This is a list of notable people from Montreal.

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* Scott Abbott – co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit * David Acer – magician and comedian, star of '' Mystery Hunters'' * Andrew Allan – Allan Shipping Line * Sir Hugh Allan – 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 * Paul Almond – film director * Sidney Altman – Nobel Laureate in Chemistry * Melissa Sue Anderson – American-Canadian actress. Known for her role as Mary Ingalls on '' Little House on the Prairie'' * René Angélil – singer, actor, Celine Dion's husband and manager * Richard Bladworth Angus – founder of the

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* Joel Anthony – NBA basketball player * Alex Anthopoulos – general manager and president of baseball operations for the Atlanta Braves * Gilles Archambault – novelist * Francois Arnaud – actor * Jay Aspin – former MP *

William H. Atherton William Henry Atherton MBE (November 15, 1867 – July 6, 1950) was a British-born Canadian writer, historian, academic and scholar from Montreal, Quebec. Early life He was born on November 15, 1867, in Salford, Lancashire, the son of Josep ...

– historian * Gabriel Aubry – 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, The Smashing Pumpkins) * Nick Auf der Maur – journalist, municipal politician *

Michel C. Auger Michel C. Auger is a Québécois journalist. He is a political columnist for ''Le Soleil'', though until April 2006 he worked for ''Le Journal de Montréal''. He is also the former president of the Fédération professionelle des journalistes du ...

– 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 – real estate developer; bulldozed the

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* Ralph Backstrom – former NHL player * René Balcer – television writer and producer, known for the US television show ''Law and Order'' * Roger Barnes – professional wrestler * Joseph Barsalou – businessman and politician * Jay Baruchel – television and movie actor *

Doug Beardsley Doug Beardsley (born April 27, 1941) is a Canadian poet and educator. He has collaborated with numerous other writers including Al Purdy, Theresa Kishkan and Charles Lillard. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and studied at Sir George Williams Un ...

– poet and educator * Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien – broadcasting, magazines * Bianca Beauchamp – fetish fashion model *

Charles-Odilon Beauchemin Charles-Odilon Beauchemin (March 29, 1822 – November, 1887) was a Montreal printer and bookseller. Beauchemin studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet from 1836 until his father's death in 1841. Financially unable to remain in school, he spent some ...

– printer and bookseller * Mathieu Beaudoin – football player * Tanith Belbin – figure skater, Olympic silver medalist *

Louise Belcourt Louise Belcourt (born 1961) is a Canadian-American artist based in New York, known for elusive, largely abstract paintings that blend modernist formal play, a commitment to the physical world, and a visual language that shifts between landscape ...

– artist * Jean Béliveau – former NHL player * Saul Bellow – novelist * Meaghan Benfeito – diver * Chris Benoit – pro wrestler, born in Montreal, raised in Edmonton, Alberta *

Eric Berne 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 André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation ...

– CSC

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, "miracle worker of Montreal" * Norman Bethune – 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 – Montreal NBA Player edit by LMR-11 * Yannick Bisson – 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 – former NHL player and coach * Valérie Blass – artist * Paul Bley – jazz pianist * La Bolduc – 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 – tennis player * Jean-François Bouchard – photographer and visual designer *

Louise Anne Bouchard Louise Anne Bouchard, originally from Quebec, is an author, screenwriter and photographer, of Canadian and Swiss citizenship. Her first novel was ''Cette fois, Jeanne...'' (1987). Works * 1987: ''Cette fois, Jeanne...'' VLB éditeur * 1993: ''La ...

– writer * Maurice "Mom" Boucher – ex-leader of Hell's Angels (as of 2014) * Henri Bourassa – 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 – hockey coach * Justin Bradley – actor, based out of Montreal and Toronto, sometimes works in Los Angeles *

Tim Brady Timothy Wesley John Brady (born 11 July 1956) is a Canadian composer, electric guitarist, improvising musician, concert producer, record producer and cultural activist. Working in the field of contemporary classical music, experimental music, a ...

– guitarist, composer * Glenda Braganza – 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 – NHL player, Montreal Canadiens * Annie Brocoli – 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 – businessman and philanthropist *

Edgar Bronfman, Sr. Edgar Miles Bronfman (born June 20, 1929 – December 21, 2013) was a Canadian-American businessman. He worked for his family's distilled beverage firm, Seagram, eventually becoming president, treasurer and CEO. As president of the World Jewish ...

