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Scott Abbott Charles Scott Abbott is the co-inventor of the board game Trivial Pursuit along with Chris Haney (Trivial Pursuit), Chris Haney. Abbott is the owner of the North Bay Battalion hockey team of the Ontario Hockey League. For his work in building th ...

– co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit *

David Acer David Acer (; born 27 February 1970) is a Canadian author, stand-up comedian, close-up illusionist, inventor of magic tricks, and co-host/co-writer of the syndicated television series Mystery Hunters. His writing on Mystery Hunters earned him tw ...

– magician and comedian, star of ''

Mystery Hunters ''Mystery Hunters'' is a Canadian documentary television series aimed at a young audience. It aired on YTV in Canada and on Discovery Kids and MeTV in the United States. It was also dubbed in Japanese and aired in Japan on NHK. Teenage hosts A ...

'' * Andrew Allan – Allan Shipping Line *

Sir Hugh Allan Sir Hugh Allan (September 29, 1810 – December 9, 1882) was a Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate, financier and capitalist. By the time of his death, the Allan Shipping Line had become the largest privately owned shipping empire in the wor ...

– Allan Shipping Line *

Martha Allan Marguerite Martha Allan (1895 – April 4, 1942) was the founder of the Montreal Repertory Theatre and co-founder of the Dominion Drama Festival. She loathed amateur theatre, but her energies spearheaded the Canadian Little Theatre Movement at a ...

– founder of the Montreal Repertory Theatre * Sir Montague Allan – businessman, donated the

Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the ...

Paul Almond Paul Almond (April 26, 1931 – April 9, 2015) was a Canadian television and motion picture screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is most known for being the director of the first film in the '' Up'' series. Life and career Paul A ...

– film director *

Sidney Altman Sidney Altman (May 7, 1939 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian-American molecular biologist, who was the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989, he shared the Nobel Prize in ...

– Nobel Laureate in Chemistry *

Melissa Sue Anderson Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American-Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress after appearing in several commercials in Los Angeles. Anderson is known for her role as Mary Ingalls in the NBC drama series ...

– American-Canadian actress. Known for her role as

Mary Ingalls Mary Amelia Ingalls (January 10, 1865 – October 20, 1928) was born near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the first child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls and older sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her '' Little House'' book ...

on ''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the Midwestern United States, American M ...

'' *

René Angélil René Angélil (; January 16, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager and husband of singer Celine Dion. Early life Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of ...

– singer, actor, Celine Dion's husband and manager *

Richard Bladworth Angus Richard Bladworth Angus (28 May 1831 – 17 September 1922) was a Scottish-Canadian banker, financier, and philanthropist. He was a co-founder and vice-president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, president of the Bank of Montreal, president of th ...

– founder of the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...

Joel Anthony Joel Vincent Anthony (born August 9, 1982) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, and San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won two champio ...

– NBA basketball player *

Alex Anthopoulos Alex Anthopoulos (born May 25, 1977) is a Canadian professional baseball executive, currently working as the general manager and president of baseball operations for the Atlanta Braves. He was the senior vice president of baseball operations and ...

–

general manager A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...

and president of baseball operations for the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

Gilles Archambault Gilles Archambault (born September 19, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec) is a francophone novelist from Quebec, Canada. He studied at the Université de Montréal in 1957, and then worked at Radio-Canada, while working as a journalist. From 1988 to 19 ...

– novelist * Francois Arnaud – actor *

Jay Aspin Jay Aspin (born August 19, 1949) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Nipissing—Timiskaming from 2011 to 2015. Aspin was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Conservative Party of C ...

– former MP * William H. Atherton – historian *

Gabriel Aubry Gabriel Aubry (born August 30, 1976)Date of birth formerly given as January 4, 1976. is a Canadian Model (profession), model. Early life Born in Montreal, Quebec, to French-Canadian parents, Aubry is one of nine siblings. Modeling career He has ...

– model *

Melissa Auf der Maur Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur (; born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian musician. Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the indie rock band Tinker while she was a student at Concordia University. She was recruited as the bassist ...

– rock musician (

Hole A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of en ...

The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamb ...

) *

Nick Auf der Maur Nick Erik Auf der Maur (April 10, 1942 – April 7, 1998)Downey, Donn. ''Montreal columnist chronicled cancer fight'', A1. ''The Globe and Mail'', April 9, 1998. was a Canadian journalist, politician and "man about town" boulevardier in Montreal ...

– journalist, municipal politician * Michel C. Auger – journalist *

Adam Azimov Adam Azimov is an award winning Canadian film director. He is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre, where he participated in the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program (Directors' Lab) and the Short Dramatic Film Program. Azimov grew up in Mon ...

– film director *

David Azrieli David Joshua Azrieli, ( he, דוד יהושע עזריאלי; 10 May 1922 – 9 July 2014) was an Israeli-Canadian real estate tycoon, developer, designer, architect, and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of US$3.1 billion as of M ...

– real estate developer;

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Ralph Backstrom Ralph Gerald Backstrom (September 18, 1937 – February 7, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and later a coach, entrepreneur and hockey executive. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles ...

– former

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

player *

René Balcer René Balcer (born February 9, 1954) is a Canadian-American television writer, director, producer, and showrunner. Early life He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and attended Lower Canada College in Montreal. He studied creative writing at Conc ...

– television writer and producer, known for the US television show ''Law and Order'' * Roger Barnes – professional wrestler * Joseph Barsalou – businessman and politician *

Jay Baruchel Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (; born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. He is known for his voice role as Hiccup Haddock in the ''How to Train Your Dragon'' franchise, and for his roles in comedy movies ...

– television and movie actor * Doug Beardsley – poet and educator *

Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (born 1928) is a Canadian media proprietor, who was chairman and CEO of Telemedia. He founded the company in 1968, and went on to acquire a number of radio stations in Quebec and Ontario, and launched magazines such as ...

– broadcasting, magazines *

Bianca Beauchamp Bianca Stéphanie Beauchamp (, born October 14, 1977) is a Canadian fetish model best known for her glamour model, glamour, erotic and Rubber and PVC fetishism, latex fetish modeling. Early life and education Beauchamp was born in Montreal, Q ...

– fetish fashion model * Charles-Odilon Beauchemin – printer and bookseller *

Mathieu Beaudoin Mathieu Beaudoin (born April 6, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing who played predominantly in the American Hockey League (AHL). On July 3, 2010 Beaudoin was signed as a free agent to a one-year contract by the NHL's ...

– football player *

Tanith Belbin Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian-American ice dancer and Olympic program host for NBC Sports. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Be ...

– figure skater, Olympic silver medalist * Louise Belcourt – artist *

Jean Béliveau Joseph Jean Arthur Béliveau (August 31, 1931 – December 2, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971. Inducted into the Ho ...

– former NHL player *

Saul Bellow Saul Bellow (born Solomon Bellows; 10 July 1915 – 5 April 2005) was a Canadian-born American writer. For his literary work, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts. He is the only wr ...

– novelist *

Meaghan Benfeito Meaghan Benfeito (born March 2, 1989) is a Canadian diver. She used to compete in the 10m synchronized event with Roseline Filion before the latter retired in January 2017. Benfeito and Filion won bronze medals in the 10 m platform synchr ...

– diver *

Chris Benoit Christopher Michael Benoit (; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career including most notably the WWE, World Wrestlin ...

– pro wrestler, born in Montreal, raised in

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

Eric Berne Eric Berne (May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was a Canadian-born psychiatrist who created the theory of transactional analysis as a way of explaining human behavior. Berne's theory of transactional analysis was based on the ideas of Freud but ...

– psychiatrist; creator of Transactional Analysis; author of ''Games People Play'' * André Besette – CSC Holy Cross Brother, "miracle worker of Montreal" *

Norman Bethune Henry Norman Bethune (; March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939; zh, t=亨利·諾爾曼·白求恩, p=Hēnglì Nuò'ěrmàn Báiqiú'ēn) was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of socialized medicine, and member of the Communist Party ...

