country singer-songwriter Françoise de Clossey – pianist and organist Guy Cloutier – former artist manager Kim Cloutier – fashion model G. A. Cohen – political philosopher Leonard Cohen – poet and singer Mark Cohen – ophthalmologist, co-founder of LASIK MD Sidney M. Cohen – television director Steven Cojocaru – fashion critic John Colicos – actor Charles Comeau – drummer of Simple Plan and songwriter Phil Comeau – film and TV director Antonio Cordasco, Italian-Canadian migrant labour recruiter Ernest Cormier – engineer and architect Marc Costanzo – singer Corneille – singer Irwin Cotler – law professor, politician Jean Coutu – pharmacist Corey Crawford – NHL starting goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks Ron Crevier – former NBA basketball player Katalin Cseh – Hungarian politician Beto Cuevas – Chilean-Canadian lead singer of band La Ley Peter Cullen – voice actor (voice of Optimus Prime in the film Transformers) Elisha Cuthbert – actress Louis Cyr – strongman May Cutler – publisher and journalist; founder of Tundra Books; first Canadian woman to publish children's books; first woman to serve as Mayor of Westmount, Quebec D Samuel Dalembert – NBA basketball player, Philadelphia 76ers Peter Dalla Riva – football player, Montreal Alouettes Roméo Dallaire – senator, Lieutenant-General Vincent Damphousse – former NHL player Shawn Daniels – Canadian football player J. P. Darche – NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks Mathieu Darche – NHL player, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens Françoise David – politician John Caswell Davis – politician Mitch Davis – film programmer, filmmaker, journalist Norman Dawe – sports executive Stéphane Demers – actor Bernard Derome – anchorman Pierre Desjardins – football player, Montreal Alouettes André Desmarais – businessman Paul Desmarais, Sr. – businessman Paul Desmarais, Jr. – businessman David Desrosiers – bassist of Simple Plan and vocalist; born in Sept-Îles Sean Devine – playwright, actor, and politician Caroline Dhavernas – actress Céline Dion – singer Stéphane Dion – politician Xavier Dolan – actor, director, screenwriter, editor, costume director, producer Jacob Dolson Cox – U.S. soldier and politician Audrey Capel Doray – artist Jean Doré – former mayor of Montreal Fifi D'Orsay – actress Lu Dort – NBA Player William Dow – brewer Jean Drapeau – mayor of Montreal during Expo '67 and the 1976 Olympic Games Glen Drover – guitarist for Megadeth Shawn Drover – drummer for Megadeth Steve Dubinsky – former NHL player Gilles Duceppe – politician Jean Duceppe – actor Louis Dudek – poet