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List of people from Montreal
Summary
This is a list of notable people from
Montreal
.
Contents:
Top
0–9
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
A
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Melissa Auf der Maur
Sir Hugh Allan
of
Ravenscrag
Scott Abbott
– co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit
David Acer
– magician and comedian, star of
Mystery Hunters
Marie-Yasmine Alidou
– soccer player for the
Canada national team
Andrew Allan
–
Allan Shipping Line
Sir
Hugh Allan
– Allan Shipping Line
Martha Allan
– founder of the Montreal Repertory Theatre
Sir Montague Allan
– businessman, donated the
Allan Cup
Paul Almond
– film director
Sidney Altman
– Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Melissa Sue Anderson
– American-Canadian actress, known for her role as
Mary Ingalls
on
Little House on the Prairie
René Angélil
– singer, actor, Celine Dion's husband and manager
Richard Bladworth Angus
– founder of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
Joel Anthony
– NBA basketball player
Alex Anthopoulos
–
general manager
and president of baseball operations for the
Atlanta Braves
Gilles Archambault
– novelist
Francois Arnaud
– actor
Jay Aspin
– former MP
William H. Atherton
– historian
Gabriel Aubry
– model
Melissa Auf der Maur
– rock musician (
Hole
,
The Smashing Pumpkins
)
Nick Auf der Maur
– journalist, municipal politician
Michel C. Auger
– journalist
Adam Azimov
– film director
David Azrieli
– real estate developer
B
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Tanith Belbin
Adam Braz
Ralph Backstrom
– former
NHL
player
Rita Baga
– drag queen, born in Boucherville; born Jean-François Guèvremont
René Balcer
– television writer and producer, known for the US television show
Law and Order
Jean-Paul Banos
(born 1961) – fencer
Roger Barnes
– professional wrestler
Joseph Barsalou
– businessman and politician
Jay Baruchel
– television and movie actor
Doug Beardsley
– poet and educator
Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien
– broadcasting, magazines
Bianca Beauchamp
– fetish fashion model
Charles-Odilon Beauchemin
– printer and bookseller
Mathieu Beaudoin
– football player
Tanith Belbin
– figure skater, Olympic silver medalist
Louise Belcourt
– artist
Jean Béliveau
– former NHL player
Saul Bellow
– novelist
Meaghan Benfeito
– diver
Chris Benoit
– pro wrestler, born in Montreal, raised in
Edmonton
,
Alberta
Eric Berne
– psychiatrist; creator of Transactional Analysis; author of
Games People Play
André Besette
– CSC
Holy Cross Brother
, "miracle worker of Montreal"
Norman Bethune
– physician, medical innovator, and political activist
Tim Biakabutuka
– former NFL football player, Carolina Panthers
Charlie Biddle
– Montreal Jazz pioneer, Juno Award winner
Khem Birch
– Montreal NBA Player edit by LMR-11
Yannick Bisson
– actor known for playing Det. Murdoch in
Murdoch Mysteries
and Jack in
Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye
Conrad Black
– financier and newspaper magnate
Sheila Blair
– art historian
Toe Blake
– former NHL player and coach
Valérie Blass
– artist
Paul Bley
– jazz pianist
La Bolduc
– real name Mary Travers, singer
Yassine Bounou
– footballer
Chris Boucher
– NBA player
Patrick Bordeleau
– hockey player
Daniel Borsuk
– plastic surgeon
Mike Bossy
– Hockey Hall of Fame member
Eugenie Bouchard
– tennis player
Jean-François Bouchard
– photographer and visual designer
Louise Anne Bouchard
– writer
Maurice "Mom" Boucher
– ex-leader of Hell's Angels (as of 2014)
Henri Bourassa
– political leader and publisher
Robert Bourassa
– former Quebec premier
Pierre Bourque
– mayor
Raymond Bourque
– former NHL player, Hockey Hall of Fame member
Pierre Bouvier
– frontman of
Simple Plan
; songwriter
Scotty Bowman
– hockey coach
Justin Bradley
– actor, based out of Montreal and Toronto, sometimes works in Los Angeles
Tim Brady
– guitarist, composer
