The following is a list of noted principals, alumni and professors of Université de Montréal.

Rectors

Faculty

Ishfaq Ahmad Ishfaq Ahmad Khan (3 November 1930 – 18 January 2018) , was a Pakistani nuclear physicist, emeritus professor of high-energy physics at the National Centre for Physics, and former science advisor to the Government of Pakistan. A versatile ...

, visiting professor of theoretical physics (1960–1966; 1996–1999) *

Yoshua Bengio Yoshua Bengio (born March 5, 1964) is a Canadian computer scientist, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning. He is a professor at the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at the Université de ...

, computer scientist noted for work in

artificial neural networks Artificial neural networks (ANNs), usually simply called neural networks (NNs) or neural nets, are computing systems inspired by the biological neural networks that constitute animal brains. An ANN is based on a collection of connected unit ...

and

deep learning Deep learning (also known as deep structured learning) is part of a broader family of machine learning methods based on artificial neural networks with representation learning. Learning can be supervised, semi-supervised or unsupervised. De ...

* Stéphane Dion, former professor of political science, leader of the

Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' ...

(2006–2008) *

Jocelyn Faubert Jocelyn Faubert (born 1959) is a psychophysicist best known for his work in the fields of visual perception, vision of the elderly, and neuropsychology. Professor Faubert holds the NSERC-Essilor Industrial Research Chair in Visual Perception and ...

, professor in the School of Optometry, Director of the Psychophysics and Visual Perception Laboratory *

David Feuerwerker David Feuerwerker (October 2, 1912 – June 20, 1980) was a French Jewish rabbi and professor of Jewish history who was effective in the resistance to German occupation the Second World War. He was completely unsuspected until six months before ...

, former professor of sociology (1966–1968) and founder of the department of

Jewish studies Jewish studies (or Judaic studies; he, מדעי היהדות, madey ha-yahadut, sciences of Judaism) is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history (esp ...

* Pierrette Gaudreau, director of the neuroendocrinology lab at the

CHUM Chum may refer to: Broadcasting * CHUM Limited, a defunct Canadian media company * CHUM Radio, now Bell Media Radio, a Canadian radio broadcasting company * CHUM (AM), a Toronto radio station * CHUM-FM, a Toronto radio station * CHUM Chart, a C ...

and aging specialist. *

E. Mark Gold E. Mark Gold (often written "E Mark Gold" without a dot, born 1936 in Los Angeles) is an American physicist, mathematician, and computer scientist. He became well known for his article ''Language identification in the limit'' which pioneered a fo ...

, Departement d'Informatique (c.1972–1978) * Lionel Groulx, former professor of history * Hubert Lacroix, associate professor at the Faculty of Law *

Jean-Daniel Lafond Jean-Daniel Lafond (born 18 August 1944) is a French-born Canadian filmmaker, teacher of philosophy, and the husband to the former Governor General Michaëlle Jean, making him the Viceregal Consort of Canada during her service. Biography Lafon ...

, former professor and former Viceregal consort of Canada *

Georges Larivière Georges Larivière (born 1942) is a Canadian retired ice hockey coach, professor, writer, and sports administrator. He was the director of the Faculty of Physical Education at the Université de Montréal, researched the development of ice hock ...

, former director the Faculty of Physical education, writer, ice hockey coach * Jean-François Lisée, visiting scholar (2001–2002), political advisor and former executive director for the

Center for International Studies An Institute of International Studies or Institute for International Studies is a type of research center that focuses on international studies, international relations, or area studies. It is often, though not always, part of a university or coll ...

, now Parti Québécois leader and leader of the Official opposition at the Quebec's National Assembly *

Louise Nadeau Louise Nadeau (born ) is a Canadian clinical psychologist. She is a professor in the department of psychology at the Université de Montréal in Quebec, Canada, recognized for her contributions to the field of addictions. Biography Nadeau wa ...

, professor of psychology * Vardit Ravitsky, professor of bioethics *

Michel Seymour Michel Seymour (born 1954) is a Canadian philosopher from Quebec and a professor at the Université de Montréal, where he has been teaching analytical philosophy (philosophy of language and philosophy of mind) since 1990. Biography After having ...