– physician, medical innovator, and political activist *

Tim Biakabutuka Tshimanga "Tim" Biakabutuka (born January 24, 1974) is a former American football running back. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1993 to 1995. He next played professional football for the Carolina Panthers of the Nat ...

– former NFL football player, Carolina Panthers *

Charlie Biddle Charles Reed Biddle, (July 28, 1926 – February 5, 2003) was an American-Canadian jazz bassist. He lived most of his life in Montreal, organizing and performing in jazz music events. Early life and education Biddle was born and grew up in ...

– Montreal Jazz pioneer, Juno Award winner *

Khem Birch Khem Xavier Birch (born September 28, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and the UNLV Runnin' Rebe ...

– Montreal NBA Player edit by LMR-11 *

Yannick Bisson Yannick Denis Bisson (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor and director best known to international audiences for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series ''Murdoch Mysteries''. Early life Bisson was born in Montrea ...

– actor known for playing Det. Murdoch in ''

Murdoch Mysteries ''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick B ...

'' and Jack in '' Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye'' *

Sacha Dean Biyan Sasha is a unisex name which originated in Eastern and Southern European countries as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also used as a surname, although very rarely. Alternative spellings include: ( – Russian, Ukrainia ...

– fashion photographer, raised in Montreal, now based in New York *

Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and writer. His father was businessman George Montegu Black II, who had significant holdings in Canadi ...

– financier and newspaper magnate *

Sheila Blair Sheila S. Blair (born November 26, 1948) is a Canadian-born American art historian and educator. Blair has served as the dual Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College, along with her husband, Jonatha ...

– art historian *

Toe Blake Toes are the digits (fingers) of the foot of a tetrapod. Animal species such as cats that walk on their toes are described as being ''digitigrade''. Humans, and other animals that walk on the soles of their feet, are described as being ''plant ...

– former NHL player and coach * Valérie Blass – artist *

Paul Bley Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ...

– jazz pianist *

La Bolduc Mary Rose-Anne Bolduc, born Travers, (June 4, 1894 – February 20, 1941) was a musician and singer of French Canadian music. She was known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc. During the peak of her popularity in the 1930s, she was known as the ...

– real name Mary Travers, singer *

Yassine Bounou Yassine Bounou ( ar, ياسين بونو; ber, ⵢⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⴱⵓⵏⵓ; born 5 April 1991), also known as Bono, is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Sevilla and the Morocco national team. Bono began his yo ...

– footballer * Chris Boucher –NBA Player *

Patrick Bordeleau Patrick Bordeleau (born March 23, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche. Playing career As a youth, Bordeleau played in the 1999 Que ...

– hockey player *

Daniel Borsuk Daniel Evan Borsuk (born January 19, 1978) is a Canadian plastic surgeon in Montreal, Quebec, who is a pioneer in facial reconstruction. The first Canadian face transplant was performed under his leadership. He is also an advocate for pet safet ...

– Plastic surgeon *

Mike Bossy Michael Dean Bossy (January 22, 1957April 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. He spent his entire NHL career, which lasted from 1977 to 1987, with the Islanders, and ...

– Hockey Hall of Fame member *

Eugenie Bouchard Eugenie "Genie" Bouchard (; french: Eugénie Bouchard, ; born February 25, 1994) is a Canadian tennis player. At the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, she became the first Canadian-born player representing Canada to reach the final of a Grand Slam t ...

– 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 Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa (; September 1, 1868 – August 31, 1952) was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. In 1899, Bourassa was outspoken against the British government's request for Canada to send a militia to fight fo ...

– political leader and publisher *

Robert Bourassa Robert Bourassa (; July 14, 1933 – October 2, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, he served a total of just un ...

– former Quebec premier * Pierre Bourque – mayor *

Raymond Bourque Raymond Jean Bourque (born December 28, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He holds records for most career goals, assists, and points by a defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the James Norris Memorial ...

– former NHL player, Hockey Hall of Fame member *

Pierre Bouvier Pierre Charles Bouvier (born May 9, 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician best known for being the lead vocalist and studio bassist of the rock band Simple Plan. Personal life Bouvier was born to Réal and Louise Bouvier. He has two older ...

– frontman of

Simple Plan Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1999. The band's lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guita ...

; songwriter *

Scotty Bowman William Scott Bowman, OC (born September 18, 1933) is a Canadian former National Hockey League (NHL) head coach. He holds the record for most wins in league history, with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the Stanley Cup playoffs and ...

– hockey coach *

Justin Bradley Justin Bradley is a Canadian former actor. Early life He started his career at the age of six, modelling on various department store advertisements. Bradley also appeared in commercials for McDonald's, Danone and Canadian Tire as a child. C ...

– actor, based out of Montreal and Toronto, sometimes works in Los Angeles * Tim Brady – guitarist, composer *

Glenda Braganza Glenda Braganza is a Canadian television and stage actress who has appeared in several Canadian and American television shows and films. Braganza was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Indian-Goan parents, and was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. She liv ...

– Hollywood actress, '' 10.5: Apocalypse'' *

Adam Braz Adam Braz (born June 7, 1981) is a former professional footballer who last served as Technical Director of the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. Braz was a Canadian soccer player for nine years including as a player on the national team a ...

– former soccer defender *

Patrice Brisebois Joseph Jean-Guy Patrice Brisebois (born January 27, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, playing nearly 900 games with the former and 1,009 games overall. Brisebois was re ...

– NHL player,

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

Annie Brocoli Annie Grenier (born January 22, 1971) is a singer whose alter ego Annie Brocoli is a children's character in Quebec. Inspired by Grenier's childhood experiences as well as by her two children, Annie Brocoli has adventures while traveling around in ...

– real name Annie Grenier, children's performer *

Martin Brodeur Martin Pierre Brodeur (; born May 6, 1972) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender and current team executive. He played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 21 of them for the New Jersey Devils, with whom ...

– NHL player, goaltender, New Jersey Devils *

Charles Bronfman Charles Bronfman, (born June 27, 1931) is a Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist and is a member of the Canadian Jewish Bronfman family. With an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion (as of 2021), Bronfman was ranked by ''Forbes'' ...

– businessman and philanthropist * Edgar Bronfman, Sr. – businessman *

Edward Bronfman Edward Maurice Bronfman, (November 1, 1927 – April 4, 2005) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Bronfman family. Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Allan Bronfman and the nephew of Samuel Bronfman, founder of Sea ...

– businessman, philanthropist, member of the Bronfman family *

Peter Bronfman Peter Frederick Bronfman, OC (October 2, 1929 – December 1, 1996) was a Canadian businessman and entrepreneur, born in Montreal, and member of the Toronto branch of Canada's wealthy Bronfman family. He attended Selwyn House School in Montre ...

– businessman, member of the Bronfman family *

Saidye Rosner Bronfman Saidye Rosner Bronfman (December 9, 1896 – July 6, 1995) was a Canadian-Jewish philanthropist. Her husband, Samuel Bronfman (1891–1971), founded the Seagram, Seagram Company and the family took a leading role in the History of the Jews in Cana ...

– philanthropist, wife of Samuel Bronfman *

Samuel Bronfman Samuel Bronfman, (February 27, 1889 – July 10, 1971) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He founded Distillers Corporation Limited, and is a member of the Canadian Bronfman family. Biography Samuel Bronfman was born in Otaci, So ...

– liquor magnate *

Edwin Orion Brownell Edwin Orion Brownell (born November 30, 1964 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. He is a neo-classical composer and concert pianist whose original music has been described as highly melodic; exhibiting an improvisational blue ...

– pianist, vocalist *

Kim Brunhuber Kim Barry Brunhuber is a Canadian journalist and author. He serves as a weekend anchor on CNN International hosting the European breakfast edition of ''CNN Newsroom''. He has previously served as anchor and reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting ...

