List of Famous people born in Quebec, Canada
Alain Therrien
Alain Therrien is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sanguinet from 2012 to 2018 as a member of the Parti Québécois.
Sebastien Toutant
Sébastien Toutant is a Canadian snowboarder. He is the reigning Olympic gold medalist in men's big air snowboarding from its debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Toutant was twice the gold medal winner in slopestyle at the X Games in 2011 and 2013. He has won an additional two silver medals plus a bronze in slopestyle and big air events at the X Games bringing his total medals in the competition to five.
Marc Garneau
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau is a Canadian politician and former astronaut who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Garneau is the member of Parliament (MP) for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount. Prior to entering politics, Garneau served as a naval officer and was selected as an astronaut, part of the 1983 NRC Group. On October 5, 1984, he became the first Canadian in outer space as part of STS-41-G and served on two subsequent space shuttle missions—STS-77 and STS-97.
Alexandra Stréliski
Alexandra Stréliski is a Canadian neo-classical composer and pianist based in Quebec. She has released two albums: Pianoscope (2010) and Inscape (2018).
Éric Lapointe
Éric Lapointe is a francophone lead singer and guitarist for his eponymous band. His band is characterized by a heavy metal style containing elements of punk, grunge, pop and hard rock from guitarist Stéphane Dufour's riffs. Lapointe has released eight studio albums, three compilation albums, and two live albums. He is currently the most successful male music artist in French Canadian history in terms of sales, having sold more than one million total discs. He has also made appearances on film.
Joel Anthony
Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, and San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a player consultant for the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Basketball League (CEBL). He is a former member of the Canada men's national basketball team.
Marguerite Blais
Marie Josephine Marguerite Blais is a Canadian politician, journalist, radio host and television host from Quebec. She is currently a Coalition Avenir Québec Member of the National Assembly of Québec and is the current Minister Responsible for Seniors and Informal Caregivers and Member of the Comité ministériel des services aux citoyens since October 2018. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the electoral division of Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne in Montreal from 2007 to 2015, and served as the Minister responsible for Seniors, vice-chair of the Comité ministériel du développement social, éducatif et culturel and member of the Conseil du trésor.
Daphna Kastner
Daphna Kastner is a Canadian film and television actress, screenwriter, and film director. She is married to American actor Harvey Keitel.
Erik Guay
Erik Guay is a Canadian former World Cup alpine ski racer. Racing out of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Guay won the World Cup season title in super-G in 2010 and was the world champion in downhill in 2011, as well as in the super-G in 2017. With 25 World Cup podiums, he is the career leader for Canada.
Joseph Veleno
Joseph Veleno is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on loan from the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 30th overall by the Red Wings in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.