Walter Hachborn, CM (July 24, 1921 – December 16, 2016) was a Canadian businessman and co-founder, with two others, of Home Hardware, a Canadian home improvement and construction retailer which supplies contractors and individual retail consumers.

[1] He had been its president since the beginning seeing the company grow from 122 dealers to over 1100 stores and annual sales of over $6 billion.

He retired from day-to-day operations in 1988 and retained the title of President Emeritus until 2010 with more than 75 years in the hardware industry.

[2] In 1985, he was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, where he served as a member of WLU's board of governors for 10 years.

[1] In 1988, the Retail Council of Canada recognized Hachborn's success at Home Hardware.