– journalist newscaster *

Geneviève Bujold Geneviève Bujold (; born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress. For her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the period drama film ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969), Bujold received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film cre ...

– actress *

Hy Buller Hyman Buller (March 15, 1926 – August 3, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Nicknamed the "Blueline Blaster" because of his penchant for hitting opposing players above the skate toe and below the pads, Buller was one of two Jewish profe ...

– former NHL All-Star player *

Mario Bunge Mario Augusto Bunge (; ; September 21, 1919 – February 24, 2020) was an Argentine-Canadian philosopher and physicist. His philosophical writings combined scientific realism, systemism, materialism, emergentism, and other principles. He was ...

– philosopher, Frothingham Chair of Logic and Metaphysics at McGill University *

Robin Burns Robin Arthur Burns (born August 27, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He is the cousin of coach Pat Burns. Playing career Burns is the son of the late Robert and Eileen Burns. Robert Burns was an employee of the Mo ...

– founder and owner, ITECH Hockey Equipment * Ernie Butler – comedy club owner *

Gerard Butler Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as ''Mrs Brown'' (1997), the James Bond film ''Tomorrow Never Di ...

– Scottish actor; lived here briefly as a baby *

Win Butler Edwin Farnham Butler III (born April 14, 1980) is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. He co-founded the Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire with his wife Régine Chassagne. Early life Butler was ...

– singer-songwriter

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Jesse Camacho Jesse Camacho (born May 29, 1991) is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his role as Sheldon Blecher in the television series ''Less Than Kind''.Mark Camacho Mark Camacho (born April 12, 1964) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor. Career He has starred in live-action films, but is best known for his voice acting roles, such as Oliver Frensky in ''Arthur'', Lyle in '' Animal Crackers'', Dad ...

– actor *

Charles Sandwith Campbell Charles Sandwith Campbell, (1858–1923) was a wealthy corporate lawyer and benefactor who gave the City of Montreal the Campbell Concerts and Campbell Parks. He was a Governor of McGill University. Early life and education Born in 1858 at K ...

– philanthropist, benefactor of Montreal * Paul Cargnello – singer-songwriter *

Gerald Emmett Carter Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter (1912–2003) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toronto from 1978 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1979. Biography Youth and ordination The youngest o ...

– former cardinal archbishop of Toronto *

André Chagnon André Chagnon (March 17, 1928 – October 8, 2022) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was noted for being the founder of telecommunications company Vidéotron. Early life Chagnon was born in the Ahuntsic neighbourhood of Montr ...

– cable TV, broadcasting, philanthropist * Alex Chiasson – NHL player for the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

, 2018

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

champion *

Serge Chapleau Serge Chapleau (; born December 5, 1945) is a Canadian political cartoonist from the province of Quebec. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, the youngest in a family of seven children, Serge Chapleau grew up in a blue collar neighbourhood in Mon ...

– political cartoonist *

Corinne Chaponnière Corinne Chaponnière (born 3 March 1954) is a Swiss-Canadian writer and journalist. Biography Corinne Chaponnière was born on 3 March 1954. She spent her childhood in Montreal, Canada, and later in Geneva, Switzerland, where she studied. In 19 ...

– writer, journalist *

Robert Charlebois Robert Charlebois, OC, OQ (born June 25, 1944) is a Québecois author, composer, musician, performer and actor. Charlebois was born in Montreal, Quebec. Among his best known songs are ''Lindberg'' (the duo with Louise Forestier in particular) ...

– singer-songwriter *

Gregory Charles Gregory Charles, OC (born February 12, 1968) is a Quebec performing artist of Trinidadian and French Canadian origin. Biography Charles' father Lennox was a black anglophone of Trinidadian origin; his mother was a white francophone Canadian. Cha ...

– musician and radio host *

Dov Charney Dov Charney (born January 31, 1969) is a Canadian entrepreneur and clothing manufacturer. He is the founder of American Apparel, which was one of the largest garment manufacturers in the United States until its bankruptcy in 2015. Charney subse ...

– entrepreneur and CEO of American Apparel *

Claude Charron Claude Charron (born October 22, 1946 in L'Île-Bizard, Quebec) is a former CEGEP teacher, provincial politician, writer and broadcaster. He became Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and the youngest Member of the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

– former politician, now TV host * Patricia Chica – film and TV director *

Emmanuelle Chriqui Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui ( ; born 10 December 1975) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her performance on HBO's ''Entourage'' as Sloan McQuewick, Claire Bonner in '' Snow Day'', Dalia in ''You Don't Mess with the Zohan'', Lorelei Mar ...

– actress *

Denny Chronopoulos Dennis "Denny" Chronopoulos (June 12, 1968 – August 27, 2000) was a Canadian football offensive guard who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders, BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders. He was drafted by ...

– Canadian football player *

Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson, known professionally as Terri Clark, born August 5, 1968, is a Canadian country music singer who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that ...

– country singer-songwriter * Françoise de Clossey – pianist and organist * Guy Cloutier – former artist manager *

Kim Cloutier Kim Cloutier (; born March 25, 1987) is an American-Canadian underwear and fashion model, known for numerous lingerie, swimsuit and cosmetics campaigns. Career Cloutier has appeared in the 2009 ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition''. She ha ...

– fashion model * G. A. Cohen – political philosopher *

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

– poet and singer * Mark Cohen – ophthalmologist, co-founder of LASIK MD *

Sidney M. Cohen Sidney M. Cohen is a Canadian television director specializing in live multi-camera productions requiring minimal editing and is also a TV program creator. Cohen was born in Montreal, Quebec and began his career with CFCF-TV and later CBC Televi ...

– television director *

Steven Cojocaru Steven Cojocaru (; ; born July 4, 1970), is a Canadian television fashion critic. He was born in Montreal, Quebec to Romanian parents. Cojocaru started out as a magazine columnist and eventually began working on American television shows as a c ...

– fashion critic *

John Colicos John Colicos (December 10, 1928 – March 6, 2000) was a Canadian actor. He performed on stage and television in the United States and Canada. Career Colicos was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a Greek father and a Canadian mother. In 1957 he app ...

– actor *

Charles Comeau Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau (born 17 September 1979) is a Canadian musician and drummer, best known for being the drummer of the rock band Simple Plan. He also founded the apparel company Role Model Clothing along with his bandmate Pierre Bouv ...

– drummer of

and songwriter *

Phil Comeau Phil Comeau (born 1956), CM is a Canadian film and television director, born in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia. He lives in Moncton, New Brunswick and Montreal, Quebec. Biography Phil Comeau is a film and television director and scriptwriter, base ...

– film and TV director * Antonio Cordasco, Italian-Canadian migrant labour recruiter *

Ernest Cormier Ernest Cormier OC (December 5, 1885 – January 1, 1980) was a Canadian engineer and architect. He spent much of his career in the Montreal area, designing notable examples of Art Deco architecture, including the Université de Montré ...

– engineer and architect * Marc Costanzo – singer *

Corneille Pierre Corneille (; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronag ...

– singer *

Irwin Cotler Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, OQ (born May 8, 1940) is a retired Canadian politician who was Member of Parliament for Mount Royal from 1999 to 2015. He served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until the Liberal gov ...

– law professor, politician * Jean Coutu – pharmacist *

Corey Crawford Corey Crawford (born December 31, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Nicknamed "Crow" by teammates and fans, he played his entire professional career with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), w ...

–

starting goaltender for the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

Ron Crevier Ronald Joseph Oscar Camille Crevier (born April 14, 1958) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played part of one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in the early 1980s for the Canadian national men's basket ...

– former NBA basketball player *

Katalin Cseh Katalin Cseh (born 29 June 1988) is a Canadian-born Hungarian physician and politician. She was elected as a Momentum Movement (part of the Renew Europe party group) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2019 parliamentary election. ...

