Notable Alumni of University of Montreal [Sorted List]

1. Monique Jérôme-Forget

1940-. (aged 86)

politician

Monique Jérôme-Forget is a psychologist and a former Quebec politician. She was the Member of National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeois in the Montreal region as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party between 1998 and 2009. With the government in power she was the Finance Minister from 2007 to 2009, the President of the Treasury Board and...

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2. Serge Laprade

1941-2024 (aged 83)

television presenter actor radio personality

Serge Laprade was a Canadian singer and host on a number of Quebec radio and television stations.

3. Louise Fréchette

1946-. (aged 80)

diplomat politician

Louise Fréchette OC is a Canadian diplomat and public servant who served for eight years as United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. She also served a three-year term at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, an international relations and policy think-tank in Waterloo, Ontario, working on a major research project on nuclear energy and the world's security.

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4. Lomer Gouin

1861-1929 (aged 68)

lawyer politician

Sir Jean Lomer Gouin PC KCMG 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.

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5. Camille Laurin

1922-1999 (aged 77)

psychiatrist politician

Camille Laurin was a psychiatrist and Parti Québécois (PQ) politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. A MNA member for the riding of Bourget, he is considered the father of Quebec's language law known informally as "Bill 101".

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6. Maria Mourani

1969-. (aged 57)

teacher sociologist research officer criminologist politician

Maria Mourani is a Canadian politician who was elected as a member of Parliament in the federal riding of Ahuntsic in Canada. She was formerly a member of the Bloc Québécois before leaving the party over its support for the proposed Quebec Charter of Values. She joined the New Democratic Party in November 2014 but was not a member of...

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7. Murray Rankin

1950-. (aged 76)

lawyer law professor politician

Murray Rankin KC is a Canadian lawyer, politician and public law expert who served as British Columbia's Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation from 2020 until 2024. A member of the New Democratic Party, Rankin represented the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2020 until 2024. Rankin previously served as the federal Member...

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8. Marc-Antoine Dequoy

1994-. (aged 32)

Canadian football player American football player

Marc-Antoine Dequoy is a Canadian former professional football defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Montreal Carabins.

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9. Katerine Savard

1993-. (aged 33)

swimmer

Katerine Savard is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who specializes in women's butterfly events and freestyle relay. She holds several Canadian national records in the butterfly over the 50-, 100-, and 200-metre distances in both the short and long courses. Savard also holds the Canadian junior butterfly record in the 200-metre event. She won the gold medal at the 100-metre...

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10. Laurence Freeman

1951-. (aged 75)

monk priest

Laurence Freeman OSB is an English Benedictine monk and Catholic priest. He belongs to the Monastery of Sta Maria di Pilastrello, in Italy, of the Congregation of Monte Oliveto Maggiore. He is the director of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) prior of its Benedictine oblate community and director of Bonnevaux, the international centre of the WCCM in France.

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11. Stéphane Gendron

1967-. (aged 59)

television presenter radio personality politician

Stéphane Gendron was the mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada, from 2003 to 2013 and a radio host, a television host and a political analyst for several media outlets.

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12. Paul Sauvé

1907-1960 (aged 53)

politician

Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé was a Canadian lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician. He was the 17th premier of Quebec in 1959 and 1960.

13. Jean-Jacques Bertrand

1916-1973 (aged 57)

lawyer politician

Jean-Jacques Bertrand was a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as the 21st premier of Quebec, from October 2, 1968, to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party.

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14. Claude Ryan

1925-2004 (aged 79)

journalist politician

Claude Ryan CC GOQ was a Canadian journalist and politician. He was the director of the newspaper Le Devoir from 1964 to 1978, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1978 to 1982, National Assembly of Quebec member for Argenteuil from 1979 to 1994 and Minister of Education from 1985 to 1989.

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15. Diane Lamarre

1955-. (aged 71)

politician

Diane Lamarre, C.M., M.Sc., D.h.c. is a Canadian pharmacist and politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. She represented the electoral district of Taillon as a member of the Parti Québécois until her defeat in the 2018 election.

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16. Sylvie Fréchette

1967-. (aged 59)

synchronized swimmer swimmer politician

Sylvie Fréchette, MSC is a Canadian former synchronised swimmer. She is the 1992 Olympic champion in the women's solo event.

17. Roch Carrier

1937-. (aged 89)

playwright children's writer storyteller librarian poet

Roch Carrier OC FRSC is a Canadian novelist and author of "contes" (a very brief form of the short story). He is among the best known Quebec writers in English Canada.

