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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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- Writing
- Film & TV
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- Filtered to 1830s Clear ×
Edward Routh
1831 - 1907
John Jones Ross
1831 - 1901
James Douglas (businessman)
1837 - 1918
Auguste-Réal Angers
1837 - 1919
George-Édouard Desbarats
1838 - 1893
William Leggo
1830 - 1915
Alfred Garneau
1836 - 1904
Malachy Bowes Daly
1836 - 1920
François-Xavier Berlinguet
1830 - 1916
Joseph-Xavier Perrault
1836 - 1905
Célestin Lavigueur
1831 - 1885
Thomas-Étienne Hamel
1830 - 1913
Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau
1831 - 1894
Jean-Baptiste Côté
1832 - 1907
Wilfrid-Étienne Brunet
1832 - 1899
Joseph-Ferdinand Peachy
1830 - 1903
Louis-Prudent Vallée
1837 - 1905
Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand
1832 - 1918
Joseph Bell Forsyth
1830 - 1913
Victor Roy
1837 - 1902
Arthur H. Murphy
1831 - 1903
Théophile-Pierre Bédard
1837 - 1900