LIST OF MONTREALERS

(Redirected from List of famous Montrealers)
This is a list of 'notable people from Montreal'.

Contents

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z

See also

A

★ Scott Abbott, co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit

★ Ramzi Abid NHL hockey player

★ Hugh Allan, financier and shipping magnate

★ H. Montagu Allan, businessman, Hockey Hall of Fame member

★ Paul Almond, director

★ René Angélil, singer, actor, husband/manager of Celine Dion

★ Richard Bladworth Angus, banker

★ The Great Antonio, strongman

★ Gilles Archambault, novelist

★ Melissa Auf Der Maur, rock musician (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins)

★ Nick Auf der Maur, journalist, municipal politician

★ Michel C. Auger, journalist

★ David Azrieli, real estate magnate

B

★ Ovidiu Baciu, former mayor of Roxboro

★ René Balcer, television writer and producer, famous for the US television show: Law and Order

★ Lanny Barbie, porn star.

★ Roger Barnes, professional wrestler

★ Jay Baruchel, television/movie actor

★ Tanith Belbin, Figure Skater, Olympic Silver medalist

★ Jean Béliveau, former NHL hockey player

★ Chris Benoit, pro-wrestler (born in Montreal, but raised in Edmonton, Alberta)

★ André Besette, CSC Holy Cross Brother, Miracle Worker of Montreal

★ Tim Biakabutuka, former NFL football player/Carolina Panthers

★ Charlie Biddle, Montreal Jazz pioneer and Juno award winner

★ Yannick Bisson, actor mostly known for playing Jack in the series

★ Sacha Dean Biyan, noted fashion photographer raised in Montreal but now based in Los Angeles

★ Conrad Black, controversial financier and newspaper magnate

★ Toe Blake, Montreal Canadiens hockey Legend

★ Mike Bossy, Hockey Hall of Fame member

★ Lucien Bouchard, former Quebec premier

★ Maurice "Mom" Boucher, leader Hells Angels

★ Henri Bourassa, political leader and publisher

★ Robert Bourassa, former Quebec premier

★ Pierre Bourque (mayor)

★ Raymond Bourque, former NHL hockey player

★ Pierre Bouvier, frontman of Simple Plan and songwriter

★ Scotty Bowman, hockey coach

★ Justin Bradley, actor, Based out of Montreal and Toronto. Sometimes works in Los Angeles

★ Patrice Brisebois, NHL hockey player, Montreal Canadiens

★ Martin Brodeur, NHL hockey player/goaltender, New Jersey Devils

★ Charles Bronfman, business man and philanthropist

★ Edgar Bronfman, Sr., businessman

★ Edward Bronfman, was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Bronfman family.

★ Peter Bronfman, was a Canadian businessman and member of the Bronfman family

★ Saidye Rosner Bronfman, philanthropist, and wife of Samuel Bronfman.

★ Samuel Bronfman, liquor magnate

★ Mario Bunge, philosoher, Frothingham chair of Logic and Metaphysics at McGill University

★ Gerard Butler, Scottish actor. Grew up in Montreal before moving back to his native Scotland.

★ Win Butler, frontman of Arcade Fire

C

★ Serge Chapleau, political cartoonist

★ Robert Charlebois, singer/songwriter

★ Gregory Charles, musician and radio host

★ Claude Charron, former politician, now tv host

★ Régine Chassagne, singer, musician

★ Guy Cloutier, former artist manager

★ G.A. Cohen, political philosopher

★ Leonard Cohen, poet and singer

★ Steven Cojocaru, fashion critic

★ Charles Comeau, drummer of Simple Plan and songwriter

★ Ernest Cormier, engineer and architect

★ Corneille, singer

★ Jacques Cossette-Trudel, terrorist

★ Irwin Cotler, law professor, politician

★ Jean Coutu, pharmacist

★ Ron Crevier, former NBA basketball player

★ Elisha Cuthbert, actress

D

★ Samuel Dalembert, NBA basketball player, Philadelphia 76ers

★ Peter Dalla Riva, football player Montreal Alouettes

★ Roméo Dallaire, senator, Lieutenant-General

★ Vincent Damphousse, Former NHL hockey player

★ Jean-Philippe Darche, NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks

★ Françoise David, politician

★ Mitch Davis, film programmer, filmmaker, journalist

★ Bernard Derome, anchorman

★ Pierre Desjardins, football player Montreal Alouettes

★ Paul Desmarais, Sr., businessman

★ Paul Desmarais, Jr., businessman

★ André Desmarais, businessman

★ David Desrosiers, bassist of Simple Plan and vocalist. Birth place is Sept-Îles

