Quebec, Canada

1. Rina Lasnier (1915)

Canadian Poet

Canadian poet who was honored with many titles including the Prix David in 1943 and 1974 and the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1974.

2. Elizabeth Plank (1987)

Journalist

Online journalist and video blogger who is predominantly recognized for having acted as senior producer and political correspondent at Vox. She was also a correspondent for the MSNBC live web show...

3. Maxence Parrot (1994)

Snowboarder

French Canadian snowboarder with multiple X Games gold medals in events including Big Air and Slopestyle. He competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games and has various victories at...

4. Serge Houde (1953)

Canadian Actor

Perhaps most well known for his portrayal of Sam Giancana in the miniseries The Kennedys, he is also notable for his recurring role as Ben MacRae in Les Rescapes and...

5. Marc Dupré (1973)

Canadian Singer

Canadian singer and guitarist who is known for performing with Celine Dion on numerous occasions, including on his 2006 solo single, 'Tout près du bonheur.'

6. Jeff Roop (1973)

Canadian Actor

Canadian actor who played the role of Drew French in the television series Vampire High from 2001 until 2002 and the role of Nick in the 2006 series 11 Cameras.

7. Ashish Patel (1975)

Canadian Cricketer

Ashish Patel is a Canadian cricketer. A medium-pacer he took his place in the team given the absence of several players for the 2001/02 Americas Cup followed by a strong...

8. Patrick Hivon (1975)

Actor

Patrick Hivon is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is mostly known for television roles, including the television series 2 frères, Rumeurs, Lance et compte and Providence.  He was a Jutra...

9. France Chrétien Desmarais (1958)

Canadian Lawyer And Businessman

10. Brenda Frazier (1921)

Socialite

Brenda Diana Duff Frazier was an American debutante popular during the Depression era. Her December 1938 coming-out party was so heavily publicized worldwide she eventually appeared on the cover of...

11. Fernand Ouellet (1926)

Canadian Historian

Ouellet OC FRSC a French-Canadian author and educator was educated at Université Laval and gained a PhD in 1965. He taught at Université Laval Carleton University and the University of...

12. Georges Villeneuve (1922)

Canadian Politician

Georges Villeneuve was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. After school studies in Saint-Prime then at the seminaries in Chicoutimi and Nicolet Villeneuve began law studies...

13. Joseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais (1868)

Canadian Politician

Joseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais was a doctor and politician in Quebec. He was born in Berthier-en-haut Quebec. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1917 federal election...

14. Wallace McDonald (1876)

Canadian Politician

Reginald McDonald was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Portage-du-Fort Quebec and became a merchant by career. McDonald attended the University of...

15. Jean-Louis Leduc (Unknow)

Canadian Politician

Jean-Louis Leduc was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel Quebec and became a professor and businessman by career. He represented Quebec's...

16. René Canuel (1936)

Canadian Politician

René Canuel was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. He is a professor and teacher by career. Canuel was elected in the Matapédia-Matane electoral...

17. Walter Bernard Smith (1912)

Canadian Politician

Bernard Smith was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Hemmingford Quebec and became a customs officer and merchant by career. He was...

18. Henri Tousignant (1937)

Canadian Politician

Henri Tousignant was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an industrialist by career. He represented the Quebec riding of Témiscamingue at which he was...

19. Pierre Beaubien (1796)

Canadian Politician

Pierre Beaubien was a physician and political figure in Canada East. He was born in Baie-du-Febvre in 1796 and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet and the Petit Séminaire de...

20. Joseph-Henri-Gustave Lacasse (1890)

Canadian Politician

Joseph-Henri-Gustave Lacasse was a journalist physician and political figure in Ontario Canada. He sat for Essex division in the Senate of Canada from 1928 to 1953. He was born in...

21. François-Joseph Laflèche (1879)

Canadian Politician

çois-Joseph Laflèche was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Wenceslas Quebec and became a physician surgeon and pharmacist. Laflèche was educated at the...

22. Ghislain Harvey (1946)

Canadian Politician

Ghislain Harvey was a member of the Quebec Provincial Parliament from 1973 to 1976. In the 1973 Quebec general election Harvey was a candidate for the Liberal Party of Quebec...

23. André Ouellet (1939)

Canadian Politician

André Ouellet P. C. Q. C. is a former Chairman of Canada Post and a long time Liberal politician in Canada. First elected to the Canadian House of Commons...