– businessman * Edward Bronfman – businessman, philanthropist, member of the Bronfman family * Peter Bronfman – businessman, member of the Bronfman family * Saidye Rosner Bronfman – philanthropist, wife of Samuel Bronfman * Samuel Bronfman – liquor magnate *

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 blu ...

– pianist, vocalist * Kim Brunhuber – journalist newscaster * Geneviève Bujold – 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 – 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 Mon ...

– founder and owner, ITECH Hockey Equipment * Ernie Butler – comedy club owner * Gerard Butler – Scottish actor; lived here briefly as a baby * Win Butler – singer-songwriter

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* Jesse Camacho – actor * Mark Camacho – 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 Ki ...

– philanthropist, benefactor of Montreal *

Paul Cargnello Paul Cargnello is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and poet from Montreal."His second language, his second chance; Paul Cargnello struggled to find an audience until he started singing his rebel folk-rock in French". ''Montreal Gazette'', ...

– singer-songwriter * Gerald Emmett Carter – former cardinal archbishop of Toronto * André Chagnon – cable TV, broadcasting, philanthropist *

Alex Chiasson Alex Chiasson ( , , born October 1, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Da ...

– NHL player for the Edmonton Oilers, 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 – singer-songwriter * Gregory Charles – musician and radio host * Dov Charney – 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 Patricia Chica also known as Chicatronica is a Canadian film and television director, producer and writer. The American horror movie site Dread Central referenced her in their list of the "Rising Female Filmmakers" to watch along other notable ...

– film and TV director * Emmanuelle Chriqui – actress * Denny Chronopoulos – Canadian football player * Terri Clark – country singer-songwriter * Françoise de Clossey – pianist and organist *

Guy Cloutier Guy Cloutier (born 11 February 1940 in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian music producer and talent manager. Cloutier adapted reality TV to the Quebec market. Entertainers Stéphanie Cloutier and Véronique Cloutier are his daughters. The f ...

– 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 Gerald Allan Cohen, ( ; 14 April 1941 – 5 August 2009) was a Canadian political philosopher who held the positions of Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, University College London and Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, All Sou ...

– political philosopher * Leonard Cohen – 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 – actor * Charles Comeau – 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 Antonio Cordasco (5 June 186319 April 1921) was an Italian-Canadian labourer, employment agent, banker, and newspaper owner. He was a well-known padrone (migrant labour recruiter and contractor) based in Montreal. He emigrated to the city in 1886 ...

, Italian-Canadian migrant labour recruiter * Ernest Cormier – engineer and architect *

Marc Costanzo Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of ...

– singer * Corneille – singer * Irwin Cotler – law professor, politician * Jean Coutu – pharmacist * Corey Crawford – NHL starting goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks * Ron Crevier – former NBA basketball player * Katalin Cseh – Hungarian politician * Beto Cuevas – Chilean-Canadian lead singer of band La Ley * Peter Cullen – voice actor (voice of Optimus Prime in the film '' Transformers'') *

Elisha Cuthbert 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 – strongman *

May Cutler May Ebbitt Cutler (September 4, 1923 – March 3, 2011) was a Canadian writer, journalist, playwright, and publisher. She founded Tundra Books in her home in 1967, becoming Canada's first female publisher of children's books. She served a four-ye ...

– 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 ...

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

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* Samuel Dalembert – NBA basketball player, Philadelphia 76ers * Peter Dalla Riva – football player, Montreal Alouettes * Roméo Dallaire –

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 – former NHL player * Shawn Daniels – Canadian football player *

J. P. Darche Jean-Philippe "J. P." Darche (born February 28, 1975) is a former American football long snapper. He was signed and drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in 1999. He played CIS football at McGill. Darche has also played for the Seattle Seahawks and K ...

– 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 – politician * John Caswell Davis – 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 – sports executive * Stéphane Demers – actor * Bernard Derome – anchorman * Pierre Desjardins – football player, Montreal Alouettes * André Desmarais – 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. – businessman * David Desrosiers – bassist of

and vocalist; born in Sept-Îles * Sean Devine – playwright, actor, and politician * Caroline Dhavernas – actress * Céline Dion – singer * Stéphane Dion – politician * Xavier Dolan – actor, director, screenwriter, editor, costume director, producer * Jacob Dolson Cox – U.S. soldier and politician *

Audrey Capel Doray Audrey Capel Doray (born 1931) is a Canadian artist working in a variety of mediums—painting, printmaking, electronic art, murals, and films. In addition to her solo and group exhibitions, her work was exhibited at the ''6th Biennial Exhibition ...

