List of Famous people born in Quebec, Canada
Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve is a Canadian professional auto racing driver and amateur musician. Villeneuve currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the #5 car for FEED Vict Racing in the EuroNASCAR PRO class. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle, who was also a racer. Villeneuve won the 1995 CART Championship, the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1997 Formula One World Championship, making him only the third driver after Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi to achieve such a feat. As of 2020, no other Canadian has won the Indianapolis 500 or the Formula One Drivers' title. Villeneuve also won 11 Grands Prix.
Jean-Marc Généreux
Jean-Marc Généreux is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge and choreographer on the American and Canadian versions of So You Think You Can Dance, the French version of the hit television series Dancing with the Stars, and TVA’s hit dance competition series Révolution.
Julie Payette
Julie Payette is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served as the governor general of Canada from 2017 to 2021. She was the 29th officeholder since Canadian Confederation.
Kevin Owens
Kevin Steen is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kevin Owens and is a former Universal Champion.
Caroline Rhea
Caroline Gilchrist Rhea is a Canadian–American actress and stand-up comedian, who is best known for her role as Hilda Spellman on the ABC show Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Garou
Pierre Garand, known by his stage name Garou, is a Canadian singer and entertainer from Sherbrooke, Québec.
Marie-Claire Blais
Marie-Claire Blais, is a French Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Quebec.
Gigi Gorgeous
Giselle Loren Lazzarato Getty, known professionally as Gigi Gorgeous, is a Canadian YouTuber, socialite, actress, and model.
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a Canadian gridiron football guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played university football at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the fourth medical school graduate to play in the NFL. Duvernay-Tardif was the first player to opt out of the 2020 NFL season due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic and he returned to the medical field in Canada. As a result of his efforts on and off the field in 2020, he was named a co-winner of the Lou Marsh Award, given annually to Canada's top athlete.
Cœur de pirate
Béatrice Martin, better known by her stage name Cœur de pirate, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist. A francophone from Montreal, she sings mostly in French and has been credited in Montreal Mirror with "bringing la chanson française to a whole new generation of Quebec youth".