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QUEBEC
Most Famous People Born in Quebec, Canada
- Notable people
- 1,105
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1937
- Most distinctive
- Hockey 9.1×
Francophone North America's legal and literary capital — the lawyer, judge, writer, and poet over-indexes stack up in a way no English-Canadian city can match. Robert Lepage staged most of his world-touring theatre here before taking it to Cirque du Soleil, and the 9.1× hockey index is, almost single-handedly, Patrick Roy.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Quebec during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Quebec Is Known For
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Politician is Quebec's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (185).
Quebec over-indexes on hockey — 9.1× the global rate.
Quebec under-produces football — only 0.1× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Quebec's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1720s Clear ×
Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot
1727 - 1797
Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière
1723 - 1798
Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry
1721 - 1797
Angélique des Méloizes
1722 - 1792
Michel-Jean-Hugues Péan
1723 - 1782
François-Joseph Cugnet
1720 - 1789
René-Ovide Hertel de Rouville
1720 - 1792
Hyacinthe Delorme
1720 - 1778
Denis-Nicolas Foucault
1723 - 1807