– 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 Students' union, student union from ...

– former mayor of Montreal * Fifi D'Orsay – actress *

Lu Dort Luguentz Dort (born April 19, 1999; or ) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Dort completed h ...

– 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 – 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 Steven Dubinsky (born July 9, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, and St. Louis Blues. He played centre and shot left-handed. Biography ...

– 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 – actor * Louis Dudek – poet * Jack Dunham – 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 – voice actress for Rooster Teeth *

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

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Keith Eaman Keith "Skip" Eaman (born August 14, 1947) is a former Canadian football wide receiver who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes. He played CIS football at Queen's University. Colle ...

– Canadian football player * Iwan Edwards –

conductor Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...

, Member of the Order of Canada *

Vic Emery Victor Emery (born June 28, 1933) is a Canadian athlete and businessman. Emery was born in Montreal, Quebec. He is a gold medallist in the four man bobsleigh pilot from the 1964 Olympic Winter Games, as well as the 1965 World Championships. Invo ...

– Olympic bobsleigh gold medalist *

Empire I Empire I (true name Miriam Moufide, also stage-named The Gangstress) is a singer, songwriter and social activist based in Kingston, Jamaica. Her musical style has been described as a blend of dancehall, reggae, hip hop, pop and World music. S ...

– 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 Chad Carlyle Erickson (born August 21, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played two games in the National Hockey League, both for the New Jersey Devils in 1991–92. He won one game, lost the other and had a 4.50 ...

– 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 ...

– hockey player * Sam Etcheverry – former CFL 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 – former CFL football player, Montreal Alouettes, Calgary Stampeders * Ken Evoy – founder of Sitesell; creator of SiteBuildIt!

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* Denise Filiatrault – actress and director * Lara Fabian – operatic singer * Mylène Farmer – singer * Leylah Fernandez – 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 – Hollywood actress * Marc-André Fleury – ice hockey goalkeeper; three-time

champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins * Louis-Joseph Forget – stockbroker, financier, statesman * Rodolphe Forget – businessman, politician, philanthropist * Samuel Fournier – former CFL football player, Montreal Alouettes, Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

Kathleen Fox Kathleen Fox (12 September 1880 – 17 August 1963) was an Irish painter, enamellist, and stained-glass artist. Life Kathleen Fox was born in Glenageary, County Dublin, on 12 September 1880. Her father was Captain Henry Charles Fox of the Ki ...

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

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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 André Gagné is a Canadian professor of theology at Concordia University. Education Gagné has a B.Th. (2001) and Master of Arts (2003) from l'Université de Montréal, and a conjoint Ph.D. from l'Université catholique de Louvain and l'Un ...

– professor and scholar, Concordia University * Éric Gagné – pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers * André Gagnon – composer, pianist * Marc Gagnon – Olympic gold medal speed skater *

Marc-Antoine Gagnon Marc-Antoine Gagnon (born March 6, 1991) is a Canadian freestyle skier. Gagnon represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , open ...

– moguls skier * Howard Galganov – anglophone rights activist, radio personality * Céline Galipeau – anchorwoman * Mavis Gallant – 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 Mitch Garber (born September 5, 1964) is a Canadian lawyer, investor and business executive. He is a Member of the Order of Canada. Current Activity Garber is an active investor/Board member, partnering with leading private equity firms, i ...

– gaming, hotel executive, philanthropist, broadcaster * Kathleen Gati – actress * Arturo Gatti – professional boxer, world champion * Daniel Gauthier – co-founder of the Cirque du Soleil *

James Gelfand James Gelfand (born April 3, 1959) is a Canadian jazz pianist who has written scores for film and television. Early life Gelfand was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada into a large Jewish family. He is the great-grandson of Jacob Pascal, founder ...