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18. Gilles Brassard

1955-. (aged 71)

computer scientist engineer cryptographer

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.

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19. Sonia LeBel

1968-. (aged 58)

politician

Sonia LeBel MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected for the Coalition Avenir Québec to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Champlain as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.

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20. Paul Gérin-Lajoie

1920-2018 (aged 98)

lawyer politician

Paul Gérin-Lajoie, CC GOQ QC was a Canadian lawyer, philanthropist, and a former member of the National Assembly of Quebec and Cabinet Minister.

21. Alexandre Boulerice

1973-. (aged 53)

community organizer politician journalist

Alexandre Boulerice MP is a Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since the 2011 election.

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22. Françoise David

1948-. (aged 78)

politician

Françoise David CQ is a former spokesperson of Québec solidaire – a left-wing, feminist, and sovereigntist political party in the province of Quebec, Canada. She was elected to serve as the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Gouin in the 2012 Quebec election, and then again in the 2014 Quebec election. Quebec Solidaire was born...

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23. Gérald Tremblay

1942-. (aged 84)

university teacher politician

Gérald Tremblay is a former Canadian politician and businessman who served as mayor of Montreal from 2002 until his resignation in 2012. He also served as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community. Before becoming mayor he had a long career in business and management. Tremblay resigned as Mayor on November 5, 2012, following allegations of corruption made at the Charbonneau...

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24. Hubert Aquin

1929-1977 (aged 48)

editing staff novelist film director writer journalist

Hubert Aquin was a Quebec writer, filmmaker and intellectual. He is particularly known for his novel Next Episode. He is also an important figure in the history of the Quebec independence movement, to which he contributed both as an activist and as an essayist. Tempted by suicide for a great part of his existence, he ended his life in 1977...

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25. Gaétan Barrette

1956-. (aged 70)

physician radiologist politician

Gaétan Barrette is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represented the electoral district of La Pinière as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party until retiring from politics at the 2022 Quebec general election.

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26. Nadia Kounda

1989-. (aged 37)

film actor actor television actor

Nadia Kounda is a Moroccan film Actor.

27. Danielle McCann

1952-. (aged 74)

politician

Danielle McCann is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Sanguinet as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the former Minister of Health.

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28. Michel Jean

1960-. (aged 66)

television presenter writer journalist

Michel Jean is a Canadian television journalist and author. He was the weekend anchor of TVA Nouvelles on TVA until retiring from the network in 2024, and was formerly an anchor on TVA's newsmagazine JE and for the 24-hour news channel RDI.

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29. Natalie Choquette

1959-. (aged 67)

opera singer

Natalie Choquette is a French Canadian soprano.

30. Mohsen Hashemi

1961-. (aged 65)

politician

Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani is an Iranian politician, academic and engineer who served as a member and was chairman of the City Council of Tehran from 2017 to 2021. He was the deputy director of Iran's Islamic Azad University from 2013 until 2017 and chairman and CEO of Tehran Metro for 13 years. He was the main reformist member candidate for...

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31. Lucille Teasdale-Corti

1929-1996 (aged 67)

surgeon physician

Lucille Teasdale-Corti CM GOQ was a Canadian physician and pediatric surgeon, who worked in Uganda from 1961 until her death in 1996. With her husband she co-founded a university hospital in the north of Uganda.

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32. Pierre Péladeau

1925-1997 (aged 72)

businessperson

Pierre Péladeau CM OQ was a Canadian businessman. He was the founder of Quebecor Inc., a Canadian media and telecommunications conglomerate in Quebec, Canada.

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33. Gaston Miron

1928-1996 (aged 68)

poet

Gaston Miron OQ was an important Canadian 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 title echoes his celebrated poem La marche à l'amour) has sold over 100,000 copies and is one of the most widely read texts of the Quebecois literary canon....

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34. Sophie Thibault

1961-. (aged 65)

journalist television presenter

Sophie Thibault CQ is a Quebec journalist and television reporter for the TVA network.

35. André Boisclair

1966-. (aged 60)

blogger politician

André Boisclair is a former Canadian politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the leader of the Parti Québécois, a social democratic and sovereigntist party in Quebec.

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36. Paul Piché

1953-. (aged 73)

singer-songwriter

Paul Piché is a Canadian singer-songwriter, environmentalist and political activist

37. Claude Meunier

1951-. (aged 75)

screenwriter film director writer playwright actor

Claude Meunier OC is a Canadian actor, dramaturge, comedian and film director.

