List of people from Laval, Quebec
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The following is a list of people from Laval
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Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
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Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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- Hicham AaboubouHicham AâboubouHicham Aâboubou is a Moroccan footballer currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-Africa:Aâboubou started his soccer career with Khenifra playing with the junior team from 1992 to 1994...
, Moroccan footballer - Vincent AuclairVincent AuclairVincent Auclair is a Quebec politician and notary. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Vimont in the Laval region...
, politician - Donald AudetteDonald AudetteDonald Audette is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers.-Playing career:He was drafted in the 9th round of the...
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- Martin BédardMartin BédardMartin Bédard is a professional Canadian football fullback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Alouettes in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played college football for the UConn Huskies.-External links:**...
, football player - Annie BellemareAnnie BellemareAnnie Bellemare is a Canadian figure skater. She is a five time medalist at the Canadian nationals.-Results:-External links:*...
, figure skater - Didier BenceDidier BenceDidier Bence is a Canadian professional heavyweight boxer from Laval, Quebec. Bence is best known for become a Canadian amateur boxing champion as a teenager and winning bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games, defeating two-time US champion Mike Wilson twice in the process.-Amateur...
, heavyweight boxer - Jonathan BernierJonathan BernierJonathan Bernier is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League...
, ice hockey goaltender for the Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... - Raymond BerthiaumeRaymond BerthiaumeRaymond Berthiaume was a jazz singer, musician, producer and composer from Québec, Canada.-Biography:...
, jazz musician - Michael Bossy, ice hockey player
- Dino BravoDino BravoAdolfo Bresciano was an Italian-born Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work as Dino Bravo, self-proclaimed as "Canada's Strongest Man".-Territories:...
, wrestler - Adolfo Bresciano, wrestler
- Martin BrodeurMartin BrodeurMartin Pierre Brodeur is a French-Canadian ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 19-year tenure with the Devils, he has won three Stanley Cup championships and has been in the playoffs every year but two...
Goalie for the New Jersey DevilsNew Jersey DevilsThe New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
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- Robert Carrier (politician)Robert Carrier (politician)Robert Carrier is a Canadian politician, a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was first elected in the Canadian federal election, 2004 in the riding of Alfred-Pellan in Laval, Quebec. However, he was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP's Rosane Doré Lefebvre...
- Gregory ChamitoffGregory ChamitoffGregory Errol Chamitoff is an engineer and NASA astronaut. He was assigned to Expedition 17 and flew to the International Space Station on STS-124, launching 31 May 2008. He was in space 198 days, joining Expedition 18 after Expedition 17 left the station, and returned to Earth 30 November 2008 on...
, astronaut - Grégory CharlesGregory CharlesGregory Charles is a Quebec performing artist of French Canadian and Trinidadian origin.-Biography:...
, singer - Josée ChouinardJosée ChouinardJosée Chouinard is a Canadian figure skater.She competed at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics, finishing in ninth position on both occasions. She became well known for wearing elegant black gloves while on the ice....
, figure skater - Mathieu ChouinardMathieu ChouinardMathieu Chouinard is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who was drafted by the NHL's Ottawa Senators on two separate occasions...
, former ice hockey goaltender - Maurice ClermontMaurice ClermontMaurice Clermont is a former Quebec politician. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Mille-Iles in the Laval region. He was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party....
, former politician - Michelle CourchesneMichelle CourchesneMichelle Courchesne is a Quebec politician. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she is the National Assembly Member for the riding of Fabre in Laval, Quebec...
, politician - Michel CourtemancheMichel CourtemancheMichel Courtemanche is a Québécois comedian and actor. He has drawn hundreds of thousands to his one-man shows in Quebec, France, Belgium and Switzerland....
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- Alexandre DaigleAlexandre DaigleAlexandre Daigle is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Despite being drafted first overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Daigle never lived up to his potential, achieving a maximum of only 51 points in the regular season, well below expectations for a first overall...
, ice hockey player - Gerry DattilioGerry DattilioGerry Dattilio is a former professional Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League.- Early years :Dattilio played his high school football with the Chomedey Chiefs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he won a City Championship by beating St. Thomas High School of...
, former football player - Maud DebienMaud DebienMaud Debien was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. Her career has been in education....
, former politician - Yves DemersYves DemersYves Demers was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a Chartered Accountant by career....
, former politician - Alexandre DespatieAlexandre DespatieAlexandre Despatie is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. He was the World champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been World champion in the three categories . He is also a 36-time Canadian senior diving champion...
, Olympic diver - Danny DesriveauxDanny DesriveauxDanny Desriveaux is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Montreal Alouettes. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the sixth round of the 2006 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Richmond Spiders.- External links :*...