– pianist, composer, arranger * Yasmeen Ghauri – 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 – actress * Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos) – artist and inspiration for the documentary '' I Remember Better When I Paint'' * Jonathan Goldstein – author, humourist and radio producer * John Gomery – jurist * Brian Goodwin – biologist * Adam Gopnik – writer, essayist * Henry Gordon (1919–2009) – magician, journalist, CSI Fellow * Huntley Gordon – actor * Shaul Gordon (born 1994) – Canadian-Israeli Olympic sabre fencer * Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan – newspaper publisher * Stewart Francis Granger – former NBA basketball player *

W. R. Granger William Rowen Granger (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, Canadian and Quebec Amateur Hockey Associations * Howard Grant – former Canadian Olympics and Commonwealth boxer; trainer, UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre * Otis Grant – Jamaican-born former WBO Middleweight boxing champion * Hulda Regina Graser – customs house broker *

Harold Greenberg Harold Greenberg, OC, CQ, (January 11, 1930 – July 1, 1996) was a Canadian film producer. Career Greenberg got his start in film working in his uncle's second-hand camera store when he was thirteen. He eventually set up his own film a ...

– 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 – WWE wrestler * Irving Grundman – businessman, hockey executive * Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays *

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 ...

– college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks * Philip Guston – 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 – pianist and composer * Chris Haney – co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit * Dan Hanganu – architect * Louise Harel – politician * Corey Hart – singer * Doug Harvey – Hall of Fame ice hockey player *

Jacques Hébert 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 – pop singer * Carl Henry – singer * Prudence Heward – Beaver Hall Group 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. Dave "Davey" Hilton Jr. (born December 9, 1963) is a Canadian former boxing world champion. He is the older brother of former light middleweight world champion of boxing, Matthew Hilton. Professional boxing career He briefly held the WBC super ...

– world champion boxer * Matthew Hilton – world champion boxer * David Julian Hirsh – 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 – winner of the Victoria Cross * Herbert Samuel Holt – financier * Steve Holt – jazz pianist, AC singer-songwriter *

William Hope William Hope may refer to: *William Johnstone Hope (1766–1831), prominent and controversial British Royal Navy officer and politician *Sir William Hope, 14th Baronet (1819–1898), British Army officer * William Hope (VC) (1834–1909), Scottish ...

– actor * Anna Hopkins – actress * Camillien Houde – 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 (born 1971) – Member of Canadian Parliament

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* Norman Iceberg – singer-songwriter

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* Marlene Jennings – politician * René Jodoin – 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 – singer * Kris Joseph – basketball player * Robert Joy – actor * Claude Jutra – filmmaker

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* Emilie Kahn – 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 Thomas Henry Kane (born January 14, 1964) is a Canadian former professional football player. He played for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League for 4 years, and then for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League for 1 y ...

– former NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks * Daniel Kash – 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 ...

hematologist Hematology (American and British English spelling differences#ae and oe, always spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to ...

, Master of the American College of Physicians * Kaytranada – electronic musician, producer, DJ * Michael A. Kelen – former judge of the Federal Court of Canada *

George Kennedy 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 ...

– owner of Montreal Canadiens hockey team * Amir Khadir – physician and politician * Kid Koala – DJ * Franklin Kiermyer – drummer, composer * Andy Kim – singer-songwriter *

A. M. Klein Abraham Moses Klein (14 February 1909 – 20 August 1972) was a Canadian poet, journalist, novelist, short story writer and lawyer. He has been called "one of Canada's greatest poets and a leading figure in Jewish-Canadian culture." Best known ...

– author * Naomi Klein – author and activist *

Leo Kolber Ernest Leo Kolber, (January 18, 1929 – January 9, 2020) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and Senator, serving from 1983 to 2004. Early life and career Kolber was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Luba (Kahan) and Moses Kolber, ...

– senator, ''de facto'' family member of the Bronfman family and empire * Benjamin Kowalewicz – singer of Billy Talent *

Vanessa Kraven Vanessa Kraven (born February 10, 1982), is a Canadian professional wrestler who competed in several independent promotions in both the United States and Canada. She has also made several trips to Japan. She recently wrestled a match against ...

– professional wrestler * David Kristian – electronic musician * Sid and Marty Krofft – producers/creators of ''

H.R. Pufnstuf ''H.R. Pufnstuf'' is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. It was the first Krofft live-action, life-sized-puppet program (not including their previous work with the Hanna-Barbera program ''The Ba ...

