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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 1810s Clear ×
Phillipe-Ignace François Aubert de Gaspé
1814 - 1841
Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
1816 - 1885
Cyprien Tanguay
1819 - 1902
Ulric-Joseph Tessier
1817 - 1892
Jean-Thomas Taschereau (judge)
1814 - 1893
Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis II
1814 - 1871
Edward John Horan
1817 - 1875
Eugène Chinic
1818 - 1889
Georges-Honoré Simard
1817 - 1873
Olivier Robitaille
1811 - 1896
William Hossak
1814 - 1896
Andrew Stuart (seigneur)
1812 - 1891
François-Xavier Lafrance
1814 - 1867
David Alexander Ross
1819 - 1897
Pierre Antoine Deblois
1815 - 1898
Joseph Painchaud (philanthrope)
1819 - 1855
Rémi-Ferdinand Rinfret
1819 - 1901
William Francis Romain
Born 1818