Glenda Braganza
– Hollywood actress,
10.5: Apocalypse
Gilles Brassard
– computer scientist
Adam Braz
– former soccer defender
Patrice Brisebois
– NHL player,
Montreal Canadiens
Annie Brocoli
– real name Annie Grenier, children's performer
Martin Brodeur
– NHL player, goaltender, New Jersey Devils
Charles Bronfman
– businessman and philanthropist
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
– businessman
Edward Bronfman
– businessman, philanthropist, member of the Bronfman family
Peter Bronfman
– businessman, member of the Bronfman family
Saidye Rosner Bronfman
– philanthropist, wife of Samuel Bronfman
Samuel Bronfman
– liquor magnate
Alma Faye Brooks
– disco, soul and R&B singer
Edwin Orion Brownell
– pianist, vocalist
Kim Brunhuber
– journalist newscaster
Geneviève Bujold
– actress
Hy Buller
– former NHL All-Star player
Mario Bunge
– philosopher, Frothingham Chair of Logic and Metaphysics at McGill University
Robin Burns
– founder and owner, ITECH Hockey Equipment
Ernie Butler
– comedy club owner
Gerard Butler
– Scottish actor; lived here briefly as a baby
Win Butler
– singer-songwriter
C
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Françoise de Clossey
Jesse Camacho
– actor
Mark Camacho
– actor
Charles Sandwith Campbell
– philanthropist, benefactor of Montreal
Paul Cargnello
– singer-songwriter
Gerald Emmett Carter
– former cardinal archbishop of Toronto
André Chagnon
– cable TV, broadcasting, philanthropist
Alex Chiasson
– NHL player for the
Edmonton Oilers
, 2018
Stanley Cup
champion
Serge Chapleau
– political cartoonist
Corinne Chaponnière
– writer, journalist
Robert Charlebois
– singer-songwriter
Gregory Charles
– musician and radio host
Dov Charney
– entrepreneur and CEO of American Apparel
Claude Charron
– former politician, now TV host
Micheline Chevrier
– theatre director
Patricia Chica
– film and TV director
Emmanuelle Chriqui
– actress
Denny Chronopoulos
– Canadian football player
Terri Clark
– country singer-songwriter
Françoise de Clossey
– pianist and organist
Guy Cloutier
– former artist manager
Kim Cloutier
– fashion model
G. A. Cohen
– political philosopher
Leonard Cohen
– poet and singer
Mark Cohen
– ophthalmologist, co-founder of LASIK MD
Sidney M. Cohen
– television director
Steven Cojocaru
– fashion critic
John Colicos
– actor
Charles Comeau
– drummer of
Simple Plan
and songwriter
Phil Comeau
– film and TV director
Antonio Cordasco
– Italian-Canadian migrant labour recruiter
Ernest Cormier
– engineer and architect
Marc Costanzo
– singer
Corneille
– singer
Irwin Cotler
– law professor, politician
Jean Coutu
– pharmacist
Corey Crawford
–
NHL
starting goaltender for the
Chicago Blackhawks
Ron Crevier
– former NBA basketball player
Katalin Cseh
– Hungarian politician
Beto Cuevas
– Chilean-Canadian lead singer of band
La Ley
Peter Cullen
– voice actor; voice of
Optimus Prime
in the film
Transformers
Elisha Cuthbert
– actress
Louis Cyr
–
strongman
May Cutler
– publisher and journalist; founder of
Tundra Books
; first Canadian woman to publish children's books; first woman to serve as Mayor of
Westmount, Quebec
[1]
D
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Celine Dion
Samuel Dalembert
– NBA basketball player, Philadelphia 76ers
Peter Dalla Riva
– football player, Montreal Alouettes
Roméo Dallaire
–
senator
, Lieutenant-General
Vincent Damphousse
– former NHL player
Shawn Daniels
– Canadian football player
J. P. Darche
– NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks
Mathieu Darche
– NHL player, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens
Françoise David
– politician
John Caswell Davis
– politician
Mitch Davis
– film programmer, filmmaker, journalist
Norman Dawe
– sports executive
[2]
Stéphane Demers
– actor
Bernard Derome
– anchorman
Pierre Desjardins
– football player, Montreal Alouettes
Roxane Desjardins
– writer
André Desmarais
– businessman
Paul Desmarais, Sr.
– businessman
Paul Desmarais, Jr.
