This is a list of notable people from Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada. Although not everyone in this list was born in Riverview, they all live or have lived in Riverview and have had significant connections to the community. If people are in this article, do not include them in the list of people from Albert County.
Full name | Known for | Birth | Death | Other |
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Charles Foster | Writer | 1923 | 2017 | |
Travis Jayner | Sports | 1982 | ||
Michael LeBlanc | Sports | 1987 | ||
Mike Miller | Sports | 1989 | ||
Jordan Murray | Sports | 1992 | ||
Todd Smith | Politics | 1971 | ||
Yvette Victoria Angela Swan | Minister | 1945 | 2021 | |
Justice Stephen J. Doucet | Judge of the Court of Kings Bench | 1967 | ||
Moncton is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. As of the 2021 Census, the city had a population of 79,470. The metropolitan population in 2022 was 171,608, making it the fastest growing CMA in Canada for the year with a growth rate of 5.3%. Its land area is 140.67 km2 (54.31 sq mi).
Riverview is a town in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. Riverview is located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the larger cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview has an area of 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi), and a population density of 564.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,462/sq mi). Riverview's slogan is "A Great Place To Grow". With a population of 20,584 in 2021,
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Riverview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.
Albert-Riverview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created as Albert in 1973 when New Brunswick moved to single member districts and the former multi-member riding of Albert was split into this riding and the new riding of Riverview.
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in New Brunswick.
Ralph Bruce Fitch is a former Canadian politician. He represented Riverview in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 2003 until 2024.
The Gunningsville Bridge has been a name given to five different bridges that crossed the Petitcodiac River between Moncton at Route 106 and Riverview, New Brunswick at Route 114, New Brunswick, Canada. The latest Gunningsville Bridge opened on November 19, 2005. This is one of two links that cross the Petitcodiac River from Moncton to Riverview; the other is the Petitcodiac River Causeway. The Route links Vaughan Harvey Blvd In Moncton with Gunningsville Blvd In Riverview.
Riverview High School, or simply known as RHS, is a public high school in Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada. It is part of the province's Anglophone East School District, offering education to students from grade nine to twelve. It is the only high school in Riverview, and one of four Anglophone high schools in Greater Moncton.
Greater Moncton is a census metropolitan area comprising Moncton, Dieppe, and Riverview in New Brunswick, Canada.
Coverdale is a geographic parish in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada, located along the Petitcodiac River opposite Moncton and Dieppe.
The New Brunswick Junior Hockey League (NBJHL) was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the province of New Brunswick. The NBJHL was in competition for the Callaghan Cup and Centennial Cup as a Junior A league.
Lower Coverdale is a settlement in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located near Riverview, Moncton, and Dieppe.
Travis Jayner is a Canadian-born American short track speed skater who is a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. He earned a bronze medal in the 5000-meter relay with teammates Apolo Ohno, J.R. Celski, Jordan Malone and Simon Cho.
Sherry Wilson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. Since 2024, she represents the electoral district of Albert-Riverview as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. She was first elected as the MLA for Moncton Southwest in 2010 and was re-elected in the 2014, 2018, and 2020 provincial elections. After the 2024 elections, she became the longest serving member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.
Michael LeBlanc, is a Canadian track athlete specializing in the 100 metres.
Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor is a Canadian politician who has been representing the riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 federal election. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and a former Minister of Health, and is a member of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association as well as the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association.