List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick

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This is a list of notable people from Kent County, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Kent County, they all live or have lived in Kent County and have had significant connections to the communities.

Full NameCommunityFamous forBirthDeathOther
Joël Bourgeois Grande-Digue Sports19713000m steeplechase runner, gold medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games, silver medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games, and two time Olympian, in the 1996 and 2000 editions of the Games
Paul Dwayne Bouctouche Singer-songwriter19642024
Christian Kit Goguen Saint-Charles Singer-songwriter1978
K. C. Irving Bouctouche Industrialist18991992
Bonar Law Five Rivers Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 18581923First British Prime Minister born outside the British Isles
Mia Martina Saint-Ignace Singer1982
Antonine Maillet Bouctouche Author1929 Prix Goncourt winner
Robert Maillet Sainte-Marie-de-Kent Wrestler/Actor1969
Louis Robichaud Champdoré Premier of New Brunswick19252005
Donald J. Savoie Bouctouche Political analyst1947
Margery Ward Bass River Politician19421993
Justice Stephen J. Doucet Bouctouche Judge of the Court of Kings Bench1967


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