FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the province. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a province for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the province in their personal endeavors.

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A - C

• Paul Andrea hockey player 
• David H. Armstrong u.s. senator 
• April Wine music group 
• Carroll Baker singer, songwriter 
• Jill Barber singer, songwriter 
• Wayde Bowles (Rocky Johnson) wrestler 
• David Brine hockey player 
• John Brophy hockey player, coach 
• Chuck Campbell actor 
• Wilf Carter "Montana Slim" singer, songwriter, yodeller 
• George Elliott Clarke poet, playwright 
• Holly Cole singer 
• Phil Comeau television, film director 
• Sidney Crosby hockey player 
• Samuel Cunard shipping magnate 

D

• Jillian D'Alessio pan american games medalist 
• Lucy Decoutere actress 
• Chad Denny hockey player 
• George "Little Chocolate" Dixon first black world boxing champion 
• Melanie Doane singer, songwriter 
• Dennis "Denny" Doherty singer, songwriter, founder mamas & papas 
• Jeffrey "Jeff" Douglas actor 
• Ray Downey boxer, olympic medalist 
• John Dunsworth actor 

E - G

• Samuel Edison father of thomas edison 
• Ennis (Sisters) music group 
• Leslie Feist singer 
• Charles Fenerty inventor wood pulp process for papermaking 
• Karen Furneaux champion sprint canoer 
• Nancy Garapick olympic swimmer 
• Abraham Pineo Gesner physician, geologist, inventor kerosene 
• Stephen Giles champion flatwater canoer 
• Darren Shawn Greer author 
• Bruce Guthro singer, songwriter 

H - K

• Thomas Chandler Haliburton author 
• Donald O. Hebb psychologist, father of neuropsychology, neural networks 
• Arthur Hindle actor, director 
• Frank "Flash" Hollett hockey player 
• Paul Hollingsworth news, sports reporter 
• Susan "Sue" Holloway winter olympic medalist 
• Leslie Hope actress 
• Joseph Howe journalist, politician 
• Ante Jazic soccer player 
• Don Koharski hockey referee 

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