, professor of philosophy *

James R. Taylor James Renwick Taylor (1928 - 2022), sometimes known as Jim Taylor, was a Canadian academic and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Communication of the Université de Montréal, which he founded with Annie Méar and André H. Caron Ed.D in the ...

, professor emeritus at the department of communication *

Dale C. Thomson Dale Cairns Thomson (17 June 1923 – 27 April 1999) was a professor and departmental director at the Université de Montréal, professor and Vice-Principal of McGill University and a professor of international relations and Director of the Cent ...

, former professor and departmental director, who also served as professor and Vice-Principal of McGill University *

Jeannine Vanier Marie Antoinette Jeannine Vanier (b. 21 August 1929) is a Canadian composer and organist who was born blind. Vanier was born in the Laval-des-Rapides neighbourhood of Laval, Quebec, to Émile and Alice Laurin Vanier. Her father was an engineer. S ...

, former professor of music

Noted alumni

An Order of Merit is appointed to particularly successful alumni on an annual basis.

Nobel laureates

* Roger Guillemin, Nobel Prize laureate (Medicine, 1977)

Academics, scientists and scholars

, nuclear physicist and one of the pioneers of Pakistan's atomic bomb project * Katharine Banham, first woman to be awarded Ph.D. from Université de Montréal in psychology *

André Barbeau André Barbeau, (27 May 1931 – 9 March 1986) was a French Canadian neurologist. He was known for his research into Parkinson's disease and Friedreich's ataxia and taurine research. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts d ...

, neurologist *

Gilles Brassard Gilles Brassard, is a faculty member of the Université de Montréal, where he has been a Full Professor since 1988 and Canada Research Chair since 2001. Education and early life Brassard received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell Unive ...

, known for his fundamental work in quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation, quantum entanglement distillation,

quantum pseudo-telepathy Quantum pseudo-telepathy is the fact that in certain Bayesian games with asymmetric information, players who have access to a shared physical system in an entangled quantum state, and who are able to execute strategies that are contingent upon m ...

, and the classical simulation of quantum entanglement * Judith R. Cohen, ethnomusicologist, music educator, and performer * Charles Howard Curran, entomologist * Sylvie Cloutier, molecular geneticist *

Francine Descarries Francine Descarries (born 1942) is a Canadian sociologist. She is a professor of sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She is considered a leading figure in feminist studies in Quebec. Biography At the age of 16, after the dea ...

, sociologist * Micheline Dumont (historian), historian *

, psychophysicist best known for his work in the fields of visual perception *

. founder of the department of Jewish studies at Université de Montréal *

Armand Frappier Armand Frappier (November 26, 1904 – December 17, 1991) was a physician, microbiologist, and expert on tuberculosis from Quebec, Canada. Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, the son of Arthur-Alexis Frappier and Bernadette Codebecq, h ...

, physician and microbiologist * Dominique Gaspard, American-born Canadian physician and founding member of the Negro Community Centre of Montreal * Jacques Genest, physician and scientist *

Alice Girard Alice Girard (1907 – January 1, 1999) was an American-born Quebecoise nurse who was made a Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec for 1994. She was a seventh child born in Connecticut to a family that originated in Quebec. They returned t ...

, first woman dean at this university *

Ian Goodfellow Ian J. Goodfellow (born ) is a computer scientist, engineer, and executive, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning. He was previously employed as a research scientist at Google Brain and director of machine lea ...

, computer scientist noted for developing

generative adversarial networks A generative adversarial network (GAN) is a class of machine learning frameworks designed by Ian Goodfellow and his colleagues in June 2014. Two neural networks contest with each other in the form of a zero-sum game, where one agent's gain is a ...

Jan Grabowski Jan Grabowski (born 1962) is a Polish-Canadian professor of history at the University of Ottawa, specializing in Jewish–Polish relations in German-occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust in Poland.Mustapha Ishak Boushaki, physician and scientist *

Normand Landry Normand Landry is a Canadian academic and professor of communication at Université TÉLUQ in Quebec, Canada. He is the current Canada Research Chair in Media Education and Human Rights. Early life and education Landry completed a bachelor's ...

