This is a list of people from the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Gaétan Barrette – Quebec politician Nérée Beauchemin – poet and physician Éric Bédard – short track speed skater Steve Bégin – hockey player Jean Béliveau – hockey player Peter Blaikie – a prominent lawyer Bruno Bordeleau – doctor, mayor, member of Quebec parliament and registrar Jacques J. Bouchard – strongly involved in his community, he received the Order of Canada Julie Boulet – politician, member of Quebec parliament Michaël Bournival – National Hockey League player Antoine Ephrem Cartier – 19th-century businessman of Ludington, Michigan Aline Chrétien – wife of Jean Chrétien Jean Chrétien – Prime Minister of Canada Raymond Chrétien – ambassador Sylvain Cossette – singer-songwriter Antoine Dufour – acoustic guitarist Paul Dumont – founding father of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Louise Forestier – singer and actress Maurice Duplessis – Premier of Quebec Madeleine Ferron – writer Marcelle Ferron – artist Gratien Gélinas – playwright and actor Martin Gélinas – National Hockey League player Antoine Gérin-Lajoie – poet and novelist Gérald Godin – poet and politician Yanni Gourde – National Hockey League player Josaphat Groleau – businessman in lumber industry, mayor Maude Guérin – actress Ezekiel Hart – businessman, first Jew elected to an official position of the British Empire Pauline Julien – singer-songwriter Pierre Labrie – poet Jacques Lacoursière – historian Carole Laure – actress Félix Leclerc – singer-songwriter Louis-Onésime Loranger – a Canadian politician Maxime Masson – Roman catholic priest Laurent Naud – businessman in lumber industry and commerce Bryan Perro – writer Jacques Plante – National Hockey League player Andre Pronovost – National Hockey League player Yvon Rivard – writer Sylvie Roy – politician James Renald – musician Alphée Saint-Amand – mayor, fire chief, chief ambulance, funeral, garage owner, corporate and textile trader leader Camil Samson – leader of the Ralliement créditiste du Québec Marcel Trudel – Quebec historian Doris Veillette – journalist Georges W. Veillette – businessman Jean Veillet (1664–1741) – French and Canadian ancestor of all the Veillet/te(s) of America Jeffrey Veillet – businessman Martin Veillette – theologian, philosopher, sociologist, and teacher Michel Veillette – Canadian politician in Quebec Omer Veillette – businessman Claude Wagner – politician Henri Wittmann – linguist See also Lists of people from Quebec by region Trois-Rivières List of Quebec regions Mauricie