List of Famous people born in Quebec, Canada
Gilles Vigneault
Gilles Vigneault is a Québécois poet, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. Two of his songs are considered by many to be Quebec's unofficial anthems: "Mon pays" and "Gens du pays", and his line Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver became a proverb in Quebec. Vigneault is a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Knight of the Legion of Honour, and Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Louise Forestier
Louise Forestier is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress.
Rachid Badouri
Rachid Badouri is a Canadian comedian.
Nathalie Normandeau
Nathalie Normandeau is a Quebec politician. She was MNA for the riding of Bonaventure in the Gaspésie region between 1998 and 2011. She was also Deputy Premier and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Anick Lemay
Anick Lemay is a Canadian comedienne, actress and restaurateur. A majority of her work is with Quebec television and Quebec cinema. Her film credits include Sable Island , Cheech, Thrill of the Hills and Kiss Me Like a Lover and the television shows François en série, Toi & Moi and Mauvais Karma.
Jason Pominville
Jason John Pominville is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Bruno Pelletier
Bruno Pelletier is a Québécois singer.
Denys Arcand
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film The Barbarian Invasions won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three further times, including two nominations in the same category for The Decline of the American Empire in 1986 and Jesus of Montreal in 1989, becoming the only French-Canadian director in history whose films have received this number of nominations and, subsequently, to have a film win the award. Also for The Barbarian Invasions, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, losing to Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation.
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne is a Canadian politician who has been Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry since 2021. Champagne was formerly the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2019-2021. He was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain in the House of Commons in the 2015 election for the Liberal Party. He became Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry on January 12, 2021 after a cabinet reshuffle.
André Mathieu
André Mathieu was a Canadian pianist and composer.