, professor of communication at Université TÉLUQ and current Canada Research Chair in Media Education and Human Rights *

Corinne Le Quéré Marie Corinne Lyne Le Quéré (born July 1966) is a French-Canadian scientist. She is Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science at the University of East Anglia and former Director of Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. ...

, professor of climate change science *

André Lussier André Lussier (1933–2009) was a physician, rheumatologist, and professor at the School of Medicine of the Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. He was born and died in Sherbrooke. He completed his classical studies and Baccalauréat ès- ...

, pioneer of clinical and scientific rheumatology in Canada * Brenda Milner, British-Canadian neuropsychologist who has contributed extensively to the field of clinical neuropsychology *

Carolyn Muessig Carolyn Anne Muessig holds the Chair of Christian Studies at the University of Calgary. A graduate of Fulton-Montgomery Community College, State University of New York at Buffalo, the University of Toronto, the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval St ...

, medievalist specializing in sermon literature, female education, and hagiography * Gaston Nguérékata, Central African mathematician * Gilles Paradis (M.D.), public health and preventive medicine physician at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, as well as professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health and Strathcona Chair in Epidemiology at McGill University. * Amélie Quesnel-Vallée (M.Sc. 2000), Associate Professor with joint appointment in the Departments of Sociology and Epidemiology, and Canada Research Chair in Policies and Health Inequalities at McGill University *

Suzanna Randall Suzanna Randall (born 6 December 1979) is a German astrophysicist working at the European Southern Observatory. In 2018, Randall was selected as an astronaut candidate in the private spaceflight programme Die Astronautin, which aims to send the ...

, German astrophysicist and private astronaut candidate *

Hubert Reeves Hubert Reeves (born July 13, 1932), is a Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science. Early life and education Reeves was born in Montreal on July 13, 1932, and as a child lived in Léry. Reeves attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, a ...

, astrophysicist *

Benoît Roux Benoît Roux is an Amgen Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the University of Chicago. He has previously taught at University of Montreal and Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Benoît Roux was a recipient of the 1998 ...

, Amgen Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the University of Chicago * Camille Sandorfy, quantum chemist * Hans Selye, pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist * Daniel Thalmann, pioneer in virtual humans *

Rodrigue Tremblay Rodrigue Tremblay (born October 13, 1939) is a Canadian economist, humanist and political figure. He is an emeritus professor of economics at the Université de Montréal. He specializes in macroeconomics, international trade and finance, and ...

, Canadian economist, humanist and political figure

Business and media

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 ...

, CEO of Telemedia *

Louis R. Chênevert Louis R. Chênevert is a Canadian businessman. He served as the Chairman#Corporate governance, Chairman and CEO, Chief Executive Officer of United Technologies Corporation and was also President of Pratt & Whitney. Early life and education Chên ...

, CEO of United Technologies Corporation *

Patrice Désilets Patrice Désilets (born 9 May 1974) is a Canadian game designer best known for creating the ''Assassin's Creed'' series. He served as creative director for three of the most critically acclaimed titles within the franchise to date: ''Assassin's Cr ...

, Canadian game designer best known for creating the Assassin's Creed series * Arnaud Détrans, Head of General Mills Canadian Division * Lise Fournel, CIO of Air Canada *

Pierre Lassonde Pierre Lassonde (born 1947) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Early life Pierre Lassonde was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the third of four children. He studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and graduated in 1967 wit ...

, businessman and philanthropist *

Pierre Nadeau Pierre Nadeau (19 December 19363 September 2019) was a Canadian journalist, television presenter and producer. He began in journalism as a radio reporter in 1956, inspired by his father's work with Radio-Canada. He interned at the Office de Ra ...

(1936–2019), Canadian journalist, television presenter and producer *

Pierre Karl Péladeau Pierre Karl Péladeau (born 16 October 1961), also known by his initials PKP, is a Canadian businessman, billionaire and former politician. He was also the MNA for Saint-Jérôme. Péladeau is the president and CEO of Quebecor Inc. He used to ...