– businessman
David Desrosiers
– bassist of
Simple Plan
and vocalist; born in Sept-Îles
Sean Devine
– playwright, actor, and politician
Caroline Dhavernas
– actress
Domenic Di Rosa
– actor
Kadie Karen Diekmeyer
– Internet personality and activist
Céline Dion
– singer
Stéphane Dion
– politician
Xavier Dolan
– actor, director, screenwriter, editor, costume director, producer
Jacob Dolson Cox
– U.S. soldier and politician
Audrey Capel Doray
– artist
Jean Doré
– former mayor of Montreal
Ivan Doroschuk
– singer
Fifi D'Orsay
– actress
Lu Dort
– NBA Player
William Dow
– brewer
Jean Drapeau
– mayor of Montreal during Expo '67 and the 1976 Olympic Games
Glen Drover
– guitarist for
Megadeth
Shawn Drover
– drummer for Megadeth
Steve Dubinsky
– former NHL player
Gilles Duceppe
– politician
Jean Duceppe
– actor
Louis Dudek
– poet
Jack Dunham
– animator, television commercial producer, designer of the
St-Hubert
rooster mascot
[3]
Barbara Dunkelman
– voice actress for
Rooster Teeth
Alexandre Dupuis
– football player
E
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Keith Eaman
– Canadian football player
Iwan Edwards
–
conductor
, Member of the
Order of Canada
Vic Emery
– Olympic
bobsleigh
gold medalist
Empire I
– pop and dancehall singer, songwriter
Anke Engelke
– German comedian, born in Montreal
Chad Erickson
– Ringette coach
Angelo Esposito
– hockey player
Sam Etcheverry
– former
CFL
and
NFL
football quarterback, Montreal Alouettes, St. Louis Cardinals
Terry Evanshen
– former CFL football player, Montreal Alouettes, Calgary Stampeders
Ken Evoy
– founder of Sitesell; creator of SiteBuildIt!
F
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Lara Fabian
– operatic singer
Mylène Farmer
– singer
Leylah Fernandez
– tennis player
David Fennario
– playwright
Greg Fergus
– Member of Parliament; 38th Speaker of the House of Commons
Maynard Ferguson
– jazz trumpet player and bandleader
Denise Filiatrault
– actress and director
Jennifer Finnigan
– Hollywood actress
Marc-André Fleury
– ice hockey goalkeeper; three-time
Stanley Cup
champion with the
Pittsburgh Penguins
Louis-Joseph Forget
– stockbroker, financier, statesman
Rodolphe Forget
– businessman, politician, philanthropist
Samuel Fournier
– former CFL football player, Montreal Alouettes, Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Kathleen Fox
(born 1951) – flight instructor, air traffic controller, business executive
René-Arthur Fréchet
– architect
Pauline Fréchette
(1889–1943) – poet, dramatist, journalist, Catholic nun
David Freiheit
– lawyer and YouTuber
Gottfried Fuchs
(1889–1972) – German-Canadian Olympic soccer player
G
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Alfonso Gagliano
– politician
André Gagné
– professor and scholar, Concordia University
Éric Gagné
– pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers
André Gagnon
– composer, pianist
Marc Gagnon
– Olympic gold medal speed skater
Marc-Antoine Gagnon
– moguls skier
Howard Galganov
– anglophone rights activist, radio personality
Céline Galipeau
– anchorwoman
Mavis Gallant
– author
Patsy Gallant
– pop singer
Mitch Garber
– gaming, hotel executive, philanthropist, broadcaster
Kathleen Gati
– actress
Arturo Gatti
– professional boxer, world champion
Daniel Gauthier
– co-founder of the Cirque du Soleil
James Gelfand
– pianist, composer, arranger
Gettomasa
– Finnish rapper; born Aleksi Lehikoinen
Yasmeen Ghauri
– supermodel
Ralph Gilles
– designer of the Chrysler 300c
Jessalyn Gilsig
– actress
Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos)
– artist and inspiration for the documentary
I Remember Better When I Paint
[4]
Jonathan Goldstein
– author, humourist and radio producer
