▁Notable ▁residents ▁ ▁David ▁Cor r ente ▁- ▁former ▁Minor ▁League ▁Baseball ▁player ▁and ▁coach ; ▁member ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁Olympic ▁Baseball ▁Team ▁at ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁Olympics ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Master ▁C pl . ▁Krist al ▁G ies eb recht ▁- ▁third ▁Canadian ▁female ▁combat ▁soldier ▁killed ▁in ▁Afghan istan ; ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁when ▁her ▁arm oured ▁vehicle ▁hit ▁an ▁I ED ▁in ▁K and ah ar ▁province ▁David ▁Alexander ▁Gordon ▁- ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁MP , ▁Wal lace burg ▁mayor ; ▁co - found er ▁of ▁Sy den ham ▁G lass ▁Company ▁Jean ne ▁Gordon ▁- ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁singer ▁S eth ▁Griff ith ▁- ▁N HL ▁player ▁for ▁Buff alo ▁Sab res ▁John ▁Lee ▁- ▁co - in vent or ▁of ▁the ▁Lee ▁R if le ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁Doug ▁Sh ed den ▁- ▁N HL ▁player , ▁E V ▁Zug ▁head ▁coach ▁James ▁W yn ard ▁Stein hoff ▁- ▁Wal lace burg ' s ▁first ▁mayor ; ▁Sy den ham ▁G lass ▁Company ▁co - found er ▁Sh a un ▁Su ish am ▁- ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁player ▁( place k icker ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁W AM BO ▁The ▁Wal lace burg ▁Museum ▁Wal lace burg ▁& ▁District ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁A ▁Multi - Media ▁History ▁of ▁Ch ath am ▁Kent ▁Uncle ▁Tom ' s ▁Cab in ▁Historic ▁Site ▁Ch ath am - K ent ▁Municip