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{{Short description|none}} {{More citations needed|list|date=November 2007}} [[File:Flag of Quebec.svg|thumb|right|250px|[[Flag of Quebec|Provincial flag of Quebec]]]] [[File:Canada Quebec location map 2.svg|thumb|right|250px|Map and location of Quebec in Canada]] This is a '''list of notable people who are from [[Quebec]], Canada''', or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province. {{Dynamic list}} ==Anchors== *[[Kim Brunhuber]], former CBC anchor / [[CNN]] newscaster journalist broadcaster *[[Pierre Bruneau (journalist)|Pierre Bruneau]], [[TVA (TV network)|TVA]] *[[Nathalie Chung]], [[RĂ©seau de l'information|RDI]] / [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|SRC]] *[[Bernard Derome]], SRC / RDI *[[Simon Durivage]], RDI / SRC{{math|}} *[[CĂ©line Galipeau]], SRC / RDI *[[Bill Haugland]], CTV *[[Jean-Luc Mongrain]], [[TQS]], TVA *[[Pascale Nadeau]], SRC *[[Mutsumi Takahashi]], CTV *[[Sophie Thibault]], TVA *[[Todd van der Heyden]], CTV ==Artists and entertainers== *[[Denys Arcand]], screenwriter and director *[[Paul Arcand]], radio personality and cinematographer *[[Gilles Archambault]], novelist and commentator *[[AndrĂ© Arthur]], radio personality, independent federal MP *[[Eva Avila]], singer *[[Rachid Badouri]], comedian *[[RenĂ© Balcer]], film and TV writer and producer *[[Raoul BarrĂ©]], inventor, cartoonist and animator of the silent film era *[[Michel Barrette]], stand-up comedian, actor *[[Jay Baruchel]], actor, director, writer *[[Victor-LĂ©vy Beaulieu]], author *[[Daniel BĂ©langer]], singer *[[Marie-Claire Blais]], author *[[Paul Bley]], jazz pianist and composer *[[Lothaire Bluteau]], actor *[[La Bolduc]], singer *[[Paul-Ămile Borduas]], abstract painter *[[Isabelle Boulay]], singer *[[Gerry Boulet]], singer-songwriter *[[Claudia Bouvette]], singer-songwriter and actress *[[Pierre Bouvier]], lead singer of [[Simple Plan]] *[[Glenda Braganza]], actress *[[Michel Brault]], cinematographer, pioneer of the esthetic of handheld camera, director, producer *[[GeneviĂšve Bujold]], actress *[[Pascale BussiĂšres]], actress *[[Win Butler]], singer-songwriter *[[Jean Carignan]], fiddler *[[Roch Carrier]], author *[[Charles Carson (painter)|Charles Carson]], painter *[[Robert Charlebois]], singer-songwriter *[[RĂ©gine Chassagne]], singer-songwriter, and instrumentalist from [[Arcade Fire]] *[[Coeur de Pirate]] born BĂ©atrice Martin, pianist, singer-songwriter *[[Leonard Cohen]], poet, author and songwriter *[[Steven Crowder]], comedian, political commentator, child voice actor (born in Michigan, raised in Quebec; mother is French Canadian) *[[Marie-JosĂ©e Croze]], actress *[[Peter Cullen]], voice actor *[[Chuck Comeau]], drummer and singer *[[Elisha Cuthbert]], actress (born in Alberta, raised in Quebec) *[[Sylvia Daoust]], sculptor *[[Charles Daudelin]], sculptor *[[Esther Delisle]], historian and author *[[Yvon Deschamps]], author and comedian *[[Celine Dion|CĂ©line Dion]], singer *[[Xavier Dolan]], actor, director, screenwriter, editor, costume designer, and voice actor *[[Georges Dor]], chansonnier, songwriter, author, playwright *[[HĂ©lĂšne Dorion]], poet *[[Fifi D'Orsay]], actress *[[Jean Duceppe]], comedian *[[Quilla (musician)|Quilla]], singer-songwriter *[[Louis Dudek]], poet and literary critic *[[Diane Dufresne]], singer and painter *[[Roy Dupuis]], actor *[[Marcelle Ferron]], glazier *[[Jennifer Finnigan]], actress *[[Serge Fiori]], singer-songwriter *[[Glenn Ford]], actor *[[Garou (singer)|Garou]], singer *[[Mitsou|Mitsou GĂ©linas]], pop star, radio and TV host, actress *[[Jean-Claude Germain]], playwright, author *[[Huntley Gordon]], actor *[[Pierre Granche]], sculptor *[[Bruce Greenwood]], actor, producer *[[Sylvain Grenier]], professional wrestler *[[Anne HĂ©bert]], poet and novelist *[[Prudence Heward]], painter *[[Airat Ichmouratov]], composer and orchestra conductor *[[Pierre Jalbert]], actor, champion skier and film editor *[[Will James (artist)|Will James]], artist and writer of the American West *[[RenĂ© Jodoin]], animator, director and producer *[[Oliver Jones (pianist)|Oliver Jones]], jazz pianist *[[Claude Jutra]], director, actor *[[Florence La Badie]], actress *[[Ăric Lapointe (singer)|Ăric Lapointe]], singer *[[Pierre Lapointe]], singer *[[StĂ©phanie Lapointe]], singer *[[Carole Laure]], singer, actress *[[Lucie Laurier]], actress *[[Daniel Lavoie]], singer-songwriter and actor (born in Manitoba, active in Quebec) *[[Louise Lecavalier]], dancer *[[FĂ©lix Leclerc]], poet and songwriter *[[Jean Leloup]], singer *[[XQc|FĂ©lix Lengyel]], [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer and former professional player in the [[Overwatch League]] *[[Robert Lepage]], playwright, actor and film director *[[Ădouard Lock]], choreographer *[[Norm Macdonald]], actor, comedian *[[Marie-Mai]] Bouchard, singer *[[Marilou (singer)|Marilou]] Bourdon, singer *[[AndrĂ© Mathieu]], pianist and composer *[[Norman McLaren]], director, animator *[[Guido Molinari]], abstract painter *[[Edythe Morahan de Lauzon]], poet *[[Jean-Paul Mousseau]], muralist *[[Ben Mulroney]], television personality; son of Brian *[[Ămile Nelligan]], poet *[[Maryse Ouellet]], wrestler *[[P. Reign]], hip hop artist (born in Quebec, raised in [[Ontario]]) *[[Kevin Parent]], singer-songwriter *[[Bruno Pelletier]], singer *[[Pierre Perrault]], documentarist, poet *[[Oscar Peterson]], jazz pianist *[[Luc Plamondon]], songwriter *[[Mordecai Richler]], author *[[Jean-Paul Riopelle]], painter *[[Michel Rivard (musician)|Michel Rivard]], singer-songwriter *[[Michael Sarrazin]], actor *[[Anne Savage (artist)|Anne Savage]], painter *[[Mack Sennett]], director *[[William Shatner]], actor *[[Douglas Shearer]], sound director, designer *[[Norma Shearer]], actress *[[RenĂ© Simard]], singer, TV show host *[[Devon Soltendieck]], television personality *[[Eva Tanguay]], singer, vaudeville star *[[Miyuki Tanobe]], painter *[[Diane Tell]], singer-songwriter *[[Marie-Ălaine Thibert]], singer *[[Michel Tremblay]], playwright, author *[[Roland Michel Tremblay]], author, poet, scriptwriter *[[Armand Vaillancourt]], sculptor, performance artist, social activist *[[Pierre ValliĂšres]], author, political activist *[[Gino Vannelli]], singer and composer *[[Gilles Vigneault]], poet and songwriter *[[Annie Villeneuve]], singer *[[Arthur Villeneuve]], painter *[[Denis Villeneuve]], director *[[AndrĂ©e Watters]], singer *[[Hal Willis (singer)|Hal Willis]] born Leonald Francis Gauthier, singer ==Business== *[[H. Montagu Allan]], businessman *[[Hugh Allan]], shipping company operator *[[Laurent Beaudoin]], CEO of [[Bombardier Inc.|Bombardier]] *[[Conrad Black]], media mogul *[[Charles Bronfman]], investor, developer *[[Edgar Bronfman, Sr.]], investor, distiller *[[Samuel Bronfman]], distiller *[[Donald J. Carty]], airline executive *[[AndrĂ© Chagnon]], entrepreneur and philanthropist *[[Thomas Cleeve]], food producer *[[Jean Coutu (pharmacist)|Jean Coutu]], retail pharmacy chain *[[Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)|Alphonse Desjardins]], father of credit unions in America *[[Marie-JosĂ©e Drouin]], economist *[[Alexander Galt]], businessman, statesman *[[Mitch Garber]], gaming, hotel executive, philanthropist *[[Guy LalibertĂ©]], founder of [[Cirque du Soleil]] *[[Bernard Lemaire]], businessman and engineer *[[Jean-Louis LĂ©vesque]], financier *[[William Christoper Macdonald]], tobacco manufacturer, philanthropist *[[John Wilson McConnell]], publisher, philanthropist *[[James McGill]], fur trader, real estate investor *[[Hartland Molson]], brewer, sportsman, statesman *[[John Molson]], brewer, transportation pioneer *[[Pierre PĂ©ladeau]], media mogul *[[John Redpath]], developer, opened first sugar refinery in Canada *[[Denis Stairs (engineer)|Denis Stairs]], Chairman, Montreal Engineering Co. *[[Sam Steinberg]], grocery store magnate *[[Donald Tarlton]], record producer, promoter *[[Colin Webster]], industrialist, philanthropist ==Politicians == *[[John Abbott]] *[[Adrien Arcand]] *[[AndrĂ© Boisclair]] *[[Lucien Bouchard]] *[[AndrĂ©e Boucher]] *[[Henri Bourassa]] *[[Robert Bourassa]] *[[Pierre Bourgault]] *[[George-Ătienne Cartier]], a father of the [[Canadian Confederation]] *[[ThĂ©rĂšse Casgrain]] *[[Jean Charest]] *[[Jean ChrĂ©tien]], 20th Prime Minister of Canada *[[Irwin Cotler]] *[[Jean Drapeau]] *[[Pierre Ducasse (politician)|Pierre Ducasse]] *[[Gilles Duceppe]] *[[Maurice Duplessis]] *[[Ludger Duvernay]] *[[Francis Fox]] *[[Steven Guilbeault]] *[[Lomer Gouin]] *[[MichaĂ«lle Jean]], Governor General of Canada *[[Daniel Johnson, Sr.]] *[[RĂ©gis Labeaume]] *[[Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine]] *[[Bernard Landry]] *[[Hector-Louis Langevin]], a father of the Canadian Confederation *[[Pierre Laporte]] *[[Wilfrid Laurier]] *[[Jean Lesage]] *[[RenĂ© LĂ©vesque]] *[[Yolette LĂ©vy]] *[[John Lynch-Staunton]] *[[Sean Patrick Maloney]], Canadian/American politician and [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for the state of [[New York (state)|New York]] since 2013; naturalized U.S. citizen *[[Pauline Marois]] *[[Manon MassĂ©]] *[[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]], a father of the Canadian Confederation *[[HonorĂ© Mercier]] *[[Yves Michaud (politician)|Yves Michaud]] *[[Brian Mulroney]], 18th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] and father of [[etalk]] host Ben Mulroney *[[Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois]] *[[John Neilson (Canadian politician)|John Neilson]] *[[Robert Nelson (insurrectionist)|Robert Nelson]] *[[Wolfred Nelson]] *[[Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan]] *[[Louis-Joseph Papineau]] *[[Jacques Parizeau]] *[[Claude Ryan]] *[[Louis Stephen St-Laurent]] *[[Ătienne-Paschal TachĂ©]], a father of the Canadian Confederation *[[Louis-Alexandre Taschereau]] *[[Daniel Tracey]] *[[Pierre Elliott Trudeau]], 15th Prime Minister of Canada; father of current PM [[Justin Trudeau]] *[[François Legault]] ==Sciences == *[[Sidney Altman]], Nobel Prize winner *[[Daniel Borsuk]], plastic surgeon, first Canadian to perform [[face transplant]] *[[Pierre Dansereau]], father of ecology *[[Paul David (cardiologist)|Paul David]], cardiologist *[[George Mercer Dawson]], scientist *[[Reginald Fessenden]], inventor *[[Armand Frappier]], researcher in microbiology and immunology *[[Marc Garneau]], astronaut, first Quebecer and Canadian in space, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Foreign Affairs *[[David H. Levy]], astronomer *[[William Edmond Logan]], geologist *[[Rudolph A. Marcus]], 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry *[[Henry Morgentaler]], physician, [[Abortion-rights movements|abortion-rights]] activist, president of [[Humanist Association of Canada]] *[[Julie Payette]], astronaut, first Quebec woman in space, [[Governor General of Canada]] *[[Wilder Penfield]], neurosurgeon, medical scientist *[[Simon Plouffe]], mathematician and discoverer of the BBP formula *[[Hubert Reeves]], astrophysicist *[[Hans Selye]], inventor of the concept of physiological stress *[[Henri Wittmann]], linguist *[[David Saint-Jacques]], astronaut ==Sports== *[[Jennifer Abel]], diver * [[Dave Abelson]] (born 1975), tennis player *[[Jasey-Jay Anderson]], snowboarder *[[Sebastien Toutant]], snowboarder *[[Joel Anthony]], basketball player *[[Alex