Anne-France Goldwater
– lawyer and TV court show personality
John Gomery
– jurist
Brian Goodwin
– biologist
Adam Gopnik
– writer, essayist
Henry Gordon
(1919–2009) – magician, journalist,
CSI Fellow
Huntley Gordon
– actor
Shaul Gordon
(born 1994) – Canadian-Israeli Olympic
sabre
fencer
Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan
– newspaper publisher
Stewart Francis Granger
– former NBA basketball player
W. R. Granger
(William Rowen Granger) – president of the
Montreal AAA
, Canadian and Quebec Amateur Hockey Associations
[5]
Howard Grant
– former Canadian Olympics and Commonwealth boxer; trainer, UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre
Otis Grant
– Jamaican-born former WBO Middleweight boxing champion
Hulda Regina Graser
– customs house broker
Harold Greenberg
– movie producer, founder of Astral Media
Frank Greenleaf
– president of the Canadian and Quebec Amateur Hockey Associations
[6]
Sylvain Grenier
– WWE wrestler
Irving Grundman
– businessman, hockey executive
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
–
MLB
for the
Toronto Blue Jays
Quincy Guerrier
–
college basketball
player for the
Oregon Ducks
Philip Guston
– painter and printmaker
H
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Anthony Housefather
Dayle Haddon
– model and actress
Marc-André Hamelin
– pianist and composer
Chris Haney
– co-inventor of
Trivial Pursuit
Dan Hanganu
– architect
Louise Harel
– politician
Corey Hart
– singer
Doug Harvey
– Hall of Fame ice hockey player
Jacques Hébert
– statesman
Thomas Hellman
– pop singer
Carl Henry
– singer
Prudence Heward
–
Beaver Hall Group
artist
Alonzo Highsmith
– former NFL football player
Dave Hilton, Jr.
– world champion boxer
Matthew Hilton
– world champion boxer
David Julian Hirsh
– actor
Ian Hodgkinson
– professional wrestler, lived in Montreal while in WCW
Thomas William Holmes
– winner of the
Victoria Cross
Herbert Samuel Holt
– financier
Steve Holt
– jazz pianist, AC singer-songwriter
William Hope
– actor
Anna Hopkins
– actress
Camillien Houde
– former mayor of Montreal
Alice Houghton
– broker
Anthony Housefather
(born 1971) – Member of Canadian Parliament
I
edit
Norman Iceberg
– singer-songwriter
J
edit
Louis Jaque
, modernist painter
Marlene Jennings
– politician
René Jodoin
– film animator and producer
Daniel Johnson, Jr.
– former premier of Quebec
Oliver Jones
– jazz pianist
Sass Jordan
– singer
Kris Joseph
– basketball player
Robert Joy
– actor
Alexander Julien
– musician, member of
Vision Eternel
Claude Jutra
– filmmaker
K
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Emilie Kahn
– musician also known as Emilie & Ogden
Garry Kallos
(born 1956) – wrestler and sambo competitor
Tommy Kane
– former NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks
Daniel Kash
– actor
Kenneth Kaushansky
– Dean of the
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
,
hematologist
, Master of the
American College of Physicians
Kaytranada
– electronic musician, producer, DJ
Michael A. Kelen
– former judge of the
Federal Court of Canada
George Kennedy
– owner of
Montreal Canadiens
hockey team
Amir Khadir
– physician and politician
Kid Koala
– DJ
Franklin Kiermyer
– drummer, composer
Andy Kim
– singer-songwriter
A. M. Klein
– author
Naomi Klein
– author and activist
Leo Kolber
– senator,
de facto
family member of the Bronfman family and empire
Benjamin Kowalewicz
– singer of Billy Talent
Vanessa Kraven
– professional wrestler
David Kristian
– electronic musician
Sid and Marty Krofft
– producers/creators of
H.R. Pufnstuf
,
The Bugaloos
,
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
,
Land of the Lost
,
The Lost Saucer
Joseph Kruger
– founder of Kruger Inc.
