This is a list of notable people who are from Nova Scotia, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province.
Pre-Confederation edit
- David H. Armstrong, United States Senator from Missouri, born in Nova Scotia[1]
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Samuel Cunard
- Noel Doiron
- Charles Fenerty, inventor of wood pulp process for papermaking
- Rose Fortune
- Abraham Pineo Gesner, discovered kerosene oil
- Jerome of Sandy Cove
- Joseph Howe
- Gordon Benjamin Isnor
- William Paget[2][3][4][5][6][7]
- Angus MacAskill, suffered gigantism, stood 7'9"
- Joshua Slocum, first to sail solo around the world
- Richard John Uniacke
- William Valentine
Military figures edit
17th-18th century edit
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Françoise-Marie Jacquelin - Civil War in Acadia
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Father Sébastien Rale - Father Rale's War
See also:
- John Allan - American Revolution
- Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste - Queen Anne's War
- Joseph-Nicolas Gautier - Father Le Loutre's War
- John Gyles - King William's War
- John Handfield - Fort Vieux Logis
- Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour - Acadian Civil War
- Chief Madockawando - King William's War
- Father Pierre Maillard - Father Le Loutre's War
- Charles Morris - King George's War
- Pierre II Surette - French and Indian War
19th century edit
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Major Augustus F. Welsford - Crimean War
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Captain William B.C.A. Parker - Crimean War
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William Hall (VC) - Indian Mutiny
See also:
- George Augustus Westphal - War of 1812
Post-Confederation military figures edit
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Walter Harris Callow -World War I, disabled veterans advocate
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Philip Bent, VC - World War I
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John Bernard Croak, VC - WWI
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James Peter Robertson, VC - WWI
Actors edit
Architects edit
Artists edit
Cartoonists edit
Diplomats edit
Doctors edit
- Clement Ligoure, first Black physician in Nova Scotia
Filmmakers edit
Industry edit
- Ezra Churchill
- Cyrus S. Eaton
- Alfred Fuller, founder of the Fuller Brush Company
- Alexander Keith, brewer
- John W. Sobey
Inventors edit
- Walter Harris Callow, inventor of wheelchair accessible bus
- Charles Fenerty, inventor of wood pulp process for papermaking
- Abraham Pineo Gesner, inventor of kerosene
Media edit
- William Coates Borrett, founder of CHNS-FM, the province's first commercial radio station
Musicians edit
- People
- Brian Ahern (producer)
- Carroll Baker (singer) Carroll Baker CM
- Gary Beals
- Buck 65
- George Canyon,born Fredrick George Lays
- Wilf Carter
- Classified
- Holly Cole
- J. P. Cormier
- Melanie Doane
- Denny Doherty
- Todd Fancey
- Leslie Feist
- J.D. Fortune
- Bruce Guthro
- Rebekah Higgs
- Ashley MacIsaac
- Natalie MacMaster
- Kevin MacMichael
- Rita MacNeil
- Matt Mays
- Sarah McLachlan
- Matt Minglewood
- Anne Murray
- Joel Plaskett
- Steve Poltz
- Heather Rankin
- Jimmy Rankin
- Stan Rogers, from Ontario but lived in and sang about Nova Scotia
- Gordie Sampson
- Tara Slone
- Laura Smith
- Hank Snow
- Scott Storch
- Portia White
- JRDN
- Jody Upshaw
- Bands
Religion edit
- Henry Alline, the Apostle of Nova Scotia
- Moses E. Kiley, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Scientists edit
Sports edit
Sports announcers edit
Adventurers edit
Baseball players edit
Boat racers edit
Canoeists edit
Kayakers edit
Bodybuilders edit
- Cindy Phillips
Boxers edit
- Chris Clarke
- Buddy Daye
- George Dixon
- Ray Downey
- Bryan Gibson
- Kirk Johnson
- Sam Langford
- Carroll Morgan
- Marty O'Donnell
- Randall Thompson
Curlers edit
Men’s Curling edit
- Shawn Adams
- Mark Dacey, from Saskatoon but curls out of the Mayflower Curling Club
- Andrew Gibson
- Rob Harris
- Bruce Lohnes
Women’s Curling edit
- Mary-Anne Arsenault
- Nancy Delahunt, a Montrealer who has lived in Halifax for several years
- Meredith Harrison
- Colleen Jones
- Kim Kelly
- Jill Mouzar
Equestrians edit
Harness racing edit
Show jumping edit
Football players edit
NFL players edit
CFL players edit
Marty Martinello born in Sydney, N.S. Played in CFL, won Grey Cup with Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Named to N.S. Ports Hall of Fame.
Rugby union players edit
Soccer players edit
Gymnasts edit
Ice hockey people edit
Administrators edit
- Frederick E. Betts, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
- Hanson Dowell, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Men edit
- Paul Andrea, 150 NHL games in the 1960s and 1970s
- Drake Batherson
- Dennis Bonvie
- Eric Boulton
- David Brine
- John Brophy
- Sidney Crosby
- Mal Davis
- Ryan Flinn
- Danny Gallivan
- William Hollett
- Don Koharski
- Craig MacDonald
- Lowell MacDonald
- Parker MacDonald
- Al MacInnis, Hall of Famer
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Cail MacLean
- Paul MacLean
- Al MacNeil
- Brad Marchand
- Mike McPhee
- Dean Melanson
- Glen Murray
- Pokey Reddick
- Bill Riley
- Jody Shelley
- James Sheppard
- Zach Sill
- Jon Sim
- Bobby Smith
- Colin White
- Matthew Highmore
- Ryan Graves
Women edit
Sports journalists edit
Cross-country skiers edit
Swimmers edit
Track and field athletes edit
Professional wrestlers edit
Powerlifters edit
Suffragettes edit
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Laura Borden - wife of Prime minister Robert Borden
Writers edit
- John Boileau (born in New Brunswick, but writing career in Nova Scotia)
- Ernest Buckler
- Lesley Choyce
- George Elliott Clarke
- Darren Greer
- Thomas Chandler Haliburton
- Wendy Lill
- Hugh MacLennan
- Alistair MacLeod (born in Saskatchewan, but lived a significant amount of time in, wrote about, and was buried in, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia)
- Leo McKay Jr.
- Adriana Porter
- Thomas Head Raddall
- Spider Robinson (1970s and '80s)
- Margaret Marshall Saunders
- John Stiles
- Michael Ernest Sweet
- Budge Wilson
- Maria Frances Ann Morris
See also edit
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to People of Nova Scotia.
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
- ^ The Humours of the Fleet. 1749
- ^ Halifax Gazette. 1752.
- ^ A Voyage to Ipswich. 1744
- ^ The Plays of David Garrick: Garrick's own plays, 1767–1775, p. 374
- ^ p.757
- ^ "Image of Fleet Prison". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-13.