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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.

Through the Decades

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 hockey9.1× the global rate.

Quebec under-produces football — only 0.1× the global rate.

  1. Politician185
  2. Hockey119
  3. Actor68
  4. Writer65
  5. Lawyer50
  6. Singer32
  7. Journalist27
  8. Priest23
  1. Hockey1199.1×
  2. Lawyer502.6×
  3. Judge132.5×
  4. Poet211.8×
  5. Writer651.8×
  6. Business191.7×
  7. Journalist271.6×
  1. Football130.1×
  2. Player130.6×

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
  • Music
  • Science
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Showing 23 of 1,105 notable people

0037 PRIEST

Maurice Roy

1905 - 1985

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Jean Langevin

1821 - 1892

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0312 PRIEST

Pierre-Flavien Turgeon

1787 - 1867

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0317 PRIEST

Jean-François Hubert

1739 - 1797

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0319 PRIEST

Antoine Racine

1822 - 1893

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Joseph Signay

1778 - 1850

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Jean-Marie Fortier

1920 - 2002

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Bernard-Claude Panet

1753 - 1833

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0397 PRIEST

Rémi Gaulin

1787 - 1857

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0415 PRIEST

Charles-Félix Cazeau

1807 - 1881

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Michel Gagnon

1933 - 2004

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0436 PRIEST

Edward John Horan

1817 - 1875

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Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly

1710 - 1788

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0472 PRIEST

Olivier Elzéar Mathieu

1853 - 1929

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0512 PRIEST

Germain Morin (priest)

1642 - 1702

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0569 PRIEST

Jean-Guy Couture

Born 1929

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0877 PRIEST

Joseph-Calixte Marquis

1821 - 1904

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0880 PRIEST

Ambroise Rouillard

1693 - 1769

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0898 PRIEST

Jean-Charles Bédard

1766 - 1825

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Paul Lortie

Born 1944

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0948 PRIEST

Joseph Shea (Jesuit)

1829 - 1881

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1010 PRIEST

Joseph Borneuf

1762 - 1819

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1034 PRIEST

Jean-Marie Brochu

1926 - 2020

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