List of Montreal athletes

List of athletes from Montreal

A

• Great Antonio, strongman

B

• Jean Béliveau, NHL hockey player
• Chris Benoit, pro-wrestler (born in Montreal, but raised in Edmonton, Alberta)
• Tim Biakabutuka, former NFL football player/Carolina Panthers
• Toe Blake, Montreal Canadiens hockey Legend
• Mike Bossy, Hockey Hall of Fame member
• Raymond Bourque, NHL hockey player
• Scotty Bowman, hockey coach
• Robin Burns, former NHL hockey player, founder and owner ITECH Hockey equipment
• Martin Brodeur, NHL goaltender
• Joël Brien, NCAAF runningback

C

• Ron Crevier, former NBA basketball player

D

• Samuel Dalembert, NBA basketball player, Philadelphia 76ers

E

• Vic Emery, Olympic bobsleigh Gold Medalist
• Terry Evanshen, former CFL football player, Montréal Alouettes, Calgary Stampeders

G

• Arturo Gatti, professional boxer, world champion
• Stewart Francis Granger, former NBA basketball player
• Howard Grant, former professional boxer
• Otis Grant, former WBF champion boxer

H

• Doug Harvey, Hall of Fame ice hockey player
• Alonzo Highsmith, former NFL football player
• Dave Hilton, Jr., World Champion boxer
• Matthew Hilton, World Champion boxer

K

• Tommy Kane, former NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks
• Hercules Kyvelos, professional boxer

L

• Charline Labonté, hockey player Canadian Olympic women's team, Gold medalists 2006
• Georges Laraque, NHL hockey player/Montreal Canadiens
• Vincent Lecavalier, NHL hockey player/Tampa Bay Lightning
• Mario Lemieux, ice hockey player/owner/Pittsburgh Penguins
• Kristopher Letang, ice hockey player/Pittsburgh Penguins
• Eric Lucas, former professional boxer
• Roberto Luongo, NHL hockey player/goaltender, Vancouver Canucks

M

• Russell Martin, Baseball Player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Percival Molson, athlete, soldier

N

• Craig Norman, Head Basketball coach McGill Redman, former basketball player, Concordia University

O

• Caroline Ouellette, hockey player Canadian women's Olympic team, Gold medalist 2002, and 2006

• Maryse Ouellet, Glamour Model, WWE Diva and current WWE Diva's Champion

P

• Mary Pierce, tennis player
• Dick Pound, lawyer, Olympic Games executive
• Cheryl Pounder, hockey player Canadian women's Olympic team, Gold medalist 2002, 2006

R

• Claude Raymond, former baseball player/coach Montreal Expos
• Mike Ribeiro, NHL Hockey player
• Henri Richard, former NHL hockey player
• Maurice Richard, former NHL hockey player/LEGEND
• Greg Rusedski, tennis player

S

• Martin St. Louis, NHL hockey player
• Kim St-Pierre, hockey goaltender Canadian Olympic women's team, Gold medalist 2002, and 2006, McGill Martlets hockey team
• Peter Smith, head Hockey coach women's team McGill Martlets
• Sylvia Sweeney, former basketball player for the Canadian women's national team, TV journalist
• Georges St-Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts superstar who won Canada's sportsman of the year, 2008.

T

• José Théodore, NHL hockey goal tender
• Jocelyn Thibault, NHL ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
• Ryan Thorne, Head Basketball coach McGill Martlets, former CIAU champion in basketball, Bishops University

V

• Maurice Vachon, also known as Mad Dog Vachon - wrestling champion
• Ernie Vandeweghe, former NBA basketball player, New York Knicks
• Marc-Edouard Vlasic, NHL hockey player

W

• Carolyn Waldo, synchronized swimmer
• Dwight Walton, former professional Basketball player/Canadian Olympian
• Ben Weider, co-founder of the IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilders)
• Joe Weider, creator of the Mr. Olympia and Ms. Olympia bodybuilding contests
• Bill Wennington, former NBA basketball player, Chicago Bulls
• Nigel Williams, former CFL football player
• Trevor C. Williams, former basketball player with the Canadian national team, philanthropist
• Aleksandra Wozniak, tennis player

Y

• Wayne Yearwood, former professional basketball player/Canadian Olympian

See also

• List of Montrealers