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 '''Actors'''<br />
-'''Artists'''<br />
+'''Artists'''
-'''Authors'''<br />
+'''Authors'''
+* [[Gilles Archambault]] -- novelist
+* [[Doug Beardsley]] -- poet and educator
+* [[Louise Belcourt]] -- artist
+* [[Saul Bellow]] -- novelist
+* [[Louise Anne Bouchard]] – writer
+* [[Leonard Cohen]] -- poet and singer
+* [[Louis Dudek]] -- poet
+* [[David Fennario]] -- playwright
+* [[Mavis Gallant]] -- author
+* [[Jonathan Goldstein (author)|Jonathan Goldstein]] -- author, humourist and radio producer
+* [[Adam Gopnik]] -- writer, essayist
+* [[A. M. Klein]] -- author
+* [[Naomi Klein]] -- author and activist
+* [[Dany Laferrière]] -- author
+* [[Mado Lamotte]] -- drag queen and author
+* [[Irving Layton]] -- poet, essayist, short story writer
+* [[Yann Martel]] -- writer, [[Man Booker Prize]] 2002
+* [[Ken McGoogan]] -- writer
+* [[Émile Nelligan]] -- poet
+* [[Frank L. Packard]] -- novelist
+* [[Mark Shainblum]] -- comics writer and co-creator of [[Northguard]] and [[Angloman]]
+* [[Jaspreet Singh]] -- author
+* [[Michel Tremblay]] -- novelist, playwright
+* [[Tony Tremblay]] -- poet, radio personality
+* [[William Weintraub]] -- author, filmmaker
 '''Comedians'''
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 * [[Melissa Sue Anderson]]; American-Canadian actress. Known for her role as [[Mary Ingalls]] on ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]''
 * [[René Angélil]] -- singer, actor, Celine Dion's husband and manager
-* [[Gilles Archambault]] -- novelist
 * [[François Arnaud (actor)|Francois Arnaud]] -- actor
 * [[Melissa Auf der Maur]] -- rock musician ([[Hole (band)|Hole]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]])
-* [[René Balcer]] -- television writer and producer, known for the US television show ''Law and Order''
+* [[René Balcer]] -- television writer and producer, known for the US television show ''[[Law and Order]]''
 * [[Jay Baruchel]] -- television and movie actor
-* [[Doug Beardsley]] -- poet and educator
-* [[Louise Belcourt]] -- artist
-* [[Saul Bellow]] -- novelist
 * [[Charlie Biddle]] -- Montreal Jazz pioneer, Juno Award winner
 * [[Yannick Bisson]] -- actor known for playing Det. Murdoch in ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and Jack in ''[[Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye]]''
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 * [[Paul Bley]] -- jazz pianist
 * [[La Bolduc]] -- real name Mary Travers, singer
-* [[Louise Anne Bouchard]] – writer
 * [[Pierre Bouvier]] -- frontman of [[Simple Plan]]; songwriter
 * [[Justin Bradley]] -- actor, based out of Montreal and Toronto, sometimes works in Los Angeles
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 * [[Shawn Drover]] -- drummer for Megadeth
 * [[Jean Duceppe]] -- actor
-* [[Louis Dudek]] -- poet
 * [[Iwan Edwards]] -- [[conducting|conductor]], Member of the [[Order of Canada]]
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 * [[Mylène Farmer]] -- singer
-* [[David Fennario]] -- playwright
 * [[Maynard Ferguson]] -- jazz trumpet player and bandleader
 * [[Jennifer Finnigan]] -- Hollywood actress
 * [[André Gagnon]] -- composer, pianist
-* [[Mavis Gallant]] -- author
 * [[Patsy Gallant]] -- pop singer
 * [[Kathleen Gati]] -- actress
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 * [[Jessalyn Gilsig]] -- actress
 * [[Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos)]] -- artist and inspiration for the documentary ''[[I Remember Better When I Paint]]''
-* [[Jonathan Goldstein (author)|Jonathan Goldstein]] -- author, humourist and radio producer
-* [[Adam Gopnik]] -- writer, essayist
 * [[Huntley Gordon]] -- actor
 * [[Philip Guston]] -- painter and printmaker
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 * [[Franklin Kiermyer]] -- drummer, composer
 * [[Andy Kim]] -- singer/songwriter
-* [[A. M. Klein]] -- author
-* [[Naomi Klein]] -- author and activist
 * [[Benjamin Kowalewicz]] -- singer of [[Billy Talent]]
 * [[David Kristian]] -- electronic musician
 * [[Florence La Badie]] -- actress
-* [[Dany Laferrière]] -- author
 * [[Corky Laing]] -- musician
 * [[Guy Laliberté]] -- founder and CEO of Cirque de Soleil
-* [[Mado Lamotte]] -- drag queen and author
 * [[Ryan Larkin]] -- animator
 * [[Lisa Lavie]] -- singer-songwriter
-* [[Irving Layton]] -- poet, essayist, short story writer
 * [[Louise Lecavalier]] -- dancer
 * [[Ranee Lee]] -- jazz singer
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 * [[Arnaud Maggs]] -- artist, photographer
-* [[Yann Martel]] -- writer, [[Man Booker Prize]] 2002
 * [[Massari]] -- singer
-* [[Ken McGoogan]] -- writer
 * [[Patricia McKenzie]] -- actress
 * [[Norman McLaren]] -- film animation pioneer
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 * [[Narcy (rapper)|Narcy]] -- hip hop artist
-* [[Émile Nelligan]] -- poet
 * [[P. Reign]] -- hip hop artist, born in Montreal, raised in [[Toronto]]
-* [[Frank L. Packard]] -- novelist
 * [[Michel Pagliaro]] -- musician
 * [[Jessica Paré]] -- actress
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 * [[Anne Savage (artist)|Anne Savage]] -- artist
-* [[Mark Shainblum]] -- comics writer and co-creator of [[Northguard]] and [[Angloman]]
 * [[William Shatner]] -- actor, best known for playing Captain Kirk in ''[[Star Trek]]''
 * [[Douglas Shearer]] -- Academy Award-winning motion picture sound engineer
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 * [[Madeleine Sherwood]] -- actress, played Mother Superior in ''[[The Flying Nun]]''
 * [[Karen Simpson]] -- actress and fashion designer
-* [[Jaspreet Singh]] -- author
 * [[David Six (artist)|David Six]] -- artist
 * [[Wonny Song]] -- classical concert pianist
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 * [[Tiga (musician)|Tiga]] -- electronic musician, singer, DJ
-* [[Michel Tremblay]] -- novelist, playwright
-* [[Tony Tremblay]] -- poet, radio personality
 * [[Alain Trudel]] -- conductor
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 * [[Rufus Wainwright]] -- singer/songwriter
 * [[Amanda Walsh]] -- actress
-* [[William Weintraub]] -- author, filmmaker
 * [[Danny Wells]] -- actor; played bartender on ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' and Luigi in ''[[The Super Mario Brothers Super Show]]''
 * [[Alissa White-Gluz]] -- singer-songwriter; former vocalist of The Agonist; current vocalist of Arch Enemy