– Hungarian politician *

Beto Cuevas Luis Alberto Cuevas Olmedo (born September 12, 1967), better known as Beto Cuevas (), is a Chilean-Canadian singer, song writer, plastic artist, painter, and actor. He is the lead singer for the Chilean band La Ley. In 2008 he launched his solo ...

– Chilean-Canadian lead singer of band La Ley *

Peter Cullen Peter Claver Cullen (born July 28, 1941) is a Canadian voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Optimus Prime in the original 1980s ''Transformers'' animated series, reprising the role many times since 2007. He has also voiced many other c ...

– voice actor (voice of

Optimus Prime Optimus Prime, , is a fictional Character (arts), character in the ''Transformers'' franchise. The Transformers characters were developed for an American market after Hasbro representatives visited the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show. The characters were ...

in the film ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...

'') *

Elisha Cuthbert Elisha Ann Cuthbert Phaneuf (; born 30 November 1982) is a Canadian actress and model. As a Child actor, child actress, she made her first televised appearance as an extra in the Canadian horror-themed series for children ''Are You Afraid of the ...

– actress *

Louis Cyr Louis Cyr (; born Cyprien-Noé Cyr, October 10, 1863 - November 10, 1912) was a Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His recorded feats, including lifting (1/4 ton) with one finger and backlifting (2 ...

–

strongman In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. These ...

* May Cutler – publisher and journalist; founder of

Tundra Books In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. The term ''tundra'' comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless moun ...

; first Canadian woman to publish children's books; first woman to serve as Mayor of Westmount, Quebec

D

Samuel Dalembert Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Seton Hall University. During his active NB ...

– NBA basketball player, Philadelphia 76ers *

Peter Dalla Riva Peter Dalla Riva (born December 11, 1946), is a former professional Canadian football player with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League at the tight end and wide receiver positions. Dalla Riva played with the Alouettes for his en ...

– football player, Montreal Alouettes *

Roméo Dallaire Roméo Antonius Dallaire (born June 25, 1946) is a Canadian humanitarian, author, retired senator and Canadian Forces lieutenant-general. Dallaire served as force commander of UNAMIR, the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda b ...

–

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

, Lieutenant-General *

Vincent Damphousse Vincent François Damphousse (born December 17, 1967) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eighteen seasons. He played centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Cana ...

– former NHL player *

Shawn Daniels Shawn Daniels (born May 14, 1979) is a former American professional basketball player. He played in the Philippine Basketball Association with Air21, Burger King, and Talk 'N Text and last played with the London Lightning basketball team in Nati ...

– Canadian football player * J. P. Darche – NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks *

Mathieu Darche Mathieu Darche (born November 26, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for several AHL and NHL clubs. Mathieu is the younger brother of long snapper J. P. Darche. After attending the New Jersey Devils training c ...

– NHL player, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens *

Françoise David Françoise David (born January 13, 1948) is a former spokesperson of Québec solidaire – a left-wing, feminist, and sovereigntist political party in the province of Quebec, Canada. She was elected to serve as the Member of the National Assemb ...

– politician *

John Caswell Davis John Caswell Davis (August 19, 1888 – October 25, 1953) was a Canadian senator. Biography Early career Born in Montreal, Quebec in 1888 and after graduating from McGill University with a degree in civil engineering he moved to Saint Bon ...

– politician *

Mitch Davis Mitch Davis is an American film director, writer, and producer noted for his 2001 film, ''The Other Side of Heaven'', about the trials and adventures of a Mormon missionary, missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Churc ...

– film programmer, filmmaker, journalist *

Norman Dawe Robert Norman Dawe (October 18, 1898January 4, 1948) was a Canadian sports executive. He originated as an ice hockey referee for minor ice hockey games in Verdun, Quebec, before becoming involved in the administrative aspect of sports. He was ...

– sports executive *

Stéphane Demers Stéphane Demers (born 1966) is a Canadian actor best known for having portrayed Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the television mini-series '' Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making''. He also appeared in the television series ''Trauma'', ...

– actor *

Bernard Derome Bernard Derome, CM, OQ (born January 10, 1944) is a Canadian broadcaster, who was news anchor for the weeknight editions of '' Le Téléjournal'' on Radio-Canada until December 18, 2008. Biography Derome studied at Saint Lawrence College under ...

– anchorman * Pierre Desjardins – football player, Montreal Alouettes *

André Desmarais André Desmarais (born October 26, 1956) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Early life He is the youngest son of Paul Desmarais Sr. and Jacqueline Desmarais. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he attended Lakefield College School in Ontario ...

– businessman *

Paul Desmarais, Sr. Paul Desmarais Sr. (January 4, 1927 – October 8, 2013) was a Canadian financier and philanthropist, based in Montreal. With an estimated family net worth of US$4.5 billion (as of March 2012), Desmarais was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the fou ...

– businessman *

Paul Desmarais, Jr. Paul Desmarais Jr. (born July 3, 1954) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He has been the chairman and co-CEO of Power Corporation of Canada since 1996. Early life and education Desmarais was born in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontari ...

– businessman *

David Desrosiers Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1999. The band's lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guitar ...

– bassist of

and vocalist; born in Sept-Îles *

Sean Devine Sean Thomas Devine (born 6 September 1972) is a retired professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Biography He began his career with Millwall F.C., Millwall. Having spent ti ...

– playwright, actor, and politician *

Caroline Dhavernas Caroline Dhavernas (; born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian actress. She is best known in the United States for her collaborations with Bryan Fuller. She played Jaye Tyler in the Fox comedy-drama series ''Wonderfalls'', and Alana Bloom in the NBC psych ...

– actress *

Céline Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

– singer *

Stéphane Dion Stéphane Maurice Dion (born 28 September 1955) is a Canadian diplomat, academic and former politician who has been the Canadian ambassador to France and Monaco since 2022 and special envoy to the European Union since 2017. Dion was Leader of ...

– politician *

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

– actor, director, screenwriter, editor, costume director, producer *

Jacob Dolson Cox Jacob Dolson Cox, Jr. (October 27, 1828August 4, 1900), was a statesman, lawyer, Union Army general during the American Civil War, Republican politician from Ohio, Liberal Republican Party founder, educator, author, and recognized microbiologist ...

– U.S. soldier and politician * Audrey Capel Doray – artist *

Jean Doré Jean Doré (12 December 1944 – 15 June 2015) was a Canadian politician and mayor of the City of Montreal, Quebec. Background Doré studied law at the Université de Montréal, where he was president of the student union from 1967 to 1968. ...

– former mayor of Montreal *

Fifi D'Orsay Fifi D'Orsay (born Marie-Rose Angelina Yvonne Lussier; April 16, 1904 – December 2, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress and singer. Early life Fifi D'Orsay was born Yvonne Lussier in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father who was a postal cl ...

– actress * Lu Dort – NBA Player *

William Dow William Dow (March 27, 1800 – December 7, 1868) was a Scottish-born brewer and financier of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Born at Muthill, Perthshire, he was the eldest son of Dr William Dow (1765-1844), Brewmaster, and Anne Mason. Since 1652, his ...

– brewer *

Jean Drapeau Jean Drapeau, (18 February 1916 – 12 August 1999) was Mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986. Major accomplishments of the Drapeau Administration include the development of the Montreal Metro entirely underground mass transi ...

– mayor of Montreal during Expo '67 and the 1976 Olympic Games *

Glen Drover Glen Drover (born May 25, 1969) is a Canadian heavy metal guitarist from Ottawa, Ontario. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of Megadeth and King Diamond, along with his brother Shawn Drover who also performed with Megadeth. Histor ...

– guitarist for

Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along wit ...

Shawn Drover Shawn Drover (born May 5, 1966) is a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the American heavy metal band Megadeth. He began playing the drums at the age of 13. In 1993 he founded the power metal band Eidolon with his brother Glen. H ...