'', '' The Bugaloos'', '' Sigmund and the Sea Monsters'', ''

Land of the Lost Land of the Lost may refer to: * Land of the Lost (1974 TV series), ''Land of the Lost'' (1974 TV series), the original 1974 children's television series * Land of the Lost (1991 TV series), ''Land of the Lost'' (1991 TV series), the 1991 remake of ...

'', ''

The Lost Saucer ''The Lost Saucer'' is an ABC network television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, starring Ruth Buzzi and Jim Nabors as hapless aliens who take a boy and his babysitter with them on their flying saucer. It aired new episodes from Septembe ...

'' *

Joseph Kruger Joseph A. Kruger (c.1869 – December 21, 1927) was an American–Canadian businessman. He founded Kruger Inc. in 1904, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The privately owned pulp and paper industry company continues today, and employs 10,500 people inte ...

– of Kruger Inc.

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* Florence La Badie – actress *

Michel Maray de La Chauvignerie Michel Maray de La Chauvignerie (January 24, 1704August 10, 1778), also known as Michel Maray, sieur de la La Chauvignerie, was a French military officer in the Troupes de la Marine and interpreter of Iroquoian languages. Biography Michel Maray ...

– 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 Oleg Ladik (born 18 September 1971) is a Ukrainian-born Canadian former Olympic wrestler, who won a gold medal in the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and lives in Montreal, Quebec. Wrestling career Ladik competed ...

(born 1971) - Olympic wrestler * Dany Laferrière – author * Alexis Lafrenière – NHL player, New York Rangers * Guy Lafleur – NHL player, Montreal Canadiens * Corky Laing – musician *

Jon Lajoie Jonathan Lajoie ( ; born August 21, 1980) is a Canadian comedian, actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, director, record producer, musician and Internet celebrity from Montreal, Quebec. He gained fame mostly from his eponymous YouTube channel, pos ...

– comedian *

Guy Laliberté Guy Laliberté, (born 2 September 1959) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix, he is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil. In January 2018, Laliberté was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the 11th wealthiest ...

– founder and CEO of Cirque de Soleil * Paul Lambert – left guard, Montreal Alouettes * Phyllis Lambert – architect and member of the Bronfman family * Mado Lamotte – drag queen and author * Jacques Lanctôt – FLQ member, convicted terrorist * Louise Lanctôt – FLQ member, convicted terrorist * Edmond Lapierre – former MPP * Jean Lapierre – politician * Éric Lapointe – CFL running back for the Montreal Alouettes * Pierre Laporte – politician * Georges Laraque – NHL player * Ryan Larkin – animator * Nicholas Latifi – racing driver currently driving for Williams Racing *

Lisa Lavie Lisa Lavie (surname pronounced ''lah-'') is a Canadian singer and songwriter originally from LaSalle, Quebec, Canada. Background Lavie's early musical influences included her older brothers, hip hop dancer Michael and disk jockey Danny. At age ...

– singer-songwriter *

Irving Layton Irving Peter Layton, OC (March 12, 1912 – January 4, 2006) was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following, but also made him enemies. As T. Jacobs notes in his biography (2001) ...

– 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 Sébastien Lefebvre (born June 5, 1981) is a Canadian musician, who is best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band Simple Plan. He has also released solo albums and duo work. Equipment Lefebvre currently uses Fra ...

– guitarist of

and vocalist *

Rachelle Lefevre Rachelle Marie Lefèvre (, ; born February 1, 1979) is a Canadian actress. She has starred in the television series ''Big Wolf on Campus'' and had recurring roles in ''What About Brian'', ''Boston Legal'', and '' Swingtown''. She played the vamp ...

– actress * 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 Guy A. Lepage (; born Guy Antoine Lepage, August 30, 1960) is a Canadian comedian, actor, talk-show host, and producer. Career Lepage was one of the five founding members of the Quebec comedy group ''Rock et Belles Oreilles'' (which also include ...

– television personality *

Marc Lépine Marc Lépine (; born October 26, 1964 – December 6, 1989) was a Canadian antifeminist mass murderer from Montreal, Quebec, who, in 1989, murdered fourteen women, and wounded ten women and four menNote: Many sources state thirteen were wounded ...

