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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 1900s Clear ×
Maurice Roy
1905 - 1985
Alfred Pellan
1906 - 1988
Raoul Jobin
1906 - 1974
Jean Paul Lemieux
1904 - 1990
Marty Barry
1905 - 1969
Jack Delaney
1900 - 1948
Alfred Bailey
1905 - 1997
François-Albert Angers
1909 - 2003
Robert Lebel (ice hockey)
1905 - 1999
Paul Bouchard
1908 - 1997
Conrad Bernier
1904 - 1988
Frank Brophy
1900 - 1930
Simone Hudon-Beaulac
1905 - 1984
Frère Jérôme
1902 - 1994
René Chaloult
1901 - 1978
Alice Lemieux-Lévesque
1905 - 1983
Maurice Beaupré
1907 - 1984
Yves Prévost
1908 - 1997
Charles Cannon (Quebec politician)
1905 - 1976
Hélène Grenier
1900 - 1992
Colette Dorsay
1906 - 1996
Noël Dorion
1904 - 1980
Hal Hicks
1900 - 1965
Noël de Mille
1909 - 1995
Mark Robert Drouin
1903 - 1963
Gérald Martineau
1902 - 1968
Cécile Rouleau
1905 - 1999
George Alexander Gale
1906 - 1997
Bert McInenly
1906 - 1993
Henri Jolicoeur (Québec)
1905 - 1967
Paul Mathieu (militaire)
1907 - 1976
Maurice Bernier (journalist)
1900 - 1990
Louis-Philippe Gagné
1900 - 1964
Charles-Édouard Cantin
1901 - 1994