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This is a list of notable people who are from Quebec, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
This category lists French Canadians: citizens of Canada who are first language francophone or who, despite being anglophone, self-identify as French Canadian or as a member of the various sub-ethnic groups, listed here as subcategories. (Note: French Canadians do not necessarily have ethnic French origins or ancestry.)
People who claim some French-Canadian ancestry or heritage number some 7 million in Canada. In the United States, 2.4 million people report French-Canadian ancestry or heritage, while an additional 8.4 million claim French ancestry; they are treated as a separate ethnic group by the U.S. Census Bureau.
This page lists Canadian citizens or people of pre-Confederation colonies that formed to make or joined the country of Canada who are of partial ethnic or national French descent. Most have sub-categories listed here below.
After the British conquered Canada in 1763, management of the Montreal trade was taken over by English speakers, while the trapping and physical labour continued to be done by French Canadians. The independent coureurs des bois continued to be replaced by hired voyageurs.
Some notable French Huguenots or people with French Huguenot ancestry include: Architects ... Pierre Du Gua, Sieur de Monts (1558–1628), French colonizer of Canada ...
People from Moncton; Name Famous for Birth Death Other George Carroll: athlete: 1897: 1939: NHL defenceman Julie Doiron: musician: 1972: indie rock musician with Eric's Trip: France Daigle: Acadian novelist: 1953: winner of the Governor General's Literary Prize for French fiction in 2012 Frederick W. Sumner: was a merchant and political figure ...
The following is a list of notable people from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. See Category: People from Quebec City for a more systematic list. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.