Montreal (can)

Montreal

Montreal ranks 53rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brazil, Melbourne, and The Bronx. Memorable people born in Montreal include Eric Berne, Pierre Trudeau, and Henry Mintzberg. Memorable people who died in Montreal include Hans Selye, Pierre Trudeau, and John Buchan. Montreal has been the birth place of many actors and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Montreal is located in Canada.

Montreal is the second most populous city in Canada, the tenth most populous city in North America, and the most populous city in the province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is 196 km (122 mi) east of the national capital, Ottawa, and 258 km (160 mi) southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. Read more on Wikipedia