★ Caroline Dhavernas, Hollywood actress

★ Celine Dion, singer

★ Stéphane Dion, politician

★ Jacob Dolson Cox, soldier and politician in the USA

★ Jean Doré, former mayor of Montreal

★ Fifi D'Orsay, actress

★ William Dow, brewer

★ Jean Drapeau, mayor of Montreal during Expo '67 and the 1976 Olympic Games.

★ Glen Drover, guitarist for Megadeth

★ Shawn Drover, drummer for Megadeth

★ Gilles Duceppe, politician

★ Jean Duceppe, actor

E

★ Iwan Edwards, conductor, Member of the Order of Canada

★ Vic Emery, Olympic bobsleigh Gold Medalist

★ Anke Engelke, German comedienne (birthplace)

★ Angelo Esposito, Hockey player

★ Cyrille Estève, Cyrille the Spoonman

★ Sam Etcheverry, former CFL & NFL football quarterback, Montréal Alouettes, St. Louis Cardinals

★ Terry Evanshen, former CFL football player, Montréal Alouettes, Calgary Stampeders

F

★ Lara Fabian, singer

★ Mylène Farmer, singer

★ Lila Feng, weather presenter

★ David Fennario, playwright

★ Maynard Ferguson, jazz trumpet player and bandleader

★ Jennifer Finnigan, Hollywood actress

★ Louis Joseph Forget, stockbroker, financier, statesman

★ Adam Forsythe, Businessman, Rsian, D2ian, inventor of the Gobstopper

★ Emanuelle Chriqui, actress

G

★ Alfonso Gagliano, politician

★ Éric Gagné, pitcher/ Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers

★ Marc Gagnon, Olympic Gold Metal speed skater

★ Howard Galganov, anglophone rights activist, radio personality

★ Céline Galipeau, anchorwoman

★ Patsy Gallant, pop singer

★ Arturo Gatti, professional boxer, world champion

★ Daniel Gauthier, co-founder of the Cirque du Soleil

★ Yasmeen Ghauri, supermodel during 1990s

★ Ralph Gilles, designer of the chrysler 300c

★ John Gomery, jurist

★ Huntley Gordon, actor

★ David Gow, writer/director/producer "
★ Steel Toes", internationally produced playwright, character actor

★ Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan, newspaper publisher

★ Stewart Francis Granger, former NBA basketball player

★ Annie Grenier, AKA "Annie Brocoli"(Children's performer)

★ Sylvan Grenier, WWE wrestler

H

★ Dayle Haddon, model and actress

★ Chris Haney, co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit

★ Dan Hanganu, famous architect

★ Louise Harel, politician

★ Corey Hart, singer

★ Doug Harvey, Hall of Fame ice hockey player

★ Jacques Hébert, statesman

★ Carl Henry, RandB singer

★ Prudence Heward, Beaver Hall Group artist

★ Alonzo Highsmith, former NFL football player

★ Dave Hilton, Jr., World Champion boxer

★ Matthew Hilton, World Champion boxer

★ David Julian Hirsh, Hollywood actor

★ Ian Hodgkinson, professional wrestler (lived in Montreal while in WCW)

★ Herbert Samuel Holt, financier

★ Camillien Houde, former mayor of Montreal

★ John Caswell Davis,politician

I

★ Norman Iceberg, singer/songwriter

J

★ René Jodoin, film animator and producer

★ Daniel Johnson, Jr, former premier of Quebec

★ Oliver Jones, Jazz pianist

★ Sass Jordan, rock singer

★ Robert Joy, actor

★ Claude Jutra, filmmaker

K

★ Tommy Kane, former NFL football player/Seattle Seahawks

★ Amir Khadir, physician and politician

★ Andy Kim, singer/songwriter

★ A. M. Klein, author

★ Naomi Klein, author and activist

★ Leo Kolber, senator, ''de facto'' family member of Bronfman family and Empire.

★ Benjamin Kowalewicz, singer of Billy Talent

★ Joseph Kruger, business tycoon founder of Kruger Inc.