, CEO of Quebecor * Denis Pisonneault, COO of Via Rail Canada * Calin Rovinescu, CEO of Air Canada * Arthur Surveyer, founder of engineering and construction conglomerate SNC-Lavalin Group Inc

Law

* Louise Arbour, Supreme Court of Canada Justice (1999–2004), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2004–2008) * Maurice Archambault, lawyer and judge * Michel Bastarache, Supreme Court of Canada Justice (1997–2008) *

Marie Deschamps Marie Deschamps, CC (born October 2, 1952) is a former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. She retired from the court on August 7, 2012. In September 2019, Deschamps was appointed as a member of the National Security and Intelligence R ...

, Supreme Court of Canada Justice (2002–2012) *

Jules Deschênes Jules Deschênes, (June 7, 1923 – May 10, 2000) was a Canadian Quebec Superior Court judge. Born in Montreal, to Wilfrid Deschênes and Berthe Bérard, he completed grade school under the supervision of les Clercs de Saint-Viateur and class ...

, Canadian Quebec Superior Court judge * Johanne Gauthier, judge currently serving on the Federal Court of Appeal * Antonio Lamer, Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice (1990–2000) * Herbert Marx, lawyer, university law professor, politician, and judge

Politics and government

* Stéphanie Allard-Gomez, diplomat *

Vincent Auclair Vincent Auclair (born August 9, 1965, in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and notary. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Vimont in the Laval region. He is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and ...

, MNA for the Vimont riding *

Jean-Martin Aussant Jean-Martin Aussant () is a Canadian economist, musician, and politician, now serving as Executive director of the Chantier de l' économie sociale. He represented Nicolet-Yamaska in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2008 to 2012, first as a ...

, MNA for the Nicolet-Yamaska riding *

Raymond Bachand Raymond Bachand (born October 22, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former politician, a businessman and a lawyer in Quebec, Canada. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Outremont, and a member of the Que ...

, politician and finance minister of the

Quebec Liberal Party The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; french: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; e ...

* Line Beauchamp, politician and member of the Quebec Liberal Party *

Denise Beaudoin Denise Beaudoin (born February 24, 1949) is a Canadian businessperson, lawyer, and former politician. She was first elected to represent the riding of Mirabel in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2003 provincial election, but was defeated ...

, politician and member of the Parti Québécois *

Ahmed Benbitour Ahmed Benbitour ( ar, أحمد بن بيتور; born June 20, 1946) is an Algerian politician who was Head of Government of Algeria from 1999 to 2000. Life and career Born at Metlili, Ghardaïa in the Chaamba Arab tribe, Benbitour received his d ...

, Algerian politician *

Josephat T. Benoit Josephat T. Benoit (March 3, 1900 – May 14, 1976) was a Canadian-born American journalist and politician who served as the 41st mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA, from 1944 to 1961. A New Deal Democrat, he held that office for a record n ...

, nine-term Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire *

Jean-Jacques Bertrand Jean-Jacques Bertrand (; June 20, 1916 – February 22, 1973) was the 21st premier of Quebec, from October 2, 1968, to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party. Member of the legislature Bertrand served as Member of the Legislative Assemb ...

, Premier of Quebec (1968–1970) *

André Boisclair André Boisclair (; born April 14, 1966) is a former Canadian politician and convicted sex offender in Quebec, Canada. He was the leader of the Parti Québécois, a social democratic and sovereigntist party in Quebec. Between January 1996 and M ...

, leader of the Parti Québécois (2005–2007) *

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 ...

, Premier of Quebec (1970–1976, 1985–1994) *

Jean Carle Jean Carle (born July 16, 1962)''Canadian Who's Who 2000'', edited by Elizabeth Lumley, Volume XXXV, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000 page 207. is a Canadian former civil servant, business executive and Liberal Party operative noted for ...

, civil servant and executive *

François-Philippe Champagne François-Philippe Champagne (born June 25, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has been Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry since 2021. Champagne was formerly the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2021. He was elected to represen ...

