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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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- Sports
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Music
- Science
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- Filtered to 1770s Clear ×
Charles de Salaberry
1778 - 1829
Gordon Drummond
1772 - 1854
Joseph Bouchette
1774 - 1841
Joseph Signay
1778 - 1850
Austin Cuvillier
1779 - 1849
Amable Berthelot
1777 - 1847
Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau
1775 - 1826
Olivier Perrault
1773 - 1827
Jean-Baptiste Roy-Audy
1778 - 1848
John Caldwell (seigneur)
1775 - 1842
François Normand
1779 - 1854
Jacques Deligny
1776 - 1837