L

★ Florence La Badie, actress

★ Charline Labonté, hockey player Canadian Olympic women's team, Gold medalists 2006

★ Dany Laferrière, author

★ Guy Lafleur, Legendary NHL Hockey Player, Montreal Canadiens

★ Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque de Soleil

★ Paul Lambert, left guard Montréal 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

★ Jean Lapierre, politician

★ Éric Lapointe, CFL runningback for the Montréal Alouettes

★ Pierre Laporte, politician

★ Georges Laraque, NHL hockey player

★ Ryan Larkin, animator

★ Irving Layton, poet, essayist, short story writer

★ Jack Layton, politician, Leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP)

★ Louise Lecavalier, dancer

★ Vincent Lecavalier, NHL player

★ Ranee Lee, Jazz singer

★ Sébastien Lefebvre, guitarist of Simple Plan and vocalist

★ Jean Leloup, musician

★ Mario Lemieux, NHL hockey player

★ Vanessa Lengies, Hollywood actress

★ Guy A. Lepage

★ Jean Lesage, lawyer, politician

★ Kristopher Letang, QMJHL hockey player, NHL hockey player [Pittsburgh Penguins]

★ Jean-Louis Lévesque, stockbroker, horse racing builder

★ Shawn Levy, director and actor

★ William Edmond Logan, geologist

★ Colin Low, filmmaker

★ Roberto Luongo, NHL goaltender

M

★ William C. Macdonald, tobacco manufacturer, philanthropist

★ Danny Maciocia, CFL football coach

★ Nicolas Macrozonaris, sprinter, Canadian track and field

★ Don MacPherson, journalist

★ Jeanne Mance, founder of first hospital in North America, l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, 1645

★ Rudolph A. Marcus, Nobel laureate of chemistry

★ Lou Marinoff, Ph.D, Philosopher at City college of New York

★ Yann Martel, writer, Man Booker Prize 2002

★ Paul Martin, Former Prime Minister of Canada

★ Russell Martin, Baseball Player for the Los Angeles Dodgers

★ Massari

★ John McCallum, politician

★ John Wilson McConnell, businessman, publisher, philanthropist

★ David Ross McCord, lawyer, philanthropist

★ Thomas D'Arcy McGee, politician

★ Duncan McIntyre, businessman

★ Scott McKay, former city counsellor and leader of the Green Party of Quebec

★ Norman McLaren, film animation pioneer

★ Simon McTavish, businessman

★ Juan Mendez, former NCAA basketball player, Niagara University

★ Luck Mervil, singer/ actor

★ Adrian Micu, mayor of Roxboro

★ Brenda Milner, neuropsychologist

★ Hartland Molson, brewing magnate, World War II fighter pilot, statesman

★ John Molson, brewing tycoon, railway and steamhip line builder

★ Percival Molson, athlete, soldier

★ Édouard Montpetit

★ Henry Morgan, department store founder

★ Henry Morgentaler, physician advocate for women's rights to abortion

★ Terry Mosher, editorial cartoonist

★ Ben Mulroney, Canadian television host/son of Brian Mulroney

★ Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada

★ Mila Mulroney, wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney

N

★ Émile Nelligan, poet

★ Kai Nielsen, famous contemporary atheist/naturalist philosopher at Concordia University

★ Craig Norman, Head Basketball coach McGill Redman, for basketball player, Concordia University

O

★ Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, politician, parti patriote member

★ Alexander Walker Ogilvie, miller, statesman

★ Maryse Ouellet, glamour model, WWE Diva

★ Caroline Ouellette, hockey player Canadian women's Olympic team, Gold medalist 2002, and 2006

P

★ Frank L. Packard, novelist

★ Michel Pagliaro, Musician

★ Jessica Paré, Hollywood 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

★ Dr. Wilder Penfield, Pioneering Neurosurgeon, founder of the Montreal Neurological Institute

★ Missy Peregrym, Hollywood actress

★ Oscar Peterson, jazz pianist

★ Mary Pierce, tennis player

★ André Pijet, artist

★ Steven Pinker, linguist and evolutionary psychologist

★ Dick Pound, lawyer, Olympic Games executive

★ Cheryl Pounder, hockey player Canadian Olympic women's team, Gold medalist 2002, and 2006

★ André Pratte

R

★ Claude Raymond, former baseball player/coach Montreal Expos

★ John Redpath, businessman, philanthropist

★ Ginette Reno, singer

★ Mike Ribeiro, NHL Hockey player

★ Henri Richard, former NHL hockey player

★ Maurice Richard, former NHL hockey player

★ Mordecai Richler, writer

★ Vito Rizzuto, mobster

★ Alphonso Theodore Roberts, political activist and cricketer.

