List of people in the history of Quebec
National heroes & other historical figures
- Engravings in the History of French-Canadians
- Kings, Gouverneurs, Intendants, Monarchs, Governors and Prime Ministers
New France (1524-1763)
Note: Nationalism in Québec did not magically appear from the early days of French settlement in America. It took many generations for the Canadien and the Acadien identities to emerge as distinct nationalities. Early Québec literature attests the birth of a distinct Canadien cultural identity at the end of the 18th century. At the beginning of the 19th century, under British rule, it is clear that the inhabitants of Lower Canada (today Québec) think of themselves as a Nation.
- Jacques Cartier, French explorer
- René-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de Lasalle
- Samuel de Champlin, French explorer, founder of Québec City, Trois-Rivières, and Montréal
- Jeanne Mance
- Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
- Pontiac, chief of the Ottawas
- Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
British Regime (1763-1931)
- Louis-Joseph Papineau, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and leader of the Parti patriote
- Jacques Viger
- Ludger Duvernay
- François-Marie Thomas, Chevalier de Lorimier
- Jean Baptiste Meilleur
- François-Xavier Garneau
- Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
- Robert Nelson
- Wolfred Nelson
- Honoré Beaugrand
- Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
- Jean-Thomas Taschereau
- Étienne Parent
- Antoine Aimé Dorion
- Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion
- Louis Fréchette
- Honoré Mercier
- Louis Riel
- Henri Bourassa
- Félix-Gabriel Marchand
- Alphonse Desjardins
- Édouard Montpetit
- Lionel Groulx
- Thérèse Casgrain
- Camilien Houde
- Laure Conan
- Olivar Asselin