– mass murderer * René Lépine – real-estate developer * Chris Leroux – MLB pitcher ( Florida Marlins,

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

) * Pierre Leroux – novelist, journalist and screenwriter * Jean Lesage – lawyer, politician *

Kris Letang Kristopher Joseph Pierre Irwin Letang (born April 24, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains, alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played ...

– QMJHL player, NHL player, three-time

champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins *

André Éric Létourneau André Éric Létourneau is a French Canadian media and transmedia artist, researcher, author, musician, composer, curator and professor based primarily in Montreal and Saint-Alponse-Rodriguez, Québec, Canada. He uses several pseudonyms, most ...

– intermedia artist, composer * Jean-Louis Lévesque – stockbroker, horse racing builder *

Devon Levi Devon Levi (born December 27, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Levi was the MVP at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge. He was then the 2019–20 Canadian Junior ...

– goaltender drafted by

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

in the 7th round, 212th overall in the

2020 NHL Entry Draft The 2020 NHL Entry Draft was the 58th NHL Entry Draft, held from October 6–7, 2020. The draft was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pan ...

, current Northeastern Huskies,

Canada men's national junior ice hockey team The Canadian men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally in under-20 competition. Their primary participation in this age group comes at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Juni ...

* Shawn Levy – director and actor *

Jaclyn Linetsky Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky (January 8, 1986 – September 8, 2003) was a Canadian actress who played Megan O'Connor on ''15/Love'' and the title character on '' Caillou'' during the show's second and third seasons, replacing the character's origina ...

– actress *

David Lipper David Lipper (born February 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for his role as Viper in the ABC television sitcom ''Full House'' (1994–1995). His other roles include Jace in the television film '' Sh ...

– actor * Liu Fang – musician * Pascal Lochard – CFL player * William Edmond Logan – geologist *

Jennifer Lonergan Jennifer Lonergan is a Canadian historian and social entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and executive director of the Montreal-based charity Artistri Sud. She lived in Europe for years, studying, teaching and travelling, before returning to her na ...

– educator, nonprofit executive, promoter of third-world women's craftmanship * Colin Low – filmmaker * Lunice – musician * Roberto Luongo – NHL goaltender *

Yves A. Lussier Yves A. Lussier is a physician-scientist conducting research in Precision medicine, Translational bioinformatics and Personal Genomics. As a co-founder of Purkinje, he pioneered the commercial use of controlled medical vocabulary organized as di ...

– physician-scientist in translational bioinformatics * Zoe Laurier – wife of Sir Wilfrid Laurier

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Tom Maayan Tom Kenji Maayan ( he, תום מעיין; born July 5, 1993) is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Seton Hall University ...

(born 1993) – Canada-born Israeli basketball player in the

Israeli National League Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

William C. Macdonald Sir William Christopher Macdonald (10 February 1831 – 9 June 1917) was a Canadian tobacco manufacturer and major education philanthropist in Canada. Though born in Prince Edward island, he is considered a Scots-Quebecer. Early life and ca ...

– tobacco manufacturer, philanthropist * Danny Maciocia – CFL football coach *

Don Macpherson Donald G. McPherson (born April 2, 1965) is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback. He spent seven seasons in the NFL and CFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Oilers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Ottawa Roug ...

– journalist *

Nicolas Macrozonaris Nicolas Macrozonaris ( gr, Νικόλαος Μακροζωνάρης, born August 22, 1980) is a Canadian Olympic track and field athlete who has won the 100 metre national title four times and once in the 200 metre. Career He was inspired ...

– sprinter, track and field *

Arnaud Maggs Arnaud Maggs (May 5, 1926 – November 17, 2012) was a Canadian artist and photographer. Born in Montreal, Maggs is best known for stark portraits arranged in grid-like arrangements, which illustrate his interest in systems of identification and c ...

– artist, photographer * Sean Patrick Maloney – Canadian-American politician and U.S. Representative for the state of

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

since 2013 * Marc Miller – politician *

Jeanne Mance Jeanne Mance (November 12, 1606 – June 18, 1673) was a French nurse and settler of New France. She arrived in New France two years after the Ursuline nuns came to Quebec. Among the founders of Montreal in 1642, she established its first hospit ...

– founder of first hospital in North America, l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, 1645 * Frederic Marcotte – poet and musician *

Rudolph A. Marcus Rudolph Arthur Marcus (born July 21, 1923) is a Canadian-born chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems". Marcus theory, named after him, provide ...

