List of Famous people born in Quebec, Canada
Catherine Disher
Catherine Disher is a British-born Canadian actress. She has won two Gemini Awards: in 2005 for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian mini-series Snakes and Ladders, and in 2010 for her role in The Border. She was also nominated for her role as Dr. Natalie Lambert in the Forever Knight TV series.
Martin Villeneuve
Martin Villeneuve is a French Canadian screenwriter, producer, director, actor, and art director. He is known for the Imelda Trilogy of short films, in which he portrays his own grandmother. He was nominated at the Canadian Screen Award in 2013 for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Mars et Avril, his feature film debut, and Quebec's first true science fiction movie. Villeneuve is the first, TED speaker to come out of Quebec. He has also worked for Cirque du Soleil as an artistic director for commercials and film.
Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque, CQ is a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.
Gérard Poirier
Gérard Poirier was a Canadian actor and director.
Fabienne Larouche
Christian Bordeleau
Christian Gerrard "Chris" Bordeleau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
Marc Lalonde
Marc Lalonde is a Canadian retired politician and cabinet minister.
Guy Nantel
Jean-Luc Brassard
Jean-Luc Brassard is a Canadian freestyle skier, winning the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Brassard has been credited with popularizing the wearing of bright knee pads to show off absorption and leg position for mogul skiers to best show judges how smoothly the athlete is taking the turns. He was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. In his other Olympic appearances, Brassard placed 7th in 1992, 4th in 1998 and 21st in 2002.