List of Famous people born in Quebec, Canada
Gilles Renaud
Gilles Renaud is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec.
Antoine L'Écuyer
Antoine L'Écuyer is a French Canadian actor known for his lead role of Léon Doré in It's Not Me, I Swear! for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Atlantic Film Festival. He is also known for his role as Daniel Delage, a sick Montreal Canadiens fan in the film Pour toujours, les Canadiens!.
Johanne Blouin
Johanne Blouin, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She won the Félix Award twice for her albums Merci Félix (1988) and Johanne Blouin (1989).
Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu
Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu is a Canadian politician and victim's rights activist, who was appointed to the Senate of Canada on January 29, 2010 on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, representing the province of Quebec under the banner of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Samuel Blais
Samuel "Sammy" Blais is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Blues in the sixth round, 176th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Charles Hamelin
Charles Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater. Hamelin is a 5-time Olympic medalist having won 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze during the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. He is also a 2-time world champion over the 500 m distance, having won those championships in 2007 and 2009, a 2-time world champion over the 1500 metre distance, having won those championships in 2014 and 2018, and a 2-time world champion over the 1000 metre distance in 2016 and 2018, and also led Canada to 5 world relay titles. Hamelin is the 2014 overall World Cup season winner, and the 2018 overall World Champion, giving him all the achievements available in the sport.
Normand D'Amour
Normand D'Amour is a Canadian actor. D'Amour won a Jutra Award for his supporting role in Everything Is Fine as well as a Genie Award nomination for the same role. D'Amour has also appeared in other works including Cheech, Maman Last Call, Ice Cream, Chocolate and Other Consolations , Piché: The Landing of a Man , Adrien , Les Salopes, or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin, Looking for Alexander and Goddess of the Fireflies .
Claude McKenzie
Claude McKenzie is a Canadian singer-songwriter. An Innu from Maliotenam, he was half of the popular folk music duo Kashtin, the most commercially successful musical group in First Nations history.
Fred St-Gelais
Fred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.
Guy Carbonneau
Joseph Harry Guy Carbonneau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach and executive in the National Hockey League. He was also the president of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Chicoutimi Saguenéens. Carbonneau was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2019.