38. Alexandra Stréliski

1985-. (aged 41)

music interpreter composer

Alexandra Stréliski is a Canadian neo-classical composer and pianist based in Quebec. She has released three albums: Pianoscope, Inscape (2018) and Néo-Romance (2023).

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39. Jean Coutu

1927-. (aged 99)

businessperson

Jean Coutu, OC OQ is a Canadian pharmacist and businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the Jean Coutu Group which he started in 1969. With an estimated net worth of $US 2.3 billion (as of 2015), Coutu was ranked by Forbes as the 22nd wealthiest Canadian and 938th wealthiest person in the world.

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40. Jan Grabowski

1962-. (aged 64)

historian historian of Modern Age university teacher

Jan Zbigniew Grabowski 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.

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41. Anne Robillard

1955-. (aged 71)

writer

Anne Robilard is a Canadian novelist, best known as the author of the Knights of Emerald heroic fantasy series. The Knights of Emerald books have known an enormous attention in French-speaking countries, such as France, and especially Canada, more than a million copies having been sold, only in Quebec. They are being translated into English, and the few ones now...

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42. Bernard Landry

1937-2018 (aged 81)

economist lawyer television presenter politician

Bernard Landry GOQ was a Canadian politician who served as the 28th premier of Quebec from 2001 to 2003. A member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), he led the party from 2001 to 2005, also serving as the leader of the Opposition from 2003 to 2005.

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43. Gilles Duceppe

1947-. (aged 79)

political pundit politician union organizer trade unionist

Gilles Duceppe is a Canadian retired politician, proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the federal political party, Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 years and was the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for 15 years in three stints: 1996, 1997–2011 and in 2015....

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44. Marc Miller

1971-. (aged 55)

jurist lawyer politician

Marc Miller is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, and the Minister responsible for Official Languages since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Miller was elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the 2015 federal election. Miller was previously Minister of Indigenous Services from 2019 to 2021,...

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45. Jean Drapeau

1916-1999 (aged 83)

Mayor of Montreal lawyer

Jean Drapeau CC GOQ was a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Montreal for 2 non-consecutive terms from 1954 to 1957 and from 1960 to 1986. Major accomplishments of the Drapeau Administration include the development of the Montreal Metro entirely underground mass transit subway system running on 'whisper quiet' rubber wheels, a successful international exposition Expo 67 as well...

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46. Denis Coderre

1963-. (aged 63)

announcer public relations officer politician

Denis Coderre PC is a Canadian politician who served as the 44th mayor of Montreal from 2013 to 2017.

47. Steven Guilbeault

1970-. (aged 56)

columnist writer director ecologist environmentalist

Steven Guilbeault is a Canadian politician and activist who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Laurier–Sainte-Marie since 2019. A member of the Liberal Party, Guilbeault was Minister of Canadian Heritage from 2019 to 2021, Minister of Environment and Climate Change from 2021 to 2025, and Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages in...

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48. Éric Duhaime

1969-. (aged 57)

journalist radio personality columnist politician

Éric Joseph Duhaime is a Canadian columnist, radio host, and politician serving as leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec since April 17, 2021. During his radio career, he has been associated with radio poubelle, a style of provocative right-wing radio popular in Quebec City.

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49. Henry Morgentaler

1923-2013 (aged 90)

physician

Henekh "Henry" Morgentaler CM was a Polish-born Canadian physician and abortion rights advocate who fought numerous legal battles aimed at expanding abortion rights in Canada. As a Jewish youth during World War II, Morgentaler was imprisoned at the Łódź Ghetto and later at the Dachau concentration camp.

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50. Louise Arbour

1947-. (aged 79)

lawyer diplomat judge university teacher

Louise Arbour, CC, GOQ is a Canadian lawyer, prosecutor and jurist.

51. Janette Bertrand

1925-. (aged 101)

screenwriter writer journalist playwright actor

Janette Bertrand CC CQ is a Quebec journalist, actress, educator, and writer.

52. François-Philippe Champagne

1970-. (aged 56)

jurist lawyer businessperson politician

François-Philippe Champagne is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been Minister of Finance and National Revenue since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, he was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election, serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Saint-Maurice—Champlain. Champagne joined Cabinet in 2017 and assumed his current roles as the minister of...

