Name |
Degree |
Discipline |
Known for |
Notes
|
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]
|