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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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Maurice Roy
1905 - 1985
Jean Langevin
1821 - 1892
Pierre-Flavien Turgeon
1787 - 1867
Jean-François Hubert
1739 - 1797
Antoine Racine
1822 - 1893
Joseph Signay
1778 - 1850
Jean-Marie Fortier
1920 - 2002
Bernard-Claude Panet
1753 - 1833
Rémi Gaulin
1787 - 1857
Charles-Félix Cazeau
1807 - 1881
Michel Gagnon
1933 - 2004
Edward John Horan
1817 - 1875
Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly
1710 - 1788
Olivier Elzéar Mathieu
1853 - 1929
Germain Morin (priest)
1642 - 1702
Jean-Guy Couture
Born 1929
Joseph-Calixte Marquis
1821 - 1904
Ambroise Rouillard
1693 - 1769
Jean-Charles Bédard
1766 - 1825
Paul Lortie
Born 1944
Joseph Shea (Jesuit)
1829 - 1881
Joseph Borneuf
1762 - 1819
Jean-Marie Brochu
1926 - 2020