Writers from Montreal

Daniel Eric Markel was a Canadian-born attorney and law professor who wrote various works on retribution in criminal law and sentencing with a focus on the role of punishment in the criminal justice system. He earned a J.D. degree from Harvard University in 2001, and after working as a law clerk to a federal judge and as an associate at a law firm, joined the faculty of Florida State University in 2005.

Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)

Canadian author and activist (born 1970)

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the mind

French singer and songwriter (born 1961)

Canadian psychiatrist (1910-1970)

Argentine-Canadian philosopher (1919-2020)

Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science (1932–2023)

Canadian business theorist (born 1939)

Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada (1950-2011)

American journalist (1950-2018)

Canadian astronomer (born 1948)

Canadian humanitarian, author, and retired senator and general

Canadian philosopher (1941–2009)

Canadian-born Hungarian-British writer (born 1974)

Lebanese Canadian actor, author and director

Henry Russell Walter (born April 23, 1986), known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has produced and co-written commercially successful singles since 2008. His credits include songs and albums for prominent artists including Katy Perry, Becky G, Ava Max, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Charli XCX, R. City, The Weeknd, Kesha, Ciara, Pitbull, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Adam Lambert, B.o.B, Marina and the Diamonds, will.i.am, Jungkook, Kygo, Juicy J, Sam Smith, and Ed Sheeran, among others. He has numerous collaborations with American record produce

Canadian and British newspaper publisher (born 1944)

Canadian economist (1892–1970)

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist, International Olympic Committee vice president, university chancellor, lawyer

Canadian politician

Terrence Thomas Kevin O'Leary, self stylized as Mr. Wonderful, is a Canadian businessman, television personality and actor. From 2004 to 2014, he appeared on various Canadian television shows, including the business news program The Lang and O'Leary Exchange as well as reality show Dragons' Den. O'Leary hosted Discovery Channel's Project Earth in 2008 and has appeared on Shark Tank, the American version of Dragons' Den, since 2009. He made his feature film debut as Milton Rockwell in Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme (2025).

Canadian actress (1958-2009)

Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre

Canadian film and stage director, producer, stage actor and writer (1867–1925)

American writer and journalist (1931–2024)

British actress (1948-2014)

Yiddish writer (1898-1982)

Canadian economist and politician

Canadian/American psychologist

Canadian singer (1943-2014)

Canadian theologian

Canadian chess player

Canadian psychologist

Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter

American businessman

Canadian writer known for crime or detective fiction (1952–2017)

playwright working in Quebec

Canadian actor

Canadian-American humorist and essayist (1964–2012)

Canadian writer and illustrator

Canadian actress (1953–2014)

Canadian librarian and writer (1880–1968)

Canadian singer (1934-2024)

playwright working in Quebec

Canadian rock singer

chess player

Canadian activist

Governor of the Bank of Canada

playwright working in Quebec

Canadian writer

Polish admiral (1892-1957)

Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and singer

Canadian writer and broadcaster

artist (1959–2021)

Canadian journlalist

Canadian astrophysicist and old world creationist

Canadian songwriter, musician and record producer

anthropologist