L
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Mario Lemieux
Florence La Badie
– actress
Michel Maray de La Chauvignerie
– 18th century French military officer and interpreter
Zoe Laurier
– wife of
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
La Zarra
– singer-songwriter
Charline Labonté
– hockey player, Canadian Olympic women's team, gold medalist in 2006, 2010, 2014
Hubert Lacroix
– CBC president and CEO
Oleg Ladik
(born 1971) – Olympic wrestler
Dany Laferrière
– author
Alexis Lafrenière
–
NHL
player,
New York Rangers
Guy Lafleur
–
NHL
player,
Montreal Canadiens
Corky Laing
– musician
Jon Lajoie
– comedian
Guy Laliberté
– founder and CEO of Cirque de Soleil
Paul Lambert
– left guard, Montreal Alouettes
Phyllis Lambert
– architect and member of the Bronfman family
Mado Lamotte
– drag queen and author
Jacques Lanctôt
– FLQ member, convicted terrorist
Louise Lanctôt
– FLQ member, convicted terrorist
Edmond Lapierre
– former MPP
Jean Lapierre
– politician
Éric Lapointe
– CFL running back for the Montreal Alouettes
Pierre Laporte
– politician
Georges Laraque
– NHL player
Ryan Larkin
– animator
Nicholas Latifi
– racing driver currently driving for
Williams Racing
Lisa Lavie
– singer-songwriter
Irving Layton
– poet, essayist, short story writer
Jack Layton
– politician, leader of the federal New Democratic Party
Irina Lăzăreanu
– fashion model
Louise Lecavalier
– dancer
Vincent Lecavalier
– NHL player
Jos LeDuc
– professional wrestler
Ranee Lee
– jazz singer
Sébastien Lefebvre
– guitarist of
Simple Plan
and vocalist
Rachelle Lefevre
– actress
Jean Leloup
– musician
Mario Lemieux
(born 1965) – NHL player
Vanessa Lengies
– actress
Guy A. Lepage
– television personality
Marc Lépine
–
mass murderer
René Lépine
– real-estate developer
Chris Leroux
–
MLB
pitcher (
Florida Marlins
,
Pittsburgh Pirates
)
Pierre Leroux
– novelist, journalist and screenwriter
Jean Lesage
– lawyer, politician
Kris Letang
– QMJHL player, NHL player, three-time
Stanley Cup
champion with the
Pittsburgh Penguins
André Éric Létourneau
– intermedia artist, composer
Jean-Louis Lévesque
– stockbroker, horse racing builder
Devon Levi
– goaltender drafted by
Florida Panthers
in the 7th round, 212th overall in the
2020 NHL Entry Draft
, current
Northeastern Huskies
,
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
Shawn Levy
– director and actor
Jaclyn Linetsky
– actress
David Lipper
– actor
Liu Fang
– musician
Pascal Lochard
– CFL player
William Edmond Logan
– geologist
Jennifer Lonergan
– educator, nonprofit executive, promoter of third-world women's craftmanship
Colin Low
– filmmaker
Lunice
– musician
Roberto Luongo
– NHL goaltender
Yves A. Lussier
– physician-scientist in translational bioinformatics
M
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Rudolph A. Marcus
Tom Maayan
(born 1993) – Canada-born Israeli basketball player in the
Israeli National League
L. Ian MacDonald
(born 1947) – author, columnist, broadcaster, and diplomat
William C. Macdonald
– tobacco manufacturer, philanthropist
Danny Maciocia
– CFL football coach
Don Macpherson
– journalist
Nicolas Macrozonaris
– sprinter, track and field
Arnaud Maggs
– artist, photographer
Sean Patrick Maloney
– Canadian-American politician and
U.S. Representative
for the state of
New York
since 2013
Jeanne Mance
– founder of first hospital in North America, l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, 1645
Frederic Marcotte
– poet and musician
Rudolph A. Marcus
– Nobel laureate of chemistry
Lou Marinoff
– philosopher at City College of New York
Yann Martel
– writer,
Man Booker Prize
2002
Paul Martin
– former prime minister of Canada
Russell Martin
– baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays
Massari
– singer
Charles Mayer
– journalist, sportsperson and politician
[7]
John McCallum
– politician
John Wilson McConnell
– businessman, publisher, philanthropist
David Ross McCord
– lawyer, philanthropist
Kevin McDonald
– actor/comedian/voice actor, member of
The Kids in the Hall
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
– politician
Molly McGlynn
– film and television director and screenwriter
Ken McGoogan
– writer
Duncan McIntyre
– businessman
Scott McKay
– former city counsellor and leader of the