Anthopoulos]], baseball manager *[[Myriam BĂ©dard]], biathlete, Olympic gold medalist *[[JosĂ©e BĂ©langer]], soccer player, Olympic bronze medalist *[[Tanith Belbin]], figureskater *[[Jean BĂ©liveau]], ice hockey player *[[Chris BenoĂźt]], professional wrestler *[[Mike Bossy]], ice hockey player *[[Eugenie Bouchard]] (born 1994), professional tennis player *[[GaĂ©tan Boucher]], speed skater *[[Ray Bourque]], ice hockey player *[[Patrice Bergeron-Cleary]], ice hockey player *[[Adam Braz]] (born 1981), soccer player and Technical Director of the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer *[[Martin Brodeur]], ice hockey goalie *[[Marc-Olivier Brouillette]], professional football player * [[Hy Buller]] (1926â1968), All Star NHL ice hockey player *[[Dayana Cadeau]], [[Haiti]]an-born [[Canadian American]] professional bodybuilder *[[Gabrielle Carle]] soccer player *[[Patrick Carpentier]], IRL race car driver *[[Maude Charron]], weightlifter *[[Samuel Dalembert]], basketball player * [[Jason Demers]] (born 1988), ice hockey player *[[Ăric Desjardins]], ice hockey player *[[Ătienne Desmarteau]], Olympic athlete *[[Alexandre Despatie]], diver *[[Marcel Dionne]], ice hockey player *[[Steve Dubinsky]] (born 1970), ice hockey player * [[Terry Farnsworth]] (born 1942), Olympic judoka *[[Leylah Fernandez]], tennis player *[[Marc-AndrĂ© Fleury]], ice hockey player *[[Gottfried Fuchs]] (1889â1972), German-Canadian Olympic soccer player *[[Ăric GagnĂ©]], baseball player *[[Marc Gagnon]], short-track speed skater *[[Arturo Gatti]], boxer *[[Bernie Geoffrion|Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion]], ice hockey player *[[Doug Harvey (ice hockey)|Doug Harvey]], ice hockey player *[[Ămilie Heymans]], diver *[[Alex Hilton]], boxer *[[Dave Hilton Jr.]], boxer *[[Matthew Hilton (boxer)|Matthew Hilton]], boxer *[[Garry Kallos]] (born 1956), wrestler and sambo competitor *[[Guy Lafleur]] (1951â2022), ice hockey player *[[SĂ©bastien Lareau]], professional tennis player *[[RenĂ© Lecavalier]], broadcaster *[[Vincent Lecavalier]], ice hockey player *[[Cathy LeFrançois]], IFBB professional bodybuilder *[[Mario Lemieux]], ice hockey player *[[Kris Letang]], ice hockey player *[[Roberto Luongo]], ice hockey player *[[Joe Malone]], ice hockey player *[[Rick Martel]], professional wrestler *[[Rick Martin]], ice hockey player *[[Russell Martin (baseball)|Russell Martin]], baseball player * [[Marie-Eve Nault]], soccer player, olympic bronze medalist *[[Maryse Ouellet]], professional wrestler, Former [[WWE Divas Championship|WWE Divas Champion]] *[[Kevin Owens]], professional wrestler, Former [[WWE Universal Championship|WWE Universal Champion]] * [[Cory Pecker]] (born 1981), ice hockey player *[[Gilbert Perreault]], ice hockey player *[[Chantal Petitclerc]], wheelchair racer *[[Rocco Placentino]], soccer player *[[Jacques Plante]], ice hockey goalie *[[Manon RhĂ©aume]], ice hockey goalie *[[Henri Richard]], ice hockey player *[[Maurice Richard]], ice hockey player *[[RenĂ© Robert]], ice hockey player *[[Yvon Robert]], professional wrestler *[[Jacques Rougeau]], professional wrestler *[[Patrick Roy]], ice hockey goalie * [[Eliezer Sherbatov]] (born 1991), Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player *[[Martin St. Louis]], ice hockey player *[[Lance Stroll]] (born 1998), Formula 1 Driver *[[Georges St-Pierre]], former [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] Welterweight Champion of the world * [[Ronnie Stern]] (born 1967), ice hockey player *[[Howard Stupp]] (born 1955), Olympic wrestler * [[Ari Taub (wrestler)|Ari Taub]] (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler *[[Donald Theetge]], racecar driver *[[JosĂ© ThĂ©odore]], ice hockey goaltender * [[Charles Thiffault]] (born 1939), NHL ice hockey coach *[[Maurice