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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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 110 notable births.
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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- Field: Player Clear ×
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Born 1982
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Born 1986
Magali Harvey
Born 1990
Dina Meshref
Born 1994
Richard Legendre
Born 1953
Karen Paquin
Born 1987
Guylaine Dumont
Born 1967
Stephanie Bernier
Born 1988
Hélène Pelletier
Born 1959
Gary Waite
Born 1966
David Baillargeon
Born 1996
Gino Brousseau
Born 1966
Marc Griffin
Born 1968