, MP for Saint-Maurice—Champlain *

Pierre Dalphond Pierre Dalphond (born May 1, 1954) is a Canadian lawyer and jurist who currently serves as a Canadian senator from Quebec ( De Lorimier). He was appointed to the Senate on June 6, 2018.Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Quebec (1936–1939, 1944–1959) * Pierre Dupuy, diplomat and writer *

Jean-Pierre Goyer Jean-Pierre Goyer, (January 17, 1932 – May 24, 2011) was a lawyer and Canadian Cabinet minister. Goyer was born in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, the son of Gilbert and Marie-Ange Goyer. He graduated from the University of Montreal. Goyer was firs ...

, Canadian Cabinet minister *

Lomer Gouin Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, (March 19, 1861 – March 28, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as 13th premier of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th lieutenant governor of Quebec. Biography ...

, Premier of Quebec (1905–1920) * Michaëlle Jean, journalist, Governor General of Canada *

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. ...

, Premier of Quebec (1994) *

Daniel Johnson, Sr. Francis Daniel Johnson Sr. (April 9, 1915 – September 26, 1968) was a Canadian politician and the 20th premier of Quebec from 1966 to his death in 1968. Background Johnson was born in Danville, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Francis John ...

, Premier of Quebec (1966–1968) * Pierre-Marc Johnson, Premier of Quebec (1985) * Amir Khadir, MNA and spokesperson for Québec solidaire * Bernard Landry, Premier of Quebec (2001–2003) * Camille Laurin, psychiatrist and Quebec politician *

Denis Lazure Denis Lazure (October 12, 1925 – February 23, 2008) was a Canadian psychiatrist and politician. Lazure was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) from 1976 to 1984 and from 1989 to 1996. He is the father of actress Gabrielle La ...

, psychiatrist and Quebec politician *

Georges-Émile Lapalme Georges-Émile Lapalme (January 14, 1907 – February 5, 1985) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Background He was born in Montreal. He studied law at ...

, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party (1950–1958) *

Elsie Lefebvre Elsie Lefebvre (born May 5, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec politician. She was the Member of the National Assembly for the Laurier-Dorion riding from 2004 to 2007, and later served on Montreal City Council. She is trilingual, speaking F ...

, MNA for the Laurier-Dorion riding * Jacques Parizeau, Premier of Quebec (1994–1996) *

Paul Sauvé Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé (March 24, 1907 – January 2, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician. He was the 17th premier of Quebec in 1959 and 1960. Life Paul Sauvé was born in Saint-Benoit, Quebec, Canada to journ ...

, Premier of Quebec (1959–1960) * Pierre Eliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979, 1980–1984)

Arts, music and film

* Anne-Marie Alonzo, playwright, poet and critic * Hubert Aquin, novelist and filmmaker * Denys Arcand, filmmaker *

Ashot Ariyan Ashot Ariyan ( hy, Աշոտ Արիյան, russian: Ашот Размикович Ариян; born April 3, 1973) is a Canadian-Armenian composer and pianist. He is the author of more than 25 compositions including an opera-ballet, two symphonies, ...

, composer and pianist *

Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo (born 8 February 1967) is an Ivoirian-born Canadian poet and journalist. She has won the Trillium Book Award and been nominated for the Ottawa Book Award. Biography She was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, and rais ...

, poet and journalist *

Yves Beauchemin Yves Beauchemin (born 26 June 1941) is a Quebec novelist. Born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Beauchemin received his degree in French literature and art history at the Université de Montréal in 1965. He taught literature at the Collège Garneau a ...

, novelist *

Gérard Caron Gérard Caron (30 August 1938 – 31 October 2020) was a French designer. He was the co-founder of Carré Noir, the very first French design marketing agency, making him one of the inventors of the concept of brand design in France. He also co ...

, organist and pianist * Françoise de Clossey, pianist and organist * Christiane Duchesne, researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer *

Gad Elmaleh Gad Elmaleh ( ar, جاد المالح, Latn, ar, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who achieved fame in France, Morocco and the United States. He is best known in the French-speaking worl ...

, French-Moroccan stand-up comedian and actor *

Dédé Fortin André "Dédé" Fortin (17 November 1962 – 8 May 2000) was a founding member, frontman, and vocalist of the Québécois band Les Colocs, formed in 1990. Early life Fortin was born to Alfred Fortin and Gisèle Tremblay on a farm near the smal ...

