List of Famous people born in Quebec, Canada

Monique Mercure

Marie Lise Monique Émond
First Name Monique
Born on November 14, 1930
Died on May 17, 2020 (aged 89)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Marie Lise Monique Émond, better known as Monique Mercure, was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Canadian Film Award for her performance in the drama film J.A. Martin Photographer.

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François Papineau

First Name François
Last Name Papineau
Born on December 24, 1966 (age 59)
Born in Canada, Quebec

François Papineau is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years.

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Anthony Mantha

First Name Anthony
Last Name Mantha
Born on September 16, 1994 (age 31)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 195 cm | 6'5

Anthony Mantha is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Mantha was drafted 20th overall by the Red Wings in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

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David Saint-Jacques

First Name David
Last Name Saint-Jacques
Born on January 6, 1970 (age 56)
Born in Canada, Quebec

David Saint-Jacques is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He is also an astrophysicist, engineer, and a physician.

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Daniel Brière

First Name Daniel
Last Name Brière
Born on October 6, 1977 (age 48)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Daniel Jean-Claude Brière is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and executive. He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes, and also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Meaghan Benfeito

First Name Meaghan
Born on March 2, 1989 (age 37)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 155 cm | 5'1

Meaghan Benfeito is a Canadian diver. She used to compete in the 10m synchronized event with Roseline Filion before the latter retired in January 2017. Benfeito and Filion won bronze medals in the 10 m platform synchro event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, and in the latter event Benfeito also won a bronze medal in the 10 m platform individual event.

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Jim Montgomery

First Name Jim
Last Name Montgomery
Born on June 30, 1969 (age 56)
Born in Canada, Quebec

James Peter Montgomery is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). During his playing career he played in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, and Dallas Stars.

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Anthony Kavanagh

First Name Anthony
Last Name Kavanagh
Born on September 26, 1969 (age 56)
Born in Canada, Quebec, Longueuil

Anthony Kavanagh is a Canadian stand up comedian, actor, singer and TV presenter. After a successful career on the francophone stand-up scene in Quebec, he became a major star in France and is now a popular television host.

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Jennifer Finnigan

First Name Jennifer
Born on August 22, 1979 (age 46)
Born in Canada, Quebec
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Jennifer Christina Finnigan is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Bridget Forrester in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2000 to 2004, for which she won three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. She also appeared on the CBS legal drama Close to Home and the ABC sitcom Better with You. Finnigan also starred on the FX series Tyrant. She later starred in the CBS sci-fi drama Salvation.

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Jim Watson

First Name Jim
Last Name Watson
Born on July 30, 1961 (age 64)
Born in Canada, Quebec

James Alexander Watson is the current mayor of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a former Ottawa city councillor (1991–1997) and mayor (1997–2000), and subsequently represented the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2010. He served in the Cabinet of Premier Dalton McGuinty in the portfolios of Consumer and Business Services, Health Promotion, and Municipal Affairs and Housing. He resigned in January 2010 to successfully run for mayor in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election. He was subsequently re-elected mayor on October 27, 2014 and on October 22, 2018.

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