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53. Kim Thúy

1968-. (aged 58)

writer novelist restaurateur lawyer

Kim Thúy Ly Thanh, CM CQ is a Vietnamese-born Canadian writer. Kim Thúy was born in Vietnam in 1968. At the age of 10 she left Vietnam along with a wave of refugees commonly referred to in the media as “the boat people” and settled with her family in Quebec, Canada. A graduate in translation and law, she has worked...

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54. Pierre Laporte

1921-1970 (aged 49)

lawyer politician journalist

Pierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during the October Crisis.

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55. Manon Massé

1963-. (aged 63)

politician

Manon Massé MNA is a Canadian politician in Quebec and was one of co-spokespersons for Québec solidaire from 2017 to 2023. She has represented Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in the National Assembly of Quebec since the 2014 general election. Before her time in political office, she was a community organizer and one of the co-founders for the political movement Option citoyenne.

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56. Robert Bourassa

1933-1996 (aged 63)

economist lawyer non-fiction writer politician

Robert Bourassa GOQ 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 under 15 years as premier. Bourassa's tenure was marked by major events affecting Quebec, including the October Crisis and the...

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57. Bruce Xiaoyu Liu

1997-. (aged 29)

pianist

Bruce Liu is a Canadian pianist. Born in Paris and raised in Montreal, he began to play the piano at eight years old and was performing by age 11. In 2021, he rose to widespread renown after winning the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition.

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58. Ian J. Goodfellow

1987-. (aged 39)

computer scientist artificial intelligence researcher information scientist

Ian J. Goodfellow is an American computer scientist, engineer, and executive, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning. He is a research scientist at Google DeepMind, was previously employed as a research scientist at Google Brain and director of machine learning at Apple as well as one of the first employees at OpenAI, and has...

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59. Philippe Couillard

1957-. (aged 69)

politician neurosurgeon

Philippe Couillard PC is a Canadian business advisor and former neurosurgeon, university professor and politician who served as 31st premier of Quebec from 2014 to 2018. Between 2003 and 2008, he was Quebec's Minister of Health and Social Services in Jean Charest's Liberal government and was MNA for Mont-Royal until he resigned in 2008. In the 2014 election, Couillard moved...

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60. Gilbert Rozon

1954-. (aged 72)

television presenter talent manager

Gilbert Rozon is a Canadian businessman and founder of the Just for Laughs (French: Juste pour Rire) comedy festival, which he created on July 14, 1982. He is also responsible for the development and international deployment of the Just for Laughs/Juste pour Rire brand in over 150 countries. The Just for Laughs festival is considered the largest comedy festival in...

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61. Patrice Désilets

1974-. (aged 52)

creative director game designer

Patrice Désilets is a Canadian game designer best known for creating the Assassin's Creed series. He served as creative director for Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. He is also known for being the director of Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In 2014, he founded the Montreal-based indie studio Panache Digital Games, where he...

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62. Denys Arcand

1941-. (aged 85)

actor screenwriter director film actor film director

Georges-Henri Denys Arcand CC GOQ RCA is a Canadian filmmaker. During his four decades career, he became one of the most internationally-recognized directors from Quebec, earning widespread acclaim and numerous accolades for his "intensely personal, challenging, and intellectual films."

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63. Hubert Reeves

1932-2023 (aged 91)

astrophysicist environmentalist university teacher science communicator

Hubert Reeves CC GOQ was a French-Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science.

64. Yves-François Blanchet

1965-. (aged 61)

politician

Yves-François Blanchet is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Bloc Québécois (BQ) and member of Parliament (MP) for Beloeil—Chambly since 2019.

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65. Maurice Duplessis

1890-1959 (aged 69)

lawyer politician

Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, QC, popularly known as "Le Chef" ([lə ʃɛf], "The Boss"), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, populist, anti-communist, anti-unionist and fervent Catholic, Duplessis and his party, the Union Nationale, dominated provincial politics from the 1920s to the 1950s. With a total of 18 years and...

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66. Roman Frayssinet

1994-. (aged 32)

actor comedian stand-up comedian

Roman Frayssinet in Chevilly-Larue, is a French actor and comedian.

67. Joseph Wiseman

1918-2009 (aged 91)

film actor television actor stage actor

Joseph Wiseman was a Canadian-American theatre, film and television actor. He starred as the villain Julius No in the first James Bond film, Dr. No, in 1962. He was also known for his role as crime boss Manny Weisbord on the television series Crime Story and his lengthy career on Broadway, where he was once called "the spookiest actor in...