Vachon]], professional wrestler *[[Gilles Villeneuve]], F1 race car driver *[[Jacques Villeneuve]], F1 race car driver; son of Gilles Villeneuve *[[Edson Warner]], Olympian, marksman * [[Brian Wilks]] (born 1966), NHL hockey player *[[Rhian Wilkinson]], soccer player, two times Olympic bronze medalist * [[Bernie Wolfe (hockey)|Bernie Wolfe]] (born 1951), NHL hockey player *[[Gump Worsley]], ice hockey player *[[Aleksandra Wozniak]], tennis player * [[Larry Zeidel|Larry "Rock" Zeidel]] (1928â2014), ice hockey player *[[Samuel Montembeault]], ice hockey goaltender ==Other== *[[Louise Arbour]], Supreme Court Justice ([[The Hague]] and [[Canada]]) *[[AndrĂ© Bessette]], [[thaumaturge]] and founder of the [[St-Joseph's Oratory]] *[[Jean Blouf]], colonist *[[Henri Raymond Casgrain]], priest, author, historian *[[Michel Chartrand]], union leader and [[left-wing]] activist *[[Lauren Chen]], [[Conservatism|conservative]] political commentator and former [[YouTuber]] *[[George Comer]], polar explorer *[[Ernest Cormier]], architect *[[AurĂ©lie CrĂ©peau]], nun, founded the Grey Nuns of Nicolet, established the HĂŽtel-Dieu De Nicolet<ref>{{cite DCB |ID=6653 |volume=13 |title=AurĂ©lie CrĂ©peau |last=RenĂ© |first=Marie-Carmen}}</ref> *[[Louis Cyr]], strongman *[[Micheline Dumont (historian)]], historian, professor emeritus *[[Northrop Frye]], academic and literary critic *[[Lionel Groulx]], priest, historian *[[RenĂ© Marc Jalbert]], soldier and hero of 1984 shooting at the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] *[[Louis Joliet]], explorer *[[Madeleine Juneau]], museologist, teacher, nun *[[Jean-Baptiste Kelly]], vicar-general *[[Antoine Labelle]], priest and builder *[[RĂ©gine Laurent]], trade unionist * [[ZoĂ© Laurier]], wife of Prime Minister [[Wilfrid Laurier]] *[[Paul-Ămile LĂ©ger]], Roman Catholic cardinal *[[Lyse Lemieux (judge)|Lyse Lemieux]], Chief Justice of the [[Superior Court of Quebec]] *[[RenĂ© Lepage de Ste-Claire]], lord-founder of Rimouski *[[Bernard Lonergan]], SJ, Jesuit priest, philosopher, theologian *[[Simon Mailloux]], first Canadian soldier with an amputation to deploy on a combat mission *[[Jos Montferrand]], French-Canadian hero *[[Ădouard Montpetit]], lawyer, economist, scholar *[[Bruno Pauletto]], physiologist, shot putter, businessman, coach, author *[[MĂ©lanie Paquin]], beauty pageant winner *[[HĂ©lĂšne Pelletier-Baillargeon]], journalist and writer *[[Pacifique Plante]], crime-fighting lawyer *[[Joseph-Octave Plessis]], archbishop *[[RomĂ©o Sabourin]], [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, executed by the Nazis *[[Charles de Salaberry]], soldier *[[Charles Taylor (philosopher)|Charles Taylor]], philosopher ==See also== {{div col}} *[[Lists of people from Quebec by region]] *[[List of people from Quebec City]] *[[List of people from Montreal]] *[[List of people from Laval, Quebec]] *[[List of Quebec writers]] *[[List of Quebec musicians]] *[[List of Quebec film directors]] *[[List of Quebec actors]] *[[List of Quebec comedians]] *[[List of English-speaking Quebecers]] *[[List of Irish Quebecers]] *[[National Order of Quebec]] *[[Scots-Quebecer]] *[[List of Acadians]] *[[List of people from British Columbia]] *[[List of people from Calgary]] *[[List of people from Edmonton]] *[[List of people from Ontario]] *[[List of people from Toronto]] *[[List of people from Vancouver]] *[[List of people from Winnipeg]] {{div col end}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090313050011/http://www.eureka-tv.com/francais/Realisations/television/100quebecois/index.html 100 quĂ©bĂ©cois qui ont fait le XXe siĂšcle] == References == {{reflist}} {{Canada topic|List of people from}} {{People of Canada}} [[Category:Lists of people from Quebec| ]]
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