24. Muriel Duckworth (1908)

Canadian Activist

Muriel Helen Duckworth née Ball CM ONS was a Canadian pacifist feminist and social and community activist. She was a practising Quaker a religious denomination committed to non-violence. Duckworth maintained...

25. Clément Couture (1939)

Canadian Politician

Clément Couture was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. By career he is an industrial commissioner and administrator. He was elected in the 1988...

26. François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier (1803)

unknow

çois-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier also known under various shorter names as François-Marie-Thomas de Lorimier Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier or Chevalier de Lorimier was a notary who fought as a Patriote...

27. Adrien Meunier (1905)

Canadian Politician

Adrien Meunier was a Liberal party initially independent Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Liboire Quebec and became a lawyer by career. He first...

28. Pierre Gimaïel (1949)

Canadian Politician

Pierre J. J. Georges Adelard Gimaïel was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a manpower consultant and development manager by career. He won only...

29. Guy Ricard (1942)

Canadian Politician

Guy Ricard was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an engineer by career. He represented the Quebec riding of Laval where he was first...

30. George Harold Baker (1877)

Canadian Politician

George Harold Baker was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1911 as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the...

31. Louis-Paul Neveu (1931)

Canadian Politician

Louis-Paul Neveu was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an insurance superintendent and life insurance agent by career. He was first elected at the...

32. Nic Leblanc (1941)

Canadian Politician

Nic Leblanc was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 1997. He is a businessperson by career. He was first elected in the Longueuil electoral district...

33. Joseph-Roland Comtois (1929)

Canadian Politician

Joseph-Roland Comtois is a former a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a professional engineer soldier and reservist by career.

34. Charles-Eugène Dionne (1908)

Canadian Politician

Charles-Eugène Dionne was aSocial Credit Party and Ralliement créditistemember of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Pascal Quebec and became a lumberjack in his youth. Years later...

35. George Trakas (Unknow)

American-canadian Artist

George Trakas is a sculptor who was born in Quebec in 1944 and has lived in New York City since 1963. Many of his projects are site-specific installations and he...

36. Aldéric Laurendeau (1890)

Canadian Politician

Aldéric Laurendeau was a Quebec politician and physician. He was born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in the Lanaudière region of Quebec and worked as a doctor. He was a Liberal candidate in...

37. Carole Théberge (1953)

Canadian Politician

Carole Théberge is a marketing professional and former political figure in Quebec. She represented Lévis in the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal from 2003 to 2007. She was born...

38. Richard Grisé (1944)

Canadian Politician

Richard Grisé was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman and life insurance broker by career. He represented the Quebec riding of Chambly where he...

39. Gilbert Barrette (1941)

Canadian Politician

Gilbert Barrette is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Témiscamingue since 2003 where...

40. Prudent Carpentier (1922)

Canadian Politician

Prudent Carpentier was a politician was Quebec Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly.

41. Robert Bertrand (1953)

Canadian Politician

Robert Bob Bertrand is a Canadian politician. He was a federal member of Parliament for the riding of Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle. He ran and won in the 1993 1997 and 2000 Canadian...

42. Denis Carufel (1954)

Canadian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Denis Carufel is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Kansas City Scouts in the 10th round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft and was also...

43. Glenn H. Mullin (Unknow)

Tibetologist

Glenn H. Mullin is a Tibetologist who lived in the Indian Himalayas between 1972 and 1984 where he studied philosophy literature meditation yoga and the enlightenment culture under thirty-five of...

44. Benoît Labonté (1959)

Canadian Politician

Benoît Labonté was a city councillor with the Vision Montréal party in Montreal Quebec Canada. He was the mayor of the borough of Ville-Marie until 2009. He was in favour...

45. François Boulay (1959)

Writer

46. Paul Touzin (1954)

Canadian Ice Hockey Goaltender

Paul-Andre Touzin is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 9th round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft and was also...

47. Michel Daigle (1945)

Actor

48. Aldis Bernard (Unknow)

Canadian Politician

Aldis Bernard was a Canadian dentist and politician the Mayor of Montreal Quebec between 1873 and 1875.

49. Benoît Chabot (1911)

Canadian Politician

Benoît Chabot was an independent member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born at Plaisance Quebec he was a newspaper dealer and sales agent by career. He was first elected...

50. Hugh Proudfoot (1912)

Canadian Politician

John Hugh Proudfoot was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a breeder and lumberman by career. The son of A. G. Proudfoot and Esther...

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