– drummer for Megadeth * Steve Dubinsky – former NHL player *

Gilles Duceppe Gilles Duceppe (; born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian retired politician, proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 years and ...

– politician *

Jean Duceppe Jean Hotte-Duceppe (1923–1990) was a stage and television actor from Montreal, Quebec. Born on 25 October 1923 to a family of local shopkeepers in working-class Montreal, Jean Duceppe came to the theatre with no formal training and was compl ...

– actor *

Louis Dudek Louis Dudek, (February 6, 1918 – March 23, 2001) was a Canadians, Canadian poet, academic, and publisher known for his role in defining Modernism in poetry, and for his literary criticism. He was the author of over two dozen books. In ''A D ...

– poet *

Jack Dunham Jack Dunham (September 19, 1910 – August 16, 2008) was an American animator and television producer who worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walter Lantz Productions during his career. Dunham was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Se ...

– animator, television commercial producer, designer of the

St-Hubert St-Hubert BBQ Ltd is a chain of Canadian casual dining restaurants best known for its rotisserie chicken. St-Hubert is most popular in Quebec, and in other French-Canadian areas such as Eastern Ontario and New Brunswick. St-Hubert is the 16t ...

rooster mascot *

Barbara Dunkelman Barbara Julie Dunkelman (born July 2, 1989) is a Canadian actress and internet personality. She is known for her work with the production company Rooster Teeth, where she serves as a Creative Director and was formerly the Director of Social and ...

– voice actress for

Rooster Teeth Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC is an American digital media company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman, Rooster Teeth is a subsidiary of Warner ...

Alexandre Dupuis Alexandre Dupuis (born March 23, 1990) is a Canadian football fullback. College career Dupuis played CIS football for the Montreal Carabins from 2010 to 2013. Professional career Toronto Argonauts Dupuis was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts wi ...

– football player *

Domenic Di Rosa Domenic Di Rosa (born February 1, 1979) is a Canadian actor. His credits include the television series '' Big Wolf on Campus'', '' Are You Afraid of the Dark'', ''The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair'' and Crave's hit comedy ''Letterkenny''. ...

– actor

E

* Keith Eaman – Canadian football player *

Iwan Edwards Iwan Edwards (October 5, 1937 – March 4, 2022) was a Welsh-born Canadian choral conductor. Over a forty-year span he founded and conducted several choirs. He was appointed Member of the Order of Canada in 1995.conductor, Member of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

* Vic Emery – Olympic

bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

gold medalist * Empire I – pop and dancehall singer, songwriter *

Anke Engelke Anke Christina Fischer ( Engelke; born 21 December 1965) is a German comedian, actress, voice actress and television presenter. Personal life Born in Montreal, Canada, Engelke moved to Cologne, Germany in 1971 with her German parents. Early ...

– German comedian, born in Montreal * Chad Erickson – Ringette coach *

Angelo Esposito Angelo Esposito (born February 20, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who last played for České Budějovice Motor of the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League. Esposito was drafted in the first round (20th overall) by the Pi ...

– hockey player *

Sam Etcheverry Samuel "The Rifle" Etcheverry (May 20, 1930 – August 29, 2009) was a professional American football, American and Canadian football player and head coach. Etcheverry played the quarterback position, most famously with the Montreal Alouettes of ...

– former

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

and

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...

football quarterback, Montreal Alouettes, St. Louis Cardinals *

Terry Evanshen Terrence Anthony "Terry" Evanshen (born June 13, 1944) is a motivational speaker and former star receiver in the Canadian Football League. CFL Drafted by the Montreal Alouettes, Terry went on to have an outstanding career in the CFL playing for ...

– former CFL football player, Montreal Alouettes, Calgary Stampeders *

Ken Evoy Ken Evoy (born September 25, 1953) is the founder and chairman of the board of SiteSell and was one of Canada's most productive toy makers in the 1990s. Evoy's game design company (named Isovoy Inc. - a mix of his and his wife's surnames) went on ...

– founder of Sitesell; creator of SiteBuildIt!

F

Denise Filiatrault Denise Filiatrault, (born May 16, 1931) is a Canadian actress and director. Biography Filiatrault attained star status on TV in the 1960s, co-starring with Dominique Michel in the Radio-Canada television series '' Moi et l'autre'' (1967–71) a ...

– actress and director *

Lara Fabian Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (born January 9, 1970), better known as Lara Fabian, is a Belgian-Canadian pop singer and songwriter. She has sold over 20 million records worldwide as of 2021Broadway World (2017)"Lara Fabian annule finalement sa tourn ...

– operatic singer *

Mylène Farmer Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a Canadian-born French singer, songwriter, occasional actress, writer, and entrepreneur. Having sold more than 30 million records in France, she is ...

– singer *

Leylah Fernandez Leylah Annie Fernandez (born 6 September 2002) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 13 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 8 August 2022. Fernandez won her first WTA Tour title at the 20 ...

– tennis player *

David Fennario David William Fennario, (born David Wiper, 26 April 1947) is a Canadian playwright best known for '' Balconville'' (1979), his bilingual dramatization of life in working-class Montreal, for which he won the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award. A ...

– playwright *

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...

– jazz trumpet player and bandleader *

Jennifer Finnigan Jennifer Christina Finnigan (born August 22, 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian actress, best known for her role as Bridget Forrester in the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 2000 to 2004, for which she won three Daytime Emmy Aw ...

– Hollywood actress *

Marc-André Fleury Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) List of first overall NHL draf ...

– ice hockey goalkeeper; three-time

champion with the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

Louis-Joseph Forget Louis-Joseph Forget (March 11, 1853 – April 7, 1911) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Life and career Born in Terrebonne, Canada East, he was a stockbroker and then founded his own brokerage firm, ''L. J. Forget et Compagnie'', in ...

– stockbroker, financier, statesman *

Rodolphe Forget Colonel Sir Joseph David Rodolphe Forget (December 10, 1861 – February 19, 1919) was a Canadian business investor, stockbroker, and politician. He held national directorships and had major investments in energy companies, as well as industr ...

– businessman, politician, philanthropist *

Samuel Fournier Samuel Fournier (born January 28, 1986 in Lacolle, Quebec) is a retired professional Canadian football fullback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He drafted 19th overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2010 CFL Draf ...

– 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 René-Arthur Fréchet (June 6, 1879 – May 28, 1950) was a Canadian architect who was active in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, modern day Acadia. He designed many churches and public buildings, a number of which are now protected for their archit ...

– architect *

Pauline Fréchette Pauline Fréchette (after marriage, Fréchette-Handfield; Religious name#, religious name, Soeur Marie-Pauline; 16 October 1889 – 5 January 1943) was a Canadian poet, dramatist, journalist, and lecturer. After marriage and a divorce in Canada, s ...

(1889–1943), poet, dramatist, journalist, Catholic nun *

David Freiheit David Freiheit (born May 23, 1979), is a Canadian lawyer, former political candidate for the People's Party of Canada and YouTuber under the pseudonym Viva Frei. Biography Freiheit grew up in Montreal, Quebec, as the youngest of five sibli ...

– lawyer and YouTuber *

Gottfried Fuchs Gottfried Erik Fuchs (also Godfrey Fuchs; (3 May 1889 – 25 February 1972) was a German Olympic footballer. He scored a then-world record 10 goals for the Germany national football team in a 16–0 win against Russia at the 1912 Olympics. He le ...

(1889–1972) – German-Canadian Olympic soccer player

G

Anne-France Goldwater Anne-France Goldwater (born July 14, 1960)

– lawyer and TV court show *

Alfonso Gagliano Alfonso Gagliano (; 25 January 1942 – 12 December 2020) was a Canadian accountant and politician. Early life and family Born in Siculiana, Italy, Gagliano immigrated to Montreal in 1958. His political career began in 1977 when he ran for a s ...