Green Party of Quebec
Patricia McKenzie
– actress
Norman McLaren
– film animation pioneer
Simon McTavish
– businessman
Juan Mendez
– former NCAA basketball player, Niagara University
Charles Meredith
– president of the Montreal Stock Exchange
Frederick Edmund Meredith
– lawyer, chancellor of Bishop's University
Vincent Meredith
– first and last Baronet of Montreal; president of the Bank of Montreal
William Collis Meredith
– Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
Luck Mervil
– singer, actor
Jim Miller
– Canadian football player
Marc Miller
– politician
Brenda Milner
– neuropsychologist
Andrew Molson
– businessman, member of the
Molson family
, eldest son of
Eric Molson
Eric Molson
– brewer, businessman, member of the
Molson family
Geoff Molson
– businessman, member of the
Molson family
, son of
Eric Molson
Hartland Molson
– brewer, World War II fighter pilot, statesman, member of the
Molson family
John Molson
– brewer, railway and steamship line builder, member of the
Molson family
Percival Molson
– athlete, soldier, member of the
Molson family
Robert Moncel
– commander of the
4th Canadian Armoured Brigade
in the Second World War
Édouard Montpetit
– lawyer, economist, academic
Henry Morgan
– department store founder
Henry Morgentaler
– physician, advocate for women's rights to abortion
Terry Mosher
– editorial cartoonist
Ben Mulroney
– television host; son of Brian Mulroney
Brian Mulroney
– former prime minister of Canada
Mila Mulroney
– wife of the 18th prime minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney
N
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Ruba Nadda
– producer
Pierre Nadeau
– journalist, television presenter and producer
[8]
Narcy
– hip hop artist
Émile Nelligan
– poet
Hillel Neuer
– human rights lawyer, executive director UN Watch
Kai Nielsen
– naturalist philosopher at Concordia University
Craig Norman
– head basketball coach of McGill University Redmen; former basketball player for Concordia University
O
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Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan
– politician,
Parti patriote
member
Alexander Walker Ogilvie
– miller, statesman
Erin O'Toole
– politician,
Conservative Party of Canada
member
Maryse Ouellet
– glamour model and former WWE wrestler
Caroline Ouellette
– hockey player, Canadian women's Olympic team, gold medalist in 2002 and 2006
P
edit
Cory Pecker
P. Reign
– hip hop artist, born in Montreal, raised in
Toronto
Frank L. Packard
– novelist
Michel Pagliaro
– musician
Vernon Pahl
– Canadian football player
Jean Jacques Paradis
–
Commander of the Canadian Army
Jessica Paré
– actress
Jacques Parizeau
– politician, former premier of Quebec
Julie Payette
– scientist, astronaut
Trevor W. Payne
– founder and music director of the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
Cory Pecker
(born 1981) – hockey player, right wing (
EHC Visp
)
Érik Péladeau
– businessman (Québecor)
Pierre Péladeau
– founder of
Quebecor
Pierre Karl Péladeau
– CEO of
Quebecor Media
Wilfrid Pelletier
– symphony conductor
Dr. Wilder Penfield
– pioneering neurosurgeon, founder of the Montreal Neurological Institute
David De La Peralle
– football player
Missy Peregrym
– actress
Oscar Peterson
– jazz pianist
Autumn Phillips
– former wife of
Peter Phillips
, eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II
Mary Pierce
– tennis player
André Pijet
– artist
Steven Pinker
– linguist and evolutionary psychologist
Susan Pinker
– journalist and psychologist
Christopher Plummer
– actor
Judes Poirier
– university professor
Camille Poliquin
– musician
Antoni Porowski
– chef, actor, and television personality
Dick Pound
– lawyer, Olympic Games executive
Cheryl Pounder
– hockey player, Canadian Olympic women's team, gold medalist in 2002 and 2006
André Pratte
– journalist, economist
Q
edit
Nathalie Quagliotto
– visual artist
Sara Quin
– musician
R
edit
Greg Rusedski
Zotique Racicot
– auxiliary bishop of Montreal from 1905 to 1915
Jesse Rath
(born 1989) – actor
Meaghan Rath
– actress
Claude Raymond
– former baseball player and coach
Jade Raymond
– video game designer and producer
John Redpath
– businessman, philanthropist
Eliza Ann McIntosh Reid