– Nobel laureate of chemistry * Lou Marinoff – philosopher at City College of New York * Yann Martel – writer,

Man Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. ...

2002 * Paul Martin – former prime minister of Canada * Russell Martin – baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays * Massari – singer * Charles Mayer – journalist, sportsperson and politician * 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 Thomas D'Arcy McGee (13 April 18257 April 1868) was an Irish-Canadian politician, Catholic spokesman, journalist, poet, and a Father of Canadian Confederation. The young McGee was an Irish Catholic who opposed British rule in Ireland, and was ...

– politician * Molly McGlynn – film and television director and screenwriter * Ken McGoogan – writer *

Duncan McIntyre Duncan MacIntyre or Duncan McIntyre may refer to: * Duncan Ban MacIntyre (1724–1812), Scottish Gaelic poet * Duncan MacIntyre (New Zealand politician) (1915–2001), New Zealand politician * Duncan McIntyre (businessman) (1834–1894), Canadian b ...

– businessman *

Scott McKay Scott McKay (born December 2, 1960) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who served as a former leader of the Green Party of Quebec and a former Montreal council member. McKay was elected in 2008 to the Quebec National Assembly for the Parti Q ...

– former city counsellor and leader of the Green Party of Quebec *

Patricia McKenzie Patricia McKenzie (born 1987) is a Canadian actress, producer, dancer and singer. Career Patricia is best known as an actress for her role in '' Cosmopolis'' and on television as Reena in ''Charlie Jade'' and Jenn in '' Naked Josh''. On stage ...

– actress *

Norman McLaren William Norman McLaren, LL. D. (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish Canadian animator, director and producer known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).Rosenthal, Alan. ''The new documentary in action: a caseb ...

– film animation pioneer *

Simon McTavish Simon McTavish may refer to * Simon McTavish (kayaker) (born 1996), Canadian sprint kayaker * Simon McTavish (fur trader) Simon McTavish (1750 – 6 July 1804), of Montreal was a Scottish-born fur trader and the chief founding partner ...

– businessman * Juan Mendez – former NCAA basketball player, Niagara University * Charles Meredith – president of the Montreal Stock Exchange * Frederick Edmund Meredith – lawyer, chancellor of Bishop's University * Vincent Meredith – first and last Baronet of Montreal; president of the Bank of Montreal * William Collis Meredith – Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec *

Luck Mervil Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at any time, both due to rand ...

– singer, actor * Jim Miller – Canadian football player * Brenda Milner – neuropsychologist * Andrew Molson – businessman, member of the Molson family, eldest son of

Eric Molson Eric Herbert Molson (born September 16, 1937) is a Canadian billionaire businessman. He is the former Chairman of Molson Coors and former Chancellor of Concordia University. He is a member of the Molson family. Education Born in Montreal, Eric M ...

– brewer, businessman, member of the Molson family * Geoff Molson – businessman, member of the Molson family, son of

* 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 The 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Canadian Army during World War II. It was part of the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division. Organization As of 1942 the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade comprised: * 21st Armoured Reg ...

in the Second World War *

Édouard Montpetit Édouard Montpetit (26 September 1881 – 27 May 1954) was a Quebec lawyer, economist and academic. Biography Montpetit was born on 26 September 1881 in Montmagny, Quebec. Called to the bar in 1904, Montpetit worked as a lawyer and taught politi ...

– lawyer, economist, academic * Henry Morgan – department store founder * Henry Morgentaler – physician, advocate for women's rights to abortion *

Terry Mosher Christopher Terry Mosher, (born 11 November 1942) is a Canadian political cartoonist for the ''Montreal Gazette''. He draws under the name Aislin, a rendition of the name of his eldest daughter Aislinn (without the second 'n'). Aislin's drawing ...

– editorial cartoonist * Ben Mulroney – television host; son of Brian Mulroney *

Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney ( ; born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studied political sci ...

– 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 Victoria Cross 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

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* Maurice Vachon – also known as Mad Dog Vachon; wrestling champion * Stevie Vallance – also known as Louise Vallance; singer, musician, actress, voice actress and director * 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

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* Xue Yiwei – writer – Côte-des-Neiges

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

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* 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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