– politician * André Gagné – professor and scholar, Concordia University *

Éric Gagné Éric Serge Gagné (; born January 7, 1976) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After signing with the Dodgers as a free agent in 1995 ...

– pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers *

André Gagnon André Gagnon (2 August 1936 – 3 December 2020) was a Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, and actor, known for his fusion of classical and pop styles,Jean-Pierre Thiollet, ''88 notes pour piano solo'', Neva Editions, 2015, p.16 ...

– composer, pianist *

Marc Gagnon Marc Gagnon (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian former short track speed skater. He is a four-time Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three Olympic gold medals. Biography Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Gagnon started ...

– Olympic gold medal speed skater * Marc-Antoine Gagnon – moguls skier *

Howard Galganov Howard Galganov (born February 12, 1950, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian political activist and radio personality in Montreal during the late 1990s. He made headlines in Quebec for being a vocal and confrontational opponent of the Charter of ...

– anglophone rights activist, radio personality *

Céline Galipeau Céline Galipeau, OC, OQ, is a Canadian news anchor for Radio-Canada. Well known for her comprehensive and insightful coverage from Moscow, she is currently the weekday anchor of the network's flagship newscast ''Le Téléjournal''. Early life ...

– anchorwoman *

Mavis Gallant Mavis Leslie de Trafford Gallant, , née Young (11 August 1922 – 18 February 2014), was a Canadian writer who spent much of her life and career in France. Best known as a short story writer, she also published novels, plays and essays. Pe ...

– author *

Patsy Gallant Patricia Gallant (born August 15, 1948, in Campbellton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and French. Early life Patsy Gallant was one of ...

– pop singer * Mitch Garber – gaming, hotel executive, philanthropist, broadcaster *

Kathleen Gati Kathleen Gati (born 13 August 1957) is a US-based Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Liesl Obrecht on the ABC daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''. She appeared on the television series ''Leverage'' in 2009. Career At the age o ...

– actress *

Arturo Gatti Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was an Italian-Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. A world champion in two weight classes, Gatti held the IBF junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the WBC super ...

– professional boxer, world champion *

Daniel Gauthier Daniel Gauthier (born May 17, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey centre. Gauthier was drafted 62nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He turned pro in 1990 in the International Hockey League with the Albany Chop ...

– co-founder of the Cirque du Soleil * James Gelfand – pianist, composer, arranger *

Yasmeen Ghauri Yasmeen Ghauri ( ur, {{Nastaliq, ; born March 23, 1971) is a Canadian former model. Early life and career Ghauri was born in Montreal to a German mother and a Pakistani father. Ghauri had a difficult childhood due to being bullied at school by ...

– supermodel *

Ralph Gilles Ralph Victor Gilles (; born 14 January 1970) is a Canadian-American automobile designer and executive. In 1992, he joined Chrysler. Gilles styled the North American Car of the Year-winning 2005 Chrysler 300. Gilles also led the design team that cr ...

– designer of the Chrysler 300c *

Jessalyn Gilsig Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig (born November 30, 1971) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lauren Davis in ''Boston Public'', Gina Russo in ''Nip/Tuck'', Terri Schuester in ''Glee'', and as Siggy Haraldson in ''Vikings''. Early life ...

– actress *

Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos) Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (1905–1998) was an American oil painter and watercolorist. A native of Montreal, Canada, who grew up in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Gorenstein started painting as a teenager at a time when women artists weren't very well ...

– artist and inspiration for the documentary ''

I Remember Better When I Paint ''I Remember Better When I Paint'' is a feature length international documentary film about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies in people with Alzheimer's disease and how these approaches can change the way the disease is view ...

'' * Jonathan Goldstein – author, humourist and radio producer *

John Gomery John Howard Gomery (August 9, 1932 – May 18, 2021) was a Canadian jurist from Quebec. He was a Justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1982–2007, and appointed Commissioner for the Royal Commission investigating the Sponsorship scandal in ...

– jurist *

Brian Goodwin Brian Carey Goodwin (25 March 1931 – 15 July 2009) (St Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada - Torbay, Devon, UK) was a Canadian mathematician and biologist, a Professor Emeritus at the Open University and a founder of theoretical biology and bio ...

– biologist *

Adam Gopnik Adam Gopnik (born August 24, 1956) is an American writer and essayist. He is best known as a staff writer for ''The New Yorker,'' to which he has contributed non-fiction, fiction, memoir, and criticism since 1986. He is the author of nine books ...

– writer, essayist * Henry Gordon (1919–2009) – magician, journalist, CSI Fellow *

Huntley Gordon Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Profile Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ...

– actor *

Shaul Gordon Shaul Gordon (born July 11, 1994) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline. Gordon has represented the country on the international stage since 2013, and has competed at two Pan American Games and six World Fencing Championships. Gordon forme ...

(born 1994) – Canadian-Israeli Olympic

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

fencer *

Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan (July 18, 1848 – January 28, 1938), known as Sir Hugh Graham between 1908 and May 1917, was a Canadian newspaper publisher. Biography Born in Athelstan, Canada East (now Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdon County, Qu ...

– newspaper publisher * Stewart Francis Granger – former NBA basketball player *

W. R. Granger William Rowen Granger (December 13, 1873April 24, 1925) was an American-born Canadian sports administrator and businessman. He served as president of the Montreal AAA from 1918 to 1920, oversaw the revival of the association's ice hockey, baseb ...

(William Rowen Granger) – president of the

Montreal AAA Montreal Amateur Athletic Association is Canada's oldest athletic association, located in Montreal, Quebec. It was renamed as the ''Club Sportif MAA'' or just ''MAA'' (Montreal MAA) in 1999 after a brush with bankruptcy, but is still widely known ...

, Canadian and Quebec Amateur Hockey Associations * Howard Grant – former Canadian Olympics and Commonwealth boxer; trainer, UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre *

Otis Grant Otis may refer to: Arts and entertainment Characters * Otis (Superman), in the films ''Superman'' and ''Superman II'' and related DC Comics media ** Otis Graves, in the TV series ''Supergirl'' * Otis (''The Walking Dead''), in the Image Comics ...

– Jamaican-born former WBO Middleweight boxing champion *

Hulda Regina Graser Hulda Regina Graser (also known as, H. R. Graser; after marriage, Luebbert; June 23, 1870 – January 14, 1943) was a Canadian-born American Customs broker, customs house broker. In her day, she was the only woman in the world who worked in thi ...

– customs house broker * Harold Greenberg – movie producer, founder of Astral Media *

Frank Greenleaf Frank Chapin Greenleaf (May 22, 1877January 1, 1953) was a Canadian sports administrator. He served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association, and was an executive in the Quebec branch of ...

– president of the Canadian and Quebec Amateur Hockey Associations *

Sylvain Grenier Sylvain Grenier (born March 26, 1977) is a Canadian TV host and semi-retired professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE as a producer since 2020. He is best known for his time wrestling for WWE between 2002 and 2007 where he was part of L ...

– WWE wrestler *

Irving Grundman Irving Grundman (July 23, 1928February 26, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey executive and municipal politician. He served as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens from 1978 to 1983. He also served on the Montreal City Council. Prior to his c ...

– businessman, hockey executive *

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Vladimir Guerrero Ramos Jr. (born March 16, 1999) is a Canadian-Dominican professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the son of former MLB player and Hall of Famer ...

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MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

for the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

Quincy Guerrier Quincy Guerrier (born May 13, 1999) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks men's basketball, Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball, Syracuse Orange. Early life a ...

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college basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...

player for the

Oregon Ducks The Oregon Ducks are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Oregon, located in Eugene. The Ducks compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Pac-12 Conferenc ...

Philip Guston Philip Guston (born Phillip Goldstein, June 27, 1913 – June 7, 1980), was a Canadian American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman. Early in his five decade career, muralist David Siquieros described him as one of "the most promising ...

