- Robert Lepage
Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957 in Quebec City) is a playwright, actor and film director from Quebec City, Quebec, and is one of Canada's most honoured theatre artists.
- Patrick Roy
Patrick Jacques Roy, (born October 5, 1965, in Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada — a suburb of Quebec City) is a retired ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the co-owner, general manager, and head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Nicknamed "St. Patrick," he is popular among fans of the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche. In 2004, Roy was selected as the greatest goaltender in NHL history by a panel of 41 writers, …
- Stéphane Dion
Stéphane Maurice Dion, PC, MP, Ph.D., (born September 28, 1955 in Quebec City, Quebec) is the current leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons. Since 1996, he has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Saint-Laurent–Cartierville in Montreal. Dion is a former academic who served as a cabinet minister under Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin.
- Paul Stastny
Paul Stastny (born December 27, 1985 in Quebec City) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. Stastny was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to signing with Colorado, Stastny completed his sophomore season at the University of Denver in 2005-06, capturing the Western Collegiate Hockey Association scoring title with 44 points (15g, 29a) in 28 conference games.
- Neil MacDonald
Neil Macdonald (born 1957) is an award winning Canadian journalist who currently works for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Macdonald worked as a print journalist for many years. He joined the CBC in 1988 and covered Parliament for approximately a decade. He then served for five years as the network's chief Middle East correspondent. He is currently "The National"'s Washington correspondent.
- James Douglas
James S. Douglas (1837-1918) was born in Quebec City. His Scottish-born father, Dr. James Douglas, a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, had earned the reputation of being the fastest surgeon in town, capable of performing an amputation in less than one minute. Dr. Douglas transmitted his thirst for adventure to his son, taking him on numerous expeditions to Egypt and the Holy Land in the mid-19th century. He brought back several mummies from these journeys, …
- Martin Biron
Martin Biron (born August 15, 1977 in Lac-St-Charles, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers. His younger brother Mathieu Biron plays for the Hamilton Bulldogs.
- Myriam Bédard
Myriam Bédard is a Canadian biathlete (retired), winner of two Olympic gold medals. Born in Neufchatel, Québec, Bédard learned marksmanship as a member of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets which she joined at the age of 14, and participated in her first biathlon event at age 15. She became Canadian junior champion in the sport in 1987. In 1991, Bédard was the first Canadian to win a biathlon World Cup event, …
- Marc Garneau
Marc Garneau was famous for being the first male Canadian astronaut to spent time in space. Marc was born in Quebec city on February 13, 1949. When Marc grew up, he wanted to learn more about the Canadian Forces Command. So, he attended the Canadian forces Command and Staff college of Toronto. Later, Marc had a space training and trained for one year and went in space in march 1984. Up in space, Marc did not go to the moon but had two missions.
- André Arthur
André Arthur M.P. (born December 21, 1943 in Quebec City), is a Canadian radio host and politician. He was elected as an independent Member of Parliament in the riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in the 2006 Canadian federal election. His father René Arthur and uncle Gérard Arthur were also radio hosts in their days.
- Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was a Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1920 to 1936. He was elected four times, the first in 1900, in the riding of Montmorency. He was also a member of the Parti libéral du Québec. Born in Quebec City, the son of Jean-Thomas Taschereau, lawyer and judge at the Supreme Court, and Marie-Louise-Joséphine Caron. He received a law degree from Université Laval and was admitted to the Barreau du Quebec on July 9, 1889.
- Joe Malone
Maurice Joseph "Phantom Joe" Malone (born in Quebec City, Quebec February 28, 1890 - died, Montreal, Quebec, May 15, 1969) was a professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League. He was notable for his scoring feats and his clean play, and who scored the second most career goals recorded in major hockey's first half-century.
- Michel Gauthier
Michel Gauthier is a Quebecois politician and former leader of the Bloc Québécois for one year (1996–1997). He was Leader of the Opposition during this time.
- Gaétan Boucher
Gaétan Boucher is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada. A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century. In 1983, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1984. In 1985, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
- Guy Bertrand
Guy Bertrand is a Quebec lawyer operating in Quebec City. He is a founding member of the Parti Québécois and ran in the PQ leadership election of 1985. He has been a Quebec sovereigntist of the pur et dur stream for most of his public life, before shifting to the opposite Quebec federalist ideology during the 1990s. He has converted back to sovereigntism during the 2000s.
- Dennis Dawson
Dennis Dawson, BA, MBA (born September 28, 1949) is a Canadian Senator. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Dawson is a former Liberal Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Louis-Hébert, Quebec from 1977 to 1984. Dawson is listed as an administrator. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Immigration.
- Jonathan Ferland
Jonathan Ferland (born February 9, 1983 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey forward. Jonathan is property of National Hocket League's Montreal Canadiens, but currently plays for the American Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Habs in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (7th round, 212 overall) making his NHL debut on January 3, 2006. Previously, he had played for the QMJHL's Moncton Wildcats and Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
- Steve Bernier
Steve Bernier (born March 31, 1985 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a professional NHL ice hockey forward who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
- Sylvie Bernier
Sylvie Bernier (born January 31, 1964) is an Olympic athlete from Ste-Foy, (Quebec City) in Canada. She won the gold medal in the Women's 3m Springboard Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 1985, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour.
- Ann Bourget
Ann Bourget is the current Leader of the Opposition of Quebec City, Canada and former chief of the municipal political party Renouveau municipal de Québec. She was reelected on November 6, 2005. She is the first women to be elected Leader of opposition in Quebec City's history. She was previously deputy of La Cité district from 2001 to 2005.
- Rick Martel
Richard Vigneault is a Québécois former professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) between 1980 and 1995 under the ring name Rick Martel.
