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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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Music
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1760s Clear ×
Pierre-Stanislas Bédard
1763 - 1829
John Kinzie
1763 - 1828
Pierre-Florent Baillairgé
1761 - 1812
Nicolas Vincent
1769 - 1844
Charles-Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière
1769 - 1812
Jean-Charles Bédard
1766 - 1825
Laurent Amyot
1764 - 1839
Joseph Borneuf
1762 - 1819
Nicolas Dorion
1764 - 1826