– painter and printmaker

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Dayle Haddon Dayle Haddon (born May 26, 1948) is a Canadian model and actress, presently known for promoting anti-aging products manufactured by L'Oréal. Additionally, she is credited as author of ''Ageless Beauty: A Woman's Guide to Lifelong Beauty and Well ...

– model and actress *

Marc-André Hamelin Marc-André Hamelin, OC, CQ (born September 5, 1961), is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer. Hamelin is recognized worldwide for the originality and technical proficiency of his performances of the classic repertoire. He has received 11 Gr ...

– pianist and composer *

Chris Haney Christopher Deane Haney (born November 19, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1991–2000 and in 2002 for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Re ...

– co-inventor of

Trivial Pursuit ''Trivial Pursuit'' is a board game in which winning is determined by a player's ability to answer trivia and popular culture questions. Players move their pieces around a board, the squares they land on determining the subject of a question t ...

Dan Hanganu Dan Sergiu Hanganu, (January 27, 1939 – October 5, 2017) was a Romanian-born Canadian architect. Based in Montreal, Quebec, he designed a number of prominent Quebec buildings, including the new wing of the Pointe-à-Callière Museum, the HEC Mo ...

– architect *

Louise Harel Louise Harel (born April 22, 1946) is a Quebec politician. In 2005 she served as interim leader of the Parti Québécois following the resignation of Bernard Landry. She was also interim leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Que ...

– politician * Corey Hart – singer * Doug Harvey – Hall of Fame ice hockey player *

Jacques Hébert Jacques René Hébert (; 15 November 1757 – 24 March 1794) was a French journalist and the founder and editor of the extreme radical newspaper ''Le Père Duchesne'' during the French Revolution. Hébert was a leader of the French Revolution ...

– statesman *

Thomas Hellman Thomas Hellman (born 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, radio columnist, and author. Born to an American father and a French mother, he sings both in French and English. Music and writing Hellman's M.A thesis in French literature in McGill U ...

– pop singer * Carl Henry – singer *

Prudence Heward Prudence Heward (July 5, 1896 – March 19, 1947)Ferrari, Prudence. "Prudence Heward: Painting at Home." (2001). In ''Framing Our Past: Canadian Women's History in the Twentieth Century,'' S.A. Cook, L.R. McLean, and K. O'Rourke, eds. Montreal: Mc ...

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Beaver Hall Group The Beaver Hall Group refers to a Montreal-based group of Canadian painters who met in the late 1910s while studying art at a school run by the Art Association of Montreal. The Group is notable for its equal inclusion of men and women artists, as w ...

artist *

Alonzo Highsmith Alonzo Walter Highsmith, Sr. (born February 26, 1965) is an American football executive, former fullback, and former boxer. He is a General Manager for the University of Miami. He served as the vice president of player personnel for the Clevel ...

– former NFL football player * Dave Hilton, Jr. – world champion boxer * Matthew Hilton – world champion boxer *

David Julian Hirsh David Julian Hirsh (born October 26, 1973) is a Canadian actor. Early life Born and raised in a Jewish family in Montreal, Hirsh majored in criminology at the University of Toronto. He originally planned to become a lawyer until a summer acting ...

– actor *

Ian Hodgkinson Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967), better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler who most recently served as director of talent for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He also worked for Lucha Un ...

– professional wrestler, lived in Montreal while in WCW *

Thomas William Holmes Thomas William Holmes VC (14 October 1898 – 4 January 1950) was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy ...

– winner of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

Herbert Samuel Holt Sir Herbert Samuel Holt (February 12, 1856 – September 29, 1941) was an Ireland, Irish-born Canadians, Canadian civil engineer who became a businessman, banker, and corporate director with a ruthless business reputation. He was President o ...

– financier * Steve Holt – jazz pianist, AC singer-songwriter * William Hope – actor *

Anna Hopkins Anna Hopkins (born February 12, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Lilith in Freeform's original series ''Shadowhunters'' and documentary filmmaker Monica Stuart in ''The Expanse''. Early life and education Hopkins ...

– actress *

Camillien Houde Camillien Houde (August 13, 1889 – September 11, 1958) was a Quebec politician, a Member of Parliament, and a four-time mayor of Montreal – one of the few Canadian politicians to have served at all three levels of government. Political c ...

– former mayor of Montreal *

Alice Houghton Alice Houghton (, Ide; after first marriage, Houghton; after second marriage, Brownlee; August 18, 1849 – August 19, 1920) was a Canadian-born American broker and Woman's club movement in the United States, clubwoman. In her era, she had the dis ...

– broker *

Anthony Housefather Anthony Housefather (born January 25, 1973) is a Canadian Member of Parliament representing the riding of Mount Royal on the island of Montreal. From 2015 to 2019, Housefather served as the Chair of the Justice and Human Rights Committee. Foll ...

(born 1971) – Member of Canadian Parliament

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Norman Iceberg Norman Joseph Bédard (born July 30, 1962), also known by the former stage names Norman Iceberg and Norman Joseph, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Early years: Performing as Norman Iceberg A graphic artist turned performance artist, Norman Bed ...

– singer-songwriter

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Marlene Jennings Marlene Jennings (born November 10, 1951) is a former Canadian politician. She was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, and represented the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine from 1997 to 2011. Jen ...

– politician *

René Jodoin René Jodoin (30 December 1920 – 22 January 2015) was an animation director and producer who founded the French-language animation studio of the National Film Board of Canada. Born in Hull, Quebec on December 30, 1920, Jodoin died in Montreal on J ...

– film animator and producer *

Daniel Johnson, Jr. Daniel Johnson Jr. (born December 24, 1944) is a former Canadian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Quebec and was the 25th premier of Quebec for nine months in 1994 until his party's defeat in the provincial general election. ...

– former premier of Quebec * Oliver Jones – jazz pianist *

Sass Jordan Sass Jordan (c. 1962) is a British-born Canadian rock singer from Montreal, Quebec. Her first single, "Tell Somebody," from her debut album of the same name won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1989. Since then, she has been ...

– singer *

Kris Joseph Kristopher Carlos Joseph (born December 17, 1988) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team from 2008 to 2012. He ...

– basketball player *

Robert Joy Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as medical examiner Sid Hammerback on the police procedural series ''CSI: NY'', and his appearances in the films ''Atlantic City'' (1980), ''Ragtime'' (1981), ' ...

– actor *

Claude Jutra Claude Jutra (; March 11, 1930 – November 5, 1986) was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.

– filmmaker

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Emilie Kahn Emilie & Ogden is the former stage name of Canadian musician Emilie Kahn. In 2019, Kahn ceased performing under the name Emilie & Ogden and began performing as Emilie Kahn. Early life Kahn was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. She began wri ...

– musician also known as Emilie & Ogden *

Garry Kallos Garry Kallos (born 5 March 1956) is a Canadians, Canadian former Amateur wrestling, wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and won five gold medals at the Maccabiah Games in Israel, and Sambo (martial art), sambo competitor who won a g ...

(born 1956) – wrestler and sambo competitor * Tommy Kane – former NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks *

Daniel Kash Daniel Joshua Kash (born April 25, 1959) is a Canadian actor and film director. Life and career Kash was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Canadian opera singer Maureen Forrester and Toronto-born violinist and conductor Eugene Kash (May 1, 1 ...

– actor * Kenneth Kaushansky – Dean of the

Stony Brook University School of Medicine The Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) is the graduate medical school of Stony Brook University located in the hamlet of Stony Brook on Long Island, New York. Founded in 1971, RSOM is consistently ranked the top public medical school in New Y ...

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, Master of the

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Kaytranada Louis Kevin Celestin (born August 25, 1992), known professionally as Kaytranada (stylized as KAYTRANADA, shortened as KAYTRA), is a Haitian-Canadian record producer and DJ. Celestin rose to prominence after releasing a series of mixtapes, remixes, ...

