Drummondville, Quebec

1. Kim Poirier (1980)

Canadian Actor

Actress best known for playing Roxy Hunter in Paradise Falls. Her other horror films include Decoys and Silent But Deadly.

2. Yvan Cournoyer (1943)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Hall of Fame right winger for the Montreal Canadiens who was nicknamed the Roadrunner for his blazing speed.

3. Karine Vanasse (1983)

Canadian Actor

Genie Award-winning actress who gained fame for her role as Valérie in the 2009 film Polytechnique. She also plays Margaux LeMarchal on the ABC series Revenge.

4. Jessica Dubé (1987)

Figure Skater

Olympics pair skater who took home the silver medal in pairs skating at the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

5. Louis Morissette (1973)

Actor

Actor and producer known for his roles on Plan B and Le Mirage on which he also worked as a writer. He also worked as a writer on Les Simone. 

6. Rita Letendre (1928)

Canadian Artist

Rita Letendre ARCA OC QMG is a Canadian painter muralist and printmaker closely associated with the Automatistes. She is an officer of the Order of Canada and a recipient of...

7. Éric Castonguay (1987)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Éric Castonguay is a Canadian professional Ice Hockey Forward who is currently playing for the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League. Castonguay's Midget AAA career included time with Collège...

8. Gordie Haworth (1932)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Gordon Joseph Gord Red Haworth was a professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers. He was inducted...

9. William Dion (1987)

unknow

Dion is a Canadian curler and football player. He is two-sport athlete having been the winning skip at the 2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and has most recently been signed...

10. Mathieu Perreault (1988)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Mathieu Perreault is a Canadian ice hockey centre for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. During the 2012 NHL lockout he played for IFK Helsinki of the Finnish...

11. Normand Jutras (1948)

Canadian Politician

Normand Jutras is a Canadian lawyer and politician from Quebec. From 1994 to 2007 he was an MNA in the National Assembly of Quebec representing the provincial electoral district of...

12. Francine Ruest-Jutras (Unknow)

Canadian Mayor

Ruest-Jutras is a Canadian politician who has served as mayor of Drummondville Quebec since 1987.

13. Daniel Robichaud (1976)

Visual Effects

14. Serge Boisvert (1959)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Pierre Serge Boisvert is a former Canadian ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. In Sweden Boisvert played for Västra Frölunda and for Frisk Tigers and...

15. Wilfrid Girouard (1891)

Canadian Politician

Girouard was a lawyer judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Drummond—Arthabaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1926 to 1939 as a Liberal member and represented Arthabaska...

16. Normand Cournoyer (1951)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Normand Cournoyer is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During the 1973–74 season Cournoyer played 13 games with the Cleveland Crusaders and during the 1976–77 season he played 19...

17. Rémy Désilets (1952)

Canadian Politician

Rémy Désilets is a Quebec Canada politician. He was a Member of the National Assembly.

18. Michel Plante (1952)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Michel Plante is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association. Drafted in the fifth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the...

19. Marty Raymond (1964)

Canadian Ice Hockey Coach

Marty Raymond is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is the current head coach of the Hungarian club SAPA Fehérvár AV19 in the Austrian Hockey League. Prior to joining...

20. Yvon Pinard (1940)

Canadian Politician

Yvon Pinard PC is a judge and former Canadian politician. Pinard was born the son of Jean-Jacques and Cécile Pinard and was educated at Immaculate Conception School in Drummondville. He...

21. Louise Bédard (1955)

Canadian Dancer

Louise Bédard is a Canadian dancer choreographer and teacher who has been active on the contemporary dance scene since 1983.

22. Jean-Guy Guilbault (1931)

Canadian Politician

Jean-Guy Guilbault was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman by career. Guilbault attended schools in Drummondville and Montreal. In federal politics represented the...

23. Claude Rajotte (1955)

Canadian Broadcaster

Claude Rajotte is a well-known DJ/VJ/music critic from Montreal Quebec. Rajotte is currently working for MusiquePlus.

24. Carl Leblanc (Unknow)

Director

25. Yvon Lambert (photographer) (1955)

Photographer

Yvon Lambert is a Luxembourg photographer who has both worked as a freelance photojournalist and completed a number of international reportages on societal issues.

26. Yves-François Blanchet (1965)

Canadian Politician

Yves-François Blanchet was a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec who was elected to represent the riding of Drummond in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial...

27. Alan Haworth (1960)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Alan Joseph Gordon Haworth is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He is the son of Gordie Haworth and the brother of Carey Haworth. Selected in the 1979 NHL Entry...

28. Elphège Marier (1888)

Canadian Politician

Elphège Marier was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Drummondville Quebec and became a lawyer by career. Marier was educated at Drummondville...

29. Dowina-Évariste Joyal (1892)

Canadian Politician

D. -Évariste Joyal likely named Dowina-Évariste Joyal was a Canadian provincial politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Chambly from 1939 to 1948. Born in...

30. Éric Dorion (1970)

Canadian Politician

Éric Dorion is an administrator and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2007 to 2008 representing Nicolet-Yamaska as a member...

31. Martin Ferland (1970)

Canadian Curler

Martin Ferland is a Canadian curler from Trois-Rivières.

32. Gilbert Dionne (1970)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Gilbert Marc Dionne is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1990–91 until 1995–96. He is the younger brother of...

33. Benoit Gaudet (1979)

Canadian Boxer

Benoit Gaudet is a professional Canadian boxer in the Lightweight division. He's the former Canadian National Lightweight and North American Boxing Association Super Featherweight champion.

34. Jean-François Beauchemin (1960)

Writer

35. Alex Bourret (1986)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Alex Bourret is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Wichita Thunder in the CHL.

36. Claude Houde (1947)

Canadian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Claude Daniel Houde is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 59 games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts.

37. Éric Messier (1973)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Éric Messier is a Canadian former defenceman in the National Hockey League. He played in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers. He is not related in any...

38. Nancy Drolet (1973)

Ice Hockey Player

Nancy Drolet is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is the daughter of Denis Drolet and Viviane Dubé. Drolet was named Sport Federation Canada Junior Athlete of the Year in...

39. Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau (1979)

Canadian Freestyle Skier

Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau is a Canadian freestyle skier and currently resides in Drummondville. Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau participates in the mogul discipline. Rousseau has been part of two historic sweeps of the medal...

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