University of Waterloo
circle Notable alumni
Nobel Prize Winners, Businessmen, TV Personalities, Politicians, Writers, and Professors. The university has educated brilliant students across industries, more than 263,000 to be specific. Businessman and Investor, Mike Lazaridis, famous Canadian TV Personality Kevin O' Leary, and Entrepreneur Chamath Palihapitiya have all studied at the university. Some more popular names who are part of the University of Waterloo Notable Alumni are:
| Name | Known For | Alumnus |
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| Rasmus Lerdorf |
Danish-Candian Programmer Co-authored the PHP Scripting language Graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in System Design Engineering in 1993 |
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| Mike Lazaridis |
Canadian Businessman and Investor Co-founded BlackBerry Pursued a degree in Electrical Engineering |
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| Chamath Palihapitiya |
Canadian-American Entrepreneur Worked as a Senior Executive at Facebook before starting Social Capital Graduated with a BE in Electrical Engineering in 1999 |
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| Heather Moyse |
Canadian Athlete Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist in Bobsleigh Graduated with a BSc Honours in Kinesiology |