– electronic musician, producer, DJ *

Michael A. Kelen Michael A. Kelen (born October 17, 1948) is a former Canadian judge. He served on the Federal Court of Canada The Federal Court of Canada, which succeeded the Exchequer Court of Canada in 1971, was a national court of Canada that had limited ju ...

– former judge of the

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George Kennedy George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" opposite Paul Newman in ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), winning the Academ ...

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hockey team *

Amir Khadir Amir Khadir ( fa, امیر خدیر; born June 12, 1961) is a Canadian politician in the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA), Canada for the electoral district of Mercier, and the first male spokesperson for Québec solidaire, a sovereigntist and ...

– physician and politician * Kid Koala – DJ * Franklin Kiermyer – drummer, composer * Andy Kim (singer), 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 (1974 TV series), Land of the Lost'', ''The Lost Saucer'' * Joseph Kruger – of Kruger Inc.

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* Florence La Badie – actress * Michel Maray de La Chauvignerie – 18th century French military officer and interpreter * 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 –

player, New York Rangers * Guy Lafleur –

player,

* Corky Laing – musician * Jon Lajoie – comedian * Guy Laliberté – founder and CEO of Cirque de Soleil * Paul Lambert (Canadian football), 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 (Canadian football), 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

and vocalist * Rachelle Lefevre – actress * Gettomasa, Aleksi Lehikoinen – Finnish rapper, better known by his stage name Gettomasa. * Jean Leloup – musician * Mario Lemieux (born 1965) – NHL player * Vanessa Lengies – actress * Guy A. Lepage – television personality * Marc Lépine – École Polytechnique massacre, mass murderer * René Lépine – real-estate developer * Chris Leroux –

pitcher (Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates) * Pierre Leroux (author), Pierre Leroux – novelist, journalist and screenwriter * Jean Lesage – lawyer, politician * Kris Letang – QMJHL player, NHL player, three-time

champion with the

* 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 men's ice hockey, 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), Colin Low – filmmaker * Lunice – musician * Roberto Luongo – NHL goaltender * Yves A. Lussier – physician-scientist in translational bioinformatics * Zoe Laurier – wife of Sir Wilfrid Laurier

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* Tom Maayan (born 1993) – Canada-born Israeli basketball player in the Liga Leumit (basketball), Israeli National League * William Christopher Macdonald, William C. Macdonald – tobacco manufacturer, philanthropist * Danny Maciocia – CFL football coach * Don Macpherson (journalist), Don Macpherson – journalist * Nicolas Macrozonaris – sprinter, track and field * Arnaud Maggs – artist, photographer * Sean Patrick Maloney – Canadian-American politician and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for the state of New York (state), New York since 2013 * Marc Miller (politician), Marc Miller – politician * 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), Russell Martin – baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays * Massari – singer * Charles Mayer (journalist), Charles Mayer – journalist, sportsperson and politician * 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), Duncan McIntyre – businessman * Scott McKay (Canadian politician), Scott McKay – former city counsellor and leader of the Green Party of Quebec * Patricia McKenzie – actress * Norman McLaren – film animation pioneer * Simon McTavish (fur trader), Simon McTavish – businessman * Juan Mendez (basketball), Juan Mendez – former NCAA basketball player, Niagara University * Charles Meredith (banker), 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 (end), Jim Miller – Canadian football player * 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 (merchant), 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

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*Ruba Nadda – producer *Pierre Nadeau – journalist, television presenter and producer * Narcy (rapper), Narcy – hip hop artist * Émile Nelligan – poet * Hillel Neuer – human rights lawyer, executive director UN Watch * Kai Nielsen (philosopher), Kai Nielsen – naturalist philosopher at Concordia University * Craig Norman – head basketball coach of McGill University Redmen; former basketball player for Concordia University

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* Erin O'Toole – politician, Conservative Party of Canada member * Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan – politician, Parti patriote member * Alexander Walker Ogilvie – miller, statesman * Maryse Ouellet – glamour model and former WWE wrestler * Caroline Ouellette – hockey player, Canadian women's Olympic team, gold medalist in 2002 and 2006

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* 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 * Wilder Penfield, 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 * 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

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* Nathalie Quagliotto – visual artist * Tegan and Sara, Sara Quin – musician

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*Zotique Racicot – auxiliary bishop of Montreal from 1905 to 1915 * Jesse Rath (born 1989) – actor * Meaghan Rath – actress * Claude Raymond (baseball), 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 (singer-songwriter), Sam Roberts – musician * Marc Robillard – musician, composer and songwriter * Percy Rodrigues – actor * Sasha Roiz (born 1973) – Israeli-born Canadian actor * Cristina Rosato – actress * Paul Rose (Quebec), 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 * 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 * Rita Baga – real name is Jean-François Guèvremont. Drag Queen, was born in Boucherville.

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* Roméo Sabourin – Special Operations Executive, SOE agent, World War II, WW II hero executed by the Nazis * kwasi Songui – actor * 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), 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 * F. R. Scott, Frank Scott – scholar, poet, professor, lawyer * Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger – winner of the

in World War I * Mark Shainblum – comics writer and co-creator of Northguard * Marla Shapiro – CTV Television Network, 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 Awards, 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), David Six – artist * Jeff Skoll – Internet entrepreneur * Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Smith – railway executive * George M. Smith – Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin * Larry Smith (Canadian football), Larry Smith – former CFL football player; former president of the Montreal Alouettes * Nahum Sonenberg – biochemist, professor at McGill University * Wonny Song – classical concert pianist * Benjamin St-Juste – American football player * Kevin Owens, Kevin Steen – professional wrestler * Sam Steinberg – supermarket founder * Ralph M. Steinman – 2011 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine * George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, George Stephen – banker, railway executive *Peter Stearns – historian, honorary knight * Jeff Stinco – lead guitarist of

* 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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* Maxime Talbot – NHL player * Ari Taub (wrestler), Ari Taub (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler * Charles Taylor (philosopher), Charles Taylor – philosopher emeritus at McGill University, McGill * José Théodore – NHL player * David Thompson (explorer), David Thompson – explorer * Ryan Thorne – head basketball coach for the McGill Martlets, former CIAU champion in basketball with Bishop's University * Tiga (musician), 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 * Alexandre Trudeau – journalist; son of Pierre Trudeau, the former prime minister of Canada * Justin Trudeau – Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament; 23rd prime minister of Canada, son of Pierre Trudeau, a former prime minister of Canada * Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000) – List of Prime Ministers of Canada, 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 * George Tutunjian – performer of Armenian revolutionary songs * Rachel Tyndale – pharmacogeneticist

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* David Usher – singer-songwriter

V

* Maurice Vachon – also known as Mad Dog Vachon; wrestling champion * Stevie Vallance – also known as Louise Vallance; singer, musician, actress, voice actress and director * 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 music, 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 (surgeon), Avi Wallerstein – ophthalmologist, co-founder of LASIK MD * Amanda Walsh – actress * Dwight Walton – professional basketball player, Canadian Olympian * 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 (hockey), Bernie Wolfe (born 1951) – NHL hockey player * William Workman (Canadian politician), William Workman – businessman and municipal politician * Peter Worrell – former NHL player * Aleksandra Wozniak – tennis player

X

* Xue Yiwei – writer – Côte-des-Neiges

Y

* Joel Yanofsky – writer * Nikki Yanofsky – jazz singer * Wayne Yearwood – former professional basketball player; Canadian Olympian

Z

* Sami Zayn – professional wrestler currently signed to the WWE * Larry Zeidel, Larry "Rock" Zeidel (1928–2014) – NHL player * Joel Zifkin – electric violinist, singer-songwriter * David Zilberman (wrestler), David Zilberman – Olympic heavyweight wrestler * Moses Znaimer – co-founder of Toronto's CityTV * Mortimer Zuckerman – magazine editor, publisher, real estate tycoon

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