List of people from Moncton

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

NameFamous forBirthDeathOther
Michel Bastarache government1947justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Claudette Bradshaw government19492022former federal Minister of Labour (1998–2004)
George Carroll athlete18971939 NHL defenceman
Herménégilde Chiasson government1946artist, academic, lieutenant governor of New Brunswick 2003–2009
Reuben Cohen business19212014lawyer and business magnate
Phil Comeau film director1956directed first theatrical Acadian feature Le secret de Jérôme (Jerome's Secret)
Rhéal Cormier athlete19672021baseball player
France Daigle Acadian novelist1953winner of the Governor General's Literary Prize for French fiction in 2012
Michael de Adder cartoonist1967political cartoonist
Holly Elissa Dignard thespian1979film actor
Julie Doiron musician1972 indie rock musician with Eric's Trip
Gordie Drillon athlete19131986hockey player
Allison Dysart government18801962premier of New Brunswick (1935–1940)
Henry Emmerson government18531914premier of New Brunswick (1897–1900), federal Minister of Railways and Canals (1904–1907)
Sandy Ferguson athlete18791919heavyweight boxer; fought Jack Johnson five times
Sheree Fitch writer1956children's author
René-Arthur Fréchet architect18791950originally from Montreal
Ray Frenette government19352018premier of New Brunswick (1997–1998)
Northrop Frye writer19121991literary critic and academic; continues to be a prominent figure in Moncton culture, with The Frye Festival, an annual literary festival, bearing his name
Brian Gallant government1982premier of New Brunswick (2014–2018)
Daniel Gaudet athlete1959represented Canada in artistic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Russ Howard athlete1956two-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist men's curler
Don Jardine professional wrestler 19402006known as "The Spoiler" and "The Super Destroyer"; trainer of WWE wrestler The Undertaker
Travis Jayner athlete1982Olympic bronze and World Championship silver medal-winning short track speed skater
Sami Landry drag artist and social media personality1998/1999
Sonja Lang linguistc.1978linguist and translator
Gérald Leblanc writer19452005author and poet
Roméo LeBlanc government19272009former federal Minister of Fisheries, senator and speaker of the Canadian Senate; governor-general of Canada (1995–1999)
Bill "Spaceman" Lee athlete1946American pro baseball pitcher; played four years with the Moncton Mets (1984–1987)
Viola Léger thespian19302023stage actress and retired Canadian senator, known for her role as La Sagouine
James E. Lockyer government1949law professor and former New Brunswick Minister of Justice
Bernard Lord government1965premier of New Brunswick (1999–2006)
Roger Lord musicianprofessional pianist, brother of former premier Bernard Lord
Antonine Maillet writer19292025novelist, recipient of the Prix Goncourt, the highest honour in francophone literature
Robert Maillet thespian1969film actor, played "Uber Immortal" in 300; played "Dredger" in 2009's Sherlock Holmes
Frank McKenna government1948premier of New Brunswick (1987–1997), former Canadian ambassador to the United States
Matt Minglewood musician1947rock musician
Terry Moore athlete1958soccer player; NASL, Irish League, Olympics, played for Canada at the 1986 World Cup
James Alexander Murray government18641960premier of New Brunswick (1917)
Marg Osburne musician19271977country and gospel singer, television and radio personality; featured on Don Messer's Jubilee and That Maritime Feeling
Mike Plume musician1968country singer
Ivan Rand government18841969justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; creator of the Rand formula, which allows union dues to be automatically subtracted from workers' salaries; member of the UNSCOP, which oversaw the partition of Palestine in 1947
Brenda Robertson government19292020first female member of the New Brunswick legislature, first female cabinet minister in New Brunswick, Canadian senator (1984–2004)
Clifford William Robinson government18661944premier of New Brunswick (1907–1908), Canadian senator
George Steeves writerc.1945contemporary photographer
Frederick W. Sumner merchant and political figure18551919merchant and political figure in New Brunswick [1]
Robb Wells thespian1971comic actor, played "Ricky" on TV's Trailer Park Boys
Rick White musician1970indie rock musician (Eric's Trip, Elevator)
Jasper Wood musician1974concert violinist

See also

References

  1. "Marjorie J. Sumner - 1906". On the Rocks: Shipwrecks of Nova Scotia - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Retrieved 19 July 2015.