List of people from Nova Scotia facts for kids
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.
Contents
- Pre-Confederation
- Post-Confederation military figures
- Actors
- Architects
- Artists
- Cartoonists
- Diplomats
- Doctors
- Filmmakers
- Industry
- Inventors
- Media
- Musicians
- Religion
- Scientists
- Sports
- Sports announcers
- Adventurers
- Baseball players
- Boat racers
- Canoeists
- Kayakers
- Bodybuilders
- Boxers
- Curlers
- Equestrians
- Football players
- Rugby union players
- Soccer players
- Gymnasts
- Ice hockey people
- Sports journalists
- Cross-country skiers
- Swimmers
- Track and field athletes
- Professional wrestlers
- Powerlifters
- Suffragettes
- Writers
- See also
Pre-Confederation
- David H. Armstrong, United States Senator from Missouri, born in Nova Scotia
- 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
- Angus MacAskill, suffered gigantism, stood 7'9"
- Joshua Slocum, first to sail solo around the world
- Richard John Uniacke
- William Valentine
Military figures
17th-18th century
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Charles de Menou d'Aulnay - Acadian Civil War
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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
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John Charles Beckwith - Battle of Waterloo
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Edward Belcher by Stephen Pearce - Franklin's lost expedition
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Nova Scotian Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Kars by William Gush - Crimean War
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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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Nova Scotian Sir John Eardley Inglis by William Gush - Indian Mutiny
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William Hall (VC) - Indian Mutiny
See also:
- George Augustus Westphal - War of 1812
Post-Confederation military figures
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Margaret Marjory Fraser - World War I
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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
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Mona Louise Parsons - World War II
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Leonard W. Murray - World War II
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Actors
- Elliot Page
- Chase Tang
- Page Fletcher
Architects
- Brian MacKay-Lyons
Artists
- Mark A. Brennan
- Alex Colville
- William E. deGarthe
- Maud Lewis
- Gilbert Stuart Newton
- Edith Smith
- Michael Ernest Sweet
- Christopher Webb
Cartoonists
Diplomats
- Audri Mukhopadhyay
Doctors
- Clement Ligoure, first Black physician in Nova Scotia
Filmmakers
- Mike Clattenburg
- Phil Comeau
- Paul Donovan
- Jason Eisener
- Thom Fitzgerald
- Andrew Hines
- Daniel MacIvor
- Noah Pink
Industry
- Ezra Churchill
- Cyrus S. Eaton
- Alfred Fuller, founder of the Fuller Brush Company
- Alexander Keith, brewer
- John W. Sobey
Inventors
- Walter Harris Callow, inventor of wheelchair accessible bus
- Charles Fenerty, inventor of wood pulp process for papermaking
- Abraham Pineo Gesner, inventor of kerosene
Media
- William Coates Borrett, founder of CHNS-FM, the province's first commercial radio station
Musicians
- 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
- April Wine
- The Barra MacNeils
- The Rankin Family
- Rawlins Cross
- Sloan
- The Trews
Religion
- Henry Alline, the Apostle of Nova Scotia
- Moses E. Kiley, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Scientists
- Donald O. Hebb
- Abraham Pineo Gesner
- Thomas Mason
- Simon Newcomb
- Willard Boyle
Sports
Sports announcers
- Danny Gallivan
- Paul Hollingsworth
Adventurers
- Howard Blackburn
- Joshua Slocum
Baseball players
- Vince Horsman
- Fred Lake
Boat racers
- Angus Walters
Canoeists
- Richard Dalton
- Stephen Giles
- Michael Scarola
Kayakers
- Jillian D'Alessio
- Karen Furneaux
- Sue Holloway
- Anne Dodge
Bodybuilders
- Cindy Phillips
Boxers
- Chris Clarke
- Buddy Daye
- George Dixon
- Ray Downey
- Bryan Gibson
- Kirk Johnson
- Sam Langford
- Carroll Morgan
- Marty O'Donnell
- Randall Thompson
Curlers
Men’s Curling
- Shawn Adams
- Mark Dacey, from Saskatoon but curls out of the Mayflower Curling Club
- Andrew Gibson
- Rob Harris
- Bruce Lohnes
Women’s Curling
- Mary-Anne Arsenault
- Nancy Delahunt, a Montrealer who has lived in Halifax for several years
- Meredith Harrison
- Colleen Jones
- Kim Kelly
- Jill Mouzar
Equestrians
Harness racing
- Bill O'Donnell
Show jumping
Football players
NFL players
- Buck MacDonald
- Eddie Murray
- Tyrone Williams
CFL players
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
- Morgan Williams
Soccer players
- Stephen Hart
- Ante Jazic
- Jacob Shaffelburg
Gymnasts
Ice hockey people
Administrators
- Frederick E. Betts, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
- Hanson Dowell, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Men
- 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
- Jillian Saulnier
- Blayre Turnbull
- Carly Jackson
Sports journalists
- Alex J. Walling
Cross-country skiers
- Sue Holloway
Swimmers
- Nancy Garapick
- Sandy Goss
Track and field athletes
- Duncan Gillis
- Aileen Meagher
Professional wrestlers
- Rocky Johnson
- Great Antonio
Powerlifters
- John "Jackie" Barrett
Suffragettes
-
Laura Borden - wife of Prime minister Robert Borden
Writers
- 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
- Black Nova Scotians
- List of people from the Halifax Regional Municipality
- List of people from Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
- Christopher Cross Griffin
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