– social reformer, church worker, clubwoman
Helen Richmond Young Reid
– social worker
Ginette Reno
– singer
Caroline Rhea
– actress
Heather Reisman
– businesswoman
Mike Ribeiro
– NHL player
Henri Richard
– former NHL player
Maurice Richard
– former NHL player
Mordecai Richler
– writer
Vito Rizzuto
– mobster
Alphonso Theodore Roberts
– political activist, cricketer
Sam Roberts
– musician
Marc Robillard
– musician, composer and songwriter
Braulio Rocha
– photographer
Percy Rodrigues
– actor
Sasha Roiz
(born 1973) – Israeli-born Canadian actor
Cristina Rosato
– actress
Paul Rose
– political figure
Ari Rosenberg
(born 1964) – Israeli basketball player
Ethel Rosenfield
(1910–2000) – sculptor
Charlie J. Ross
– vaudeville performer
J.K.L. Ross
– racehorse owner, philanthropist
Allan Roth
–
baseball statistician
for the
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers
Albert S. Ruddy
– film and television producer, known for producing
The Godfather
and
Million Dollar Baby
, which won him two Academy Awards for Best Picture
Greg Rusedski
(born 1973) – tennis player
Claude Ryan
– publisher, statesman
Frank "Dunie" Ryan
– mobster
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Lance Stroll
Roméo Sabourin
– SOE agent,
WW II
hero executed by the Nazis
Moshe Safdie
– architect, urban designer
Peter Sagar
– multi-instrumentalist, known for his band HOMESHAKE and former touring guitarist for
Mac DeMarco
Martin St. Louis
– NHL player
Georges St-Pierre
– professional MMA fighter
Kim St-Pierre
– hockey goaltender, Canadian Olympic women's team
Lino Saputo
– businessman
Anne Savage
– artist
Marco Scandella
– NHL player
Paul Schoeffler
– voice actor, actor
Joseph A. Schwarcz
– doctor of chemistry and professor at McGill University, formerly at Vanier College
Cynthia Scott
–
Academy Award
-winning director
Frank Scott
– scholar, poet, professor, lawyer
Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger
– winner of the
Victoria Cross
in
World War I
Mark Shainblum
– comics writer and co-creator of
Northguard
Marla Shapiro
–
CTV
medical reporter and physician
William Shatner
– actor, best known for playing
Captain Kirk
in
Star Trek
Douglas Shearer
– Academy Award-winning motion picture sound engineer
Norma Shearer
–
Academy Award
-winning actress
Eliezer Sherbatov
(born 1991) – Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player
Madeleine Sherwood
– actress, played Mother Superior in
The Flying Nun
Karen Simpson
– actress and fashion designer
Jaspreet Singh
– author
Charles Sirois
– telecommunications
David Six
– artist
Skiifall
– rapper
Jeff Skoll
– Internet entrepreneur
Donald Smith
– railway executive
George M. Smith
– Lieutenant Governor of
Wisconsin
Larry Smith
– former CFL football player; former president of the Montreal Alouettes
Nahum Sonenberg
– biochemist, professor at
McGill University
Wonny Song
– classical concert pianist
Kwasi Songui
– actor
Alex Soria
– singer-guitarist (The Nils, Chino)
Benjamin St-Juste
– American football player
Kevin Steen
– professional wrestler
Sam Steinberg
– supermarket founder
Ralph M. Steinman
– 2011 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
George Stephen
– banker, railway executive
Peter Stearns
– historian, honorary knight
Jeff Stinco
– lead guitarist of
Simple Plan
P.J. Stock
– NHL player
Lance Stroll
(born 1998) – Belgian-Canadian racing driver
Lawrence Stroll
(born 1959) – owner of
Circuit Mont-Tremblant
,
Racing Point F1 Team
, major shareholder/executive chairman in
Aston Martin
and father to
Formula One
driver
Lance Stroll
Howard Stupp
(born 1955) – Olympic wrestler
Bruny Surin
– track and field athlete
Robert Augustus Sweeney
– only African American double recipient of the American
Medal of Honor
Sylvia Sweeney
– former basketball player for the Canadian women's national team; TV journalist
Jack W. Szostak
– Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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Pierre Trudeau
Maxime Talbot
– NHL player
Ari Taub
(born 1971) – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
Charles Taylor
– philosopher emeritus at
McGill
José Théodore
– NHL player
David Thompson
– explorer
Ryan Thorne
– head basketball coach for the McGill Martlets, former CIAU champion in basketball with Bishop's University
