List of English-speaking Quebecers

This is a list of English-speaking Quebecers. To be included on this list, a person must satisfy the following criteria:

The person was resident in Quebec for some period of time.
English was the primary language the person used while in Quebec
The person meets the general notability requirements and has an article about them.
If they have left Quebec, their notability must be based at least in part on their activity or career in Quebec.

The start date for inclusion on this list is July 1, 1867, the date the current province of Quebec was created. The person must have been active in Quebec after that date.

This list is not based on ethnicity, but on language spoken.

A

Douglas Abbott (1899–1987), politician and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
John Abbott (1821–1893), Prime Minister of Canada
Maude Abbott (1869–1940), physician and scientist
Elie Abel (1920–2004), journalist and author
Mark Abley (born 1955), poet, journalist and author
Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), novelist, playwright and journalist
Frank Dawson Adams (1859–1942), geologist
Ben Addelman (born 1977), film director
H. Montagu Allan (1860–1951), businessman and philanthropist
Hugh Allan (1810–1882) shipping magnate, financier and capitalist
Moyra Allen (1921–1996), professor of nursing, McGill University
Melissa Altro (born 1982), actress, voice actress
Jasey-Jay Anderson (born 1975), snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist
Joel Anthony (born 1982), basketball player
Alex Anthopoulos (born 1977), baseball general manager
Michael Applebaum (born 1963), interim and first Anglophone mayor of Montreal in over a century^[1]
David Morrison Armstrong (1805–1873), merchant, insurance agent and Legislative Councillor
Melissa Auf der Maur (born 1972), vocalist and musician
Nick Auf der Maur (1942–1998), journalist and politician
Thomas Cushing Aylwin (1806–1871), lawyer, politician, judge

B

Jay Baruchel (born 1982), actor^[2]^[3]^[4]
Joe Beef (1835–1889), tavern owner
Tyrone Benskin (born 1958), actor and politician
Conrad Black (born 1944), entrepreneur
Henry Black (1798–1873) lawyer, politician, and judge
Mike Bossy (1957–2022), National Hockey League player
Scotty Bowman, National Hockey League coach and executive
Bowser and Blue, musical comedy and satire duo
Charles Bronfman (born 1931), businessman and philanthropist
Edgar Bronfman, Sr. (1929–2013), businessman and philanthropist
Samuel Bronfman (1889–1971), businessman and philanthropist
Wally Buono (born 1950), Canadian Football League player and coach
Pat Burns (1952–2010), National Hockey League coach

C

Dayana Cadeau (born 1966), professional bodybuilder
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), poet, songwriter
Corey Crawford (born 1984), hockey player
Peter Cullen (born 1941), voice actor

D

Sir Mortimer B. Davis (1866–1928), philanthropist
Charles Dewey Day (1806–1884), lawyer, politician, judge and chancellor of McGill University
Ivan Doroschuk (born 1957), musician

E

Edith Maude Eaton (1865–1914), author
Winnifred Eaton (1875–1954), author

F

Don Ferguson (born 1946), actor, scriptwriter, comedian
Greg Fergus (born 1969), Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada

G

Mavis Gallant (1922–2014), writer^[5]
Mitch Garber (born 1964), businessman, philanthropist

H

Rawi Hage (born 1964), journalist^[5]
Edward Hale (1800–1875), businessman, politician, chancellor of Bishop's University
Corey Hart (born 1962), musician
Doug Harvey (1924–1989), National Hockey League player
Prudence Heward (1896–1947), painter

J

Emmett Johns (1928–2018), priest, founder of Dans la Rue
Oliver Jones (born 1934), jazz pianist

K

Nicholas Kasirer, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada^[6]
Jonah Keri (born 1974), journalist, author
Andy Kim (born 1946), singer
Naomi Klein (born 1970), journalist, author^[5]