- Michel Després
Michel Després is an administrator, consultant and a former Quebec politician. He was the former MNA member of the former riding of Limoilou from 1985 to 1994 and 1998 to 2003 and the former member of the riding of Jean-Lesage from 2003 and 2007 when he was defeated. He was representing the Quebec Liberal Party during all his political career. Després studied at the Université Laval and obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1982.
- Benoît Pelletier
Benoît Pelletier is a politician and lawyer in Quebec, Canada. He is the current Liberal Party Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the provincial riding of Chapleau in the Outaouais region. He is the current Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, Francophones, the Agreement on Internal Trade, the Reform of Democratic Institutions and Access to Information in the Jean Charest government. He is also the minister responsible for the Outaouais region.
- Norm MacDonald
Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is known for his biting sarcasm, distinct muttering, slurred delivery (which may be accentual, due to his French-Canadian upbringing), and prevalent use of the word "crackwhore" which became well known during his three years anchoring "Saturday Night Live's" "Weekend Update". He performed as a stand up comedian in comedy clubs across Canada before moving to Los Angeles, …
- Guy Laliberté
Guy Laliberté (born September 2, 1959 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) is the founder and chief executive officer of Cirque du Soleil. Starting out as an accordion player, stiltwalker and fire-eater; Laliberté created his circus which is a synthesis of all circus styles around the world. In 2006, this 95% share holder of the 1.2 billion dollar Cirque Du Soleil was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
- Richard Verreau
Richard Verreau (January 1, 1926 - July 7, 2005) was a Canadian tenor. In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2000, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
- Yan Stastny
Yan Pavol Stastny (born September 30, 1982 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian-born American ice hockey player of Slovak descent, who plays for the St. Louis Blues. Yan comes from a notable hockey family, and is the son of Hockey Hall of Famer Peter Stastny (one of the first star Eastern Bloc players to defect to the West), his uncles Anton and Marian Stastny also played in the NHL, and his brother Paul Stastny plays for the Colorado Avalanche.
- Simon Gagné
Simon Gagné is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays with the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL and is an alternate captain with the Flyers. Simon currently has the longest tenure among current Flyer players.
- Sylvain Légaré
Sylvain Légaré is a politician in Québec, Canada, and an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the Vanier riding. He studied financial planning at the Université Laval and TELUQ, graduating in 2000, and has worked as a financial advisor since 1999. He owned a financial service firm in 2003. He also worked at Environment Canada as a weather observer from 1997 to 1999. He was president of the Charlesbourg Arts Society, …
- Jean Paul Lemieux
Jean Paul Lemieux, CC, GOQ (18 November, 1904 - 7 December, 1990) is one of the foremost painters of twentieth century Québec. He was born in Québec City, where he also died (Colin S. Macdonald claims he died in Montréal). He was raised in Québec City until 1916, when his family moved to Berkeley, California. In 1917, the family returned to Québec and settled in Montréal.
- John Neilson
John Neilson was a Scots-Quebecer editor of the newspaper "La Gazette de Québec/The Quebec Gazette" and a politician. Born in Dornal, Scotland, Neilson arrived in Quebec City, Lower Canada in 1791 to work for his uncle's printing company, which he inherited in 1793. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in a partial election in 1818, he was re-elected until 1830 and supported the Parti canadien.
- Mike Ward
Mike Ward (born September 14, 1973) is a comedian.
- Roland Michel Tremblay
Roland Michel Tremblay (born October 15, 1972, in Quebec City, Canada) is a French-Canadian author, poet, scriptwriter, development producer and sci-fi consultant. He has been living in London UK since 1995.<br /> <br
- Catherine Morissette
Catherine Morissette, born on February 3, 1979 in Quebec City, is a politician and lawyer from Quebec, Canada, and the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Charlesbourg. She graduated from Université Laval in 2003 after obtaining a bachelor's degree in international law. She also studied at the University of Paris-V in international studies. She was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2005.
- Louis Garneau
Louis Garneau OC (born on August 9, 1958 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian road racing and track cyclist and cyclewear manufacturer. He is probably best known for putting his arm around Elizabeth II (breaking royal protocol) and having his photo taken. Garneau said: "I asked for a picture and she said 'no problem', so I just put my arm around her shoulder. In sport, we do that all the time.
- Éric Caire
Éric Caire, born on May 21, 1965, Quebec City, is a politician from Quebec, Canada, and the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of La Peltrie. Prior to his election, he was a computer-analyst. Caire was first ran for a seat at the National Assembly in the 2003 election but finished second with 34% of the vote. Liberal candidate France Hamel won with 41% of the vote.
- Louise Beaudoin
Louise Beaudoin (born 26 September 1945 in Quebec City) is a Quebec politician.
- Johanne Bégin
Johanne Bégin, born October 21, 1971 in Vanier, Quebec, is a Canadian water polo player. Bégin was a member of the fifth-placed women's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and of the bronze-medal-winning team at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
- Sylvain Cote
Sylvain Côté was born 19 January, 1966 in Quebec City, Quebec. He was a professional ice hockey player who spent 19 seasons in the NHL, the majority of them was with the Washington Capitals. He also played for the Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars. He was a member of the 2000 Stars team that went to the Stanley Cup Finals that season. *Position: Defenceman *Shoots: Right *Height: 6 ft 0 in *Weight: 190 lb
- André-Philippe Gagnon
André-Philippe Gagnon is a Canadian comedian and impressionist. His impressionist act is unique for his specialized talent in impersonating the "singing" voices of celebrities as opposed to his contemporaries who typically can do only the speaking voices. He is best known for duplicating We Are the World.