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68. Michael Mando

1981-. (aged 45)

writer television actor actor film actor

Michael Mando is a Canadian actor. He played Nacho Varga on the AMC series Better Call Saul (2015–2022), Vaas Montenegro in the video game franchise Far Cry (2012, 2021), Vic Schmidt in the sci-fi series Orphan Black (2013–2014), and Mac Gargan/Scorpion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). He is...

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69. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

1975-. (aged 51)

journalist television presenter

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is a Canadian public speaker and retired television host. She married Justin Trudeau, the 23rd prime minister of Canada, in 2005; the couple separated in 2023. She is involved in charity work, social work, and public speaking focused mainly on the environment, women's issues, and children's issues.

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70. Mélanie Joly

1979-. (aged 47)

public relations officer lawyer politician

Mélanie Joly is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has been serving as the Minister of Industry, Registrar General of Canada, and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions since May 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Joly represents the Montreal-area riding of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in the House of Commons, taking office as a member of Parliament (MP)...

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71. Marc Tanguay

1973-. (aged 53)

politician

Marc Tanguay MNA is a Canadian politician and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the LaFontaine electoral district.

72. Stephanie Harvey

1986-. (aged 40)

writer Twitch streamer podcaster YouTuber video game developer

Stephanie Harvey, also known by her in-game name missharvey, is a Canadian video game developer and retired professional gamer. She is best known as a Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) player, having won five female world championships. She formerly played for Counter Logic Gaming Red.

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73. Lawrence Cannon

1947-. (aged 79)

political adviser businessperson communications adviser ambassador politician

Lawrence Cannon, PC is a Canadian politician from Quebec and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former Quebec lieutenant. In early 2006, he was made the Minister of Transport. On October 30, 2008, he relinquished oversight of Transport and was sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was defeated in the 2011 federal election by the NDP's Mathieu Ravignat. He was...

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74. Jean-Martin Aussant

1970-. (aged 56)

financial analyst politician

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 member of the Parti Québécois and then as leader of his own party, Option nationale. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in...

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75. Guy Rocher

1924-2025 (aged 101)

university teacher researcher sociologist

Guy Arthur Auguste Rocher CC GOQ MSRC was a Canadian academic and sociologist.

76. Amir Khadir

1961-. (aged 65)

politician physician

Amir Khadir is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. A member of Québec solidaire (QS), he was one of the party's co-spokespeople from 2006 to 2012, alongside Françoise David. From 2008 to 2018, he was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the electoral district of Mercier. Khadir was the first elected representative of QS.

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77. Georges Vanier

1888-1967 (aged 79)

military personnel lawyer diplomat politician

Georges-Philias Vanier was a Canadian military officer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the 19th governor general of Canada from 1959 to 1967, the first Quebecer and second Canadian-born person to hold the position.

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78. David Saint-Jacques

1970-. (aged 56)

astrophysicist astronaut physicist physician

David Saint-Jacques OC OQ FRCGS is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He is also an astrophysicist, engineer, and a physician.

79. Kim Nguyen

1974-. (aged 52)

screenwriter film director film screenwriter film producer

Kim Nguyen is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his 2012 film War Witch (Rebelle) which received numerous honours including an Academy Awards nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

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80. Joseph Facal

1961-. (aged 65)

politician sociologist

Joseph Facal is a Canadian politician, academic, and journalist in the province of Quebec. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 2003 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry.

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81. Gilles Proulx

1940-. (aged 86)

television presenter author radio personality

Gilles Proulx is a Canadian radio and television host in the province of Quebec. His radio career began in 1962, notably working for CHMP-FM and currently for Quebecor and Radio Ville-Marie. A strong Quebec nationalist, known for his conservative views and criticism of the anglophone community, he’s published 153 opinion columns in the Le Journal de Montréal as of 2020.

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82. Arlette Cousture

1948-. (aged 78)

screenwriter radio employee writer novelist opinion journalist

Arlette Cousture, OC CQ is a Canadian writer. She writes historical fiction, often depicting the lives of women in Quebec. Many of her novels have become best-sellers in the French language.

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83. Patrick Pichette

businessperson chief financial officer

Patrick Pichette CQ is a Canadian business executive and venture capitalist who was the senior vice president and the chief financial officer of Google from 2008 until 2015. He then became a venture capital fund manager, and is a director for several companies and a foundation.

