List of Franco-Ontarians

The following is a list of Franco-Ontarians .

Contents: 

• Top
• 0–9
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Levi Addison Ault, businessman and bureaucrat closely associated with Cincinnati, Ohio
• Jeremie Albino, singer ^[1]
• Marcel Aymar, singer

B

• Estelle Beauchamp, writer
• Érik Bédard, former starting pitcher for 6 teams in Major League Baseball
• Mauril Bélanger, federal Member of Parliament
• Napoléon Belcourt, Speaker of the House of Commons (1904–1905)
• Rhéal Bélisle, politician
• Avril Benoît, former radio broadcaster
• Justin Bieber, singer
• Gilles Bisson, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Paul Bissonnette, NHL player
• Stephen Blais, politician
• Hector "Toe" Blake, NHL player and coach
• Michel Bock, historian
• Raymond Bonin, federal Member of Parliament
• Evan Bouchard, NHL player
• Bruce Boudreau, NHL coach
• Maxime Boudreault, World's Strongest Man competitor
• Don Boudria, federal Member of Parliament
• Guy Bourgouin, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Dan Boyle, NHL player
• Rod Brind'Amour, NHL player
• Jean-Serge Brisson, political activist, tax reform advocate, politician, and author
• Lysette Brochu, writer
• Andrew Brunette, NHL player
• Paul Byron, NHL player

C

• Lorenzo Cadieux, writer
• Robert Campeau, financier, real estate developer
• Joseph Caron, diplomat, Canadian High Commissioner to India
• Jim Carrey, comedian, actor
• Joseph Médard Carrière, academic
• Roch Castonguay, actor
• Soufiane Chakkouche, writer and journalist
• Mathieu Chantelois, television personality, journalist, magazine editor, and marketing executive
• Louise Charron, Supreme Court justice
• Andrée Christensen, writer
• Dan Cloutier, National Hockey League goaltender
• Cal Clutterbuck, NHL player
• Lucille Collard, politician

D

• Michel Dallaire, writer
• Jean-Marc Dalpé, writer
• Jonathan David, soccer player
• Gaston Demers, politician
• Paul Demers, singer-songwriter
• Paul Desmarais Jr., CEO Power Corporation of Montreal
• Nathalie Des Rosiers, politician
• Véronic DiCaire, singer and imitator
• Robert Dickson, writer
• Dionne quintuplets
• Ron Duguay, NHL hockey player
• Edith Dumont, educator

F

• Jean Mohsen Fahmy, writer

G

• Royal Galipeau, federal Member of Parliament
• Jean-Robert Gauthier, federal Member of Parliament and Senator
• Léo Gauthier, politician
• France Gélinas, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
• Doric Germain, writer and academic
• Gaétan Gervais, writer and academic
• Claude Giroux, National Hockey League player
• Marc Godbout, federal Member of Parliament
• Osias Godin, politician
• Ryan Gosling, actor
• Sebastien Grainger, musician (Death From Above 1979, Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains)
• Gil Grand, musician
• Pierre Granger, host and journalist ( Le Téléjournal , Panorama )
• Claude Gravelle, politician
• Valérie Grenier, World Cup Gold medalist alpine skier
• Erik Gudbranson, NHL player

H

• Bob Hartley, National Hockey League coach
• Chantal Hébert, journalist and commentator
• Maurice Henrie, writer

J

• Aurèle Joliat, NHL player
• Claude Julien, National Hockey League coach

K

• Aristote Kavungu, writer
• Arielle Kayabaga, Member of Parliament for London West

L

• Chuck Labelle, country music artist from Mattawa, Ontario
• Chloé LaDuchesse, poet
• Kevin Lalande, NHL player
• Marie-France Lalonde, politician
• Newsy Lalonde, hockey player
• Edmond Lapierre, politician
• Viviane Lapointe, politician
• Claude Larose, NHL player
• Avril Lavigne, singer
• J. Conrad Lavigne, broadcast media proprietor
• Didier Leclair, writer
• Paul Lefebvre, former federal Member of Parliament and mayor of Greater Sudbury
• Julie Lemieux, voice actress

M

• Pattie Mallette, mother of Justin Bieber
• Daniel Marchildon, writer
• Robert Marinier, writer and actor
• Diane Marleau, federal Member of Parliament and former Minister of Health
• Elie Martel, politician
• Shelley Martel, Member of Provincial Parliament, former Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (Ontario)
• Jacques Martin, National Hockey League coach
• Paul Martin (born 1936), former Prime Minister of Canada
• Marc Mayer, art curator
• Melchior Mbonimpa, writer and academic ^[2]
• Mireille Messier, children's writer
• Marc Méthot, NHL player
• Joseph Montferrand (1802–1864), logger, inspiration for Big Joe Mufferaw legend
• Blain Morin, politician
• Guy Paul Morin, wrongfully convicted of the murder of Christine Jessop
• Alanis Morissette (born 1974), singer
• Wade Morissette (born 1974), musician and author; twin brother of Alanis

N

• Richard Nadeau, Canadian politician, former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament
• Isabelle Nélisse, actress
• Sophie Nélisse, actress

O

• Gabriel Osson, writer

P

• André Paiement, Canadian playwright and musician
• Rachel Paiement, singer and songwriter
• Wilf Paiement, NHL player
• Daniel Paillé, NHL player
• B. P. Paquette, filmmaker
• Robert Paquette, folksinger
• Stéphane Paquette, singer
• François Paré, author and academic
• Gilbert Parent, Speaker of the House of Commons (1994–2001)
• Jean-Paul Parisé, NHL player
• Matthew Peca, NHL player
• Suzanne Pinel, children's entertainer ( Marie-Soleil )
• Jean Poirier, provincial politician and current head of ACFO
• Daniel Poliquin, novelist
• Denis Potvin, NHL player
• Gabrielle Poulin, writer ^[3]
• Marie Poulin, senator and current president of the Liberal Party of Canada
• Benoît Pouliot, professional hockey player
• Gilles Pouliot, provincial minister and Ontario New Democratic Party MPP

Q

• Jason Quenneville, music producer, songwriter

R

• Morris Rainville, musician, songwriter
• F. Baxter Ricard, broadcast media proprietor
• Damien Robitaille, musician
• Derek Roy, NHL player

S

• Lloyd St. Amand, federal Member of Parliament
• Brent St. Denis, federal Member of Parliament
• Denis St-Jules, writer and radio broadcaster
• Charles Sauriol, conservationist and naturalist
• Benoît Serré, politician
• Gaetan Serré, politician
• Marc Serré, politician
• Amanda Simard, politician
• Emma Spence, artistic gymnast
• Steve Sullivan, NHL player, hockey manager
• Guy Sylvestre, journalist, author, critic and former National Librarian of Canada

T

• Alex Tétreault, poet and playwright
• Glenn Thibeault, politician
• Lola Lemire Tostevin, poet and novelist
• Alex Trebek (1940–2020), game show host ( Jeopardy! )

V

• Max Véronneau, NHL player

References

1. "Jeremie Albino : de la ferme à la scène". CJBC, October 30, 2019.
2. "Melchior Mbonimpa, auteur et enseignant à Sudbury". CBON-FM, February 26, 2019.
3. Valérie Lessard, "Derniers adieux à un phare de la littérature franco-ontarienne". Le Droit , February 14, 2015.