Pre-Confederation Quebec people

British prince (1767-1820); fourth son of George III

British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker (1770-1857)

Québécois notary, poet, civil servant and liberal (1809-1866)

British-Canadian fur trapper and explorer

founder of McGill University, Montreal (1744-1813)

French Canadian social worker and Catholic sister

founder of the Oregon Country

British Army general (1772-1854)

Canadian botanist (1826-1876)

Canadian politician (1795-1865)

Chief Donnacona (died 1539 in France) was the chief of the St. Lawrence Iroquois village of Stadacona, located at the present site of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. French explorer Jacques Cartier, concluding his second voyage to what is now Canada, kidnapped Donnacona along with nine other Iroquois captives, and brought them to France, where Donnacona died. Later Cartier would make a third voyage to the same area.

Canadian priest (1809-1899)

Canadian artist (1816-1853)

Canadian missionary (1827–1916)

French Canadian writer and seigneur

Canadian writer and revolutionary (1803-1888)

Dentist and codifier of lacrosse (1843-1900)

French-Canadian of officer of the British army (1778-1829)

Jewish Canadian entrepreneur and politician

Lower Canadian politician (1774-1861)

Catholic archbishop (1827–1896)

Commander of the 1st Canadian Regiment of the Continental Army

Canadian bishop

Canadian Catholic bishop

Canadian journalist (1820–1854)

Canadian politician (1843-1908)

Catholic bishop

American spy

Canadian artist (1669-1707)

Canadian missionary

Canadian historian (1805–1865)

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Montreal trader, magistrate, political prisoner and epistle writer of French Huguenot origin

Canadian militia officer (1820-1882)

British Army officer and surveyor (1728–1801)