★ Jacques Rose, terrorist

★ Paul Rose, convicted murderer, FLQ Chenier Cell, politician

★ Allan Ross, mobster

★ Greg Rusedski, tennis player

★ Claude Ryan, publisher, statesman

★ Frank "Dunie" Ryan, mobster

★ Sam Roberts, musician

S

★ Roméo Sabourin, SOE agent, WW II hero executed by the Nazis

★ Martin St. Louis, NHL hockey player

★ Kim St-Pierre, hockey goaltender Canadian Olympic women's team

★ Georges St. Pierre, Professional MMA fighter

★ Lino Saputo, businessman

★ Anne Savage, artist

★ Joseph A. Schwarcz, doctor of chemistry and professor at McGill University and formerly at Vanier College

★ Cynthia Scott, Academy Award-winner

★ Frank Scott, scholar, poet, professor, lawyer

★ Marla Shapiro, CTV medical reporter and physician

★ William Shatner, Hollywood actor, best known for playing Captain Kirk in ''Star Trek''

★ Douglas Shearer, Oscar winning motion picture sound engineer

★ Norma Shearer, Academy Award winning actress

★ Karen Simpson, actress and fashion designer

★ Jaspreet Singh, Author

★ Jeff Skoll, Internet billionaire

★ Donald Smith, railway executive

★ Larry Smith, former CFL football player, current president of the Montréal Alouettes

★ Sam Steinberg, supermarket founder

★ George Stephen, banker, railway executive

★ Jeff Stinco, lead guitarist of Simple Plan

★ P.J. Stock, NHL Hockey player

★ Bruny Surin, track and field athlete

★ Sylvia Sweeney, former basketball player for the Canadian women's national team, TV journalist

T

★ Charles Taylor, philosopher emeritus at McGill

★ José Théodore, NHL hockey player

★ David Thompson, explorer

★ Ryan Thorne, Head Basketball coach McGill Martlets, former CIAU champion in basketball, Bishops University

★ Daniel Tracey, journalist, politician

★ Mary Travers (La Bolduc), singer

★ Gerald Tremblay, 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

★ Dennis Trudeau, journalist

★ Justin Trudeau, educator, volunteer, fundraiser, statesman, and son of Pierre Trudeau the former Prime Minister of Canada

★ Pierre Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada

★ Jean-Claude Turcotte, Roman Catholic Cardinal

★ George Tutunjian, Famous Armenian Revolutionary Songs performer.

U

★ David Usher, Singer/songwriter

V

★ Ernie Vandeweghe, former NBA basketball player, New York Knicks

★ Gino Vannelli, singer/songwriter

★ Traian Vasai, painter

★ Jacques Vieau, fur trader and early Wisconsin settler

★ Jacques Villeneuve, Formula One driver (1997 World Champion) and 1995 IndyCar champion. Son of Gilles Villeneuve.

★ Gilles Villeneuve, Formula One driver

★ Marc-Edouard Vlasic, NHL hockey player, currently playing for the San Jose Sharks.

★ Roch Voisine, singer

W

★ Martha Wainwright, singer/songwriter

★ Rufus Wainwright, singer/songwriter

★ Amanda Walsh, Hollywood 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

★ Bill Wennington, former NBA basketball player, Chicago Bulls

★ Max Werner, Founder, Montreal Pastry, world class pastry chef

★ Andrew White, building contractor

★ Nigel Williams, former CFL football player

★ Trevor C. Williams, former member of the Canadian national basketball team, philanthropist

★ Joseph Wiseman, actor, best known for playing Dr. Julius No in the first James Bond film ''Dr. No''

★ Cairine Wilson, first woman to serve in the Senate of Canada

★ William Workman, businessman and municipal politician

Y

★ Wayne Yearwood, former professional basketball player/Canadian Olympian

Z

★ Moses Znaimer, co-founder of Toronto's CityTV.

★ Mortimer Zuckerman, American billionaire magazine editor, publisher, and real estate tycoon.

See also

★ List of Montreal actors

★ List of Montreal athletes

★ List of Montreal musicians

★ List of Montreal philosophers

★ List of Montreal business people