, singer *

Suzanne Jacob Suzanne Jacob (born 1943) is a French Canadian novelist, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, and critic. Life and career Born in the town of Amos, in the Abitibi region of Québec, she studied classics at the Collège Notre-Dame de l'Assomp ...

, novelist, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, and critic *

Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard (January 13, 1889 – May 25, 1958) was a Canadian poet. She was born in Les Escoumins, Québec, and attended various convent schools before taking classes around 1910 at the École d'enseignement secondaire pour ...

, first published female poet in Quebec *

Marquise Lepage Marquise Lepage (born September 6, 1959 in Chénéville, Quebec), is a Canadian ( Québécoise) producer, screenwriter, and film and television director. She is best known for her 1987 feature '' Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t-en ville)'', ...

, producer, screenwriter, and film and television director *

Gaston Miron Gaston Miron (; 8 January 1928 – 14 December 1996) was an important poet, writer, and editor of Quebec's Quiet Revolution. His classic ''L'homme rapaillé'' (partly translated as ''The March to Love: Selected Poems of Gaston Miron'', whose ...

, important poet, writer, and editor of Quebec's Quiet Revolution * Esther Valiquette, documentary film director *

, composer and organist *

Xue Yiwei Xue Yiwei (, born in 1964) is a Chinese-born Canadian author. His hometown is Changsha, Hunan, and his birthplace was Chenzhou in the same province. He attended the Beijing University of Aeronautics (now Beihang University) in a computer science ...

, Chinese writer resident in Montreal * Yu Jia Zhai, singer and dancer of idol group AKB48 Team SH

Sports

Marc-Antoine Dequoy Marc-Antoine Dequoy (born September 15, 1994) is a professional gridiron football defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Montreal Carabins football, Montreal Carabins. ...

, NFL player *

Fatima El-Faquir Fatima El-Faquir (born 1954) is a Moroccan sprinter, coach, and sports professor. She was the first Moroccan to compete in the Olympics. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and was the first African Cha ...

, sprinter, first Moroccan to compete in the Olympics * Charles Mayer (1922), journalist, sportsperson and politician * Anne Montminy, competitive diver, lawyer

Others

Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi ( so, Maxamed Diriye Abdullahi, ar, محمد ديري عبد الله; born 1958) is a Somali-Canadian scholar, linguist, writer, translator and professor. Biography Formerly a journalist in his native Somalia, Abdulla ...

, linguist and translator *

Marguerite Andersen Marguerite Andersen (October 15, 1924 – October 1, 2022) was a German-born Canadian francophone writer and educator writer, who was based in Toronto, Ontario, where she was a teacher at the Toronto Linden School. Life and career Andersen was ...

, writer and educator *

Maxime Arseneau Maxime Arseneau (born November 24, 1949) is a Canadian radio host and teacher and former Quebec politician. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Îles-de-la-Madeleine. He represents the Parti Québécois and was ...

, radio host *

Abderraouf Jdey Abderraouf bin Habib bin Yousef Jdey ( ar, عبد الرؤوف جدي, Abd ar-Rawūf Jday) (also known as Farouk al-Tunisi and Al-Rauf Al-Jiddi) (born May 30, 1965) is a Canadian citizen,Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Summary of the Secu ...

, alleged terrorist *

Grace Kodindo Grace Kodindo (born 1960) is a Chadian obstetrician who has championed improvements to reproductive healthcare, not only in Chad but in poor countries throughout the world. She has been profiled in two BBC documentaries: ''Dead Mums Don't Cry'' ...

, obstetrician-gynecologist *

Joanne Liu Joanne Liu, M.D., O.Q., M.S.C, is a Canadian pediatric emergency medicine physician, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Montreal, Professor of Clinical Medicine at McGill University, and the previous International President of M ...

, former head of Médecins sans frontières (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) *

Isabelle Mercier Isabelle Mercier (born August 5, 1975 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a professional poker player. Mercier originally learned to play poker as a child, but prior to turning to a poker career, she earned an undergraduate law academic degree, degree ...

, professional poker player * Lucille Teasdale-Corti, surgeon and international humanitarian aid worker

References

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