List of Famous people born in Canada

Émilie Bierre is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film A Colony , for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.

Enrico Pasquale Ciccone is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He currently represents Marquette as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Patrice Michaud is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Cap-Chat, Quebec. He won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French division in 2014 for his song "Mécaniques générales", and his 2017 album Almanach was a Juno Award finalist for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.

Mélissa Michelle Marjolec Laveaux is an independent Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist of Haitian descent previously signed to No Format!. Her music has been described as a mix of roots, folk, and blues using her signature percussive finger-style guitar stylings and soulful vocals. In 2006, Laveaux released the first full-length album of her own songs, which she co-produced with percussionist Rob Reid and Lisa Patterson of Imaginit Music Studios. Laveaux has received critical praise from her peers in such magazines as Colorlines and is a Songs from the Heart recipient from the 2006 Ontario Council of Folk Festivals' conference in the World Music category for penning "Koud'lo".

Simon Durivage is a Canadian French language television news anchor for RDI en direct. He was recruited by Radio-Canada in 1969 and has since hosted several newscasts and public affairs programs: Consommateurs avertis, Enjeux, Le Point, Montréal-Express, Montréal ce soir and Rédacteur en chef.

Honoré Mercier was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician in Quebec. He was the ninth Premier of Quebec from January 27, 1887 to December 21, 1891, as leader of the Parti National or Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ). He rose to power by mobilizing the Francophone opposition to the execution of Louis Riel, denouncing it as a betrayal by John A. Macdonald's Conservative government.

Dorothée Berryman is a Canadian actress and singer from Quebec.

Martin Laurendeau is a former touring professional tennis player, the present coach and (non-playing) captain of the Canada Davis Cup team

Claude Péloquin was a Québécois poet, writer, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and director.

Louise Arbour, is a Canadian lawyer, prosecutor and jurist. She is currently the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for International Migration.