, football player - Stéphanie DuboisStéphanie DuboisStéphanie Dubois is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 and she achieved a career-best ranking of No. 95 in the world on May 26, 2008.-2004–present:...
, tennis player - Pascal DupuisPascal DupuisPascal Dupuis is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, ice hockey player - Roy DupuisRoy DupuisRoy Dupuis is a Canadian actor best known for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series La Femme Nikita...
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- Roseline FilionRoseline FilionRoseline Filion is a Canadian diver. She competes in the 10 m synchronized event with Meaghan Benfeito. She was born in Laval, Quebec....
, diver - Steven Finn, former ice hockey player
- Jean-François FortinJean-François FortinJean-François "J. F." Fortin is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 35th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft...
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- Hana GartnerHana GartnerHana Gartner is a Canadian television investigative journalist, best known as the host/interviewer of several programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation....
, CBC broadcast journalist and host - Kimveer GillKimveer GillKimveer Singh Gill was the Canadian perpetrator of the Dawson College shooting at Dawson College in Westmount, Quebec, Canada on September 13, 2006. He killed one student and wounded nineteen others before he committed suicide.-Background:Kimveer Gill was a 25-year-old Indo-Canadian born in...
, deceased school shooter of the Dawson College shootingDawson College shootingThe Dawson College shooting occurred on September 13, 2006 at Dawson College, a CEGEP in Westmount near downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The perpetrator, Kimveer Gill, began shooting outside the de Maisonneuve Boulevard entrance to the school, and moved towards the atrium by the cafeteria on the... - Jean-Sébastien GiguèreJean-Sébastien GiguèreJean-Sébastien Giguère is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League . He played major junior with the Verdun Collège Français and Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , where he was drafted 13th...
, ice hockey player - Jonathan Goldstein (author)Jonathan Goldstein (author)Jonathan Stuart Goldstein is an American-Canadian author, humourist and radio producer. Goldstein is known for his work on the radio programs This American Life and WireTap.-Biography:...
- Martin GrenierMartin GrenierMartin Grenier is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently a member of the Saguenay Marquis. Grenier resumed his career in June 2011 after taking a year off from professional hockey...
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- Mylène LamoureuxMylène LamoureuxMylène Lamoureux is a Canadian ice dancer. With former partner Michael Mee, she was the 2006 Canadian national junior silver medalist. They placed 15th at the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and 10th in their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2006 NHK Trophy...
, ice dancer - Daniel LaperrièreDaniel LaperriereDaniel Laperrière is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Laperriere played 48 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the St. Louis Blues and the Ottawa Senators. He graduated from St. Lawrence University where he played for the Skating Saints,...
, former ice hockey player - Linda LapointeLinda LapointeLinda Lapointe is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Groulx from 2007 to 2008.-Background:...
, former politician - Pierre-Évariste LeblancPierre-Évariste LeblancSir Pierre-Évariste Leblanc, KCMG was born in Saint-Martin .He was a Quebec Conservative Party leader but never premier. First elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election in 1882 in the riding of Laval, he served as leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1908, when he lost the 1908...
, deceased politician of late 19th and early 20th centuries - Sébastien LefebvreSébastien LefebvreLefebvre has also released songs on his Myspace page. These include a cover of Weezer's song Can't Stop Partying and a cover of Tik Tok from Kesha...
, guitarist - Mario LemieuxMario LemieuxMario Lemieux, OC, CQ is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is acknowledged to be one of the best players of all time. He played 17 seasons as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006...
, ice hockey player - Carrie LightboundCarrie LightboundCarrie Lightbound is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the K-4 500 m event at Athens in 2004....
, kayaker - John LimniatisJohn LimniatisJohn Limniatis is a retired Canadian professional footballer. He played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national soccer team and was formerly the head coach of the Montreal Impact.-Club career:...
, head coach of the Montreal ImpactMontreal ImpactMontreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe... - Yannick LupienYannick LupienYannick Lupien is a freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His best Olympic result was the sixth place in the 4x100m Medley Relay in Sydney .-References:*...
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- Frank MarinoFrank MarinoFrank Marino , born November 20, 1954, in Montreal, is the guitarist and leader of Canadian hard rock band Mahogany Rush. Often compared to Jimi Hendrix, he is acknowledged as one of the best and most underrated guitarists of the 1970s.-Biography and career:After playing drums since he was five,...
, guitarist - Nicolas MacrozonarisNicolas MacrozonarisNicolas Macrozonaris is a Canadian 100m sprinter. Born in Laval, Quebec, of Greek descent, he began sprinting after being inspired by Donovan Bailey's gold medal in the 100m sprint in 1996 in Atlanta...