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84. Pierre Karl Péladeau

1961-. (aged 65)

chairman of the executive board businessperson chief executive officer politician

Pierre Karl Péladeau OQ, also known by his initials PKP, is a Canadian businessman, billionaire and former politician. He was also the MNA (Member of the National Assembly) for Saint-Jérôme. Péladeau is the president and CEO of Quebecor Inc. He is seen as a "strong Quebec nationalist" and who has wielded his media properties to influence Quebec politics. Péladeau used...

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85. Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois

1990-. (aged 36)

politician

Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois is a Canadian politician who was the co-spokesperson of the party Québec solidaire from 2017 to 2025, and was elected as a member of the provincial legislative assembly on 29 May 2017. Before his arrival in active politics, he was well known for his role during the 2012 Quebec student protests as co-spokesperson of the Coalition large de...

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86. Jean-Marc Vallée

1963-2021 (aged 58)

film screenwriter film producer film actor film director film editor

Jean-Marc Vallée OC OQ was a Canadian filmmaker, film editor, and screenwriter. After studying film at the Université de Montréal, Vallée went on to make a number of critically acclaimed short films, including Stéréotypes (1991), Les Fleurs magiques (1995), and Les Mots magiques (1998).

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87. Mathieu Bock-Côté

1980-. (aged 46)

columnist essayist

Mathieu Bock-Côté, often referred to by his initials MBC, is a Canadian sociologist, essayist, public intellectual, and conservative political commentator who resides in Paris, where he appears as a television and radio personality.

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88. Sylvain Charlebois

1970-. (aged 56)

researcher economist writer

Sylvain Charlebois is a Canadian professor and researcher of food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a former dean of the university's Faculty of Management. Charlebois, who goes by the moniker "The Food Professor," is the director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie. Since December 2010, he has been the lead author of...

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89. Pierre-Marc Johnson

1946-. (aged 80)

lawyer non-fiction writer university teacher politician

Pierre Marc Johnson GOQ is a Canadian lawyer, physician and politician. He was the 24th premier of Quebec from October 3 to December 12, 1985, making him the province's shortest-serving premier, and the first Baby Boomer to hold the office.

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90. Pauline Marois

1949-. (aged 77)

politician

Pauline Marois is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), serving as party leader from 2007 to 2014. She is the first female premier of Quebec.

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91. Daniel Johnson

1995-. (aged 31)

baseball player

Daniel Guy Johnson is a Scottish Labour politician who has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Southern constituency since 2016.

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92. Mireia Boya Busquet

1979-. (aged 47)

teacher politician documentary filmmaker environmental scientist

Mireia Boya Busquet is a Catalan scientist, activist, and politician from Spain. She is a councilor of the Aran municipality of Les. Since February 2018 she has been part of the national secretariat of the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP). She was a member of the Catalan Parliament from 2016 to 2017.

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93. Michaëlle Jean

1957-. (aged 69)

news presenter politician journalist

Michaëlle Jean is a Canadian former journalist who served as the 27th governor general of Canada from 2005 to 2010. She is the first Haitian Canadian and Black person to hold this office.

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94. Marc Ouellet

1944-. (aged 82)

university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest

Marc Armand Ouellet PSS is a Canadian Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America from 2010 to 2023. He is a member of the Sulpicians.

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95. Pierre Trudeau

1919-2000 (aged 81)

lawyer writer jurist law professor teacher

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau was a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1984. Between his non-consecutive terms as prime minister, he served as the leader of the Official Opposition from 1979 to 1980.

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96. Denise Bombardier

1941-2023 (aged 82)

television presenter writer journalist political scientist sociologist

Denise Bombardier CM CQ was a Canadian journalist, essayist, novelist and media personality who worked for the French-language television network Radio-Canada for over 30 years.

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97. Nzanga Mobutu

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Nzanga Mobutu is a Congolese politician and the son of the long-time President Mobutu Sese Seko. He served in the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2007 to 2011, initially as Minister of State for Agriculture and subsequently as Deputy Prime Minister for Basic Social Needs and Deputy Prime Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security. He...

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98. Roger Guillemin

1924-2024 (aged 100)

endocrinologist university teacher biochemist neuroscientist physiologist

Roger Charles Louis Guillemin was a French-American neuroscientist. He received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones, sharing the prize that year with Andrew Schally and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.

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99. Galatea Bellugi

1997-. (aged 29)

actor

Galatea Bellugi is a French actress.