List of Famous people born in Quebec, Canada

Derick Brassard

First Name Derick
Last Name Brassard
Born on September 22, 1987 (age 38)
Born in Canada, Quebec, Gatineau
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Derick Brassard is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Brassard has previously played in the NHL for the Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche and New York Islanders. He was selected in the first round, sixth overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Blue Jackets.

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Steve Bossé

First Name Steve
Last Name Bossé
Born on July 29, 1981 (age 44)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Steve Bossé is a Canadian professional boxer currently competing in the heavyweight division. Bossé was a former mixed martial artist in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC and was also known as an infamous hockey enforcer "The Boss" in the Quebec semi-professional league Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey Bossé was one of the most popular players amongst the Quebec fans.

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Ginette Reno

First Name Ginette
Born on April 28, 1946 (age 80)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Ginette Reno is a Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She has received nominations for the Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award. She is a gold and platinum selling Canadian musician.

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André Dallaire

First Name André
Last Name Dallaire
Born on January 1, 1961 (age 65)
Born in Canada, Quebec

André Dallaire is a Canadian man who attempted to assassinate Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in 1995. Dallaire claimed that he heard voices that led him to break into the 24 Sussex Drive residence. At trial, Justice Paul Bélanger agreed with Dallaire's earlier diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and found Dallaire guilty of attempted murder, but not criminally responsible.

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Gilles Duceppe

First Name Gilles
Last Name Duceppe
Born on July 22, 1947 (age 78)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Gilles Duceppe is a Canadian politician, proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 years and has been the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for 15 years in three stints: 1996, 1997-2011 and in 2015. He was Leader of the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada from March 17, 1997, to June 1, 1997. He resigned as party leader after the 2011 election, in which he lost his own seat to New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Hélène Laverdière and his party suffered a heavy defeat; however, he returned four years later to lead the party into the 2015 election. After being defeated in his own riding by Laverdière again, he resigned once more.

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Régine Chassagne

Régine Alexandra Chassagne
First Name Régine
Born on August 19, 1976 (age 49)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Régine Alexandra Chassagne is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and is a founding member of the band Arcade Fire. She is married to co-founder Win Butler.

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Paweensuda Drouin

Jennifer ¨Fahsai¨ Paweensuda Saetan-Drouin
First Name Paweensuda
Born on October 12, 1993 (age 32)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Jennifer Paweensuda Saetan-Drouin, also known by her Thai nickname Fahsai, is a Thai-Canadian television host, DJ, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2019. She represented Thailand in the Miss Universe 2019 competition, ultimately placing in the top five. She is of Canadian, Chinese, French and Thai descent.

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Pascal Dupuis

First Name Pascal
Last Name Dupuis
Born on April 7, 1979 (age 47)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Pascal Dupuis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. Dupuis played 14 seasons in the NHL for the Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Dupuis retired in December 2015 due to health issues, although contractually he remained on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ long-term injury reserve list until the end of the 2016–17 NHL season.

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Robert Piché

First Name Robert
Last Name Piché
Born on November 5, 1952 (age 73)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Robert Piché is a Canadian pilot. On August 24, 2001, he was captain of the Airbus A330 flying Air Transat Flight 236 and managed to land the aircraft safely in the Azores after it lost all power due to fuel exhaustion. This remains a record glide length for a commercial aircraft. Piché and his co-pilot were later assigned partial responsibility for the incident, despite not being responsible for the improper maintenance that led to the fuel exhaustion.

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Nicolas Roy

First Name Nicolas
Last Name Roy
Born on February 5, 1997 (age 29)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Nicolas Roy is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently under contract with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Roy was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes, 96th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

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