From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable
Acadians , and people of
Acadia origins.
Present-day Acadian communities (in yellow).
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Acadian or must have references showing they are Acadian and are notable.
Actors
Law and politics
Ray Frenette – former Premier of New Brunswick (1997-1998)
Brian Gallant – former Premier of New Brunswick (2014-2018)
Arthur J. LeBlanc - former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (1998 - 2017) and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (2017)
Dominic LeBlanc — Canadian MP and cabinet minister (son of Roméo LeBlanc)
Neil LeBlanc – Consul General to Boston, Massachusetts, and former Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Finance
Roméo LeBlanc – politician and journalist, former Governor-General of Canada (1995-1999)
Viola Léger – former senator and actress
Pascal Poirier – first Acadian member of the Canadian Senate (served from 1885 to 1933)
Louis Robichaud – former Premier of New Brunswick (1960-1970)
Camille Thériault – former Premier of New Brunswick (1998-1999)
Robert Thibault – Canadian Liberal MP
Peter J. Veniot – former Premier of New Brunswick (1923-1925)
Military veterans
Musicians
Sports
Visual artists
Writers
Gilbert Buote – educator, publisher and author
[4]
Anselme Chiasson - Catholic priest, educator, writer
Herménégilde Chiasson – writer, ex-lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick
Joey Comeau – writer, comic creator
France Daigle – writer and playwright
Andrea Doucet – sociologist and writer
Clive Doucet – writer
Placide Gaudet - historian, educator, genealogist and journalist. His research and papers play an important role in the preservation of the Acadian history.
Valentin Landry – journalist and educator
[5]
Émilie Leblanc – Acadian activist and educator
[6]
Gérald Leblanc – poet
Louis Haché – writer, translator, historian
Antonine Maillet – writer and playwright; Prix Goncourt 1979
Alden Nowlan – poet, novelist, and playwright
Marie-Colombe Robichaud – writer and playwright
[7]
Media
Phil Comeau – film and television director; 92 film awards, Order of Canada, Order of New Brunswick
Lyse Doucet – news correspondent and presenter, BBC World
Pre-deportation
David Basset – trader and privateer
Joseph Broussard (Beausoleil)
Noel Doiron – leader of the Acadians; died in the single greatest tragedy of the Expulsion, the sinking of the
Duke William
Joseph-Nicolas Gautier – merchant trader and
Acadian militia leader
Daniel LeBlanc – immigrant and progenitor of the LeBlanc family, the largest Acadian family at the time of the deportation
Pierre LeBlanc – early settler of
Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia
Bernard Marot (fl. 1590–1650), French surgeon and ship's captain.
Philippe Mius d'Entremont – Lieutenant-major under
Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour , who, in 1653, awarded him the first
fief in Acadia, the Barony of Pobomcoup (currently
Pubnico, Nova Scotia ). He later became the King's Attorney in Acadia
Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin – military officer and
Abenaki chief
Pierre II Surette – Acadian resistance leader and co-founder of
Ste. Anne du Ruisseau, Nova Scotia
Jeanne Dugas – wife of Pierre Bois, one of the co-founders of
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia
See also
References
^ d'Entremont, C.J. (1974).
"Bourg, Belle-Humeur, Alexandre" . In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.).
Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^
Brodhead, John Romeyn (1858). "List of Veterans named by Governor of Boston".
Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York . Vol. 10. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co. p.
155 .
^ Pothier, Bernard (1974).
"Leblanc, Le Maigre, Joseph" . In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.).
Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^ Arsenault, Georges (1994).
"Buote, Gilbert" . In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.).
Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^ Ross, Sally (1998).
"Landry, Valentin" . In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.).
Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^
"Open letter – Marichette" . McCord Museum.
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"Festival des cultures francophones" (PDF) . Dalhousie University.
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