/undergraduate | Computer Science | Scientist | [154] |
Bob Wong | Undergraduate | Science | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | [155] |
Ardeth Wood | Graduate | Philosophy | Died in a forcible drowning; the two-year search for her killer was one of the largest manhunts in Canada | [156] |
Steven Woods | Graduate/undergraduate | Mathematics | Founder of Quack.com | [157] |
John Wynne | Undergraduate | Sports | Ice hockey defenceman | [158] |
Tim Wynne-Jones | Undergraduate | Literature | Author of children's literature | [159] |
Fangjin Yang | Undergraduate | Electrical engineering | Co-founder and CEO of Imply; co-creator of Druid | [160] |
Catalina Yue | Undergraduate | Arts | Miss Universe Canada | [161] |
Matei Zaharia | Undergraduate | Computer science | Co-founder and CTO of Databricks, creator of Apache Spark, and co-creator of Apache Mesos | [162] |