, sprinter - Guy MongrainGuy MongrainGuy Mongrain is a Canadian game show host and former reporter. He is mostly known to host several popular Quebec television games on the network TVA for the past 20 years....
, former game show host and journalist
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- Gédéon OuimetGédéon OuimetGédéon Ouimet was a French-Canadian politician.Born in what is today part of the city of Laval, Quebec Canada, Ouimet served as the second Premier of the province of Quebec from February 26, 1873 to September 22, 1874. He resigned as party leader of the Quebec Conservatives in 1874. He died in...
, deceased politician - Joseph-Aldric OuimetJoseph-Aldric OuimetJoseph-Aldric Ouimet, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian.Ouimet was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in an 1873 by-election as Member of Parliament for Laval, Quebec. He was a Liberal-Conservative and supporter of the government of Sir John A...
, deceased politician - Maryse OuelletMaryse OuelletMaryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
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- Jean PascalJean PascalJean-Thenistor Pascal is a Canadian professional boxer. He is the former WBC, IBO and Ring magazine light heavyweight champion of the world.-Early life:...
, professional boxer - Alfred PellanAlfred PellanFor the federal district in Laval, Quebec, see Alfred-Pellan Alfred Pellan, was an important figure in twentieth-century Quebec painting. He was born in Quebec City in 1906. From the age of fourteen until his graduation in 1926 he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Québec...
, deceased painter - Francine Pelletier (author)Francine Pelletier (author)Francine Pelletier is a Canadian science fiction writer, whose work often features strong female protagonists...
- Yves P. PelletierYves P. PelletierYves P. Pelletier is a Canadian film director, actor and comedian....
, actor, director, writer, comedian - Eric PerrinEric PerrinÉric Perrin is a professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing on JYP of the SM-liiga of Finland .-Playing career:...
, center for the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta ThrashersThe Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
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- Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Ice Hockey Legend
- Lucien RivardLucien RivardLucien Rivard was a Quebec criminal known for a sensational prison escape in 1965.Rivard had been engaged in robbery and smuggling drugs since the 1940s. He has been described as a "petty crook" in his early years, but in the 1950s he moved to Cuba and operated a casino, and became involved in...
, criminal - Yvon RobertYvon RobertYvon Robert was a French Canadian professional wrestler who was best known to fans as Yvon "The Lion" Robert.- American Wrestling Association :...
, deceased wrestler - Frank RochonFrank RochonFrank Rochon is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 255 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Chicago Cougars, Denver Spurs, Indianapolis Racers, and Ottawa Civics.- References :...
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- Clément-Charles Sabrevois de BleuryClément-Charles Sabrevois de BleuryLieutenant Colonel Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury was a Canadian soldier, lawyer, politician and newspaper founder.-Early life:...
, 19th century soldier, lawyer, politician and newspaper founder. - Sandra SassineSandra SassineSandra Sassine is a Canadian fencer. She was born in Chibougamau, Quebec. She will compete in the individual and team sabre events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the women's sabre, she competed in section 3, beating Elvira Wood in the first round, but was eliminated in the second round by gold...
, fencer - Martin St. LouisMartin St. LouisMartin St. Louis is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, Right WingerWinger (ice hockey)Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
for the Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay LightningThe Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
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- Joseph TasséJoseph TasséJoseph Tassé was a Canadian writer, translator, and parliamentarian.Born in L'Abord-à-Plouffe Lower Canada , Tassé as a young man studied the Classics at the Collège Bourget. Upon graduation he articled in law offices in Montreal, Plattsburgh, New York, and Ottawa...
, 19th century writer, translator, and parliamentarian. - José ThéodoreJosé ThéodoreJosé Théodore is a French Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League...
, NHL goalie for the Washington CapitalsWashington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup... - Jocelyn ThibaultJocelyn ThibaultJocelyn Thibault is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres...
, NHL goalie, currently a Free AgentFree agentIn professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
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- Tania VicentTania VicentTania Vicent is a Canadian short track speed skater, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. On February 22, along with Alanna Kraus, Anouk Leblanc-Boucher and Kalyna Roberge, Vicent won a silver medal for Canada in the 3000m relay...
, short track speed skater - Pascal VincentPascal VincentPascal Vincent is a retired ice hockey player and current assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets. Vincent was the QMJHL's coach of the year for the 2007-2008 season.-Player:...
, retired ice hockey player and current head coach of the Montreal Junior Hockey ClubMontreal Junior Hockey ClubThe Montreal Junior Hockey Club were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The team is based out of the Verdun Auditorium, in Verdun, Quebec. The St. John's Fog Devils franchise relocated at the conclusion of the 2007–08 QMJHL season...
See also
- List of people from Quebec
- List of people from Quebec City
- List of people from Montreal
- List of people from Ontario
- List of people from Toronto