List of people from Quebec City

The following is a list of notable people from Quebec City , Quebec, Canada. See Category: People from Quebec City for a more systematic list.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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

• André Arthur (1943-2022), radio host and politician

B

• Alfred Bailey (1905-1997), farmer, educator, poet, anthropologist
• Steve Barakatt (b. 1973), musician
• Alexandre Barrette (b. 1981), comedian and television host
• Marty Barry (1905-1969), former NHL player
• Myriam Bédard (b. 1969), biathlon, three Olympic medals
• Johanne Bégin (b. 1971), water polo, 2000 Summer Olympics
• Patrice Bergeron (b. 1985), NHL player for the Boston Bruins
• Steve Bernier (b. 1985), NHL player
• Sylvie Bernier (b. 1964), diving, gold medal, 1984 Summer Olympics
• Martin Biron (b. 1977), NHL goaltender
• Mathieu Biron (b. 1980), NHL player
• Céline Bonnier (b. 1965), actor
• Gaétan Boucher (b. 1958), speed skating, four Olympic medals
• Francis Bouillon (b. 1975), NHL player for the Nashville Predators

C

• Dayana Cadeau (b. 1966), Haitian-born Canadian American professional bodybuilder
• Lawrence Cannon (b. 1947), federal politician, Canadian minister of foreign affairs
• Marc Chouinard (b. 1977), NHL player
• Jean-Philippe Côté (b. 1982), NHL player

D

• Kevin Dineen (b. 1963), former NHL player
• Stéphane Dion (b. 1955), politician
• Campbell Mellis Douglas (1840–1909), winner of the Victoria Cross
• Jessica Dubé (b. 1987), figure skater
• Catherine Dubois (born 1995), Professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Victoire in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). ^[1]
• Paul Dumont (1920–2008), administrator of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
• Gaétan Duchesne (1962–2007), NHL player

F

• Adine Fafard-Drolet (1876-1963), singer and founder of a music school
• Jonathan Ferland (b. 1983), AHL player
• Jeff Fillion, radio personality
• Lionel Fleury (1912-1997), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association ^[2]
• Glenn Ford (1916-2006), actor

G

• Louis-Philippe Gagné (1900-1964), newspaper editor and politician in the United States
• Simon Gagné (b. 1980), NHL player for the Tampa Bay Lightning
• André-Philippe Gagnon (b. 1962), comedian
• Marc Garneau (b. 1949), astronaut and politician
• Richard Garneau (1930-2013), sports journalist
• Félix-Odilon Gauthier (1808-1876), lawyer and judge
• Émile Genest (1921-2003), actor
• Marie Gignac, actor
• Neil Gillman (1933-2017), theologian
• Léon Gingras (1808-1860), Catholic priest, educator, seminary administrator and author
• Rémy Girard (b. 1950), actor
• Alexandre Giroux (b. 1981), NHL player

H

• Anne Hébert (1916-2000), writer
• Paul Hébert (1924-2017), actor

K

• Larkin Kerwin (1924-2004), physicist, President of the Canadian Space Agency
• Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872), painter
• Pom Klementieff (b. 1986), actress

L

• Régis Labeaume (b. 1956), mayor
• Audrey Lacroix (b. 1983), swimmer
• Guy Laliberté (b. 1959), businessman
• Claire Lamarche (b. 1945), television host ^[3]
• Michel Lamarche (1947-2019), retired professional wrestler
• Stéphane Lapointe (b. 1971), film and television director
• Pierre Lavertu (b. 1990), football player
• François Lavoie (b. 1993), professional ten-pin bowler
• Marie-Renée Lavoie (b. 1974), writer
• Okill Massey Learmonth (1894-1917), winner of the Victoria Cross
• Félix Leclerc (1914-1988), musician
• Alice Lemieux-Lévesque (1905-1983), writer
• Robert Lepage (b. 1957), actor
• Jean Lesage (1912-1980), politician

M

• Kurtis MacDermid (b. 1994), ice hockey player
• Norm Macdonald (1959-2021), comedian
• Simon Mailloux (b. 1983), Canadian Forces officer
• Joe Malone (1890-1969), early NHL player
• Michael Mando (b. 1981), actor
• Pauline Marois (b. 1949), politician and leader of the Parti Québécois
• Philippe Marquis (b. 1989), moguls skier
• Rick Martel (b. 1956), retired professional wrestler
• Pénélope McQuade (b. 1970), radio and television host ^[4]
• Elizabeth Smith Middleton (1814–1898), social reformer
• Mitsou (b. 1970), pop singer
• François Morency (b. 1966), comedian
• Terry Mosher (b. 1942), cartoonist for the Montreal Gazette

N

• Safia Nolin (b. 1992), singer-songwriter

P

• Bruno Pelletier (b. 1962), musician
• François Pérusse (b. 1960), comedian
• Pierre Pettigrew (b. 1951), former politician, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004-2006
• Jacques Poulin (1937–2025), writer
• Marc-Antoine Pouliot (b. 1985), NHL player

R

• Manon Rhéaume (b. 1972), ice hockey goaltender
• Jacques Richard (1952–2002), NHL player
• Alys Robi (1923–2011), musician
• Ariane Roy (b. 1997), singer-songwriter
• Gabrielle Roy (1909–1983), writer
• Patrick Roy (b. 1965), NHL goaltender

S

• Colette Samson (1923-1991), social activist ^[5]
• Paul Stastny (b. 1985), NHL player
• Yan Stastny (b. 1982), former NHL player

T

• Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1867–1952), early Quebec politician
• Yves Thériault (1915–1983), writer
• Marie Tifo (b. 1949), actress
• Gabrielle Laïla Tittley (b. 1988), artist ^[6]
• Roland Michel Tremblay (b. 1972), writer
• Gilles Turcot (1917–2010), Commander of the Canadian Army during the October Crisis
• Mélanie Turgeon (b. 1976), skier
• Richard Turner (1871–1961), winner of the Victoria Cross

V

• Richard Verreau (1926-2005), musician
• Gilles Vigneault (b. 1928), musician

W

• Mike Ward (b. 1973), comedian
• David Watson (1869-1922), army general
• Christian Wolanin (b. 1995), NHL player for Ottawa Senators

Religious people

• Blessed Marie de l'Incarnation, née Marie Guyart (1599-1672)
• Blessed François de Laval (1623-1708), first bishop of New France and founder of Quebec Seminary
• Blessed Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin, née Catherine de Longpré (1632-1664)
• Saint Marguerite d'Youville (1701-1771), née Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais
• Cardinal Marc Ouellet (b. 1944)
• Venerable Alfred Pampalon (1867-1896), C.Ss.R.
• Cardinal Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau (1820-1898), first Canadian cardinal

See also

• List of people from Quebec
• List of people from Montreal
• List of people from Laval, Quebec
• List of people from Ontario
• List of people from Ottawa
• List of people from Toronto
• List of people from Calgary
• List of people from Edmonton
• List of people from British Columbia
• List of people from Vancouver

References

1. Bouchard, Étienne (September 22, 2015). "Catherine Dubois s'amène en renfort". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
2. Ferguson, Bob (2005). Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. pp. 142–143. ISBN   1-55041-855-6.
3. "Claire Lamarche: la passion du présent". La Presse (in French). May 14, 2010.
4. "Pénélope McQuade". 7jours (in French).
5. "Colette L. Samson (1923 – 1991)". National Order of Quebec (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-31.
6. MAGNERON, Philippe. "Tittley, Gabrielle Laïla - Bibliographie, BD, photo, biographie". www.bedetheque.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-25.