List of Franco-Ontarians
The following is a list of Franco-Ontarians.
A
- Levi Addison Ault, businessman and bureaucrat closely associated with Cincinnati, Ohio
- Marcel Aymar, singer
B
- Estelle Beauchamp, writer
- Érik Bédard, Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Mauril Bélanger, federal Member of Parliament
- Napoléon Belcourt, Speaker of the House of Commons (1904–1905)
- Rhéal Bélisle, politician
- Avril Benoît, former radio broadcaster
- Gilles Bisson, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Stephen Blais, politician
- Michel Bock, historian
- Raymond Bonin, federal Member of Parliament
- Bruce Boudreau, head coach of the Anaheim Ducks
- Don Boudria, federal Member of Parliament
- Lysette Brochu, writer
C
- Lorenzo Cadieux, writer
- Robert Campeau, financier, real estate developer
- Joseph Caron, diplomat, Canadian High Commissioner to India
- Joseph Médard Carrière, academic
- Roch Castonguay, actor
- Mathieu Chantelois, television personality, journalist, magazine editor, and marketing executive
- Louise Charron, Supreme Court justice
- Andrée Christensen, writer
- Dan Cloutier, National Hockey League goaltender
- Lucille Collard, politician
D
- Michel Dallaire, writer
- Jean-Marc Dalpé, writer
- Gaston Demers, politician
- Paul Demers, singer-songwriter
- Paul Desmarais Jr., CEO Power Corporation of Montreal
- Nathalie Des Rosiers, politician
- Véronic DiCaire, singer and imitator
- Robert Dickson, writer
- [[Dionne quintuplets]
G
- Royal Galipeau, federal Member of Parliament
- Jean-Robert Gauthier, federal Member of Parliament and Senator
- Léo Gauthier, politician
- France Gélinas, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Doric Germain, writer and academic
- Gaétan Gervais, writer and academic
- Claude Giroux, National Hockey League player
- Marc Godbout, federal Member of Parliament
- Osias Godin, politician
- Sebastien Grainger, musician (Death From Above 1979, Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains)
- Gil Grand, musician
- Pierre Granger, host and journalist (Le Téléjournal, Panorama)
- Claude Gravelle, politician
H
- Bob Hartley, National Hockey League coach
- Chantal Hébert, journalist and commentator
J
L
- Chuck Labelle, country music artist from Mattawa, Ontario
- Marie-France Lalonde, politician
- Newsy Lalonde, hockey player
- Edmond Lapierre, politician
- Avril Lavigne, singer
- J. Conrad Lavigne, broadcast media proprietor
- Didier Leclair, writer
- Paul Lefebvre, federal Member of Parliament
- Julie Lemieux, voice actress
M
- Daniel Marchildon, writer
- Robert Marinier, writer and actor
- Diane Marleau, federal Member of Parliament and former Minister of Health
- Elie Martel, politician
- Shelley Martel, Member of Provincial Parliament, former Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (Ontario)
- Jacques Martin, National Hockey League coach
- Paul Martin (born 1936), former Prime Minister of Canada
- Marc Mayer, art curator
- Melchior Mbonimpa, writer and academic[1]
- Joseph Montferrand (1802–1864), logger, inspiration for Big Joe Mufferaw legend
- Blain Morin, politician
- Guy Paul Morin, wrongfully convicted of the murder of Christine Jessop
- Alanis Morissette (born 1974), singer
- Wade Morissette (born 1974), musician and author; twin brother of Alanis
N
- Richard Nadeau, Canadian politician, former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament
- Isabelle Nélisse, actress
- Sophie Nélisse, actress
P
- André Paiement, Canadian playwright and musician
- Rachel Paiement, singer and songwriter
- B. P. Paquette, filmmaker
- Robert Paquette, folksinger
- Stéphane Paquette, singer
- François Paré, author and academic
- Gilbert Parent, Speaker of the House of Commons (1994–2001)
- Suzanne Pinel, children's entertainer (Marie-Soleil)
- Jean Poirier, provincial politician and current head of ACFO
- Daniel Poliquin, novelist
- Gabrielle Poulin, writer[2]
- Marie Poulin, senator and current president of the Liberal Party of Canada
- Benoît Pouliot, professional hockey player
- Gilles Pouliot, provincial minister and Ontario New Democratic Party MPP
R
- F. Baxter Ricard, broadcast media proprietor
- Damien Robitaille, musician
S
- Lloyd St. Amand, federal Member of Parliament
- Brent St. Denis, federal Member of Parliament
- Charles Sauriol, conservationist and naturalist
- Benoît Serré, politician
- Gaetan Serré, politician
- Marc Serré, politician
- Guy Sylvestre, journalist, author, critic and former National Librarian of Canada
T
- Glenn Thibeault, politician
- Lola Lemire Tostevin, poet and novelist
- Alex Trebek (1940–2020), game show host (Jeopardy!)
References
- "Melchior Mbonimpa, auteur et enseignant à Sudbury". CBON-FM, February 26, 2019.
- Valérie Lessard, "Derniers adieux à un phare de la littérature franco-ontarienne". Le Droit, February 14, 2015.
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