Besides being the birthplace of dozens of famous hockey players, Kitchener has been home to:

• Nick koreck - Canadian/German entrepreneur
• Lennox Lewis - boxer
• Mel Brown - blues guitarist. Born in Jackson, Mississippi and moved to Kitchener in 1989
• Dave Farrow - holds the guiness world record for "World's Greatest Memory"
• Jill Hennessy - Actress (Crossing Jordan and Law and Order)
• Jeremy Ratchford - Actor (Cold Case/Blue Murder)
• Master T - VJ and Urban Music promotor and Producer
• Rob Ring - Performance artist, filmmaker, musician
• Lisa Laflamme - CTV news anchor 
• William Lyon Mackenzie King-our 10th Prime Minister (when Kitchener was still called Berlin)
• Brian & Brent Doerner of 80's band Helix
• Christian Cage - Professional Wrestler