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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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Auguste-Réal Angers
1837 - 1919
Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
Born 1927
Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny
1738 - 1815
George Vanfelson
1784 - 1856
Jean-François-Joseph Duval
1802 - 1881
Nicole Duval Hesler
Born 1945
Lawrence John Cannon
1852 - 1921
Olivier Perrault
1773 - 1827
Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin
1857 - 1936
Philippe Panet
1791 - 1855
Danièle Tremblay-Lamer
Born 1946
Andrew Stuart (seigneur)
1812 - 1891
George Alexander Gale
1906 - 1997