Tiga
– electronic musician, singer, DJ
Josh Tordjman
– NHL player
Ibrahim Tounkara
– Canadian football player
Daniel Tracey
– journalist, politician
Gérald Tremblay
– former mayor of Montreal
Michel Tremblay
– novelist, playwright
Tony Tremblay
– poet, radio personality
Clem Trihey
– professional ice hockey player
Alexandre Trudeau
– journalist; son of Pierre Trudeau, the former prime minister of Canada
Justin Trudeau
–
Member of Parliament
; 23rd prime minister of Canada, son of Pierre Trudeau, a former prime minister of Canada
Pierre Trudeau
(1919–2000) –
15th
prime minister of Canada
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
– spouse of the 23rd prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau
Alain Trudel
– conductor
Jean-Claude Turcotte
– Roman Catholic cardinal
Roxane Turcotte
– author of children's and youth literature
George Tutunjian
– performer of
Armenian revolutionary songs
Rachel Tyndale
– pharmacogeneticist
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David Usher
– singer-songwriter
V
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Maurice Vachon
– also known as Mad Dog Vachon; wrestling champion
Stevie Vallance
– also known as Louise Vallance; singer, musician, actress, voice actress and director
Jean-Marc Vallée
– filmmaker
Ernie Vandeweghe
– former NBA basketball player, New York Knicks
Gino Vannelli
– singer-songwriter
Chris Velan
– singer-songwriter
Joe Veleno
– NHL prospect for the
Detroit Red Wings
Jacques Vieau
– fur trader and early
Wisconsin
settler
Gilles Villeneuve
– Formula One driver
Jacques Villeneuve
– Formula One driver (1997 World Champion); 1995 IndyCar champion; son of Gilles Villeneuve
Claude Vivier
–
contemporary classical
composer, ethnomusicologist and poet
Marc-Édouard Vlasic
– NHL player, currently playing for the
San Jose Sharks
Roch Voisine
– singer
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Martha Wainwright
– singer-songwriter
Rufus Wainwright
– singer-songwriter
Avi Wallerstein
– ophthalmologist, co-founder of LASIK MD
Amanda Walsh
– actress
Dwight Walton
– professional basketball player, Canadian Olympian
Patrick Watson
– singer-songwriter
Ben Weider
– co-founder of the IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilders)
Joe Weider
– creator of the Mr. Olympia and Ms. Olympia bodybuilding contests
William Weintraub
– author, filmmaker
Danny Wells
– actor; played bartender on
The Jeffersons
and Luigi in
The Super Mario Brothers Super Show
Bill Wennington
– former NBA basketball player, Chicago Bulls
Max Werner
– founder of Montreal Pastry, world class pastry chef
Alissa White-Gluz
– singer-songwriter; former vocalist of The Agonist; current vocalist of Arch Enemy
Trevor C. Williams
– former member of the Canadian national basketball team; philanthropist
Cairine Wilson
– first woman to serve in the
Senate of Canada
Joseph Wiseman
– actor, known for playing Dr. Julius No in the first James Bond film
Dr. No
Karl Wolf
– singer
Bernie Wolfe
(born 1951) – NHL hockey player
William Workman
– businessman and municipal politician
Peter Worrell
– former NHL player
Aleksandra Wozniak
– tennis player
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Xue Yiwei
– writer –
Côte-des-Neiges
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Y
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Joel Yanofsky
– writer
Nikki Yanofsky
– jazz singer
Wayne Yearwood
– former professional basketball player; Canadian Olympian
Z
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Sami Zayn
– professional wrestler currently signed to the WWE
Larry "Rock" Zeidel
(1928–2014) – NHL player
Joel Zifkin
– electric violinist, singer-songwriter
David Zilberman
– Olympic heavyweight wrestler
Moses Znaimer
– co-founder of Toronto's
CityTV
Mortimer Zuckerman
– magazine editor, publisher, real estate tycoon
See also
edit
List of people from British Columbia
List of people from Calgary
List of people from Edmonton
List of people from Laval, Quebec
List of people from Ontario
List of people from Quebec
List of people from Quebec City
List of people from Toronto
List of people from Vancouver
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