L

Jon Lajoie (born 1980), comedian
Dane Lanken (born 1945), journalist
Irving Layton (1912–2006), poet
Jack Layton (1950–2011), politician^[5]
Jaclyn Linetsky (1986–2003), actress
William Edmond Logan (1798–1875), geologist
Kevin Lowe (born 1959), National Hockey League player
John Lynch-Staunton (1930–2012), businessman, Senator

M

Anna McGarrigle (born 1944), singer-songwriter
Kate McGarrigle (1946–2010), singer-songwriter
Stuart McLean (1948–2017), journalist, broadcaster, storyteller, author
Gerry McNeil (1926–2004), National Hockey League player
Torrey Mitchell (born 1985), National Hockey League player
Hartland Molson (1907–2002), brewer, sportsman, senator
Dickie Moore (1931–2015), National Hockey League player
Terry Mosher (born 1942), caricaturist
Thomas Mulcair (born 1954), politician^[5]
Brian Mulroney (1939–2024), Prime Minister of Canada^[5]

N

Percy Erskine Nobbs (1875–1964), architect

P

Wilder Penfield (1891–1976), neurosurgeon, medical scientist
Louise Penny (born 1958), novelist
Oscar Peterson (1925–2007), jazz pianist
Conrad Poirier (1912–1968), photojournalist
Juliette Powell (born 1974), journalist, television personality

R

Mordecai Richler (1931–2001), author^[5]
Sam Roberts (born 1974), singer
Witold Rybczynski (born 1943), architect, professor and author

S

Anne Savage (1896–1971), painter
F. R. Scott (1899–1985), lawyer and author^[5]
William Shatner (born 1931), actor
Denis Stairs (1889–1980), chairman, Montreal Engineering Co.
Victor Suthren (born 1942), writer
Micheal Sanderson (born 1952)

T

Donald Tarlton, record producer, promoter

W

Rufus Wainwright (born 1973), singer-songwriter
Kathleen Weil (born 1954), politician^[5]
Bill Wennington (born 1963), Quebec Basketball Hall of Fame member
Lucille Wheeler (born 1935), alpine ski champion

References

^ Piritz, Ingrid (November 23, 2012). "Michael Applebaum: Montreal's unconventional choice for mayor". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
^ "'I won’t lie — Quebec’s politics did my head in': Jay Baruchel on why he left Montreal for Toronto –Montreal's biggest star talks about what prompted him to make the move down the 401", National Post, June 1, 2015.
^ Brendan Kelly, "Jay Baruchel passionate about the Habs, Canada and the film BlackBerry 'The nationalist in me was pretty excited to do whatever we could to make this story immortal,' Baruchel says", Montreal Gazette, May 11, 2023.
^ "Jay Baruchel talks about his Habs fandom (and Leafs hatred) in new book", CTV Montreal, November 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "English-Speaking Quebecers | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ Canada, Supreme Court of (2001-01-01). "Supreme Court of Canada - Biography - Nicholas Kasirer". www.scc-csc.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-06-02.

[PiritzMayor-1] Piritz, Ingrid (November 23, 2012). "Michael Applebaum: Montreal's unconventional choice for mayor". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 11, 2017.

[2] "'I won’t lie — Quebec’s politics did my head in': Jay Baruchel on why he left Montreal for Toronto –Montreal's biggest star talks about what prompted him to make the move down the 401", National Post, June 1, 2015.

[3] Brendan Kelly, "Jay Baruchel passionate about the Habs, Canada and the film BlackBerry 'The nationalist in me was pretty excited to do whatever we could to make this story immortal,' Baruchel says", Montreal Gazette, May 11, 2023.

[4] "Jay Baruchel talks about his Habs fandom (and Leafs hatred) in new book", CTV Montreal, November 5, 2018.

[:0-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "English-Speaking Quebecers | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[6] Canada, Supreme Court of (2001-01-01). "Supreme Court of Canada - Biography - Nicholas Kasirer". www.scc-csc.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-06-02.

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